I’ve had this fabric in my stash for quite a while just waiting for the perfect project… I finally made it! Simple block pattern, framed in brown, simple straight line quilting. Just what it needed!
I love the mod 70’s look to it!
I quilted it by stitching in the ditch and making 1-inch rows in the solid blocks
This is the coordinating panel that I made into a wall hanging…
Eighteen years ago I made a resolution to have all of our Christmas decorations put away before January 3rd. Our middle son was due on the 3rd and I wanted everything down before that day. Well, he came promptly on time and I’ve kept my resolution ever since!
But I just hate to see all the pretty decorations come down so soon and the winters here are so dreary in the PNW! :o( So I decided to just put up a few pretty wintery decorations to get me through until Valentine’s decorations go up…
I am so glad I picked up these giant plastic snowflakes at the Dollar Tree clear back in November! They are just what my snow-less January decor needed!
When I got my iTouch I immediately knew I just had to have one of those adorable owl iTouch cases I’d seen all over Pinterest… Then I saw the prices!
I just couldn’t justify $40 or more no matter how cute it was.
But then I found the ideal solution!
First, a plain little case for a whopping $3.50 at Ross…
A simple background is best for this idea.
Then I picked up some stickers that I really liked…
The best part? When they get icky and worn, I just take off the old ones and put on new! I have a new cover whenever I want!
No this isn’t bacon flavored soda, it’s make your own bacon popcorn in a can!
First you need to follow directions for my Pop Open Gift Can.
Then you need to make little packets of Bacon Salt. Cut up very large straws (Bubble tea straws work great!) into 1-2” pieces.
Glue one end shut with a glue gun.
Pour bacon salt into straw sections using a funnel.
Seal the other end with glue.
Place 2 brown paper lunch bags, 2/3 cup popcorn and 2 bacon salt straws in each can.
I wanted this year’s ornament to be something a little bit different, a bit original, something glittery…
I picked up a package of clothespins from the Dollar Tree, a couple of tubes of plastic animals, and grabbed the package of glitter from my stash and set to work.
First glue the animals to the clothespin with a hot glue gun…
While in Hawaii celebrating our 20th anniversary I saw so many gorgeous and elaborate quilts! The appliqué was so intricate and I knew I would NEVER make one… I fell in love with the pineapple design that we saw everywhere!
We did all our souvenir shopping at the swap meet at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Talk about bargains! I was able to get a pineapple motif pillow for only $10!
But my greatest and favorite find was a huge stack of pre-cut squares in Hawaiian prints for only $3.50!!! Yes, I said $3.50! There were nearly 300 squares in the stack!!!
I took my favorites that all coordinated with each other and laid them out…
Then I posted pics on FB and thanks to everyone’s feedback I came up with this…
I added an orange Hawaiian print back and decided to go with the no-binding method.
Now it’s ready to snuggle under with my honey while watching movies or reading in front of the fire with a cup of hot tea!
Sunday was the first day of Advent, the season before Christmas when we get ready for Jesus’ coming again and remember His first coming.
Every night we light a candle and read a portion of scripture. Each candle has it’s own meeting and symbolism: Hope, Peace, Joy, Love and the Christ candle.
At our Family Nite service at church, we made mini advent wreaths in mini flower pots.
First paint and/or decorate your pot however you would like. We used foam stickers and ribbon.
Insert the candles into the clay. If you want to re-insert new candles in later, pull the candles out right away. After the clay dries you can take the candles in and out as you like or need.
