Bittersweet Street Primitives

Happy Valentine's Day

2012-02-14T08:38:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day, wow I haven't been posting on this blog in a long time, please forgive me, life has been crazy and I have been working on some creative stuff and ideas...working on my new adventure. Will share soon. So for today's post I wanted some little art pieces I taught yesterday for my creative classes I had here at my home.

simple little card to say I love you....

A Love mini album I created for my family....you can purchase these paper and stamp products from me at http://www.peggyleebaker.myctmh.com/ website.

Hope you have a great Valentine's Day!!!! Tell someone you care.

12 Days of Christmas 2011

2011-12-15T12:34:00.000-08:00

Day 1: Christmas Tree

Over at my paper crafting blog Creative Scraps by Peggy Lee you can read in more depth about how and you can create this CTMH card stock, stamps, inks and some embellishments.

Created with a paper cone base, then glued the paper cones on, added some glitter and little saying to start off my creative side of the Holidays.

Day 2: Paper Cone Ornament

I just love this photo of our shed in our backyard, the fresh fallen icy snow is so beautiful at the dawn of the morning, drinking a cup of coffee and soaking in the sights is just heart warming.

Besure to stop over to my blog http://pegbaker.blogspot.com/ and leave me a comment to be entered into a give away on Day 25....enjoy the season.

Creative Scraps by Peggy Lee: 12 Days of Christmas

2011-12-15T12:22:00.000-08:00

Creative Scraps by Peggy Lee: 12 Days of Christmas: Day 1 & Day 2 of My 12 Days of Christmas... Day 1: Christmas Music Stamp Tree Handmade Christmas Tree using Close To My Heart stamp set ...

What have I been up to!!! Dec. 1st already....

2011-12-01T14:42:00.000-08:00

Wow where has the time gone, so busy doing so many things I haven't had much time to devote to my prim blog and crafting. The past two months I have been ill and trying to get a Christmas Workshop put together plus work on some crafty items to sell at some Holiday Craft Fairs...CRAZY!!!

I did manage to make some homemade rolls and lazz. for supper a few weeks ago, you know before turkey day. Which I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, I sure did and it was crazy meaning, two days before Thanksgiving I got a call from my sis that said you need to come home and cheer mom up....so with all that said we packed up and drove up home to Maine in a blizzard!!!! CRAZY if my sister didn't have a 4x4 wheel drive we wouldn't have made it....but we did safe and sound and surprized my mom not just for Thanksgiving but her birthday too...love ya mom.

One day last month I was walking around my home just enjoying my decorations that I have made and this wreath spoke to me, it was the first thing I made from our bush out back in the yard the first fall we lived here. So love the simple joy it gives me.

here is some of the craziness I have been up to rolling book pages into roses, wreaths, card making, sewing...ooooo the list goes on...and I am still not done.

started to dabble in mixed media art to not bad for my first ever face......

Christmas Wall Art

while I was home I can sit at my mom's kitchen table and get great shots of my favie little birdie!!!! so love it.

Well off to Olde Time Christmas in Lancaster, NH tonight, so love this time of the year!!!! Visiting my fav store that is closing it's doors, very very sad but understandable with the way the money problem is today...which just makes me want to open my shop in my home so bad....soon....

it's time to blog again

2011-11-16T19:31:00.001-08:00

ok I can't believe I haven't blogged here in such a long time, so I think it's time for a nice little post of the Holiday's that are upon us...more in the morning.

Life's Simply Beauty

2011-10-15T04:40:00.000-07:00

Dollar Store shopping with Emilee is always a blast!!!!!

Fall is my favorite time of year!!!!! besides Christmas/Winter!!!!!!

New Hair!!!!

2011-10-13T06:04:00.001-07:00

just a quick note to say yes I finally cut off my long hair...and short feels good...

Canvas Art

2011-09-05T08:21:00.000-07:00

here is a little canvas art piece I created this week...love all the browns and distressing in it...for more information on this piece hop on over to my Creative Scraps Blog!!!!

Sunflowers "Make Me Smile"

2011-09-01T03:49:00.000-07:00

My teenage daughter Emilee decided she wanted to plant sunflowers like her grammie does in Maine, so she started them from seeds in the house omw you don't need to the grow really fast....we planted them as fast as we could. For our first crop of sunflowers they were beautiful. See the little visitor?

simply primtive

My daughter loved taking snap shots of the different growing stages, I was so thrilled they did so well for her. Oh yes, she is making plans on planting even more next year. Love that she got her green thumb from my mom. So sit back enjoy the beauty of fall approaching us, Sunflowers always make me smile, with a good cup of coffee.

CTMH Tag (using scraps)

2011-08-13T04:36:00.000-07:00

Artsy Addicts "Handmade Embellishment Challenge" facebook

2011-08-08T06:02:00.000-07:00

Birthday Gift Wrap and Tag

2011-08-02T04:02:00.000-07:00

My girlfriend had a birthday last week, and created this birthday celebrate tag to spruce up the simple tissue and muslin gift wrap (which is totally adorable prim look). I tied muslin around the heart to tie in with the wrapping on the gift, just a simple handmade thought that warms the heart.

summer beauty

take time to enjoy the simple things in life.

GiveAway from a friend! Happy Birthday Tammy

2011-07-20T16:42:00.000-07:00

Tammy over at her blog "A Primitive Place" is have a giveaway!!! Jump on over and see how you could win this little prim goodie!!! You have until August 16th, don't for to wish her a Happy Birthday!!!

backyard visitor

2011-07-20T04:30:00.000-07:00

we thought this old man was gone, but no he came out and visited our backyard and kept my daughter entertained with excitement. he is really gray this year i wonder how olde he is?

our first garden is growing and what a great feeling that is......

summer flowers God's beauty

to some these are weeds but to me they are beautiful weeds that i leave and let it's glory shown.

my daughter planted her first sunflowers this year, just like her grammie tilley, we have been taking alot of pics of them so more will come.

see the little bee enjoying this sunflower meal....

What I've been Doing!

2011-06-29T08:16:00.000-07:00

Wow where has the time gone, I haven't posted on this blog since March, I have been dealing with some illnesses that have really taken over my life, and from March on I have been so sick and trying to just live everyday life. Finially the doctors discovered that I was really sick and I had surgery to have all my girly parts removed, I was in the hospital for a few days and I have been home recovering but I am not out of the woods still having some issues other issues and now I am heading into have a GI done. Hoping to know soon what I am dealing with they think a bleeding ulcer or acid reflux disease.

Please forgive me for not posting life has been really busy, with all this illness and recovery our family has been busy trying to help me around the house, life tilling the garden. love the fresh dirt.

To keep my spirits up I did take place in my first ATC Card Swap...this is what a came up with it had to be made out of metal...love it...

Our spring has been beautiful and I love the lilacs are just so beautiful!

here is what my daughter and husband did for me while I was in the hospital

a little mini I created

stay tune I have more to share...

