Owl pillow done and swap parcel arrives



Owl pillow

I made daughter #2 an owl pillow to go with the duvet cover.  I thought he turned out pretty darned cute!  His eyes, feet and beak are felt, and his "feathers" are quilted leaves made out of her duvet cover scraps.  Next time I'm going to make a kitty-cat on the other side, b/c when you turn him over he looks like a cat face (so the hubby tells me!)
And today the parcel from my very first apron swap arrived.  If you go here: http://flirtyapronswap.blogspot.com/2011/02/yay-my-parcel-arrived.html you can see pictures of all the cute things my swap sister Stevie sent me!

more of my offspring!!

Check out my crazy girls in this utube video!!  Hilarious!  And if you happen to be in the Toronto area this wkend...check out the show!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hDS3-STYfw&feature=player_embedded

Great fabric and pattern web site

http://www.heatherbaileystore.com/default.asp
This is a great web site for fun fabrics and patterns!  I'm going to order some of the laminated fabrics she has...cute, cute, cute!!

Christmas duvet cover done!!

 Well, finally...here it is...one more picture....but it is done!  Has bottons on it and everything.  Hope Miss Melle approves!  Willis seems to like it...but he is her kitty-cat!  (Left with Mumsie when college was done and she left for the big wide world).  Anyhow, here is the picture...

Duvet cover finished!



Close-up of pillow case




I thought the pillow cases that came with the sheet set I used for the back of the cover needed a little something!  I seem to be into these fabric rosettes at the present...I put them on everything!

Quick Draw and a Prize!

Quick Draw 2011

Last night the art teacher at my school and myself entered our local Winter Carnival quick draw.  You have an hour to produce a painting then frame it.  They are auctioned off and the proceeds go towards scholarships at the local college.  Seeing as daughter #2 was the receipient of many of those scholarships I figure I'd better do my part and contribute towards future scholarships.  So this is what I painted.  It's somewhere in the Tetons....the art teacher had taken the photo a while back. 

Art teacher's quick draw 2011

This was what our art teacher painted.  He works in oils and this was an amazing painting.

MY PRIZE!!

When I looked at the apron blog that I am currently doing...well one of 2 actually...I found out that I was the WINNER of the giveaway!!   And this is what I've won!  These are from:http://www.etsy.com/shop/BottlecapEarringShop.  They have lots more very cute and whimsical earings and other jewlery.  Check them out! 

Duvet coming along!

Duvet cover for Melle

Lunch @ Sandford's

So I realize that this looks suspiciously like a previously posted photo, but honestly the top is all stiched together now.  I need to buy a flat sheet for the bottom then it's all done.  Yay!

Last weekend I took a quick trip to the big city with a friend and her little girl.  That's a grilled pb&j sandwich you see there! Yummy!

Diamonds, fur and laundry: Upcycled apron tutorials

Diamonds, fur and laundry: Upcycled apron tutorials