Seams of Life

A sigh of relief...

because I just finished my last full quarter of school. Only one more class to go and I'll be finished! Its been two and a half years of working full time and going through school full time and I am so grateful that its almost coming to an end. I am so ready to focus all of my extra time and attention toward my family and all things domestic.

As a celebration of sorts, I did a small decorating project that has been in the back of mind for a while.

 

I recovered this old chair. It most likely began its life as an office chair, but recovered in this nice fabric I found in the remanents pile at Hancocks and it makes for a pretty sitting chair in our book corner of the living room. And to make it even more comfortable, I sewed a little pillow. It didn't turn out exactly as I had envisioned. I wanted the front to have more gathers and it looks more like it happened accidentally rather than on purpose but thats ok.

I also used some yard-sale wallpaper to cover the back of the little bookcase next to the chair.

 

I was inspired to this by an article in Country Living. When everything comes together it makes a cozy little reading nook. I'm all about cozy nooks and I plan on making more of them around the house.

from the garden::

 

So far its good pickins' from our little veggie garden and more to come I'm sure. We've already picked a generous amount of squash and consumed a good amount of squash casserole. In fact, after I finish writing this post, I'm going to search for more squash recipies because I suspect the only squash recipie I have will soon be worn out. The banana peppers, jalopenos, and cucumbers are going to be pickled and the bell peppers will be chopped and frozen. It seems that this little garden is going to a bit more work than I thought but the pleasure of eating food you've grown yourself is well worth it.

We've also been working on another garden project...

 

a bottle tree. Folklore says it will aid in keeping evil spirits out of the home and garden. We just think they're an eclectic, pretty piece of "yard art". Plus it gives me something else to scour for at thrift stores and yard sales. I'm on the look out for some blue and green bottles, they make the prettiest bottle trees. For some really great bottle tree pics and a little history on the bottle tree, check out this website.