KNOCK, KNOCK. WHO"S THERE

Over the past few weeks we've had some pretty intense winds. While having coffee this morning this happened to our next door neighbor's front door. One of the 2 pines in his front yard just snapped off and literally flew through the front door. Luckily he wasn't here {he lives in the city} so no one got hurt.

That's my man, boarding up the door til the owner shows up. While he was doing this another tree fell in the yard.

KEENA'S QUILT

 

I decided to enter  "KEENA'S QUILT" in Amy"s Creative Side Blogger Quilt Festival.

Keena is the daughter of a super guy that used to work for us. He married Keena's Mom last year and on a visit to their home, Keena had to show me her room which is painted  LIME GREEN! Well that got me thinking about some fabrics I'd picked up awhile ago that included lime green. Perfect. Keena also loves PINK and PURPLE and yes this fq bundle had that too. It was all coming together, as long as there wasn't blue. Keena is all girlie girl, a 4 year old princess/ballerina. Anyways this is what I came up with for this sweetie-pie with some novelty print pinwheels to boot. Then I thought about adding her name to the back because really this quilt doesn't have a front or back.

That ruffle you see around the edge is my first and quite possibly my last. Lesson learned? Stick to the straight up binding...much less stressing. :o)

All in all I think it turned out great and I can't wait to see Keena's face when she gets her new quilt.

Mice with Pincushions

Meet  Miss Matilda { thanks Pam }

How are you  Miss Susie Q?

These little ladies are on both my Artfire and Etsy shops

Awesome Giveaways from Faraway!

This is what I've been up to myself. I seem to have developed a thing for mice of late. She's not quite finished and she also has a sister in the works. Any suggestions for names?  

            

Check out my sidebar and link up to some of the most darling dolls, bears and rabbits in addition to some other delightful add ins. Go on give your  " TRANSLATE "  button a workout!!

To Realize...

To realize
The value of a sister/brother:
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.

To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.

To realize
The value of  four years:
Ask a graduate.


To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student
Who has failed a final exam.

To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother
Who gave birth to a stillborn.


To realize
The value of one month:
Ask a mother
Who has given birth to a premature baby.


To realize
The value of one week:
Ask an editor
Of a weekly newspaper.


To realize
The value of one minute:
Ask a person
Who has missed the train, bus, or plane.


To realize
The value of one-second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident.


Time waits for no one.
Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when
You can share it with someone special.

To realize the value of a friend or family member:
LOSE ONE.


The origin of this letter is unknown,

Remember...
Hold on tight to the ones you love!

Look what came in the mail today!!!   All the way from Italy.  Too cute!
                                          Thank You, Eli!!  raccoltodautunno.blogspot.com 

Pincushions

This is what I've been up to lately. These little pincushions are very addictive.

I've also been trying my hand at decorative pins but I'm not happy with the pins themselves. I'll have to check out some other brands because some of the ones I bought wouldn't even go through my pin cushion. Go figure!!!

These are available in my Artfire store as of today.