Crafting Envy

    I am in love..... There are some very pretty "shinies" that I'm drooling over. I really hope my husband checks out this post so he can see exactly what I like, hmmm.....I better send him the link :).

     In other news I finished my sisters quilt! Its only 21 days late! Woot! Not bad for me really. I'll post pics when it's out of the dryer.

Dancing around in a skirt and short sleeves today. The sun is out (well mostly) and it's almost 50 degrees!! Thank the goddess that spring is coming soon. Enjoy the weekend!

We had a lovely anniversary dinner on Saturday. I made Guinness Beef Stew and Chocolate and Vanilla Guinness Floats, courtesy of The Hungry Mouse and her recipes. I made her Rye bread last Thursday and it was spectacular, so the remains of that went with the stew. The floats were a bit odd for me ( not a huge stout fan) so I don't think we'll repeat those but I'd like to try it with vanilla ice cream and a good summer wheat beer, now that could be good :).








I got some beautiful flowers and... a Card!! My husband ACTUALLY bought me *gasp* a CARD! This is nearly unheard of, hence the dramatization. I also got a new Mp3 player since mine wasn't holding a charge anymore, and he bought himself a holster for his present. He's one of those men that you really can't buy for unless you know everything about guns, knives, ammo, fishing, etc. I'm happy to let him buy his own presents.












I've been slacking on my sewing projects lately so not a lot to tell on that except for that I got my sister's quilt sandwiched and started stitching a bit on it. I'm trying to stitch some of the letters and shapes instead of just boring straight lines. I use the Warm and Natural batting so I don't have to do a whole lot on a small quilt like hers.



My little boy has been a bit sick, doc says it's a sinus infection. He's in the midst of a course of Anti-biotics ( I hate giving my kids medicine like that unless its absolutely necessary). They seem a lot yuckier than when I was a kid. The littlest one has her well baby appt. on Thursday so we'll see how she's growing. She still seems so tiny to me. She's 5 months now and has just now started to outgrow her newborn size clothes. I see a lot of altering of clothing in this momma's future, guess it's a good thing I'm handy with a needle....







p.s. Can you guess where my children get their beautiful blue eyes?

Crazy, crazy busy! Making anniversary dinner for the husband :). I got some beautiful flowers this morning and he took the kids out for a while so I could keep what I'm making a secret. First time making this so I hope it turns out okay, keep your fingers crossed!

        I'm mostly finished with the quilt top for my sister. She is a huge Cure fan so I put this together in Photoshop and had Spoonflower print it. I have some appliqued felt letters to put on it still but it's coming along. I picked up the batting and backing before the snow came down and trapped me in the house. If I'm super industrious it may only be one month late instead of two.
        I'm especially proud of the corners of the top. This is the first time I've done mitered corners on the border and they actually turned out pretty good. You can't really see them because they are black but hey, I know they're there.










        Speaking of snow, we just got about 6 inches and are due for 1 or 2 more. Not as much as some parts of the country but way too much for my liking. I'm getting more and more ready for spring every day....

Aaaagh! I feel like I'm going crazy over here. Spring cannot come quickly enough for me right now. So tired of being cooped up in the house and not being able to wear skirts.

    Everything is driving me crazy right now, the house is a wreck, my sewing area is a wreck, the kitchen is a wreck, the laundry is not done.

    I woke up thinking (wishing, wanting, Lusting) about the beach this morning. I can just see myself in a bright white tiered skirt with an aqua tank top and gold sandals in one hand and a big floppy sunhat on my head wandering down a white sandy beach....le sigh.

    Back in the real world it will be me and my husband's anniversary soon, February 14th to be exact. Six years and two kids later and we're still laughing and having fun.

    The fabric I designed and ordered from Spoonflower has been shipped and I'm excited to see how it turned out, I'm keeping my fingers crossed! It was for a birthday gift for one of my sisters. I'm not likely to make a February 4th deadline on it but I don't think she'll mind.

    I'll post some pictures of it once I get started on it.