My Bottle Tree

Here's my bottle tree that I bought a couple of weekends ago at an art festival. If you're not familiar with bottle trees...their folklore heritage believed that evil spirits would get trapped inside the bottles...yada yada...BUT I just wanted one because I thought it'd look cute in my yard!

Here's a great link if you'd like to learn more:
http://www.felderrushing.net/BottleTreeImagess.htm


Most people use empty wine bottles on their tree but I wanted something a little more original. So I found these to get me started...

I love the colors but wish they were a little more substantial in size. I tried grouping them all together to see how it would be with a whole tree of these smaller bottles. But decided it was "too much".

So I think I'm going to use them as "accent" bottles with the majority being clear larger bottles. Now I've got to start my "clear" bottle collection.

A Decade

I'm now the proud parent of a ten year old. - Ouch.

Pottery Wrap Up

Here are my final pieces of pottery. When I made this bowl and platter - I didn't intend on them being a set. But I think they work rather well together for dip and chips. The platter didn't fire exactly as I'd hoped. If the paint gets too think, some of it will cook off - that's what I was hoping that it would do - but I'm still pleased.

Crosstie

Today we went to the Crosstie Arts & Jazz Festival in Cleveland (MS). We had a good time. Lots to see and eat. Local children's art display...

Two stages of live music...

I didn't take many pictures of the "art" but there was plenty.

Big maraca made out of a water cooler jug...

Hula hoops...

Of course, the girls didn't find anything "artistic" to buy. They bought WEAPONS - bows 'n arrows and sling shots.

I bought a bottle tree and the hubby carried it for me. :-)

Busy-ness

I've been a slacker about posting pics lately.

I've been preoccupied with yard work, gymnastics and.........

Soccer

Tree Swing

We finally hung our tree swing. For the inquiring minds that want to know how he got the rope on that limb...he tied some twine around a rock and tossed it over the limb. Then he tied the twine to his hanging rope and pulled it over the limb. - Had to use the ladder to make adjustments to the ropes that held the swing.

We should have hung this thing months ago! The girls pretty much spent the whole day swinging on it. Debating if we should get another one...

The Peabody - Room Tour

Pillow case...