Just Couldn't Help Myself....

I'm a cat person so I had to share this one :)

Just not too sure about this!!!!

I've been to several Amish communities,

but I've never seen this.

OH Yes!!!!

That would be me :)

LOL



Yep...that's me!

I know this for a fact.

Hope these brightened your day

 and brought a smile to your face. 

 They are all borrowed from Facebook friends.

Love & Hugs,
Terry

This Week's Gifts

WOW, WOW, WOW

So many wonderful gifts received this week!!!

First I opened this package from my wonderful Dear Jane Secret Pal...

the green fabrics are beautiful, the pink coin purse is so pretty, and she

even started it with a shiney penny :)  The scissor FOB, she made

and it has my initial on it, she did an excellent job!  She does digi

card making and scrapbooking and I am lucky enough to receive a

sample of her work each month, so very pretty:) 

As always I so enjoyed reading her note that she includes,

 makes me feel like I'm getting to know her...

even though I don't know who she is, and won't until December!

This little cutie is from Mary over at Friendship Blocks.

I received this little Mug Rug from her for the Spring Swap.

I love it, so colorful and it's a cat, so what's not to love???

Dear Deanna made this hot pad for me for a friendship swap

on a Snail Mail group I belong to, and she sent the extra surprise

of all the wooden spoons!  Such a sweet lady, she is:) 

The colors are a perfect match for my kitchen!

And these sweeties are from my sweety:)

Meet Sprite (yellow & green) and Mr. Squawkers (blue & white).

They are a belated Birthday gift from my dear husband.

Anyone who knows me very well, knows that I love birds as much as I love cats.

I haven't had any birds for many years, and I have missed hearing

their sweet songs echoing through my house.  These guys 

have already brought me so much joy & they haven't even been here for a week:)

Mr. Squawkers will already sit on my finger:)

Speaking of cats...my silly cats seem to be a little afraid of our

new additions...they have lived such sheltered lifes, too funny. 

And to finish up my week of gifts...

A Gift From God:

We had a pretty good storm go through last night,

no damage, just a typical Spring thunderstorm.

And this was given to us after the storm passed.

This has been an awesome week,

 filled with many many blessings

and so very much accomplished. 

God's Love, Peace & Blessings to all of you.

Hugs,

Terry



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