Things I've made recently

Ok, this first picture is of a plant Don Jesus (our neighbour <--- yes, that's Canadian spelling) gave us.  The pot was a yogurt container that I spray painted brown and added a little fabric for style.  I like repurposing things.

Over the Mexican Independence Holiday's/Day's off from school, we varnished our table.  It took about three days because we had to wait so long in between coats.  It turned out nice.  The top coat isn't as nice as it could've been because our brush was pretty much shot by then, was rock solid from previous coats.  It is so hard to wash varnish out of brushes!!!!

This is a dress I made.  Its super comfy!  Even though at moments I wanted to pull out my hair (because I didn't have a pattern), I'm very happy with how it turned out.  The top is made from a T-shirt and then I used denim for the skirt part.  But it is actually attached together, its a dress.  I made it in an evening, on a whim.  And I love it, I'm sure I'll wear it a regularly.  

 

Things I've been up to.

I knitted this rug and I love it!  It's a simple basket weave stitch, double stranded. I had fun making it.  

I cut out the counter in the picture because it was full of dishes!!!! *oops* :)

This is a chili pot pie.  It was DELISH!  Yup, B for Boyle.  Cheesy, right?  Couldn't think of anything else.

This is a wreath I just finished making today.  I saw it at a friend's house and thought it was so cute, though her colours were very 90's-ish.   I picked blues to match the bathroom (where it now graces the wall).  Here's the process...

It's a foam wreath and I started out by using a glue gun, but, well, that got messy.  I found poking it with a pen MUCH easier.

But wait, there's more pictures!!!!

These are my fall decorations.  Put them up yesterday and I'm feeling 'fall-ish' now.  Since there are only 2 seasons in Mexico (rain and non-rain), its hard to feel 'fall-ish' and, come winter.... bring on the Christmas decorations, its the only way I can get in the mood, since the weather's not doing it for me!

So cute, I love it!

Ok, just one more picture!   My successful transplant of the seedlings!

They're growing like weeds!!!  (um, are they weeds?)...

Well, that's all folks.  I'm sure nobody is actually following this anymore....  But it's just as much a journal for me, as it is a way for you to feel apart of our lives.  :)  

Love you family!!!!

Adding comfort and personal touches to the house...

Our house is filling up, things are going on the walls, projects are getting done. All, as they stay in Spanish, 'poco a poco' meaning little by little.  

I made these lovely cushions for our dining room table chairs.  We found out quite soon that if you sit around talking at the table, your bum gets a little sore.  So this one has been on my project list since the beginning, and wow, believe it or not, its taken me this long to get them done.  After all that thinking and planning (we bought the materials MONTHS ago), it was actually pretty easy to whip them up.  But I have to admit, the picture is of only one chair, cause I haven't finished the rest yet!  I've still got 3 of the 6 to go!  But at least the two of us can sit in comfort and style!

I chose a nice dark colour for the cushions because I knew I wanted them to be in use for a long time, and the dark colour will hide any stains they may accumulate!  *smart thinking* :)

Wish we could have all our family here so you could see the house and I can play hostess! Love you all!

Plants

Yaaaa..... I'm writing about my plants.  People know how giddy I've been about my plants, Jason just shakes his head. :)  But, I DON'T talk to them-ok, it's not that bad. My Dad is helping me work on my green thumb, he happily responds to my emails. :)  My very first house plant- an aloe plant- it died.  I think I watered it too much.  And I have two plants in front of my house, they're in rough shape.  I don't think I watered them enough.  But I am trying to salvage them, they aren't completely done for.  Here's my new 'ponytail plant' -it's lookin good. It's been around for a month, and, so far so good.

These are my little seedlings.  I think it'll be the highlight of my week when I see the first little sprout come out of the dirt.

I've got some herbs, some flowers, and some cactus' in there.  

I like to write the English and the Spanish.  I'm trying to encourage the bilingualism to come through. :)

Well, be assured, I will probably post a pic of the seedlings when they actually poke through.

I love seeing new growth.  I love that we're in the rainy season right now, and everything is sopping wet.  We have to make sure our house is in shape for the rainy season.  A couple days ago, when it was storming, it was flooding behind our house (that's where our washer and dryer is).  Jason went and unclogged the drains.  And we decided that we need to put some wood underneath the washer and dryer to protect it from the elements. 

We also went to Home Depot and bought some containers with little balls that soak up moisture in the air.  We put those in our bedroom.  Last rainy season, our first few months in Mexico, we had mildew problems in our bedroom, and our bed sheets were always quite damp.  These should help.  Things are a bit different here, but we wouldn't want to be anywhere else.  We love that the Lord has sent us here to be a witness for Him.