Papercrafting Projects...

I did manage to get all my card swaps done and mailed.

That was a HUGE accomplishment this month 

Here are the cards:

All done for this month...

Next month...Yikes!!!!

To many great swaps offered,

I may be in trouble :)

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

Sewing Projects....

I was able to get some sewing time in this past week,

and complete the swaps/gifts I needed to finish,

and make something for myself:) 

This is the Spring Mug Rug that I made for a swap.

The pink & white block is called  a "Pink & White Kite"

and the side strip of triangles is a variation of the "Flying Geese" block.

I thought both were appropriate for a "Spring" themed swap,

along with the very springy background fabric.

 

Made this little hot pad or candle mat

for another gift swap.  I wanted to do some hand work...

so I decided to add the embroidery work to this one:)

Made this for St. Patrick's Day

to go with this:

I made the table topper several years ago

from a Irish block swap I was in:)

Hope you are able to get some stitching done this weekend:)

Thanks for stopping by, I have lots more to add to my blog,

so be sure to check back over the weekend:)

Hugs,

Terry

~Borrowed from a Facebook Friend



Spring Has Sprung...

Just stopped by to wish everyone

Happy First Day of Spring

                                  ~Picture borrowed from a Facebook friend

The calendar says it's the First Day of Spring

But, Here in Indiana it feels more like

the First Day of Summer...

Our high today is to be around 85F.

Makes me wonder what Summer will be like?????

Love & Hugs,

Terry

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.    ~2Timothy 3:16 (NASB)



The Next Few Days...

The next few days are going to be very busy....
(procrastination is a very bad thing)

Four sewing projects to finish and mail,

Way too many cards swaps to make and mail,

Children's Church lesson to prepare,

My niece's Baby Shower to attend,

and St. Patrick's Day,

 so for all my blogland

 friends and family this is for you

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Blessings to All,

Terry 

Row by Row Swap

I have never participated in a Row by Row Swap before

and to be quite honest I was a little hesitant...

But I decided to give it a try!

The idea is to pick a theme for yourself and make the first row,

then send it to the next person on the list. 

They add a row following your theme and send it on.

There are a total of 7 ladies in the swap this year,

so everyone will end up with 7 rows to put

together as they see fit.  Sounds like great FUN, don't you think?

My theme is "The Northwest".

Cabins, bears, canoes, pine trees, etc.

I made my center block first:

Then I extended the ground and sky a wee bit

and then made two pine tree blocks for each side.

Last but not least I made two different, but alike corner blocks:



Then I sewed my blocks together to make my row...

Now I will mail this row on for others to add to:)

I should be receiving two rows to add my creativity to

later this week.  I know the theme for one is Patriotic

using red, white & blue.  And the other is Owls using

bright colors.  Loving this group:)

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope everyone is enjoying some wonderful creativity this week:)

Love & Hugs,

Terry

This & That

These are some pics from some of my Facebook friends

and some of the Facebook pages that I "Like".

I thought they were too good not to share...

Enjoy

Thanks for stopping by,

hope you found something here that made you smile or

lifted your spirit:)

Love & Hugs,

Terry

February Leftovers!!!

Ooops...Forgot some February finishes and gifts...

The above are the little coasters that I made for a friendship gift.

They are the first hexagons I had ever made...really fun to make,

so they may become my new "take -a- long" projects,

you know those things you take with you to work

on when you're waiting, and waiting, and waiting... 

Next is the lovely friendship gift I received

from a very sweet lady, named Peggy:)

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Received this awesome card from Robin

over at the card swap group:)

I love this card!!!

This had to take some time to make.

I received this little "Explosion Box"

in a card swap also, too cute :)

The ladies at this group are so talented.

This is the Explosion Box that I made.

When you open it the message is on the bottom of the box.  I had a little trouble getting my mind wrapped around this concept, but once I got it made, I really liked it, so there will probaly be more in the making :)

Well that's it for February...

And March is going to be a busy busy month!

Ten or eleven card swaps, 2 quilt block swaps,

2 sewing friendship swaps, and my month

to teach Children's Church:)

Lovin' Life!!!

Borrowed from a FaceBook friend

Love, Hugs, Blessings,

Terry

Sharing My Birthday

Yes, today is my Birthday and I thought I would

share pics of some of my gifts :)  Sharing pics not my age!!!

The above picture is all the beautiful cards and notes I received.

Love them all, so nice to receive the cards, most of which

 had handwritten messages too :)

These beautiful flowers are from my middle

daughter and her children:)

These lovely flowers are from my

oldest daughter and her family.



I really love getting flowers for my birthday,

especially since February in Indiana isn't really

 very colorful or pretty!  The flowers really brighten my day :)



My wonderful Mother gave me these two necklaces.

The smaller one has an amethyst, which is my birthstone.

Both are very very pretty, the picture just doesn't do them justice.

My dear sister-in-law gave me these wonderful gifts.

Love all the purple fat quarters, so very pretty.

The bird candle holder is gorgeous when lit, and the M&Ms

well they were delicious!!!!!

