Catching Butterflies....

My cat Sally used to catch butterflies and leave them in my bathroom....so when I got home from delivering mail all day....I go in the bathroom, to take a shower, to find Sally proudly laying around her yellow butterflies.

I told her not to get me any gifts....but she did not listen.  

Sally is in kitty heaven now...but when I see a yellow butterfly around the garden, I imagine her (in angel form) catching them in the air.

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This past Wednesday I turned 50 and my hubby brought me 50 roses and a quilting machine....he did real good!!!

I am going to keep him...lol.

He always spoils me....he is so sweet!

Once I put the machine in the big grace frame I will take a pictures and show you.

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My daughter Selina was featured in a blog!!!!

It is called Pumora...simple embroidery.

Selina was featured for her mini embroidery hoops and Polaroid shapes.

I am very proud of Selina, she is only 19 and already a busy business woman.

She has a lot more shapes than these in her shop!

Lots of mini hoops, hexies, rings, earrings, owl, bird, dragon eggs...

they are inspired from Game of Thrones.

She is always busy and designing new things.

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This week I was working on some Halloween designs...this is just a bit of it.

I took my pumpkin and surrounded him with candy corn and dots.

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I forgot to share some garage sale goodies from last week....

Scary halloween masks and magazine....

Isn't this mask hideous!

Vintage easter items....

Transfers and old cleaning items....

Lassie, a music box and metal horse....

Games....

Old toys....

and old tins!

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Big Birthday Bash

I am turning.....gulp....

50 today....June 28th!!

I am having a big birthday sale...for this one day only!!!

50% off everything in my etsy shop!!

Just use coupon code: 

BDAY50. 

Sorry this sale is over :(

I can't believe I am this old...lol...I feel like I should still be 30 something. (wishful thinking!)

Oh well....me and Nicole kidman...lol.

All my patterns, collage sheets, signs and more are 50% off!

I felt like this would be a fun surprise and a great way to save some money.

I have lots of designs for all the holidays and everyday too! 

Think ahead to fall ad Christmas.... 

This pattern is pretty new...very fun and easy! 

Halloween will be here beofer ya know it! 

Another new pattern...Blue bird of happiness....

Remember ...this is only a one day sale!!

Have a happy day and I will try not to get into trouble today!

Welcome to the neighborhood Freebie

 

Welcome to the  neighborhood 

These cute homes are so inviting... I love them.  

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I am helping my sick sister this week,  so I Will have to keep things short and sweet! 

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Independence day Eagle freebie

Feeling Bicentennial?

This is an old design from 1976.

I remember when everyone was talking about it and celebrating.

I was a kid ....thinking whatever, let's have fun!

My mom bought some plates commemorating it and it was all over the TV. 

It seemed like everyone was excited about it.

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MY SALE PATTERN OF THE WEEK IS HALLOWEEN GOBLINS

only $3.99

This is a very fun embroidery project.

HAlloween and fall will be here before you know it.

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I thought you would like to see a few things around my house...

I have a pan full of strawberries...one with a crow.

my flag quilt makes a good table mat.

I decided to put my painted doll in my skinny hutch...along with some flowers.

Mindy Lacefield has a great class on how to make these dolls... I highly recommend it!!

Summer!

I have had these blocks for years....and I love them.

I got this super cool Uncle Sam at a thrift store...perfect for my patriotic decor.

I have a huge collection of nutcrackers for Christmas...myabe I should collect for the other holidays.

This is my grandpa Chester....he served in world war 1.

He met his brother in France...both survived.

He was born in 1895....so long ago! He died before I was born however...my mom loved him so much!

Flag city!

I love all the red, white and blue.

My new Betsy ross spoon storage...lol.

The stitchery above is from Bareroots.

Humpty Dumpty is hiding in the corner.

I had to throw in Raggedy Ann.

She is sweet and her outfit is totally patriotic.

Have a wonderful weekend....relax, have fun and live it up!!

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Blue bird of happiness...

Some where over the rainbow...where blue birds fly...there is happiness!~~

My newest hand embroidery quilt pattern is now complete! 

This was super fun to make!

