I’ve had these little tables for many many many years. Got them at Cost Plus World Market when we had a place in Houston. (Love that store and we don’t have any in the Tampa Bay area) I always wanted to put a glass mosaic top on them. Something unique. Something I created myself. I painted the tables white. Moved … ….oh there’s more
2015 was a great year and FLEW by. Over. Gone. Done with. Maggie and I took a few weeks off because we needed to get stuff done. Christmas and all. But we’re back and recharged after our holiday vacation. On to 2016. So I should be doing some resolutions here. Cause that’s what we do in a new year and especially in … ….oh there’s more
Maggie and I are taking a few weeks off for the holidays. We’ll be back next year with more sewing, quilting and DIY. See you in 2016!
....oh there's moreI’m not sure if Florida has a state color. I do know that the state bird is the northern mockingbird, and the state animal is the Florida panther. Well, that’s the land mammal. The marine mammal is the manatee. Cause I looked it up, So much useless information out there on the www. Anyhow, back to the state color. There doesn’t seem … ….oh there’s more
Cardinals. My MIL loves them. Everytime I see her she asks if the cardinals are visiting my bird feeders. Every time she visits, she sits and watches the cardinals. Every time. So I buy her cardinals. Not the REAL birds. Cardinal things. I think she loves them. Or maybe she’s just pretending. Nah, she loves them. I’ve bought her many … ….oh there’s more
So I bought these tea towels on a treasure hunt– That were too cute to use as tea towels. I turned the first one into a pillow. And I love it, even though Rudolph kind of looks a little like he has a bloody nose. And the second is now an apron. I followed the two part video tutorial from Missouri Quilt … ….oh there’s more
I made this pillow last year and featured it on my other website, “Just a Slice of Life in Perfect”. But, it’s such a cute pillow and it looks lovely with the Rudolph pillow, I thought my new readers might want to recreate it. (And yes, you’ll be reading about that embroidered pillow in the future.) I was browsing through all those … ….oh there’s more
I’m a beginner quilter and am trying to learn new methods by making a quilt block each month in the “Quilt as You Go” method. Most people would start with January but I got this great idea in September and have been creating a block to depict each month. For my December quilt block I wanted to make these Christmas trees. They … ….oh there’s more
It’s finally autumn in Florida which means the busy outdoor season. My husband Terry and I are both involved in several community groups and our big fund-raiser for the Civic Club is an Arts, Crafts and Seafood Festival. Our little village is closed down and over 40,000 people come to visit. Terry and I are both volunteers and there is an unbelievable … ….oh there’s more
