Pond Fun

A couple of river otters have moved in. Not much water around here besides the pond here. Long walk to the river.

The creek is still dry. Hoping for rain next week!

Morning Walk With The Princess

We have got a lot of use out of this jogger. Thanks to a visit to a Simply Plants sale.(-: It is the perfect thing to cruise around the property with. Klara loves it too(-:

Garden Princess

Got this little outfit for her and she has almost outgrown it. Thought I should get a picture before it's to late(-:

Blooms

Having a Whale of a Time

 

The Princess

 

Rusty Octopus

The octopus plant stake finally arrived after a month!
Geez, Is he just late or is he early for next Summer?
Of course he came without rust, so I had to work some magic on his little body. I found that bleach and vinegar work the best for rusting quickly. Smells horrible but it works and that is the main thing I guess.
So I am happy with how the new addition turned out. He does fit in that planter quite well.

I am still enjoying the mirror. I like that it is round and it fills up the space better.

On the right of the picture you can see my new Cape May Bell from North Country Wind Bells.
It does sound pretty when the wind blows, reminiscent of being at the ocean.(-:

Frogs and an Apron

I have had these primitive frogs for years. I bought them online. I do have the artists name if someone wants it.
I have always loved them so much, and I never get tired of their happy faces greeting me as I enter the kitchen!(-: I have a baby frog too. He is displayed on another shelf.
I decided the other day that the Mother frog really needed something added to her dress. So I added an apron I embroidered with the saying from my blog. I coffee stained it to match her already coffee/tea stained dress.
 I found a super easy tutorial online that shows how you can print a pattern on your ink jet printer using fabric! It is so awesome and it works great. Here is the directions incase you want to try one yourself.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Inkjet-Printing-on-Fabric/

I was a little concerned about trying it but it was really easy. It makes embroidering something so much easier then trying to trace a design on fabric or ironing it on. I plan to make some other things when I get a chance. It was really fun(-: You can also do this to transfer a design to wood. I haven't tried that yet but I plan to someday.