Linking to Outdoor Wednesday and Blue Monday
Susan at, A Southern Daydreamer, is our host for today's event. Please visit Susan's blog for great outdoor posts.
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HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A RUG LIKE THIS BEFORE?
I have seen this before but it is so amazing I am sharing it with you today. Can you imagine being able to create all of this beauty entirely with flowers?
Happy Outdoor Wednesday
Blessings and love,
JEANNE
Sally at, Smiling Sally is our host for Blue Monday. Thank you Sally for being so faithful to this event. We love to show our blue. Please visit Sally for lots more blue.
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O;D FASHIONED APRONS
THERE IS AN EMAIL GOING AROUND ABOUT GRANDMA'S APRONS. IT TELLS ABOUT HOW SHE USED HER APRON WAY BACK WHEN.
This is 2013 and I use aprons very often. I guess I am just an old fashioned grandma too. However, I do not gather eggs and hold baby chicks in my apron. I don't wipe children's faces and wipe away tears with my apron but when I cook or bake you will find me in an apron.
I guess many girls made aprons in Home Ec. I made a skirt in Home Ec. Do they even have Home Ec in school these days? I have made aprons and they are fun to make. Several years ago I made Christmas aprons for my family Christmas Cookie day. I even made them for my grands when they were included in baking Christmas cookies. I wish I had a photo to share which included my darling grands with their aprons on. I do have this...
Three of us are wearing the Christmas aprons I made.
The Christmas aprons were nothing special. I cut the pattern out of a newspaper according to what I thought the size should be. I didn't have a pattern. One of my sisters has one on that is too small. That's because it was made for my tiny little mother-in-law and I saved it when she passed away. My sister, 2nd in this pic, has my favorite every day apron on. It was made for me as a gift by my daughter's mother-in-law. She is no longer with us and it is the apron I wear the most.
I should explain that my brother-in-law jumped in this photo at the last minute and we didn't realize it till we saw the photo later. I'm glad he is wearing blue.
Here are a few pics of some old fashioned apron patterns.
They look like a dress sort of. Did you notice that medium was a 14/16?
Very cute but too much work to make.
This one is very pratical. This pic is not me.
I have some like this but my choice is the ones that cover my top. I am a messy cook.
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I hope you enjoyed my little flash back about aprons.
HAPPY BLUE MONDAY
Blessings and love,
JEANNE
Beverly, at How Sweet the Sound, is hosting Pink Saturday for the most fun Blog Party of the week. Thank you Beverly for your dedication to Pink Saturday. Welcome to Beverly's creative Pink Saturday fun.
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A BIT MORE EASTER
I hope you don't mind.
I saved some Easter tags I made for Easter that I didn't share last week. These were made for my Summer Breeze Friends. I wish I could have made them for everyone I love but it would be a huge task. Don't be surprised if you receive a random tag from me one of these days. BIG smile here.
Do you remember this?
A couple of summers ago six blogging friends met in Canada for a week of fun together. We have become Blog sisters ever since.
Top left to right.
Claudie, Julie, Deborah, bottom - Wendy and CC. I was taking the photo.
The recipients of these tags were Julie, Claudie, CC, Wendy and Deborah
You will spy a couple of those bunnies I shared a couple of weeks ago. Yep, I used them for making tags.
The backs...
I love you my sweet Summer Breeze Blog sisters.
I have a sad story to tell you. The two tags that arrived after Pink Saturday are beautiful, clever and detailed in a wonderful way. I love them dearly. Thank you Dana and Grace. I took photos to share today but I can't find my down loader. Sigh. I will share them next week or sooner if I find the missing piece.
Happy Pink Saturday
Blessings and Love,
JEANNE
Suzanne at, Coloradolady, is our host for today's fun event. Be sure and visit Suzanne's blog for lots more vintage fun.
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A WEDDING SHOWER
My great niece Jessie is getting married. My sisters and I gave her a shower two weeks ago. We had a wonderful time but I have to admit I forgot to take photos besides the tables. Everyone arrived and we just got busy eating and opening tons of gorgeous nightwear for the bride to be. Jessie said, "I have enough nightwear for the rest of my life." Which reminded me that I still had the baby doll night gown from my honeymoon. I pulled it out and we shared lots of laughs. It was black sheer and completely see through. I assured the nightwear would probably be enough for the rest of her life if she keeps everything. I have no idea why I saved mine except it was Bill's fave. I sure could not wear it now. HA!
I am sharing the table settings and a couple pf pics of Jessie. The plates on the long table are vintage and most of them not alike. Jessie's theme is a country wedding so I used burlap and canning jars for the flowers. Very pretty and Jessie loved it all.
The tables...
The silverware is 55 years old. I bought it when I was 18 years old. These plates are from the 70's. The glasses are bottles cut off. I love them. The small tables had vintage hand embroidered tablecloths.
