A good day for baking a cake

 Hello Happy Homebuddies!

A most very pleasant day today weatherwise, more of what I remember summers being like as a child. 

I made the command decision this week to make homemade carrot cake. I have not made one in ages and ages. I don't think my family has ever even tried it. I think they will like it. 

It is in the oven as I am chatting with you. Have you ever had carrot cake? Do you enjoy it? 

Finishing up some coffee, and I've hung a tablecloth out on the line to blow in breeze One of my favorite things to do. I saw a beautiful Monarch butterfly. Always a treat to see those. Yellow finches are also around gathering seeds off the Zinnia & Black Eyed Susans. 

Simple joys.

Not yet, but soon my favorite decor will be bursting out of their tub.

I like to harken back to old posts around the same time/day at this current one to see what was going on in my world and what a topic might have been.

Here is one from last year

PennyRugs

This makes me want to make another one. Usually in the fall I get all about certain things.

Love it!

Be of Good Cheer, do good things! 

Happy Homebody Monday #9 Crafting

 Howdee Happy Homebody!

I'm not sure if I live north or south of the Equator these days. It is more fall like where I live, but today is June 1st. The rainfall has filled up the rain barrel and will provide many waterings of healthy rainwater to the garden plants when/if it heats up a bit. 

Yesterday we wanted to work in the yard, it was only in the 40's and windy, but dry. We opted for a ride to Amish country. With the weather and it being Saturday we figured there may be less crowds & traffic. It wasn't to bad at all. We didn't do our usual routine of getting bulk goods and the antique store, but rather went a little shop which carries fabric, felt and stitching kits. We went to lunch and enjoyed watching all the farm critters along the way. 

I've mentioned a few times here that I'm enamored with the penny rugs, and it might be something I would like to do more of, so I picked up a small kit to work on. I'm in between projects at the moment, as I did finish the filet crochet wall hanging. I've got some yarn ordered for a project which is going to challenge me a bit.

Here is the kit I purchased

I also brought this home with me. I do love me some Crinoline Ladies. 

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I'm not sure how this will be displayed, I'm considering a hoop. She is a lovely crinoline lady appliqued on to fabric, and hand stitched. 

Sun is out today so far, less windy and will be about 65 degrees, so the project in the yard will get done. It won't take long. I've pulled out my long ago made "flower bed"

 I made this many years ago out of a small pallet, somebody was tossing it out, I was taking my son to school (elementary), he is now 29 so we've had this little bed for a while. 

We added the fence post at the ends & sides. 

The project for today outside in the sunshine 

Because the flower bed is on the grass and I'm keeping potted plants (flowers) in there, ( well they will be flowers if the seeds germinate, have sunshine and warmth), my husband is going to put a ground cover and some rocks to keep the grass from growing in so we don't have to move it mow the grass. 

Thank you for stopping in!

Penny Rug Candle Mat

 It has been cooler & lovely, there is a hint of fall.

Moving about smartly today, I did get my fridge cleaned & organized looks much better. A little dusting, and moving things around for a fresh look.

I've been working on the penny rug mat, and have made good progress. When I finish this one, I'll work on the pumpkin circle mat next. A little bit every day.

I finished something, how about that?  This wasn't hard, it was a learning curve. I am not a sewer or a lover of sewing by any stretch. I so admired these little penny rug mats, I had to give it a whirl.

This is where I purchased the kit from, it includes everything. You cut and sew the circles.

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I thank you for your visit

~ Faith~ 

Keeping your hands busy

 

and your mind focused on what is good, being creative, learning a skill it's all FarmhouseWorthy.

Good Day to you!

We had a lovely rain and even some thunder on Monday, everything perked up including me, grateful for the rain for all living creatures.

I've been working ever so slowly on this Penny rug mat, and learning alot about myself, some of which I already knew, for example hand sewing is not my best suit. I found myse lf getting frustrated by the fact that I didn't pick this up & make perfect stitches the very first time. I noticed that the joy of working with the thread creating this mat was overshadowed by the fact this has just got to be perfect. 

Hard lessons, but with each stitch I am increasing the skill, and was reminded that this is folk art in part and doesn't have to have each stitch the same as the previous one, otherwise it would be made by a machine and not by hand.

I wondered when I had acquired the thought that everything must be perfect? Did I feel this way when I was a young girl, I am thinking that is not the case. It had to come from teens or young adult. What influences encouraged perfectness.? 

Nothing is perfect, unless it is made by GOD. But I am, and you are so we are perfect as he made us. I'm learning even at my age, and I tell you that I am learning more and faster than I ever have, that what I make is good enough, won't be another like it every again in the history of world, and it was made by my two hands. 

So I press on with these pennies...

 And so I want to encourage  you, whatever it is that you want to try...to just keep on trying...you may be missing out on a wonderful skill set.

Question for you?

What have you put away or given up on because it wasn't perfect?

Would you be willing to stay at it and see it through?

~stay joyfilled with simple things~

~Faith~

Is that bread I smell?

Yep! There is bread in the oven this morning, and let me tell you how absolutely wonderful it smells. 

I've been  up since 4:30 am. Woke up could not go back to sleep, so I go up put on the coffee and put together a loaf of bread. 

I'm always looking at bread recipes, and I particularly like the ones where only one loaf is made at a time. 

I found one early this morning waiting for the sun to rise. It is 8:00 am and it has about another half hour in the oven. The recipe was easy, as was the preparation.  

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So here we are once again, 

This mornings sky..for a second and then it changed. It was Lavender....

Still working on the crochet afghan making progress. I finished the skirt ( my way) I couldn't get the directions sorted out in my head, so I just as they say winged it. It's not perfect but I can wear it. 

I got in a rabbit hole about Penny Rugs, and now I want to make one. While it would not be "traditional", I think I can crochet the pennies. While I am deciding if I want to invest in the wool/felt and ordering and yada yada yada, I have thread why not try?

Never heard of a penny rug?Visit the you tube below.

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I started some pepper seeds with heat mat under them, I have not successfully grown any from seed. It is my understanding they like heat to grow from seed. 

We'll see. 

Thanks for popping over.