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~

What Have I Been Up To

Many days I end up heading for bed disappointed in not accomplishing my list of ‘to do's’ then stop, take stock of what I did actually get done and content myself with that.  There is so many fun projects I wanted to get to this summer but here it is late August and I have not touched hardly any.

When I am not cleaning vacation homes my time has been spend painting signs..(it helps pay the bills so not a frivolous activity)

Here are some recent ones.

For the life of me I cannot get a photo that shows the true coral color of this, and it does not get darker at the bottom in real life. 

You Are My Sunshine subway art sign


This sign I had to do 3 times over! 

 Crazy, I nicknamed it the sign from hell.  I finally got it sent off to the customer and then he informs me it arrived damaged.

  Argh!  I had wrapped it securely with bubble wrap and everything.  That was one rough postal carrier.  The customer said his father will be able to fix it.  I did send off some touch up paint for him. He had purchased it for his Grandfather who once owned a service station and it had a sign on the side of the building that looked much like this.

I know, not a good photo of it but I was in a hurry.



A couple Nana’s Garden signs.





My garden has been putting out..some luscious tomatoes, these are a new heirloom variety for me called German Red.



Which I made into my oven roasted sauce



The addition of the Trombolina zucchini adds a richness.



My basil did very poorly this year but a friend gave me enough to make a bunch of pesto. I love my homemade pesto!  I freeze it then wrap each little puck in plastic wrap. 

I love to have a taste of summer in the dark of winter.



My flowers are still blooming away.   I shall share more flowers soon.

So when I see what I have been able to accomplish it is not so disappointing after all. 

Please come on in to see more of my signs and artwork.



You Are My Sunshine Sign

Just a quick post.  I am in the middle of painting up some signs to fill orders.  Here is the updated You Are My Sunshine sign with the daisies added.  I like it so much better with the added touch of color. The daisies make it seem really Happy. 



I scuffed up the lettering a bit to give it a distressed look, I need to do the same around the edges for some dimension. 

And for the awesome hubby award, I need to recognize mine.  I worked a long hard day deep cleaning a condo in Bear Valley yesterday.  I did not get home until 8pm and waiting for me was this..



A cooked to perfection London Broil (on the Weber), buttered garlic spaghetti (a favorite around here) and corn. Oh, I cannot forget to mention the final touch, an ice cold beer!  It was the perfect finish.



Well, the beer along with the announcement he had done all the laundry.  Woo hoo.  The house was tidy too.  Does life get any better?? 

Yep, here he is multi-tasking…feeding Benjamin (newest nephew)and reading his email.  A photo I could not pass up, there is a family joke in here but I won’t bore you with it.



Back out to the studio I go..

More Garden and Cottage signs

It rained today.  A torrential downpour that I hope was enough to water my garden well and wash away the heavy pollen that coated everything.  If we must get rain in June, let it be beneficial for something.

With that bit of news it may surprise you that at 5:30am I was in the garden enjoying a lovely walk through with my coffee in hand. 

Blue skies prevailed at first and I have some fresh blooms to share.

This is Boysenberry Truffle or some such name Iris. It is simply stunning.



The photos fail to show the amber glow that comes from underneath but trust me it is unusual and lovely.



The blue of the Dutch Iris’ is refreshing. My Butterfly Delphiniums come close to this tone but few other flowers are such a pure blue.



The Abraham Darby English rose is chock full of blooms, maybe it was that bucket load of chicken manure I dumped at it’s feet last Fall. (aged, of course)



We are to get near freezing temps tonight, I hope it does not harm the flowers.  What a shame for them to get burnt edges from too cold temps.



This Heritage climbing English rose is flourishing as well. I am aiming it to climb the porch rail. 



This was supposed to be my Zephirine Drouhin rose but I am thinking it looks more like William Baffin now that it is blooming.  Hmm, I know I had one of each and I was in a hurry to get them in the ground when I moved back 2 years ago so anything is possible.



This little sweet pink rose is climbing the side of my studio along with a wisteria that wants to take over, I cannot recall the rose’s name but it was a vintage climber from Antique Rose Emporium. 



Now, I would like a bit of feedback on a couple of signs I am working on.  First the You Are my Sunshine sign..I left the gap so I could add some decorative element…I am thinking some light happy Daisy’s.  what do you think???

The white petals and bright yellow centers would be a bright touch without overwhelming the text..



this one I also have some space and I was not sure what will look better for a bit of embellishment.  I know many prefer just the text but I like a little bit of design to make it unique.  Any ideas?

I will be adding them to my website once they are finished.



I have been getting so many nice comments on my Shabby Bench.  I had to move it into the house today because of the rain, now I think it needs a cushion, it may be staying.

It has been a slow day today, I have been learning a new platform for my website.  The software I used to create my website is now outdated, unsupported and not completely compatible with Windows 7.  I have back doored it to make it work but I know I need to move over to a different way of creating a website and managing it.  In the process I will slowly revamp backwoodscottage.com and organize it a bit better.

That is my goal, at least, I do tend to put too many things on my list and overwhelm myself. 

I wish you a peaceful evening..