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2012 Holiday Tag-a-Long: Week 3

Sparkle.  That's my theme for this week's round of tags ~ and I couldn't think of a better time to pull out the sequin stash.

The gingerbread man is fabric on felt appliqued.  I like that the felt gives him a little dimension.  The "j-o-y" tag is made with such interesting colors that it kinda has a vintage look, and I love it.  The Anne tag ~ well, it looks just like my 17 year old daughter, Anne.  Miss fancy-pants.  Sparkly.

So, go check out Kristyne's tags this week... and don't forget she's got a tutorial on her blog that shows a simple way to sew your fabric tags nice and crisp.  Need more inspiration?  Take a peek at the tags in the 2012 Holiday Tag-a-Long flickr group ~ they look great!  And, keep 'em coming... I love seeing what you make.

xo amy

2012 Holiday Tag-a-Long: Week 2

In the words of my son, "This is a little bit a lot of fun."  I am so excited to see so many familiar faces joining in on the Tag-a-Long!  I love seeing what you make and I've already been inspired by your creations.  Here's my batch for week 2:

They're a little bit stripey, a little bit kawaii cute, a little bit ~ oh, I don't know, I was just having fun.  You should see my sewing table right now.  Can you say "hot mess"?  I've got felt, fabric, ribbon, twine, scalloped fabric shears, embroidery floss, fabric glue stick, Wonder Under, interfacing, cookies, tea ~ you name it ~ it's all a jumble on my round table that also holds a mini-ironing board and my sewing machine.

If I had to pick a theme for the tags, I suppose it's "fabric and felt" embellished.  Each one has that element.  I simply Wonder-Under'd the fabric shape onto a piece of wool felt, then carefully cut the felt about a millimeter from the fabric edge.  Just enough to make the fabric shape pop!

So now I've made a tag for each of my little ones ~ my oldest daugher, Anne, is next.  And that means *sparkle*.  But I'm getting ahead of myself.  Now, go check out the elegant tags my partner-in-crime, Kristyne, made this week.  Go ahead.  Then see what's already been added to the flickr group... and join in, whydontcha?

xo amy

Join in the 2012 Holiday Tag-a-Long!

Let's sew some pretty little tags this holiday!  My friend Kristyne, of Pretty by Hand, and I want you to join us!  Every Wednesday we'll be making three new tags and trying out different ideas... These are my first:

Now check out the pretty tags Kristyne made.  Awesome, right?  Best part is, there are no rules to this.  Use ribbon, buttons, felt, jingle bells, whatever you like.  And to make it even easier, Kristyne drew up some templates and I whipped them into a pdf for you.  Download the 2012 Holiday Tag-a-Long templates here.  The pdf looks like this:

Next, head over to Kristyne's blog for the simple step-by-step tutorial on how to make them.  Then, join the flickr group to share photos of your wonderful tags... I'd love to see what you create!

Tag ~ you're it!  xo amy

Making it bright...

Whew!  We went to Las Vegas to visit family for Thanksgiving and it was relaxing, amusing as always, delicious, and just good plain fun.  Well now that Thanksgiving is over, it's officially... tada... drumroll... the most wonderful time of the year!!!  Christmas!  And yes, it flies at me faster and faster each year, and yes, I might occasionally roll my eyes when someone here mentions how they can't wait for Christmas (in the middle of June), but now that it's here, there's no denying it ~ I do, I love Christmas.

Some of you may remember this pillow I made for Livi last year.  It was a full-size pillow sham for a standard bed pillow, and right now it's lying beneath sweet Olivia's head.  This year I made a fun-size version at 16" x 12" and I think it came out pretty cute...

So cute, that I'm offering four Christmas patchwork fabric packs in my etsy shop.  Each pack contains the fabrics you see in the patchwork above as well as the crochet trim (to make your own 16" x 12" pillow).  You'll have to cut your own squares but the fabric will yield more than you will need.  Also, you'll receive two solid pale pink strips just like I have in my pillow.  You provide your own batting, embroidery floss, and backing... plus a mug of cocoa and a few holiday tunes, if you like.

The pillow is easy.  It consists of 32 - 2.5" squares.  8 squares across the top.  A strip of solid pale pink.  Two more strips of 8 squares across.  Another solid pale pink.  Then one last strip of 8 squares across.  Couldn't be easier.  The font I used for the embroidered lettering is called Learning Curve.  Print out the wording of your choice on a piece of paper and tape to a window.  Hold the pale pink fabric over the lettering and trace.

