Sunday Sayings

"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise man grows it under his feet."  James Openheim

Naughty

A Bunch of Carrots

I decided to jump on the Easter carrot bandwagon and make a few for my front door.  I think they turned out pretty cute.  Fabric and "stems" from Hobby Lobby.  

 I found the tutorial on my friend Nicole's blog here.

 I made a couple of extra to share.

 This was Mimi's Cottage front yard today.  Sunny and bright!  Hallelujah!

 And this is what it looked like yesterday.

Ahhhh, it must be spring in northern Utah!

Sunday Sayings

"I can assure you that the greatest responsibility and the greatest joys in life are centered in the family, honorable marriage, and rearing a righteous posterity."  Ezra Taft Benson

Sigh

Tole Trays

Sometime last year my darling friend Diane from California came to visit.

She noticed that I had a little collection of black metal trays.

Diane said she thought she had one in storage and she'd try to find it for me.

Well, I guess she found it cause

 look what came in the mail last week!

 It looks like it's hand painted.

Don't you love the colors?

It's such a unique pattern.

THANK YOU Diane!!

I love it!!

I have a few others.

Some are wood and kind of new.

Some are metal and old.

 Some are stamped and some are hand painted.

 This one's made out of paper mache?  Or some kind of cardboardish material.

 I've found them on Ebay, picked some up at garage sales and thrift stores, and bought a couple at cute little shops.  But it was so much fun finding one in my mailbox last week.

Sunday Sayings

"You need never be discouraged or afraid.  The way through difficulties has always been prepared for you, and you will find it if you exercise faith."  Henry B Eyring