Conversation Heart Cookies

These cookies were made for a Daddy Daughter Dance
with the theme "Sweethearts" after the candy.
I made all 6 colors and had different sayings from the candy.

Painted Stool

This was a worn out stained oak stool when I got it.

Basilwood Garden

Design

Starting point

Removing the bermuda grass lawn.

The bobcat damaged the sprinkler lines, and the snow didn't help either.

Installing the edging for the walkway after installing a french drain.

Decomposed granite walkway.

Soil and mulch delivery.

Getting some plants installed.

Herb garden in the foreground.

More views.

Red banana plants on the right.  The large tree is a loquat.

Vegetable garden in recycled tires.

Swan Fireplace Screen

Kitchen Curtain

I designed and made this curtain for my kitchen.
I didn't want to put a window treatment on the door,
because it is the primary view outside from this room.

Curtain completely closed.

Curtain covering only the door.

Valances

Beach House - Design for Remodel & Addition

Pumpkins 2010

Flowers

Tigger

Jack Skellington

Ghost

Pumpkins 2009

Vampire bite - Frankenstein pumpkin (with bolts) - pumpkin pi

Pumpkins 2008

Leaves - soccer ball - black cat - pool ball #5

Hail

This is the hail that destroyed my roof.

Anatomy of a hailstone.

Critters

This toad popped up from my mulch when I was watering my tree.

Grasshopper

Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth, Pyrausta tyralis, on my basil plant.

Busy wasp on my confederate jasmine vine.

Black widow found in the soccer ball bin.

Cincinnati Garden

Here are some photos of my garden in Cincinnati.

Purple smoketree, blue spruce & irises

Bench & perennials

Crab apple in the front yard

Tulips

Thyme in bloom along blue stone wall.

Weeping cherry in bloom.

Evergreens

Boxwood and pansies

Front patio & window box

Bleeding heart

Kitchen Table

I purchased this table at a resale shop.
It has a 1-1/2" thick solid maple top which I sanded down.
I painted the legs brown to coordinate with my kitchen.

Princess Sign

I painted this sign for a little girl's room for Northwood Home Makeover 2010.

Virginia Beach Garden

This is a design for a 20 ft x 30 ft garden in the rear of our townhouse in Virginia Beach.

Original design

Revised design replacing right angles with curves

Starting point - the yard is 20 ft wide by 30 ft deep

After

Screening fence

Vines & hanging baskets