Coloring fun!

My grandson was here yesterday with a new box of crayons and on the back it said go to www.crayola.com/colorme

so I did and look what you can do....take and upload one of your own photos and it then transfoms it into a page you can color...see the photo and below is the page to color so if you have little children or grandchildren or if your like me you can color your own photo's it is so much fun...try it bet you'll have fun too!

New winner and finished pillow!

Here is the pillow I made using the stitchery I showed a few day's ago think it came out pretty nice....will probably take it to the shop where I have my other things now to get busy on other things started.

Well we have a new winner of my "Favorite things giveaway" I'm sorry to say I've not heard anything from the first winner so I picked a new one today and it is "Valentina" of ...http://valentinascorner.blogspot.com/
.congrats to you if I don't hear from her by 2/20 then another winner will be picked hopefully that won't be the case.

Fun day with Tj & Ty ♥♥

Since yesterday was President's Day....NO SCHOOL.... so I took my grandson's TJ & TY to "Romp n Stomp" it's a place where you rent the big inflatables for parties and then on special day's they open it up to the public to come in and play and they had a blast made me want to be a kid again for a little while anyhow... so these are my boy's below TJ on left and TY on right....

TY looks like fun doesn't it!

TJ just going up!

Then we have an Ice festival every year so we stopped there to see the ice sculptures a few anyhow it was COOOLD so here they are on The Love Seat buurrrrrrrrrrr they're saying and hurry up mamaw!!

TY

TJ.... then off to get their hair cut at the salon where they're mama works before heading home
a good day had by all!

Drum roll please!!!

Congratulations "Pam Duxbury" you are the winner of my favorite things giveaway please send me your mailing address so I can get this mailed out to you ASAP if I don't hear from Pam by 2/17 I will pick a new winner. I wish everyone of you could be the winner and I thank you from the bottom of my ♥ for all your wonderful comments and the chance to meet so many new friend's and to be able to visit your blogs. Wishing you a very Happy Valentine's Day with the one's you love who make our lives just a little brighter and happier just for being apart of our lives...God bless and please continue to visit me I'm sure there will be more giveaway's to come!

Snow & Stitcheries

I've finally gotten a couple stitcheries done since all we've been getting lately is snow so been staying in and sewing this first picture is of the snow we're getting right now up to a foot they're calling for between today and Wed. evening guess that means my friend & I won't be going to our quilting guild meeting tomorrow night...darn! Can you see the cardinal in the bird feeder have to keep our feathered friends fed in this cold & snow well enough about that white stuff...

This stitchery is going to be a little pillow I think, love the saying...Home is where your story begins...

and these next two stitcheries are from the book An angels story by Anni Downs from "Hatched and Patched" love her stuff I now have 5 or 6 angels done want to make a quilt out of them wish me luck so there you have it what I've been doing along with of course all the other things that keep you busy how do we find the time for the fun things... until tomorrow happy sewing and stay warm if your in my neck of the woods!!

Snowy morning

Well**** this is what I woke up to this morning our part of the snowstorm that hit the Eastern seaboard I guess...we probably have 8-12" the wind was blowing so the drifts are pretty deep in some spots like on our back porch.....the sun is out now and it's beautiful....can you see my cat "Patches" in the second picture she wanted to check it out but decided she didn't really like it so back in the garage she came to her nice warm bed. It is Feb. and this is to be expected so I'm just going to stay in and stay warm....waiting for Spring!!

Go check out this great giveaway!

Anita is having a great giveaway on her blog at http://anitas-bedofroses.blogspot.com go over and sign up and tell her Sandy sent you good luck to all closes tomorrow so hurry!!!!!!!!!!

Change added to giveaway

Well......guess I need to change something in my giveaway post haven't gotten many comments yet, soooooooo if you want another chance of winning if you post it on your blog about my giveaway you'll get 1 more entry but you need to let me know that you did it. Thanks and good luck to all and have a super day!!