Crows confused

2011-03-22T05:57:00.000-07:00

I sit here in my living room looking out my windows to the beauty of fresh fallen snow and the crows look so rich in color against the white snow. Just yesterday they were loving the dead green grass and now they keep hopping from tree to ground wondering it was there last time...????....sooo cute.

no worries this snow will melt fast-they call it sugar snow for making sap for maple suryup...yummmie

It smells like Spring!!!

2011-03-12T16:31:00.000-08:00

Yesterday it sure started to smell like Spring, the weather here on East Coast can be surprizing this time of the year, winter is trying to leave and spring is slowing creeping up on us....The wind was blowing and crows were gathering on the only patch of dead green grass that was showing in my neighbors front yard. I could smell "Spring" which is soooo need here. I am ready to start thinking of my new garden and flowerbeds for this year. But first I have been dreaming of bunnies and Easter eggs. So I decided to bring a little spring early to the Baker home and created this cute little Easter Basket and cards to share.

isn't this little bunnie touch your heart, he does mine,

next is a tri-fold card with again the bunnie that warms my heart

close up of the Easter Basket ready to be filled with candy and given to that special someone or a teacher gift. I have been missing my primitive creating lately so I am off to create a prim spring banner for my home, yes I will share. soon.

Home Sweet Home

2011-02-27T17:02:00.000-08:00

Here is a little project I have been working on, love these colors and the homespun feel. This will look great on my wall. There is more details on my other blog http://pegbaker.blogspot.com/

2011-02-27T05:12:00.000-08:00

Can't believe that February is almost over, where did the time go? We are so ready for spring here in New Hampshire but we are having snow flurries again, but this new snow will help melt the old snow. In just a few weeks spring will be alive and I must start getting ready, I would love to create some spring time prim items to adorn my home and maybe start selling some of my prims.
I haven't been feeling to good see I have fibromyaligia and it's not fun at times, I have been having a flair up for almost 4 days. And all I want to do is sleep, so I am relaxing and thinking about preparing some projects to work on.

Smell of Spring/but snow is coming

2011-02-24T09:20:00.000-08:00

with the smells of Spring and the warm sunlight, is making me dream of Spring and green grass! But the weather man is saying a Snow Storm for us here in New Hampshire. oh man I am not ready for snow.

"Tag Play House"

2011-02-20T09:44:00.000-08:00

yes I know it's nothing to do with primitive, but I wanted to share and little spring time with you, over at my other blog Creative Scraps by Peggy Lee you can see more pics and information on this little creation. Hope you enjoy I am truely dreaming of Spring!!

winters thaw

2011-02-19T03:49:00.000-08:00

oh what a few beautiful days we have had, lovely warm weather and all the ice from my house is melted off and the snow is shrinking...even though it snowed last night, I still feel spring is in the air...
up early the house is all asleep, heading out to work in a few hours, then home to clean and maybe create something, I need to finish up some quilts that I have started and need to buy some homespun fabric to make curtains with soon.

February Already

2011-02-07T16:50:00.000-08:00

Can't believe is February already and I haven't posted anything yet....been busy with my girls in school with mid-terms to prepare for and my oldest daughter had a drama program that just finished their show this past weekend..this momma is happy for all the car running around and late night practices (dinners warm up more times than I like).
But happen endings to all! Now onto working on some items for me, with it being February and Valentines Day coming up I am itching to sew up some prim hearts. Creating some Valentine cards and treats for my family and friends.
I am ready for creative time, it just relaxes me and makes my heart warm and fussy, lol!!!
We have had many snowstorms lately, and as I type was are getting more snow we are expected to get other 3-5 inches tonight. We have so much snow now that roofs are failing, ours are still ok, but the ice build up scares me. Lee says it's ok, but I worry that it will leak back into the house or make a hole when it falls onto the other roof.
Spending time watching tv with my girls tonight and hoping to start some stitching. I am in the mood to sew a quilt or make a applique wall hanging. I will take pics of what I create for you all to see. For I love to look at others artwork it's fun to see every ones style and art.
Evening everyone.

Simply beautiful

2011-01-19T06:59:00.000-08:00

I just love the simply beauty of weathered worn wood, houses, old barns falling down brings great heartfelt emotions of dreaming-of it's past-life that once breathed in and out of the people who once walked and lived among these beauties.This photo is of my mother-in-laws back door to her home, I love it!!!

With winter blowing and falling down upon us, I must admit I am dreaming of Spring, love my mothers olde watering can with the wild daisy's growing. And I am dreaming of yard sales and flea markets again, one of my favorite things to do on the weekends. Here are some goodies I picked up this past summer.

They will become part of my altered art projects or just sit on a table to be admire, these lace trims will become the star in my scrap booking layouts or home decor pillows.

Valentines will soon be upon us, I am starting to think of reds, pinks and hearts! Here is a Valentine Card I made last year that I thought I would share with you all. My mind is spinning with ideas to create with felt, fabric and papers...stay tune for more eye candy to come.

Thanks Peggy Lee

A New Year 2011

2011-01-10T05:32:00.000-08:00

Well this is a late Thank You to Sandy over at "Olde Country Cupboard" blog!! I was one of the lucky winners to receive this prim goodness of wonderful smelling soy tarts and this adorable feather tree..I so love it Sandy thank you again.

The next photo is of my nephew craving his first deep fried turkey and soooooo good tasting the best turkey I have had...can't wait for the next family gathering.

And of course we stayed in on New Years which I think alot of people do for safety reasons..it was storming here in New Hampshire, my daughter Emilee and I made it till midnight. Lee was in to much pain to stay up any longer, Emilee and I had a blast, we watched a musical and celebrated together..

Emilee and I on 1-1-2011!!!!!!!

Peggy Lee

2010 coming to a close...

2010-12-30T20:10:00.000-08:00

With the holidays have been so full and busy, I almost forgot to post to my prim blog...I did a 25 Days til Christmas over on my Creative Scraps blog, jump over for some creative spirit.

Here is a card I created for a Design Team submisson. I just love the papers and stamp thank CTMH for your products are awesome.

Last minute Christmas Card that turned out really cute....made a nice money gift holder...

Me and My girls!!!! at Christmas Dinner at my mother-in-laws home, there are more photos but they are giving me a hard time loading....

With 2010 coming to a close soon, I am thinking back on this past year and overhelming emotions came upon me, great happy memories, very sad ones, and brokenness that has torn me inside out. And with the scare of my husband heart issues...I can say I am very blessing and happy to have my family and friends and blog friends in my life.

Peggy Lee

White Christmas

2010-12-20T06:34:00.003-08:00

Well here in New Hampshire the weather man is saying snowflakes for the next three days!!! I hope so we love having a white Christmas.
Today I am trying to get my list checked and twice checked to get my stuff done...need to create a little today and start my baking.

What I've been Doing!

2010-12-18T17:23:00.000-08:00

Well I haven't been doing this, no my girls decided last week to go out and make a snowman, I came out and said well that's only half and they died laughing to them they built enough-I couldn't resist but snap some pics.

a snowman family!

I've been busy inside our nice warm home, creating Christmas gift, here is a box I painted and covered with scrapbook papers, created these rolled roses, the box is filled with handmade cards.

another snow day....

more playing with tags

here is a sample of a card class I took at the store I work at...

so not much else for news trying to finish up our Christmas shopping and creating. For more information on my paper crafting hop over to my other blog Creative Scraps by Peggy Lee.

