They started digging on February 8th.
It didn't take very long to get the hole dug.
We went back two days later and it was all finished and looked a mess!
It was quite amusing because our basement in our current house is always a mess and it drives my husband crazy!
I teased him a little about it saying look they already messed it up for you!!
Next the walls go up!

 

Hello and Good News!!

We are building a new house!

These are photos of the lot.

I have no idea where 2010 went.

I didn't make a thing and spent the entire year going back and forth with the VA trying to get my husbands benefits straightened out.

If you ever have dealt with the VA it is like riding a roller coaster. As soon as you think your at the end they send you back up again and you feel like your never going to get off!!!
As some of you know (and I thank you for your support) my husband is a disabled veteran.

So we are building a specially adaptive house for him.
It's been a long process but they finally started it and I'm so excited!!
I'll be keeping you all posted with the progress.
I'll have my own studio in this house Yeah!! All of my stuff has been packed up since May - we needed the space for a guest room.
I can't wait to unpack and make a teddy or two! :->

New stuff

I made these 2 things for swaps

The first is a little snail pincushion.

I used a pattern from Jacque Uetz. http://jacqueuetz.blogspot.com/

I think it came out really cute.

The second is a tiny Jester pin. I love making these pin dolls. I have several waiting to be finished.

Hope everyone had a wonderful and spook-tacular Halloween!!

Or a fantastic day if you don't celebrate.

It was rather a strange day for me. My kids are all grown (17 and 19) and I didn't get to make a costume this year. :o( It is one of my favorite things to do!!

They both dressed up for parties but my daughter wore hers from last year and my son bought one.

Oh well maybe next year!

I did manage to finish a Halloween pin I was working on for a swap. The challenge was to match the pin to a card. Here it is.

I think it turned out rather cute! I hope my partner likes it!!

HELLO!!!!

Oh my goodness It has been so long since I updated my blog.
Sometimes life just gets in the way of creativity and play time! :o)

I finally got a chance to finish some projects.

The first is a pin doll. It was for a swap for St. Patrick's Day. You were to make a pin after a card. I found the cutest little bug card.

The next project I finished is an elf doll holding a pincushion present. I started this little doll in November in November. I think she came out kinda cute.

I have several other projects in line to be finished. Hopefully it won't be another six months before I get something finished LOL

Happy Holidays!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and that the new year brings you all lots of magic, prosperity, health and happiness!!!

These are little ornaments i made for an ornament swap at my work. I had to make eight of them. They were so much fun.

The pattern is from Frowning Francis designs. She has the cutest patterns.

http://frowningfrancisfolkart.com/

Sorry the pics are so bad.

They didn't want to be photographed. I guess they are shy little bugs LOL

Wanna Play?????

I finally got a little sewing time in.

What was suppose to be a quick project turned out to be a two week project. But I finally got her finished. :o)

This is little Susie - she is a puppy I made as a get well present for a friend of mine.

I had a little time to get into my studio. What a mess!!

My daughter has been in there drawing and making jewelry and eating!!!! Yes eating - I found snack wrappers and drink cans. Grrrrrrrr!!

Anyway as I was trying to clean it up so I could have space on my desk to work - I got so distracted looking at all my fabric, ribbons, beads, etc. and thinking about all the things I want to do .... Well it is not clean yet. Hopefully I will get it cleaned this weekend.

I have so many little bears and dolls dancing in my head trying to get out.

I still haven't figured out how to balance working and having sewing time. Maybe if I get my studio cleaned up it will make it easier. I have never been a very organized person. LOL

Can anyone believe that it is already mid November?!! Where did the year go? It just seemed to fly by!!

HELLO~~~

Did any one miss me?? :o)

I haven't posted to my blog in so long. My life sorta turned upside down in May. My hubby retired from the Navy after 20yrs and I have gone back to work full time.

I haven't been in my studio since. There just doesn't seem to be enough time to be creative. I really miss making things!

I finally did get a chance to finish this little mini bear pincushion. I started him in April.

The pincushion is a Victorian style that is all hand embroidered and beaded. The fabric is a beautiful soft yellow with pink/red roses and a red and white toile fabric. The miniature bear is apx. 2" (not including his hat) with a beaded hat and neck ruffle that match the pincushion.

The pincushion also has hand-made tassels on it and a hand made flower pin.

So hopefully I will get a chance to finish up some of my other projects and start some of the ones that are rattling around in my brain!!! :o)

This is my version of Tweedle Dee.

She is a silly little bird.

She is a new pattern by elinor peace bailey.

I think she is the cutest thing!

I had a little trouble following the directions so she didn't go together quite right but I love her anyway! :o) (I am not good at following directions or reading patterns LOL)

The pattern is really fun and goes together really fast.

