Ohhhhh… I had such fun yesterday meeting my Santa Sack Swap partner Debbie! We met at Cora’s for a late brunch and didn’t leave until after 1 pm. We just found so much to talk about. Debbie is such a sweet person. I even got to meet her lovely daughter, V who had come along to keep her mother company…
I’m off on a fun adventure this morning. Since my Santa Sack Swap partner and I live within driving distance of each other, she is coming here and we’re meeting for lunch to exchange the gifts we’ve made for each other. Now how fun is that!! Today is also Day 2 of the Virtual Christmas Cook Exchange Blog Hop. I…
I would like to wish all my US readers a very Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy this day with much Aloha, joy and gratitude for all our many blessings. And if you are traveling, may you do so in safety.
This day goes by different names around the world; Armistice Day in the UK, Veterans’ Day in the US and here in Canada as Remembrance Day. And on this day, we take time to pause for a moment from the busyness of our daily lives to remember the sacrifices of those who have gone before… those who paid the ultimate…
Every year around this time, for many people, the stress starts building about how to create the perfect holidays. The ads are everywhere… newspapers, radio, TV and in the last several years on the Internet. If you’re on Pinterest your home feed is starting to fill up with photos of the perfect Christmas tree, the perfect holiday table setting, the…
Yesterday I drew the numbers for the Spring Bloom Thimble Pip Giveaway. For anyone new, here’s what I was giving away with the first one drawn to be given their color choice. The first comment selected was: Congratulations Ellee! #31 was Ellee’s second entry (she follows by e-mail) but in her comment just before that she mentioned that…
I have had some really fun giveaway wins this month! First was this gorgeous fabric panel that I won in a giveaway that Mary over at Needled Mom held during the Tree Bird Blog Hop. The panel is from the Beautiful Birds line of fabric by Tracy Lizotte for Elizabeth’s Studio and was the inspiration fabric for the blog hop.…
I’ve had a few people comment and e-mail saying they don’t know how to link up to my new weekly Stitchery Link Party that is being held in conjunction with Vintage Embroidery Mondays. So I thought a quick step-by-step photo tutorial might be helpful… not just for linking up here but anywhere you might find a link party you’d like…
I’ve been going through my UFOs/WIPs trying to decide which to put on the list of my 2015 Finish Along Q2 Goals and I’ve decided to throw caution to the wind and add them all! As it states in the Finish Along rules: “You won’t be punished if you don’t finish your entire list, so feel free to make a…
I am really missing the sand and surf and the palm trees this winter. Well… I miss them all the time when we’re living away from the ocean but most especially in the winter. There’s not much I can do about the sand and the surf but one of the local stores had some small palm trees on sale for…