Baby Face - You've got the sweetest little baby face.

Baby Face - You've got the sweetest little baby face.

My sister makes these darling pillows with Loralie fabric. Aren't these sweet?
Plastic bag purses and Succulent Dogs

Plastic bag purses and Succulent Dogs

Here is a carryall bag/pocketbook that is knit out of plastic bags. Cocoknits has a tutorial that looks interesting. I haven't tried it yet and I think some plastic bags would be downri…
Pretty Little Teacup Pouches

Pretty Little Teacup Pouches

Hello, Here is something else that my sister and I worked on while I was visiting in Pennsylvania. The pattern came from the book Pretty Little Purses and Pouches by Laurraine Yuyama from …
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OUR MOTHER IS CELEBRATING HER

100th BIRTHDAY

This is our mother on her 99th Birthday last June.. Since she is celebrating her 100th birthday this coming June we are crafting a journal of her life. She is an amazing woman.. still running h…
Two more origami bags....

Two more origami bags....

Two sisters together for the first time in 3 months. What a wonderful crafty time! Here are 2 more Origami Bags, but we cut them 24 inches square instead of 18 ... and now we have usable spr…
I DID IT!!

I DID IT!!

Hi, Everyone, I did it. I was able to figure out how to do the little Origami Bag from Janet at Quiltsalott . I tried figuring it out at 1 A.M. It didn't make sense but when I woke up in…
Wheeee..... I'm here in Pennsylvania visiting my sister!! Mom came with me also. My sister gave me this little embroidered quilt for my Christmas present. I had started the same embroid…
Origami Pouch

Origami Pouch

This is as far as I got with the Origami Pouch. Janet on http://quiltsalott.blogspot.com/ has a wonderful tutorial for this bag. I love this bag. It's so cute. I hope I can finish it. I&…
New Craft/Sewing books...YEA!

New Craft/Sewing books...YEA!

My sister bought these 3 books and we are going to peruse them when I go to PA hopefully this week. Here they are. We want to make a teacup change/credit card purse by Laurraine Yuyama of P…
ZERO DEGREES IN CONNECTICUT

ZERO DEGREES IN CONNECTICUT

Richard said when he woke up that the outdoor thermometer read 0 degrees. That is darn cold. I think it was 8 degrees when I went to the Mall last night. Sheesh. It is COLD!!
Dining Room Fixed Up

Dining Room Fixed Up

After the failed attempt at …
I spotted this book on my shelf, Brilliant Bags , and decided to peruse through it a little. There is some nice stuff in here but the best bag is on the front. I think the fabric is going to…
Wing Chair - You win!

Wing Chair - You win!

I give up. I started to upholster the wing chairs (I have two of them) tonight. My Mom gave me the courage finally to start the project. What a HUGE JOB this is. It's too hard for me. T…
Our Mom Invented this little apron to save on Paper towels..

Our Mom Invented this little apron to save on Paper towels..

Our 99 year old mother had colon cancer (she had surgery & all is well, Praise the Lord)... in the meantime while she was going through it all... Carol's daughter, Lori, gave her a …
Potholder/hot mats I'm working on..

Potholder/hot mats I'm working on..

These are the giant potholds or Hot Mats.. I've been working on.. I guess they will be Valentine Presents for my family. Happy Valentine's Day to all... Carol
More thread holders

More thread holders

I made these two little cuties last night while watching a scary movie on the SciFi channel. These are easy to do now that I know how to do them but there is some handwork involved and I ne…
www.quiltsforkids.org

www.quiltsforkids.org

An amazing web site - check it out!! www.quiltsforkids.org
One Quilt sent to Quilts for Kids

One Quilt sent to Quilts for Kids

This is just one of the 35 quilts that I made for sick kids and sent to Quilts for Kids, Inc. to distribute to CHOP. Linda Arye wrote me such a flowing email about how they appreciative the…
Quilts donated to Children's Hospital through Quilts for Kids

Quilts donated to Children's Hospital through Quilts for Kids

This is one of the little flannel quilts I made for kids in hospitals. I had them all made this winter, not knowing how I was going to get them down to Philadelphia, when I came across an a…
Fleece basket/container Tutorial

Fleece basket/container Tutorial

I love this little fluffy basket. I could add a handle but I think it's cute just like it is and I haven't seen anything like it on the blogs. It is inspired by a little "threa…
Fleece basket/container Tutorial

Fleece basket/container Tutorial

Pin the circle to the bottom and stitch around as in the picture.
Fleece basket/container Tutorial

Fleece basket/container Tutorial

Turn the whole thing inside out. Then put in the stiff felt circle which will give the inside of the basket a finished look. And you are done! Enjoy! It's so quick and so satisfying.
Here is the little fleece basket and another little basket I made using some quilted fabric (cheater). With the fabric I ironed on some polyester batting (iron-on type of batting) and then…
Fairyland

Fairyland

Hello, everyone, we are in Fairyland, with brilliant ice crystals and slushy, icy roads and walkways here in Connecticut. However, it is so beautiful I had to get out and take some pictures…
Fairyland

Fairyland

Fairyland - that is what Mom calls it when the trees are full of ice. If the sun was out, the world would look magical.
Here are the real Cupcakes!

Here are the real Cupcakes!

When Susan came for Christmas, she came with everything to make her cupcakes... we had cupcakes everywhere - on the mantle, out on the porch, on the table and on a holder... yum... (I only …
Faux cupcakes

Faux cupcakes

My niece, Michele, and I made fake(faux) cupcakes before Christmas along with a few other handmade ornaments to give to everyone in the family. If anyone is interested I will post a tutoria…
Angel Ornament Tutorial

Angel Ornament Tutorial

I started making these angel ornaments by printing out angel pictures on cardstock in size 3 1/2 by 5 inches. I ironed the pictures onto fast-to-fuse or they could be glued onto stiff felt …
YOYO Christmas Tree Tutorial

YOYO Christmas Tree Tutorial

I made several different size yoyos out of various green fabric and stacked them together to make these Christmas Trees. You don't need a yoyo maker to make yoyos. If anyone needs a tu…
Tina's Wee Watercolor

Tina's Wee Watercolor

Tina painted some little watercolor paintings today. How sweet.
Wild and wonderful buttons

Wild and wonderful buttons

I saw these buttons in Walmart and had to have them. They are much brighter than this.
Beaded Fleece Scarf Tutorial

Beaded Fleece Scarf Tutorial

I cut a piece of fleece 6 1/2 inches wide by 50 inches long and then cut strips on each end like a fringe (you can see how uneven my strips are so you are bound to get them better than that…
I cut a point on the end of the fleece to make it easier to get the pony beads through. I picked random colors but I think all different shades of pink would be nice also. Pink is nice. :)
Here it is all done with pretty, pony beads. I had supper guests tonight and my nephew's wife finished putting on the beads for me. She's going to buy some fleece and have this craf…
Here is a barbie dress I made for my granddaughter a few weeks ago. Then this week I bought some fabric at Joann's in the discount aisle and had another 50% taken off the price so I bou…

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I am the crafter extraordinaire (on this blog anyway.) I live with my husband, my son, David, in a cozy cape cod style house in Connecticut.

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