Summer's Whimsy

Each fairy breath of summer, as it blows with loveliness, inspires the blushing rose. 

 ~Author Unknown

Summer is winding down and I decided to make a scrapbook page about the two fairy gardens I planted weeks ago. I stamped bricks near the photos, and used decorative scissors and stitching to embellish the edges of the white card stock. 

I used Heidi Swapp Primrose mist on the Scrap Fx fairy and K and Company mushrooms. To make the banner I used a circle punch and folded the small circles in half over bakery twine. 

 Next, I used a calligraphy pen to write the title.

While working on the page I tried to keep my mind off the fact that summer break is nearly gone. I don't particularly care for summer's heat, but do enjoy having our daughter home. College Girl begins classes on Monday and I am already feeling that old familiar sadness of back to school.  "Alarm clock mornings", I call them.

Trying to keep a positive attitude, I went outside to water the backyard. That is when I spotted one of the season's last roses.

 

Great, I thought, even the roses are taking their leave. But then as I showered the plants with water, I noticed buds on the Camellia tree. 
 

photo from growing a greener world

Somehow that made me feel better. 
We'll have less time with our special girl, but the coming season holds so much joy. 
I love autumn and all that goes with it, like cooler temperatures, spicy scents, fresh picked apples, family birthdays and the holidays.

 


 Happy Pink Saturday - the last weekend of the summer for our household. Wishing you a little whimsy and magic as autumn approaches.

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Armfuls of Hydrangea

It's a sure sign summer is winding down

 

 

 Although in California we will still have warm weather and a heat wave or two through October, we know the new school year is going to start soon when our Hydrangea stops producing new blooms.

 

  The flowers begin to dry on the stalk and that is when I harvest them. I have tried other methods of preserving the blooms, but I found that waiting until they take on an aged look works best for me. I simply cut them with long stalks, strip the lower leaves off, then place them in a tall vase to finish drying out. They will look good until next summer's harvest.

I'm already feeling a bit melancholy with school approaching. It means time spent with College Girl will evaporate as she is buried in studying, writing papers and attending sorority events. Going to be checking last minute things off our 'summer to do' list in the next few weeks. For example, some of the things on our list are:

• make a new main dish recipe ✓
• watch the sunset ✓
• have a picnic
• try a weighted hula hoop ✓

By the way, the weighted hula hoop is a blast! 

 

             Oh, the summer night
             Has a smile of light
             And she sits on a sapphire throne.
             B. Cornwall





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Greenie Meenie

Happy Pink Saturday!

 Guess who this is? This is one of my childhood toys from the Mattel Little Kiddles collection. This is a Kozmic Kiddle.

I've had Greenie Meenie since 1969. When you roll her spaceship across the floor, Greenie Meenie rotates back and forth inside her saucer.

Check out those lashes. Gotta love her 'do', right? She is dressed in her best blue teatime frock - haha!

"Take me to your tea party!"

There is still time to join the Treasured Time Blog Hop which ends August 7. Click HERE for more info and to see the projects I made. I am giving away one of the cards I created! :)

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