Michelle Palmer: March 2016

Monday, March 21

Sunflower punch needle~

Little mounds of sunflower seedlings will soon begin popping up

all around our yard. We always have a small village of chipmunks

racing around our little property. It would be fun to have little

cameras attached to their backs... follow their mischievous travels.

Probably better that I don't know!

They are like spiderman on our brick exterior~

Up, down, sideways, chasing each other... the cats go mad!

I gather up the little seedlings and relocate them to the vegetable garden.

The bees enjoy the blossoms, the Jays enjoy the dried heads...

Sunflowers bring sunshine~

Hope your week is off to a great start, Friends!

Sunday, March 20

Bee on linen~

I love to make gifts.

Alaina and I stopped in a few nearby gift shops looking for a gift.

There are treasures everywhere~ but not that exact something.

I know when I see the perfect thing...

I have a bin of pretty linen colors~

Years back, Alaina & I found several pieces of FLAX by Jeanne Engelhart

at a thrift. We have used bits and pieces... this is part of a sleeve.

I sketched my bee with a pastel pencil...

Gorgeous DMC linen floss~

I like that it is not shiny.

A little bit of stitching & little bit of punch needle.

Stretched, pinned, mounted onto a piece of acid free foam board~

I added framing spacers so the punch needle area doesn't

press against the glass.

A little something to wrap and share.

Hope your Sunday is off to a great start!

Wishing you a wonderful week~

Saturday, March 19

Hugs and stitches!

A few gifts to make!

Linen floss is so pretty~

Hugs go into everything handmade...

Hope you're having a creative weekend, Friends!

Thursday, March 17

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Dancing in patches of clover today!

The sun has peeked through from a very long, gloomy stretch~

It will tease the other springtime flowers to peek through!

Hope your St. Patrick's Day celebrations are safe and

filled with cheerful delights!

Friday, March 4

Punch needle geranium~

I hope your Friday is off to a great start, Friends!

'Geranium' is the 2nd pattern from my Botanical Collection~

When we first moved into our home a little lady with snow white

hair came up through our back yard to introduce herself.

With her straw hat in hand she stood and chatted for a while

and then asked if we could help her move her

potted geraniums indoors for the winter.

I think we may have been expecting our first heavy frost.

She had brought her red & pink geraniums inside season after season...

I think they were over 8 years old when we started helpiing her!

Each Fall we helped her relocate her back-step-beauties.

Pauline's geraniums~

Flowers always remind me of special hearts.

Wishing you a wonderfully creative weekend~

Tuesday, March 1

Hello, March and childhood memories~

March has arrived!

It had to be patient for one extra day... let's hope it doesn't stir up a storm!

Spring is just around the corner...

Red wing blackbirds and robins

were here singing again this morning!

When I was young we had the most delicious strawberry patch!

I would lay on my back, in between the shrub-like rows and

stare up at the bright blue sky~

Careful to not hurt any of the runners that crossed the path of straw...

I would snack until full~ discovering animals in the cloud formations drifting by.

Springtime brought sugaring time!

I loved to walk about the wood checking sap bucket covers...

The crunch of melting snow & twigs.

Songbirds coming near~

They were just as excited to welcome a break from the winter freeze.

Hope your first day of March is filled with great memories!