Happy Easter From A Flock Of Sheep

To say Happy Easter in a fitting way, I chose my flock of sheep and azaleas.

Enjoy!

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Rust and Radiant Orchid

Time to raid Horror Monster's outdoor living section for more rust and turn some of it Radiant Orchid.

Pantone's color of the year.


(No comment on their choice.)


I bought a small sample pot of it

I tried it on several things and decided it looked the best on rusty stuff.

Go figure.

Regular readers know I am in the process of purging my yardscape of the stuff I usually use in favor of a new look.

Rusty railings used to be trellises.

Those white bars? 

Yes, real jailhouse bars.

Where did I get them?

I am not divulging that information.

The statute of limitations has not run out.

A rusty iron strongbox, wire racks (seen HERE), classroom green trashcan (remember those?), and another bucket.

Great grate for standing upright in the garden or lying flat for thyme to creep through.

Or as a pot trivet.

The tool caddies from the estate sale - one is slightly larger than this one.

I painted one Radiant Orchid and the other a mustard.


Mr. Frog sits patiently waiting to be severely wire-brushed to rid him of that hideous green paint.

Wasn't that Pantone's color last year?

(Snicker, Snicker, Smirk!)

Yes, another cooler.  

This one is smaller than the Poloron (read here) and more rusty and crusty.

Think filled with lilies.










A group photo of some of the yardscape graduates.

All cleaned, waxed, some painted, and all ready to go to the booth.



The guy who is flipping the house next door saw me gathering all the rusty, crusty things together and offered me the use of his dumpster.

I have decided he must live in some alternate universe.

Or plain crazy!

These rusty, crusty things radiant in orchid are just in time for Spring.

Bunny Rabbit approved!




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For The Beauty Of The Earth

 Happy Easter to all of you!

This is one of my favorite  hymns.

For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies,
For the love from our birth
Over and around us lies;

 







 





Christ, our God, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.









 


For the wonder of each hour
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,
Sun and moon, and stars of light;










 




Christ, our God, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.















 


 For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild;









 




Christ, our God, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.











 


For Thy church that evermore
Lifteth holy hands above,
Offering up on every shore
Her pure sacrifice of love;










 




Christ, our God, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

 Amen.

Folliot S. Pierpont, 1835-1917

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Frozen Charlottes Dressed For Easter

 Most of the time my Frozen Charlottes run around in various states of nakedness.  Back in the 1800's when they were made, they were either sewn into dresses or had dresses painted on them.  They were used in dollhouses.

I wanted something different for Easter.  I saw Christina at I Gotta Create make some chenille stem bunny ears and thought they would look cute on the Charlottes.  Read her tutorial here, and while you are there read all her cute projects posts!

Now I couldn't let them roam around with just bunny ears.  Shades of Hugh Hefner, NO!


Mama Charlotte is dressed in a taupe tutu with a pink lace top.  Pink bunny ears for an Easter bonnet.


Now I know most of us seemed destined for a chilly, if not cold Easter Sunday, so I made a pink muff for the dolls to keep their hands  warm. (If they had hands!)

 This little one is hopping off to join the others.  The small ones (about two inches tall ) are dressed in pink lace dresses.

Mama Charlotte watches over her babies neatly tucked into a small blue basket.  They stare in wonder at the giant egg.

(Yes, that is an antler in my Easter vignette.  I just like the color and texture of it next to the Easter grass.)

A bold fashion statement!

 The tiny Charlottes like their new wardrobe.

They are digging those ears and muffs!

Danni from Silo Hill Farm sent me this delightful picture of a zombie rabbit eating a Frozen Charlotte.  Now Danni thinks the Charlottes are creepy with their missing arms or legs or even heads.  I find bunnies slightly creepy because I was attacked by one.

I took no offense at the picture.  In fact I rather like it.  I do love a good zombie.

Danni has started back with her series about bloggers she admires.  It is a great place to meet great bloggers!  Go visit here.






This has been a post of randomness.  It was too cold to paint today and I have become stalled with my projects.  I promise to be back up to speed soon.  No, Chucks has not determined where the water spot on the wall is coming from - I guess the wall is coming down.  

All I wanted was a guest/computer/craft room!

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