Smurfs in the Sun

Okay so maybe it's just "Smurf in the Sun."

Anyway, one of my New Years Resolutions was to to pretty much copy this guy, and use it to document a years worth of vacations and day trips. We just got back from the beach this last weekend, so it was my first chance to actually do it. The one in the sand turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself. We are supposed to be going to Tennessee in 2 weeks for my birthday, so I'll get another chance. I really want to work it with perspective and play around with it. It'll be nice to see a whole album with all the places I've went.

Na na na na DUCK TALES!

I used to LOVE watching this show with my sister. My husband thinks I just by things that were popular when I was a kid. NO, I only get things that I liked when I was younger. Things that I wanted, but we couldn't afford. Which is why I'm looking for a locket for myself. I wanted one SO bad when I was a kid, but no one ever got it for me.

Rainbow Brite Dreams

Last year I think we got 2 snows, the first flurries that were gone by the next morning. The second got me 2 days out of work, 1 because of the snow, and another because of all the mud that was left when the snow melted.

This year we have had 2 whopers so far, and another one is supposed to be here tonight. They all start on Friday, so I can't go anywhere. Last weekend I got TONS done, and I have stocked up supplies that way I can keep busy this weekend too.

I got a new book in the mail Friday: "Weekend Sewing" by Heather Ross. I got to try a few things out right away, like this pillow. It is called the "Guest Room Pillowcase."

Maybe it's cause my pillows are on the smaller side, but it was huge compared to the other "store bought" pillow cases I have. I tried to fix it by making the edge that folds over deeper, and brought in the seems on the side. It is still bigger that the other pillow cases I use, but not so much that it is flopping around.

After I finished this one, I made another for my husband, using some UNC fabric Malachy helped me pick out. I didn't use this pattern, I just sort of eyeballed it. Justin is more than happy with it, so I guess it is a hit.

HEMAN gift set for the Kitchen

2 friends, and family members, just bought their first house. And even though Justin says people don't like homemade gifts, I don't like giving store bought gifts. As a joint Housewarming/Birthday present, I made this set of things for their kitchen. Personally, I feel like it is perfect for them. There are 2 dishtowels, that I made the same way as the Strawberry Shortcake ones that are in my kitchen, but instead, I used blue dishtowels to start, and HeMan fabric for the strip. There are 5 cloth napkins that I made folling the pattern in Heather Ross' book, "Weekend Sewing." And to put them in, I used another pattern for the book, for a drawstring bag. It's great, because it isn't so much a pattern as instructions, so I made it the size I wanted.

I didn't even use half of the bed sheet that the fabric came from, and I only paid 2 dollars for the plain dishtowels, not too bad, if I do say so myself.