~Hats for Haiti and a little bit of Thankful~

     What a great cause !  
I had so much fun making these little hats! The pattern is on the website for a quick download. I got a few shirts from the thrift store (brand new), longs sleeves were $1.00 last week…. I could not help but put a little heart on a few of [...]

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Odds and Ends~

With the holidays quickly approaching, I have been slowly working on some odds and ends for  swaps and what not..  
~ a little clothespin angel made with vintage linen and lace.

 ~a vintage Christmas card turned bookmark, or ornament, decoupaged…
  ~ playing around with stamped lined, added crocheted picot edging.  I finally used my hemstitch/wing tip needle.  Pretty [...]

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Still grateful and swap updates…

It has been a while since I have posted my gratitude… so,  I just want to say how grateful I am for my new furnace. It is a wonderful thing. It is more energy efficient and all programable. We are so warm and cozy it is just crazy!  I do live in an old house [...]

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February Baby Sweater & booties done!

       ~ I am so thankful that this sweater is done! Along with a few other items I made for baby Mason.  Just in the nick of time, he is to be born in a few weeks! This is my version of the EZ February Baby Sweater. I used Plymouth yarn Jeanee DK in a lovely [...]

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My rights…. 19th Amendment

    Today I am grateful for the 19th Amendment  I am thankful for the women who came before me and had the courage and strength to fight for the right to vote as a woman. I honestly have not spent that much time thinking of these women who came before me, but as the time [...]

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Giveaways~ inspire creativity and generosity!

There are so many great giveaways going on right now…
 JC Handmade  is giving away this!  Oh wow! I see pink’s and brown’s !!
 
Another is Jona at Stop Staring and Start Sewing is back from the Quilt Market, her reports are great!  oh Wow!
Also, Katie from See Katie Sewis giving away a box of fantastic fabric! [...]

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~Thankful for 30~

Mary form Confessions of a Craft Addict has unofficially named November “Thankful for 30″, in which she will take time each day to think and reflect on what is positive, what she is thankful for and  to commit to her gratitude.
We are at that time of the year where time starts to fly and Holiday pressure can [...]

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