New Additions To My Pincushion Family

Hello my dear friends,

first of all I wanted to show my lovely giveaway gift I received from Tiffany at "The Cranky Queen". I won her Mother's Day giveaway!

What a pretty creation!!

Of course I would like to show you all a few of my new creations as well. Between fixing my back yard and still trying to get ready for my garage sale that will hopefully finally happen in the near future - I did get a little time to create something.

Here are the two newest additions to my pincushion family.

The base for this pincushion in a tiny cup holder which I found in a second hand store.

This time I didn't use pansies but little pink crochet flowers which have been tea stained.

This pincushion turned out so elegant again ~ I just love the look!

No wonder I just can't stop making these. They are so much fun to make and they turn out so so beautifully!!

And last but not least ...

do not forget to enter my first giveaway. Just click on the link below the picture and it will take you where you need go to leave a comment.

And this is what you can win!!

http://todolwen.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-very-first-wee-giveaway.html

Have a peaceful and creative day,

Karen B.

Please Pray For Slave Lake, Alberta!!

Hello my dear friends,

at the moment there are over 100 wild fires in Alberta, Canada out of control which includes one very close to Fort McMurray where my husband works. One fire is especially terrible right now - the Slave Lake fire!

I would like to ask you all to pray for the people of Slave Lake, Alberta. Their town is being destroyed by a huge wild fire that is out of control. Over half of the town has already been lost to the flames and the fire is moving forward very fast!!

Please pray for the people of Slave Lake and everybody that might be affected by these fires. Please pray for all the firemen from all over Canada that are working their hardest to get these fires under control and please pray for rain so it can help put the flames out!!!

Thank you,

have a peaceful and safe day,

Karen B.

My Very First Wee Giveaway!!!

Hello my dear friends,

I have been really busy last week but I did find time to create something little. I would like you all to know that I am going to have a wee giveaway - my very first one!! I am so excited for this!!!!! I would like to thank you all for being so kind and caring and for all your lovely comments you have left me in the past.

The gift I am giving away, of course is none other than a pincushion!!!!

And this is it ...

I made this little creation specially for my giveaway and I hope you all like it.

This pincushion is made from a vintage children's spoon that I found in an antique store last week and of course I had to add some of my loved crochet pansies to it.

All you have to do to enter my giveaway is leave me a comment on this post and it would be nice if you were a follower.

I will draw the winner on June 2nd which will make my day really special (it's my birthday)! Good luck to you all!!

Have a peaceful and creative day,

Karen B.

Flooded ~ So Much Rain!!

Hello my dear friends,

remember I told you about our fake riverbed in one of my posts last week and that it is a drainage system?Well, we have had so much rain here last night that the drain couldn't take in the water fast enough and the back of my yard flooded!

This started about 10 pm last night and I couldn't really take any pictures because of the darkness and the amount of rain coming down to show you, but I do have pictures of the flood 2 years ago which happened during the day...

This is my back yard without water ....

and this is my yard flooded!

 This is what happened 2 years ago. Last night wasn't as bad as this but not far off. I stood out there for about 45 minutes, thigh deep in the cold water and in the dark with bare feet making sure the drain wouldn't plug up with leaves and twigs. After about an hour the rain slowed down and the water drained again.

It looks so lovely and I would love it if it were a lake permanently, but it only happens about once or twice a year and it takes a lot of work to clean up after the water is gone again.

Last but not least ....

I can't wait to post tomorrow!! Why? Maybe I will see you here tomorrow again so you can find out!

Have a peaceful and creative day,

Karen B.



Dare I Say ~ More Pincushions

Hello my dear friends,

I am feeling really good again and  I have made more .... pincushions of course!!

The left one is made from one of the egg cups I found a week ago and the right one is made from a little tarnished drinking vessel.

These pincushions have turned out elegant this time and yet still delicate and not overloaded.

The purple pansy and the rhinestone center, which I made from an old earring, just compliment each other so well.

This pincushion was really a lot of fun to make. I love the way the creams and whites blend so gently together and the little blue cameo with rhinestones just faces you with all its glory whilst being surrounded with old lace. This creation really makes me happy with the way it has turned out.

Creating is something that makes my heart sing. It makes me feel good about myself and what I can achieve as a artist and crafter and I hope you get the same pleasure and happiness out of what ever you like to do.

Have a peaceful and creative day,

Karen B.

Spring Has Finally Arrived Here ~ At Last

Hello my dear friends,

at last ... Spring has arrived ...  and with it lots and lots of weeds!! I am feeling much better again so I decided to spend Mother's Day in my garden trying to tidy it up at least a little bit and I haven't stopped since and I must say I really enjoying it. 

We have a fake riverbed at the bottom of our yard which hides a drainage system. It is being taken over by Dandelions right now and it does look quite nice, but if I don't get them out soon they will be too many to handle.

So many weeds!!! All of them have to be pulled by hand because we have a lot of little creatures like rabbits, squirrels, raccoons and ducks that like to come and visit I would hate for them to get ill from any chemical I would use.

There are a few very pretty little weeds there too like this little purple flower. I think I am not going to pull them out just yet but leave them a bit longer.

I am hoping not to need too much longer with weeding because I have a few new ideas for our garden. I am planning on changing the look of it and I want it to be easier to care for too. We had to have our foundation dug open on one side of the house due to water getting through the wall so it is mud everywhere there and it needs to be finished.  I will keep you up to date on this project as it gets done.

Have a peaceful and creative day,

Karen B.

Really Under The Weather

Hello my dear friends,

what a week this has been! I have been feeling really under the weather these past days now with a sort of flu and/or bad cold and so has my younger daughter. I have spent most of the week at home with no energy, not even any interest to do anything creative. I couldn't even get a thought together to post on my blog!

I did start to feel a bit better yesterday so I ventured out to a huge church sale that only happens twice a year. In the end I only spent $1 on one item and then left for home again.

This is what I bought for my $1.

 It is a real rose that has been given a life forever. It is made by a company here in Canada and they have somehow managed to preserve this rose's beauty by dipping it into a type of resin I think. Isn't it just beautiful?!

I did get some nice news a few days ago. I won the "Mother's Day giveaway" from Tiffany's "The Cranky Queen" blog - yay!!

 It is a beautiful decorated bottle and I am tickled pink - so to say - about it.

I hope you all are well these days and you are looking after yourselves.

Have a peaceful and creative day,

Karen B.