Garden Woes!

I thought that due to the extreme temperatures that we had been experiencing, my plants were suffering from a little bit of heat stress.   Not only was it hot but the little leaf eating grasshoppers were thick.   I assumed between the heat and the grasshoppers, my plants were suffering.  That was NOT the case.  One of the kids got close to one of my hollyhock plants and there on the leaf was the smallest of little beetles. They were super tiny and I had never seen anything like them before.   I of course Googled it and they looked just like the below picture and they were killing my plants.

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Ring Around The Rosie

I gave you a little peek at what I have been working on the last couple days.  Thank goodness it has cooled down here.  (If you call 95 degrees cooler) The 100's were brutal but I was able to get a lot of sewing completed (my first quilt) when it was too hot to be outside enjoying the day.  Since my sewing machine is still broken and we are enjoying the outside, I have been working on my crochet projects during the evenings.

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A Great Birthday Gift!!

My birthday was recently and my sister who knows me really well bought me the neatest present. I had never heard of it before but now I have fallen in love with it. It is a Scentsy warmer. She bought me the Wrangler warmer since it fits well with my house decor.

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W.I.P. Wednesday - Cupcakes and Animal Print

For all of you in the states, I hope that everyone had a Happy 4th of July.  We enjoyed family and  great food (My sis can make a mean potato salad).  Thanks to all the great men and women who came before us and fought for our freedoms, so that we can enjoy each other and all the things we love to do.

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July Fresh Sewing Day!

Is it already July 1st?  I know everyone says that, but really the summer months go by soooo fast.  I guess it is the age old saying, "Time flies when your having fun."  I had a week of my hubby being on vacation and we were out and about, going to birthday parties, remodling laundry areas, and other assorted project.   Here is a mosaic of all my sewing and crocheting finishes for June.

 

I finished my very first quilt in June (Yes, I had to throw in another picture)

 and I had a tutorial for my bike pouch I designed for Sew Mama Sew!

Linking up to Lily's Quilts Fresh Sewing Day!

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Red, White, & Blue Zig Zag

A month ago Ashley at Mommy by day Crafter by night started a

I had never finished a quilt.  Let alone finish it in a month.  I thought the task to be impossible.  Between swim lessons and all the other fun activites to do during the summer, I decided to be my crazy self and take the challenge.  Well, to my amazement, (and a broken down sewing machine-that might just go to the sewing room in the sky), I finished it.  I honestly didn't know that I would.  So here is my very first quilt.

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