WELCOME

Welcome to my new blog. I'm glad you have found me.

Below are pictures of my craft room where I work on my many projects. In my next post, I will include pictures of some of my items. Don't forget to check back.

PRODUCTIVE FEW DAYS

The last few days have been very productive. Husband took a couple of days off to install more shelving in our closets.

Here is a picture of my Christmas closet in one of the spare bedrooms. No, this is not all of my Christmas decorations. These are the ones I don't want stored in the garage to get too hot or cold. Now that there is extra shelving in the closet, I was able to get a lot of the boxes up off of the floor.

I even had some time to work on one of my decorative painting projects. I think it has turned out really cute. I had to improvise some on this one. I didn't have the exact sled the project called for, so I had to adjust the pattern somewhat. Here's a picture.

Thanks for looking,

Layne

Cool, Rainy Day

Today has been a cool, rainy day in North Alabama. I did a few things around the house that needed to be done. I couldn't decide if it was a day for cross stitching or for painting. For those who don't know, I do some decorative painting. Nothing large, nothing fancy. I had already started a wooden sled that has mittens and holly on it. Of course, I always have a cross stitch project or projects, I should say, going. I decided to paint. I have almost completed the sled so maybe I can post a picture in the next day or so.

Later,
Layne


"Spiteful words can hurt your feelings, but silence breaks your heart."

CROSS STITCH FINISHES

This piece was done for friends of ours who have

a lake house. It was a fun piece.

I love doing these Welcomes. There is a whole series

of them. I want to do more of these.

A cute Wedding Sampler made for a young couple
back home at Gardendale. We worshipped with her
for many years before she was married.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW HOME

Our new home as of mid-June. We are decorated a little bit for fall. My fall wreath that I had used for many years finally had to be trashed. I kept some things from it that were still in good condition. About a week ago, I felt like we needed a wreath. I pulled out my box from the closet with all the loose goodies and went to the garage and found a bare grapevine wreath. I went to work and after two burns and one ruined fingernail, I had a wreath.

A SHORT TOUR

Welcome to the foyer of our new home. I have finished painting a few rooms. The builder only allowed one interior color and it was just too blah. The foyer is chocolate brown about the color of chocolate milk.

This is a shot of our dining room taken from the great room.


This is where the foyer and dining room meet. You can also see the door to the hallway that leads to the bedrooms. The columns are very tall and needed something visual or architectural on them. I added the sconces and candles and really like how they turned out. With the candles lit, the room looks neat with the glow from the candles.

IT DID BECOME A HOUSE

Well, it has been a while, a long while. It really did become a house. Here it is today.