Burlap and Bags

GOOD MORNING!!!

I had a great day yesturday creating with burlap.... I have never had any to sew with so it was SO much fun to sit down and play with one of my favorite materials!!!

This is what I came up with...

Double ruffles...
Lined with Vintage cotton fabric
Handcrafted burlap rosette









YEAH so excited!

NEW FABRIC,NEW FABRIC, NEW FABRIC!!!

Okay I am so excited... I just got my shipment of new fabric in today... we don't have joannes or anything really great... we have a dinky dirty old fabric store that more times than not you buy the fabric and then have to clean it... GRRR not on my to do list! I would prefer to buy online and get nice clean fabric... and there is more selection! (at a better price... $22/meter here vs $6 yard in the states.... HMMMM!)

Okay done with the rant... here is a sneak peak to some of my fabrics!


Amy Butler ~ Paradise Garden in Midnight



Amy Butler~ Sun Spots in Midnight




Tanya Whelan ~ Glamour in Brown


Rebert Kaufman ~ Damask


Michael Miller ~ Ta Dot Aqua


Michael Miller ~ Dasiy Doodle Dandy


Michael Miller ~ Old Script


These are just some and I am so excited to start getting ready for the big Christmas Craft Fair, which is my first and I am very nervous... so hopefully it will go well!

Have a great day!

WHOO ARE YOU?

Here are my answers!


1. What is your Zodiac sign?
Gemini, and I am so like it, I have a very quiet, clean organized side and then a completly crazy, do anything messy side and hubby never knows what he will wake up too lol.

2. Name 3 things that are always in your purse besides your wallet.
designs on scrap peices of paper, wallet and mac lipstick

3. Which magazines do you look at the most?
I love People and US weekly, I read Parenting, Martha Stewart, Oprah and INstyle as much as possible.

4. Do you pluck or get your eyebrows waxed?
Puck if I have to... BUT I usually nair... cause really why go through any pain!

5. How often do you go grocery shopping?
Every Saturday night after work, we go as a whole family and we buy only for that week, we started this a month ago and have found that we waste less money and hardly ever throw away good food.

It is Personal!!!

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To all my followers, some of you new, you may not yet get me... but I am like most of you, a daughter, a wife and a mother... and a grandaughter a friend and a co-worker. But in the last year my grandma, the wonderful woman who gave me my sewing machine, and helped me get on the creative train, was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Last year 4 days before Christmas she was told she had breast cancer.

She waited to tell my mom, then my mom told me.

I more than enything just wanted to hug my mom, who was like I was, heartbroken.

I wanted to hug my grandma, who was scared.

I wanted to be with them... but I couldn't because I am in Canada, and they are in Alabama.

I have kept this very private, for many reasons, then, a few weeks ago Amy from New Nostalgia, a mother of three little girls was diagnosed with breast cancer. I cried, I prayed, and I have had this on my mind for awhile. (click to read her story)

As you all know I have made aprons, zipper pouches etc. Well I have for a few months now wanted to show a way of dedication and support to finding a cure for cancer. So from now on I will donate $1 from EVERY item that sells in my Etsy shop. In a few weeks I will add THE PINK LINE which all the proceeds from the sales of these items will go to research breast cancer... I will be adding more ways to help... these are just ones I want to start right now and these are my reasons:

My daughter
My Mother
My Grandma *has cancer
My Grandma H *survivor
My Grandma Goosey *passed away from breast cancer
My mother in law *survivor
My Aunt in law *survivor
My husbands grandma *passed away with cancer, I never met her.
My many aunts, and cousins
My girl friends

These are just women that are in my life, they make me want to find a cure, because I don't like looking at these odds.

If this is something you feel strongly about, I encourage you to join the blogging for boobies... if you buy something from me take the button, if you want to join in and add your own please do, if you just want to show support please take the button, and add it to your site... This means a lot to me, and I am sure to all of those who know someone who has had cancer effect their life.

Thank you guys!!! Love you all!!! Thanks for your support!!!

Featuring My Favorites Friday #3

Welcome to week 3, yeah... I have to say that I look forward to this during the week. I know I love it when I get featured, so it is nice to spread the love.

Now on with what I was LOVING this week...

Painted Canvases from Make It and Love It


Go over and check it out, if you love the canvas' that's awesome CAUSE she shows you how to get your craft on and make em'.

Fall Candle Sticks from Dittle Dattle


Toddler Dress from Our Daily Obsessions


Fall Garland Tutorial from A Glimpse Inside

This one actually got me giddy please check it out!!! She even shows you how to make it!



A Sweet Cottage Room on Design Dazzle

Okay I have to say that design dazzle is my place to go when I need ideas for the kids rooms, when I was (and still am) decorating the kids rooms I was on her site daily.



These projects are great and give me an even BIGGER to do list!!! YEAH!

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Dream Plaque Re-Vamp Part 2...

So I was in a bit of a funk... so I decided to play with some fabric, and see about making those pretty little fabric rosettes. Well I didn't use glue... and you will know why at the end of this post... I used just a needle and thread... I actually found it SUPER easy. I was going to make something for Peyton's hair but then as I got going I really loved the idea of them on the Dream Plaque that I made back in June. At the time that I made it I really wanted a flower but didn't end up adding any... Then... today ... I DID.

Before:




After:





What do you think????


Oh and... um... yeah I won't be using superglue anytime soon.... I spilled it onto my hands... and lets just say my wedding ring is now permanent! LOL

Centerpeice Homework

Okay so hubby came home last night and said that he had to do a centerpeice for a cement company and the colours had to be red white and black...

I WAS SO EXCITED!!! But only had 2 hours till I had to go to work.

So we headed to the home depot and picked up a terra cotta planter, some cement, stir sticks and went home... okay actually hubby in his suit was carring it, and the bag broke... not gonna lie it looked really bad... and he wasn't too happy.


So because this company did bolders I thought I could "paint" the cement onto the planter and then add flowers in the red, white and black.

So hubby mixed the cement and I began to paint....

Here is how it looked before.




and after.





and this afternoon after picking it up from the flower shop... AMAZING JOB!!! I saw the black calla lilies and thought how cool... all I said was different, original and I thought black sticks would be really cool. Had I had more time I would have make cement flowers... but as it was it took the full 2 hours!!!




Do you likey???

I wanted to keep it so bad... but had to give it away... I hope they like it!