Fun Flowers

While I was blog surfing (sounds so energetic doesn't it??) I happen on Lilla's blog and she was making these adorable flowers. Well you guessed it I had to run into my studio (LOL) and grab what was needed and make some. Poor hubby suffered as it was supper time yesterday when I began this silliness. I think they turned out cute. I experimented with fabrics and tulles and had a great time. Three circles of tulle topped with a velvet (or minkee as I used a couple times) 5 leafed flower cut out, topped with another circle of tulle and some flower centers were put through all the layers. Then the layers of tulle were run through the candle, just the edges mind you and ta da a cute flower. Gotta love and easy and cute craft!!!

Today some goodies from ebay showed up in the mail. More fun!! I got these 4 changes purses. The beaded one is beatiful, not what I really wanted, I was after the other three!!  It isn't easy to see in the picture but the top one has a gorgeous plastic (?) top on it. I also got he gold trim, buttons and adorable glass bottles. Gotta love the bottles don't ya??

In the buttons are glass clear, PINK, and brown ones. Gorgeous and a perfect addition to CQ blocks.

Last but not least in the mail, a package from Emilie in France (yes France!!!!) I never in my life got anything from France before but I won her blog give away!! Pinks and grays was the one I choose, imagine that. Cut hand mitsm pink and white trim, a pink crocheted rose, a pink scarf and pink beads plus the lush gray fabric. I am so thrilled. Thank you sweet Emille!! You can catch her blog at The French Frog!!

Such a wonderful way to end an absolutely lousy day!! Fighting with insurance, feeling like everytime you get back up someone comes along to know you down again!!

Hoping your week is creative and fun!!

Cover that Couch!

After seeing a delightful slipcovering of a couch over at Beach Vintage I decided when moving the furniture around yesterday to try the same andam really happy with the results. I did forget to take before pictures and am sorry to report I am NOT tearing this apart to show you what it did look like.  The chaise is covered in a matlesae bedcover with a rose print fabric on the pillow on the back. Dgranddog thought he had to be part of the make over too! The chaise is origianlly a beige background with a floral print and looks dirty all the time even though it isn't. The seat cushion is all one piece which one day I am going to take something to and remove so it is easier to cover!!

On to the couch. It is a sage green and looks fine I just wanted a change (know how that is??) I covered the seat with a vintage cream lace and fabric tablecloth. I have used this before on here but sat the cushions on top of it, letting the lace hang out from under them. This time I decided to see if I could cover the entire seat cusions with it and ta da it worked!! The arms and back pillows (explains why it appears kinda bumpy) are covered with a small rose print fabric from my stash. I threw on the CQ pillow I made with our wedding picture on it, a bolster pillow I made with a vintage embroidered linen (made perfectly to throw the bolster in) and a sweet bunny made by BFF Louise. Got this one without DGD in it!! LOL

Yesterday while redoing the living room I decided to move the bookcase out and put it by the door at the entry way. While doing this job I decided to sort the books and keep them in some type of order, you know CQ with CQ, dolls w/dolls  book. I came across beading books I bought some time ago when I took a beading class. I spent the evening with them and decide that the above book was by far the best of the half dozen I have. It has lots of interesting info, answered all of the questions I had lurking in my head while I beaded. I have beaded more in the past week or so than in my whole life so I am on a new learning curve. So if you are new to beading check it out. Also ordered more beads and thread from Joggles last night, be sure to check them out if you need beading things. Love the Taho beads and Salamide thread, she has both and you can't beat her shipping price. Nothing annoys me more than to have someone want to charge me $5 to ship a spool of thread!! Off the soap box now.

Have a great week friends!!!

Got it Done!

Today I got the pillow completed. I am so happy with the way it turned out. I don't think that my pictures do it much justice. I have added some other pictures that I help show it up better. This was such an easy idea and makes up quick. I also love the fact that it uses without ruining the doily that may already be in your collections.

Hope your day has been creative.