As I said, the plates on the long table were different and fun. This silverware is not old.
A couple of pics with Jessie.
Jessie and me.
Jessie and her friends.
There were 18 in attendence and a grand time for us all.
The menu was...
Yeast rolls
Chicken Salad
Chinese Salad
Pineapple Frozen Salad
Fruit Salad
Fresh Veggies
Deviled Eggs
A Beautiful Trifle
Cupcakes
Tea and Lemonade
Delicious
Blessings and love,
Jeanne
Photo from Google
This is a snapshot and shows a lot of age. My dress is pale pink. We did not have a photographer at our wedding. Bill was in college and money was scarce. The memory is still wonderful, even if the photo isn't. We were so happy that day and still are.
Our centerpiece. I am making them.
This is just a teaser post.
We are so excited.
Blessings and love,
Jeanne
May the Lord shower his blessings on you and your family on Easter and for always and fill your lives with joy and prosperity. Happy Easter.
BLESSINGS AND LOVE,
JEANNE
Beverly, at How Sweet the Sound, is hosting Pink Saturday for the most fun Blog Party of the week. Thank you Beverly for your dedication to Pink Saturday.This is our HAPPY EASTER post. Beverly's creative Pink Saturday fun.
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SHARING OUR CIRCLE JOURNAL EASTER TAG SWAP
FIRST THE EASTER TAGS I MADE
I chose vintage postcards for my tags. They are from the early 1900's. I have saved these cards for several years and decided it was time to share them for our swap. I decorated the back of each card after gluing card stock on the postcards for stability. We made nine each and I think we all loved this project very much. I sure did.
These tags are in different bunches with pics of the front and back. There were too many to do them in one photo.
Oops no ribbon on these yet.
This is the one I gave to Beverly. The sentiment weas perfect for our 42 years of friendship.
The backs next...
Kind of blurry. I was blurry because it was late at night. sigh.
NOW THE LOVELY TAGS I HAVE RECEIVED.
I am still waiting for two more and I will add them tomorrow.
I have to say, the mail coming has become the most delightful part of my day as each card arrived this past week. I have to share them in detail. This post is a bit long this week. Please bear with me.
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Back
This precious bunny card is from Nancy at My Crafty Little Page I adore her crafty blue bunny and all the lovely detail. Thank you Nancy.
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Back
This wonderfull card with the cross and the lamb is from Kathryn Ross at The Writer's Reverie So pretty and lots of meaning. Thank you Kathryn.
Front
This darling tag with two bunnies and an egg is from Susan at Blackberry Creek Her detail is lovely and reminds me of a quilt, which is Susan's passion. Thank you Susan.
(I didn't share the back because of personal information)
Front
back
My longtime friend Beverly fashioned her tag in the shape of an egg. Very cute and very clever. You all know Beverly is at How Sweet the Sound. Thank you Beverly.
Front
back
This lovely tag was made by LaVerne at Riverside Studios. I love birds LaVerne so your tag is especially sweet and loved. Thank you LaVerne.
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back
Shelia's card has one of her special stuffed felt bunnies. A treasure to have. Shelia is at Note Songs Thank you Shelia.
Two more tags to look forward to. I will post them as soon as I can.
Thank you from my heart to my circle Journal sisters. I love you all very much.
blessings and love,
JEANNE
Sally at, Smiling Sally is our host for Blue Monday. Thank you Sally for being so faithful to this event. We love to show our blue. Please visit Sally for lots more blue.
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ONE WORD PHOTOS
My cousin sent me several and I selected a few to share with Blue Monday.
Get ready to smile.
SECURITY
SCARY
HEROISM
FRIENDSHIP
HELPFUL
No blue here but I couldn't resist.
EXCITMENT
ASPIRATIONS
AWE
I hope you enjoyed these as much as I did. Thanks to my cousin Pat who looks at my blog everyday. She sends me the most awesome emails.
HAPPY BLUE MONDAY
Blessings and love,
JEANNE
Beverly, at How Sweet the Sound, is hosting Pink Saturday for the most fun Blog Party of the week. Thank you Beverly for your dedication to Pink Saturday.
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I LOVE A PARADE
Easter is almost here and I am lining up my bunny parade. I bought these for a special project and I think they are so cute. I will share my project next Saturday.
This mamma has her hands full.
My little Goodwill bargain. $1.00 eACH. LOVE THOSE BUNNIES.
Happy Pink Saturday
Blessings and love,
JEANNE
Linking to Outdoor Wednesday
Susan at, A Southern Daydreamer, is our host for today's event. Please visit Susan's blog for great outdoor posts.
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SPRING WHERE ARE YOU?
The only sign of Spring in our mountains is this...
Beautiful and these daffodils are blooming down the mountain near by.
We had a freeze here last night so I will have to wait a bit longer for Spring here in the mountains of Western Carolina.
Happy Outdoor Wednesday
Blessings and love,
JEANNE
