Summery weather already

Time to get out the sandals and tee's and summery purses. I found some time to squeeze in a little purse project. I bought this fabric awhile back and finally found some time to make it into a bag. Doesn't my little five year old take great photos! Fabric found here. ~ More fun things to come............hope you had a lovely weekend.

More bursts of color

As you can tell, I'm on a big Indigo frenzy! Just using up bits and pieces of scraps, here and there...............that's what I like so much about having my own store house aplenty of fabric. No lack here! Here's a sample of the Melange green hutch I spiffed up last month.........


........and the Indigo mini quilt I made this week. This little quilt was something spontaneous.................I have a long list of "things to do", but I was procrastinating and whipped up this little window like jewel instead of tackling the rest of my list. I love those kind of creative bursts of energy! Speaking of energy, this one is just surging with energy! After having the privelege of seeing all the beautiful quilts at the Gee's Bend exhibit, I have since had the urge to make a simple scrap quilt. It is so touching to read and hear the stories of how the ladies made quilts from old clothes and basically what they had. I could look at their colorful quilts by the hour and never tire of seeing their beauty. ~

Love these colors

A fun little Friday project!

Oh, I had so much fun making this sparkly little pincushion.
After seeing all the pretty pincusions here and there and over
here, I decided to make one of my own.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!

Getting ready for a birthday party

The girls and I are getting ready for Daddy's birthday supper! ~ Yay! Pretty hard to keep a secret around here........"Daddy, we're getting balloons for you"......and so on and so forth......It's all so cute.

Hubby has
ordered Curried Chicken Tandoori and Chocolate Cream Puffs
(all from scratch) :) YUMMMM!
I got out my new "Tartine" cookbook
for the cream filling. I have made the
simple cream pie filling a few times, and it is scrumptious. If you are looking for a super yummy cookbook filled with main courses as well as desserts and breads, this is it! I highly recommend it. Next time we're in San Francisco, we're stopping in for a bite to eat!!! ~~
Big sister dug out this cute old dress that used to be hers, and now it fits sissy, just as pretty as you please. It's from one of Amy Butler's older lines of fabric......still as fresh as ever.

~~ Lovin the blue sunny skies today!!! ~~

Pretty Little Garden

Seems like everyone else is showing off their beautiful gardens and fresh signs of Spring! Here are a few from our garden! We have veggies on the way already........gorgeous roses I planted a couple of years ago when we first moved in.........I love the Calla Lillies our friend brought over from his garden and shared with us. .............. . and look at the dove sitting on her nest!!!! This is from our good friend's garden. They are so lucky to have a bird nest in their garden! The dove is sitting on two beautiful eggs. Whats in your garden?

Company Dinner

Taking a break from the fabric.........cooking up a delicious dinner! Trying a new recipe I revised. Butternut Squash cubed and steamed with bacon diced on top and Kalamata Olives, purple onion, Feta Cheese sprinkled on top of the lettuce! A homemade dressing of olive oil, orange juice, salt, and a tea spoon of bacon trimmings (poured off the cooked bacon). Drizzle the dressing on top and indulge~ It's actually a Winter salad, but quite yummy! I steamed fresh artichokes, made a chicken dish with rice, and a strawberry apple crisp for dessert! YUM~

Show and Tell

Here are a few of the treasures I picked up this weekend! I painted a shelving unit a lovely Melange green, last month.......and now I have some fun little tins to store thread and sewing goodies in. Oh what fun! I have a big project to finish, so will keep this post short and sweet.

Exhilarating Weekend!!

Well, where to start?! We headed over to one of my most favorite haunts in the whole wide world! Half Moon Bay! Truly an artists paradise.......quilt shops, galleries, antique shops, boutiques, nurseries, farmers market on saturday mornings, beautiful old buildings and flowers everywhere you look!!!!! Not to mention the yummy cafes, restaurants and ice cream shops! (It's also a surfers paradise) Got my antique shopping fix (for now) and checked out a few galleries. Brings back fond memories of Art School, when I had a bunch of my paintings on display in a quaint coffee shop, just off of main street. Ahhhh, the good 'ol days.

Easter egg hunt and a relaxing Sunday with family and friends ~


It was drippy and drizzly on the coast, but ohhhh so refreshing! Had sandwiches at the yummy San Benito House on Main Street, browsed in a few antique shops, and found some yummy things that I will share in the next post!! ~ Oh, and my girls scored with a teacup each from their great-grandma!

Kluck, Kluck.....Happy Easter

~ Happy Easter ~

A skirt in the makings

So, here is what I have come up with so far! I'm pretty excited about it. (the colors are much richer and the hot pink is much brighter in real life) ~ You get the idea, anyhow. Just need to attach the waistband to the skirt and put a zipper in and hem it! YAY! Then the fun part comes..........finding the perfect top to wear with it! Any ideas???

Creative Endeavors

I fell in love with this really Cute Skirt Pattern from here! I decided to give it a whirl again with this fabric I have all layed out, ready to cut and sew! Found this darling skirt from Anthropologie and want to create my own version. I'll have show and tell when I am done. The Irish Stew is a cookin for supper and I smell fun in the works. Thank goodness for the 'ol crockpot!!! I am cooking up my Granny's recipe of Irish Stew. YUM! For any of you interested in where I found my choice fabrics, you can most likely find them at JoAnn's. All their denim is on sale right now for 40% off, and I picked up the brocade's there, as well........trims, etc! They don't have a huge selection of braids and trims at JoAnn's, so maybe you can come up with a better place to find some delicious trimmings for a cute skirt!! I thought the polka-dotty stripe of sorts would be fun for a change from the traditional unpatterned denim. ~~ My wheels are spinning now.........I am imagining a denim or chambray skirt with vintage hankies or cloth napkins cut up and used as the patchwork piecing on the waist! How cute would that be! Ohh, and some crocheted lace for trim! Next time..............Time to go have fun!!! ~

Freshcut Shopper

I am loving these Heather Bailey fabrics more and more everytime I work with them!!! I have had this fun charm pack of squares staring me in the face (hanging on my bulletin board) just waiting for the perfect little something! This little something turned into a springtime bag! I love it! I still have another pack of these sparkly candy fabrics to have fun with! Thank you Heather for designing such gorgeous fabrics!!!