Using Doilies~~~~~

kari posted this cool idea for using doilies in framed artwork. In reading this I ended up finding other things made of doilies and since I had just had mine all out and washed them they were on my mind. I decide why not. I would rather use them and see them then have them stored away.

I started out with a 14" X 14" pillow form. I cut pale pink velvet into a piece large enough to cover the pillow form, so about 15" X 15". I sewed up three sides of it and then I began to place crochet doilies on it in a pleasing to me manner!! I am using the Coats Button and Carpet thread in a cream color to lightly stitch the doilies to the velvet. I am planning to cover the entire front of the pillow, the back is still up in the air. I had alittle trouble with getting my pictures where I wanted them so please look below for the other picture of the pillow top.

Then I started a table runner of doilies. The picture at the bottom is where I was laying it out on the bar. I wanted to make it for on the bar rather than on the table. Dark countertops that need lightened up!!

I used the same thread and slightly overlapped the edges of the doilies and lightly sewed them together. I can easily take them back apart in the future if I want to and I didn't have to cut any of the doilies either.

I really love the way the runner turned out. I might add one or two more doilies to make it alittle longer and cover the whole length of the bar. Had some fun today decorating the space above the kitchen cabinets and the top of the china cabinet. I will share those pictures with you tomorrow.

Had a wonderful day with hubby today celebrating our anniversary!

Have a wonderful week.

Sewing Room

For those of you with perfect neat and tidy sewing rooms/studios here is the PIG PEN!! I have made a lot of progress in the past day and a half in here. Obviously it does not show yet. The closet is 100 %  better than it was when I started yesterday!! The worst part is I want to work in there all the time and not get the rest of the apartment straightened out. Imagine that?? LOL The first picture is the closet. The next two are from the door of the room. It has alot of good light and will have a hanging daylight light soon.Love these old glass doorknobs! They came out of one of the boxes this afternoon. I wish I could remember the idea I had for them when they were in storage and I couldn't get to them to use them. It was something I saw on the internet so if any of you have any great ideas for their use let me know ok??

Hope you are having a splendid week. Blessings!!!!

New Storage New Book ................

Hubby is a dialysis patient for those of you who don't know and has to take in alot of protein. Lately they have been sending him home with protein drinks (he says taste terrible) in these cool plastic tubes. Of course my first thought is drink lots of these they are perfect for storage. The label peels off so easy and they wash up great in the dishwasher! I can see buttons, pins, ribbons and more in them. Unfortuneately they are not clear but will work anyway! next is a lovely book from Tues Morning, while browsing there I happened upon it $6.99/hardback with such lovely pictures of women doing needle work.I had to share pictures of the beautiful FL strawberries that DD brought me. Her boss gets them and brings them to work to sell and I was thrilled. with them. It seems like it should be June to me with the counters full of fresh berries. Large sweet berries!!Then there is this beautiful bottle, not my usual buy since it was pricey but I couldn't pass it up. Another purchase at Tues Morning. Since the bedroom will be black/white with pink touches this bottle just seemed to scream that it needed a home in the new bedroom. I think a touch of pink fru fru inside will be great but will have to wait and see. I tried so hard to pass it up but couldn't do it!! LOL

This is a picture of the whole block for my needleroll that I am working on. Thought you might like to see how it is turning out. Remember this is the practice one. I have just begun work on the real deal!! It is not nearly as far along as this one. This one I didn't put alot of thought into it, some but not like I did the one for my class.

Found out yesterday that we can get the keys to the apartment on the evening of the 30th. I am even more excited that we can get in sooner. Cable guy comes the morning of the 31st and then we are free to go!! All the planning I am doing in my head, furniture placement. Of course all depends on what I really have in storage, is it there or did I sell it......all good questions until that storage unit is emptied. I know that my memory is not what it used to be that is for sure. Hope that your weekend is full of fun and sunshine!!

Spring Sunday!

Today I have lots of pictures for you.The two pictures here and the Valentine below were picked up at the flea market. Not cheap but I couldn't pass them up!! Aren't they too sweet??

