Gardening shoes a pile of stones and a white cushion.


I seem to have lost my craft mojo. Hopefully it will return with renewed vigour sometime. My time has been taken up with keeping weeds at bay so maybe that's the reason.

Anyway enough of the moans and on to this, which you might remember I posted about a while ago now. It is hand backstitched in red, with white machine freestyle embroidery and I wasn't very impressed with how it turned out, also I didn't know what to do with it at the time.....so it got shoved in the drawer and forgotten about.

As I was rummaging for something else, I found it tucked in the  drawer and made this cushion......

Which is now sitting on my bed......

Hmmm don't know why I photographed it like that! Anyway it has got a new lease of life and looks nice and fresh to go with my big pillows, and suits the quilt as well.


I received a present from daughter who went to the 'big city' and bought me these garden shoes.

 She knows me so well! Arn't they pretty, just right for slipping on when you want to step outside. (the only downside is they do smell of plasticy stuff, but outside you can't smell anything) Lovely roses of all shades of red through to pink. The black label on the side of the shoe says 'garden'. They will get a lot of wear!

Now into the garden. And we have these enormous boulders that HH wanted moving. He was going to give them to a pal but I said hang on I might have an idea what to do with them after they've gone!! Immediately a plan formed and I said 'we have the solar power fountain and a huge granite flower pot, if we sit the pot on top of the stones, we could have a nice fountain display'.

Famous last words they were sooooo heavy, even with the trolley. So now waiting for some sons to come and we can pounce on them to help shift them into the right place!
They are as tall as my wellies to give you some idea of scale.

 The trouble with them being so heavy you can't 'tweak' them into position. So have to make sure they are where you want them and that's where they would have to stay. Hoping that the 'plan' works out how it's in my head, which is a gorgeous fountain spray, burbling over the stones with some lush plants around it. (otherwise HH is going to be a bit annoyed that he did'nt give them to pal afterall! haha)

And here are this weeks link parties, do pop in and take a look;
 http://www.homemakeronadime.com/
http://sewmanyways.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/sew%20darn%20crafty
http://handmadeharbour.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.to-sew-with-love.com/2012/07/crafty-saturday-party-79.html
http://thediydreamer.blogspot.ca/2012/07/from-dream-to-reality-linky-party-27.html
 http://www.michellestastycreations.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.craftionary.net/2012/08/best-diy-crafts-and-ideas-party.html 
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.co.uk/