Patina Moon

We've been blessed with such nice weather lately, that I've been wanting to be outdoors all the time!  (yes, I crochet outside too. :-) So, it was the perfect time to get out all those tea tins I've been saving and do something fun with them!  I admit, I am a bit of a hoarder  "keeper of things"  Ok, not THAT bad, but you know what I mean.  Right? I had a hard time throwing out these cute little Tazo Tea tins because  I wanted to eventually repurpose them, so this is what I did.  I decided on succulents because I want to keep these indoors. I wish I had one of those cute little kitchen window sills over the sink to  keep herbs and such.  I just love that look!  So, instead, we have this little "coffee bar" area that's fun to  decorate for the seasons.  There's a lot of coffee and tea drinking going on over here.  I mean, it is Seatt...

Oh my, have you seen a copy of  Bella Grace  yet?  I've been hearing so much about it from all of you lovelies out there,  for so long now, that I'm probably one of the last to talk about it!    I did start with the last winter issue, so cozy and heartwarming, and now  this spring issue is just so lovely!  I guess I'm telling you this now, because today was one of  those days where I just felt blah and all I wanted to do was  surround myself with some of my favorite things.  So, it was a great day to just sit with my coffee  and get lost in pages and pages of inspiring stories and images!   Rain Drops on Roses?  No, just lavender, lots of lavender!    Looking through the photographs I took while visiting the lavender farms  in Sequim last year makes me  eager for warmer days and catching whiffs of lavender while strolling  ...

...or at least in this case, maybe it's ok.  I'm not even sure when Easter is this year, April 5th right?  All I know is that the weather has been telling me it's just around the  corner, and if I want to crochet some egg covers I'd better get busy!   I picked up this vintage wire egg basket years ago and the dealer gave me the  plastic eggs that she had displayed in it.   I remember thinking that I'd decoupage the eggs with colorful paper.  (still like that idea...hum, now I need more plastic eggs)  But, for now I decided to crochet covers, since I  love crochet so much!  You DO know that about me don't you? :-)  I pulled out all of my thread stash and decided on  "natural" colors and threads; cotton and my favorite, linen.  It was a great way to use up thread I already had, and with the  natural color selection I think I can get away with l...

Two days ago, I woke up to this beautiful surprise.  Pink Magnolia blossoms!   It was quite a surprise because we've been living in this house now  just under 3 years and I have NEVER seen this bloom.  I didn't even know it was a magnolia tree!  It's always been more like a wimpy looking "stick-tree" growing out of the  middle of some thick and unruly bamboo. So, one gray and rainy morning, something pretty and pink caught my eye! I've been so fascinated with it, because it wasn't until we moved to  Washington that I ever really saw a Magnolia tree.  Don't you just love the brown felt-like buds that open?  A happy surprise indeed!  Found this vintage botanical postcard print on Pinterest. (original source unknown) I'm feeling inspired to draw or paint.  Wishing you all a happy surprise and burst of inspiration!  Becca  ...

Hello friends,  I stepped out into the misty rain the other day to shoot some things  around our deck area, looking for color.   This time of year, the rainy season, there doesn't seem to be  that much color around..just mostly green.  I am quite happy with green though... so much more than the brown desert of my past. :-) In fact, I do tend to lean toward the neutral tones just like this beautiful taupe color of the gloves that my friend  Judy  knitted for me.  Aren't they beautiful?  So soft too.  Perfect for shooting in the light rain. :-)  Made this crocheted wrap bracelet for my sis-n-law that lives in Bend, Oregon.  The hardest part is stringing all the beads on!   Lots of great tutorials on YouTube.  Happy weekend!  Becca 

Hi Friends!  I just wanted to take a second to show you the  latest "afghan" I finished.  It's called the  Angelica Afghan I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with it yet.  So far, it makes a nice cover for some of my old and battered  leather furniture in our basement. This was the first time I ever ordered a "kit."  I was a little worried about what the yarn  would be like, but was really pleased, and it's actually soft!  This is a queen size bed in our guest room, so you get the idea  of the size.  However, Lucy here thought this was a better photo to  show you the size of the afghan. :-)  I'm "hooking" up for the first time today with  "Hookin On Hump Day!  You can check out some of the other fiber creatives, or join the party,   HERE  and  HERE Well, I'm off to do some housework, but the su...

Greetings friends, Happy 2015!  The holidays came and went like a flash for me this year.  Since my last post, ("A Real Pumpkin Farm") Thanksgiving happened, I  celebrated the big 50th Birthday, then Christmas was here and gone before I  could catch my breath! Whew!  Last year, 2014, I started a photo a day challenge on Instagram and managed to finish  that without a hitch, Yay!    While I did meet lots of new friends and had a great time, I feel like I  neglected my blog, and that made me sad.   So, here I go 2015 slowly but surely making a fresh start!  Hopefully they'll still be a few of you out there that haven't given up on me.  *** This week is my MIL's birthday, so one of the gifts I have for her are these  crocheted, heart coasters I made.  (yes, I am STILL a crocheting, crazy cat lady) LOL!  Another project I finished is t...