ORGANIZING EMBROIDERY THREADS

What do you think of when you think ‘organize”how man times do we ‘reorganize lol with the sewing room in mind there’s countless things to organize, so’s to never be lost again , fabrics, ribbons, patterns, supplies, paints  on & on & on  my friend, it’s the job that never ends LO LOL

I came across this neat idea for embroidery thread on pinterst & thought I’d share, one of the countless things to organize once I get around to it lol

I WON!

 

oh my goodness! I can’t believe I won! right before Thanksgiving I get an email from Jennifer saying I’ve won

what a beautiful Book

we’ve been in Virginia  most of the week visiting family so there’s lots of catching up to do & my December is already half way filled, whew!

SHOW PICTURES

WELL YOU ASKED FOR IT! PICTURES! PICTURES! PICTURES! LOL

with set backs from the tornado, which is still a mess here but still blessed praise God! then my Aunt passed away, which was very hard on my mom so with what little I had I was very pleased how  my show turned out & very blessed, I came home with less than 1/2 what I set out with, the big plans are to  call in reinforcements &get started fresh after the 1st of the year

I had a tote full of toys & came home with less than could fit in one of those crates

All of my Americana sold this year

 

Block man reassuring Frosty, it’s ok! he’s done this show lots of times lol the 2 block snowmen are now proudly sitting in the entry of my daughters door way, gonna miss them lol

sometimes it’s sad to see something go a fast as you’ve made it lol but I know Snow Angel & her baby will be loved in their new home

Sherrie is a sweet friend that goes to  my church ,this year we were close enough to each check on each other from time to time

this sweet lady is always less than 2 tables down from me ,I look forward to seeing her every year, I bought a jar of pepper sauce from her & the next morning she wrote down how she made it for me, sweet!

I had doubts whether or not to do this show  this year, even came very close to just bringing it all back home but I stuck it out Fri. 9am-9pm & Sat. 9am-3pm so glad I did for I was blessed far beyond what I expected , looking forward to starting  fresh &  anew for the new year, 1st thing on the to do list is tie into the sewing room & get it all organized, make a supply list, start stocking up, start cutting & sewing projects up ready for stuffing

I have one more big pink headed Annie to make for my niece for Christmas

then it’s “just for me sewing time” lol there’s fabric still waiting to be turned into pillowcases, aprons to finish, pillows for my living room, curtains for my sewing room & on & on goes the list of “things to  do just for me” LOL!

FUN THINGS TO GET INTO

The next apron challenge with Tie one On is  AUTUM LEAVES

http://angrychicken.typepad.com/tieoneon/

need to catch up on a sewing project or just wantta do something for fun? join in the FRI NIGHT SEW IN  this Fri with Handmade by Heidi

 http://www.handmadebyheidi.blogspot.com/

get in on the 12 Days Of Christmas

http://thecreativeitchboutique.blogspot.com/2011/11/12-days-of-christmas-day-8.html

visit Pinterest  http://pinterest.com/  for great idea  & projects, I have a whole “eye candy” folder of ideas lol  I’m going to try this today 

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2010/05/my-favorite-vanilla-brown-sugar-body.html

 

every year there’s a big craft day over at my daughters, last year we made ornaments, pajamas humm my mind goes blank as to what else lol but I do remember the look on the girls face when we told her we need 15 yards of this fabric LOL

not sure if we’ll attempt 6 pairs of PJ’s this year lol but there’s rumors of “maybe” lol there’s talk of snowmen! I came across this pattern & thinking  it might be  a cute project,   with 4 girls we can knock 2  of these Snowmen rag quilts out in no time , right? LOL

Whatever you get into this weekend do it with all your might! today I will start off  by getting my pictures off this chip onto a cd yippee! if you’ve missed the why on that one  it’s because I’ve been using my daughters camera & her chip wont fit my tower lol ,tomorrow  & Mon. a group of us from the church will met together for  a fun filled day of baking cakes & candy for our Holiday fundraiser

What fun things are you getting into?

IS THERE LIFE AFTER SHOWS

ever wonder if there's life after shows? LOL does it really ever stop? besides all the cleaning  from all the sewing, painting & gunging that went flying everywhere  I' guess I'll get back to those "just for me" projects & finish organizing the house & getting ready for the Holidays, today I'm rearranging & organizing the office, soooo tired of things getting lost in here but I have a plan to stop that lol I took show pic's with my daughters camera & lol & behold it don't fit my tower ughhhhh sooooo after I transfer them to a cd from Wal-Mart or somewhere then off that onto here I'll post them , what a mess! lol I"m thinking of selling off all  of my inventory, UFO's included & start fresh next year, after the Holidays settle the big plans are to get things cut out & sewed so come show time it'll all be ready for stuffing & putting together, not much to think about today but that's my thoughts for today

24 Hours 10 min. & just a few seconds

 