In the meantime, at my house we're busy getting ready for Christmas ~ and doing our best to make it bright.

xo amy  (p.s. I'll be back on Wednesday with something fun!)

labeled + laundered

Sometimes I label my quilts ~ sometimes I don't.  The little "abc" quilt got a hexagon label and that's about all the sewing I got done last week...

... and that's because I'm following your advice.  I'm finally taking the time to enjoy the heck out of this crazy family of mine.  They're a pretty good crew, you know.  Honestly, I don't think I've loved being a mom more than I do right now.

1. Pale & Interesting, 2. The Book Collection, 3. peech-baby, 4. BBD. Hannah Lovina Joslin, 5. Triangle Mini Finished!, 6. Autumn Collection, 7. What are you looking at? (327/365), 8. ferry plaza farmers market, 9. Dream Zakka Purse OOAK , 10. Amitie BOM Gypsy Wife month 4, 11. cast iron bed, 12. Heavy Reading, 13. don't ever leave me...

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Have a great week!  xo amy

:: a few good stitches

During those last days before baby Mia arrived, I had begun a few embroideries...

{ Mia, now 2 months }

Well, here's one, finished...

... and another...

On my sewing table there are so many projects in progress and I can't wait to show you when they're finished, but today I've got just these little stitches.  Summer is coming to a close and we're enjoying it ~ I hope you are, too! 

Have a great weekend and see you soon...

1. Upcycled Spring bunting, 2. Orange Cake with Fruit Tingles (Fizzy Sherbet Candy) Icing, 3. Vintage Fabric Stack, 4. Granny top done, 5. Pretty Inspiration, 6. petite canvas tags, 7. Moodboard, 8. Peonies, 9. Imitando a lo antiguo (original comprado en http://www.ivoandco.com/), 10. Eton mess, 11. [workinprogress], 12. my work, 13. Funfetti Marshmallows

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xo amy

:: just laying here eating cake

hello!  I'm still here.  C'mon in...

Source: conflictingheart.tumblr.com via Amy on Pinterest

 

I really wish I could invite you all over.  Your comments cheer me for sure.  I know if you came over I'd be amused and we'd be laughing and this last bit of bedrest would be more bearable.  But, all is well...

Source: zsazsabellagio.blogspot.com.au via Amy on Pinterest

 

I just lay around eating cake all day.  The kids don't need to be carted to and from school at different times (also gymnastics) and I don't go to the grocery store everyday (because there's always something we need that I forgot.)  I don't get ambitious at odd bored moments and the kids don't jump on the bed when I do lay down, contracting, with a fan blowing on me to keep me cool.  Uh-uh, nooo.  Sometimes I lay outside for a change of scenery and ring a bell when I want more cake...

Source: heidiclaire.blogspot.com via Amy on Pinterest

 

This little baby in my belly likes cake, I think.  And now I'll have to tell you that we really are doing well.  I shouldn't complain but bedrest is never easy is it?  I have been working slowly on a little embroidery...

Yep, it's my "Small things" pattern again.  (Download it free here.)  I just love how you can make it so entirely different by choosing another color scheme and trying new stitches.  I love the leaves like this.  They looked pretty without the black outline, too, so I'll probably be making another one.

Happy mail so far this week?

A little parcel from Korea, from the etsy shop Unique Shiny.  I think I might have to get some of this floral gauze for the baby, too.

Now, how 'bout a piece of cake?  xo amy

Do small things with great love ~ Free pattern

 

"We cannot do great things, but we can do small things with great love."

~ Mother Teresa

I love this quote.  It's what I try to do in my own way.  Apparently Mother Teresa, whose real name was Agnes, chose the name Teresa when she took her religious vows in honor of Saint Therese de Lisieux ~ "the little flower" who believed that life should be spent scattering "flowers"... that is, small acts of love.

So, when I wanted to embroider these words, it made a lot of sense to frame them with lazy daisies and little buds.  And I've turned my pencil drawing into a pdf pattern for you... it looks like this:

Download the free pattern here.

Maybe you'd like to stitch it, too?  The embroidery is really quite simple, as it consists solely of french knots, lazy daisies, and backstitch.  Here you can see I used the pattern on the center of a dresden plate, but I'm itching to try it on a piece of solid grey fabric in the same color palette.

Using Cosmo floss, these are the colors...

I used two strands of floss throughout.  And here it is all finished... just a simple mini quilt with a simple message.

