Hello World!

Hey Everybody!

I'm linking up to Shay's (Quilting in My Pyjamas)
Favourite Things Friday.

I have to aplogize to my good friend, Jeannie.

She sent me the most AMAZING pouch just because,

and I am just now getting a chance to show it off.

If you've never visited Jeannie's creations,

I encourage you to do so.

You can view her Flickr photo's

here.

I bow to this gal.

I absolutely LOVE her.

She continues to be an inspiration to me,

not only because her sewing and crafting is amazing,

but because of her beautiful heart.

I know you're dying to see the pouch she made for me.

Here it is!

And a close up of the most adorable bird!

(get it....singing quilter....singing bird...LOL)

LOVE it!

And here is the pouch inside.

How cute is this?? 

I was SOOO doing the happy dance when this came in my  mailbox!

I always look at  her creations in awe.

She is truly one of my top 5 crafting queens.

Actually, I should call her a Goddess.

(are you blushing yet, Jeannie?)

Thank you so very much again, Jeannie!

You brightened my day more than you could possibly know!

I was also the lucky winner of some

Aurifil thread from Amy's blog

During Quiet Time

Thank you, Amy!

Last, but not least, I have to show you my new addition.

It was only $1 at WalMart.

I couldn't pass it up.

It even lights up in different colors

and sits protectively watching over me in

my sewing palace.

I'm thinking this little cutie

will make my sweet hubby a little scared to come

in my sewing room,

therefore,

I can hide my stash of new

fabric that seems to be multiplying.

Not sure how this happens.

I don't get out shopping much.

But, boy,

my mail man sure keeps busy.

(I love internet shopping)

I hope this finds you well!

Until the next adventure!!

xoxoxo

Cindy

Favourite Things Friday



Hey Everybody!

It's that time of week again,

to link up with Shay's

Favourite Things Friday.

(good gravy!  I almost missed it!)

So this week

my favorite thing

really isn't a "thing" after all.

It's my boys

My brother had his annual

BLT birthday bash last Saturday.

(BLT are the initials of my brother and two others that have created this annual event)

Now that my boys are old enough to participate,

they joined the party.

Now don't get me wrong.

It's not a sloppy drunk kind of party.

Just a get-together,

have a few drinks,

eat some good food,

sing some good karaoke

and laugh a whole bunch.

Who seriously does not need that in their life?

This year both of my boys were a RIOT.

I laughed so hard.

It was just a great time

for all of us to be together and enjoy each other's company.

My oldest, Jesse.

My youngest, Justin

(do you think he was embarrassed to be with me?)

And both of them singing a good 'ol redneck country song

Anytime that we can just hang out is a great time.

All of us in my household are so busy

that these times are rare.

But when they happen,

we know how to have fun.

And that is my absolute favorite thing.

Just all of us having a great time

and enjoying each others company.

I may mention that my boys are the best huggers EVER!

I love a good 'ol bear hug.

Nothing puts a smile on my face

bigger than that.

I am so blessed.

(Hey mom....are you smiling?  I lived up to my promise and did not post your picture)

LOL

May you find this much happiness in your favorite things every day!

xoxo

Cindy

Favourite Things Friday

Oh my gosh!

It is FREEZING here in Iowa!

I'm surprised I can get my fingers moving to type.

I'm not going to try not to write much in this post because I have a lot of photos to share.

I'm linking up to Shay's Favorite Things Friday.

(I have told you how freaking awesome this gal is??)

I actually have two favorite things this week.

The first is a quilt I helped participate in making.

We have a wonderful online friend

that is so incredibly talented

and so marvelously sweet.

Her name is Jeannie.

I invite you to click on her name and look at her photostream in Flickr.

She is an inspiration to all who come into contact with her.

I dearly love this woman.

I won't go into the reasons why we made this for her,

but I can tell you we all did it with love in our hearts.

Amy, from During the Quiet Time coordinated all of this.

She contacted us to make blocks. A group of us made them

and sent them to her. When all was said and done, Amy quilted it and shipped it to Jeannie.

It was an absolute honor to participate in this.

New friendships were made and along with a beautiful quilt where every stitch was done in love.

Thank you so much again, Amy, for putting this together!

You are an angel!

Jeannie's quilt front, a photo by During Quiet Time (Amy) on Flickr.

The second thing is my first sister sew in with Sarah.

Here are a few pictures to show you our fun.

(and I am totally kicking myself because our friend, Cyndi, was there and I didn't get one stinkin picture of that!!)

Mary & Sarah

Sarah's Fascade quilt top

Sarah's cute market bag 

Sarah's cute flower button

My cute market bag using some of my Happy Mochi Yum Yum fabric

A cute Break Buddy from a tutorial by Melissa.

It's great for carrying tea bags, Emergen-C packs ,

Crystal Lite packs, all those little goodies!

(Melissa - do you recognize the fabrics?  wink wink)

And the inside

It was a great little goodie to make and super easy to put together. 
I HIGHLY recommend you make one for yourself!
I have to make another one for me.
Little Miss Mary liked it so much that I just couldn't keep it.

So there you have my longgggggggggggg Favourite Things Friday post!
I hope I didn't bore you!

Until next time, keep the creative juices flowing!
XOXO
Cindy

Favorite Things Friday

Here we are!

Another round of Shay's Favourite Things Friday!

YAY!

So here is something I've been holding back on.

I won a giveaway from my all time hero,

Monica Solorio-Snow

aka Happy Zombie.

I won this fabulous jelly roll to add to my stash of

Happy Mochi Yum Yum.

If you have not checked out Monica's blog yet, you really should.

She will

CRACK

YOUR

STUFF

UP.

I always tell her she's my hero.

I'm pretty sure she thinks I'm a psyco stalker,

but that's OK.

At least she knows how I feel.

:o)

I also took some 'me' time this week

and made a Valentine curtain for my kitchen window.

Melissa....you will be very proud of me.

I didn't use a pattern and

it's lined with an eyelet trim.

YAY me!

:o)

We have this local shop

that is so incredibly reasonable regarding their prices.

The heart

was only $7.

The flower ball

was only $4.

The old glass heart

 

was only $6.

Can you believe it?

What an awesome week it has been!

And to top it off,

I get to spend the weekend with my sister

(she has my very own bedroom for me,

thank goodness....because she snores.)

and we are going to sew...sew....sew.

Guess what my topic will be for next weeks

Favourite Things Friday? 

:o)

Love to all!!

xoxo

Cindy

My New Thing for Favourite Things Friday

Hey everybody!

Another one of my goals for this year is to

link up with Shay

for her Favourite Things Friday.

So....my favorite thing this week
is thinking out of my creative box.
I am such a rule follower
that patterns are perfect for me.
It tells me what to do,
how to do it,
when to do it,
etc.

I finally just did something on my own
right out of my scrap box.
I made this cute little gal
for Valentine's Day.

No pattern.

No templates.

No instruction.

Just a drawing I did on scratch paper,

and brought to life with fabric and thread.

Probably for a lot of you,

this isn't a big deal.

I can't BELIEVE the

talent I see out in blogland.

And it's been such an inspiration to me.

I'm even going to develop a new character

and build a series around it.

That's how much 'outside of the box'

thinking I've been doing.

So, for my Favourite Thing Friday,

I am celebrating creating something

of my very own.

This has already started out to be an awesome year.

I wonder what else it will bring?

If you have a favorite thing this week,

head on over and link up with

Shay of Quilting in My Pyjamas

xoxo

Cindy