HomeSpun Holiday

2010-12-10T04:27:00.000-08:00

FYI-over at my other blog Creative Scraps by Peggy Lee my stamping and scrapbooking blog. I am hosting a HomeSpun Holiday 25 Days til Christmas, please stop by and enjoy the Holiday Cheer...I love this hand drawn and stitiched prim pillow and the prim heart ornament.

cute little ornament made out of a coaster from a local resturants.

these I made by accident, last minute oh my that's awesome idea. love love

for more details and information on these projects please visit my other blog.

Happy HomeSpun Holiday
peggy lee

Creative Scraps by Peggy Lee: Day 9-HomeSpun Holiday

2010-12-10T04:16:00.000-08:00

Creative Scraps by Peggy Lee: Day 9-HomeSpun Holiday: "Day 9 of 25 Days til Christmas HomeSpun Holiday!!! I must say I love getting and giving handmade heartfelt gifts...This little Bittersweet p..."

Life's Moments

2010-11-23T15:48:00.000-08:00

My title for this post is life moments for a very emotional heartfelt meaning that I hold dear to my heart. See this photo is of my husband Lee and I, early this year just a few days after our 18th year anniversary. Last week Lee was schedule for Rotor Cuff surgery, it was suppose to be an easy two hour surgery which ended up being over five hours and complications to follow. Lee had suffered a little heart failure while in surgery...he had pasted all the test to see if you can handle surgery, no one expected this to happen. He didn't fully wake up from this surgery for over three and half hours, complaining he couldn't breath-to find out his lungs had filled up with fluid from being on his side for a long time (which later we found out his heart wasn't working well enough for the lungs to work). The next day he was sent down to a bigger Hospital for a heart procedure to see if Lee had any blockages in his heart...and after a few hours the surgeons found he had 3 blockages and a narrowing of a y shape one, so another four hour surgery to put in stents and relieve his heart and lungs...all this to say I am happy to report he is home now recovering not only from one simple surgery but two big ones.
So for this Thanksgiving our family is so thankful to have Lee, honey, daddy with us for more happy moments to share. (you see the doctors told us that it was a good thing he had shoulder surgery for we would have never known about his heart and with the percentages of blockages Lee had he wouldn't have survived an heart attack.) wow that spoke volumes to me, hit me like a ton of bricks...I was strong for my daughters, but truthfully when alone in my bed late into the night I would cry and thank the Lord for keeping Lee with us...I will slow down and value life more with my family, and friends.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my prim friends!!!!!! enjoy life's simple moments and share them

Creative Scraps by Peggy Lee: Getting into the Holiday Spirit with Mistletoe

2010-11-10T13:55:00.000-08:00

Creative Scraps by Peggy Lee: Getting into the Holiday Spirit with Mistletoe: "Here are my new creations 'Christmas Cones', aren't they just so cute. This first one is created out of a 12x12 piece of card stock and cut ..."

around the house

2010-11-09T05:52:00.000-08:00

I can not believe that it is already November!!! Our fall is fastly leaving and we had some snow already-here is a little peek of fall!!!! Love these colors but they don't stay long enough for me outside...so I created some fall garland to keep the beautiful rich colors longer....
November is the month devoted to Thanks. I am so blessed and thankful for my family, friends and blog friends. Thankful that God has given my the gift of crafting and creating!!!! What are you thankful for?

2010-10-23T05:05:00.000-07:00

The beauty of fall, still amazes me every year. Here are some pics of my visit up home to my mom's home in Fort Fairfield, Maine. Love these dried up sunflowers-even after pure beauty is gone they still sing look at me I am fabulous....

Preparing for the winter, this tiny bee is collecting and gathering just like we do when the weather starts to turn colder out.

And on that note, we had snow storm last week already here in New Hampshire. Of course it doesn't stay on the ground but our Mountains peaks are getting covered.

Creative Scraps by Peggy Lee: What I've been Doing!

2010-10-02T05:31:00.000-07:00

Creative Scraps by Peggy Lee: What I've been Doing!: "Not much in order-but I have been away for awhile, so I thought I would share what I've been doing in my busy life as a mother, wife, daught..."

What I've been Working ON!

2010-08-22T20:38:00.000-07:00

I joined at Swap for Stick Pins!! Here is what I created and sent out the other day-these are so easy and fun to create-I created 80 of them to mail out, each person got 4 pins. Over at Simon Says Stamp and Show blog-they are having a challenge this week to work with Wendy Vecchi Stamps....love her work, art and stamps....here is what I made this art piece will be framed and hung in our living room....

I am inspired with the onset of fall that is coming way to fast here in the East Coast.

love the little flowers and pumpkins together!!!!!

for info on this project jump over to my blog http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Prim Friend Giveaway

2010-08-15T13:51:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone a little prim news to share with ya all!!!
My prim friend Tammy over at A Primitive Place is having a 40th Birthday Giveaway!!!
Happy Birthday Tammy!!
Want a chance to win this Primitive Pumpkin Doll-head over to Tammy's blog for the giveaway rules-she will be drawing the winner August 30th.

isn't she so cute!!!

"A Primitive Place" prim friend Tammy!! Happy Birthday

A Little Art Work

2010-08-15T05:08:00.000-07:00

Here is a little bird house art piece I did for a challenge, I love the birdie and handmade flowers. The roof is a old dictionary paper distressed with ink. I am happy the way it turned out.

it will be cute sitting on my 3 season porch.

Been spending time with my family.

2010-08-08T05:04:00.000-07:00

A little shopping in Littleton, New Hampshire!!!!

I love the old brick buildings....

out to lunch with Livy and doc appointments (shh and a little shopping) a blessed day.

yummie lobster roll and soup!

What I've been Doing!

2010-07-31T05:17:00.000-07:00

I have been watching my garden bloom!!!! Not great pics but it works for me, can you see my little vistor. I almost pulled these beeboms plants I thought they were weeds, so glad I didn't they are so beautiful....and give food to the bees. I love watching them work and they are so busy eating I can get really close to them...

bee watching!!!! I would rather be bird watching but will do that this winter!!!! even though we have tons of birds....mostly crows-crows in my backyard all the time!!!

working on some flowers-love the vintage look and so primitive!!!! will post when I am finished with them....scrapbook layout.

prim blessing,

peggy lee

Celebrated 4th & Prim Art

2010-07-05T18:33:00.001-07:00

Happy 4th of July to all my prim friends, as you can see in this photo the Baker family is really enjoying the night air and the fireworks...we had a blast!!!!
some of my photos came out really good of the fireworks, I have been taking pics for years and I think these ones are the best I have ever taken...

grand blast!!! ohhh ahhhh ohhh everyone yelled....

with the holiday celebration, I found some free time to play in my studio (when I really should have been cleaning it) here I created some EMBELLIES for my 4th scrapbook layouts I will be working on....

I was so inspired I decided to create these little prim artwork...they are so cute and fun to make...

Hope you and your family had a great 4th of July...

