Today is my Mother's 89th birthday.......so tomorrow I am giving her a birthday luncheon with 12 of her friends and family.........photos tomorrow of the celebration! Enjoy this HOT summer July day........... Continue reading

I Usually don't like to use my blog to gripe but today is a MoNdAy for sure........over the weekend our front door dead bolt lock broke and had to have a locksmith come out to put a new one on and of course this 19 year old dead bold was not a name brand name so we had to use something that would work......my advise to those of you building a house or redecorating....... and after this happening more times than I can count DO NOT BUY anything that does not have a well known brand name......(designer stuff is a... Continue reading

Trying to keep up with working on my two stitch book kits I ordered from Charlotte Lyons and Jenn McGlon........I have done a lot of hand stitching and decided that it wouldn't hurt to do some of it by machine.....even though it's slow stitching sometimes you just need to stitch the pages together by machine.......and so that is what I did.........there is still so much to do on each page but at least now I have everything pinned down and now the fun part is adding as I go. Ribbon, scraps of fabric , buttons, embroidery stitches and whatever fits... Continue reading

By now some of you know my friend Nan.......well several years back she turned a few of us into thread/ribbon/fiber monsters........and yes this is what happens if you go shopping with her and hang around her too long........... she has IG about her addiction and it's all true. Thanks a lot Nan but just kidding it's been so much fun all at the same time. I just ordered the wool DMC and I will give it a try with the punch needle and let you know how it works out. I'm hoping it's not too fat but we will see.... Continue reading

Well to say the least I had so much fun working on these darling embroidery patterns......from the most talented designer Jenn McGlon....! (aka Noodle and Lou) And hopefully she isn't finished designing more...............one of these days when I have a permanent classroom I want to hang these like a clothes line/bunting......I just love them! Happy Wednesday...... Continue reading

Whatever your plans are for the 4th be safe, have fun, wear sunscreen and eat plenty of good food...........God Bless America!!!!!!! Continue reading

Sending you GOOD VIBES today on this beautiful Tuesday July 2, 2019...........have a good one! Continue reading

Just stitching up some more little frayed clutches and little shoulder/cross body bags............. Continue reading

It's always a fun surprise to see something that you have created and someone shares your art back. I received this sweet card from Fran for my birthday and I love what she did with my stamp.....Thank you Fran and Thank You to all who have sent me birthday wishes.......I appreciate all my friends out there! Happy June 26th............ Continue reading

The oh so talented Jenn McGlon also known as "Noodle and Lou" has done it once again .......she has come out with the most awesome Doll embroidery patterns. Of course I had to have them. This is what I have come up with so far. The mushroom head and started the bird girl............ I am not real happy with the eyes but may decide to redo them......... Thanks Jenn for sharing your talents with us! Thank You Cindy for introducing us all to another one of the Paper Crown girls..........we would of never known or been able to take classes... Continue reading

The weekend always goes by way to fast when we are in Waco at the Paper Crown.......but we always have the best time and love and savor every minute while we are there......before I taught the two classes on saturday and sunday my helper and dearest friend and I spent a couple days in Dallas at Gift Market and then headed to Waco.......... Saturday Journal Class........... Oh what can I say about all these sweet ladies......they were so much fun and ready to create something beautiful and they did ! I just gave them a little guidance and they took... Continue reading

Well my goodness.........I went from last year to this year with no hydrangeas to so many that I keep cutting and bringing them in to enjoy. I am sure it has to do with all the rain we have had this spring so far............love to look out my back doors and see these beautiful flowers. Hope you all enjoyed your weekend. Big week ahead with getting ready to teach in Waco Paper Crown on June 22-23. If anyone is interested in the Journal Class we have room for a few more. I think we are just about at the limit... Continue reading

Tuesday July 30 will be an ALL Day class ......we will make this sweet house full of paper dolls, hearts, sweet faces and whatever makes a house a home. We will start at 10:00-4:00 with lunch and snacks provided.....The cost of the class will be $ 85.00.......please email me if you are interested. seating is limited so if you reserve a place and cancel you will not be refunded, so check your calendar first. Here are a few inside looks below: Punch Needle Initial class.......... Tuesday July 16 from 6:00-8:30 we will be making these initials. The cost of the... Continue reading

this photo is a little teaser and the other is the Punch Needle Initial Class...........now you have to wait until friday...............I will give you a couple of hints....... if you like Paper Dolls you will love this and it's all about fabric and home.......it doesn't get much better than stitching, paper dolls ( fabric ones) and home!!!!! check back friday............ Continue reading

