February 17, - Friday

Good morning!!!  Well... today is going to be a bit of fun!!  My honey and I are going OUT to breakfast and then running some errands.  I have to purchase all of the ingredients for my two yummy treats for the B-a-a-a-d Girls Club for this coming Saturday.  My candy treat can be made ahead...so I'll be getting that ready...then I have to prepare my canning jars for our STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE.   Wow... I just got a HUGE hunger pang in my stomach thinking about it.

Then... after errands and the grocery... it's back home to finish up my make-it-take-it pattern and get the kits cut... then... hopefully I can SEW AGAIN.  I did sew with my Thursday group yesterday...working on teeny, tiny 4 patch blocks - adding 1/2 square corners to each side (man these little fellows are tiny).

Did you watch American Idol last night?  Gosh... this show is so much better than it used to be... the production is like night and day!  No more of all that silly drama like they used to have.  I am just amazed at the raw, wonderful talent people have for singing... I sure wish I could. (not a pretty sound at all...)  Next week they pick the final contestants... I have some favorites so I sure hope they make it through all the cuts.  So many sad boys and girls that had to go home... but we can't all be picked...that's for sure.

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Hey... in case you didn't know this... I have a fascination for Mohair animals.  My daughter, Heather, makes adorable ones...  Here's the link to her website!!  Mohair Bears and Friends

Then.. .I found some cute photos from some other artists I wanted to share with you....

Doesn't this squirrel look real???  When I first saw this posting...

 I thought they were pulling my leg!!

Now... this little fellow is adorable.... !!!  Wouldn't it be fun to have a teeny, tiny, kitten this small?  Of course.. knowing me... I'd squish the poor little thing.

And what about this baby "oinker".  He's so cute... look at the beady little eye!!!  Oink..oink!!

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Then I found some ah-ha moments that were posted!!!

Now...this my friends is just down right genius!!

Oh...how many times could I have used this trick!  When we were at Camp Blanding in the SIMS building...I wanted to fill up a mop bucket...but I had no way to do it.  Hello.... I could have done this!!!

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I remember these days... I would just get Toby or Heather to sleep in their cribs...trying to sneak out... and they would hear the little noise of the door handle and wake up!!!  What's with that...  but if you wanted them to hear something...nnnnnnnoooooooooooo... they ignore you!  Just tie a simple bow around the latch... stuffing it with a bit of cotton!  Bingo... you're set!  Plus.. you can get pretty and pick either a pink or blue bow!!  Share this with the parents of your grandchildren...they'll love you for it.

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Now this is a super-dooper idea.  Take a NORMAL water bottle - the smaller plastic ones... cut off the top portion -- see it in the first photo.  then feed the bag through the top of the bottle, fold down the bag and seal with the plastic lid from the bottle.  Hello... can you say... SO COOL!!  I just love this idea.  How many things do we keep stored in their bags?

Chocolate chips

M & M's

Nuts

Coconut

Beans

Rice

the list goes on ... and on.... !!!  You now have a new way to seal them... saves on buying all those zip lock bags.. especially if you already have soda or water bottles.  Whack off the tops... use them for your pantry... and through the bottom portion in the recycle bin!

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Hey... I almost forgot our sweet - "feel good" picture for you!!

What could be sweeter than this precious little lamb?  Have you ever held a little lamb?  It's the best feeling in the world... they are so sweet and soft and have the cutest little sound when they try to 'bbbbbaaaaaaaa'... I just love them.  Don't you just want to give her a little kiss on that cute little black spot on her forehead?  I sure do!!

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Hey... I don't know about you... but I don't feel like organizing a 'stinking' thing today!!  You know...there are some days when enough is enough!!

Take a break!!!

See you tomorrow!!

Gloria

I'm hungry... let's go to breakfast!!!

February 16, 2012 - Thursday

Happy Thursday!!  I've been up with the chickens again... don't you hate it when you wake up ((EARLY)) and think of something really important and try to tell yourself to NOT forget what it was when you wake up.  That was the case... AGAIN... this morning.  Then.... I smelled the coffee!!  Ok... just forget going back to sleep... I got up with my honey and had coffee.

He's off already this morning to meet with his men friends in their weekly bible study group.  Wow.. they sure do it early...he leaves here at 5:30 am and returns at 7:30 am.  He loves it though and it's fun for him.

Today... I've just found some hodgepodge things I like and wanted to share them with you.

How about our "giggle" first!!!!  I just found this adorable picture...

Isn't this silly???  What are the odds of capturing a picture like this?  Pretty cool!

Then... I had a brain storm... I'm always looking for cute things to use for my new group at Cinnamon's "B-a-a-a-d Girls Club" that begins the end of this month (we'll be working on only wool projects).  We are going to have a "make-it-take-it" project each month...something quick and fun.... well... I saw this pin !!!

