Egg-ceptionally fun!

I'm not an "Easter Bunny" girl for several reasons,

but I do love eggs.

Maybe the connection to chickens?

Anyhoo.....

some months back I came across this wonderful tutorial 

for these darling fabric eggs.

I'm so glad I bookmarked it!

It's from Retro Mama's blog.

Make sure you go visit her awesome blog :)

Aren't these just too cute?

They are addicting.

I ended up making 38 eggs today

with more cut out for later.

Some are for me,

some are for family members

and some are for my shop.

The fun part is that you can use up some scrap fabrics!

Also, you can cut 2 panels from one charm square

which is also fun if you have a charm pack.

That way all the fabrics co-ordinate already.

I used scraps and a few charm squares today.

Gotta love scrap buster projects :)

Coffee, Tea...or Owlie?

When I saw this Owlie Mug,

I just couldn't resist :)

It HAD to come home with me.

I knew that I wanted to make a mug rug

to match one of the owls on the mug.

The design was just screaming at me

to do an applique

and patchwork :)

"WHO" wouldn't love

their favorite beverage in this mug

with a treat (or two) resting on this fun little coaster?

Sneak Peek :)

Just thought I'd show you a sneak peek 

at what I'm working on :)

Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to show you 

the whole project.

I also wanted to show you the fun stuff

that the mail carrier brought me yesterday.

Do you see that little bunny?

How cute is that?

Seriously!!!

The bunny and the sheep are 

cross stitch charts and fabric 

from CrazyAnnies's Stitchin'.

They are auto-ships that I signed up for.

Who doesn't love fun in the mailbox every month

and at a discount price to boot?

The trim packets are from Peachy Cheap.

Every day they have one "deal"

and when they are sold out, they're gone.

It can be addicting,

but you can find cool craft supplies

really cheap :)

Is it just me????

Is it just me,

or do you hang on to certain fabrics because

you love them so much you can't bear to cut into them?

I bought this stinkin' adorable coffee cup fabric

with the matching red polka dots

 (red & polka dots....shocker I know)

because I love me some coffee.

I planned to make myself a fun apron.

But lets' be honest here,

I probably wouldn't wear it because

I'd be afraid to get it dirty....

So I did the unthinkable....

I cut into my precious fabric.

My hope is that someone will love it

as much as I do :)

My nutritionist says that coffee causes a gluten response

in my body, so no more coffee.

I was "coffee free" for 18 months

and then decided that maybe the good Dr. was mistaken.

I mean how can something so fantastic 

be bad for me?

So I tried it.

After 3 days of morning coffee

my fibro pains came back.

A very good reminder of what

my daily life used to be.

So now I just have to settle for the smell of coffee

while my hubby gets ready for work in the morning.

I drink tea now.

Many kinds and flavors.

It's just not coffee......*sigh*

It never will be.......

A Little Love :)

My lovely friend Annie

(Crazy Annies Stitchin' & Stuff)

sent me such a fun package for my birthday.

This chart "Wonderous Love" by Homespun Elegance

was one of the charts she included.

How blessed am I?????

I stitched it on 32ct white Belfast linen

and made it into a small pillow for my bed.

I must have been "feelin' the love" this week

because I also grabbed the stitchable needlebook

from my shop and decided to keep it for myself.

After all.....I needed one specifically for my 

embroidery and cross stitch needles :)

I used a freebie chart

and added the word "Love".

You gotta love the bluebirds of happiness!

Hope you are all having

a LOVELY week :)

To Boldly Sew........

(A special "Thank You" to my hubby for letting me borrow his Kirk figurine )

Do you think the good Captain Kirk

did a bit of needlework in his down time

between saving the Universe 

and making out with alien goddesses?

No?

Well I have a friend who is a MAJOR Star Trek fan

(you know, the kind of fan who wears the costumes?)

and she's been spending a lot of time stitching these days.

So what better gift to give her

for her birthday 

than a Trek themed project bag?????

Now where ever she goes

she can BOLDLY SEW :)

I used gold toned fabric with tiny stars 

and black linen for the accents.

I stitched across the top

and added ginormous gold rick rack.

(You know Kirk loves him some flashy gold rick rack)

I made the trek insignia out of wool felt for the zipper pull.

Thanks to Joann's for releasing the Trek fabric this year

I found the perfect lining fabric.

Happy Birthday Gena!!!!

(sorry it's a bit late)

Covered in threads......

Ok.....I'm still here.....

just covered in thread :)

Makes me think of my home growing up.

My mom was always covered in thread

and come to think of it,

so was everything else in our home.....:)

I feel like I haven't had much to share

on my blog lately,

but I've been so busy.

Which (Praise God) is a very good thing.

I made these ruffled dish towels

to match an apron and pot holder set

that one lovely customer ordered.

I also finished up these Business card/ID wallets

for the shop.

Also a couple of stitchable needlebooks.

And more project bags and mug oranizers.

I've also been doing A LOT of cross stitch

in the evenings.

I really need to make some cute

pillows and things out of them.

What are you all up to these days?