Scenes from this Week

My favorite purple mug - with my mug rug under it!

This past week, I was inspired by a favorite blog The Homespun Heart and her challenge to make our homes a haven. I didn't keep very good records of our week in photos, but I do have a few pictures to share - and I know that I did accomplish some extra tasks this week.

We celebrated Dr. Seuss this week and last Sunday, I made a banner out of a Dr. Seuss quilt panel and some yardage that I bought awhile ago. I cut out the two sides of the fabric using pinking shears and sewed them together. Then I sewed each piece to some ribbon. Pretty quick and easy! We read lots of Dr. Seuss books and did a few fun activities, too.
My husband and I are both getting ready for Lent - he gives up chocolate and I give up buying fabric! I made him brownies this week because we didn't have any chocolate in the house. I also made granola and scones yesterday - love the scones and will be making them again. I adapted this recipe - ours used more liquid and I topped them with cinnamon and sugar since we didn't have chocolate chips. Oh! And I made myself a scarf from some Anna Maria Horner fabric - these might be coming to the shop - what do you think?

Finally, we started tackling a home project from over a year ago! Painting unfinished trim - here is a pic in progress and we are much closer now.
I was glad to have the challenge and am going to keep trying to finish some of these outstanding projects in the next couple of weeks!