It comes with a pre-printed face. I choose not to use it and drew the face that came with the pattern.

If you want to see elinor's patterns they are here.

http://shop.epbdolls.net/main.sc

And the pre printed face fabric is here.

http://shop.epbdolls.net/product.sc?categoryId=-1&productId=168

A pincushion re-do

I wasn't happy with the flowers I made for this little guy so I made him some new flowers.

I like them much better and I think the little bear does too. He seems to have a bigger smile now :o)

I also relisted him in my Etsy shop

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10055407

Mr Reginald Eggelsworth the III

But he likes to be called Reggie.

Reggie may look like a tough old bird but he really is a good egg and has quite a sense of humor.

(You would too if you had to walk around with no pants LOL)

Reggie is a pin doll made for an eggsactly pin doll swap.

Sometimes it is so fun to make something a bit odd or oval in this case :o)

Finally something new!!!

These are my new pincushions.

They are little mouse and eggs.

The little pink mouse is made from a hand-dyed velvet fabric and the purple mouse is made from a vintage upholstery fabric,

The pincushions are apx. 2" wide by 3" tall.

They are available in my Etsy shop

The pink one is here

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11585391

The purple one is here

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11584977

A little fairy and a flower pincushion.

This is my newest pincushion. It is a flower with a little fairy.

The fairy is attached to a hat pin so she is actually removable.

Oh Look I do make dolls :o)

This is a mermaid that I made sometime last year. I think she is the last doll that I completely finished.


I have been dreaming of dolls lately.
I want to make one but not sure what kind.
Do I want to make another mermaid? A fairy? A pretty doll? A primitive doll or A ???????
I just don't know.

Where do you find inspiration?

Sometimes I like to just look through pattern shops
Like http://clothdollpatterns.com/ or http://www.dollmakersjourney.com/
Although I find myself wanting to buy patterns.
I realize that I buy patterns because I want to own the doll on the cover. I rarely ever make the doll.
I also like to look around the cloth doll connection http://www.clothdollconnection.com/
There is always something fun to look at there.
Sometimes I like to blog surf and see what others are doing.
(You can follow one of the rings listed on the left of my blog)
And then there is google.
Aw google - How did we ever get along without it? LOL

I also made a new pincushion.
It is in my etsy shop.
It is a retro rusty mouse and cheese.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10702479

Anyway off to find some inspiration!

And some more pincushions!

I had some fun making these. The colors are so wild.

These are my little retro pincushions.

My kids are on spring break this week.

I am waiting for them to get "bored" - cuz there is sooooo much yard work to do! LOL

So far they have been keeping themselves busy!

And guess what else????????

The house is clean!!!!! I don't know yet what they want but they have been picking up after themselves!!! Yeah!

We'll just wait and see what the rest of the week is like! :o)

Hazel is getting ready to pick the winner!
























Hey I wanna help too!!!!!

























Ok Lets open it!!!!





























WOW Look at all those names!!!






















And the winner is.................





































Jacque Utz of Jacque's Creative Corner

Congratulations Jacque!!!

I want to thank everyone for entering and your lovely comments.
This was so much fun. (Maybe some day I'll get to 100 entries and do it again :0)

Thank you all for the anniversary wishes too.
My husband is taking Friday off so we can celebrate.



Now back to my studio!

"May I have some cheese please?"
New Mouse and Cheese Pincushion

I am having so much fun making these little pincushions.

This little cutie mouse is very low maintenance.
He even likes to listen to when you sing!
Little mouse is made out of a vintage upholstery velvet and his "cheese" is made out of a gold with metallic accent cotton.
The little pins are handmade straight pins that have been decorated with a dark red velvet.
The piece is apx 3.5" long and 2" tall (not including mousie) He is apx 1".

There is still a couple of more days before I draw the winner for the chocolate bunny.

Your name will be entered for every comment you make!

Just Because Giveaway!!!!!!!
Win a Chocolate Easter Bunny Pincushion!

I decided to have a little contest just because.....

I feel really happy :o)

My muse seems to have come back....and I actually have been able to make some things,

It is almost Spring....(The wild daffodils have bloomed in our front yard)

My 19th Wedding anniversary is on the 19th of March...

It is Easter time and

I always appreciate the wonderful comments you all leave me! :o)

So leave a comment on this post and you will be entered to win this little chocolate bunny (no calories or fat by the way LOL) pincushion.

I will pick the winner on Wednesday or Thursday.

A Fairy Mouse Pincushion.

This sweet little mouse is all dressed up as a fairy.

She wears wired and beaded purple wings, a matching neck ruffle and a tiny fairy crown.

The base of the pincushion is made from vintage upholstery velvet and ribbon.

This piece is available in my etsy shop.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10178208

These pincushions are so much fun to make. I have ideas for several more.