Staying in and Branching Out

Top: Macy's

Skirt: Arizona Jeans, JCPenney

Shoes: Chase & Chloe, Zulily

Striped bag: Current Mood, Dolls Kill

Heart Bag: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Belt: Belt is Cool, Amazon

I'm happy to report that I received my shipment of wire and clasps!  I wasted no time using both to make these daisy necklaces:

 Yellow Mint Daisy Day Necklace

 Tangerine Cream Daisy Day Necklace

 Kelly Rose Daisy Day Necklace 

Turquoise Pink Daisy Day Necklace

I like them because they're sweet and simple, like the weakest link in a gal pal group on a sitcom.  Here they are with some more kitchen textiles I unearthed:

Like the Fiestaware dishtowels, they were from my bridal shower, and I thought that they were too cute to use.  (If you saw the state of my everyday oven mitts, then you would understand.)  Having the time to enjoy these treasures is a welcome bonus of this quarantine. 

In keeping with the kitchen theme, here's a view of a tree outside my window.  (Technically, it's from the window in the laundry room off the kitchen, but I'm sure the blog gods will let it slide.)  I thought that it looked haunting but peaceful, like Halloween on hiatus.  Also, that it would be fun to hang some necklaces from it. 

Maybe I can get the husband to scramble up there someday.

Throwing in the Trowel: Let's Say Happy May With Barrettes

Fabulous Felt Blue Leaf Barrette 

 Fabulous Felt Pink Leaf Barrette

Fabulous Felt Yellow Leaf Barrette 

Candy Gush Necklaces 

Top: IZ Buyer, Kohl's

Skirt: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Shoes: Guess, DSW

Bag: Xhilaration, Target

This era of limited paper goods has made me appreciate not just the practicality, but also the beauty of that unsung kitchen heroine -- the dishtowel.  Absorbent and so very homey, this timeless textile is always there for me.  So I decided to be there for it by using these striped Fiestaware fossils as backdrops for my new floral leaf barrettes. 

I say fossils because they're old.  In fact, it wasn't until I plumbed the depths of my dishtowel drawer that I rediscovered the yellow one.  My mom gave it to me as part of my bridal shower gift seven years ago, and I didn't want to use it because it was so lovely.  I really dig the contrast of the sunset-colored stripes against the, well, sunshine.  Probably because it reminds me of a tee shirt from the '70s.  Also, those disposable cups they used to give you at Roy Rogers and the movies.  Not that I was around during that decade.  But I just saw one on That '70s Show. 

As for the barrettes, they make me think of spring, and that makes me happy.  Even if I have no desire to grow real flowers.

I may have bonded with dishtowels.  But gardening and I will remain enemies.