Let it snow- Freebie pattern design

I am super late on my Freebie Friday.....I blame the Thanksgiving/black friday weekend.  I had a wonderful Thanksgiving...and good visit with family....shopped at thrift stores and Antique stores on friday instead of all the craziness of Shopping at malls and such. 

This lil let is snow snowman makes a great wearable pin...stitched up of tea-stained muslin with a 1" border of fabric strips around it. 

I am organizing my studio....looking good!

Lovely Christmas tree pin cushion tutorial

Isn't this charming!!!  The tutorial is on Spool.  Check out this lovely blog...You'll love it!!!

Thankful...for alot!

Wow..Thanksgiving is basically here!!!  Seems like yesterday it was Halloween! 

This is the perfect time of year to think about your good fortune and what you are thankful for.  Here are some on my list:

I am grateful for a wonderful Husband, daughter, and father!

I am grateful to own my home.

I am thankful for having a fabulous job where I can make money at home.

I am grateful for my husband's job and that it is not stressful.

I am thankful for good health.

I am thankful for always having enough of what I need.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!

I can't be creative and tidy too!

This is sooooo me.  When I create I have stuff everywhere~  it is like a cyclone hit.  After I am done I try to tidy back to normal....but sometimes it builds up.  Today I have a nice small flood in my basement....yay....I love this kind of stuff!  Some of my records got wet....thank god it was only Steve Lawrence(I like him...reminds me of watching carol burnett as a kid) and some classicals that were damaged. I can always keep the records and ditch the covers.  I guess if I had kept the records tidy I would not have this problem...I will never learn.

Angel Snowman - freebie stitchery design

I already know what I am grateful for.....that it is going to warm up a bit before Thanksgiving and this snow will melt.  The weather has decided it is winter now....yuck!  But the snow is pretty. 

My freebie friday is late because of the show I am in.  We have had some long hours the past few days. 

I have had the best time talking to other vendors this time...so much fun and laughing. 

My booth at the Custers arts and craft show

This is my booth this year....took a long time to set up (yuck)...but it looks cute.  In the center is my chandelier of Christmas ornaments...hope it draws attention! 

I like to put up my shelves full of goodies...lots of girly items of course.

I have my mannequins and french themed decor.

I had a blast making these rocks!

I know it is alot to looks at....I cram alot in.

Love making fabric flowers!

Here is my cubby hole...which I have already told you....but going to mention it again....was only 5 bucks.

I have burlap all around my booth as a backdrop.

I love filling the cubby hole with all kinds of items...from decorative bottles, to spools of ribbon, to lil burlap pillows.

I love changing old pics and making them all wear Santa hats!

Tags, Tags, Tags!

Another shot of my booth!  I hope you can come and see it....and if not....I hope you enjoy a craft fair in your home town!!!

Custer's Arts & Craft Show this weekend!

 Custer's 35th Annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Show

features 300 of the finest Artists and Crafters from across the United States covering 78,000 square feet of exhibit space. This is the largest show of it's kind in the Inland Northwest! Join us in this holiday shopping tradition!

Hand Blown Glass, Beaded Jewelry, Watercolors, Quilted Wall Hangings, Hand Thrown Pottery, Whimsical Painted Furniture, Metal Sculpture, Fabric Santas, Photography, Woodworking, Candles, Felted Hats and much, much more!

Nov.18-19-20, 2011Spokane Fair & Expo Center

Dates and Hours: Friday, Nov. 18 10am - 9pm.  Saturday, Nov. 19 9am - 7pm.  Sunday, Nov. 20 10am - 5pm.I will have lots of my girly fun shabby chic, but also my Christmas decor, badges, Thanksgiving, mannequins, Flash card signs, mice, ornaments, necklaces, rings, french goodies, and much more!!!

This is going to be my last craft show...so come and stop by!

 



Thanksgiving puzzle

Hello everyone....Are you getting ready for Thanksgiving?  Are you secretly playing Christmas music?   I do because it makes me create better...lol. 

This puzzle above came from an old magazine from 1941....it is strange because the puzzle is to try to find the Indians....not so nice....but it is also strange because ...I can't find them.  Can you?  Maybe I am just not looking hard enough....but I can't see one. 

I also keep looking for things in my studio, can't find them, and then find them right in front of my face....lol.

Making Christmas projects with an old quilt

I had this quilt that wasn't really old, but had seen better days...it kept splitting at the seams and such.  I decided it was time to craft with it.  I took pieces of it and gave it the strong coffee treatment and let dry.  I love making tags....and I always use my copies of old photos I collect.  Just by adding a Santa hat...she looks ready for Christmas.  This is a simple bag shape, with wire hanger and glued on cotton batting for a trim.

This one is very similar to the first one...I added a yarn and cheesecloth covered wire (candy cane).  I added some old pine twigs.

I love using old candle stick stands from goodwill.  I made a star shape with open bottom, stuffed it, and then plunked it down on the candle stick stand.  Add a tag and wrap with string. 

I have made alot from this quilt and still have more to use.  It is the never ending quilt!

Keep calm...sew & Meow on!

Keep calm and sew on!  Just print and frame it.

I used to watch Mister Rogers neighborhood....and in "make believeland" there was Henrietta pussy cat.....she was the cutest cat puppet.  Anyway she talked funny...she would say..."Hello Meow Meow Mr. Meow Rogers"...I decided that was pretty cool and so I did it too...I was like 4 years old.  My sister still makes fun of that....lol.