Almost there!

I got all the plants in the ground last weekend and just have a few more finishing touches.  It turned out so cute!  I love it and can't wait for all the veggies to grow :)


I planted tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, zucchini, squash, carrots, kale, kohlrabi, lots of lettuces, cabbage, green beans and many herbs!  I also planted sunflowers and marigolds along the fence.


We are still going to add a slate entrance area for me to hose off my muddy shoes and round the top of the gate :)  I am just so happy to have everything planted!  

In the trenches

With the aid of a smaller rototiller and LOTS of shoveling, we dug a trench around the whole garden so we could sink the fence 1 foot underground.  I also lined it with bricks and then covered it back up with dirt.  Hopefully this will keep the groundhogs from destroying my garden!  It is so much work right now, but it feels great :) Last night we started building a garden gate, more pics to come!

Garden 2011

We just set the posts for my new garden over the long weekend.  Last year was my trial garden and now I feel confident to build a more permanent structure.  It is now 15 ' X 30'.    Since every project I have worked on lately is confidential at work, I will try to keep updating my garden progress :)

My brother and nephew worked on setting the posts in concrete.  I was so thankful that the sky was mostly overcast because the sun would have been a little much!




















Concrete is dry, today is sunny!  Time to rototill the dirt once or twice more this week.  Wrap some fencing along the posts and build a gate.  Weather permitting, the plants should be in the ground this coming weekend :)

Art Show 2011

This is the design that I embroidered for the art show.  I am so happy that is was accepted into the Gallery Show!  It is a "Day of the Dead" skull or "Dias de los Muertos".

Paint

I wanted to share a few images off other blogs that inspire me to paint old items and give them new life.  I will be looking at lots of garage sales this season in hopes for some unique pieces to refurbish :)

Worker Bee

I have been so busy lately and neglecting my blog :(  I started uploading images to an online portfolio site.  I was working for the last 2 weeks on a hand embroidered art piece for a Fine Art Show.  It is a Day of the Dead Skull and it came out beautifully. Unfortunately I do not have any pics...but I will get some great ones next Friday at the Gallery opening because my piece was accepted into the show!!!!!


This weekend will be filled with more work as I have to make 5 ornaments for a photo shoot and they will be featured on a Christmas card at work.  So I won't be able to show any pics of those until the card is in stores! It is CONFIDENTIAL :)


The weather report looks nice for the weekend...Enjoy the fresh air and open up those windows! Let's say Goodbye to Winter!!!


I am loving life :)