Hi Friends, my blog will be down (as in I can’t post) for the next week or so as my darling brother helps me to redo the technical parts of my blog (get the catagories working again etc.) and my darling husband does the new design. It is so great to have their help 
I turned off the comments unless you register with word press again because the bots were posting about 300 comments a day that I had to manually approve or spam each one so that I didn’t miss a comment from an actual human. I just couldn’t keep up. I receive email every time there is a comment so you can imagine what my gmail inbox looked like!
We have finished the kitchen cabinets. I will do a photo shoot this week! I am finishing the edge of my granny stripe, big blankie as I write, so I will have that finished project to show! And the next big thing on the list is the d**n slip for the loveseat. YES. I WILL finish it this week and take photos for when my blog is back up sometime next week! Why do I have so much trouble finishing the last 5-10% of every project???
It will feel so good to have these giant projects checked off the list so that I can move onto all the super fun new project-y stuff I have in my head I can’t wait to share my new ideas with you!!!
**PS I have a fab idea!!! Remember how I wanted to do an at home material sale at my house in Feb? Well, I am not quite ready for it and I have some questions for everyone before I commit to buying stuff…so what about if we start with a craft swap at my house? What is a craft swap? Bring anything craft related that you have grown tired of and swap it out for something new and exciting!!! What do you think? There are no limits to this! Yarn, fabric, books, notions, patterns, thread, machines, cutting mats, scissors, embroidery, knitting or crochet accessories…got scrap booking stuff? Bring it! Clean out your crafty stuff and whatever you’ve got, bring it and trade it! I will provide yummy things to eat and drink and we can hang out and talk crafts! FUN! Right? I will look at the calendar and send out some e=vites this week and feel free to bring a friend! Just make sure they bring crafty stuff they want to trade too. Maybe whatever left overs we have that people don’t want to drag home again can be donated to a local homeschool co-op or something? I am thinking we can do this in Feb sometime? Please come!**
Here is the Kitchenaid (breast cancer awareness mixer) I have always wanted to replace my white one when it dies (It is about 14 years old now and still going strong, but it is the smallest, least powerful model).
Yesterday, my friend N asked me if I’d seen the new hot pink mixer. WHAT?
This is called Raspberry Ice (it is also for breast cancer awareness). The color is so pretty but it appears to be shiny metalic? I have to see it in person. I think it would be much cuter in flat raspberry.
What do you think?
PS The comments section on my blog has been fixed! I am getting a lot of posts from robots again…but I missed all the comments from friends/family…so please leave a comment!
When we were in Ellicott City I tried some of this Lollia cream (I can’t wear perfume anymore 
it gives me a headache, but cream I can do). It smelled so lovely. I wish I had gotten some. I can’t remember which scent I liked the best or I would order it online. Isn’t the packaging beautiful? I bought some for a friend a while ago at TJ Maxx! I knew nothing about it other than I was in love with the packaging. Now I know it actually smells delicious too.
PS Anthropologie carries it. How do they always know what I want?
Um, yeah…I got these too.
I ordered a half yard of each of these from etsy. I am thinking of using these for the Aneela Hoey quilt (posted earlier today).
PS The Aneela Hoey fabric “A Walk in the Woods” isn’t for sale until February.
I want this next:
I just bought the apple picking dress pattern for Mila (25% off right now). I need 2 1/4 yds of something fabulous! I think I will make it in a 4T to make sure she can wear it for a while
Ohhhhh…a new crafty blog to follow for inspiration (Aneela Hoey)! Look at this quilt! I NEED to make this! So Darling!
Does anyone else feel frustrated by not having enough time to make things? I need to carve out more time for making things (other than food). I am not sure how I do that…but I will figure it out…I just have to!
PS I really love her colors in this quilt. I LOVE lots of white and pretty pastels with hints of red. Speaking of this color scheme, did you see Yvestown’s basement makeover? To die for.
German Glass glitter letters. LOVE. I think I might move the darling banner to my sewing area…but I really like the love banner above the door. Hopefully you can feel the love when you walk into our home and you feel loved when you go back out into the world too:) The only weird thing is that it looks like EVOL from outside…LOL! Oh well!
I still haven’t:
1. Posted pics of the kitchen cabinets because one door isn’t back on yet.
2. Finished the inside seams of my slipcover and put it on the loveseat to photograph/post pics.
3. Finished (or even started) the edging on my big blankie.
Which leads me to my new idea. No more big projects for a while! I need some small instant gratification projects. Like?
1. Cover the two small lampshades with material.
2. Crochet granny square pillow for the couch.
3. Crochet a granny stripe or zigzag baby blanket for Emmie.
4. Finish my bath mats (British flag and LOVE).
5. What else? And something with this:
Look how cute! A Walk in the Woods, Little Red in Whisper by Aneela Hoey. You can order a “charm pack” (42 5 inch pinked squares) in this and the coordinating fabric from the collection. What a great idea from bloomeriefabrics.com. I think Mila might need a quilt with it.
Here is Mila in her new beauty outfit from Aunt Sue. We LOVE it! Thank you!
Welcome new friends! Everyday I get email that I have new subscribers. Isn’t that fabulous? Please bear with me while we make my site pretty again. I have a lovely idea and Darling is making it happen for me. In the meantime, the category buttons aren’t working and comments can’t be posted-oh no! It is a three day weekend so hopefully we can get it fixed up with the new pretty design this weekend!
Here is my “when I win the lottery house” because I am feeling pretty lucky Did I mention that I am coming up on my 15th cancer free anniversary? Yes! February 14th will mark my 15th anniversary.
