Thinking Positive

I just get a kick-out of this little wall hanging. We made it for my daughters teacher who tutored her most of the summer in reading. She can hang this in her classroom. It was really easy and fun.

We started talking about caramel apples at work (don't you just love FALL?). I love them, but I have never made them. So, I accepted the challenge and they turned out okay. I tried to put chocolate on them, but I did something wrong and the chocolate was hard as a rock... never had that experience and by that time I was tired and just wanted to eat an apple with that gooey caramel. Each apple was almost a half pound each. Big and Yummy!!!

Have lots of projects that need to be shared and truthfully need to be finished..... need to finish one before I start another. Have a great day!!! Happy creating!!

Giveaway Winners

Time to announce the giveaway winners. Well it is past time. After being out of town for a week I had lots to catch up on but that is neither here nor there. Two winners: the first is Judi from Crafty Mom to 4 and the second winner is Bizy Stitches. I have emailed both, so all they have to do is send me an address and tell me which charm pack from the store they would like and it will be in the mail lickity split.

TWO CHARM PACK GIVEAWAY!

Today I am giving away 2 Charm Packs of your choice to two winners.... What you see below is just a sample of the Charm packs I have in my store....

everything is 15% off just use the number 15 in the voucher box at checkout.

This giveaway is in honor of Barb's quilt square she designed for the Quilting Gallery.  

Thanks for coming by,  giveaway will go until Sunday.

Giveaway Winner

Hi All

I have chosen a winner for the fall leaves from Barb. It is Gwen from In My Little Corner. If you haven't visited her blog you should she has some awesome pictures of the the Pensacola quilt show. Thanks to all of you who came by and commented on the giveaway.

On Thursday Barb of Bejeweled  is the quilt designer of the day for the Block Party. So if you come back here on Wednesday and leave a comment about her design I will be giving away your choice of a charm pack to two lucky winners. Don't forget that I am having a 15% off sale in the store for the month of September.

Remember earlier this  year we had hail that damaged most of our plants and I was sad about my flowers. Well take a look they bounced back and are looking good. I love this pink rose bush. It has the best fragrance and it is blooming its heart out right now. The petunias and pansy's are trying to keep up with it and look so pretty. I love it when the hottest time of the year is over and the flowers get a second wind before they die for the winter. 

FALL CUT OUT GIVEAWAY!!

Hey, this is Barb here.....

I know, you are wondering what I am doing over here on Jeanette's blog.....

I belong over on Bejeweled Quilts....

Well....long story short.

Jeanette is having trouble with her internet and was feeling bad that her blog has been neglected.  So what are sister's for....RIGHT!!

Well.....these precuts were not working for a project I was doing....and boy do I have a ton of these, mostly oak leaves.  

No....these batiks are not from Inchworm Fabrics but she does have some pretty ones...check it out if you get a chance.

So here goes.....just leave a comment.....

When I mail these to you, they may not be the exact ones (that is my disclaimer).

Let's say the winner will be announced Sunday.....and you know what...maybe I will give some away on my blog as well.....hummmmmmmm  like what am I going to do with a million oak leaves?

Barb

Don't I have the best sister? 

September is national sewing month and I have a 15% discount going on all orders. Just put the number 15 in the voucher box when you check out to get your discount.

I can actually post tonight!!!!!!!!!

Hurrahhhhh.....I am able to post.

My internet connection has really been bad all summer which has caused me a lot of grief and almost no posting capabilities. I am on tonight for a change and I was also able to add some items to my store, can't sell it if no one can see it. I have more to add but it will have to wait till another night, it has taken me more than an hours to get 8 fabrics added and my frustration level is very high. But I wanted to announce that I am expanding my fabric to include flannels and just got this line in:

Heritage Flannel Studio Collection

Insanity...... almost three weeks of insanity

A couple of weeks ago I had enough of the clutter and the mess and began cleaning... and one of the hardest things for me..... started making DI piles and trash piles... I've collected this stuff for years (8 years since we moved into this house) and now I'm giving it away.... that is how BAD it had gotten. I save things because I never know when I will need it again. Sat. morning at the end of week one I sat down and said you know what I'm going to paint my bedroom and the extra "Granny's" room downstairs. The hubby was at work and could not object. Then I get this hair brain idea-- this room is bigger than the girl's room, let's switch rooms. So I let Adrienne pickout paint and she picked red to go with the white. The room was originally light green with a whole bunch of putty spots from filling in holes. My room was buttercup green and cream-- not my favorite. I had most of the paint already that I had bought 4 years prior when I/we painted the front room and kitchen and the basement family room and bathroom. So, all we needed was red paint and some more tape and some elbow grease. First we had to move everything out of both rooms except the beds. I just put plastic over the top. Let's say that when the hubby got home all he said was this had better be done when I get back (he was leaving on a camping trip for a week). I was not thrilled, I had hoped he would volunteer to help... nope he found every reason under the sun to be gone when he could've been home. So began the journey of painting and may I remind you working and taking care of three kids 8 and younger. I spent the next week painting until midnight and was disappointed that I had 3/4 of a wall left in our bedroom when the hubby got home. I was sad-- I had not made the deadline. Then I spent the next week painting until midnight... and now I'm spending the time cleaning and sorting until midnight, because I have a visitor coming on Sat. Granny and it has to be clean... so much to my dismay I didn't take before pictures... so you will just have to trust me when I say it was UGLY!!! and now the finished paint..... I went with a gray green and a light gray with paisley's--- It turned out a lot better than I had hoped....

Now the Girl's room-- I let the kids paint... Yes I am crazy....and they had a ton of fun and I almost died.. I have a hard time with random... but random we did and they love it and it is growing on me and best of all their room matches their quilts that I just made!!! Now we just have to finish cleaning... so I had better get back to work.

Thanks for letting me share. Have a great day and create something special!!