My beautiful daughter

Here she is in her current "bedroom." So far she's managed to keep herself entertained but I know the next few weeks are going to be tough. I'm just not that entertaining, lol.

I've got one more night of needing to get up every 2 hours and then I'll just need to get up every 4 hours for pain meds. She's beginning to hurt a lot now that the anesthesia has completely worn off. I don't want to miss any doses.

Once things settle down a bit I'm hoping to start my next project. I'd like to make a New York City contemporary apartment in the wine crate I purchased a couple of weeks ago. I need to get some foam core board but I'm mentally working on it now. :)

Back from surgery

Everything went well with my daughter's surgery. She has the biggest cast I've ever seen on her foot so she'll have some very strong thigh muscles by the time she's healed. :-) Thanks for all the prayers and good thoughts!

Just a few more garden additions...

I added some flowers around the sundial this afternoon. I used moss for the foliage and dried flowers for the blossoms. I used a bit of yellow glaze to add color to the beige tried flowers.
The tall, airy plants at the back of this corner garden were a shopping find today. I purchased a 1:1 scale artificial plant today that will give me many, many mini plants.

My daughter is having foot surgery on Monday so she and I are trying to cram a lot of fun into this weekend. She'll be completely off her feet for 2 weeks and will not be able to be very active for most of the summer. I will check in as I can through the next couple of weeks.

I just can't stop making flowers!

I made these two garden urn arrangements this afternoon. The "stone" urns are some of the wood finials I purchased last week at the garage sale. I painted them to look like stone and then planted tiny flowers, ivy and gladiolus in them. They are available in my etsy shop.
They do look nice in the garden, though. :-)

It's just not right without some people

I know there are many people who feel that dolls take away from the realism of mini settings. While I respect that opinion, for me a mini scene doesn't come to life unless there are mini people enjoying it. Bailey is visiting her Grandpa Harry for the day. One of her favorite places in the garden is the bridge.
She loves to stand and watch the water fall over the rocks and count the fish as they swim by.
Harry was up early weeding. For now he's content to watch his granddaughter and relax on the patio. (BTW, Harry is for sale in my etsy shop, at least for the moment. I rather like him in the garden.)

This time the garden is really finished!

I made some gladiolus and daffodils to add color to this corner. I don't have the punch that Doreen used so I used my star punch to make the glad petals. Doreen's flowers are much more realistic. I was going for the illusion.
I sanded the chairs down and started over this morning. I'm happy with the soft white and the cushion fabric.
My friend Brenda made the flat of pepper plants and Tina made the compost bin. I added the vine growing up the side.
The bridge made by Gary was a little too new looking. I hated to do it but I sanded a path in the middle where it would naturally be worn down. I also added the small bushes and the vines. There are also some grasses growing near the stream now.

I don't know where I'll use this now that it's finished but come next winter it's going to make me smile every time I look at it. :-)

And the winner is....

I put all of the names in a hat and drew out....
Congratulations, Jody! Please email me (mdtritch@hotmail.com) your mailing address and I will get your suitcase on the way. Now you just have to get your hubby motivated to finish that cabin! ;)