Family Rules or Marriage Rules sign giveaway

How would you like to win a Family Rules or Marriage Rules sign??

These signs measure 24” tall by 11.25” wide and are finished with an exterior varathane for years of enjoyment. 
 
Just “Like” Flower Patch Farmhouse’s Facebook page and leave a comment either here on this site or on Facebook..it is that easy.

https://www.facebook.com/FlowerPatchFarmhouse?ref=hl

When I reach 100 likes then I will draw a name and the winner will get their choice of one of these signs.
  Shipping is included.







Signs like these can also be purchased from our website.  We can do them in different colors and customized with names and dates.  Just ask…
 
 
Happy Monday!
~Pamela~

Rules for a Happy Marriage sign

 

Good fabulous morning everyone!  Isn’t it a gorgeous day?

Here is my motto for the day…I think I need to make it into a sign.

If feels like Spring is here though I do realize that we have had snow dump on us during Spring break, 3 feet or so of snow. 

This is a photo of my front garden on March 25th, 2011.  Shudder! 

If you want the full story click the photo.

Our ground is bare today and though my garden looks a bit winter weary I can see signs of life popping up, the tulips are about 2 inches out of the ground…

that reminds me, a trip to Ironstone Winery is in order.  I am sure their barrels are teeming with gorgeousness just waiting for me to come enjoy and photograph. 

Today I must work on the mountain and get a few condos cleaned but I would rather be painting and working on cleaning up my gardens. Though once I am there I do enjoy the beauty that surrounds me, the mountain peaks are still frosted with snow and on a sunny day it is a lovely sight to behold.

Yesterday I let my hens free range my yard and though one strawberry bed has been decimated (I did not think they would come to the front garden, my mistake) they had a great time gobbling up the wormy goodness they scratched up.

Who me?  I’m not hurting your strawberries..

I spent my day, as they wandered, scratched and debugged, wrapping signs to ship, painting on a few others and tidying my studio a bit.  While moving stuff around I found a nest of those nasty black and brown spiders like the one that bit me.  Eeeeuw.

Now spiders in general do not bother me but they do not belong in my studio and now I am merciless in wiping them out since one had the temerity to climb up and bite my face a couple weeks ago. Needless to say they are gone for now.

This is the sign I worked yesterday.  I can’t wait to make one with our name on it and wedding date for the customized sample for the website.  This sign is a good size, 24” x 11.25” 

This one too is a new one, I am working on a second already that has a rose motif (go figure).  This is a large sign, 22” x 22”, I need to photograph them in a set up that gives perspective.  I am working on that. 

Okay, enough of my babbling this morning, I need to get my fandango moving, pack my lunch and head for the hills. 

Check back, I have more signs I got painted up this week!  Just a painting fool.

A Custom Wedding Sign

I have been busy packing and getting ready to head to Camp Mather adjacent to Yosemite.  The Strawberry music festival is this weekend and I work at a food booth.

Last May we froze our sweet patooties off but the Fall show is always more pleasant weather wise.

First off I really wanted to share a recent sign I was asked to make.  I fell in love with it too and will be offering it on my website.

So I Can Kiss You Anytime I Want sign



I can also do it plain. with a crackled and distressed background, change up the fonts or colors, add flourishes to the edges or paint flowers. One customer had me copy the invitation design.

This is before customization. 



So if you know of anyone with a wedding coming up send them my way, I may be able to paint them a sign or two.

Last year I did an entire collection of directional signs for a rustic wedding, that was quite fun.



As you can see there was quite a few of them.  Here is a closer view of the dancing sign.



I know the major wedding season is coming to a close along with summer but I like to plan ahead and there are some nice Fall and Winter weddings too.

Can you feel Fall?  As much as I love summer and really do not want it to end so soon I have hints all around me that Fall is fast on its approach. 

The squirrels and birds have been scurrying about collecting seeds and nuts for their winter stash in this neck of the woods.  It is not unusual to see a fluffy grey squirrel dashing across the road with a heavy green pine cone in his mouth.  I should say he is trying to dash, many times the cone is so heavy he is dragging it ruthlessly to a spot he can sit and shred it in high hopes of hitting the mother lode of pine nuts.

The nights have cooled but the daytime temps have remained nice, we have been hitting the mid 80’s the past few days.  But here is a telling sign of Fall.

The dogwoods are turning red. This photo has not been retouched, this is how bright the red is on my neighbor’s dogwood tree.



So I just savor each morning in the garden and the roses that remain as I know it is not long before a white blanket coats everything in sight.



The morning glories are climbing the arbor. I have high hopes that next year the Eden rose will really take off and cover the arbor.



Dreamweaver, I planted this in a barrel in my side yard, it has loved it there and though the deer have nipped it back a time or two this summer it still shines.  Love this pink!



My zinnias are doing great, I had tossed these seeds into this neglected bed and hoped for the best, they did not disappoint me.  I am going to transplant strawberries into this bed this Fall, but I think I will rim the bed in some kind of flashy flower for fun. 



Darcy Bussell English rose



Charles Darwin English rose



Though I will miss my garden once winter descends I do have some crochet patterns and sewing plans to keep me content.  In the warmer months I am so busy outside that I have not a lick of time for the other things I love to do so there is an up side to being stuck indoors.  Plus there is always my painting to keep me sane.
 
Since there is no internet where I will be for the next 5 days this will be my last post until next week.  Broken hearted aren’t you???

Time to check my list and make sure I have everything packed and ready to go.
 
Enjoy your weekend everyone!