hope your day is wonderful and full of love!

happy new year!

(this beautiful banner was made by inspirationalbanners )
wishing y'all the best for 2012
happy new year!
xx c

Merry Christmas!

wishing you the merriest! from our house to yours!

xx c

feed sack christmas wreath

just one more thing to do with feed sack scraps

i put this together this morning

it is really against my nature to leave raw edges on things :)

crafting is actually a lot more fun if you let yourself go!
i love this! hope y'all do! xx c

we will never forget!

Happy Independence Day Weekend!

this is my little nephew - his daddy is in the army - active duty - has had several tours already. he serves because freedom isn't free! my niece took this picture! hope everyone has a wonderful independence day!
xx c

happy memorial day weekend!!!

some of my crocheted afghans

...it's finally here! :-)! the kick off of summer! we are remembering all our family members and others who have sacrificed and continue to do so for our freedom! even though our nation is not perfect, it is still the greatest country in the world and i am proud to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave! hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!

xx c

peonies for mom...

...i made a little treasury on etsy for my mom - hope y'all enjoy it and i wish you all a happy mother's day!! xxx c

He is risen!

(by OliveRue on etsy)

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13)

Happy Easter Everyone! Enjoy this wonderful day!

dreaming of summer...

...but, i will settle for spring! :-)

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-(bekahjennings made this wonderful banner)-

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Wow! It's finally here, but on the other hand, where did 2010 go? And it went so quickly! Time for a fresh beginning, kind of like cleaning out your sock drawer, but on a bit larger scale! No resolutions for me, not really, have lived long enough to know that they soon fade, usually in about two weeks. BUT, the 8 pounds I gained between Thanksgiving and today have got to go, so back to my regular eating and no more indulging on whatever looks good, eat it! And lushing with my beloved red wine - time to put on my thinking cap and forge ahead into tax season. I will be very busy at my real job, and will emerge April 16th tired, but with lots of ideas for pillows and jewelry! I wish you all the very best that 2011 has to offer - and oh yeah, maybe I will make just one small resolution and that is to stop and smell the roses more, enjoy my granddaughters just a wee bit more and spend time listening to my husband a little more, even when he talks about things that I have no interest in - kind of like Charlie Brown listening to his teacher... wah wah wah - I think you get the idea. I'll just slow down a bit and not make a job out of everything that I do, even my hobbies! Well, good luck to me with that! LOL!!! The stripes of a tiger do not come off, but maybe I can get mine to fade a bit! Thanks for stopping in and reading and all my best to you! xoxo c

Happy New Year!

What a pretty white treasury from the front page

of etsy featuring one of my pillows! :-)

Hope everyone is enjoying this holiday season

and has a Happy New Year!!!

Merry Christmas!

from vinyl lettering.etsy.com

wishing everyone a wonderful christmas and

a new year filled with many blessings!!!

Christmas Tree Ornaments - Scrabble Style

It will be here before you can turn around - time to trim the tree. That is my favorite part of Christmas! Love the smell that the fresh tree adds to the house, love placing each ornament on it and love the children's eyes lighting up when they see it! These scrabble tile mini wreaths are just so cute - I had a ball making them...

I made some last year too and decorated the tree in my studio -

hope y'all have a great weekend and thanks for stopping in!

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Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

It is finally here - the kickoff for summer!

Let us all remember those who have given themselves for us!

Hope y'all enjoy my salute to the red, white and blue and have a wonderful weekend!!

Happy Mother's Day!

This is my mom at 17 - before she had four kids in five years...quite a full house for a 21 year old!

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Happy Mother's Day - Hope your day is full of love and laughter!

Oh, to be two again...

...going to the mailbox with Rebecca is so much fun, she meanders her way there, stopping to look at ordinary things or changing course to go and see if she can find something - she will be two in May and is just adorable. This picture was taken while going to the mailbox on the day before Easter - she had to stop and look for earthworms - they had crawled out of the ground the last time we ventured to the mailbox because the ground was so wet....Oh, to be two again...

Happy New Year

from sharonfostervintage

All the blessings that a year can hold are wished to you, my friends!

Happy New Year!!

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Christmas Stockings

I decorated my staircase yesterday with garland, poinsiettas and clusters of red, lime green, and gold balls. It really got me in the mood for Christmas stockings. I made three today and I wanted to share them with you. My favorite, by far, is the white one. Simple, yet elegant, and I LOVE the trapunto style.

White Trapunto with Poms

Vintage Dutch Girl Quilt

with Chenille Lining and Fringe

Vintage Crazy Quilt with Crosshatching and Featherstitching

lined with Tan Ticking

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Thanks for stopping by - hope y'all are having fun decorating your homes!

Happy Thanksgiving!

by emmiecakes from etsy