Little Tidbits

I am still not fully back to 100% yet, but hopefully I will get there soon. Still have a nasty cough but have been fever free yesterday and today so hopefully I am  on the upswing of this nasty cold I have had. I am so tired with no energy, just going into the kitchen tires me out. So spending most of my time on the couch with Riddick my faithful companion who is recovering from a herniated disc in his little neck, poor baby. I have been working on a Valentine swap that I am in while couch bound. Actually two swaps. The first one we were to make three small ornaments, each at three inches and no bigger. I have those finished and ready to mail out on Friday. We were also to make one Valentine and send it with the ornaments. I won't show the Valentine but will show the small ornaments. I really enjoyed making them even though I felt so bad. I hope the three recipients will like the ones I have made. I think they turned out well. The center heart shows the true color of the hot pink. It has been stormy here, so the pics are not all that great. Tomorrow I will need to clean my mess up next to the couch!

These hot pink hearts started out life as a wool jacket that I took apart and felted for the wool. I love how they turned out and will be making more for my valentine tree. I almost went with red/cream but thought about how the hot pink would add a punch of color to someones life! :) I love color what can I say! Also, while I have been camping out on the sofa I did put another round on my golden wedding ring block. Not much to show but a little closer than last week. I hope to finish it soon now that I am starting to feel better. When finished this will  be made into a table topper for my youngest daughters hope chest as she really likes it.

 Well that's it for now. The other Valentine heart swap was to be a heart with your partners initial so I cannot show that until she has received the heart.
Until next time,
Wendy 

Just Peeping In

I just wanted to say hi! (hands waving):) Not much on the sewing/quilting/crafting front, although I do have a pic of a project I am working on below. I have been sick for the last week and a half. Horrible cold I guess with the usual chest congestion, coughing, fever did I say coughing. I feel like crud and have not really felt like anything crafty. On top of my being sick, dh came home today really sick with the same crud. Also this past week sweet Jazmine has been in the hospital with high temp that they cannot seem to break along with ear infections and scarlet fever. She is home now and today went for a recheck and they are running more tests. She has been really sick and cannot seem to shake the fever. Those of you who pray please pray for her quick recovery. I did try and piece this block but felt too bad to mess with it too much. Especially since I had to frog one piece three times! I decided to let it sit until I feel better. This is just a test block to see if I want to do a whole quilt or not. All piecing by hand so we will see once I am feeling better.

 

Go Create,

Wendy

Finished Book

My book is finished and I decided to only do four/eight counting the back pockets. I really love how this book turned out and I will be making more in the future.

 Go Create Something,

Wendy

Adding Some Beading and Bling

After looking at the pic of this page I decided it needed a little  bit more bling. I am adding in some beading and this is the start so far.

Until next time,

Wendy

Diamond Stars

Four more new diamond stars....slowly but surely coming together....

 

Until next time,

Wendy 

"Create"

This year I have decided to pick a word for inspiration throughout the year. I have decided on "Create". This word will allow me to be flexible in what I create in this coming year. I have several pathways I would like to explore and by using "Create" as my word, I am giving myself permission to try different techniques. Some new and some I had put aside for various reasons. With that in mind I have started a fabric/lace journal. This first journal will contain a total of 12 pages front and back. The backs will accommodate pockets to put various items in such as pics, tags or some little special something. Below is the first three pages of the journal with some closeups of them.

 Now go create something beautiful! Until next time,
Wendy

New YoYo's and Diamonds

First thank you for your prayers for my mom. She did well and we will get to bring her home on tomorrow. While there I made use of the waiting time by doing more yoyo's and some diamonds. Will post pics of those on tomorrow, going to get some much needed rest. I may be dreaming of yoyo's in my sleep! :)
Until next time,
Wendy

Asking Prayer For Mom

My mom will be having surgery on tomorrow. The procedure we hope will not be very invasive. Putting her to sleep and then having to shock her heart to test the new defibrillator is the risky part. We trust God to take care of her and keep her during this time. For those of you who follow my blog and pray, we would greatly appreciate a little prayer being sent her way on tomorrow.....
Until next time,
Wendy

Happy New Years

I just wanted to pop in and wish all my followers and readers of this blog a Happy New Year! May this coming year be the best year yet and be filled with many blessings, joy, love, health and family! Thank you for coming by and reading my blog and commenting on posts that I make...I look forward to the coming year with many great things happening. Have a safe night tonight if you are going out...and remember please don't drink and drive as it could forever change not only your life but that of someone else as well! Many blessings sent your way,
Until next time, 
Wendy

