Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Vintage Spring Art

As you can tell from all my postings I love springtime and all the beautiful spring colors and pastels. :) After the long winter (and I mean LONG winter up here!) looking at all the spring colors just lifts the spirits. So......let's look at some vintage springtime art.......

This beautiful print from WHaroldHancock shows spring just waking up. All the pretty colors and flowers are beginning to show their faces. :)

Roses are a sure sign of spring and this Currier and Ives print from Angel Grace shows how pretty they can be. 

Look at the beautiful colors of the daffodils on this art plate from JaanasVintageHome!! The colors are just gorgeous!

And one of my favorite flowers of spring and summer are pansies and these two little vintage vases from HappyDaysAntiques show how pretty pansies are. 

All the flowers we have seen really makes me want to get out into the garden and start planting, but I have several weeks before I can do that. Hope some of you can get started now. :)

Happy planting!

Colleen 

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Handmade Spotlight: Beautiful Pinks

April is the month of beautiful flowers and pastel colors. Pink is a pretty pastel color and the Handmade Spotlight today is this treasury of pink gift ideas from the TAGT team with the featured shop of Mary-Ellen and Laurie. Why not visit some of these shops and see what else they have to offer. 

'Dreamy' by unrise

Pink Crochet Friendship Brac... PinaraDesign $36	Pink Cherry Blossom Flower P... machelspencePH... $6.99
Pink Cat Nursery Wall Decor ... PaperMeadows $6	Vintage Mikasa Glass Serving... widgetsandwhat... $18
Shabby Chic Photography, Dre... KathyFornal $18	bride pink handbag, bridal c... FashionForWome... $25
Pink Vintage Hanky Lot- Brid... Latrouvaille $9	Cotton Gauze Pale Pink Turba... TurbanDiva $60
Pale Pink Pearl necklace Bri... Vitrine $46	She brought back a gift of t... theaterclouds $33
Pastel Pink Summer Flower Ph... MarascaPhotogr... $18	Starfish Pendant Necklace / ... cooljewelrydes... $79
Beautiful Peach and Pink Han... WanderfulCards $9	Long Pink Earrings Gold Wash... WildGardenDesi... $24
Light Pink Mother of Pearl S... chicagolandia $13	WHITE LACE dress ~ Boho dres... LALcouture $55

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Spring Decorating

I just love the lemon yellow against the otherwise neutral decor. Really gives the feeling that Spring has sprung.

Stop by and visit Breanne at Rooms for Rent for some more inspiring spring decorating. Just click on the photo above.


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Handmade Spotlight - Bring on Spring

Bring on Spring

Primitive Spring Chicks Primitive Chicks Yellow Up-Cycled Cashmere set of 3 OFG Team HandOfBelaPeck $22.50	50 Strung Round Wood Beads ofg Coordinating Colors Yellow, Pink, Purple Bohemian Bead DIY Supply Jewelry Supply Craft Bead Bracelet Bead TheCraftShack411 $1.95
Vintage Little Wide Mouth Yellow Bird Pin Cushion OddznEndz $12.00	Decorative Pillow Pink Bloom Flowers Girls - Ready to Ship Stitchcrafts $20.00
Lacey Jane Woolgatherings Pink Ladies Swatchette OFG PFATT LaceyJane $18.00	All Cotton Bright Yellow Crocheted Soap Bag, Soap Saver or Cell Phone Holder TheCrochetFarm $4.25
Amethyst Dusky Purple Wool Needle Felted Acorns Stitchcrafts $14.00	Stock Pot, Vintage Yellow Enamelware Pots and Pans, Soup Pot PearcesCraftShop $29.95
Prim bird pillow tuck~ Vintage Quilt~ Tweet Tweet~ Lilac~ purple~ floral- Christmas present~ birthday present MrsVsPrims $9.49	Pot Holders Lemon Yellow Quilted Set of 2 NeedlesnPinsStichery Sold
Primitive Easter bunny peeps tuck bowl fillers ahlcoopedup $11.95	Yellow Mustards Wool Felt Blend Color Bundle--8 Color Pack woolhearts $10.00
ACEO Orig Watercolor Purple Pansies Taiga91 $5.75	Rustic Centerpiece Purple Silk Flowers Galvanized Bucket for Rustic Wedding Centerpiece or Rustic Home Decor TheVineDesigns $25.00
Happy Easter Candle Mat - Easter Table Topper - Easter Eggs Table Mat - Flowers - Purple Plaid - Hand Stitched - Home Decor RyensMarketplace $20.00	BLACKBERRY TEA Tea Time Note Card Royal Albert Crown China Teacup & Saucer Gold White Purple Pink Green Lavender JoyfullyYours $2.95

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Let's Plant Those Gardens

Well May is here and it is time to really get busy and plant those gardens. Whether you are a flower gardener or a vegetable gardener there is planning to do. I collected a few tutorials from Pinterest to give you a few ideas on how to plant that garden this year. When I was searching for these tutorials I was amazed at all the different ways to garden. Here are a few I found.....

If you need to have a raised bed for your flowers or vegetables (which I would need) The Home Depot has a great tutorial on how to build one of these.

Do you grow herbs? Do you have a limited amount of space to grow your herbs? How about this cute idea from Home Talk.

Do you have a little place on your deck or porch that needs a little sprucing up with some flowers? Try this idea from Melissa atThe Inspired Room.

Now if you are short on space Apartment Therapy has a wonderful tutorial on how to grow vegetables, flowers, herbs, etc in a small space! What a great idea!

Then last but not least for those of you who really wan't to get elaborate with your flowers how about trying this out! I think it looks amazing and would love to have something like this in my yard, but then the moose would just eat the flowers and drink the water! LOL! Flea Market Gardening has the instructions on how to do this. 

So if you love to garden and love those flowers and vegetables, Spring is here so you can get started planting those gardens. 

HAPPY GARDENING!

Colleen

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Springtime Patterns

Well I would think most everyone is so tired of winter especially with the harsh winter some of you had so I thought maybe we should turn our thoughts to Spring. Let's shake the winter blues off and start to create. Here are some patterns available for all of you crafters and sewers from the wonderful Etsy shops. 

You always need coaster for your drinks to sit on your tables and natalya1905 has a pattern for just that and these are made with pretty spring colors. 

Bonnie at BonnieBraeCrafts has this cute spring embroidery pattern for all of you stitchers. You can make this and hang it on your wall to add a little spring to your home. 

And who doesn't know someone that has a baby that would love a new pair of baby booties. Ruth over at RuthMaddock has this great pattern for you. 

                                             

And then there is my favorite pastime.........quilting. I love all the spring colors and flowers in this quilt pattern from QuiltLilyDesigns. 

So if you are a knitter, crocheter, quilter or crafter Spring is a great time to get those creative juices flowing again. 

Happy sewing!! :)


Colleen


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