Rope Basket Sewing

First inspired by SouleMama and then Kris, I found myself constantly thinking about rope basket making.  I had it in my mind that “I need to do that!!” So  I set out to the local hardware store for some regular clothesline and then the fabric store for some demin strength sewing needles.  That’s about really all you need for this project, oh, and a lot of thread.  Like, a ton of thread, they use up quite a bit.  I was hooked on basket sewing. Something rewarding and quick and so fun.  Even more fun was finding places for all the baskets.  One for my sewing notions, one to hold my seed packets, one for wooden blocks, and of course one giant basket to hold my very favorite yarns.

tutorial here

Horsebarn Hill

A visit to see the cows, sheep and horses. Jaiden, Joelle and I took a ride up to see the animals today. It was a bit windy which made for a quick trip, but still fun none the less.

^^look, mom, cows!!^^

^^ happy dance at the cow barn ^^

And, on the way home we stopped at Willington Pizza for take out and meet dad ‘at the job site’ to have lunch all together!

2014 visit to Horsebarn Hill here

Coloring Eggs

One of my earliest memories from Easter is coloring eggs.  To this day I love it, maybe even as much as my kids loved coloring them.  I love the bright colors, especially after a long winter like we had. Jaiden was really into it this year.  He did it all by himself. He would put three eggs in each of the colors and ran out of them quite quickly.  It was a fun day with friends followed by an early pizza dinner!

Happy Easter Weekend to you!!