Merry Christmas

I joined in Chookyblue's SSS 2011 again this year since I had so much fun last year.....this little gift has been sitting under the tree for a couple of weeks now waiting to be opened....today is the day....this was sent to me all the way from Australia....who you may ask was my secret santa, well it was Narelle

Narelle sent a wonderful mug rug with the cutest ornament for me to open before Christmas.....then on today I was allowed to open the main pressie and it was this lovely bag....I love it Narelle! Thank you so much...made with peacock fabric and anyone who knows me knows that I love and collect all things that have to do with peacocks.....I just love this little bag! Now my partner that I sent to was Fiona and this is what I sent out to her....the ornament was a little stocking to look like an elf's boot....and then a table runner made with Christmas fabric that I thought she might like......

I also did a side swap with Andrea because she missed the sign up to the CBSSS 2011 and I did not want her to miss out on the fun....so I emailed her and we did a side swap with the same guidelines....this is what she made and sent out to me....

The ornament is so pretty and is now hanging out with my other handmade ornies....And just look at the beautiful wall hanging that she made and sent out to me....I love them both Andrea thank you so much.... and this is what I made and sent out to Andrea.....

I made an elf bootie stocking ornament and a wall hanging from some Christmas fabric that I just love....
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year....I will be taking a blog break until after the holidays to be with family....take care and I will see you again January 2, 2012.....
Until next time,
Wendy

Merry Christmas

I just wanted to pop in and tell everyone Merry Christmas! Please be safe and have fun with your family during this holiday season....May each of us remember during our celebrations the true reason for the season that we celebrate.....

TAST Project

This is the crazy quilt I will be working on during the TAST in 2012...I had put this project on hold because my mojo for finishing it had left....I have decided that I will finish it this coming year...what better way to showcase the stitches each week than on this quilt...

This is a closeup of the center block.....

 I am excited about working on this quilt once again and I am looking forward to finishing it in the coming year....now to put together my quilt for the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2012...you still have time to sign up, but you need to hurry registration ends on December 27, 2011.....

An Awesome Giveaway!

Nichol is having an awesome giveaway on Dec. 23rd...she is giving away this awesome owl quilt that she made...if you want a chance to win this lovely quilt go on over and leave her a comment....good luck!

A Hard Day and A Memory

 In Loving Memory

Payton Ryan Davis

December 20, 2009

Today has been a hard day in many ways...or I should say an emotional day instead....today is the anniversary of sweet baby Payton's birthday and death...Had he lived he would have turned 2 on today...instead of a birthday party we took balloons and snow globes out to the cemetery to say happy birthday...we released three of them, very shiny blue stars...I think he would have loved them...my heart cries not just for myself but for my daughter who has such a hard time with his death...today has been really hard on her....there are a lot of what ifs on today for us as a family...at the same time we know that he is safe in the arms of God and that one day we shall see him again...As we get ready to celebrate Christmas and the birth of our Savior we know that our hearts will mend and the pain will get easier to bear and that all is well....

Happy Birthday Payton, gran loves you very much and I look forward to seeing you again one day....Know that however short your life was, gran loves you with all her heart....

Sweet Furbaby/Updated

 Updated: Riddick came through surgery well and is now at home and resting...his vet said we are looking at a long recovery but he should fully recover....thank you for all the well wishes that you have sent out for him...I really appreciated it and it warmed my heart more than you will ever know...
Wendy

My sweet furbaby Riddick had to have emergency surgery today....I am really out of sorts as he is my sweetboy and companion....he has never been away from me since he was 5weeks old.....our vet said he must have immediate surgery and sedated him while I was holding him.....I will be able to check on him at 4pm....a long day and night for sure....no sewing or crafting going on here today....Merry Christmas everyone....
Until next time,
Wendy

PIF

Look what came in the mail today. I signed up for a PIF with Cat and she made these lovely bird ornaments. They are now on my tree. Are they not the cutest birds ever....thank you Cat....go check out her blog, she is very talented and crafty.....

Now everyone knows how this works. I will take the first three people who comment on this post and make a gift for them. I have up to one year to make and send out your gift. I already have two made and the third will be made after the holidays. If you sign up you must promise to pay it forward so this will keep going. If you are like me and enjoy giving this is an excellent way to do so.