I love how it turned out, I only wish I could have gotten a better pic of it.  The hand quilting around the dresden looks pretty cool and you can't even see it in these pics but I've got to move on now...  I've fallen alseep at least 20 times while writing this dang post. 

As for the tiny quilt I gave you a sneak peek of last Friday...

It's really just a small mat for baby to sleep on.  The bassinet pad is covered in plastic and I noticed that it still feels too plastic-y under the sheet cover... this quilted mat makes it perfectly cozy.

And I love that it's made entirely with small pieces from my scrap basket.  I'll probably make another one, for when this one's in the laundry.  And I think a small flat pillow is in order.  More bibs will be coming.  Burp cloths.  Oh yikes, the clock is ticking...

xo amy

in progress...

Probably 80% of the time I sew whatever comes to mind, simply enjoying the process of cutting up pretty fabric and sewing it together, and then finishing it off with a few (or more) stitches by hand.  It's the hand-stitching part I love best, so embroidery is pretty high on my list, too.  During the last several days I carefully chose a palette from my new Cosmo floss stash, and I've been embroidering with those...

Actually, I've got a bunch of embroideries in progress and I can't wait to show you.  I'm totally in love with the Cosmo colors ~ they're perfect and the floss is like butter.

The other 20% of the time I'm sewing custom orders, gifts, and... gasp... practical items.  You know ~ oh! my fave potholder is burnt to a crisp and I need a new one.  Or ~ omigosh, we're having a baby and the bassinet (that we only just bought) is empty!  So I know that probably sounds horrible, but when you're having baby #4 things are a little different.  And, of course, when you're in a high-risk pregnancy where everything could go wrong ~ it's hard letting yourself get excited.  It's definitely been an emotional rollercoaster.  During a visit to one of my doctor's yesterday, she said, "Yes.  You're finally out of the woods.  You can now tell people, 'We are having a baby!'"

So the bassinet pad needed a few covers.  Too boring to share.  But I do have a patchwork thing in progress that I'll share when it's done.  And baby x (still haven't decided on a name) got a new pile of cloths...

Look at these little birds.  I can't wait to put them in her memory quilt!!

Okay!  Gonna get back to work now.  But, check out some of the adorable things I got in the mail yesterday from my friend, Rebecca...

Those are 1/2" hexie papers ... squee!  And when I opened the package, Olivia was right beside me asking for the ribbon.  She always wants the ribbon...

Thank you, Rebecca!  xo amy

sweet dreams little one

It's official.  I'm not sure if I can continue blogging ~ it puts me right to sleep.  Yes, the moment I sit down with my laptop I start to doze off... and then... zzz...

So I'll just leave you with a few pictures...

It's a hand quilted, super soft and sweet pillow case.

The fabric I used is the new Antique Flower in Pastel by Lecien, of course.  The font for the lettering is called "Monterey BT" and I used my pattern for the Sleepy Time Animal Pals but enlarged them to 115% and then scattered on the little stars, moon, and big sleepy star.

{click on pic to see it better}

And by the way, I'm super backed up on emails and stuff right now ~ so if you've sent me a message or asked a question I swear I'll get back to you soon... k?

xo amy... zzzz...

bear in a bag

I love a sewing project that makes itself.  You know, the kind that simply comes together without much thought or planning and in the end is one you truly love ~ even more than the projects you labored over and tried so hard to make perfect. 

Hello bear in a bag!

Sleepy tiny bear in a giant sleeping bag... that is.

I've got a lot of random hexagon flowers hanging about my sewing room.  I make them while out and about, knowing that someday they'll come in handy.  This hexagon piece was sewn during the drive home from our recent trip to Las Vegas.  Then I happened to place it on some blue ticking when I got home and it screamed yes!  A tote bag!  But, this ticking is different from the kind I'm used to ~ it is super soft and has a nice drape.  So the tote idea went gonzo and I decided to make a doll quilt.  Then I thought, no ~  better, a sleeping bag.

And I found the perfect piece of binding but it was a few inches short.  I used it anyway...

And added a little button detail along the bottom...

I love it!  Oh, and one last thing... after I appliqued the hexagons onto the ticking I very carefully snipped out the backing because the stripes were so dark they showed right through the hexagons.  But normally I don't do that.  When you applique hexagons onto fabric, do you snip out the fabric from behind?

Happy Friday!

