Calendar card

Card made from Calendar page
Tri shutter card inside

Tri shutter card front

Mom's Christmas Flowers

P Patchwork Pillow I made for Mom

I haven't much time to make cards or post to my blog...so forgive me for posting a CHRISTMAS card that I made. I made it late so I never manged to get it in the mail, (so maybe I am EARLY for next year. The image came from Penny's photobucket...and the card is a tri shutter card (the instructions can be found at Split coast stampers.

I took some photos at my Mother's house, I loved the bouquet that was sent to her by my cousin, so I had to take a photo, but the photo was taken after the beautiful red roses had to be taken out of it, but I thought it still looked nice.

The other photo taken at my Mother's is of a patchwork pillow that I made for her, yes, I sewed all those little squares together...smile...

I also made a card out of an old calendar of mine...I saw the idea on Becca's blog, so I wanted to try it.

http://www.amazingpapergrace.com/a-thifty-gals-calendar-cards-part-ii/

It's COLD here, so if' its cold where you are too...Hope you keep warm...God Bless, Jill

Merry Christmas

My daughter actually made this ornament. I thought it was a great idea, obviously it was made out of puzzle pieces.
My daughter, also made this wreath, It is special to me because she used buttons from my Mother-In-Law's sewing box

My poor angel is looking a bit ragged, I made her many years ago using a yarn pattern that I found on the net.

I made my Mother a gift one year using a PANSY theme, I made her a cross-stiched towel with a pansy on it, a pansy cross-stitched wall hanging, and put them in a basket with other pansy items, lik Pansy soap, Pansy writing paper, and this Pansy doll that I made. I cross-stitched her face, sewed her body, dress, apron, and pantaloons.

I made the afghan for a friend, the cross-stitched pillow for me, and the dress I crocheted for my granddaughter, It was one of her favorite dresses

With all the snow we had today, it really reminded me that it is winter and Christmas is coming.

Am I ready? Absolutely NOT! I have not had much opportunity to go shopping (and a very small budget to do so---like so many others I am sure)

I wanted to share with you some home made ornaments and gifts from years past. I had hoped to share more but (so far) I have not been able to find photographs of some of the things I have made...If I do find them, I will post later...

Are You ready for Christmas?

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to you.

Today, I am posting a pillow that I made for my Mother a few years ago. Blogging has made me want to get back to doing all these things again...cross-stitching, sewing, crochet, etc. All I need is the time (and better eyesight)

"Her children rise up and call her blessed."~Proverbs 31:28

Blue Monday

Hopefully, I am posting my FIRST Blue Monday post correctly...

Other blue Monday posts can be found here

http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/

Since My blog was originally started to show my cards and other crafts...I had to make a card to match my other BLUE items that I am posting.

I know my dishes are very common but to me they are very special. The starter set for the dishes was bought for me by my Mother and Step-father (now deceased). Since that time, our daughter and several other family members have added to my basic collection, and given me pieces to match my original starter set. For gifts, I have received my meat platter, glasses, bowls, coffee carafe, place mats, towels, salt and pepper shakers, etc.

I always wanted to sew a quilt, but still haven't done it. Chances are that I will never get around to making a quilt, but I have made "quilt" squares and made them into pillows, and aprons, etc.

My daughter made me a lovely quilt and it's done in my favorite colors pink and BLUE.

"Those that sleep under a quilt, sleep under a blanket of love."

Favorite Things Friday #10

I know I posted "sewing" things in last Friday's Favorites post. This is like a part 2...Even though I am not sewing at the present time...sewing, at one time, was a big part of my life, and my hope is that I can get back to it again.

This card kind of reminds me of a quilt, The pattern and the directions for the card are in a book I purchased called "Paper Quilts" by Sandra Lounsbury Foose.

"Our lives are like quilts-bits and pieces, joy and sorrow, stitched with love."

This Box of a miniature sewing room has always been a favorite gift of mine, My sister-in-law made it for me many years ago for a Christmas present. It has been hanging on my walls for many years.

"I rather be stitching than in the kitchen."

The above statement is so true...It has always been true that if I had my choice between baking, cooking and crafting...I would take crafting any day!

I sewed and cross stitched the above apron as a gift for my mother-in-law.

Favorite Things Friday #9

May I tell you a story?

Once upon a time, there was a young mother who used to spend a lot of spare time at her sewing machine. She loved to make clothes for her young daughter, some clothes for herself, and even made shirts for her husband.

All the windows in her house had hand made curtains on them. Christmas gifts were often something sewed, Like pillows, aprons, and hand stuffed toys, etc.

She would try and buy patterns that would teach her how to learn new techniques. At one time she could smock, embroider, make pleated skirts, even match plaids, and make covered buttons, etc.

Where did she go? She grew OLD,

and got a computer!

Now her sewing machine is gathering dust and is used just for mending rips. Her craft room is still full of patterns, fabric thread and assorted notions (which she now tries to use in making greeting cards)

My how time changes things!

Yes, at one time, Sewing was one of my favorite things to do. I would spend many hours sitting at my sewing machine. I don't have many photos of the things I sewed other than the dress I made for my granddaughter. I don't think she liked the dress much, but it was the first time I had ever done anything with pin tucks, and I think the dress looked cute on her.

Sewing

At one time, I had sewed so much that I even kept a little memory book just in regard to my sewing. I have four pages in the book with swatches kept from the fabric of the garments that I sewed. Even today, looking at the swatches with the descriptions underneath the swatch...I can remember the garment I sewed and picture my daughter wearing the clothes. I had even made us a couple of mother and daughter dresses. Am I dating myself or what? Well my daughter liked it anyway! She loved to have a dress just like Mommy's, of course, we are talking about when she was 4 or 5 years old!

"Memories are stitched with love."

Cow I Sewed

A cow that I sewed for my boss a few years ago. She loved it...