I'm going to play around with the idea and see what I can do... using wool.  The leaves are a piece of cake to make from wool.... I'm not so sure the flower Yo-Yo will be that easy.  If NOT... we'll use some fabric and then highlight it with a cool antique button in the middle...  I think it's adorable and will be something they can all make from other fabrics if they choose too.

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Look at this cute framed piece of art!!!

I just love vintage patterns.  Do you remember when they were like $1.25?  I DO!!!  Have you checked the price of patterns today?  Holy Cow.... it's almost as much as a yard of fabric.  I was shocked when I saw how much they cost.  Whew!! 

Well.. back to the picture... isn't this a cute idea for a child's room?  The frames could be painted to coordinate with the colors of the room...  I'm even thinking about finding some for women's clothing and putting them in my sewing studio.  I think it would look super with my vintage quilts, chalkboards... etc.  You can find them at antique stores all the time.  Happy hunting!! 

Oh... I forgot.. take the pattern out of the envelope before framing... then use the patterns as "wrapping paper" when you need to wrap a 'sewing' gift for one of your friends.  Add a pretty little ribbon... or tie a vintage cloth tape measure (you can 'sometimes' find them in antique stores too) around the package.   They will love it!!

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Speaking of fun things to give your friends (and family)... take a look at these adorable emery board cases for your purse or sewing basket...

I saw these advertised on an Etsy site...but couldn't find how to order them!!!  But if you look at the photo closely... they should be pretty darn easy to make.

They have raw edges...and I would think you might want to put a pretty firm stabilizer in there to keep it from being too floppy!

You're all clever... I know you will figure it out.  I especially like how she used the stripped fabric for the pattern design.  It just seems to be perfect!  Make me one...will you????  """Thanks"""

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Don't you hate it when you have a favorite sweater and the sleeves keep getting larger and larger and longer and longer the more you wear it?  I do!  Makes me so mad... I roll up the sleeves and before you know it...they are BIG and LONG again.  It must have something to do with the yarn and weaving of it.  Here is your answer... look how they have rolled up the sleeves - even the seam allowance is showing (but it looks cute) then added buttons to keep it tight around the arm!  SO COOL!!  I thought you would love to see this very unique idea. 

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Today I'm going to sew with my friends... yippee!!!  Yesterday my class on Double Wedding Ring was wonderful.  We're using the Marti Michell templates... and you simply cannot go wrong...just match all the dots and you're good to go!  Thanks Faye!! (she was our instructor)

Today I'm working on my teeny, tiny, blocks for my OH MY GOSH quilt that 6 of us gals are making to put into the quilt show.  It's so much fun to make... and goes so much faster when you have friends making blocks too!  We're going to hang it in Cinnamon's for some time and then we'll draw a name for the winner!  ((gosh... I sure hope it's me... tee hee...)

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Let's Get Organized!!

How have you been doing with this?  hhhmmmm.... I see some guilty faces out there (I really can't see you...just imagining...)

Just in case you are keeping all of these hints for a later date (yea...right!)... here's your tip for the day:

Update your Car First Aid Kit!! 

Do you have one?  You should... you never know when it may come in handy... for a family member or in the event of an emergency on the road!  You can buy them already made... go get one and store it under the seat!

Chow...gotta get ready for my sewing day...

Gloria

February 15, 2012

Where is everyone???  I just checked the stats on my blog and I'm getting depressed.  Only on the average of a dozen people are even opening my blog daily....WWWWAAAAHHHHH!!!

Maybe I should only do it once a week.... It's a lot of work and takes up quite a bit of time each day.... sniffle...sniffle.  I'm having a pity party here... all by myself!

So... with that in mind - I decided it's time to just show some funny pictures... or as I classify them...

OH NO !!!

Hang on to your seats... some of these are pretty unbelievable! 

Here we go!!

At least you get more in a box for your money!!!

Now...this is just plain creepy!!!

I have several friends that are EXPERT knitters...do you think they would like this pattern?

Now... this is really getting involved in a book!!!

Is this not the sweetest thing you've ever seen?

ICKY!!!!!!

I would say this cat has had a little toooooo many kitty snacks!

This MUST be a photography trick!!

This... my friends... is NOT a pretty site!  I wonder how many pricks of the needle she has had??

It looks like a ZILLION!!!  Just say NOOOOOO!!!!

Quick.... I'm going to get sick!!!  (((nasty.... barf!)

Now... this is something I've always wanted!!!

WHY?????  Just because you can... doesn't mean you should!!

Funny....funny ladies!!!

Gosh... how many of you have had this happen in your home?

How would you like this fellow to give you a kiss???  ICKY!!

HHHmmmm.... it appears we have a leaky diaper?????

And this my friends... needs no comment !!!! However....

((do you wonder where some people's brains are located?))

Enough said... I'm going to Cinnamon's this morning for my class in "Double Wedding Ring".  It's one of those quilts that's on my "to do bucket list" so I'd better get hoppin' on making it!

Today...you have a treat.. no organizing for you!!!

Have a happy day!

Gloria