From This to That: snow

Showing posts with label snow. Show all posts

Monday, February 2, 2015

February already?

Today is my day off and I am blessedly snowed in! Blessed because Friday I actually shopped for groceries! I don't cook very often so I don't always have stuff to cook in the house. But a friend invited me to go the other night and I did. I am working on a yummy beef stew for lunch!
I am also blessed because my assistant made it into work so I didn't have to go in. (I live a few blocks away and can walk if need be)
I am also blessed because I get to sew today.
I have been working on the Kitty in the Garden quilt for a dear friend who would love to have a cat but travels alot. I started this way back in 2009 or 10. I work on it feverishly and then it gets put away. The last time I worked on it was last February. I wanted to get it finished for our quilt show at the nursing home. It went to the show as a flimsy. I decided to add more borders and put it away again. Until January 2015. I added a border using the scraps from the stepping stones blocks- I made hst blocks from the corners before trimming them. I also did a piano key variation from the other scraps. (my friend and her hubby play the piano so I thought it was fitting) I am now in the midst of quilting it. I am attempting to fmq kitties and paw prints here and there.
This year's quilt show is the 26th and this quilt WILL be finished by then! My friend's birthday is at the beginning of March so it will be perfect timing.

Monday, February 17, 2014

Mondays madness

With all the wedding planning going on around here, my house has been neglected. We have been shopping every Monday- I was hoping that we didn't have anywhere to go and wouldn't get tempted with another doing trip today. I need to do some house work. My Christmas tree is still up and I never even got out my Valentines day decor out. Did I mention that my tree is real? This tree hasn't lost a needle and it's been up for three months! Even whilst taking ornaments off it's not losing any! Amazing! So my day has consisted of dedecking the tree, spending time at the beach house (aka the laundry room) and yup you guessed it-wedding stuff! I had planned to get the last of the invites in the mail today but! ... No mail for presidents day! Today since it's snowing and blowing I am busy dreaming of a coral and silver spring wedding (we certainly got the white Christmas I was dreaming about) :-)
Here is what I am working on.
I bought these roses (on clearance)for the centerpieces but once I got all of them in my cart, I didn't like them all together,

I've almost got it down to a science-
6 roses per centerpiece

All the flowers in a bucket-
So Springy

The finished project

with the hydrangeas and ribbon

so I added a little bit of fabric and some hydrangeas and I like them alot better. I got the idea from Pinterest and they are coming together so quickly and best of all the bride loves them! "It's Beginning to look like *spring* unless you look outside......."

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Teacup Thursday

All the links are for music so click for some wintery songs!

It is Snowing! First snow we have had since December 17th! Yes, I am one of those weird people who are excited about the snow today! I'm just afraid if we don't get winter weather soon, the weather will still be wintery in June! So Let it Snow!

My teacup today is one of my very first teacups! We went to Sedona Arizona to visit Aunt Cheesecake and Uncle Jag right after I had decided to start my collection- That was an amazing vacation! Sedona is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.

When Aunt Cheesecake heard I was collecting- she presented me with this one from her collection. It remains very special to me!

That trip was also special because we went to Cathedral City, California so my sister and I could reunite with our Dad, whom we hadn't seen since 1978. Dad and CaMom have been spoiling us rotten ever since! We are so blessed to have them in our lives!