And the Winner Is.......

And the winner is:

Susan who wrote:

"Thanks for a wonderful post and a really cute give-away. I would use this beside my chair in the family room where I do my hand sewing. Thanks for sharing your creativity!"

Congratulations Susan! 

Hop on over to my Etsy shop 

and let me know which mug organizer 

you would like to have. 

And for those of you who didn't win this time....

come back here on Saturday the 19th

for another fun give-away!!!

Happy Wednesday!

Sorry I haven't posted much in the last few days,

but I've been filling orders for sheep bags and organizers.

I feel so blessed that there are people willing

to pay good money for items I make.

I am thankful.

God is good :)

Yesterday I made this fun organizer

 to match the project bag I sold last week.

The lovely woman who purchased the bag 

wanted a matching organizer.

I just really love the colors together :)

OH.......

And don't forget to check back here tomorrow

to find out who the winner is of  the

 "In Your Words" giveaway!

You still have until midnight tonight to enter.

If you don't win,

don't worry!

 I'm hosting 2 more giveaways this month!

One on the 19th

and another one on the 29th

so check back to see what's up for grabs!

A New Tradition :)

Every year for Christmas 

for as long as I can remember

someone buys a jigsaw puzzle for my Mom.

We all check with each other 

to make sure that someone has it covered.

It has to be difficult and at least 5000 pcs.

It's a given,

we all know it.

It's a tradition.

She always lets us know 

when she has it completed.

This year at Christmas I was thinking to myself,

that my favorite Christmas gifts

since I was a child 

were the ones that I could "make".

I'd start on Christmas day

and get right to work :)

And I thought that I would start my own tradition.

I was going to start a cross stitch project

on Dec 25th each year.

Imagine my delight when I rec'd THREE

new charts this year!

I hadn't mentioned my plans to anyone!!!

So this is the one I chose to start my new tradition.

It's called "Magic Garden Samler" by Shakespeare's Peddler.

I finished it last night

so it took me 18 evenings of stitching.

Actually a bit less because there were a few nights

that I didn't get to stitch.

I changed out the colors a bit.

I just couldn't stitch a pale purple watermelon,

or a pink snail or purple carrot.

I'm going to make this into a pillow for my living room sofa.

Do you have any crafty Christmas traditions?

Sewin' Machine!

I'm starting to feel like a "sewin' machine" :)

I don't think I've had a chance to spend this much time

behind the machine in quite a while.

I finished up another style of the sheep project bags tonight.

I'm definitely making one of these for myself.

Polka dots, giant rick rack and red......'nuf said :)

If you need one of these,

jump on over to Crazy Annie's Stitchin'.

I also finished up another apron for the shop.

This one is made from Organic cotton.

I'm not usually a "brown" person,

but I love these colors together :)

And last but not least,

I made 7 more mug organizers.

Remember you still have until the 16th of January

to enter my giveaway here to win your choice 

of one of these from my Etsy shop.

Which one would you pick?

And just a few Sheep :)

You may have noticed the blog button on my right sidebar

for Crazy Annie's Stitchin'.

Well, not only does she have an amazing assortment

of cross stitch goodness in her shop at wonderful prices,

she is also taking orders for Little House Needleworks

"Sheep Virtues" chart of the month club

as well as Eugenia Tuffet travels the world club by JABC.

Both feature adorable sheep.

(Yes.....I joined the Sheep Virtues club :)

Anyhoo....she asked me about making project bags

to go along with the theme.

So here are the bags and mug organizers

that will be sold exclusively through Crazy Annie's Stitchin.

You can read more details about both clubs

in her newsletter HERE 

You don't have to be a club member 

to purchase one of these bags.

I really enjoyed making these 

and I'm working on another design

with a more playful looking sheep for next week.

I like primitives, 

but I have to admit, 

I like bright happy prints more.

Just like my other project bags,

they are padded with Warm & Natural

and have hand stitched wool felt hearts for zipper pulls.

Un Bear-a-bly Cute :)

Sometimes I just can't help myself.

Fabric calls out to me and I"m helpless to resist.

When I stumbled across this adorable bear fabric

I knew it was coming home with me.

Am I a bear fanatic?

No.

I just can't explain it.

It was love at first sight.

What do bears have to do with 

kitchens, 

cooking, 

baking,

or aprons?

Nothing.

Unless you have a mountain cabin....

yeah....that's it!

(I know...it's a stretch)

I just hope someone loves these bears

as much as I do......

I guess only time will tell :)

In Your Words Blog Hop and Giveaway!

When I thought about words that would describe me,

the first thing that popped into my head was

Nana-razzi!

That's what my kids call me.

At every event, or even just a random Tuesday,

you'll find me snapping pics of my family,

especially my 6 grands :)

So I thought a camera strap would be fun.

I padded it for extra comfort

and stitched "say cheese" on one side...

and appliqued "smile" with another one of my trademarks....

the smiley face, on the other :) 

I tried to come up with a clever way to keep the strap cover

from sliding around so I added these fun button flaps

and heart buttons.

Over all I am really happy with the way it came out.

So you're probably thinking....

yeah that's great and all...

but what about the giveaway?

OK...so here'e the deal.

I've recently added these fun mug organizers

to my etsy shop.

Well one lucky person will win

their choice of mug organizer from my shop!

To enter just leave me a comment

telling me what you would use the organizer for,

(craft supplies, sewing supplies, make-up brushes, etc)

You can also get a second chance to win

by following my blog or letting me know if you already follow.

Make sure to leave 2 separate comments.

That's it....easy peasy!

Giveaway ends Jan. 16th at midnight.

Winner will be announced Jan 17th.

And make sure you stop by all the others in today's hop

for more crafty goodness and giveaways!

In Your Words Blog Hop Day 1

Stitch, Stitch, Stitch, Stitch  (Cyndi H.)

Kwilty Pleasures  (Kathy G.)

Debby Kratovil Quilts (Debby K.))

Sew Darn Quilt  (Carolyn R.)

Mary On Lake Pulaski  (Mary K.)

Traveling Quilter  (Debbie A.)

Just Let Me Quilt (Carol S.)

Vroomans Quilts (Sharon V.)

Cate's Linens (Catherine R.)

Nini and the Sea  (Denise)

Sew Much 2 Luv (Karen)