1. Gorgeous Roses, 2. Wool Eater, 3. linen shoulder bag, 4. "A room without books is like a body without a soul.", 5. Untitled, 6. Beautiful chevron design on the Taj Mahal, 7. Vintage Sheet Swap, 8. Traditional Home Magazine, 9. Molly's Sketchbook: Mother's Day Liberty of London Handkerchief Set, 10. Pink threads, 11. Organic Merino Wool Knit Wrap, 12. Granny Square Bonnet, 13. color dots

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xo amy

simple and sweet

Hi there!  Yes, that is me ~ all puffy and pregnant.  We've made it to the last trimester and it'll be go-time before you know it, so it was time for a pic, I think.  Have I mentioned I think we're going to name her Gabriella?  Gabriella or Isabella or Sophia or Chloe or Maria ~ aah, I'm still undecided but my family has chosen Gabriella.  What do you think?

This week was a time for simple and sweet crafts as I had very little energy for anything else.  With Spring in the air and the farmer's market on my mind, I made a few more of the strawberry pincushions with Heather Bailey's pattern...

They're just so dang cute, I guess I couldn't stop.

But one cannot live on strawberries alone...

Did you know that Easter is, at last, just around the corner?  I'm way ahead of myself this year ~ the little one's Easter baskets are ready to go and last night I whipped up this little bag for Anne.  She's too old for toys, but not for gift cards.  And if you know me, you know I can't normally "whip" anything up, but this simple bag can be made in minutes.  I used my bunny template (get it here), a scrap of cotton print, linen, and a bit of crochet lace.  Voila!  Perfect for holding a gift card plus a few other little sundries.

Simple and sweet, right?

Lastly, I wanted to let you know I've made up an embroidery pattern of my Sleepy Time animal pals and it's in the shop.

The pattern includes a drawing of the animal pals and basic instructions on how to assemble your own doll quilt.  So if you liked the Sleepy Time doll quilts you can easily make your own!

Have a great weekend and happy stitching!

1. Pretty floral fabrics ~ crochet lace, 2. My bedroom, 3. Strawberries, 4. Cotton Time May 09, 5. complimenting each other, 6. Rosie & Bear "First Stitches", 7. Jacquard tape, 8. pink baby quilt, 9. Vintage Clip Art 22, 10. first ranunculus of the season, 11. letters, 12. Corner, 13. Color Me Pretty: Easter Ideas

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xo amy

:: my very first cross stitch, yeah!

It rained here all weekend and now the sun has cleared through ~ I love it.  Los Angeles truly sparkles after she's had a good shower (as do I, but hey, some days are diamonds and others... not so much).  Today it is glorious and I'm happy as could be because I finally tried my hand at something I've been dying to do ~ yes, cross stitch!  I've been admiring other people's work these last few years but that paralyzing fear of trying something new has held me back.  Finally yesterday, I took out one of my fave books, Alicia Paulson's "Embroidery Companion: Classic Designs for Modern Living," and set to stitching.  I haven't yet exactly read the book, but I've studied those gorgeous pics a hundred times, and I don't care that my work isn't perfect and my x's are 3 different sizes... I did it!!!

And I know my sister won't care that it's not perfect either.  She recently bought a house in Connecticut so I made her this set of monogrammed pocket placemats as a housewarming gift.

I haven't seen the house yet, but I'm pretty sure my sister's style is slightly more sophisticated than ours over here at, you know, kid central.  So choosing the colors and fabrics was a challenge but I gotta admit, I love these placemats.  The blue fabric is by Lecien and it's called "Le Petit Jardin."  The linen monogrammed pockets are lined and hold silverware perfectly.  Can't you just picture these being rolled up and thrown in the summer picnic basket?

Okay, now I've got picnics on my mind.  Like a nice sunny one up in Napa Valley with my husband ~ no kids!  A blanket, a book, a bottle of wine... i'll just keep dreaming over here... ;)

xo amy

the perfect sleepy time doll quilt

... for Olivia, that is.  So what do you think?  Not quite as pink as you thought it would be?  There's a lot of strong color in there and I didn't intend for it to be like this, but once I started arranging those 2" squares I just couldn't help myself.  And I was right... making the top panel pink made all the difference in the world for Liv.  She loves it.

Love the vintage-y type look of the thing.  I used a combination of mostly Lecien fabrics and random prints from JoAnn's.  Then I drew the sleepy pals with a little more character this time.  Love the bunny especially...

and Livi loves the kitty.

But enough with sleepy time doll quilts already!  It's time to wake up!  Did you know it's offically Spring at last?

