Monday, May 20, 2013
Traveling Stash Box
I've been reading about the Traveling Stash boxes, but never tried to participate before today. Now I hope I get a chance to claim one and pass it on to someone else. If you are not familiar with the Traveling Stash Box, check out Snuggle Up with a Dish from Karma.
Winner
Random Generator picked Vickie! She has been emailed for her info. Thanks to everyone who visited my blog during the hop and left such sweet comments.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
A Birdy told me....
It's time to show my creation for the It's for the Birds blog hop. Before we get to that, I want to thank Mary for being our cheerleader, Madame Samm for her inspiration and our sponsor Clothworks La Cage au Birdie .
I had seen a drawing similar to this hanging at a friends house and thought I would try to recreate it. This is my first attempt at machine quilting. I hand appliqued the rooster and chick, then used a stitch in background that reminded me of chickens and a straight stitch in the border. This is a 12 inch finished mini quilt on my Ackfeld table top hanger. I am pleased with how it turned out.
Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to visit all the creators for today:
I had seen a drawing similar to this hanging at a friends house and thought I would try to recreate it. This is my first attempt at machine quilting. I hand appliqued the rooster and chick, then used a stitch in background that reminded me of chickens and a straight stitch in the border. This is a 12 inch finished mini quilt on my Ackfeld table top hanger. I am pleased with how it turned out.
Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to visit all the creators for today:
Friday, May 10
http://scrapbook-ChickADoodle.blogspot.com *you are here :-)
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
It's For the Birds Blog Hop
Sorry about the delay in posting.....I thought it was scheduled for 11 pm May 6th...but when my friend sent me a txt this morning asking.....I found out it never posted. Well, better late than never?
It's For the Birds Blog Hop is starting now!!
See the schedule below and come back to visit me on Friday.
You are going to be amazed and inspired by some of the wonderful creations.
Tuesday, May 7
Wednesday, May 8
Thursday, May 9
http://Ipiece2-Mary.blogspot.com Robin Sheaffer
Friday, May 10
Monday, May 13
Tuesday, May 14
Wednesday, May 15
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Join Me for Some PomPom Fun !
Welcome! Hope you are enjoying the blog hop so far. Those are some amazingly talented women out there sharing with us! Here is the list of today's participants:
I have included a photo of an apron ornament that I made for 2012 Christmas. I wanted you to see the cute tinsel pom pom trim I found in the ribbon department of a local craft store.
A big Thanks to Madame Samm who creates all these awesome blog hops and runs SewWeQuilt.com and Thearica from Pig Tales and Quilts who is our cheerleader.
Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of the hop!
April 29th
Scrapbook-chickadoodle (that's me)
This blog hop has been so fun. Lots of creative ideas. When I heard about it, it reminded me of all the pom poms we used to make when our kids were little. Of course back then there were no cool pom pom makers like Clover makes now. We had cardboard that we wrapped yarn around. I LOVE the Clover pom pom makers. Fast and easy! They really make it easy to make 2 colored pom poms as well as solid color pom poms. Different yarn makes different textured pom poms. If I want it more fluffy, I use a comb specifically for crafting and "comb" the pom pom yarn, then trim it. (see the photo of the two toned pom pom. I made it two toned to make it easier to see the difference of before and after trimming the pom pom. It started like the solid green one. The white portion, I combed then trimmed.)
I decided I wanted to make something cute from pom poms since my granddaughter had been visiting. I thought a fairy with pom pom body and hair, beige chenille stems for arms/legs and gold glitter chenille stems for high heels. She needed something to sit on, so I made a pompom tree with a swing.
Once I was done with the fairy and tree, I was hooked on making pom poms. I made a mouse with a lace skirt, a bunny with a pom pom nose, a chick hatching from a walnut "egg", a Christmas elf, and a Santa napkin ring. Some were with store bought pom poms from my stash as I needed tiny ones.
I thought I needed to start working on my bird projects, but that reminded me of the cute pencil toppers we used to make. So I made a couple pencils toppers. The bird one is glued to the pencil eraser, the google eyed one is glued to a chenille stem that is wrapped around the pencil. The little raccoon has a loop on the back of his tree stump to loop on the pencil.
I have included a photo of an apron ornament that I made for 2012 Christmas. I wanted you to see the cute tinsel pom pom trim I found in the ribbon department of a local craft store.
Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of the hop!
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Shake Your Pom Poms Blog Hop Schedule
Shake Your Pom Poms Blog Hop Schedule
Join us and these creative ladies
April 24
April 25
April 26
April 29
April 30
Sunday, April 7, 2013
April Showers Blog Hop Schedule
Monday, April 1, 2013
My Sewing/Craft Room
We had a wonderful visit with our Granddaughter last week. We visited the Alamo, Mission Concepcion, one of the "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" restaurants, the Riverwalk in San Antonio, NASA, Galveston and the Gulf of Mexico, Ice Cream Factory and a 50's diner, a peacock farm and we went letterboxing.
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| Mission Concepcion |
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| Alamo |
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| Baby Ducks at Peacock Farm |
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| NASA |
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| Southern Flyer Diner |
I posted about my new sewing/craft room a while back, but it was not even remotely organized so no photos. Well, it's still a work in progress, but I have a few photos. The awesome cutting table in the center of the room was built by my DH from old cabinets we weren't using anymore. He flipped them upside down, added casters to one side so I could move it easily if needed, yet didn't move unless I wanted it to move. He made a new top that extended out a bit longer than my cutting board for pin holders and my coffee mug. I love it! On the left side of the room and against the windows are my scrapbooking and cardmaking tables/shelves. On the right is shelving for quilting, my design wall, my tabletop ironing board and my sewing machine. It's a terrific room and hopefully will be organized soon.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Happy Easter!
I always like to have a pretty dining room table. I like to have special folded napkins and pretty plates. I like a pretty sideboard (now that I have an Ackfeld tabletop holder, I like seasonal mini quilts on my sideboard). Here is this year's table/sideboard:
Thanks for visiting. Happy Easter!
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