That Was 2020 But This Is Now

           We  All couldn't wait for 2020 to leave !! In February of 2020 my husband was working in Georgia & I was at home I got a phone call  Feb 16,2020 saying I needed to get to Georgia that my husband needed emergency surgery, he had aneurysm & it burst  , my son got me a flight out .Thank God all went good !  So that's how  Our 2020 started out  & Yes We are All hoping & praying that 2021  A New Year  will be the answer for All the bad that has happened  in 2020 !! 

We are not the first generations to go through a Pandemic our parents ,grandparents , great grandparents all went through them . Nor is this the first pandemic for my generation there has  been two one in 1976 the Swine flu  & in 2009 the H1N1  that I recall,  but  actually nothing like this Covid  19 Pandemic & We Are ALL Praying It Ends In This New Year Of 2021 ! 

  Now I will say that 2020 for our Etsy Shop  www.etsy.com/shop/inmypaintedgarden  in January it started out GREAT but then I put it on " Not Open Do To Family Emergency "  in February when John had the aneurysm , for a month until he was healed enough. So the day we opened back up we had our first sale  and honestly for our small business we had a Fantastic year!! We had many return & new customers. We are So Very Blessed, Grateful & Thankful 

Our Original Beach Dreaming Gourd Birdhouse

Our Unique  Old English Cottage Gourd Birdhouse

Colbalt Blue Sunny Sunflowers

Blazing Red Sunny Sunflower

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           So I am a girl who also likes to sew ( I have sewn for years , one Christmas I made hooded lined robes for my 5 granddaughters ) and of course I did what a lot of people did I started sewing Face Masks for my Family and friends.  I used a basic pattern I found online but had to do a lot of adjustments so it fit my husband the way he wanted. He wanted elastic that went around his head instead of around his ears . I also added to the chin area and nose , so that when you talk it won't slip off the nose & chin  as easy . The nose has a removable wire piece that forms to your nose & you remove before washing . 

         My husband & I were at the store standing on our 6 foot spot in the checkout line and there were two women in line in front of us, one of the women turned around and said to me " I really like your mask " & I of course said Thank You ! My husband said " My wife made ours " Then she said " Well I guess that's the new normal to look at peoples masks " Hopefully Not for long !! 

My husbands that I Made

I have made my husband 8 of them so he has one to change out every day and  an extra one and made my son one also. They have to where them at work.

This is The One I Made My Son 

This Is One Of My Masks & Yes I'm Smiling !!

Yes of course I made me some also this one is     " Betty Boop " ! Same as my husbands I adjusted mine to go around my chin farther & my nose that way when I talk it doesn't

 slip off our nose ! Yes they are lined with white cotton and also have a pocket for  a filter pocket . For my filters I use the Small coffee filters I fold and cut them to size.

Bouffant Scrub Caps

Then  my daughter-in-law is a nurse and asked me if I would make some Scrub Caps  for her . Again I looked up a basic pattern & altered it to fit, this one is a Bouffant Scrub Cap it fits short or long hair , it has a small piece of elastic at the bottom back so the cap can slip off and on with ease NO TYING !   

My Daughter in law she asked me to  make her  Holiday Scrub Caps 

A couple of her co workers had me make them some also , I just Love the way they turned out and I have a lot of material!  So a couple of days I will spend in my sewing room & sew and the other couple days I will be painting working on our gourd birdhouses & Gourd Birdfeeders  so we can keep our Etsy Shop stocked !

So I had a couple of phone calls & some emails asking me if I would make Scrub Caps & Face Masks !  So I decided that I would make some more of the Scrub Caps & Face Masks &When I'm done I will post them on all our Social Media sites , If anyone would like one just let me know 

Here are a couple  more Scrub Caps I made for an order 

      I Know I haven't been on here in awhile but I really Love connecting with people , customers, friends !! We Love what we do as our craft/art . I like to bring you into our gourd garden from seed to cured & into our studio ! The " In The Gourd Garden " Video Series is on Our Instagram  . We  did that this summer through our Instagram & Pinterest pages ! We went out once a week and did a video of how the gourds were growing . We still do have some still hanging in the garden so I will post on here our Blog, Instagram & on our Pinterest page  .If you have any comments or questions feel free to ask I might be able to help ! 

