Tolentreasures

Finished the eggs this morning. A little ric-rac, a little lace, a little braid, antique it all with some stamp pad ink, of course, a little glitter and they are done. Not sure if the pine cones go with Easter, but for now they are there. And... I guess I am back on the dress kick. We are having another sewing night/weekend at our church, to make these little dresses, that will then be taken to Haiti in June. I thought I better refresh my memory of how to make them. I could not believe two years had gone by since we had made them. For directions Click here I am the DD again today. Today's project: Strip all beds completely. Load all laundry in the mothership. (that is what we call my MIL's car) Raid my change stash, or JWS's change stash. (which incidentally, Gracelyn found and now calls it her secret agent money that she loads her pockets with everytime she is here) Gather the laundry soap and a book and after dropping my MIL at dialysis I will be heading to the laundro...

Chapter One entitled What Would You Do? This is my grandmother's sewing machine.  It is in really bad shape. The drawers are missing under that quilt, The bottom is pretty rusted, and the wood on the top is in really bad shape. JWS wanted it out of his garage, so here it sits. I am thinking of tearing it apart. Making a new table out of the base. A little cabinet out of the remaining drawers. and a lamp out of the sewing machine for my sewing room. Would that be wrong? to tear it apart that is? Chapter Two  entitled How NOT To Start Your Morning. This part has no pics. Really, you can be thankful for that. Let me start by saying, I love my mornings. ALONE. I have a routine. The only part of my day that I have a routine. One of the only times I have alone. I get up. I make coffee, throw a couple logs on the fire, drink coffee, watch a bit of the news. knit or crochet or sew. and then I leave the house and meet a friend and go for a walk. at 5:15.  That gives me almost an...