Sunflowers "Make Me Smile"

 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)

Artsy Addicts "Handmade Embellishment Challenge" facebook

Birthday Gift Wrap and Tag

 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

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

 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!

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

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!!!

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

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/

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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!

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

 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