Quilt #4

Ocean Waves Quilt

I have officially completed the Ocean Waves quilt for my sister, Charlotte. This is quilt #3 this year. It's one of those I dreamed about. I knew exactly what I wanted the end result to be, but after using more than 325 yards of quilting thread, I was getting pretty tired of it. Don't know what possessed me to use white thread on dark blue fabric in the border. Now all my crooked little hand-quilted stitches are right there for the whole world to see. However, it's only really noticeable upon closer inspection, not in this picture.

"Repurposing"

I don't know if this is a real word or not, but as long as easy-on-the-eyes Nate Burkus uses it on Oprah, it's a word in my book. It means to take some great piece (preferably an antique at our house) and use it for another purpose other than what it was originally intended to be used. I've been doing this for years! In our world of "going green" I've actually had this one figured out for a long time. Isn't that amazing? See what YOU can repurpose!
I couldn't label the pictures below because there were too many words, so from the top...
I used a park bench in our lighthouse-themed upstairs bathroom.
A crocheted collar made by Terry's Grandma Dean is used as a table runner.
Ammo box was painted (not by me) and legs added for extra storage box.
Antique pickle crock is being used as a utensil holder in the kitchen.
Next to that on the right is an old candle jar I cleaned out and use to hold herb teas.
The soda crate is being used as a spice rack.
Glass cookie jar is being used to hold seashells.
Enamel bucket is being used to hold small towels.
Enamel wash basin is being used as a catch-all on the bathroom counter-top.
This trunk was given to me by Terry's sister. She was going to throw it out, but it had a neat pattern on it, so I put a silk plant in it and covered up the flaws.
The large seashell is being used as a soap dish.
The antique fruit jar (which I used all over the place at our house) holds more seashells.
This is my most recent repurposing addition--Yankee candle holders, which I cleaned out and now use as cereal bowls. They are awesome.

Rock Wall

Below are pictures of the rock wall that Aaron started and Jacob finished. I think they did a great job. We're going to add a flower garden right behind that wall this fall.