Love Earrings

STITCHING

Almost finished with the center of Kayden's blanket.

Video of Kayden talking. Sorry about the squeaking noise in the back ground, that is my dryer. LOL!

FEBRUARY GIVEAWAY

winner will be posted here February 21.

Love earrings - Description...Deep red love earrings, very light weight and they shine in the light. Size is about 1 inch long by 3/8 of an inch wide. Materials...20 gauge red metal and gold post.

If you would like your name in the basket for the giveaway, simply leave a comment here and let me know that you would like to be entered in the giveaway.

Check back next week for another chance to win.

Postage for 2009 $218.50. This was from exchanges and winning prizes at (ILCS) group. 2008 was $194.70. I am not complaining, this is just something that I do.

And the winner is...

STITCHING
Finished Kayden's name on his blanket.

Precious Moments, Designs by Gloria & Pat, A Precious Moments Alphabet Book for Boys & Girls. It is out of print but can be downloaded at the link.

This is the center of Kayden's blanket. I started stitching it in 2008 and this is what it looked like when I put it away Dec. 2008.
And this is what it looks like today. I started backstitching last night. BEADING

Made these lanyards for Dara.

ETSY

I have a piece featured at I Love Etsy.
I am featured in another blog. Loud & Wacky Street Team. Scroll down to Jan. 18th. If you have time please stop by and leave a comment there.

Wow! In the treasury again! What a wonderful surprise. Starburst Bracelet.

If you haven't noticed I joined the Loud and Wacky Street Team from Etsy. Picture below is of the t-shirts they had made. I ordered one of the yellow ones. Hope to get it soon.

THIS WEEK

Wednesday night one of Dylan's teachers wanted Bob and I to come in and talk to her. It was his English teacher and she just wanted us to know that she thinks Dylan is a wonderful kid, is a leader for some of the other students and is so nice to have in class. :) It's always good to hear good things about your kids. You worry about them all the time and never know if you are doing the right thing or not.

Kayden is talking now. He say...Nana, MomMom, BobBob (that is grandpa) he started calling Bob Pa, but now calls him BobBob. LOL! He say, night, hi, bye bye, boat, moon and a few others that I can't think of right now.

AND THE WINNER OF MY BLOG GIVEAWAY IS... KIM!

Congratulations Kim, I'll be mailing your pillow tuck, stitch counter and ripper out Friday. Please let me know when you receive it.

I am a featured artist!!!

I am so thrilled to be a featured artist at Funny Sky's Blog. If you have time please check it out.

Another Week

Was reading facebook post the other day and found this one and of course I laughed...It's winter in Indiana and the gentle breeze is blowing seventy miles an hour, at thirty-five below. Oh, how I love Indiana when the snow is up to your butt. You take a breath of winter and your nose gets frozen shut. Yes, the weather here is wonderful so I guess I'll hang around. I could never leave Indiana cuz I'm frozen to the ground! Have a great day.

Stitching

I put several stitches in Kayden's blanket this week. Last post was Dec. 28th and I was half way on the letter y.

Etsy

This week's new additions to my shop. Love Bracelet, Love Necklace, Love and Hearts Bracelet
Sold the Love Bracelet and the Love and Hearts Bracelet. YEAH!!! Then I re listed them. That was a first for me. Most of my items are one of a kind and I can't replace materials that I used to make the item. But in this case I could. I just listed the Love and Hearts Bracelet the day it sold. That has happen twice now!!! Also grouped the pillow tucks and hanging tucks in groups and added a few more. Hope it makes it a little easier for the buyer to pick out what they want.

Oh and someone had put me in two treasuries!!! Cranberry Red Pillow Tuck and Crystal Peach with Aquamarine Flowers/Ring

****Edit just found out that I am being featured at Periwinkle-Paisley Blog. Check it out if you have the time.

Jan. Blog Giveaways

I thought I would sweeten the pot by adding a thread (stitch) counter and a ripping needle, all pictured on the right. If you would like your name in the basket this week, just need to heart my Etsy shop and leave a comment here that you did.

GlazedOver is doing a giveaway on gift tags. And I am doing another giveaway, Love earrings. Be sure to check them out.

I am such a Klutz

Click on pictures if you want a better look at the pictures.

Comments are always welcome.

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My Week...

I started making birthday gifts. I have 4 sisters and 3 of them have birthdays in January. But I made all of them, plus one for my Mom and my MIL.
Love them so much, I made myself one.

Also made new curtains for the kitchen. Not sure if I live them or not. Everyone likes them but Dara. I like the material but I think it might be a little busy. What do you think?

Monday the kids went back to school, but it started with a 2 hour delay, same with Tuesday and Thursday they were released early. Wednesday night I was watching the news and the weather man said it was going to start snow and stop sometime in May. LOL!

Tuesday I decide to clean the top of the cabinets and touch up the paint in the kitchen. When we moved in they had just painted, but I could see little white spots. Where the paint wasn't thick enough. They left the paint here.

I was just getting started, had the cabinets cleaned off and was touching up the paint above the cabinets. I turned to step down off the step ladder, with a can of paint in one hand and a paint brush in the other, when my first foot slipped. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! That was my butt hitting every step on the ladder then the floor. Bob comes running in and says "What was that?" As I was getting up, I said "I fell, but look I didn't spill any paint".

Later Brandon came in the kitchen and asked what that noise was. He was putting Kayden down for a nap. After I told him he laughed and said it shock the whole house.

When Dara got home she asked what I was doing, after I told her said she never noticed.

I think I am the only one the spots bothered.

Ended up with a bruise on my bunn and one on the backside of my arm. I did get the rest of the kitchen done. Thought I would be sore the next day, but I woke up fine.

Friday I was carrying the vacuum and I ran into the laundry basket and it hit my knee. Ouch! That night I hit by little toe on the corner of the dividing wall in the bathroom. Ouch again!

Saturday night I finished my snowman SAL for the ILCS group, Winter Blues by Stitchy Kitty. This is one of the pieces of material that I hand dyed at one of the Hoosier Stitcher's Retreats.

Giveaways...

Apron giveaway. Loud and Wacky giveaway. Karen's giveaway.

My pillow tuck giveaway. This week if you would like your name in the basket. Become a follower of this blog and leave a comment that you are a follower now or you have been a follower. Picture of the pillow tuck that you could win. I just need to stuff it.

If you love giveaway check out this facebook page.

I also found this neat site. Instructable.

Etsy

Added an account at Designs to Love. Check it out if you have the time. There are some really neat crafters there.
I've been on Craftgawker. I have submitted 4 pictures one was accepted. Amethyst Flower Ring.

This weeks new addition is... Starbust Bracelet

Looking for Valentine's gifts. And for the guys...Crochet and Braided Chocker and Bracelet.