Keeping My Teapot Cozy

For some time I’ve noticed teapot cozies and thought how much fun it would be to have one.  They aren’t something you see for sale everyday.  Actually I’ve never seen one for sale, so I decided to try my hand at making one.  I found a pattern online I was going to follow, but follow [...]

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Sweet Feet

Last night my DH and I kicked back and watched a couple movies. While I was “watching” I tried out a crochet pattern for little people slippers. The pattern was easy to follow, and the slippers turned out sweet. The embellishment idea was my own. Without the rosette they looked oh [...]

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Tea Wallet

One more thing before I really get to the business of the day.  Last night I made a tea wallet for someone special.  I’ve seen a few “out there”, but for this one I used my own ingenuity and winged it.  I’m pleased with the outcome.  I hope the special someone will be, too. I [...]

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My “Happy” Find

Yesterday I returned to the antique mall where I found and purchased the special tea cup for the tea cup exchange.  After looking at the said cup and saucier over the weekend I decided I wanted to buy a second one for myself.  When I bought the one to send away I brought it home [...]

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Where The Wild Things Grow

These are pictures taken at different times over the past few weeks.  I had intended to post them as they were taken, but life, being what it is, got in my way. All subjects are not actually “wild”, but since our entire grounds have become, it fits.  All subjects are masterpieces from the Master’s hands.

The [...]

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Giving Back

My church’s ladies mission group is hosting a country store during our fall festival.  We’ll sell various items with proceeds going to mission projects.  In the cooler months I enjoy crocheting when I’m relaxing in the evenings, riding in a car, or waiting for a appointment.  Over the past few days I’ve had one of [...]

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I Feel Like Making…

something today, but time does not allow for it, so I’m sharing something I recently made.  Last month I hosted a “Because I Have Two” giveaway.  The very humble gift was recipe index book.  I planned an unannounced surprise to accompany the book…unannounced mostly because I had not decided what the “surprise” would be…and a [...]

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Dog Bone Neck Pillow Tutorial

Recently I brought my dad’s dilapidated neck bone pillow home, took it apart, made a pattern and sewed a new one for my mom.  (I thought the ragged one belonged to her.)  Not until I gifted the new one to my mom did I learn the old one was my dad’s.  Today I made a [...]

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Bloggy Blessings

One of the wonderful things about Internet and blogging is the friendships you make far and near.  Over the past few weeks I’ve been blessed by surprises in my mailbox several times.  It’s always fun and a boost in spirit when friendly mail arrives.  It’s high time I shared some of these blessings before I [...]

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Stolen Time For A Small Project

For days and weeks that turned into months I’ve tried to take time to sew…finally today I let everything else wait, and I made a small project from start to finish.  My mom had a ragged dog bone neck pillow on her couch the last time I went to visit, and I said it was [...]

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