My favorite things giveaway♥

Well....today marks my "1" year of blogging and what fun it has been so to celebrate it and Valentines Day I'm having a giveaway of some of my favorite things. Included in the giveaway is a 5x5 charm pack "Love is in the air" by Moda, one of my very favorite teas "Victorian Rose", a heart ornament that was made from the charm pack, a little china teapot ornament, pkg. of kleenex with roses on it for your purse, a card with 4yds. of lace, a card of embroidery thread in varigated pinks, a card that you can send to your "best" girlfriend that say's "A girlfriend is a sister you choose" a couple vintage valentine cards and last but not least "chocolates" oops....almost forgot the PEZ candy so there you have it if you'd like to be the winner just leave a comment and if you don't have a blog leave an email address so I can contact you.
Since this is my 1st. giveaway I'm not going to get fancy with adding different ways to enter just a comment is fine and it will be open till Valentine's Day when I will pick the winner by the random number generator.....so good luck to all and thank you each and everyone of you who have visited my blog, become follower's, shared tutorial's ,and become a "dear"new friend whom I would have never had the chance to meet otherwise...God Bless

Okay only "1" more day till my giveaway

Tomorrow is the day that I started my blog sooooo that means "GIVEAWAY" time is almost here so how about a little sneak peek.....remember it's some of my favorite things and valentine's day also.....so here is a little hanging heart as part of it so be sure to check back tomorrow all will be revealed!! Ta Ta

Coming soon!

Be on the lookout.... my 1 year blogversary is coming up in Feb. and Valentine's day so that sounds like a good time to have a giveaway...don't you think? I think it's going to be a combo of some of my favorite things and Valentine's day so check back around the 1st. of Feb. I'm hoping you'll come back and visit before that and see what I've been up too.

We're having a beautiful sunny day here***temp's around 40***snow almost gone what more could a girl want??????? Hope your having a beautiful day wherever you live also.

Look what just arrived from Aussie country!!

Thank you Jean so much for this beautiful fabric covered box....I was the winner of Jean's giveaway and I received it today. The inside is covered with copies of sampler paper that Jean made copies from sampler's she has made and she sent some of them so I could make my own boxes along with little sampler card's to use to wind ribbon around on them. I love the card that is inside the lid on the second picture...reminds me of the Amish people we have near us & of much simpler times. Thanks again, go and visit Jean's blog you'll love it.

From old comes new♥

The picture below is of course the"new" copied from the picture below of the "old" I don't really know what it is so I just call it a baby vest because it's open on all sides...I put a silk ribbon rose at the sleeve edge to hold the sleeve together but, the rest remains open. I found the old one at a vintage shop close by thought that would make a good simple easy pattern for something new. I made the little rabbit from vintage chenille w/silk ribbon flowers around his neck. I took it to the shop where I have my items hoping someone has a special little person that they can't resist buying it for.

Having trouble deciding???

If you've noticed lately I've changed my backgound quite a few times because I couldn't find one that I really liked....then I found this blog background site www.cute-bloglayouts.blogspot.com and they have the "BEST" backgrounds I've seen anywhere so I'll probably still change because there are so many beautiful one's so if your having the same problem go check them out I promise you won't be sorry!

Tiny silk slippers♥♥♥♥

Here are the baby shoe's I made...they are made out of silk dupioni fabric and silk ribbon and the floss is the new Cosmo floss that is silky smooth love it! I've taken some of the items I've made to a shop near where I live...it's a beauty shop and where she had tanning bed's she's made a little gift shop....and invited a few people who are crafty and make different things to put their items in to sell, quite a good idea I think....her customers can pick up a gift right there...so if you happen to be a hairdresser and have your own shop might be an idea for you to try...if so best of luck to you!

Winter wonderland

It's a beautiful winter wonderland around here and we have more snow on the way today...the cardinal in the tree is our state bird and doesn't he look beautiful against the black & white background just that speck of red really stands out. My DH left for China yesterday so I get to put up with this white stuff while he's enjoying 50 to 60 degree weather there oh well, I'd rather be here (tooooooooo long of a flight) and hopefully I'll get some sewing done which hasn't happened in quite sometime I did make a pair of baby shoe's though so I'll post them tomorrow....sew till tomorrow good night, sweet dreams till we meet again!!

The start of a great year....I won!

