Spring is more like Summer!

Wow....Looks like it's been awhile since my last post. Not a whole lot going on. Just been doing Spring clean up in the yard. Today I believe is the warmest day we have had so far this year!! I'm loving it! As I type my weather bug on my computer says 85º! Things are really growing within the last couple of days! Hosta's are really popping up. They seem to grow overnight.

Today I finished up a brand new design for my coin purse's! I have it listed in my etsy shop now!

 

This sweet little coin purse is upcycled with different types of wool.

 

Today I was lucky enough to see one of the migratory birds that comes through here in the Spring.

 

 

This is the male Rose - breasted Grosbeak. He is just gorgeous compared to the female that is all brown. I didn't see her around when I saw this guy. You usually do. This guy was just singing up a storm when I took the picture.

 

I put out my hummingbird feeders today. I'm a bit late this year as it has been so cold. I think the hummers will be making an appearance any day now!! Can't wait to take some photos of them with my new lens!

More Like Spring!

Hope I didn't jinx it by saying it's been more like Spring around here! Was a gorgeous 72º day today!!! Even went for a motorcycle ride with hubby for the first time this year.

Saw this beautiful creature in the raven by our house when coming home from our ride.

 

I believe she was nibbling on the daylilies down there.

 

Took a couple pictures of the Alcoa Eagle's nest from the Illinois side of the river looking over to the Iowa side where the nest is located in Davenport Iowa.

 

 

In the close up shot you can see the Eagle sitting on the side of the nest. Gives you an idea how really big the nest is!! You can also see the white webcam pointing down at the nest. Right now they are having technical problems with the webcam after we had a storm the other night. Here is a link to the Eagle webcam if it ever comes back on, if you want to view the eagles and eaglets. Aloca Webcam

 

In this shot you can barely see the nest. click on the pictures to get a closer view of the photos.

 

Earlier this week I ventured down to Sunset Marina and found American White Pelicans.You know it's Spring when the Pelicans come back!!

 

 

And this Robin seemed to pose for me. I was very close to him!!

 

 

So that's about all for now!

 

 

 

Black Cat...Black Crow Coin Purses!

As promised I've gotten a couple more coin purses finished. They will be in my etsy shop very soon! And I'm working on another bunny rabbit one which sold right away!

I'm seeing many Robins now!! Today is just beautiful! Close to 60º

Happy April!

Hello my blogging friends! Yes...April is here...but sure don't feel like it. We've been running 10 to 20 degrees below normal this time of the year. Will be warming up a little the end of the week.

I have a few new goodies for you all to see! I've restocked my popular bunny and owl coin purses in my etsy shop! Go HERE to visit my Rock River Stitches primitive shop!

And....I have a new glass photo pendant necklace as well! Go HERE to see my Crow in Tree pendant. Or you can use my sidebar link over to the right to visit either of my shops!

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!! I know I did! Great to be with family again. Had a small group, but that is OK with me. Less chaotic! 

Today I noticed that the American Goldfinch's have just about gotten all there bright yellow feathers! Took this shot this afternoon.

I just find this totally amazing how they change color in the Spring and Fall. 

And the little comical chipmunks are now out and about!!

This little guy was on the clean up crew after the squirrels had their breakfast of corn and peanuts. He stuffed his little pouches with the leftover corn.

I plan to have a couple more of my coin purses finished by the end of the week!

Have a wonderful rest of the week!

Spring?

Can't believe that next week is Spring!! But you would never know it from around here! I don't know how many times it has snowed around here in the last week. I've lost count. At least its a bright sunny day today! We've had nothing but clouds and snow or rain!

So anyway...I have a new coin purse to list tonight and hope to have my last set of paper mache eggs for sale tomorrow. All 3 dozen eggs sold fast. So when the last set is sold I'm done. I won't be making anymore unless I find a bunch more at the Goodwill! :)

Here is my new coin purse for this week!

I also have a couple of my owl ornies for sale right now in my etsy shop HERE!

Here is a pillow that I had made a couple of weeks ago. It's made with one of my wren photos!!! Isn't it cool!! I'm very happy with the way it turned out! The size is 16 x 16. These also can be ordered in 18 x 18. Don't look to hard at the seat of my Windsor Back chair. One of my cats like to scratch on it. Hubby keeps telling me he is going to fix it. I guess I'm going to have to do it.

I've been thinking about maybe having these type pillows made and sold in my etsy shop.....What do you think?

