Carrot Cake Care

by | May 15, 2010 | Home Arts

My oldest daughter is the baker and the one responsible for two of the cakes served at the shower. By popular demand her carrot cake, from scratch, was chosen as one of the entry’s.

She takes great care with her layers as she preps them for the perfect and pretty cake. And of course they are always delicious!

Home made cream cheese icing, naturally. Yum! Let me know if you’d like this incredible recipe.

Spring Showers

by | May 14, 2010 | Home Arts

Back to back Bridal showers this month! Two good friend’s, both have “best bud” sons, that are getting married in our church this summer, making for an even busier, baking two months! Everyone arrived last evening before the sky opened up for a very heavy, literal shower. A lot of help was received, thank you girls!

The flowers…

the gifts…

the punch…

The goodies…

and, the bride with her gift’s ribbon bouquet. Congratulations David & Kitty!

Hosta Takeover

by | May 7, 2010 | Home Arts

I keep meaning to split this Hosta each summer before it gets too big to handle. It is the last survivor of several that I purchased many years ago. This variety is Hosta sieboldiana Elegans and gets a white flower around mid Summer. You can see here how much more it has opened in only four days.

Second to drawing, digging in the dirt is among my favorite activities. There just doesn’t seem to be enough time to enjoy it however,  like I use to. Not enough muscle power either, ouch.

I love these shade loving plants. Above is my Hosta goal! Anyone else have Hostas? Below are two I would like to add found here –  White Flower Farm

Enamel Ware

by | Apr 27, 2010 | Home Arts, Treasured Tuesday's

Treasured Tuesday – The very first antique that I was fortunate enough to acquire, held much sentimental value for me. It was my grandmothers dresser, given to me when I was sixteen years old. Although I’m not sure why, the attraction to antiques at such an early age, just seemed like a natural. The strong interest has remained with me these many years. For the most part, I try to stay out of shops now and often describe myself as a recovering collector.

Enamel ware pots are among the first collections I began. The large pitcher, top left, is the first piece I purchased around age 19 or so. In the same shop, I also discovered a couple of nicely shaped pots with wire handles and a wooden hand grip. When my mom explained that these were old “potties,” kept under the commodes or “water closets,” they didn’t quite hold the same attraction for me. A short time later, she was able to convince me to part with those pieces.

The items shared here today are only a portion of my collection and still one of my favorite subjects to include in my artwork. Some of these will be featured in an upcoming fabric line. Stay tuned to see  when they will make their debut.

Some Local History – I only discovered in a search I conducted this morning!