Just made this fun PIN!!!!

Thought I would show you how fast it went together!

Cut circles with pinking scissors add a button and leaves...

LOVE IT!! 

Gloria

Gloria

Monday, March 5, 2012

"Good morning to you... good morning to you... with bright shiny faces...we're all in our places..."

This little ditty... (song) Jack's mom used to sing to him every morning when she got him up.  Occassionally he would sing this to me when it was time to get up.... needless to say... I wasn't pleased!  hahahahahahahahaha!  I'm a 'slow-wake-up-kind-of-girl'... at least in my later years in life I have been.  I like to wake up and lay in bed for awhile... collect my thoughts... plan my day... do you do that?

This morning I get up and Jack has begun going through our HUGE picture box (NO... I am not a scrapbooker...).  Yes.. I'm perfectly happy with all of my photos being in a box.  However, he has decided to go down "picture-lane" and sort them.  Good... it gives him something to do and it is so funny to look at all of the old pictures. 

The more disgusting thing... to see how SKINNY AND YOUNG AND WRINKLE FREE I was.  boo hoo... so sad!  The kids... oh my how sweet they were.  Gosh I love my kids!!!  SO MUCH IT HURTS... (know what I mean?)

I've found some cute things to share with you today. 

Remember when you were a kid (they still have them) and you would take a penny and put it into this machine that would flatten it into a design???  I found where someone had taken their collection and made a bracelet out of it... look!!!

Isn't that a hoot?  I can so remember these.. BUT... I don't have any of them now.  Sur wish I would have kept them!

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Then... I love the IDEA behind this pin cushion!!!

I'm surely not a fan of the color... or the velour covering.... However, it has potential.  I think I'll look into finding a cute frame and try this.  It's just a little ornate frame... painted to the color of their choice... with stuffed padding!  I think I may fill mine with either steel wool (to keep pins sharp) or crushed shells (buy them at the pet store in the bird section).  If this little project happens... I'll post a picture for you!

Look at this lamp!!  I LOVE IT!!  Now... I'm telling you... it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out this project.  HOWEVER... it does take someone that is skilled at using a drill (for glass cutting) and wiring a lamp.  They do sell the "pre-made" lamp kits that work great.  The lampshade makes this cute little treasure.  Have you shopped for lampshades lately?  It's so hard to find really cute ones.  I'm just not sure why either.  Target normally has a pretty good collection.  Of course.. I've never actually gone into a lighting store (DUH!) to find lampshades.  I'm a bit of a tightwad when it comes to spending TONS of money on lamps... (I just don't do it) especially since you can make cute, cute ones like this without spending the National Debt. 

This little sweetie would look adorable in a kitchen ... or even a bedroom... wouldn't it?  I love lamps..not sure why... it's just one of those things!

Now..this is another super project.  Another love of mine is apothecary jars (Have you noticed how much I love STUFF???)  Well, let me tell you...these puppies can be down right expensive.  I mean to tell you...they can take an entire paycheck!  The one pictured here...came from a DOLLAR STORE... OR HOW ABOUT THE FLEA MARKET... ???  You simply buy clear jars - with or without lids and candlesticks.  Find yourself some excellent GLASS glue and make your own.

There is nothing prettier than an ODD number of these jars sitting together in a display!  They are so beautiful... especially filled with colorful objects and then... sit them all on a MIRROR or antique silver tray and you are "high-stylin"! 

Now... this ... is just down right "SWEET"!  It's a simple tin can... wrapped in paper - from an old book - magazine - newspaper and tied with sweet ribbon - in the color to compliment your flowers.  How easy is this????   It's simply adorable and so INEXPENSIVE! 

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and... my last idea... I'm going to make from wool!!

What a simple pin and it's adorable!  I love the bright colors in this one... but I love the deep rich colors in my wools too.... Then I'll put an antique button in the middle, stitch a pin form to the back...and we'll be in business!  I sure which I could find some antique sheep buttons for the middle... wouldn't that be cute for the B-a-a-a-d Girls Club?  LOVE IT!!

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"Hey... you're supposed to share!"

Isn't this adorable?  (((smile)))

I'm off to do a bit of house cleaning (UGH), then off to the doctor (UGH) then to Cinnamon's for Sewing Day (YIPPEE)....

Have a great one!

p.s. I finished stitching my wool basket lid... now it's time to apply the binding edge and attach to my lid... I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT FINISHED.... I'll post a picture....

