MYSTERY MONDAY GIFT

A VERY large box appeared on my doorstep this afternoon.....
From DAWN & JACKY...

                            With these explicit instructions....

                                            

               No 1:     isn't this cute --I don't have one of these....
and.................

                 No: 2  a lovely wine glass.........  and it is wrapped in:

                                     this lovely towel...perfect!! 

HAHAHAHA--songs for all occasions, right???

You two are my own private Thelma and Louise...;))))

A piano keyboard mug rug...how neat...;))))

AND , yes, more 

see.....↓👀👌

Now that our azaleas have faded I'll strew this around to keep my humming 

birds here....

[And do you know why they humm...... hmmmm????

  Because they don't know the words. Ahahahaha groan...]

Just couldn't resist....;0000

Oh yes, definitely bling and jewels ;)))))

AND.....................

AND...some pampering pour moi!! 

Thank you both so much--what a wonderful array of gifts on this gray day...

You guys are the best....hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (grateful-euse)

RAINY MOTHER'S DAY SEWING...

Slow sewing while watching Red Sox waiting for our steaks to grill...
My family celebration was yesterday up at my son's home....
I turned 76 today...now officially over 3/4's of a century young!! :)))

go and visit Kathy on her :
                              Slow Sunday Stitching link up and 
see how many of us sewist Moms are doing our handworks...

hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (visiting Hexagonia again-euse)
linking with Em's Scrapbag quilts party....

I LIKE NO. 3

                                                                NEFERTITI
A diamond painting present from my husband.....this one has some 
special sparkley diamond drills in it....I love the colors--so rich...
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                                This cute mosaic little Christmas tree...
The only mosaic I've worked on previously, was the Valentine's
                                 heart mug rug for hubster...I'd like
to give this one a go.....
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I do like to wander the beach collecting shells; soon it will be warm
enough to add to my collection...this old pie plate belonged to my
                            Grand-mere--isn't it just lovely?

Situated here on her old marble-topped chest in my front hall with a few
dried roses from a Mother's Day bouquet.....
and a little shell box that my
daughter gave me...I usually fill it with special chocolates for these two:

                                           Fi and Willa....I always
find a new hiding place for it and they go searching 1st thing when they
stop for a visit....what fun ;)))))
******************************************* And speaking of little ones............

I love our two new hollies on either side of our garage door entrance...and want
to plant some daffodils around them this Fall to ward off marauding deer....;000
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Stash diving brought this oldie to light:↓

I found this old square that I made eons ago--I don't even know HOW I made it....it looks
like some kind of inset work, but.......................................
it had gotten hidden away in a WIP box; 
don't you love unearthing things like this? 

I recall buying just 1/4 yd of each of these fabrics--that was when we had a fabric
store close to hand...really miss that store...

I am linking with LeeAnna this morning and being grateful for another beautiful
day.....

                                                 Wonderful morning view....

Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (grateful-euse for all my blessings)

(or as Mom would say: "Better to be looking down on the grass instead of
looking up at it!" So typical...lol)

STRINGS IN SPRING--TRA-LA

          A lovely afternoon on our deck; leaves popping out, blue skies...aaaah

   Leaves not quite all out as yet--but Spring has arrived....;))))))
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                          40 X 40 "Spring Strings" is together....

I am thinking of borders to make it a decent lap size quilt   
Perhaps this??

                                 A light peachey color....

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And in here.....

My bunny Tin from Dawn--thank you again--I love it....so adorable...
     [let's not talk about what happened to the candies inside;000]

      Using my 4.5" foundation squares--that middle size now...4 of each...
working in 
single
colorways...↪↘

I have
still some more yellows left and some pinks; 
and
really, just a couple dark blues and very few greens, 
and a few rusty solids. They may end up in crumb squares...

So there will be more pinks and yellows made...
then I will go down to the last and teeniest size.

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We have walked a mile for the past three days in a row on the 
neighboring Town's boardwalk; and this morning's walk 
was the warmest--
almost hot, as the wind was not off the water this morning...
AND.................
then, as we were out.....