Just got these fabrics in from Japan.  The shop, Lilymeru, is on vacation right now but she'll be back this month.  And I'm off to blow my nose... yes, I'm sick again.  Love being pregnant and sick.  Okay, but really, I'm off to...

Source: 28.media.tumblr.com via Amy on Pinterest

 

At least, that's what I strive to do :)

xo amy

three sleepy time doll quilts

The best way to start off a week is with a parcel of new fabrics... and I was particularly thrilled to get these Lecien prints from Sew Deerly Loved because they're so hard to find.  Not sure, but I think there's still more at the shop.  I also picked up some 3/4" hexagon papers and I can't wait to give 'em a try ~ they'll be the smallest and cutest hexagons I've made yet!

Well, I don't know how I got started on these sleepy time doll quilts... considering they weren't on the list, and I've had a very sick baby girl to take care of.  Happily, I have stacks of pre-cut squares, and for these mini quilts I used the 2" squares, 1.75" squares, and 1.5" squares, which made assembling the trio quite easy.

{ click on a pic to see it bigger }

The inspiration for these tiny doll quilts came, of course, from a Japanese craft book and the pic has been in my flickr faves for years.  I'm glad I finally got around to making these because they're so dang cute!  I made the middle one first and then the "big" one (it's maybe 11" x 15") and the small one (maybe 6" x 9") last.  Olivia will get to choose her favorite to keep and the other two will be going in the shop.  It's kinda ridiculous but I wish we could keep all of them and I could make more...  somehow I've found them to be a bit addicting to make.

But!  There are granny square blocks waiting to be joined by more granny squares, which I will be showing you soon...

xoxo amy

a postcard from Paris

Seems longer to me, but one month ago ~ excited and armed with inspiration ~ I set out to make a Valentine's Day postcard pillow for Liv.  Instead, she's getting a springtime postcard pillow that she can use all year...

And after fiddling and stitching, ripping and re-stitching, I really like it.  Really, really.

Here are some of the details:

I changed the stamp from flowers to the Eiffel Tower...

If you look very closely here, you'll see the pencil mark inside my "cancellation stamp" that I stitched in, didn't like and ripped out.  After the first wash, that line will disappear.

Here is the little house patch down in the corner that keeps getting cut off in my pics:

Not very good pics, but you get the idea.  I was inspired by a Dottie Angel apron for the base, and had an idea to use the white lace around the postcard as if it were tape.  But the "postcard" needed more framing, so I added the pink stripes, thinking of washi tape.  Love it.

Whew, I'm so glad it's done!  And just so you know, Olivia sleeps on two pillows... both are rather flat.  This one goes on the bottom and the pink dotty one back there behind it (that I made for her when she slept in the bassinet) goes on top.  So she won't really be putting her face on all those postcard stitches.  And she spends half the night in my bed, anyway.  There's another story.

There are a few minutes left of Friday so, here are my faves this week:

1. Coffee ♥, 2. ♥♥♥ - Christiane Dahlbeck (from the book "Fadenspiel"), 3. peter cotton tail, 4. Amy Borrell, 5. Untitled, 6. Project 365 - Day 168, 7. inspiration from sanctuary, 8. tooth pillow, 9. The sweet one , 10. Granny Squares, 11. flora the explorer, 12. old rabbit toy, 13. happy valentine's day, flickr peeps!

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p.s.  After a trip to the doctor's office to find out Nicholas has an ear infection, we're all on the mend now.  Have a great weekend!!  xo amy

sidetracked again

Focus?  Pshaw!  Who am I kidding?  I can't even focus when I call myself out on it.  I was so lazy all weekend, watching movies and sewing hexagons in full addiction mode ~ I couldn't stop.  Plus, the movies were good ~ "Midnight in Paris", "Harry Potter", and "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day."  And, ya know,  I'm not actually watching the movies, I just listen and lift my head occasionally at the parts I really love, so is it really so crazy that I might've watched "Midnight in Paris" three times?

When I finally got to my sewing machine I pushed my 'wips' aside and started something new.  And it's all because I'd found a pic on pinterest of the cutest thing in the world and I just had to make one too.  Here's the original:

Source: kkomegii.com via Amy on Pinterest

 

The Korean website this comes from, kkomegii.com, has a ton of cute things and I dare you to go there and not want to copy at least one of her adorable crafts.  When I was making my bear-mat I was working off my memory of that picture and as much as I wanted to look at the pic again, I didn't want to copy her mat exactly, so I didn't.  I see now the differences and I like some things better about hers and mine, but I am totally bummed it's not my design.  Oh, sob, sob, because it's sooo cute!