And here is another shot of the cute little Carolina Wrens that come to my suet feeder. This one I took yesterday. I think he was cold as he has his feathers lowered to cover his feet. It was 20 º yesterday morning.

Hope the weather is warming up for where ever you are!!

New Additions!

I've been working non stop on coin purses! Had two requests for a kitty purse. I've got one finished and plan to make a black cat one as well. You can find these in my etsy shop now HERE

So we have been getting snow and more snow!!! I thought the ground hog said it would be a early Spring!! One day I went out looking for a country snow photo and found this!!

I captured these cows following one another down to the pond to get a drink on a snowy day.

Our weather vane on the roof of our garage

Ok this is my hubby...He plucked this icicle off the roof. Not sure if he is pretending to be a zombie or what.  LOL We should have measured it. My hubby is 5' 11" so you can just about guess.

Last week I scored this basket and paper mache eggs at the goodwill for $4.38! There were 59 eggs. I don't know if they dropped one of them or what when they taped them up in this basket. I would have had a even 5 dozen. Oh well.

I've already made a dozen of primitive eggs for myself and made another dozen to sell in my etsy shop. Here they are!        *Bowl will not be included with the eggs*

New Primitive Coin Purses!

I have a few more coin purses for sale!! A few of them will be listed in my etsy shop tonight! These are so fun to make!! Click here to my shop---> Rock River Stitches

In other news.....On Thursday night we were to get this huge snowstorm. All the weathermen were so excited about it and then we only get 3 to 4 inches. There is a supposedly another biggie for Tuesday....We will see.

Well anyway on Friday I decided to build me a birdfeeder snowman!! I had seen this idea several years ago in a Birds and Blooms magazine and had kept the idea in my head for a long time. So I made a Snow Lady!!   The feeling making this snowman brought back wonderful memories when I was a kid. It was pure joy!! I had great fun creating her! 

It wasn't more then 2 minutes after I came in the house...There was Mrs. Cardinal!! 

I knew the squirrels would be by next. They showed up a couple of hours later!!!

The squirrels did a number on the sunflower seed. They cleaned her out! As usual :)

And captured this shot of this Carolina Wren! They LOVE my homemade suet!

I get a pair of them every morning. They are always the first birds to show up just after the sun comes up. I believe these birds are the cutest!!!

New Goodies for Sale!

 Can't believe that it has been over a month since my last post!! I have a few new items to share with you. First off I have a new primitive crow coin purse that will be listed in my Rock River Stitches Etsy Shop tonight. Giving you a little sneak peak!!

I'm working on a couple more purses right now. Hope to have them listed soon. If you have any ideas in a type of coin purse that you would be interested in, post a comment and I'll see what I can do. I'm up for ideas!

Also in my other etsy shop Red Oak Images I have new heart shaped glass photo pendant necklaces!!

Here are a few I have listed among others right now.

And I would like to share a few photos I took in North Carolina while visiting my daughter and family. 

These snow shots were taken one morning. Huge flakes fell for about a half hour. It was just beautiful! Then it warmed up and all of it melted away. The third shot is looking out my daughters living room window. Don't know if you can see the train going by. You can barely see it's headlight. 

Then hubby and I ventured out to Lake Junaluska, which is down the road aways from my daughters house. 

Lots of Ducks and Geese there.

I loved this goose! Thought it was beautifully marked!

These little birds were so cute!! They are American Coots. They weren't afraid of you at all. 

I just couldn't get over how different and cute their little feet were! They swam just like ducks in the water.

And my daughter is lucky to have bluebirds around her house. Something I don't have.

Then my son in law took hubby and I to meet Tom MacDonald. He was on one of the American Picker's episodes. He and his family of 7 kids live in a old motel that they have fixed up. He finds and collects old motorcycles and parts. His kids help him sell the parts on ebay. Tom sold an old samurai outfit to Mike and Frank on the episode of American Pickers. Tom is a friend and patient of my son in law who is a chiropractor.  My hubby was so excited to meet this guy! Hubby loves motorcycles. 

Tom on the left, Hubby on the right. Tom was a very interesting character for sure!! He had to show us his recording studio that he turned a couple of the motel rooms into. And he even played a recording of one of the songs that will be on his new album. Very interesting guy!

This is a photo of one of the old barns that is down the road from where my daughter lives. 

Then on the way home in the car, I got bored and started taking pictures through the car window. I had no idea if they would turn out or not going 70mph. LOL But some of them did like these horses in the field in Kentucky.

And this old Barn. 

So I guess that's about it for now. I promise I won't be a stranger for so long again.