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35th Annual Dave Macon Days - Come see us !!!

35th Annual
UNCLE DAVE MACON DAYS FESTIVAL2012JULY 13 - 14 - 15
CANNONSBURGH A restored, historic, southern pioneer village
312 South Front Street
(Just off NW Broad St. near Camino Real restaurant)

FRIDAY - JULY 13
Gates open at 1 p.m.
Stage opens at 4 p.m
Registration opens at 4 p.m.
Competitions start at 5 p.m.

SATURDAY -- JULY 14
Gates/Registration open at 8:30 a.m.
Competition starts at 9 a.m.

SUNDAY -- JULY 15
Gospel Music and Shape note singing Noon - 5 p.m.
Community Service Fair Noon - 5 p.m.

Ever since coming back from Florida  I have been painting my days away and loving it  ! ONE week to go until the Uncle Dave Macon Days ! So I have been trying to build a stock to take with me . I have came up with some different designs , like some of the birdhouses pictured here ,I suppose some were  beach inspired from my 6 months in Florida & the Keys  & yes for the most part we loved it !   I have been letting my mind go wild & my hands follow to come up with some different ideas ! I am taking many different mediums that I have been working on  with me, like  glassware, wood items, tiles,and jewelry this one is a beach cottage complete with beach chairs with umbrellas & palm trees complete with painted sand !!  I really had fun coming up with some of thee ideas ,of course beings I was in Florida 7 months yes we spent alot of time at the Atlantic Ocean so that thought of making the beach house wasn't hard to picture it in my mind , It has cedar shake roof with a stone looking chimney this is a side view of the birdhouse here is a back view with a window surrounded with flowers & vines and 2 palm trees New York Yankee Player Gourd I had gotten an order through my Etsy shop , She ordered quite a few . She asked if I could do a New York Yankees & of course I did , Trying to get all the stripes right was a bit tricky But I got them close enough, So after painting her one I painted another one similar to the first one , Each have there own personalities & no two look exactly alike. side view One of the brightly colored flower garden gourds , it even has a large pink flower on the bottom! I just LOVE color it makes life so much much more interesting ,it lights up our minds and there are soooo many beautiful colored flowers. This flowered garden gourd is sure to attract many a bird  ! Here is a green gourd with large and small flowers surrounding it ! Nice quiet way for birds to hang in a tree or on the porch or patio.! Seatle Mariner he was a special order I just mailed him out . I have fun watching them all come to life ! Picked up these green coffee cups, soap dishes & dispensers , They were all plain jane green ! I keeped on looking at them & all of a sudden sunflowers  popped into my head As you can see I put Sunflowers on the handles & all around the coffee cups   ,The Sunflower is painted on both sides & can be used as for soap or lotion & the dish can also be used for soap or sos pad holder, ring holder WOW I could think of a number of uses ! How about these " Beach" themed coffee cups. I saw the blue of the cups & it reminded me of the Blue of the ocean & the " beach inspired " birdhouse gourds I painted ! the other side of the cups have palm trees Yep Beach Inspired !! Wouldn't these be great displayed at your cottage , or maybe you just want to get away & dream of the beach ? YEAH !! Theres  even a pair of seagulls flying by.!!

These glassware sets would make Fantastic gifts ! For the person who Loves to give unusual gifts ,handmade & from the HEART & for the person who knows you give gifts that are unusual & keepers  and Hope they are the one who receives Your gift !!

I going to get to the finishing touches of my painting & yes I still have alot more painted glassware, gourds, wood, tiles that are brand new ! So if your in Murfreesboro & decide to stop by the Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival ,I'm inside the village next to the church I believe  #16, but you can't miss me I have a big sign that says  "In My Painted Garden " & a Big yellow flowered  "Welcome"sign  hanging at the top of my tent. If you stop by & tell me you read my blog & tell me the title to this blog post I'll give you 15 % off your purchase from me. So HOPE to see y'all this weekend !!

Until The Next Time !

Thanks, Cheryl