A valentine box of goodies...

My daughter Selina and I are collaborating on a fun new project...

a Valentine box of goodies!

It's like a subscription box, but it is just a one time thing.

We may be doing more in the future for holidays.

You will get a box of fun products to decorate, craft with and celebrate Valentine's day! 

All items are designed by Selina and Shirley Hudson. 

There is 6 different items in the box:

A vibrant print....saying: Your heart and my heart are very very old friends.  I watercolored the art and added this sweet saying that can fit love of any form.  It is an 8" x 10" print (can fit a 8 1/2" x 11" frame too) (Frame not included- the one on display in photo is $4 at walmart). The print will have a clear protective bag. 

Isn't it cute framed up!

A valentine girl chenille stem dolly...on a spool. She is holding a heart and love envelope....and has a cute pink dress with trims and glitter. OOAK. 5 1/2" tall. Ooh la la.

Her face is another piece of art I painted....a pouty little girl.  She stands nicely and is super sweet.

A sweet wooden ornament...with a kitty cat and heart basket (we designed) ...hand painted....with lovely seam binding ribbon for a hanger. (2 3/4" x 2 3/4" not including ribbon length)

I just love the wood ornament....our special design.

10 heart tags in pink, red and white. 2" x 2" not including length of bakers twine. Hand stamped, great for gifts, adding to decor and snail mail. 

One wood hexie pendant with embroidery pattern for hearts (Not finished item) as shown. Really easy and fun to do! (hexie measures: 1 5/8" x 1 5/8")

Here is what the back looks like.

The finished design looks like this...fun and easy to make.

A Hudson's Holidays pattern - A vintage valentine mini quilt pattern. 3 designs are included....make some sweet wallhangings and table mats.

If you already have this pattern...I could replace it for another one.

We tucks a few little extras in too.  

click here to see the listing.

*****The value of all these items are more than $65.00. The box will be sent in a priority box...super fast....so you can enjoy your box of goodies.

I have been super busy with tons going on...

everyday is crazy.....hope to have a fun date night with my hubby and see the movie "The Favourite".

Happy weekend to you!!!

HAppy New YEar....welcome January!

Wow....It's 2019!

Can you believe it?!

Time flies...

How was your holidays?

I had a great time....lots of fun, family, friends, and events...

but I am so glad for things to get back to normal.

I am still working on a HUGE project... but the hard parts will be over soon.

I wish I could talk about it but I can't....you will be the first to know when its time.

In the mean while....I designed up a new January phone/tablet calendar to download.

I wanted a pine tree, nature look....I don't want to see snow...lol.

Here you can download the desktop calendar.

The green sidebar is perfect for your icons to still be visible.

I keep my shortcut icons to a minimum...they get cluttery.

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This January design is going out to all of you who have signed up for my newsletter....

If you have not signed up...I urge you to do so....so that you can get the next free design in February!

I send my newsletter once a month on the 1st of the month.....it has a free cool exclusive design, free calendars, updates, what's new, tips....and more!

I do not share your email addresses....and I do not bother you with extra emails.

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Selina has some brand new needle minders in her shop.  There is a camera, create, coffee, cup cake and love.  Each one is comes with clean silver magnets...that are super strong.  She has many more to choose from as well.  They keep your needles handy and make great gifts too.

I have also been making some fun ornaments....using prints of my art!

These are all hand made by me.

They are on wood and have a gold wire hanger...plus some seam binding ribbon.  Some are for Valentine's day and St. Patrick's day....they are in my Etsy shop.

While watching movies and TV ...I had to make more of these sweet pendants... they are a little naughty....but sometimes that is how I roll. The pattern for these are in Selina's etsy shop as well as the mini hoops.

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Here's to a brand New Year

2019!

Merry Christmas gift

Merry Christmas!!

I thought you might like a small gift...some freebie designs 

from me to you!

Just download and trace onto muslin....stitch and have a 

wonderful day!

Set your love free....fun for Valentines.... 

Get your happy on....

Our love is on display. 

Life is crazy good.

Remember to relax, enjoy family and friends...

and take pics!

Merry Christmas....Elf designs and ornaments

Hello!

I have been very busy and I bet you have been too!

It's just that time of year!

I made some little designs inspired from the movie "Elf".  

They are easy to stitch up and makes fun little gifts.

Here is a closeup of one...makes me laugh.

That movie is just so cool.

This design is fun...a spin on "Home Alone".

These are all inexpensive.

This design reminds me of baking cookies....especially when I was a kid watching my older sister make the most mouth watering cookies on the planet....those were the days!

The cookie wreath would look so sweet in the kitchen!

I have also been making some fun Christmas ornaments....using prints of my art!

These are all hand made by me.

They are on wood and have a gold wire hanger...plus some seambinding ribbon.

I added glitter to this one!  She is a sweet red head Santa baby.

I only made 21 ornaments total this year...so this is it....when they are gone , they are gone.

I love this celebrate life one....the colors are my kind of colors.

This is a very lucky girl....with her shamrock.

My pink hair holly girl...

The kitty cat who loves being home (that is me... lol)

Raggedy Ann....and her cat.

"Bloom"....another cat with blue eyes!

I have these best friends...

and several more to boot!

All in my etsy shop:HudsonsHolidays

Now I am off to celebrate my 22 wedding anniversary!!!

Happy December!

Wow...it's the last month of the year!

We are getting really close to a the year 2019....are you ready for it?

I made these sweet candles ...which remind me of retro Christmas designs of the 60's.

Here is a free tablet/phone calendar for December...click here for the download.

and here is the Desktop calendar for your computer.

The left side darker blue area is perfect for you icons to be seen.

This is a busy month...I hope this makes keeping track of the days easier.

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I love stitching...and small projects are so satisfying.

I decided to buy this cute design for Wild Olive/ Mollie Johanson

This design is one of many in a pattern called Teeny tiny occasions.

It has lots of little holidays- right up my alley.

I used C & T publishing wash-away stitch stabilizer.  

You can print your designs onto a sheet....cut out the shape or design and stick it right to the muslin.

Then you stitch.  After that you rinse the stabilizer away under plain water.

No tracing.....easy peasy. 

It was soooo fast.

I then put it in my daughter Selina's mini hoop pendant blank. 

These are super easy to use...just pop in your design.

I made a simple little red embroidery floss tassel to add to the chain.

I will have to make a small tutorial for it soon...super easy.

I added blush to the cheek's of the wreath to make her come alive.

I can't wait to wear it!

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Just letting you know that this "It's the most wonderful time of the year" mat pattern is now in my Etsy shop. 

This one is cute on a shelf or as a candle mat.

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On Thanksgiving....us ladies decided to watch a watercoloring class and get painting.

It was a lot of fun and we all had a very different lady after we were done.

The left was my sister Julie, and middle was my daughter Selina's and the right one is mine.

I gave her curly hair.

While the men watched football, we were creative.

I want to do this again soon...hopefully with all my sisters together.

This is a closeup of another girl I painted...I love her nose...lol.

Painting can really become addictive.

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I thought you would like this vintage Santa postcard image...so sweet!

Happy December!