Lá Em Casa

This is what my backyard looked like a few months ago. I really needed a garage to paint and to try to organize and store my craft stuff. I mainly needed a place with natural light.

 Anyway, that is how it looks now. I got so used to parking the car outside that it still stays there. The important thing is I have a nice surface for my grandchild to crawl on and for the family to gather.

 As I am still finding myself in there, I keep changing it but I am beginning to use it regularly. I placed all my favorite string lights around the ceiling and it looks magical at night. 

 The yo yo cushions I brought from Tiradentes.

The three mosaic lanterns I brought from Turkey. They look great when litten.

Now I am all excited about taking care of my plants again. It is Spring and I admit I abandoned them for a while.

This chair is not a big deal but everybody likes to sit on it. I've crocheted the blanket myself.

My marionette collection is now where I can see them. The "Crowded Madhouse" sign I did with some mosaic samples I gained from a friend.

I crocheted the banner and did the big paper mache cup for my brushes.

The plants don't look good in this picture. Now I have done a better arrangement. The initial project for this wall is much nicer but this will have to wait a while. I did the candle holders with wire and jars. I had to glue the candles with hot glue. Notice the hanging plants, they are a parasite and when I bought them, it was very small and short. They can grow 6 meters long. It is called here " old man's beard"

Patricia is the name of my sister that passed away last year.

As the laundry is close to the garage I had to do something about it too. I had it painted in a lighter color than the wall outside...

and I did these things to make it more inviting for work. The laundry sign I did with clothespins ( I painted them white) and glued them on paper. I already had the frame. The little dresses I did with paper.

Finally, I've made this wreath for my front door to celebrate the arrival of Spring in Brazil.