My year has started off with winning a beautiful giveaway from Heather at "Shabby Vintage Bliss" think this is telling me it's going to be a great year full of surprises...good of course... well I'm excited either way and pink is my favorite color so I'm very happy thank you Heather!!

Happy New Year Everyone

Happy New Year to all my friends new & old some of you are already celebrating.....may God bless you with Love, Peace, Health & Happiness this new year!

JC Kid's choir Christmas program

My grandson's TJ & Tyler's Christmas program at church....they were each a different Christmas tree ornament TJ my oldest he was the Polar Express train conductor & that is a real conductor's hat he's wearing and Tyler he was a race car driver. The following pictures show Tyler with the hanger on his head falling down because of a little help from him playing with it and TJ was saying "All aboard" in his picture. The pure innocence of children....God Bless them all!

Merry Christmas to All!!

I just want to wish all my friends a Very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful, Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year and remember "God" is the reason for this glorious season...may his light shine down upon you today and everyday may you feel his love around you forevermore...Amen

Fun times w/grandson's

We had a fun filled weekend with our grandson's, first both set's of Mamaw's & Papaw's took them to see Santa and out to dinner on Friday then just the papaw's and daddy took them on a train ride with of course Santa on board on Sat. ....they had so much fun our oldest one TJ he loves diesel & steam engine trains so he was thrilled beyond words and Tyler the youngest liked Santa best... don't know how much longer they will want to go with us to see Santa so we're trying to keep in going as long as possible we had a few snow flakes today.....I want snow for Christmas then it can stay away, well enjoy those little one's they sure grow up fast!

Now it's..wait..wait.. wait

Well, I got at the inside decorating yesterday took me all day cause I really wasn't in the mood to do it but now it's done and it feels good... and the grandson's are happy that's what it's all about anyway's to see their little faces all lit up like the christmas tree so here is our fireplace mantle we're real country so that's how I decorate stuffed deer, moose, and snowmen no glitz & glitter for this country gal but I love to see other's who do it. Our tree looks like it just came out of the forest all covered with snow and the real reason for the season...baby Jesus lying in the manger, then a little table with grandson's and both set's of mamaw's & papaw's pictures taken every year when we go see the man himself "Santa claus" so that's pretty much it for my decoration's not alot but just enough so here's wishing all my friends & their families "Merry Christmas & a Wonderful New Year"
♥

Looking alot like Christmas

Well since it's now the Christmas season I've changed my background & header picture.....I love the reindeer background I found at http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/ and the header picture is from our front yard....DH & I decorated this past Sunday after church since it was such a beautiful fairly warm day...we usually wait till it's cold & snowy before we do it but, got smart finally and did it when the weather cooperated with the mood so last night I went outside and took alot of pictures and put a collage together and made it my header picture. I love using the photo's I've taken to decorate with I hardly have any pictures on my walls that I've bought they are all photograph's taken of family, vacation's or whatever just seems so much homier to me well enough rambling on, think I'll start my inside decorating today so stay tuned for indoor pictures soon till then stay warm, hug someone you love and beeeeeeeeee happy!

Thankful for you!

To all my blogging friends I wish you & yours a very Happy & Blessed Thanksgiving Psalm 100
A psalm. For giving thanks. 1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his [a] ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Ornament arrived in Hawaii

Kathleen my ornament swap partner informed me she had received the ornament I sent her....I had to use the picture she posted because I can't find the one I took. Go to http://justcharmingllc.blogspot.com/ and visit her blog and say Sandy sent you!!

Aloha.....Ornament swap

I received this darling ornament from Kathleen today...we were partner's in Clare's Christmas ornament swap http://clarescraftroom.blogspot.com she is from Hawaii lucky me to have a partner from somewhere I've always wanted to go. Hope she likes mine as well will show it when I know she's received it.

Veterans Day 11/11/2009

Representing the red white and blue The colors of our flag stand out proud and true May God bless all our veterans past & present for dedicating their lives to keeping our country free so that you & I can enjoy all the freedoms our great country has to offer

God Bless the USA!! Amen

My little pirate & bat

My little grandson's TJ is the oldest and he's the pirate and Tyler is the bat....we had so much fun halloween night was abit chilly but they didn't care only mom & grandma did.