We stopped at our new "Dollar General"  store: 

I  found clothespins, [Thom put up a new line for me this week]
Lavender soaps, 
and two large print puzzle books....👀👀 ;)))
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We decided to have our main meal this noontime--Thom
made his luscious sauce;
 and I had mine over eggplant with Mozzarella
--no pasta for me...trying to keep the carbs low...

And that has been our day....so far.....tonight will be Red Sox and hexagons...

Hugs, Julierose, La blageuse...(still stringing along-euse)

DRINK ME....ET AL

                                                      SPRING STRINGS
                                                      sewn into blocks
                                                   now to re-arrange them.....

But, wait a minute! I still have these leftovers.....

                                too short to span these foundations...
and so.......

Remember Alice in Wonderland picking up that
bottle that said "DRINK ME!"  
...and she shrank down so that she
could fit in the little doorway?

Well my strings have had their "drink"
and shrunk down so that I now have to use the next 
size down foundation...

i am on the middle one now.....[the one that says "products"]

I always have extra ones in my foundations drawer that I 
have cut from  old phone books; 
even rectangular ones...(waste not--want not:}}} )

Here is one using smaller blues....

and that is all I could eke out of the leftover blues/aquas....
I am trying to make these blocks all in one color family...

AND..............
I am now tackling the yellows.....I have quite a few of those 
strips left so,
I may be able to get 2 blocks??? 
I am not going to sew strips
end-to-end as I have in the past...
but rather, just use them as they are...
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Here's our new carpet with almost all our furniture moved back in...
And speaking of "backs"...we are both nursing sore ones today..so
                                             the rest will have to wait ....

                                   I really love that soft tweedy look ..💓💕💗
[and now can you see just why I HAD to buy that jelly roll]

             Here's another view from the Hallway....and
                       those are the two new rocking-swivel chairs...
and so today................

                          this is where you will find me.....;))))
hugs for a wonderful weekend,
Julierose, La blageuse (still stringing along-euse)

JENNY MADE ME DO IT!

                  All of you out there, you KNOW who SHE is,right?  
                                           AND....
I had just told myself
that I am on a NO-BUY fabric for the rest of this year...
Because I did a lot of damage
Jan -April...

I don't NEED anymore fabric, 
I know this........you know this, well anyone who quilts, knows
all about this.....right?
                                            
                                                   B U T :

When I watched her May Basket video and saw this gorgeous fabric...
                            I caved (already ;000) 
and promptly 
bought  the Jelly Roll.....all the while 
saying to myself..........(shaking my head up and down....)

"You see, (she rationalized) with the new carpeting and and two new chairs
in the living room and a deep maroon sofa, I really need some lovely
pillows to pull it all together...yep!! I do....REALLY.... "

I mean.............................. look..............................at this array:

                Practically ALL R O S E S {and this is not a good photo even}
just yummy...........................
roses,
roses,
and more roses .....need I say more????

FYI:
[I have no affiliation with MSQuilt Co or any private pact with Jenny--hahaha
just am addicted to her videos....] 💞💕💖

That's my story and that's what I am sticking to...so there!! 
I mean it is my
birthday month...and all.....

hugs from Julierose, La Blageuse (enchanted with roses-euse)

I LIKE No. 2

I like my new little Oster steamer a lot; it's advertised as a rice
steamer but I use it for my veggies..just the right size for the 2 of us..

And, I like:

This fused and embroidered piece by Laura

Wasilowski 

I want to make one of these

using my own hand...

AND:

 I love Dawn's

sporty haircut...

very free and easy....

And:

I am SO glad that our new carpet is finally in

a nice soft tweedy beige...

[now to put all the {oof} furniture back in again]

AND: 

Finally I

 DON"T LIKE 

THIS!!! 

Linking up with 

LEEANNA of "Not Afraid of Color"

hugs, Julierose

La blageuse (thankful-euse --well, except for that last one ;000)