We’re almost ready to go, ready or not the time has come , have you watched the show Food Network where they make their dishes for the judges & then they count down & shout , “chefs  times up!step away”

as I looked around the sewing room last night I realized it was time to just step away from the machine, what’s done is done & let the lower end hang & go to bed, something I’d almost forgotten how to do

besides, who’s gonna clean this mess up ,lol, there’s a lot of sanding to be done to this big ole gal to get her to that nice prim stage my gingers didn’t turn out as dark as I’d hope for but this late in the game they’ll have to do, well with 24 hours, 10 min & a few seconds to spare, I might could fix them LOL

while looking for  totes  in the shed ,I found these guys hiding in the far back , thank goodness they weren’t UFO’s LOL

I think once I finish getting everything  priced , fluffed & tweaked I’ll come up with more than I realize I have,  for yesterday was to be my deadline, my all nighter to get it all done but my heart just wasn’t in it & still not, the phone rang early yesterday, it was my sister telling me that our Aunt had passed away, this now leaves my mom down to one sister out of seven brothers & sisters

my heart aches in so many different directions, my heart aches for my mom who is getting up in years & because of health reasons can’t even get out to attend her sisters funeral, my heart aches for my cousins, Pam, Mary, Bill, Gary, Terry & Danny who now have lost both parents & having to face the upcoming Holidays & explain to children why grandma isn’t  there

depending on how my mom holds out will determine if I try to do  my show & a funeral back to back this weekend

SNOW ANGEL & HER SNOWMAN

 

Taking a quick break to show you the Snow Angel Annie & her Snowman I just finished up

things are finding their way into the living room, into the kitchen & all over  lol, I’m sure I need to go to town but not quite sure for what just yet, but it’s raining & there's soooooo much to do I’ll stick close by & work at getting things finished up around here

FROSTY

just about to get all the UFO’s under wraps, I’ve bout decided what’s left will be ripped open & unstuffed & turned into something else  next go round LOL LOL

 

I still don’t know who these gals are LOL LOL

working on Snow Angels, she’s a big ole gal  who holds a snowman, anyways, had two but made the eyes a little too big on one but all is not lost I simply will turn her into a black snow angel before starting all over LOL

the hours are getting away from me fast as tonight it needs to be all priced tagged,bagged ,packed & loaded so it’s about to get hairy over here LOL

with all that said here’s Frosty, at least that’s his name for now LOL

MORE UFO’S BITE THE DUST

LOL they’re taking over the sewing room, thought I’d  take a break & show you  a few  before having to get back at it

this is Emma , she still needs bloomers lol

oops didn’t notice Sarah’s hair was blown back lol

Ms Buttons

Ms USA is always fun to make, got the 2 flag pillows stuffed, can’t find my tiny hangers for the long johns so I think I shall go outside & gather up some sticks lol

I’ll try to get more pictures up tomorrow night but with 3 days left I’ve got to sew more than take pictures lol 

lol not really, the sewing room’s buzzing right along from daylight till can’t 

I even took a break today & made fudge! I’m getting a lot done today, have too! going to a painting class with my daughter & grand daughter tomorrow night

mark your calendar ,Hedi at  http://www.handmadebyheidi.blogspot.com/ will host the next “Fri Night Sew in “ Nov 18th

  hopefully I’ll be able to get some of those  long awaited “just for me” projects finished up LOL

WHEN PLAN A FAILS

MOVE TO PLAN B LOL

buzz buzz buzz goes the alarm at 5:30 am this morning, a little chilly for my taste this morning but not enough for full blown out heat forces lol so I plug up the  little electric heater to get the chill out of the sewing room, make a cup of coffee & proceed to start my morning, I'm on a good roll  when the power goes out ,there was a  bad wreck just above the house, took out a power pole so I move to plan B which was to sit by the window light & get some stuffing work  done then it rained, yea you guessed it, got dark! LoL by this time it’s time to go to town & take care of getting the oil changed & while I”m on that side of town we stop & surprise the grand kids with pizza’s

home & put hubby back to bed  for a nap as he has to go back in tonight so I’ll be pulling an all nighter     or till I fall asleep, which ever comes first LOL because  

COULD I JUST BE TIRED? lol

Tonight I decide to give the camera chip another chance & put it in the tower, I notice there are 2 folders on the page that comes up  humm, was that always there lol anyways that explains the missing pictures, they made themselves a new folder LOL

 

speaking of UFO’s , who is this? seriously I don’t know LOL LOL I have no idea which pattern they came from, they look kinda about the size of the Annie That the big  big Santa holds, not sure, got 10 days to figure that out lol

this big ole gal is   from a You Are Special pattern just a little more tweaking on her

can you guess what this is going to be ? I’ll give you a hint…it’s not a quilt! give up?  ok another hint….you can bake in it, clean in it even entertain in it lol