AND THE WINNER IS....

I put all the names in my Grandmother's favorite biscuit dish(isn't it pretty) ...Fished out a name and

THE WINNER IS......

....DRUM ROLL ~~~~~~~

Diane from Vintage Blue Studio.

Congratulations Diane. I sent you an email and will await your snail mail address..

Thank you so much to each of you that took the time to visit me and enter the contest.I really enjoy hearing from you and I hope you will continue to visit.

OK OK I'M READY!!

I wanted to decide on a gift for my Blogaversary that would be a common denominator and everyone would be interested in. One that would be useful So....
This is what I am going to give the winner......
A crazy quilted journal. I am just learning to do crazy quilting and this is one of my first larger projects. I must say it is an addiction....a good one though ;-}
This is the front cover
This is the inside and a back view.















HERE ARE THE RULES FOR THE DRAW....
Leave a comment here in this post.... for one chance
Put my link on your blog for two chances....

The draw will end on November 15th at 12 am EST
Make sure I have an email address to contact you..
If I have a lot of entreis I will add a couple more things....
Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I am always thrilled to read your comments..

BLOGOVERSARY

Oh My Goodness... I've been loafing around and all of a sudden it is my Blogaversary!!!!! I want to have a draw but you will have to give me a bit of time to decide what I can offer..I will post the rules when I have my gift ready..... OK....

Thanks for stopping by.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Look What I have on Artfire.

I thought you might like to see some of my beaded figures .

May I present "Madam Butterfly"...Isn't she magical??!

She fits in the palm of my hand, so she is quite small. I did a rope chain so she can be worn to enhance a special outfit.

This little one I named "Sleeping Beauty" The pink and purple beads go so nicely to-gether. She has beads and charms dripping from her fingertips and the rope is beaded in matching colors using my favorite rope pattern.

She is quite small too and measures 3 inches head to toe.

She is 100% beaded front and back and the ropes on both measure approximately 30"

I am going to list these in my Artfire shop, Do stop by if you have a moment and take a look... Wouldn't this be a special gift for someone .

Thanks for your visit.

Thanksgiving in Canada.

To all my Canadian friends, I hope your Thanksgiving Weekend is a special day for you and yours.

Comfort Doll

One of my dear friends has terminal cancer. It saddens my heart so much. I thought I would make her a comfort doll and here it is. A guardian Angel beaded and lots of sequins to brighten her day..filled with Love and Prayers .
I hope this wee doll will do it's job....

New Things to Share

I Love making Journals. This one I did with my Embellishing Machine using wool rovings. A bit of embroidery, beads and some Birch trees . Look closely there is a bird's nest with 3 turquoise eggs in it. Isn't it sweet. This one is going to a friend.. I hope she likes it..

A Bump In The Road

I was happily creating in my studio using my embroidery machine for lettering on the cushions I am making......WHEN..... frustration took over as the machine refused to do any more!!!! Talk about "Bird's Nests!" They kept appearing under my work and when I cut them away the threads fell into the machine and I could not reach them...$%@##

Best laid plans of mice and men...... cats in this instance!!!!

So I have put my dancing shoes away and will direct my creativity in another direction until my machine is released from the hospital!!!

Stay tuned!!

Remembering

I was visiting Aida Costa's Blog and she posted a picture of a cushion she had made in Home Ec..

Well when that pattern came out I certainly was NOT in school!!!! but I saw the pattern and immediately fell in love with it. I made several for my friends.

Thanks Aida for jogging my memory,,,

Something New

I thought you might like to see my latest project..

"Boudoir//Dream Pillows" Made with Moire taffeta , dupionni silk and my embroidery machine they have cute sayings on them.Size is approximately 8"x12"

This one has a wee bit of silk embroidery and a dragonfly charm. I have others I need to take pictures of so stay tuned..

Crazy Patch Journal

Here ia a journal cover I did in Crazy Patch...The image is from Mind Wide Open, It was an enjoyable project but a bit labor intensive for a beginner like me!! I tried and tried to do some silk roses but they were not pretty, I nearly wore out the fabric, so I put a bow applique on the spot and added sequins to cover all the little needle holes....Yeah Sequins!!! I did manage to do an iris which ILOVE!!! so you may see a lot of it in various pieces....;-}

The cover to this journal was clear which I really paid no attention to until I placed it in the cover . At once I realized it needed to be lined... I will be aware of that the next time!!

Anyway I am pleased with the finished piece. I added a ribbon page keeper with a delicate butterfly attatched to it..