Fluffy Flowers

the garden tour that would never end

We're getting close to the end of the Macon Secret Garden Tour. This pretty Victorian house was surrounded with the most colorful garden of snapdragons.

A riot of color!

They grow mighty tall here in Georgia.

And they come in as many colors as you can dream up.

The owners of this house displayed an awesome historic photograph of their home photographed in the snow in the 1800s. Y'all, it almost never snows here! So the fact that this photograph exists from so long ago is pretty amazing.

Beautiful.

even more Macon Secret Garden Tour

I hope y'all aren't tired of touring these gardens with me.

I can't help posting so many beautiful pictures of flowers.

They're simply amazing!

And the Macon Secret Garden Tour continues with a beautiful garden of a house that can only be described as one where Scarlett O'Hara would be comfortable residing.

And amazingly enough this house is smack dab in the middle of the city!

I've walked by this place for years and had no idea such delightful gardens lay behind the trees and shrubs.

But it was nice to be greeted with a bit of whimsy...

... and some big ol' fluffy flowers!

Yes, I can imagine Scarlet quite enjoying relaxing on the lawn...

... and perhaps wandering down the garden path...

... to lounge around waiting for a suitor...

... or two or three...

... and enjoying every moment of this beautiful place!

There were amazing fluffy flowers everywhere...

...and delightful beds boarding the paths.

I tell you, I had a right fine time here!

It was wonderful to quietly slip from this hidden garden and take that feeling of serenity with me.

padded Pouches

Ever since I learned how to put in a zipper I've been addicted to making pouches.

And now that I know how to do it I've discovered that I really enjoy the pouch design process.

I've started to mix and match oodles of different kinds of fabrics.

This last batch of pouches is a fun mix of imported Japanese animal prints and home decorator fabrics. All are heavier weight materials which makes for a sturdier bag.

Plus, I had fun picking out some colorful coordinating interior fabrics.

And best of all I've made them super thick! Yep, these jokers are padded to within an inch of their little zipper lives.

I love how this batch of bags turned out. And I've got a lot more design ideas up my sleeve which I can't wait to make. If you see a bag you can't live without, you can purchase them over in my Fluffy Flowers shop.

More Macon Secret Garden Tour

There are still oodles of awesome pictures I need to post from the recent garden tour I took.

I love that this home owner shared her garden design lay out with us.

Shade loving oak leaf hydrangea.

Squeezing in a bit of garden in a small city lot.

Shredded paper mulch.

Sweet tweet house.

Chickens in the middle of the city!

A front walkway lined with strawberry plants and a delightful herb garden out front.

 Some neighbors with a pretty front garden.

Even nearby Washington park was a delight.

The perfect spot for a picnic.

Oh so much more from this garden tour to come!

Hatch Market 2009

The Hatch Market was a big ol' success! Thank you everyone who sent me positive vibes for a good show.

I met oodles of nice folks, both customers and vendors.

Plus, hooray that the weather held and we only had about three drops of rain toward the end of day two!

Many of the Fluffy Flowers creatures went off to new homes so I've got to get busy in the studio soon to make more.

Some of them got to come back home with me though...

... including this little grumpy fellow...

... who was a lot less grumpy when he found out he'd be returning home to Macon.

There were so many fabulous vendors there that I couldn't squeeze them all in here so I posted them over on my Fluffy Flowers Flickr page. Sorry I didn't get a picture of everyone! I was running around top speed snapping pics like crazy. But you can see a full list of vendors here.

A big ol' thank you to the organizers and volunteers. The show would never have happened without y'all!

Thanks also to everyone who came out to support the show! If it was too far for you to attend I hope you'll check out and support your local indie craft shows. And if you're here in Georgia remember that the super fabulous ICE Atlanta is just a couple of weeks away. I'll be there but I'm afraid the creatures are staying home :)

on the trail and Hatch Market

The Fluffy Flowers creatures and I will be at Hatch Market this weekend. So if you're in or around south Atlanta or the Griffin area drop by and check out all the fantastic crafty stuff that's will be available. And remember, Sunday is Mother's Day so how about bringing out mom for a great girl's day out.

Last weekend the doggies enjoyed their walkies at the Indian Mounds.

Lots of pretty things to see there.

I know one little girl dog who really enjoyed the delightful breezes and the scenic overlook.

Macon Secret Garden Tour continued

One of the fab houses on the garden tour was this former waterworks station. It was built in the mid nineteenth century and used to supply all the fresh water in Macon, Georgia. Now it's a private residence and has been featured on HGTV.

And it's got lots of pretty garden areas!

Including these super secret courtyard...

totally perfect for relaxing...

...and big enough for partying...

...and you can still see where the water flowed!

Lots of lovlies!

Pretty backyard areas...

...with an amazing amount of property for an intown house.

They even managed to squeeze in a vegetable garden and a large parking area.

With pretty flowering chives.

Ah, now that was a pretty tour! Stay tuned tomorrow for another stop on this delightful garden tour.

Macon Secret Garden Tour

Yesterday I spent many delightful hours touring the beautiful gardens of Macon.

This is the sixteenth year of the tour and boy was it fabulous!

I snapped more pictures then it's possible to put on this blog so I'm going to spread them out over the next few days.

And I got so many ideas and so much inspiration that I feel like my brain will explode!

I highly recommend checking out your own local garden tour.

You'll be able to see the amazing energy that folks put into into their passion.

fluffy flowers esque creatures in metal

A couple of weeks ago I was at a garden show and spotted some mighty cute fluffy flowers type creatures. But instead of being made from fabric and stuffing they were created from spare bits of metal.

Kathy Walton makes here cute creatures out of scraps just laying around the junk yard. It was all I could do to resist this adorable temperature snail.

And this tire rim spider with rebar legs is so adorable!

But the creature that crawled into my bag and wanted desperately to come home with me was this cute rain gauge spider. Made from a wire refridgerator rack, I simply could not resist his winning personality. And as you can see he looks right at home in the garden.

The awesome and fabulous Kathy doesn't have an online shop. She doesn't even have a website. But you're in luck if you're in Atlanta because a handful of garden centers sell her awesome steel art.