may crowning

when i was a girl my grandparents had an awesome house

with a huge backyard

and a statue of mary atop a brick planter

every may the kids from the catholic school across the street 

would come over and have a may crowning ceremony

i always wanted that flower crown

xoxoxo

excited!

this is how i felt a few weeks ago
and still do
to a degree

i have some pretty amazing things coming up and in the works
i am planning an awesome trip for next summer with my friend mary

what i need to do is keep the joy-zappers at bay
i am surrounded by them
i have had some tough days at work...not the job , the job is fab..some people there need a come to jesus meeting with their attitudes...we are all there to work as  a team not us peasants all serving them for their needs.
i am finding myself needing to distance myself from a few people that i really need to have no contact with anymore, i saw them recently and it is taking me a few days to regain my sense of worth.
joy zappers i tell ya...they are out to get anyone they can.

so i am working my way back to this joyous feeling!
meanwhile i am going to have to get some decent meeting clothes for a 2 day conference i am attending in may!
getting that joy back.....

finished and received!

look at this handsome boy!
little beckett on his quilt....it turned out great and mom and dad loved it
xoxox

meanwhile...back at the creek.....

oh golly i have been BUSY since easter!
between working and a few orders and making a little more space with
smart organizing in my sewing area i have not had time to even
change my mind !!!

i will post photos of the new set up soon
meanwhile enjoy this photo
lake tahoe
i was there once....trip of a lifetime

happy easter

happy easter and happy spring!

this is me in the middle with a very odd color bunny 

cousin jeanne to the left and laura to right

we always wore our easter finest

all handmade my mothers and grandmothers

ahhh...those were the days

finally quilting again!

yep those are my new shoes. so incredibly comfortable and obnoxious!

i arrived home from errands with the thread and batting i needed for this project

 i finally got off my lazy behind and started a little baby quilt for our friends

who just had their first son!

 

my husband is great at helping pick out colors ,so i had him in tow when i went to the 

quilt shop this time...he picked almost all the pieces out!

 i found a cute pattern on pinterest of course

and was thrilled to find it as a freebie on moda's website

they even had the pdf for the letters!

can you tell i really like fiskars brand of scissors?

seriously there is one for every job!

cutting just one of three borders for this one, they have cats, i thought it was perfect !

here it is...all pressed and waiting to be put together and quilted!

i will post the finished pictures soon :)

you know...like when i finish it! 

which really should be tomorrow 

and this is the pest who thought it was high time i STOP doing something other

than paying attention to him...he sure knows when it goes past his normal dinner time

thanks for stopping by the blog.

finished quilt photos to come!

altered composition book

this started out as a lowly composition book

some manila files, paints, some papers and stickers

and a few other things :)