Peggy Lee

We Turn 40!!!!!

2010-06-24T03:55:00.000-07:00

That's right I am a twin, here we are Peter and I on our 1st Birthday in 1971!!! Aren't we cute!!!

Where did my time go?

2010-06-22T03:31:00.000-07:00

Our first cook out and camp fire for the year, we have been so super busy since prom passed us. Right into end of school finials, pool season started at work and really busy there. With graduations and parties life needs to slow down. But as you can see in the next photo life doesn't slow down when you get a snake visiting you in your dishwasher....eeekkkk

Isn't he kind of cute, not!!!!! He must of came in the house on the tomato plants we brought in for the night. Lee but him back outside, the poor little guy didn't like Lee kept on biting or trying to bite Lee's hand, his little mouth just couldn't fit on his finger.

Memorial Day our town has a little parade and Lee is one of the guys firing the rifle, it was a beautiful day and then we had friends over for a cookout. Now the tears start to flow, here is our youngest daughter Emilee graduating from 8th grade, she even received an award. We are so proud of her.

Emilee and her father. love this photo, daddy was so proud of his little girl. Boy they grow up was too fast. Now both our girls will be in High School, one a Freshmen and one a Senior.

I have been getting the bug to create some more primitive items, a line of cards would be nice, and some stitchery. I hope to create some over the summer. Enjoy your family and friends with a cool ice tea and a slice of watermelon.

What I've been Doing!

2010-05-25T03:14:00.000-07:00

First let me say I will be happy when May is over, what a crazy month for me. Olivia's 17th birthday, Mother's Day, and Prom wrapped up in one month way to much....end of the school year coming to a close next month and now getting the yard ready for summer and working on our flower beds and preparing a garden whoooo!!! While working in the yard my husband stumbled upon this little guy we have named him "Bill" he is leaving under our shed, I said ohhh great he is living life free under our hotel and pretty soon have a free buffet for meals....time for a fence around the garden. But Bill is so cute!!! Olivia's 17th birthday party, it got really loud with the Karaoke singing. They had a blast!!!

Olivia's Prom 2010, here she is dancing with her father before the parents had to leave for the night. It's nice for the parents get to come and see everyone before the prom starts. Great photo moments.

Olivia and Heidi getting pics done at our friends house.

I have been so busy with all this and working now my time is nuts, sorry for the lack of blogging but we are enjoying the nice weather before it's gone...here on the East Coast you take what you get because the weather changes so fast. see ya soon

News from Peggy Lee

2010-05-07T04:09:00.000-07:00

I have been busy making scrapbook layouts for awhile now, trying to be creative everyday for more scrapbook inspiration hop over to my other blog http://pegbaker.blogspot.com the flowers are made from strips of fabric I had laying around my sewing area, simple tied a knot at one end and rolled toward me and glued as I turned. I will post a more detailed post and pics soon. I have started my veggies inside but the weather isn't helping us outside, here in East Coast it can be touch and go in the Spring.
as you can see in the this next photo which was at the end of April, we got 9 inches of snow of course it melted right away but yuck, the weather man is saying for more snow this weekend. Come on I want summer already......winter is so long here.

more inspiration-trying my hand at blending inks over stamped images..love how these came out, going to make them into wall art for our house.

Here is Olivia she just turned 17 years old on Wednesday, where does the time go, she was only 7 when we moved home. Olivia is doing a little better with her health but we are still waiting for some test to come back.

blessings, Peggy Lee

What I've been Doing!

2010-04-20T06:02:00.000-07:00

Spring is trying to come in the Northeast Coast here in New Hampshire, yes today is going to be a beautiful sunny day Yeah more yard work to be done....

Here is a pic of my daughter Olivia and me, you see my time has been spent taking care of her, she has been very ill for over a month and we have been in and out of doctor offices, blood work and missing alot of school. These photos are from last week, Olivia had a small procidure done. Now we are on the waiting game again for the test to come back. This is why I have been away from blogging. Sorry for that.

Poor girl first time in a hospital gown, room and hooked up the tubes, she wasn't very happy but they let her bring in her favorite frog....next photo is a layout I did with some new scrapbook papers I bought, I love how it turned out..and it's of Olivia.

Blessings, Peggy Lee

Resurrection Sunday

2010-04-04T04:18:00.000-07:00

Morning prim friends, today is Resurrection Sunday. Our Lord Jesus Christ Has Resin and Lives!!
Mark 16 (NIV)
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome brought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"
But when the looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they alarmed.
Don't be alarmed, he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen!

Celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Today and Everyday-build memories and sing Praises to Him.
Enjoy

silly girls

2010-03-27T05:28:00.000-07:00

Here are my silly girls, Olivia and Emilee being true to themselves...this was taken at Emilee proformance of "Sound of Music" she was one of the Nuns. The school did a fabulous job....Great play....and musical...

Here are some goodies I picked up the other day, tule and burlap I can't wait to play and see what I come up with these gems....maybe some flowers and totes....who knows..stay tuned in.

Spring time Creation

2010-03-21T18:54:00.000-07:00

handmade paper flowers-they are so fun and pretty to make, I realized I didn't have any Easter decoration to hang in the house. So I created this Easter Egg wall hanging. I just love how it came out.

looks so chic agaisnt the old chipped window hanging in the kitchen.
God's Beauty-breath takening...

scrappin

2010-02-28T14:47:00.001-08:00

here is a layout that I am almost done with, last week my friend Kat and I got together for an afternoon of scrapbooking. It was a fun, scrappin good time. love the roasters wall boarder in her kitchen...

scrappin fun mess....yes and some diet cokes

here I am with a layout of my oldest daughter Olivia and my homemade dictionary flowers sprayed with tattered angels glimmer mist....and then it's Kat my friend, love her birthday layout she made, she is so talented.

This week I am going to be working on finally decorating my house with my prim goodies. it's time after 6 months of freshly painted walls time to make some holes.....and maybe some more scrapping, oh I also have to create my wristlets for my fall workshops I will be teaching.

Happy Valentines Day

2010-02-14T05:17:00.001-08:00

Wishing everyone a Happy Valentines Day to everyone!!! Here are my little Valentines!!!

our little ray of love Sasha

Girlfriends Gathering

2010-02-01T05:25:00.000-08:00

With Valentines right around the corner, some of my girlfriends are coming over today to make valentines, and home decor for the home. I am going to try to make some special valentines cards, and a wall hanger and some heart bowl fillers. I will take pics. stay tuned....

Where did the time go?

2010-01-26T06:27:00.000-08:00

My heart is heavy today-just thinking of when my girls were this young, many years ago. Now being 13 and 16 where did the time go? I have been reading other blogs where a child has left the nest. I am not ready for that, but I know deep down it's just around the corner. Oh how I wish I could stop time, but I know it's for their good to let them go. I am thankful I have a few years left.

Cherish those times now why you have them with your children, because before you know it they are gone. The good side of that is you can make new memories with your children as they start their adult lives. Scary to think of my girls in that way.....

around the house

2010-01-25T16:34:00.000-08:00

here is a pic of some of my Christmas primitives that I haven't put away yet. I am so bad this year, my decorations are down, but not put away. On my list for the morning.

