Snippets Picture!

Snippets Picture!

Hello, Some years ago I read Snippet Sensations by Cindy Walters. I also bought More Snippet Sensations after I read the first book. Then I decided to do a snippet picture. This is what I d…
Mom's New Quilt

Mom's New Quilt

Here is the quilt that Carol bought for Mom for Easter at the Christmas Tree Shops. Mom loves roses. She has roses everything in her house. I thought everyone would like to see her beautifu…
Lighthouse Watercolor Wall Hanging made from a Quick Kit

Lighthouse Watercolor Wall Hanging made from a Quick Kit

Linda and I each made one of these wonderful Light House Wall Hanging Quilts from a Watercolor Quilt Kit.. It is so easy and fun - little 2 inch squares are laid out on a 2 inch iron on gr…
Target Tuesday

Target Tuesday

Hello, Jessica at Such Pretty Things has been blogging about Target Tuesdays and now I find myself gravitating to Target on Tuesdays to see what I can find. Here are cute little felt Easter …
Pretty flags by Silvestri

Pretty flags by Silvestri

Aren't these the most succulent flags you've ever seen? The designer, Karen Rossi at KarenRossi.com for Silvestri was at the Garden Show yesterday. Carol, I know you don't want …
Fairfield Garden Show - Fabulous!

Fairfield Garden Show - Fabulous!

What a great show...the Fairfield Garden Show in Connecticut. I bought some hypertufa's - those are pots handmade from cement, perlite, and peat moss. I Love 'em. The one with the d…
Finished thebook I started a few days ago.

Finished thebook I started a few days ago.

I hope the title of this book is not going to offend anyone. I finished this book this morning. Wow. It was a quick one. Very exciting. No, it is not about evil. In a nutshell it is about h…
Another Polka Dot Girl Embroidery Finished..

Another Polka Dot Girl Embroidery Finished..

It certainly is a good feeling to see another Polka Dot Girls embroidery finished... only 10 to go ... :-( hahaha
Saturday Michele, my niece, and I went to my brother's house and put together some twig chairs. He has a nail gun and a compressor and I don't. At first it was very freaky to work with…
Socks that strangle.

Socks that strangle.

I have always had a problem with the top elastic on my socks...cutting into my leg.. so I somehow discovered that you could just take the sissors and cut that little elastic right off. In f…
Prettier Lunch Bag

Prettier Lunch Bag

Hi, my daughter, Kristy, was packing her cloth lunch bag this week. When I saw it I was appalled. What in the world is this? I can make you a better lunch bag than this. "Well, Mom, i…
Bunnies Galore!

Bunnies Galore!

My niece, Michele, my Mom, and I made these cute little bunnies to give as Easter presents for all the ladies in the family. It was a really simple pattern which we made up from a picture w…
New Look to our Blog!

New Look to our Blog!

How do you all like the new look to our blog? I was visiting Tammy's beautiful blog, "For a Stitch in Thyme" and asked her if she could help me with mine. She directed me to …
New Header

New Header

Our new Header is an embroidery I (Carol) did, from Robyn Allen-Waters of Australia... She makes the buttons and they come with the embroidery kit. I am also working on the Polka Dot Girls …
TWIGGY CHAIR

TWIGGY CHAIR

In PA, my mother bought me my birthday gift, even though my birthday is not until May. I had to have it. I love this chair. It is a woodland chair.. My niece, Michelle, is going to try to…
Selvage Fun!

Selvage Fun!

Hello, I got some selvages at my sister's house. I kinda went selvage shopping before Carol got up - in her stash. She has some VERY nice fabric and now I have some VERY nice selvages. …
Sewing Cat Mini Wallhanging

Sewing Cat Mini Wallhanging

This little wall hanging I have for sale over in my Etsy Shop... It's one of Loralie's Cats, for the center and some of her delightful fabrics for the framing. ...Carol http://www.etsy…
Okay, this is the stuff from PA

Okay, this is the stuff from PA

Here are some of the luscious things I bought while visiting my sister. The pretty ceramic pots and the rose teapot and pitcher are from the Christmas Tree Shop in Downingtown, PA. They had …
LOVE THIS FLUFFY WHITE STUFF!

LOVE THIS FLUFFY WHITE STUFF!

We bought some really nice stuff while in PA which I'll post tomorrow. Tonight I wanted everyone to see the snow we got yesterday. LOTS OF IT. Does everyone see the plywood "shrubs&…
Little girls' aprons

Little girls' aprons

My sister made these little aprons to be sold at a boutique. She zipped them up rather fast while I watched a very bad sci-fi movie. Anyway, we went to the boutique and shopped and bought so…

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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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