Until next time, 

Wendy

2nd CBSSS 2011 Side Swap

I had the opportunity to do a side Secret Santa swap this year. Andrea had missed the deadline of Chooky's sign up for the swap. I contacted Andrea and let her know if she would like we could do a side swap. My package from Andrea arrived this past week. Again we made an ornament that we could open now, and the main gift goes under the tree until Christmas. Below is the ornament that she sent out to me.

 I did not take a pic of the card she sent that is under the ornament in the first pic...but it has cupcakes on the front and the recipe for them on the back....such a great card. I will be making the cupcakes this weekend. Thank you Andrea for a lovely ornament and card. I am looking forward to opening the gift on Christmas! As soon as her package from me arrives I will post a pic of the ornament I sent out to her.
Until next time,
Wendy

Secret Santa Sack Reveal

Six months ago I joined the Secret Santa Sack swap that Cheryl was hosting...over six months we were to send out two gifts per month to our partner...my partner was Sammie....today is the day that Cheryl decided we could open our gifts in the sacks. Sammie had originally sent the last packages before Thanksgiving but sadly they have never arrived...she was so stressed and so sent a couple of items as a fill in. Thank you Sammie for each little gift that you sent out to me...This is the sack that Sammie made for me.

These were the lovely gifts inside the sack...a book with recipes, note cards with peacocks (which I love as I collect those), a candle, emery boards, a foot bath, a cheese tray with my initial, soap, small lotion, small hand sanitizer, a cute small snowman picture frame, two hand towels, two crocheted dish cloths, a pair of fuzzy socks, a peacock feather and a couple of small tags.Thank you Sammie, and of course my favorite is the nativity ornament as I collect nativities....

Sammie will be opening her santa sack on Christmas Eve as that is when her family exchanges gifts...so I cannot post a pic of what I sent out until then....or you can go here to see them after Christmas Eve....
Until next time,
Wendy

CBSSS Is Here!

 I joined Chookyblue's SS swap again this year and have enjoyed making a gift and ornament for my swap partner.I have received my Secret Santa gift and ornament in the mail last week and am just now getting around to posting about it....I have been trying to get caught up on a few things and now have time to post. I could only open the ornament and my swap partner also included a second gift that I could open now. Here is the whole package....

 Thank you Narelle for the lovely ornament and the mug rug...I just love them both...I am already using the mug rug and the ornament is on my tree in the studio....I can only show you the ornament that I sent out to my partner...I did not realize the pic was blurry before I had packaged up the ornament....

 I also did a side swap with someone who missed out on this swap....I will post about it on tomorrow....
Until next time,
Wendy

Projects for the new year

This year is swiftly coming to a close and the new year is out before us. I am looking forward with great enthusiasm to the projects I will be working on in the coming year. The first one is a crazy quilt that I have set aside this past year. I just lost interest in working on the blocks and put it away. It has a total of 17 8x8 inch blocks and one large center block. I have joined this challenge given by ShawlK in the hopes of completing this crazy over the next year. There are five blocks already finished from a rr I was in and I added the other 12 blocks and the center block to make a nice size wall hanging for my bedroom. I will post pics of the blocks in the new year. You can go here to read more about the challenge and sign up if you are so inclined. Sign ups for this particular challenge are open until December 27,2011, so you still have a little time to join us. I am looking forward to finishing this project. At the same time I have signed up for TAST and will be combining the two.  Sharon B will be running TAST again for 2012. This will be a great way to learn new stitches and add to the projects that I will be working on in the coming year. There is still time to sign up on her blog here. Everyone is welcome and even if you don't do every stitch I am sure there will be some that you will want to learn that you do not already know how to work. Of course I will also be working on getting my sane quilt flimsies quilted and ready for use this coming year. I have 16 that need to be quilted and am hoping to get them done before making any new ones. And of course I hope to finish my yoyo quilt this next year. As it is a slow work in progress I won't be stressed about getting it done. I know that if I work on it daily it will come together in time. I started it as a slow work in progress and I am going to keep it that way until it is finished. I am not going to stress over this one as it needs a total of 2500 yoyo's. Seems like I have a busy and fun year ahead in the stitching and quilting department. What are your plans for the coming year?

Until next time,
Wendy