PRECIOUS COTTAGE FLOWER GARDEN

Iris, Phlox and Columbine are the second blooming of flowers that fill the little walled garden. The first group are crocus, grape hyacinths, pinks and pansies.

The fragrance is delightful!

To the side and closer to the road is the Pet Cemetery. as you can see it needs some weeding!

Before long the Bradford Pears will be blooming too, which will brings the bees! Haven't put ferns in the hanging baskets yet!

Th Ivy is starting to cover the side again. I lost  the whole works one year as you can see the old vines.

My flocks of pink Flamingos (Yeah 50's!) are back again around the birdbath in front of the barn to the side of the cottage.

Thought I'd share  some handwork  I did as a surprise for a friend recently.

I made a collection of my small prints into book form.

In it are some copies of the little ACEO (Trade Cards) that I have or have had on E-Bay Auction. Hope you are enjoying spring/summer flowers where you are too!  Come visit me over at www.mcreatesdaily.blogspot.com and www.facebook Marlynne Snare Folk Artist if you have time.

SOME OF MY RECENT PAINTINGS

Finished this painting after I got home from Augusta

"Sweet Pinkies" Mine are blooming now too!

"The Three Chicks"  I really love these folk art chickens. I just moved them from the kitchen to my studio.

"Tulips and Polka Dots" My favorite colors red & yellow together! This arrangement is setting on our kitchen table right now.

Even the doggies appreciate art! Took this picture at the Brookside Art Show in K.C.,Mo. last weekend.

MORE THINGS TO PAINT IN AUGUSTA AND HERMANN, MISSOURI

I loved this yellow and pink setting in the Stone Ledge Antique Store in Augusta!

This was my painting inspired by that setting.

Beautiful old church on way to Hermann. Will be in one of my paintings someday!

And old cooking stove in our favorite bakery in Hermann.

One of the darling little houses built in the backyard or on the alleyways in Hermann

Love this old fence and garden!

Gate too! It will be in a painting someday!

This splash of color showed up just as we turning to go down another street so my sweet husband made a fast change of plans just for this picture! He is so good to me!

COTTAGE GARDEN FLOWERS

My spring flowers are breaking forth. Of course the pink roses are not real! I put them in there for sorority party a couple of weeks ago.

These flowers are hardening off on our enclosed back porch soon ready to be planted.

Our Sunday School kids carrying in the palms. Church was snowed out Palm Sunday so they did it Easter

My Gypsy /Caravan trade tags arrived this week. It's always fun to see what others will come up with!! Marilou our leader at "Roses on my Table"  packages them up so pretty, even with a little charm and special card of her own! It's a fun group to belong too! Thanks Shelly B, Paulanne and Malinda for such creative and attractive tags!

SISTER JUDY'S BEDROOMS & BATH

These pictures are determined to show up out of order!  Sweet display in bathroom.

Another view of the bath.

Everywhere You look there are interesting glimpses of Judy's childhood!

She is an avid Thrift Store Shopper and finds precious children's clothes to display as well as clothes for herself!

Judy loves her dolls! I surprised her with this one one year.

Years ago we had a couple of booths at a thriving Antique Mall. Judy was always finding more porcelain ladies for her collection

Made these wooden figures for her one year for Christmas or Birthday. The little clothes she has hanging are actually hers and her husbands little girl and boy clothes!

Judy loves children's tea sets and dishes. So one year I created this little cabinet for part of her collection.

Her bathrooms are just as charming as all the other rooms in her house!

She uses her large collection of crocheted hearts to display her rhinestone pins

TWELVE WEEKS WORTH OF CHILDREN HOME QUILTS

"The Baptist Children Home Quilters" We gathered the last 12 weeks of our quilts for a farewell look before all 26 of them headed off to Warsaw, Mo. Some of our other quilters make quilts also  Shown in the picture from left. to right are Marlynne (me), Maxine and good friend Rose Marie..

Inspiration for my yearly Geranium Painting. Geraniums are about my favorite flower, but Nasturtiums are right up there too! Can you tell Red and Yellow are my favorite colors!

I keep geraniums all  through the winter, but this year was not a good one for them. So I was on the look out for some plants to take pictures of and when we went to eat at "Sweet Tomatoes" last week there they were! I have the empty frame hanging in the dining room just waiting for the painting!

NEW HOUSE BLOCKS

This little 12"X12" HOUSE QUILT BLOCK  IS MY artist rendition of my CHILDHOOD HOME of the '50's in  Kansas City, Mo.  Many Summers days were spent on that porch. From a summer long Monopoly game to moving the sewing machine out there and creating  school clothes for the new school year!

This little  LOG HOUSE Quilt Block features an "Add-On"to make room for the family!

I just couldn't resist these quaint little bags of flower and vegetable seeds.  After I plant the seeds I will feature the packages on one of my Art Journal pages, won't that make a fun page?

The clerk ask if I actually plant all these seeds in stead of buying the plants? I said I do, I don't always have too good of luck with them, but I love the act of doing it!  Of course I buy plants too! I've started them on top of the refrigerator at times  and once made one bedroom a starter room with low hanging grow lights over a bed!

My newest book of inspiration!

 My Latest painting  I call "Spring Returns" displayed in the snow that we still have on the ground!

Hope you'll come see my other blog: www.mcreatesdaily.blogspot.com and wwwMarlynneSnareFolkArtist facebook     Happy Creating!     P.S. Next weeks post will finish Sister Judy's house featuring the Bedrooms and Bath