And these pretty fat quarters came from the Birthday Swap ladies

over at the Friendship Block Group.  There's one from Canada,

(she also sent me small squares of fabric to remind of Canada) 

and two from Australia :)  Quilter's are sure a very loving and 

and caring and giving breed of people. 

And my awesome family are also loving, caring, giving people...

My children, grandchildren, cousins, and dear husband, Love them all,

 got together and gave me a very Yummy birthday dinner

on Saturday evening.  Spaghetti, Manacotti, Salad, Garlic Bread

 and a Chocolate Bundt Cake...doesn't get any better than that!!!!

"Thank You" to all my family and friends

for making this a very

Happy Birthday for me.

And Thank You Jesus for giving me another fabulous year.

Love , Hugs, Blessings,

Terry

February Secret Pal Gift

My dear, Oh so sweet Dear Jane Secret Pal sent me

a wonderful February package...Tis a combination February,

Valentine, and Birthday package this month :)

The birthday card is so cute and the Gummies, well they are gone....

They were really yummy :)

The Jennifer Chiaverini book is one that I did not have, and I had

six, but not the New Year's Quilt.  I love her digital scrapbooking...

I told her that a monthly digital card could became a habit

if she wanted it to (hehehe).

And my all time favorite quilt kits are the ones from The Quilt Company,

and what did I receive????  A new kit from them, "The Little Red Barns".

Oh My Gosh, so, so, so cute!!!!!  And not only did she send me the pattern kit,

but also the fabric and the button accessories kits.

My dear Secret Pal is truly spoiling me... and I love every minute of it!!!

I know she peeks at my blog now & then, (she told me in a letter) so...

Thank you so much for all the wonderful gifts, you are a sweetheart:)

Love & Hugs,

Terry



February Paper Works

I will start with the Valentine Candy Bar Swap...

The above picture is one of the BIG Hershey candy bars with a new over wrap to celebrate Valentine's Day. 

To the right is the card that I made to go with the candy bar:)

So much Yummy Fun!

These are the ATCs for this month.

The letter "B" is for Buttons & Bows,

The letter "Y" is for Yummy & Yellow.

Here is the Feminine Birthday card.

I really like the chocolate and pink color

combo.  Maybe, because it reminds

me of chocolate covered cherries :)

Next is the "Build -a- Sketch" card.   For this challenge we are given certain shaped and sized pieces to work with.  This is always a challenge for me...I can't quite seem to let go on this challenge, which is why I do it, to make me think a little more!

I love this card...this is the "Mystery Item" swap.

Each month the hostess sends us a mystery item to use on the card

in any way we wish.  This month it was the green paper...which I ran through

the Cricut to emboss and then used it as a background.  I am really anxious

to see what the other ladies did with their paper...

This challenge was the "New Technique" card.

We were to use glossy cardstock, spray it with a little

water, paint on some inks, no real pattern

to it, just swirl it here and there, then sprinkle some salt on it, a little spritz of water and then dry with the heat gun, brush off excess salt, and....

Voila!!! a pretty new background paper:)  Finish it the way we wanted.

And last but not least is the scrapbook elements swap...

I chose to do the border for a Valentine's page, and then for the "Scrapin Queen" page I did the poem/quote.  One of these days when I get into the scrap room to scrapbook I will have all my elements all done and I will just need to add the pictures:)

I have one more swap to do, the "Different Kind Of Card" swap....

this one is really giving me trouble, so I will have to share it later,

still a work in progress :(

Then I need to switch back to sewing...I have 3 different "quilty" swaps to get done and mailed by mid March!!!!  What was I thinking??????

Love , Hugs, and Blessings to All,

Terry

Meet Our New Grandson....

Gabriel Reed was welcomed to our family

on Wednesday, February 9, 2012 at 3:26 am. 

He weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces and was 21 inches long.

My baby and her baby are both doing just fine...

and the new Daddy...Well, he is popping a few shirt buttons!!!!

Gabriel is our 9th grandchild.

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

Then the little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.  But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven."  And He laid His hands on them and departed from there.     ~ Matthew 19:13-15

 

This Week's Accomplishments

Remember awhile back I was in a Snowpeople block swap...

Well I needed 3 more blocks to make the quilt the size I wanted,

This week I made the first of the three..

I figure I have snowmen, snowladies, and melted snowpeople..

So I made a snowflake :)  Only 2 more blocks to go,

 and then I can get my top together. 

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February's Mug Rug is of course...

A Heart!!!!!

I have signed up for 2 Mug Rug Swaps,

Spring & Summer.  I am looking forward to that:)

These are really fun & quick:)

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Next I thought I would try making Hexagon Flowers...

Never made these before, I have always loved the look of them,

just never brave enough to give them a try.....

I chose to sew mine together by hand...

can't imagine doing these little jewels on the machine.

I have decided that this is an excellent way to use up smaller

scraps, and I can carry these with me when going here & there

with my husband.  Eventually I might have enough to make a quilt:)

But these first two will become coasters or maybe candle mats:

Now, for this weekend and upcoming week I will

be switching to paper crafting....new month - new swaps:)

Fun, Fun, Fun!!!!

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

                                                                                             2Thessalonians 3:5