A sneak preview of some recent projects

A nasty cold has kept me close to the couch this week but my recent embroidery project has kept me good company.  This is for a stocking I’m making.   The embroidery transfer is from my mom’s stash of my Grandma Alice’s embroidery transfers and I just love them!  I don’t have the complete set [...]

Needing crafty ideas?

If you are needing some inspiration for holiday gifts, be sure to check out Sew Mama Sew’s blog where she has posted several ideas every day this entire month for Christmas gifts.   They also do a weekly give-away if you leave a comment!

Brrr….

We took a chilly but refreshing hike today to see waterfalls, falling leaves, fresh green ferns and frozen grass…

Holidays are here!

Christmas is next month?  Who forgot to tell me?!  Actually, it is Thanksgiving this year that has taken me the most by surprise.  Lucky for us though, we’ll be eating turkey with these fun friends this week!
I’ve been busy these past two weeks making some handmade gifts, mostly fun kitchen stuff and some embroidered goods [...]

Rainy Friday News

-I have a new block to work on from my “Block of the Month Club” that met last night, this month is “Anvil”.  I’m not a big fan of the fabrics they gave us to work with this time, so I may dig into my stash to try something else.
-Mom is visiting from up north.  [...]

A few new buttons…

I’ve added a few new buttons on my blog – mainly ones that have to do with some great crafty ideas to inspire holiday gifts and just general creativity!

Projects…

This week’s projects:
-Making some fun napkins and a “Friday Night Apron” for Christmas gifts…I got these fun fabrics at Cool Cottons on sale this weekend.  J was kind enough to humor me for a bit in the fabric store on Sunday.

-Looking for a PT nanny or admin job to help pay the bills
-Sharing at our [...]

P.S. Sale at Cool Cottons!

Cool Cottons, a great locally owned fabric store on Hawthorne & 25th is having a great sale this weekend! Their fabric is already reasonably priced but this weekend you get to take an additional 25% off! They carry all the fun stuff – like Amy Butler’s lines, Heather Bailey, Anna Maria Horner, [...]

Pear Upside Down Spice Cake

The PUDSC from Cooking Light turned out quite nice. We’ve been eating re-heated slices for breakfast – I figure it is probably not any more unhealthy than the coffee cake or scone we’d buy at our local coffee shop. The Bosc pears hold up nicely in this recipe – not too mushy. The [...]

Fall Gardening

Fall is the time to plant things for early spring harvest! Last year we had a bounty of Swiss chard, spinach, arugula and some odd broccoli that did not ever form a broccoli head…oh well. This year we are adding a few more items to our winter garden repertoire: onions, shallots, garlic [...]