Queen of "Bittersweet Street"

I have been scrapbooking alot lately, handmade flower embellishments by me. I had so much fun with glimmer mist to change the color to match the paper which is glimmer mist too.

Little Note

2010-01-10T06:16:00.000-08:00

Sorry I have been away for such a long time-after church today I have a long overdue post that I will be sharing, much has happened since my last post. shame on me..please forgive which I know my prim friends will-we all have busy life from time to time.....

more to come

Baby it's Cold Outside!!

2009-12-08T05:00:00.001-08:00

Baby it's been a little cold here in New Hampshire!! Saturday night snow fell and left a beautiful blanket of fresh fallen snow. After church on Sunday the girls and I went out to try to build a snowman, but the snow wasn't sticky enough, so they did the best they could and he turned out really cute....

Been so busy since I came home from my mom's in Maine for Thanksgiving, the day after I got home I started working part time at a Pool store/scrapbooking store, so I have been very busy and I haven't even done my Christmas Cards yet...!!!! Christmas is right around the corner. boy...

Today I have my Ladies Quilt Group Christmas Party at my house, so I have been rushing to decorate and clean and I still need to make a homemade item to exchange...ahhhhh but I know I will be done way before they get here.

Happy Holidays,

Peggy Lee

Glitter is a flying!!!

2009-11-22T20:38:00.001-08:00

The glitter was flown onto the floor for little miss kittie to run through it!! Glitter world I have been busy in, getting ready for the holidays, and working on some new artwork.

Christmas tag/ornament made from a coaster from our local rest. 99 which I turned into cuteness!! This could go on a tree, or gift or be a present itself.

Our Hero layout is of my mom (who had a major stroke a few years back) my daughters just love how strong and how grammie never gives up. ok the tears are coming so enough of that.

Where did my time go?

2009-11-16T05:44:00.000-08:00

Where did my time go? I have been very busy bee these past couple of weeks, getting ready for teaching two workshops at my Ladies Retreat. Alot of work to prepare, 40 kits that had to be put together, alot of cutting, inking, stamping, shopping for last minute items. We are home from the Retreat and it was a fun filled weekend, spiritually refreshed and ready to start the holiday season.

What to Make?

2009-11-04T07:37:00.000-08:00

Today started out chilly and a little snow fell, with that today is our Quilt Group Gathering and I am trying to figure out what to make, or start or where to begin. I need to start on my Christmas Homemade, Handmade Gifts and some new decor for our new home. And I am drawing up blanks, I think it's because my plate is full, to much going on at once and this Holiday Season is already filling up fast. I can't believe it is November already, Christmas is in 49 days Oh My!!
Well I need to go find a project to start, finish working on my Scrapbook Workshop that is next week and I have a sick kid home today. Wow it starts....Watch out there might be snow in the morning. ahhhh

Happy Halloween!!

2009-10-31T07:03:00.000-07:00

Here is a little boo banner I made yesterday morning, so cute and simple...enjoy

creative around the house

2009-10-28T05:48:00.000-07:00

Here in this first pic is my messing table in my craft room, you wouldn't believe me if I told you it was cleaned before I started I think I would best if my table is a mess!!

Here is a Halloween card I made, the little spiders stickers are so cute!! It's amazing what a few scraps of paper, ink and glitter can do...

these last pics of me trying tie my daughter's quilt, I was doing good while all the cats were napping but the kitty woke up and thought I was on the floor to play....

I found out that this position doesn't work for long, oh my aching back....

Bittersweet Prims Giveaway

2009-10-25T08:22:00.001-07:00

My prim friend Jenn over at http://bittersweetfixinsnprimitives.blogspot.com is have an amazing giveaway of this cute little guy. Stop over for your chance to enter, hurry before it's to late.

Peggy Lee

What I've been Working ON!

2009-10-24T14:43:00.001-07:00

Here are some pics of my daughter Emilee's outfit (we just finished) she is Little Red Riding Hood she is heading out for a party with her friends. she is so cute.

we bought a couple of patterns and tweeked a little to make it worked, the save on money we bought patterns that we could use for sunday clothers later.

peggy lee

sick of being sick

2009-10-23T07:58:00.000-07:00

just a short note, the title speaks for it all....
Monday I felt fine, had a stamping class, created all day, then Tuesday woke up with a cough and sore throat, fever. Wednesday woke up fine nothing, was I dreaming, my chest still felt heavy but no cough. Thursday fine all day, stamped enjoyed friends, cooked a roasted chicken dinner great evening stamped some more.
This morning couldn't wake up over slept my man didn't get his morning coffee, came down stairs with my pillow and slept some more on the sofa my poor girls (teenagers) got themselves to school. I stumbled to the coffee pot, now the cough is back worse, sore throat, ears hurt, very tired. I am so sick of this.
That's what my week has been, I am going to try to make some salt dough snowmen heads today hopefully....

Where did my time go?

2009-10-21T05:08:00.000-07:00

This morning I had some free time so I decided to look at my blog, wow I haven't posted in a long time, please forgive me for neglecting my blog, I have been very busy. Which is no excuse but I know my prim friends will understand. I have been looking for a job, money is very tight and we just got me a new car (well old but new to me) I have been without a car for 4 months so I am very happy but with that now we have a house payment and two car payments oh and teenagers. Anyway I have been applying for jobs but no calls, which stresses me out my husband says we will be fine honey, so I had coffee with a dear friend and she said Peggy you have great talent and stuff to create you need to start selling your stuff and we need to travel and do some craft shows, I agree so I am going to embark on that task and if God blessing me with a job that will be great, I also teach crafting workshops which I need to schedule some and get busy. I know I will not get rich but it's the extras that kill me, because we can't but God has always supplied our needs and we are greatful for that. And continue to rely on Him.

Ok to update you with some pics of my busy two weeks:

The first pic is the fall table runner I made for a show-n-tell for my quilt group, love the pumpkins. The next one well is our baby Sasha and she keeps us busy and drives our other two cats nuts, the other day I was sweeping in the living room ran my broom under the sofa and out flying by was a dead mouse and dust bunnies, she hid the mouse under the sofa to hid it from the other cats who never go under there. I was not happy to pick it up, but ways glad she killed it. Then last week we woke up to a winter wonderland, a snowstorm it was beautiful but way to early it didn't last. The last pic is of my husband and Emilee walking into the apple orchard we went to get apples it was a very dark and deary day oh and very cold.... but I do love this pic I am planning on making it black and white. More to share when I get my thoughts together and a project to share. thanks for stopping by.

Peggy Lee

more colors of fall

2009-10-06T10:09:00.000-07:00

the many colors of fall, even in the sky the clouds take on their own colors of beauty.

Colors of Fall

2009-10-06T09:52:00.000-07:00

cute pumpkin cards I made a few days ago. love the glitter one....

Here is a scarf I made this past weekend while I was sick with a fever and stuck on the couch watching tv, so I knitted this and it's cute if I say so, plus it fits in with fall.

