Plants and flowers

 We recently bought our first home and have been working on getting everything ready so we can move in!  In two of the rooms we found hardwood floors hidden underneath plywood and tile and we've been working on that.  Around the outside there are a lot of plants, some of them we brought but most of them came with the house.  Here are some pictures from around the yard- 
  

Dead nettle has taken over most of the front yard!  

Queen Elizabeth rose

Butterfly bush

Phlox

Alabama Sunset Coleus

The larger shed has one of these on both of it's doors.

A lantern found in the shed.

A Few Projects

These are two doilies I'm working on.  One of them is a gift for my grandmother and I couldn't decide between white or ecru lol.  The pattern is called Majestic by Patricia Kristoffersen.  It's one of my favorites!  I'm using size 10 thread and a 1.75 mm hook.

Here is the white doily with a few more rounds completed.  Also shown are some other doilies that I'm making.

These are mini pot holders that can be used as ornaments or for decoration.  They measure 2 1/2 to 2 3/4".  The patterns are in the book Silhouette Hot Mats by Frances Hughes.  I used size 10 thread and a 1.75 mm hook.

A cross bookmark with an angel wing charm on the tassel.  The pattern is called Gothic Cross in the book Marks of Faith Bookmarks by Annie Potter.

Round doily by Mayumi Kawai in the book Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts Lacy Crochet.  It's a great pattern and only 16 rounds.  I've made it twice and plan on making more in different colors!

Succulents and a doily that kinda matches lol