This is done mainly with a backstitch...and 3 strands of floss.

Lighten your spirit with this sweet hand embroidery quilt design.

This is a perfect way to decorate your home, add sweet charm to a nursery or make it into a gift for a friend who needs some cheer!
Make the design into the small quilt as shown or a pillow! It is very fast and easy to stitch up!

This picture really shows the quilting I did....I quilted on the muslin area, but not over the embroidery.

Here I added my nest basket that matched perfectly....I couldn't resist.

Now the lil quilt is in my dining room.

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These are my violets outside my kitchen....so sweet and very much like a pansy.

I love the orange purple combo! (Walmart!)

I made a new coloring page....Get your happy on!

I love pansies....they are so delicate, small and HAPPY!

We had a cat named Pansy when I was little...my mom said her little face was just like a pansy.

It has always been my favorite flower...so I really wanted to create some surface pattern designs with them and  make this coloring page. 

It is in my etsy shop: $3.49

This is Great for anyone who loves to color! It could also be great stitched up...an embroidery project. There are no instructions however...just the page shown above. My signature will be at the bottom of the page. It prints on regular paper, 8 1/2" x 11".

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Things are looking up freebie & Farm Chicks show

Wednesday....was a hard day for me.  It just seemed like everything was going wrong or getting messed up.

There was little problems and big problems.....stressing me out.

Some thing I just had to let go and forget....but other things need problem solving and hard work.

But....

now that a couple days have passed ...

Things are looking up!

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My sale pattern of the week is this patriotic jewelry pattern!

Only $2.99....this week only in my etsy shop.

Sale is over, sorry~

This pattern comes with 4 projects....but can really be made up 100 different ways.

Instructions come with pattern pieces, diagrams, and a photo page...full of 24 photos from my collection.
If you Change colors and banners.....these pins and necklaces could be made for any season, holiday, or for an everyday look. ex: I made the heart shaped necklace in pink wool with a banner that says "create" and other embellishments....it turned out so sweet!

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Here are some of my Farm Chick show pictures...

Cool stuff I saw and also some of the goodies I bought...

This put together piece was huge and so cool! 

Cameras....my daughter collects vintage cameras....and these are awesome. 

This display was at the front of the Farm Chicks show as you walked in. 

Drawer full of shiny beads....like a treasure.

The ideas at this show are overwhelming. 

Ok....for some reason the creepy things attract me....there were lots of animals....

and look at that small pitcher full of doll eyeballs....lol. 

She is sweet...reminds me of Marie Antoinette. 

Baby arms with bracelets...lol.

So funny! 

This one is sad.... 

This birdhouse was huge and super cool...you would need several dudes to carry this away for you. 

I love this chandelier....a wire basket with tons of punch cups dangling from it...

very inventive. 

Country wedding

I love how brides can just change things up now...I felt stuck in the traditional stuff...

Things is cool! 

The squirrels in my backyard would be so mad at this!

Nice flowers. 

What an old pony!

So many cool statement pieces. 

More strange and unusual items...

There was sooooo much more....but it is SUPER CROWDED there and

you can only take pics occasionally ...because your eyes are going crazy and people are always in the way!

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Here are some things I got: 

Antique quilt blocks...cute fabric! 

Retro fun!

I needed this mug! 

Farm chicks! 

Look at this cool orange twine.... 

In a sugar container....you see these all the time at thrift stores.

A French newspaper....about the theater. 

June 1937

This is an ad in it....not sure of what she is selling.

Vintage tins! 

I love old flags! 

Cute bank 

Bags of trims....50 cents each! 

So cute...Sleeping beauty book. 

I love scrappy bags of goodies. 

This small box is going in my Tudor collection. 

I love photos...these are dorky and fun. 

Patriotic stickers and silhouttes. 

I always get something from Beth Quinn....I picked this bracelet and my hubby picked out a necklace for our daughter....."She leaves a little sparkle wherever she goes". 

In a huge pile of patches...I found my name!

I think I will make a badge with this in the center. 

I also found snoopy and it's in purple! 

I got some cool retro dishes...love them. 

It was very fun going with my hubby....he enjoyed himself and I had a blast.

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