Work In Progress Wednesday #8

Today is my 8th Work In Progress Wednesday post!  It's hard to believe I have been detailing my progress for two months now!  I hope I can keep this streak going :-)

We were both able to get some stuff done this weekend because sadly the Miranda Lambert concert we were supposed to go to on Saturday has been postponed because she is on vocal rest. :-(  Both Dylan and I were upset to hear this (but her vocal health comes first otherwise we won't hear her sing!) and now we are just waiting to hear the reschedule date.  I'm hoping that it's not rescheduled for the few weekends we have booked with wedding festivities we are committed too.  But we just have to wait and see.

Anywho, so I was able to get started on the Jungle Faux Chenille blanket (I keep changing what I call this blanket, so I've decided to go with the jungle name, hopefully I don't forget!).  I reallllllllly need to push myself this week to get this blanket done and to get the binding on the butterfly blanket done so I can get them delivered.

Now, totally off-topic, but last night I made my first loaf of banana bread from scratch and let me tell you it's delicious :-) 

Here's the round up!

In Progress:

• Butterfly Faux Chenille Blanket
• Monkey Faux Chenille Blanket
• Another Green Bay  Faux Chenille Blanket
• Cow Fabric Project (half remains!)
• Quilts for Kids Quilt

And linking up to Work In Progress Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced!  Today's Guest Host is Kati who blogs over at from the blue chair.

Heat Wave Effects

Just as I suspected!!  The weather sure did a number on my Fresh Herb Pallet Planter and only 2 of my herbs survived (basil..though that's not looking too good right now and oregano) the heat wave we had last week/weekend.  I was keeping an eye on the planter and making sure I watered the herbs and kept the soil and little baby herbs from drying out.  But my efforts failed and the heat won :-(

Here's what my planter looked like last week when I did the original post...

And here's what's left of it (I ended up pulling the dried up/dead ones cause they were just ugly looking).  Oh man that basil is looking decrepit!

Okay that's enough of the pity party for that.  I'll be picking up some herbs to replant to see if I can get some use out of them.  Now I have to decide if I want to start from seeds again, or if I should buy the already started ones (or however they explain those, ha!).  Guess I'll make that decision when I'm standing there in front of them.


Here's a happy picture of my  fuzzy cats and kittens that have bloomed :-)  I have no idea what those are really called...I'm just going by what Dylan's grandma told me they were when she gave them to me.

Did you have any garden/plant tragedies during the heat wave?

Work In Progress Wednesday #7

Ugh I hate to say it but I don't really have anything to report this week.  Well I guess that's not entirely true...I did get a chance to iron and pin together the fabrics for the Monkey Faux Chenille Blanket. 

But that's it...Yikes!!  I am going to try really hard to get these two blankets done so I can deliver them next week, but we will see how far I get.  I most likely won't get any sewing done this weekend since we are finally getting to go use my Anniversary present from my wonderful husband!  We are heading to Scranton, PA to see Miranda Lambert (who I like to call my wedding twin, since we got married on the same exact day!).  So that's all I have until next week!

Here's the round up...

Finished:

• Sadly, nothing again (I hope I don't make this a weekly trend! ahhh!)

In Progress:

• Butterfly Faux Chenille Blanket
• Monkey Faux Chenille Blanket
• Another Green Bay  Faux Chenille Blanket
• Cow Fabric Project (half remains!)
• Quilts for Kids Quilt

Linking up to Work In Progress Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced!

Fresh Herb Pallet Planter

I kept seeing all these images on Pinterest and on Blogs where people were using old pallets (or skids as my husband insists on calling them) and turning them into planters.  I showed Dylan some pictures and said I want one of these can you bring a skid home pretty please? :-)  And like the good husband he is, he brought me one home!  And since I'm an "okay" power tool user I made him help me accomplish this project.


So here's what it looked like when we started...

  
And here's what it looked like when Dylan was done with it :-)

Then I decided to stain it so it would be darker.

And I gave it a little paint love to label what herb was planted where.

And then I planted some seeds and prayed that my herbs would actually grow...otherwise it's just a jazzed up pallet!  Here are a few other shots of it finished!

Bella decided she wanted to help with the photoshoot

Some basil coming up

Some dill popping out

The only herb I planted that didn't grow for some reason was the mint....everything else is popping out and growing now, I'm just desperately trying to save them from the heat wave we have been experiencing the past week or so!


Let's just hope they last long enough that I can actually use some of the herbs in my cooking!

I'm linking up to Mommy by day Crafter by Night's Ta-Da Tuesday!

Fresh Sewing Day & Small Blog Meet

Where is the time going??  It's July already!!! I swear I just wrote the June Fresh Sewing Day & Small Blog Meet post like a week ago!


I only finished a few things in June.  It was a crazy hectic month!  But I did make this Pink Leopard Print Faux Chenille Blanket and matching Burp Cloths for Dylan's cousin to give as a gift at a baby shower.

And I got most of this Butterfly Faux Chenille Blanket done.  Just have to make and sew on the binding.

That's about all I accomplished in June.  Better luck to me for July :-)


Linking up to Lily's Quilt's monthly Fresh Sewing Day & Small Blog Meet (for Bloggers with under 50 followers).