Congratulations to Mary ...she won the door prize and she also brought our treats from the Red Rock donut house in Stillwater, Thank You Mary! We had a full house last night......with cramped quarters these gals didn't complain being on top of each other but it worked out great......the two that sat by them selves at the tiny table behaved ............ they all did great and almost finished their journals. Great Job to all of you! (And I still have not found my stapler) I had to take a photo of the messy table.............I guess you can say progress was... Continue reading

See all you girls tonight.............. A little night stitching while watching the College World Series Girls Softball here in OKC........tough game last night but hopefully tonight is their night! Another one of Charlotte Lyons darling embroidery patterns........bought this one when we took the classes in Waco ............a work in progress. Have a great day! Continue reading

What is it about June 1........seems like summer is finally here and all is well in this big ole world we live in!!!! The weather heats up, we plant new plants( and these are the first cutting of my hydrangeas this year) , thinking what to grill, wearing those loose fitting clothes, planning a weekend trip or looooooong vacation, staying up late, watching ( the Yankees) baseball, sipping ice tea or iced coffee, having friends over for dinner......just being in that state of mind does a body and soul good. Here is to those long warm wonderful days of summer............HAPPY... Continue reading

Before I continue on our vacation photos I am waiting on a few more from someone to send me ......so in the meantime let me say I did some stitching in the car with over 2,000 miles sitting.......I made myself this needle book before we left and boy did it ever come in handy. When you are trying to keep the pins and needles together without sitting on them and pockets for scissors I really enjoyed using this. I did a few of my Charlotte Lyon embroidery patterns.......these are not stamped on fabric. I bought them off her etsy (pdf... Continue reading

For those of you who have signed up for this June 4 Journal Class I think everyone who signed up has either been contacted by email or text. It's a full class so if you have not please let me know. For your supply list it is usually the basic but just in case you have forgotten here it is: scissors, large or small whatever you are comfortable using paper trimmer or ruler and pencil favorite distressed ink pad gold leaf pen crop a dile if you have one glue stick or whatever you use for glueing down paper If... Continue reading

Once in a while it's great to get away to relax and see other parts of this beautiful country we live in..........Tom had a business meeting and we headed to Sea Island Georgia. Never even heard of it but knew a few places close by like St. Simon.........we had a great time and enjoyed the warm weather and lots of great food and shopping there and along the way. We are back now and ready to get this summer 2019 going. First off I want to say thank you to all those who left comments on the May Needle Book... Continue reading

Well it's been way too long since I have done a giveaway, so...........for all those who are stitchers and love to keep your needles and pins close by either in your home of traveling this little needle/pin keeper is the May Giveaway. You can leave me a comment about anything you want and you will have from now until Sunday May 26th........I would love to hear from all you and hope this little giveaway will make someone happy........ Thanks so much for stopping by the blog and have a great weekend.......... Continue reading

Just a little bit of stitching going on last night.......these gals made some of the cutest needle/pin books! Something everyone needs when you travel to keep all those things in one area and something flat enough you can pack easily. They created the front cover with the hearts then embellished them with ribbon, yarn, buttons, beads and whatever they could to make them a little more fun. Thanks girls. And poor Robn had a little accident with her dog so she wasn't able to get hers done but we enjoyed having her here anyway. On another note....... look at this... Continue reading

Saturday June 22 from 2-5 we will be creating this blue Vintage looking Journal. The cost is $ 55.00 everything is included in the kit. You will need to bring for your supplies scissors, glue sticks, pencil, ruler, paper trimmers, corner rounders, gold leaf pen if you have one ( I will have one and I know Cindy carries them) If you have any questions please call the store 254-224-7436 For all who have wanted to do Punch Needle this class is for you. Sunday June 23 from 10:30-1:30........You will need to bring your own needle and 7" hoop. I... Continue reading

Happy Mother's Day weekend to all of you...........hope it' a great day with family and friends!!!!! Continue reading

This past winter I started using LITTLE scraps of fabric and started cutting out little pieces of dress parts to make some of these little girls........ not having a clue what in the world I would do with them but knew someday they might be used for something........well fast forward last weekends Cottage class .......friends holding hands around each of the sides.......each one has a bow and heart! They are a little rough around the edges and not really finished but you know what it is........... Someday they may be for sell........we will see! Happy thursday people............ Continue reading