A giveaway that's too good to be true!

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Now, head on over for your chance to win!

Giveaway at Dreamy Whites

Hurry over to Dreamy Whites and enter the fabulous giveaway. Register to win a duvet cover valued at over $200! It is by designer Ann Tatum the author of "The Well Dressed Home". Dreamy Whites is hosting the giveaway. Go on now, check it out!

There is just something about canning jars...

I have always loved canning jars...especially the very old blue ones. The girls at the store wanted to put daffodils on all the deli tables so we're filling these with daffodils tomorrow...

Burp cloths and blanket...

On the edge...

OK. I admit it. I'm excited (I would say obsessed, but that is such a strong word, I won't use it). When wandering through blogland, as I do quite often at night, I stumbled on these gorgeous pillowcases at rosehip.typepad.com I scrolled and scrolled through Beata's blog, the beautiful photos just kept coming. These were the most beautiful pillowcases on the planet. Luscious fabrics (and you know how I love fabric), luscious crochet trim. Did I say "crochet" trim??? Oh. My. Goodness. I can't crochet!!! But, I MUST. I have got to have these. A quick phone call to my friend and she assures me she can teach me to crochet. I must learn, I must! These are the most beautiful pillowcases. I. MUST. HAVE. THEM! I can't get them out of my head. How soon can I get to a fabric store? How on earth will I know what kind of yarn to buy to do the trim? My precious friend goes shopping and comes home with a sack full of the most beautiful colors of yarn that I could possibly want. She knows me so well, she chose the perfect colors for me. (Isn't she so sweet?) A few days go by and I'm checking out the new posts on the blogs that I have linked to my own. I click on Bitty Bits and Pieces - the entry is about another blog "You Go Girl". Cassie at You Go Girl is doing a tutorial on the wonderful pillowcases I saw on Rose Hip! It is such a small world. I am not the only one that was excited over the pillowcases. Thank you, thank you, thank you, from the bottom of my little heart for the wonderful tutorial Cassie. It is so much fun following along. I can't wait to get to the next step. Here is a photo of my two pillowcases so far...

Happy 9th Birthday Kirsten!

Kirsten is 9 years old Sunday,March 14! We love you! Kirsten celebrated her birthday Saturday afternoon, "Candyland" style. I'm sure all the children (and probably some adults too) had a sugar rush after that party! There was every kind of sweet confection imaginable! Even a "Candyland" cake was enjoyed by all. Happy Birthday to our precious princess!

Blessings...

Morning light shining through our windows, simple things of life, beautiful wooden tray made for us by a dear, dear friend, tea cup that belonged to my grandmother, just a few of my blessings...

Trendy spot giveaway

Go to thetrendyspot.blogspot.com to enter to win the cutest baby doll and also an ID/keychair! Both are too cute! Details on how to enter are on her site.

Recent baby shower gifts...

Just going to share a couple of quick photos with you. The weather is beautiful, too pretty to be inside on this computer...hope you have a wonderful Sunday afternoon! God is good.

Let's pretend it's spring!

Last year I got an herb garden as a gift from Julie and the gang. It was coming along nicely and then we left for vacation. I decided to sit the little containers outside on the front porch so they could have fresh air (in the shade of course). When returned they were withered away. Finally went to Lowe's the other day and purchased some packages of seeds and have started the process over again. I will not set them outside this time. ;-) Lookie....they are coming up.....let's pretend it's spring. I LOVE spring!

My beautiful Valentine roses from Terry...

Especially for baby Jude...

Antique plate project...

Recently I made this cutie from two antique plates and 2 cheap candlesticks. I saw this idea online a few months ago and decided to make my own. I love how it turned out! Easy peasy. All you need are the two plates, two candlesticks and some E6000 glue! If you don't have any plates you want to use for this project, just head on to the nearest thrift store or to the antique stores in Woodbury (my fav). I'm lovin' it! Have you done any easy projects lately? I'd love to hear about them.

TWO Birthdays!

We celebrated Chris & Julie's birthdays Sunday afternoon. They have their birthdays in the same week so we always celebrate them together. A very happy birthday to you both! We love you!

Snack bag give away!

Mechelle is giving away the cutest ever snack bag. Go on over to her blog here Be sure to look around while you are there. You're going to love it!

Today's new stuff...

For Jude...

Thanks for the order Tonya, you're a sweetie...

Just for the fun of it...I love hand-embroidery...

Had a fun day yesterday junkin' with Teresa. We wore out the antique (junk) shops in Woodbury and came home with several goodies. Most of all we had good quality friend time. Thanks for such a fun afternoon Teresa.

New scarves for this COLD weather...

New knitted scarves for Kirsten and Bailey...

2010 HANDBOOK

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends & family will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Oh Cherry Oh....

I bought the fabric in May for this Oh Cherry Oh table topper project. I'm just now finding time to work on it. I saw the project at ModaBakeshop.com and absolutely fell in love with it. I had to search quite a bit to get the "Oh Cherry Oh" moda fabric. I'm so excited to finally be started on this. It's a new year of projects! Don't forget to drop by Brandie's to sign up for today's giveaway!

Ladies and Gentlemen...we have a winner!

Karen Lange of Kentucky was the Day 2 winner on Brandie's 10 Days of Giveaways. And if you didn't know, I was furnishing the prize for Day 2. I'm so glad Brandie included me in the project. I'll be mailing Karen's package to her in the morning. Just thought I'd show you what she won...
A ruffled apron...

A hand-embroidered cupcake tea towel...

Thanks so much to Tammy McKinney for being my apron "model"! And thanks to everyone that registered. Don't forget to hop on over to Brandie's to register every day!

10 Days of Giveaways!

I'm so excited to be included in Brandie Mansfield's 10 Days of Giveaways! Beginning January 1 there will be a giveaway every day for 10 days! Mine is scheduled for January 2. Lookout ladies, this is going to be fabulous! I can't wait to see who all the winners are. Now go visit Brandie at www.dreamcustomartwork.blogspot.com and see what is going on!

Baking Day...

We had a blast making cupcakes and cookies...

Bailey's cookies he decorated all by himself...

Kirsten decorated her own too...

Kirsten, Pop and Bailey smiling for me...

Kirsten made a tray of her cookies and cupcakes to take to a Christmas get together for her Nannie's side of the family...

This cookie is my favoite one...

All this baking has Bailey tuckered out...

Pop kept us entertained while we baked...