Garden for Mom and the spider is back!

It felt so good to take a week off from blogging, but I didn't spend it sitting in the house or just creating. I actually spent most of my free time after work and the weekend working in the yard with my Dad. Dad is trying to do some vegetable planting and also a new crop of sunflowers. My mission was to clean up all of those nasty weeds that never go away and to plant a little flower garden of red ginger plants so when they bloom, we can take them to Mom. We go every week to visit and it would be nice to cut some flowers from the garden to take with us instead of visiting the flower shops. The area I chose in the back yard was filled with wild weeds and unwanted plants, so once I cleaned the area, I was able to move these red ginger plants that my brother-in-law helped to plant in another area in the yard. I wanted to move these red gingers to an area that would be easier for Dad to water so he wouldn't have to drag the garden hose so far. Anyway, I took a photo of the newly planted red ginger plants. It might not look like anything spectacular to anyone else but me, but it was definately satisfying to know that I did this all by myself and I did it with my Mom in mind. Can you believe that it's been almost 9 months? There's not a day that goes by that I don't think about her. I'm sure Mom would be proud of me for making this little garden just for her! Needless to say, every part of my body is aching from the constant workout in the yard and I am really not an outdoorsy person (is that a word??). It's just that I really couldn't stand seeing Dad do it all by himself. He's really excited to get back into his garden and it makes me happy when he is happy! Anyway, here is what I planted...

This is just a small section of what I accomplished. Our yard is pretty huge and I think I worked on almost the whole yard except maybe for one area...I think I need a little break from the yard. Did I mention that I broke lots of fingernails and met a ton of geckos???? Eeks!!

Anyway, thanks for letting me yakk about the garden...today, I am also sharing this cute little bag that I made using SU's fancy favor die. This die has really been one of my favorites! I cut the basket out using our black CS. I can't believe that I did not order any of the new Halloween DSP! I think I still have time to get some for more Halloween projects. Do you see the huge rick-rack? I cut it out using my new XL die called Tasteful Trim. There are 4 trims that you can cut from this die and I love all of them! I decorated this bag with my Spider friend that I created using the 1 3/4" circle punch and a swirl punch (not SU) for the legs. Isn't he so cute?? The sentiment "Got Treats" is from a set with the same name. I punched the sentiment out with the word window punch and adhered it on the modern label punch.

For the handle, I used one of the trims and folded it in half and adhered it together. It made a really sturdy handle! I attached the handle to the bag using the new glitter brads - I just love them!

Thanks to all of you for your continued support! I am overwhelmed and overjoyed that there were so many of you that came to visit me and commented on my post yesterday. I thought everyone forgot me because I abandoned my blog for a week. I am really on the fence to stop blogging since my priorities have changed and there's not much time left for me to get on the blog. We'll see how long I can do this. Thanks for letting me be a cry baby about this, I know all of this whining must be getting old.

Well, happy Aloha Friday to you all. It's a furlough day for me and I'm getting a massage this morning! I really, really need it! Thanks for stopping in today. I do have more Halloween projects to share with you and I promise the sneak peek on the Holiday Tags class too so I'll see you soon!