Gloria

aaahhh.......... rain.............  Sunday, March 4, 2012

Wow... what a strange noise to wake up too.... RAIN!  It was sssoooo windy and rainy here this morning... it woke me up.  I haven't heard that noise for a long time.  We sure need the rain.  My yard is pretty darn SICK looking.  Now that it appears it's going to be SPRING in March - the rain will do my yard wonders!  We don't have a sprinkler system... I'm NOT into moving the hose around the yard!  NOPE... not going to happen!

Well... remember when I told you I wanted to work on my picnic basket "wool" lid???  I DID!!!  here is where I am so far!!

It's still in the stitching phase... but it's coming along.  Once I have it all stitched...I'm going to do some additional embroidery,  I'll cut it to the shape of the lid - add some piping around the edge and glue it down!!  I so enjoyed working on it while watching movies yesterday.  I felt so productive!!  Don't you love it when a plan comes together? 

Today I'm sewing at Cinnamon's in the UFO Club and this is going with me.  I'm also taking some half-square triangles I need to rip the paper from, press and snip off the little corners.  Then.. I have another handwork project... just in case I turn up the speed and get TONS of things done.  (keeping my fingers crossed)

I've also decided to make some chocolate chip cookies to take with me.  Now... with my diet... this is NOT a good thing... HOWEVER.. I'm stuck right now on NOT loosing weight... so I've given myself permission to have a couple of cookies and then tomorrow... I'm stapling my lips shut... only leaving them open ..."just a tiny bit"... to jam a straw through them... for a day of liquids only!  Protein drinks...that seems to get me jump started on loosing those pounds again!  MAN... I HATE TO DIET!!

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Isn't this a cute way to store your smaller quilts?  I love old crocks (have several myself) and then to add your adorable smaller quilts - all rolled up - is the icing on the cake!!

Ok... now this is just wrong!!!  I love the heading...don't you?  My back hurts just watching them do this... Hey... where are their boobs?  These must be young girls... has to be...

I'm going with that anyway!

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I've always loved these type of book/magazine/pattern holders... I'm not sure why... JUST DO!

This lady has taken a used cereal box and cut it down to look just like the ones you buy!  She then took some scrap booking paper (that she already had on hand) and covered the outside.  She also stated you can do the same thing with fabric.  Aren't they cute?  LOVE THEM... they would look so cute in your kitchen holding your recipe books!

This beautiful wood box is covered with wool applique.... I LOVE IT!!  You can cover anything with wool... it doesn't have to be an expensive wooden box.  Heck... the cereal box (like above) is a great item to use also. 

Remember the stacking boxes you can buy?  We sold tons of them at the Olde Green Cupboard... well... sometimes the lids get a little faded... !!  Cover it with a beautiful wool applique design.  If you don't want to stitch it... use glue!  It's not like you are going to handle it a lot ... so glue may work just perfect.

Okay... this lady is REALLY multi-functioning... she's obviously had lunch (thus... the Burger King crown), she's sitting outside... letting her children PLAY... whe's visiting with her friends, she's getting some Vitamin D (sunshine), SHE'S COOLING OFF, AND ... she has her own built-in CUP HOLDER!!!  hhahahahahaaa... I thought this was a hoot.  I wonder if this chick knows her photo is all over cyber-space?  Gotta love her!!!

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This ... my friends... is taking knitting to a brand new era!!! 

 I can't figure out what the yarn is made from.... rope?  rags?  Whatever it is... it takes a WHOLE BUNCH OF IT!!  Wow... what a great way to get a workout!  Just knit for awhile!

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This is our "feel good" picture for the day... !!  What great friends...  I can just hear that little doggie talking his friend "Flicka" into giving him a ride across the water.  The poor dog kind of looks like a drown rat doesn't he?  He also looks VERY COLD and SCARED!

Don't you wish you could talk to animals... or understand what they are thinking... ??  I've always wanted to..every since I was a little girl.  That's another one of those wonderful questions that will be answered when I'm in Heaven!  "Why can't we talk to ALL animals?"

Ok... I smell BACON!!!  That means breakfast is almost ready... YIPPEE!!!  I'm starving this morning... then I have to put a corned beef in the crock pot and make my CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!!  OMG... I can't wait to sink my teeth into one of those bad boys.

Catch you on the flip side...!!  Hugs all the way around!!

Gloria