{ Spring Inspiration }

Easter decorations by artist Bethany Lowe.

You can find her stuff at Bayberry Cove. This cute shop has many other great artists as well.

{ Vegetable Gardening class }

I know I'm not the ideal person to be teaching a gardening class. I was hoping to inspire those who are green thumb challenged (like myself) but, still really want to grow a garden. I figured if I can do it, anyone can do it. Actually, most of these ladies sounded like they knew what they were doing but, it was great to talk & get suggestions & ideas from everyone. It was fun for me & I actually learned a lot in my research that will help me in my own garden. Hopefully, everyone went away feeling motivated & inspired. I used a quote from Janet Kilburn Phillips--"There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments." It's funny that I never even thought of that. I always figured I was just experimenting. It's definately better thinking of that way, don't you think?

These are the booklets that I made with my handouts in them. My color scheme was a sagey green & chocolate brown.




Here is my display table. Thanks to my fabulous sister for coming over & helping me with everything!





This is my little garden. I just planted tomatoes & bell peppers so, they are still small. My peas have fallen over from the winds but they are still growing strong. It was a great year for peas! I also planted some black raspberries (not pictured) up along the house. Another experiment. We'll see how they do.


This is my herb planter. I love the fresh herbs & I've had good luck with them.


Hopefully everything will grow & be nice and healthy this year. Happy gardening!

{ Gardens That Inspire }

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{ Teeny Tiny }

Jennifer Murphy crafts these amazing little animals. I would love to start a collection. Some of them are so teeny tiny.

{ Easter Decorating }

Easter is coming early this year so I had to get the decorations out. Thought I'd share a few.

Got these little vintage looking tags at Michaels. I love them & they were cheep...no pun intended!

These are my grandpa's books in his hutch.

My new quilted spring placemats. They brighten up the table, don't you think?

The birds on my piano.

I got this little Easter decoration at Home Goods...my favorite place.

This bunny is also from Home Goods.

...Home Goods.

I found the perfect spot for my little blue bird!

Happy Spring everyone!