UPDATE ON MR PINKIE

Morning all you sweet blogger friends! went back for a two week check up on the ole pinkie, so far no surgery whoo ho! not much change but everything is lined up where it needs to be so this is a good thing! have to wear the splint another two weeks then back for another X-ray

Meanwhile I am getting caught up on some things slowly but surely, would sure nuff be slow if I had to have surgery so I'm not complaining, well maybe a little! LOL the first attempt I made was on my Snow angel & her snowman , there's still some finishing touches to add but thought I did pretty good minus one finger LOL

a big thank you to my sweet friend Maurine who challenged me to make her without the help of Mr Pinkie LOL now the pressure's really on as I had planned on entering an apron challenge, a bunny challenge, & whip up something special for my nieces birthday ,all which would be due within the week, whew! so help me out, let me hear it now! go Helen! go Helen! LOL LOL , I can just hear Maurine adding go to the sewing room! LOL

CHICKS AND CARDINALS

With Spring just around the corner, yes it's coming slowly but surely LOL, it's a time of fresh new beginnings, bunnies, Easter eggs, gardening ideas, bird watching, any excuse to be outside LOL

I'm not letting my broke pinkie get the best of me, I'm slowly but surely updating the website, the little chick is made of warm & natural painted with a mixture of colors to give a prim yellowish color with nail legs

The cardinal is muslin based & painted cardinal red, with tiny black bead eyes, wings are stuffed lightly & sewed on

They are both priced at $3.00 each & now available on the website

WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AT NANNA'S

I know a lot of you've been wondering what I've been up to since I seemed to have been on such a great roll & on that sewing wagon so to speak since your last visit LOL

I've been catching up on all the unfinished projects as I've added new ones to the list LOL, & adding new projects to the website, all slowly but surely for you see, I fell & broke my little pinkie on my sewing side LOL which makes for catching up go a bit slower

but I shall prevail it'll just take a little longer LOL

THEY CAME! THEY CAME!

Oh Glory! what was in the mailbox was a sight to behold! I few weeks ago I entered a pattern giveaway & won! woo hoo me! I won! LOL 10 patterns of my choice from You Are Special Patterns, if you have not had the pleasure of meeting Sandy or experienced making any of her fantastic patterns, I encourage you to go by & check out all the great things on her site as well as her blogs

http://youarespecialpatterns.com

now which one to make first! LOL







I'm not sure which I'll make first but I am sure they will all be new additions to my shows this year, thank you Sandy for making such beautiful patterns

YES YOU CAN MAKE A WREATH!

It has been raining all day, a cold heavy rain, a good day to stay in & sew & create something right? Well most of the time, LOL I have however been working on a few things today, hopefully I'll finish up my snow angel & her snowman today, a few years ago I had an order for my Ladybug wreath & upon looking through patterns I came across a set of the ladybugs I had cut & sewed for a "me" wreath, you know the kind the I'm gonna make "me" one of those one of these days, well the me day hasn't got here yet LOL but I'd thought I'd share how to put it together

You will need:

1 grapevine wreath

assorted flowers/ one sunflower

floral wire

barn red craft paint

black craft paint

sandpaper

hot glue or craft glue

select any flower that is pleasing to you, I used little clusters of white flowers , clusters of yellow fuzzies, & long greenery stems cut to fit to my liking, doing the same on both sides,the lady bug is from a set of metal lady buys that have, tracing the smallest one as a pattern, she is painted a barn red, dots are made using the top of a craft paint bottle, antenna's are made using black floral wire, twisting to the shape of your liking & dabbing a touch of glue on the ends & just poke through the top of her head, let dry & lightly sand,lady bugs are attached by inserting the floral wire underneath the bottom & wired through the wreath, most flowers are just pulled through but if they are in a spot you really like & wont stay then wire them to the wreath

And whaaa Laaaaa you've made a wreath! & who knows maybe I'll get arounf to making me one! LOL

I WON! I WON!

Oh my goodness! my heart is still skipping a beat, I'm so excited, I can't believe it! I won! I won! what? ohh what did I win LOL 10 patterns from You Are Special

If you've not had the pleasure of meeting Sandy over at You Are Special then let me introduce you, I've known Sandy through her website by ordering patterns long before she started blogging, if you're a craft er then you need to go by & see all the wonderful patterns, you will fall in love the end results creating from her patterns, she has two great websites that you'll simply fall in love with


http://www.youarespecialpatterns.com/

http://theoldecountrycupboard.com


be sure to add her blogs to your list as well, you wont be disappointed! her step by step techniques on doll making is fantastic!.


http://youarespecialpatterns.blogspot.com/


http://oldecountrycupboard.blogspot.com/