Fall's beauty

Ladies Quilt Group

2009-09-21T12:39:00.000-07:00

We had a great lunch at Janice's home, had some show and tells that you see, what beautiful work ladies.

These photo's was from August Meeting, I missed this months meeting. I am hoping to attend a quilt show with the girls the end of this month in Colebrook, NH.

My Life!!

2009-09-18T04:52:00.000-07:00

This is and who keeps me soooo busy around the Baker home, Emilee is in the Strip shirt (Billy) and Olivia is (Silly) their nicknames they call each other. Emilee started 8th grade and Olivia is a Junior in High School, wow where did the time go. They are growing up way to fast.

Prim Friend Giveaway

2009-09-15T13:06:00.000-07:00

Hey prim lovers, hop on over to HomeSpun and Primitives blog she is giving away an amazing GiveAway for September.
http://homespunandprimitives.blogspot.com leave a comment, chance to win.

Peggy Lee

My New Hair Duo!!

2009-09-15T12:30:00.000-07:00

This last one is my new profile pic, I love having my hair short, it's been a few years, love my hair long, but I needed a change, like the changing of a new season.

My hair is very thick and curly, curly. So the weight on my head was starting to bother me and I need something short and sassy for a pick my spirits up. And a new duo did it. Love it.

Wow 3 post in one day see I have missed my prim friends. Lot's to come soon..

more summer pics.

2009-09-15T12:18:00.001-07:00

First Day of School, the girls look so grown up Emilee is 13th going into the 8th grade and Olivia is 16 going into her Junior Year (as class President) mommy is so proud.

Emilee on trash day, she just loves that job....

Olivia helping us paint the trim pieces, more on the floor and the kittie...

here is a shot of the living room in process, this picture doesn't do the paint color any good, it's beauitful in person.

Sisters!!!

Time Flies when Fall Sets in!!

2009-09-15T11:38:00.000-07:00

Wow the time has flown by since that last time I did a post. Sorry for not blogging, we have been so very busy with finishing the living/dining room walls and painting walls and all the trim, and the clean up well lets just say we are still cleaning up.
Along with back to school shopping and trying to get some summer fun in before school started, and then our local Lancaster Fair the next town over which runs through labor day weekend. Then schools start the very next day, plus soccer practice, field hockey games, school meetings. Boy I have to stay home just to be the taxi driver for my girls. Then with everyday things, house cleaning, shopping, laundry, oh yeah did I mention laundry.ahh

Plus Sunday School starting last Sunday and I am teaching again, plus getting ready for a fall class in scrapbooking in a picture frame class that I am doing. I am way busy but I like it. Now I am trying to finish up a schedule for a Holiday Open House (here at my home) to sell some of my creations and teach make n takes cards, scrapbook layouts. Life in the Baker home is full and fun!!

Here are some pics to share with you our end of summer fun...enjoy..

Here is the little guy Shawn who Olivia babysat for over a week, they had so much fun together, many tears shed by both when goodbyes where done, oh sweet.

Olivia learning how to drive, my hair is turning gray.!!!!

Sorry for not blogging.

2009-08-28T03:51:00.000-07:00

I have been away for a short time, we have been busy finishing up the living room and dining room walls, they look great when I am done decorating I will post some pics. We still have some trim left and some paint touch ups.
But I have my creative place back, my studio/craft room was hosting the living room furniture, so now I have to clean up that mess, and hopefully be able to starting creating again. Now we are near the end of summer and our girls are getting ready for back to school, soccer already started and my oldest is the class president for her Junior year, she has already started with school meetings. It's going to be a busy year I can see already.
I have been a little sick, I have fibromyaligia and virago, so I have had a flair up and been dizzy for over two weeks. Maybe all the painting and up and down off of chairs flared up my virago. I am getting better.
Well fall is here in the East Coast, with cool crisp mornings, warm afternoons, and cold evenings I think summer has ended. Sad because we really didn't have a summer; but I love fall I just wish it was longer.
More to come now that I am getting back to a schedule.

Peggy Lee

Winter Wonderland Not!!

2009-08-14T14:10:00.000-07:00

Hi bloggers, this post finds me with a (winter wonderland) of drywall dust, even though we put up plastic to cover the doorways the dust gets everywhere, but I am not complaining I can't wait for our living room walls to be done, they are primed and ready to paint. It's the clean up that's a killer. And our little helper Sasha our baby kitten was right in the thick of it all, let's just say she was a different color for some time!! Isn't she so cute..

Now I am still cleaning up dust, and more likely will be for awhile. I will post the pictures of the living room done completely hopefully in about a week.

I was shocked to see on the calendar that my girls only have about unless then 3 weeks until school goes back in. I am not ready to buy school supplies, teenagers are more expensive. I am closing my eyes and hoping it's a dream.

I will get back to posting when the dust settles. ahhh

Peggy Lee

What I've been Working ON!

2009-08-11T11:27:00.000-07:00

My little kittie decided to sleep on the bottom of my kitchen chairs. I just finished washing the kitchen floor. bad kitty but oh so cute.

Here is a card that I made for someone special for a thank you gift. (all material is CTMH)

I downloaded the pattern of "CANDY CANE ANNIE" from The Olde Country Cupboard website at http://oldecountrycupboard.blogspot.com/
ANNIE isn't complete yet I promise to show you completely down. She lots of fun to make but next time I will make her a little bigger. Love this pattern and it's so easy.

Here is a wall hanging for FALL decoration, I made this in one evening watching a movie with my husband. It turned out so cute and easy I am going to make a few more. To sell. Leave me a comment to let me know what you think. It's not completed yet hope to have it down by Friday. My husband is home on vacation and he is trying to finish our living room walls so I can have my craft/studio room back. just think my living room is in my studio room (no room to play much) my house is a mess. Can't wait to be done, when it's all painted I will post pics.

Prayers Answered

2009-08-10T15:51:00.000-07:00

Thank you all who prayed for our Pastor Jim, His test came back fine, His heart is fine. Praise the Lord.

Thanks Peggy Lee

blessings

Prayers

2009-08-09T20:49:00.000-07:00

Our Pastor Jim is in the hospital with chest pains, please keep him and his wife Jody in your prayers and thoughts.
Words can not explain how I feel, not knowing what's happening that's when Trust in our Lord is huge. Thanks for your prayers.

Peggy Lee

sneak peek

2009-08-08T16:48:00.000-07:00

here are a few cards I worked on last night, they still need color. While I was looking at the patterns in some Create and Decorate books, I free hand drew these cards. Not bad for the first time. I want to make more...

Around the house weekend.

2009-08-08T06:03:00.000-07:00

Around the house this weekend will be a busy one. Friday night (last night) I was sick from my fibro pain, I didn't get to go to a scrapbook retreat weekend. That's ok maybe next time. The girls had youth group, Lee and I dropped them off, ran to Walmart sick and all, but we where half way there and you know if you live in the country towns that's a big deal with the cost of gas today. So Lee and I ran in real quick Lee knows when I am sick with pain, I slow down really fast, but of course I did manage to buy some new fabrics fall colors (I bought them to make something for a swap I am in) no more clues want it to be a surprise.

