About a month ago, my husband brought home a plumeria branch. Rumor has it, if you let it dry out completely, you can then stick in the ground and it will grow into a tree. Well, what’s the hurt in trying, right? So, I threw in down on the rocks beside the house, completely forgetting it was even there until yesterday when I turned the corner.

I was welcomed by these AMAZING little blooms. I will certainly miss these trees the most. My favorite time of the year over here, other than when the trees are in bloom, is when all the flowers begin to fall off the trees, but are still so beautiful as they scatter the ground.

Last picture is a bit dark, forgive me. I’m still learning how to use The Hubs camera. Aren’t they just the most beautiful flowers? I hope they brighten up your weekend! 

…better late than never! Yesterday proved to be quite a very busy day! My husband is the personal chef for the US Coast Guard Admiral who oversees the Hawaiian Islands among other areas in the Pacific. He has a dinner for 10 tonight and needed help prepping and cooking yesterday. I really enjoy helping him because I learn so much and get to practice my knife skills… Top Chef here i come!! haha 

Anyway… hope you enjoy these photos. Not my favorite color day I must say. I found it difficult to photograph red. 

*Tomatoes on the counter.

*Peppers ready for Cinco de Mayo dinner.

*Plumerias at Diamond Head Lighthouse.
( I will miss these when we leave. )

*Coast Guard Helicopter at the Admiral’s House.

*Our tail light. 

So, today was the day for potato stamps! I love simple graphic shapes so I decided to stick with that. I’ve had this white-ish linen skirt for a long time now, and it whispers to me every time I open up the closet that it wants to be stamped. Forgive the ridiculous amount of wrinkles. I was far too excited to get started on my project to do anything about them! I’m sure the photos would have turned out much nicer, but you get the idea. We have a friend whose birthday is this Thursday, so I think that’s when Miss Pink Potato Stamped Skirt will make her debut.

I’ve wrapped my stamp in Saran Wrap in hopes that it will keep ’til tomorrow. I have many more ideas up my sleeve for this image… cards and fabric and maybe a border for a small cabinet in my studio.

I photographed this stamp after The Hubs realized he carved “love” in the stamp backwards. I felt bad for him, but it was pretty funny when he pulled off the potato on our scrap fabric and it was just all wrong. It was definitely a lesson learned, but I thought it made a nice photo. I think I’ll call it, “Potato Love.”