Bear-mat (that was nowhere on my check-list): check!  And now Olivia has a new snack mat and Nicholas has informed me that it's too baby-ish for him, so he'll stick with the 'cookies and milk' mat I already made him.  That's fine.  I've got so many other projects to get to ;)

Hope you're all having a great week!  xo amy

:: focus

I really only do well if I have a list to check-off, otherwise I flounder and flop around like a fish.  How 'bout you?  Focus ~focus~ is my issue.  Like today, I sewed up one tiny thing I needed to get done but spent the rest of my time playing with spools and trims...

... to take a few pretty pics.  Which is nice, but I'd be happier getting stuff sewn, ya know?!

This needlebook has been floating around in my "to-do" fog for a while.  It's done, check.  And now I'm moving on to the Valentine's Day postcard thingy...

... tomorrow.  I hope you had a great week, everyone!  Happy Friday...

1. ., 2. Pink, 3. Untitled, 4. On a whim quilt, 5. mobile nuage, 6. ♥ teacups, 7. Quilted Blanket, 8. Double hourglass quilt completed-edit, 9. Bow @ the printworks - Prints for sale - EXPLORED, 10. Vintage Fabric Picnic Blanket, 11. just say it like it is..., 12. Untitled, 13. .

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xo amy

Christmas patchwork pillow

hellooo!  I realize some women just breeze right through pregnancy, but lemme tell ya, I was never one of the those girls.  I've had better days and downright bad days lately and just when I think I've got a grip on this morning sickness and the rhythm of my energy, my body throws me a curveball.  Loooovvve it.

Cookie Kits went in the shop Monday and they all sold out, but if you wanted one and didn't get one ~ no worries ~ I'll be listing more tomorrow.  Did you have a nice weekend?   Saturday was Nicholas' birthday party, which was a blast (pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, cookie decorating, pinata, pizza... we went a little old school on this one)... so much fun it was, I had to lay down by 4:30 in the afternoon and I was done for the night.  I've never slept so much in my life!

Sunday morning I started cutting 2 1/2" squares of Christmas fabric.  I had in mind one project, but about halfway through cutting, it was already something else...

Now Olivia has a Christmas pillow, too.  (Nicholas already has one.  Actually, he has a pillow for every season ;)

Next up, I'd like to make a garland to feature in the kids Christmas photo... which will hopefully go into the holiday cards if all goes well.  Have you sent yours out yet?  Only 11 more days 'til Christmas ~ yikes!!

xo amy

a Winner and a handful of Cookie kits!

Loved reading your comments for the cookie giveaway.  A few of you touched on my dream holiday vacation ~ Christmas in NYC with my entire family, both sides.  I'd like to get several suites for all of us (the Plaza hotel would be perfect) and just enjoy eating and drinking and laughing because everyone is nuts... though the love is undeniable.  Oh, and if not NYC than Ireland.  How's that for dreaming?  The lucky winner said she'd prefer to stay home at Christmas... "but home with snow would be fun!"

Yay!  Gail wins the little box of cookies (send me your address and I'll ship 'em right out!) but I'd like to mention I'll be selling a handful of kits in my etsy shop, so you can make your own!  The kits will include pre-cut cookie shapes, pre-cut frosting in pink, white, and chocolate, an assortment of "sprinkle" beads, polyfill, and floss.  All you'll need is a couple of needles and thread, a bit of relaxing time, and a cup of hot cocoa!

I hope to have these in the shop on Monday.  Another item that might go in (if I can bear to part with it), is this little winter pillow I finally finished up today.  Really I was just trying to see if my sewing machine missed me too... so I picked out an easy project (I did the embroidery a year ago) and sat down with my old friend for a few stitches... voila!

Well, I'm off to celebrate my most favoritest boy in the whole world... who is 6 today!  Happy Birthday, Nicholas!!!

And, lastly, Happy Friday faves!

1. Bee 'happy' embroidery, 2. Pastel Ferris Wheel, 3. Botanical Applique, 4. love is in the air, 5. ~ a rare delicacy ~, 6. 100% LINEN Rick Rack, 7. charcoal and wine hair pin trio, 8. tea cups and doilies, 9. Home Needlework Mag Oct 1914 pg 14 closeup, 10. Urban Lattice quilt complete, 11. idees, 12. Still-life of Tree & Wallpaper, 13. july1510_2

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xo amy