The chains above right I got at Micheal's on clearance. I have been wanting to try some of the necklaces seen on many of the blogs and Craft Gossip where they take lace/or flowers and make a necklace out of it with chain to hold it together. We will see how successful i am at this! Again the mailman surprised me with the cute cards from Shari to use with our upcoming move! They are great Shari, THANKS~ The next pictures are more fun from Micheals!! The manniquin  was 50% off and could I resist pink, not a chance! Should look perfect in the new sewing room or somewhere else....The oink chicks I bought some last year and fell in love with them, had to have more this year too. Aren't they just the best? Then there are the beautiful rose colored bottles and rose garland, Micheals at 50% off. Sweet trimmings for the new home, maybe on top of the kitchen cabinets, they are dark so anything that will brighten them up will make me happy. The Shamrock windchime is a gift for DD #1, who's birthday falls on, yep you are right: St Patrick's Day!! I love the way this is made and it is glass so there is extra sparkle. Another half price goodie, hoping she will love it too.This is more work on the block for StitchMap. Hoping this ribbon will be the contrast that Shari is looking for here. Covers up my goof and brings some different color to the block.

Last but not least is the most expensive purchase at Micheals. This punch was seen on Dawn's's blog.

She has the most wonderful and creative ideas and this was one of her ideas that I really wanted to work on. I love to make tags and I thought if I could punch my own on paper I picked out it would be some much more fun and turn out better than I expected.Her blog just calms  and inspires me. If you have never stopped over please do so, you will love it.

Have a terrific Sunday dear friends!!

Graduation!!

Today was a big day at our house. Youngest DD Lacy graduated from SC Police Academy!!! I am so proud of her! It has been a tough 9 weeks for all of us, worse for her. She is officially a police officer now! She starts on Monday at her new job, although she has been there since the end of Oct, a new capacity I guess you would say.

Proud mama and baby girl at graduation!!!!

Finally the bird feeder has seen some activity for the past two days! I am so excited. I hope the landlord won't mind bird feeders at the apartment. Don't know for sure where I am going to put them put I will find a place. Such a terrific stress reliever to watch the birds feed. I would love to get a bird bath too, but I am probably dreaming

The wedding dress got washed in the washer without problems. I used the hand wash cycle, had a small lose of sequins, I figured this would happen as they were hand sewn but the dress had never been cleaned so it was necessary. It is gorgeous and the few marks from wearing came out. It needs to be pressed and then it will be perfect. Did I say it was cream? Can't remember but it is beautiful beautiful fabric!! Visions of cream art quilts, pillows, CQ dancing in my silly brain!!

Recycle, knitting, and more

Recylcing was on my mind today when I was in the sewing room! I have had this little ham salad can sitting there staring at me, wanting to be something besides empty! I took a scrap of fabrci and wrapped it. Then rick rack for covering the edges. I cut cardstock to fit the top, covered it with scrap minkee fabric and stuffed it with polyfil! No cost and using up my scraps and now I have a pincushion and small storage container!! I had to add a couple of crochet motifs that I cut out from a lace band that was in the drawer! 

I found this lovely lace at the GoodWill on Thurs. It was attached to a boring navy jacket. Now that it has been removed, it can be cut into smaller pieces. It is a cream or light gold color and will be great on CQ.

Next up the wrist warmers that I started last night. Not very exciting looking I agree. They are my favorite color, warm, comfy, and EASY!! Who doesn't love easy?? I plan to add some cream yarn to kind of jazz them up when I have the other one done!! Made from left over yarn, so no current cost!! Might have to make more!I

Another flower made from the left overs from the minkee throw. Don't ya love the color?? I have green velvet leaves that I put with it. Another freebie project for the day!!

Last but not least is my sewing buddy! For some reason he decided to nap on this pillow while I played at the table. He is DD's but has been in our care for the majority of the past year. It will really be tough to move out and leave him behind in a few months. Can't remember being without a pet in many years.

Have a fun, creative, and Blessed week!!!!