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Monday Monday

After a few days at the vet, Raymond
is now home with us and slowly improving. He's been suffering from an upper respiratory infection that I guess his 15 year-old body is having a hard time fighting off. Thank you to everyone for your thoughtful and kind comments and emails, it means so much to me.

I've got a lot of projects going on right now and it's kind of stressing me out but it's all good stuff. I'm going to be in two books coming out in the next year, so I've been working on my contribution for those. I'm also working on some new ideas for the shop and I desperately need to do another update. Aaack, I need more time but I'm also tired of saying I need more time!

All three of my kids began karate last fall and have really been enjoying it. I can't believe the muscles they've gotten already - I know because they go around flexing for me all the time :) Their first promotion was at the beginning of February and my two oldest are now orange belts and my youngest is a yellow belt! I've started doing some bookkeeping and office work for the dojo in trade for class fees and I love it because it gives me something to do while I watch their class, well, besides crocheting. I'm a born organizer anyway and was itching to clean out some of the stuff that has piled up over the years. The picture is of my son, on the right, and my nephew, on the left, performing their kata.

Happy Monday everyone!

Raymond

My big boy is not doing well. I've been nursing him for awhile now and I'm really hoping he will bounce back. He's been at the vet all day and I've been home worrying all day.

In the meantime, here are some of the new (or new to me) blogs I've been enjoying.

Posy

Love Crafty

Stitchy

Green Kitchen

Shimmer Snap

Alli Coate

Sew, Mama, Sew
Sew, Mama, Sew also has a wonderful online fabric store that is carrying the new Sis Boom fabric line.

Fig

This is a picture of my sister's rabbit, Fig; isn't she adorable?! They got her while on a car trip and my sister put Fig in diapers so the kids could hold her in the car. She's bigger now but just as cute :)

Icicles

The Little House

This is my latest creation, a little house for someone
special. These are so much fun to do and I have a lot of
ideas for making some more so you'll be seeing
them in the shop soon.


It's about 4" high and made from wool felt. It can be a
pincushion or just something cute to sit on your shelf.
The little shutters really work!


The garden flowers are inspired from my own garden,
what little memory I have of it (sigh).


These little french-knotted flowers are copies of
my hollyhocks, a favorite of mine.

♥ Happy Valentine's Day ♥

See this image and other adorable vintage valentines here.

New Pincushions and Pintails

There's a new style pincushion waiting for you in the shop. Can you tell I'm having visions of springtime? Again, I'm not real pleased with the lighting in these pictures but I promise they're a lot prettier in person. I also have two Magnolia pincushions available.

I have a new flock of pintails ready to go too. Lots of cuties to keep you company while your sewing! So go take a look,
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Owl Babies in the Shop

Here's the first of several shop updates this week. The lack of light has had me so frustrated when it came to taking pictures that it took me longer than I had planned. When it's not snowing it's bright and sunny but it's still too cold to take pictures outside. This starts the hardest part of the year for me; I'm tired of seeing white everywhere but can't expect warm weather for at least 4 more months. The last frost date here is June 15 and even though we've been living here for almost 6 years, it's still an adjustment for this Southern Californian. Luckily, I like to sew ;)

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