I did work on some prim note cards last night while Lee and I watched tv for a little while waiting for the girls to come home. They turned out cute, I will post pics later today.

Now it's Saturday morning, we are up and have had coffee, we are getting ready for a family BBQ that we are having today, to see off our nephew George who is going back overseas to finish out another six months. Please keep him and others who are over there in your prayers, and their families.

August is suppose to be warm, NOT yesterday the wind was blowing and cool crisp air was flowing, fall can't come yet we haven't had a summer here in New England. And to top that off, it got down to 40 degrees last night, warm socks and sweatshirts was a must last night.

Don't get me wrong I love fall, just would like some kind of summer before winter sets in.

Peggy Lee

Inspiring yellow

2009-08-05T06:12:00.000-07:00

Yellow is seeming to be a fav- of mine lately. I guess because I have been thinking of mustard yellows for fall decorating. Today is quilt group and I am going to sketch out a wall haning for our house for fall and sunflowers.
My kitchen is colored yellow but I don't like it all over my walls so that will change, but I do love splashes of yellow with prim decorating.
Fall is just around the corner, and finishing up the living room walls this weekend and getting the pine kneedle green on them I can't wait, now I am thinking of cranberry color for the dinning room. oh boy, picking out colors and changing my mind drives my man nuts!! ahh
Well have to run my friend will be here so to pick me up for quilt group. see ya soon..

peggy lee

August Morning

2009-08-01T07:28:00.000-07:00

August is here and the sun is shining yes! Maybe the rain will hold off for a few days! This is a picture of something I found in my back yard. Can anyone tell me what they are? I think they are choke cherries? But I am not sure, it's like a tree beautiful (see the little black tic) yuck.
Today is going to be spent doing Saturday morning chores, dump run, cleaning bathrooms, helping Lee with the walls in the living room. We are even going to cook burgers on the grill tonight yes, love charcoal burgers. Enjoy family time today!
more to come later.
peggy lee

A Blessed Couple of Days! Look What Came!!

2009-07-30T12:44:00.000-07:00

The past couple of days we have been home relaxing well after much time spent mowing and weeding a flower garden then peeling my clothes off from the heat wave we are finally getting, yeah. But it's very humid and sticking. The girls and I decided to play with water color paints and we had a blast. Here I am playing with color. I will post a pic when it's all done.

Here is Olivia helping me plant some flowers, she took a class at her school and she won award for it. Bare foot and everything, thanks Olivia for all your help. She is even wearing green, she matching the outdoors, not planned. she is a cutie. There was a very small flower garden here when we moved in this has taken alot of weeding and figuring out what is in there which wasn't much, love the plants behind Olivia's head, beautiful.

Even the kitties want to come out to play!!

LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL TODAY I WON OVER AT:

THE OLDE COUNTRY CUPBOARD'S CHRISTMAS IN JULY BLOG, THANKS SANDY FOR PICKING ME!! I TRULY JUMPED FOR JOY WHEN IT CAME, I LOVE CHRISTMAS AND THIS STARTS MY DECORATING, MY HUSBAND WILL LOVE THAT.

SO JUMP ON OVER TO SANDY'S BLOG AND BE INSPIRED YOU WON'T REGRET IT!

http://oldecountrycupboard.blogspot.com/

Love the Santa and the Crow, this window will match one I have hanging already. The tarts smell Divine. Happy Holidays (shh only a few months early)

again thanks Sandy, love your blog...

Flower Garden

2009-07-28T07:12:00.000-07:00

This is what I am up to this morning, my sister-in-law Caren came over with this beauty, she has tons on your property. We dug a hole and planted it this morning, between two huge trees. I have decided to make a flower garden there it's going to be cute, there are three old tree stumps and Lee and I are going to work them into the garden. Yesterday we went to the plant store and I got 20 flowers they had a deal 1.00 each. They won't bloom this year but next summer beauty will appear.

Lee has been busy finishing up the living room walls, next is painting the kitchen. So much to do when you buy a home, we've been here for a year. And our summer is just now coming, we've had so much rain. Our trees here in the east coast some are already changing color not good. So no vegie garden this year that's ok we are fixing and garden for next spring.

After digging up the lawn for the garden today, I need to finish mowing the lawn. I am excited for the sunshine today and for most of the week will be nice. Praise God. Our girls went to the lake for the first time this summer.

Lazy Days of summer

2009-07-26T05:47:00.000-07:00

the new kitten has settled in quite well.

tigger our big boy enjoys our backyard

flowers blooming in a small garden that was already here when we moved in, I am thinking of making it much bigger next year.

enjoy these pics, I am scanning and taking pics of some projects I have done, hope to have them posted this week.

Rainy day pics of family time.

2009-07-21T06:50:00.000-07:00

Yummy, fresh hot banana bread, hot cup of tea and playing scrabble with emilee! Now that's a family day at home....

what a cutie! emilee 13 years old

emilee and I are playing scrabble, sometimes emie takes a while to play so I decided to do some stitching while I waited. I got like two done. yeah...

Ok, I hate pictures of me, but I had to show you that I was stitching up a storm. I have about three more others done, I need to take a pic to show you.

family fun day at home. It's been raining here for weeks and not much to do but stay in and with teens you have to be creative and play a game or two with them. These pics are from the beginning of July. It's finially sunny here for a change but very cold for this time of the year.

Kidz Camp 08

2009-07-15T05:21:00.000-07:00

Here is Jody our Pastor's wife enjoying camp....

Here is the worship hall at Singing Hills Lodge were Olivia is this week.

Here is Olivia at camp last year, she loves to go and be with all the kidz, Olivia is at Kidz Camp this week and we miss her very much, I know I will have new pictures to show you soon. I have been busy this week babysitting two cuties, in the pic below there they are, what a cute family. The girls are so fun, they love chasing our new kitten around, they keep me on my toes.

Chatting with U

2009-07-10T12:13:00.000-07:00

girls coloring their hair!!!!

trouble

what a cutie!!!!! that's good yummm

olivia at santa's village with friends...

emilee showing off her birthday gifts, she loves those sneakers.

not much here for news, things have been kind of quiet since the 4th, we have had so much rain, I am thinking of building my own ark in the back yard incase it doesn't stop. We have had two sunny days, which I about killed myself mowing the yards, with a push mower. so I thought I would share some everyday pics with you of our life around bittersweet street.

more 4th of July parade

2009-07-07T18:24:00.000-07:00

here are some more pictures of the parade, the pink birds drove my husband crazy, for some reason they are everywhere up here? Don't know why?

Happy 4th of July

2009-07-04T08:34:00.000-07:00

Family have to love them....

Here is the Baker family enjoying the Lancaster Parade this morning to start the celebration of the 4th of July. We live in Whitefield our town doesn't do a parade on the 4th so we drove a town over to Lancaster where we lived for 5 years before settling in Whitefield.

Lancaster movie theater, someone I don't know who just shot a movie there a few weeks ago.

Birds of a Feather Artist store, love the old buildings in Lancaster, NH.

