Tolentreasures

Check this out! This is my sewing room. Just so you don't think everything is normal in my world. My mom has me into a project. It's a big one. 800 plus of these little circles. Need ironed and cut out. Yes, you read that right. 800! Eight Hundred. Her quilting guild has me teaching a class on these. I am ironing away. I will see her this weekend. Guess what she is going to be doing? CUTTING! Get those scissors sharpened, Mom! And another mess. But, progress on the blanket. For this little girl. And now, I guess I can talk about it. Ever since this little girl was born. She has spent one day a week with me at the shop during the school year. She worked child labor laws aside. She sometimes looked like a little orphan. She played with Logan. She sat on the dirty floor. She packed boxes.... She played with Gracelyn. Sometimes she wasn't happy, but most of the time she was. She played in boxes. Then she would ask for her silky and milk. And she would sleep the...

Well, I finally finished it!  What a job!  Too much looking at the same color over and over again and again! I would literally fall asleep with them in my hands. Now to get a new centerpiece for the table. But what? Some pics of pennies around the house. Some bright Kool-Aid dyed pennies. FYI, Kool-Aid Dye really fades! A pink and brown one with a hand-painted cigar box on top. And experiment with ovals. The first kit, bought by my Mom. Another kit. My favorites, the mismatched raggy ones. And the first circle one that I ever tried, Before I realized to use the freezer paper. Thanks for coming along on the tour! It is really, really cold here and really windy. Guess winter has finally made it's official arrival! Stay warm and enjoy your weekend!

About the only things on this post that are FINISHED are these. I had cut out extra and finally got them done. One goes into the bin for the open house, One will be given away soon.... Watch for it! The final vote around my house was to coffee-stain. Then starch and glitter. The next pic, hopefully will be on the tree. And A few for the giveaway. These are all the pennies left to do for that HUGE project that I am getting real tired of making. Hopefully the next pic will be on my table. Back to the I Spy quilt. I started this awhile ago. As in probably two years ago, awhile ago. I would have to look back. I am sure I blogged it. It is back out for awhile. As soon as the penny rug is done. Some blue jeans to be made into table runners. Or a blanket if I get real industrious. More on that later. One other finished, but not by me. This cute little ornament came in the mail on Saturday! Painted by one of my Painting Ladies! Marie from Marie's Country Woodcrafts Click on over and...

So those of you that have read the Green post below, will now get the REST of the story of yesterday. Up in the AM, finished these crocks for an order, after a lovely, brisk, freezing your butt off 3 mile walk in below freezing conditions. Honestly, are we going to do this all winter? Then pack up my painting gear, pick-up my MIL, drop off my MIL at dialysis, off to paint this. Some of you will remember the beginning of this a few weeks back. Still have lots to go, but done until after Christmas.  Making good time on that project, I thought that I would have enough time to take back the jacket to Wallyville and pick up the GREEN cell phone case at the Verizon Store BEFORE I picked up my MIL.  So the time line. 12:35 Park at the Verizon Store Walk in. Leave my phone, (Other issues also than just a case) Walk to Wallyville Bag in Hand. in the door get in line 12:40 Wait, you have to go to another line to get another paper. Get in that line. Wait Wait Wait. Until I have an an...

Well, actually not here yet, and not  stainless steel.  We ordered this in black.  When do you get it, you ask? Delivery date is  December 30th.  AFTER A party at my house for 30 + people next Saturday night.  AFTER All the Christmas baking (which is really no big deal, I don't bake much anyway) and  AFTER  Christmas dinner at my house for a family of 19.  You might say, Why Cathy, how are you going to do all that with no stove? I have answers.  1. Electric Roasters 2. Electric skillets 3. Crock Pots 4. Microwave 5. Grill 6. Jenn's stove next door 7. Cold dips 8. Kids that do have stoves and do bake 9. The local bakery and  10. Fox's Pizza. I think we have the holidays covered.  And  What prepares us for all of this?  A brief story.  One time, about six years ago,  we organized a mission trip. 1. Bought the tickets, 2. Arranged for lodging, 3. Hired a cook.  The cook never materialized. JWS and I ...

Finished this up yesterday AM. I am embarrassed to say that it has been sitting here for a year. A couple of coats of varnish and it is out of here also. And Gracelyn's Stocking. Two more of these to go. It still needs steamed. These are great justification for the "hoard". These were made without purchasing anything! Everything was found in my stash! Today begins some tense moments around my house. The new carpeting comes on Friday. But first... The family room needs re-arranged, The kitchen needs some adjustments to allow furniture to pass through, The dining room needs emptied, The living room needs emptied. The old carpet needs ripped up, The living room needs another coat of paint, all before Friday Morning and the kicker is... a man, that would be JWS, that hates upheaval of any type. I am searching for the medicine that the doctor gave me for flying... I'll just be slipping some of that in his morning coffee. Way less of a crime than I could commit when he ...