The girls and I finally set up our summer seasonal table the other day. I set one up last autumn but didn't make one for winter or spring. It is fun for the children to see the table change with the seasons and to add their little touches here and there.
I found the embroidered cloth at the thrift store for only a dollar. I think the flower detail is so pretty. (As a side note, I am amazed at the things people give away. I cannot tell you how much work just this little section of embroidery must have taken. The cloth itself is folded in half on our seasonal table which tells you that there are at least fifteen of these flower sections. Can you imagine giving it away after all that work? My guess, with most of the pretty linens I find used, is that they were part of an estate sale where no one valued the handmade things and donated it. Oh well...in the words of Jerry Garcia, "One man gathers what another man spills.")
We go to the beach quite often in the hotter months and the kids are always picking up driftwood, smooth rocks and of course, beach glass.
Lastly, we made some woolen bees a couple of weeks ago from some leftover brown wool that my friend Chris had given me. The bee directions are in the book All Year Round by Ann Druitt. I love that book and use it fairly often for seasonal craft ideas. That is where I found the directions for last fall's Thistle Hedgehogs. We had some beeswax hive candles left over from last summer and the woolen bees look right at home atop them.
Lastly, we gathered a bunch of flowers from our yard. This time of year there are so many different varieties growing and they all look so pretty grouped together.
Pictured are two types of hydrangea, echinacea, astilbe, white phlox, hosta, balloon flower, goosenecks, and tickseed coreopsis. The bees in my yard have been in their glory. :)
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful weekend!