Here is Emilee the birthday girl, yesterday was her 13th birthday, we also celebrate her day through the 4th. lucky girl

Sunday Evening

2009-06-28T16:19:00.000-07:00

Wow can't believe it's Sunday evening already, what a weekend let's start with today. We woke up had morning coffee, breakfast and running around getting ready to go to church. After church came home for a light lunch, nap time, I went visiting a friend for awhile enjoyed coffee and sitting on her country porch visiting. Boy I wish I had a porch like that, put that on my dream list for this home. Came home and we took our youngest out to eat thinking it would be cheaper because we were one less. Not it was almost 40.00 and we both got water that is suppose to be free. Going out to eat it's not in our budget anymore.
This weekend was filled with many do list projects, Lee worked on the living room walls, finally cut the tall grass in our garden that I have not had time to plant yet, not much time to do so either, but with my mother sick and being gone this spring when I should have been home to prepare the garden. oh well that's ok, I am going to plant some tomato plants and a few more little things and that mostly it for this summer. unless I can read up on gardening some more. Don't get me wrong, I grew up on a farm and worked in a garden all my life, but making a garden for the first time by yourself is alot of work, which I love but time got away from me.
God will supply our needs and tomatoes!! I am just happy to finally have a home to call ours and it's alot of hard work, but I do love the feeling afterwards.
In the morning I have to take my mother in law down to get surgery and will be gone all day. Thats fine since it's going to rain anyway, so I think I will take some stitchery with me to keep be busy while I wait for her.
Blessings
peggy lee

Around the House/ Birthday art

2009-06-25T04:06:00.000-07:00

Here a few pics of around our house, we are in the process of redoing the living room walls, the only walls that wasn't done (besides our bedroom) that wasn't finished when we bought this house a year ago. It's been a slow process with work, kids and of course bills. (van breaking down two days after Christmas) ok got that off my chest. So now onto the colors, that has been a battle in it self, oh man the color choices a person has CRAZY, we have chosen I think (pine needle green, dark cranberry, almond oil tan color)

The last pic is of some yard sale finds from a while ago.

SNEAK PEAK AT MY BIRTHDAY ART I DID FOR MYSELF. (oops left the caps on)

To see more pics of birthday art (39yrs and holding) hop on over to http://pegbaker.blogspot.com for a closer look. I had so much fun playing in my studio and getting messy, this wall art is to hang in my studio for inspiration. enjoy

peggy lee

Sneak Peak

2009-06-23T14:26:00.000-07:00

This is Lee's Father's Day Gift I made for him for more details and more pictures. Hop on over to my other blog http://pegbaker.blogspot.com called creative scraps. Enjoy

peggy lee

Around the House

2009-06-23T04:46:00.000-07:00

sasha wanting to go get that crow across the street.

Love this pink flower my sister-in-law gave me for just because gift. Thanks Caren

This old storm window my dear friend bought it for my birthday about 10 years ago in Kanas City on one of her yard sale trips. I love it to death, placed a wreath I bought and added tiny pine cones. It's a great conversation piece because everyone who visits me ask, "Why do you have a old window on you wall?" I sometimes just say I love it!! It's me!!

Here are some buttercups from my backyard, they are everywhere out there, I know they are a weed but God made the most beautiful weeds I think.... this yellow Begonia I found yesterday at my local food store, I have never seen a yellow one, always red, pink, white. So I had to have it.

summer beauty.....

Prim Finds

2009-06-22T06:51:00.000-07:00

my Emilee all dress up for church...

A few weekends ago I went over to visit my sister-in-law and on the way saw a great yardsale, I got these old top jars for 2.00

And can you believe it this 6 foot tree with lights for a 1.00, Emilee thought I was crazy, but we have a big house now and I love Christmas and decorating every room is a dream of mine with a tree.

Also I got this melon green cabinet for 2.00 don't know what I am going to do with it but it was a great find. Love yard sales.

We are getting ready for re due on the living room walls, I have ripped off all the wallpaper, now we are either going to Spackle or put up new drywall.? Not sure Lee and I keep going back and forth.

But we have decided on a color (pine needle green) love it. I will show pictures soon of our process. or us pulling our hair out. wait and see.

peggy lee

School Is Out

2009-06-19T12:36:00.000-07:00

Well it's Friday at last, and today starts summer vacation for my girls. They are so ready and I think I am to. Today I was feeling a little overwhelmed because the past two weeks have been nuts for me. Being a mother, wife, cook, washer of clothes wheres my pants!, cat duty, personal driver for every ones needs. STOP is what I wanted to yell, then another mother told me to enjoy it because before to long I was going to miss it, and I know she is right. only six years and both girls will be done with school, two years for my oldest and then I will be missing the little things that frustrate me now.
Enjoy your everyday moments even if the are driving you nuts. Blessings is what I need to remember.
Now a Blessing would be a week without rain....

Father's

2009-06-16T12:59:00.000-07:00

Here is a scrapbook layout I will be teaching this fall at our Annual Women's Fall Retreat, this is my husband Lee when a young boy with his father Carl (who is no longer with us but we miss him). Teaching the ladies how to scrapbook in a plain frame. I thought with Father's Day coming up this weekend, it was something to share. Let's remember the men in our lives and honor the ones gone before us.

2009-06-15T06:12:00.000-07:00

Olivia and her friend Paige seeking into my craftroom and playing, they had so much fun, made jewerly and cards.

We had our first cookout of the year, oh that burger tasted sooooo good. Love our backyard just now need more flowers!!!! maybe a pool!!!!!

2009-06-11T05:18:00.000-07:00

Well sorry no sewing project to show you yet, see trouble at the top of the post, cute little sasha has been helping me sew. Anyway I made a huge mistake and I am cutting out more of the same material from the post about sewing on Monday. So it's now Thursday and I am staying home today and sewing that project hope to have it finish today and will post it tonight. Giving myself a deadline, I work much better under pressure.

This card "fly" is a card I made last weekend and posted it on my creative scraps blog it was for a contest, I didn't win but I had so much fun playing and will play again. What a thrill, to create and wait to see if yours gets pick, it was exciting.

As you can see sasha is sitting on a yo yo runner I made for me, a while ago I am making more yo yo's and preparing to sew them into more runners, candle matts they are so fun to make and easy.

Thursday are my cleaning day around the house, I try not to clean on the weekends so we can do family events or just hang out or work on a weekend project. It's grad. weekend and my husband lee is working for his bank setting up a new branch so it will be just me and Emilee. Olivia is singing at grad. Maybe I will go yard sale shopping? yes

My sewing project for Monday

2009-06-08T03:52:00.000-07:00

This is my project for today is to finish my pincushion that my quilt ladies did in the post below. I will post a pic of my finish work. I wanted to show you the fabric I chosen. I love the browns and hints of blue flowers. I am excited to sew this up!

A little tip see in the picture that I used the new cutting knife that you place you figure in to have better control cutting which I use for my scrapbooking and cardmaking projects. Well you see I couldn't find my rotary cutter so I had to use this and I have to say it was great, it cut the fabric like butter and I had better control of my cutting.

You can find this knife at you local scrapbooking store, for under $5.00's what a deal.