Heavenly Summer Days

As the warm, mellow summer slowly waltzes on,
the peonies are done pirouetting in my garden,
but they continue to delight my soul in photos.

There was an abundance of fragrant pink blooms this year,
and I rescued as many as I could before some strong storms knocked them down.





Roses, catmint, and clematis are gracefully swaying in their place now.

'Zepherine Drouhine"

'Mary' rose

'Henryii' clematis

Numerous gallons of cherries off our trees have been picked...

pitted...

and either made into pies or frozen to use during the winter.

Our organic vegetable garden is happily growing, too ~ and we're already enjoying
zucchini, yellow squash, broccoli, spinach, and peas for dinner.

A charming little Moroccan table is now gracing my living room.

I have wanted one for so long,
and love the bohemian look it has added to the room.
(Thank you, Rachel!)

My favorite blush pink roses on the work table in my studio,
where I've been very busy creating dream catchers and large wooden faux rosaries.

(Thank you to all of you who have asked me to create them for you.
It continues to bring me so much joy!
Email me if you'd like one.
I'm ready to create more!)

This is one of my favorite new dream catchers.

I had planned on naming it something having to do with angel wings,
but for some reason,
visions of snow geese kept fluttering around in my mind.
So, "Snow Goose" was born.

An all white creation with lots of wood beads, pieces of shells, and glass beads
that reflect the sky and beach,
woods and water ~
snow goose habitat.

I think this one is my favorite so far.  :)

Another new one is "Pink & Aqua"
which has a sweet, romantic look...

and is embellished with beads with a bohemian feel.

New "Lavender Fields" is a glorious vision of pale purple and lavender.

The smallest new addition to my collection is
petite little
"Prairie Clover"

A 5" ring of lavender colored sweetness.

More rosary orders are being completed and mailed out to happy friends.

As I work in my studio,
fragrance softly wafts around the room from
sweetly scented stock...

and romantic roses.

My sweet Sophie quietly watches...

while my darling Maizie dreams of sleeping on shabby chic pillows.

Summer days are blissful here at Heaven's Walk.

We are richly blessed.

~  Blessings  ~

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Ruffles and Roses

Ruffles and roses have been slowly making their beautiful way into Heaven's Walk lately.

My heart has been being tugged more and more by the inspiration my eyes linger on over at

Courtney's French country cottage and Tausha's simply romantic home.

I find myself returning to their blogs again and again because I want to feel surrounded by 

creamy white ruffles

soft, faded roses

candles

and

touches of pale purple and aqua.

Romance.

Sweetness.

Femininity.

So, for now...for the summer

(and probably longer...),

ruffles and roses have made a serene, romantic appearance throughout this old farmhouse.

With Tausha's gracious guidance,

I bleached some Simply Shabby Chic linens that were originally an oatmeal color.

 I soaked them in lavender scented bleach for quite a few hours,

and then soaked them in a whitener/brightener for a couple hours

to remove any leftover yellowy tint.

The result was just what I was hoping for.

A beautiful, rich, creamy white cloud of linen ruffles.

 

A Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic ruffled tablecloth in "British Rose"

was draped casually over the end of the chaise.

A vintage looking basket tucked next to the chaise

was filled with faded floral scraps of fabric.

A handful of ranunculus and old roses

in faded, purpley pink were tossed on top. 

 A vintage cut glass vase on the coffee table, given to me by my grandmother, was filled with  purple hydrangeas, stock, and a sprig of lavender.

Heaven's Walk is smiling...

happily dressed in her summery wardrobe of

ruffles and roses.

  [ Blessings ]

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