Did someone say road trip?

Good Afternoon All~

I've been in a funk since Cody's Eagle ceremony. I loved how the ceremony turned out, but haven't had the ambition to do anything since that day. I think I just needed a couple of days to do nothing. Well ~I've done nothing for the last 3 days & now I'm mad at myself for not doing anything. I know I probably just needed to "chill", but it's hard to get over the fact that I wasted 3 days. Oh well~enough whining!! I decided to get out of the house & shop today. And boy did I ever shop!! I visited one of my favorite quilt shops~Primitive Gatherings in Menasha. To check out Lisa's website click here. So my mom and I went off to see who could do the most damage to the pocketbook.

I just had to buy the newest book~ Summer Gatherings. What a wonderful book. There is a project in this book for everyone.

Kits to go with the book~3 pin cushions & a house sampler.

Another pattern & kit~stitchery with wool applique.

 More patterns & a couple of balls of Valdani thread. Two of these were older patterns & were 50% off.

There was a kit there for a beautiful basket quilt, but I had to leave it behind because I have way too many unfinished quilt kits already. I may have to go back for it though. I can't stop thinking about how nice it would look on my bed.

With all these goodies, guess who won in the most spent contest. Not me!! Mom beat me out for that honor. She will be joining in with all those "crazy ladies" making a wool crazy quilt. It will be beautiful when she is finished.

I'm feeling much better now. I'm not sure if it was the road trip or finally getting to see the sun after 3 days of rain.

Have a great rest of the week & enjoy the weekend.

Hugs~Becky

Dreary Day and Cody's Eagle Ceremony

Good Morning. It is a dreary, rainy day here in Wisconsin and looks like it will be this way for a couple of days. I have a few pictures I took before Cody's  Eagle ceremony last Saturday. We had a friend take pics of his actual ceremony so we have to wait for those pics. These are some I managed to snap before being hauled off to practice for the big day. First up is the quilt I made for him along with some of the things he's made in his scouting career.

Pictures of him on his many journeys and his project book.

Bringing in the flags.

More practicing.

Cody with his honor guard~3 Eagle Scouts.

This was taken after the ceremony. My grandma, Cody, and me. Can you tell the sun was in our eyes? It was a beautiful day & a beautiful ceremony. We are so proud of Cody.

I'm off the snuggle with my poochie and do some stitching. It's a great day to snuggle up and stitch.

Enjoy the day~Becky

Happy Mothers Day

Hope you are all having a wonderful Mothers Day today. I will be celebrating with my family. Today is also my son's & hubby's birthday~so we will be having a triple celebration!!

Cody's Eagle Court of Honor was yesterday & it was such a beautiful ceremony. I will post pictures soon.  I'm off the enjoy the day with my wonderful family.

Enjoy the day~Becky

Eagle Pictures as Promised and Prom

What a wonderful day we had today in Southern Wisconsin. The sun was shining & it was in the high 70's.

I finished my eagles for Cody's Eagle ceremony on Saturday. What a relief that is. This pic is eagles before wings.

Piles of wings waiting to be attached to bodies.

Finished eagles...

Close up view of finished table decorations. I think these will make wonderful keepsakes for the guests.

Last weekend was prom and Cody decided last minute that he wanted to go. I'm sure it was more Brit's idea than his. Too late to order a tux, so to add to my stress I had to run him all over to try to find a suit I think we did okay. This is the two of them before leaving for dinner. They had a good time.

So now the countdown begins for Cody's eagle ceremony on Saturday. I'm glad I have the next few days off because I'm already a basket case. I'm going shopping tomorrow for most of the food and precooking what I can. Friday is set up, cooking, picking up the cake, & last minute running around. Hoping I don't forget anything. We're expecting about 80 people (mini wedding).  Wish me luck!!

Becky

Old Farmhouse Gathering Pattern Giveaway

Happy Tuesday everyone!!

The wonderfully talented ladies from The Old Farmhouse Gathering Team are having a pattern giveaway. Be sure to visit them & sign up for this very generous giveaway. The drawing will be on May 8th & I sure hope my name is picked!!

It's a beautiful day out today & I have a pile of eagle ornaments to stain, so I better get the old rear in gear. I'll post pics of them tomorrow.

Here's hoping I finish them~Becky

Patriotic Tree

Happy Monday! I dug out my patriotic decorations this week end so I decided to share pics of my Americana tree. I just love decorating for the seasons. Here is my tree...

Another tree picture.

Some of my ornies....  A prim flag.

Uncle Sam Crow...

Annie with bunny...

Annie with stick horse...

Black doll with flag and crow...

Prim prairie doll...

Uncle Sam...

Prim angels just purchased from ebay. Love them!!

Hope you enjoyed my Americana tree.

It's been crazy in our household these last couple of weeks. We've been busy planning Cody's Eagle Scout Court of Honor. Let me tell you~it's like planning a small wedding. Guest list, invitations, food, decorations, video, photographer, etc. This Saturday is the day it all takes place.  I hope we have good weather~right now it looks like rain:(

Well~I need to get busy. I have some decorations to paint & pictures to add to a photo album for this week end before I head off to work tonight.

Have a great day!!

Becky

Some Finishes and Flowers

Happy Friday everyone!! I hope you all have had a great week. Mine was busy, busy, busy. I had to work all week this week, but I have the week end off. Yippee!! Too bad it's supposed to rain. I didn't get much finished this week. I had Scout related meetings 2 nights this week. One night I worked. Another night I helped Cody get his invitations addressed & mailed out for his Eagle Ceremony. Tonight I will be baking cookies for a Scout campout. Stephen, the younger of my two boys will be going on a campout next week end & I'm the cookie mom. It's cool here today, so I'll do the baking & freeze the cookies until next week. I'm baking while it is cool. You never know what Wisconsin weather will bring~it may be in the 80's next week & I don't want to be making cookies when it's hot.

I did manage to get some stitching done this week. First up is a prim stitched Spring picture. I stitched it using a freebie pattern from primitivebettys . I used 18 count Aida and various colors of Valdani pearl cotton. The frame is painted soldier blue with a basecoat of burgandy. I rubbed some Colonial Walnut Minwax stain on it to prim it up a little. It is hanging in my downstairs powder room for the Spring season.

I'm loving those fabric covered boxes that I'm seeing on everyone's blogs so I decided to make one for myself. I covered a paper mache box with a nice blue fabric & stitched up the same freebie design. This time I made my tulip red instead of blue. I stained the finished piece & mounted it to the top of my box. Love how this turned out.

Picture of finished goodies on the wall in my powder room.

This pinkeep was stitched from another freebie from Betty over at primitive bettys. This comes from her May Day freebie.

Another pinkeep.

The last of the projects I want to show you is this Eagle ornament I made for Cody's Eagle Scout ceremony. I adapted a pattern that I already had to make this little eagle. He is made of painted and primmed up muslin and mounted on an old clothespin. His banner has Cody's name and date he became an Eagle Scout. I'm going to make a bunch of them for table decorations & then the guests can take them home as a keepsake. What do you think? Is this a good idea?

Because the sun was out today and it was fairly warm when I got home from work, I decided to walk around my yard and show some pics of my Spring flowers.

 First up are some daffodils.

Next up are the tulips. We have tons of tulips. They are Tim's favorites.

My lilacs are just starting to bloom. I can't wait for these. They smell SO good!!

Violets.

Bleeding hearts.

Hope you enjoyed the little flower tour. Please let me know what you think of the Eagles. Have a wonderful week end!!

Hugs~Becky