Minky Love....

Hobby Lobby has not been good for my pocketbook lately...but I sure LOVE it!!!! When in there the other day for a ZIPPER....I happened upon this darling fleece and minky...in monkeys!!! now it just so happens my oldest daughters nickname for her unborn daughter is little monkey..and aqua is about my fav color right now......soooooo, I decided to make a taggy blanket for her little monkey...and since I had to buy $30.00 worth of ribbon...lol..I decided to make one for my other daughters unborn son....and her best friends baby which is due any week now. AND I can squeeze another one out to keep here at NeNes. I have to justify all that ribbon!!!!!!

First time I have ever worked with minky...a mess, but so soft and so worth the effort!!!!

So two of them are finished...2 more to go.....they are fast and easy...to make these 2 only took me about 3 hours from start to finish...Im loving these fast and easy projects!!!

So..how am I doing with my word of the year...RESOLVE.....

well...so far so good....

I have not bitten my fingernails in a week!!!!

Im back to walking every night......

Im back in the sewing room....

Still trying to learn the piano..its the hardest thing ever....

Iam eating a little bit healthier.....

BUT my resolve in the handbag area is weak...having spotted an aqua and white polka dot purse in the new Fossil catalog.....God help me.....theres a fossil shop 10 minutes away.

This weekend is a girls weekend for me. I have hung out with the same group of friends since high school...some 45 years....thru thick and thin...some of us have died, some have lost children, husbands, divorces...you name it....but still we hang tight. One of us is retiring from her nursing job and moving to Virginia...and we are seeing her off with a few events. Friday night its just 6 or 7 of us who are the closest to her having a slumber party at her house...which used to be her moms house and the hangout in high school!!! talk about memories!!! Then saturday night we will meet at a restaurant and there will be about 15 of us...and THEN because some gals couldnt make it saturday night we are having ANOTHER dinner monday night with them and most of the ones from fri and sat night!!! We all get together a few times a year and its always a hoot.....I must resolve to exercise madly to work off all the dinners!!!!

For those of you who follow my blog, the granny panties will be there too....of course!!!

Have a fun weekend peeps, you know I will!!!!

I just can't get enough...

Of Pinterest!!!!!! I needed an idea for my gift for Christmas thru the year...and I thought these would be fast and easy...and CUTE!!!

Seriously it went together in 1/2 hour from start to finish!!! And its make out of WOOL...my fav thing to play with!! I thought they would make cute little gifts, gift card holders, whatever... Thanks go to Darlene and Cheryl for hosting this event...Im hoping the accountablilty keeps me on track!!!! not the mention the darling little give aways and fun they are planning...and its never to late to join, so get over there!!! So here you have it...my first gift of 2012!

Road to Cali and another finish...

Finished another dolly...thats 2 for the year:)

My sister and I went to Road yesterday..man was it crowded...we got there right when they opened and the parking lot was already full!!!! so we parked in a lot across the street....then we stood in a line that was aobut 1/2 mile long!!! we had already bought our tickets too, there was another line to buy tickets just as long! I tell ya, even in a bad economy....quilters will spend money...lololol..... The first booth we rushed to was Primitive Gatherings and it was STILL packed. I took no pics but my sister did and when she uploads them I will post them:) Found this tote bag kit right next door at quilt soup! She designs the happiest fabrics ever!!!! DID NOT need a tote, but could not pass up this kit, its so cute!!!

Arent these some happy fabrics!!!!!

Bought a few patterns...did not need them either...but you know how it is....waiting for that rainy day....

Promised myself I WOULD NOT buy any wool....and I almost didnt.....but...well.....you know.... I didnt buy much, I was prepared to spend a boatload,I had seen an iron at the Long Beach show and didnt buy it, and I decided to get it yesterday but they werent there. Im so sad, I dont even know the name of it, its like got a heavy duty shot of steam...does it sound familiar to anyone???? they were at the Long Beach Quilt Festival....and the iron is around 200 bucks? oh well...you snooze you lose:( I tell ya I have a new addiction.....one of many I know...Pinterest....omg have you been there yet???? what a time suck!!!!! LOVE it!!! when am I going to learn the piano, learn to crochet, learn everything on my list, and sew everyday...with all these distractions???? my husband and I lost a good friend this week and her funeral is tomorrow....she had luekemia, and my hubby had been donating blood, a certain kind I dont know how to spell so I wont try, but he went to City of Hope EVERY WEEK....she had a bone marrow transplant and somehow all the chemo and radiation just weakened her to the point she couldnt make it. She was a teacher and very much loved. She and her hubby have been our friends for 40 years, her hubby and mine are fraternity brothers. My friends, theres a lot of petty stuff going on out there....but life is short and full of surprises, so never take anything for granted...love like theres no tomorrow!!!! Last year I eliminated a lot of baggage from my life...this year I will work on forgiveness...it all seems so small and minor in the grand scheme of things!!!! This week I RESOLVE to put all the petty crap in a box and stick it in a corner...and focus on loving the people in my life that deserve it...and hopefully before the year is over, I will be able to throw that box away!!!!! Have a great weekend peeps!!!

First doll of 2012

Well, I RESOLVED to get into my sewing room today....really didnt get much done, but at least I finished a doll...here she is, first doll of 2012.....

Just stuff.....

Oh my Im so hooked on Scentsy now, look at Februarys burner!!! LOVE it!!! Do you have a Home Goods near you? I LOVE Home Goods!!!! found this darling little oil painting with a Boston Terrier.....my daughter has one, now SHE wants the picture!!!! the jurys still out....I really like it!

OK I got my primitive quilts and projects magazine the other day and fell in LOVE with this rabbit...oh wait..Wabbit quilt in wool....by Lynda Hall..MUST make.....Im going to try to talk my sister to come over one day and we can make these together.....Linda??? whatta ya think???

Im also in love with this one......

and THIS one is making me want to drag out all my rug hooking stuff...LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!

Its been really really busy around here lately....my resolve (my word for 2012) is not working too well...BUT I plan to start sewing soon....my sister and I are going to Road to California thursday, is anyone else going???? Would LOVE to hook up with any local bloggers:)......well....ok...I wont say it...lol Im hoping that the show gives me the boost I need to get busy!!! my sewing room is spotless, had to clean it for the shower...lol...so I have no excuses!!!! Have a good week my peeps!!!!

Shower Heaven.....

I hosted a baby shower for my daughters best friend....and shes like my own daughter as well..... there were cake pops......

everything was lavender....

rice krispy squares...

donuts....

cupcakes....

Stacy and her wonderful mother in law...who I have been friends with for years...way before Stacy even met her son...

These four girls have been friends since forever..all thru high school...now they are married and having babys together...and it warms my heart that they stay such a part of each others lives. My daughter and Sunny..the two blondes, have been best friends since they were in diapers, they were thier maid of honors and had babys together, and now thier other best friend Stacy is joining them by having a baby. These girls are like sisters and its just an amazing thing....

This baby will have lots of Aunties!!!

There were probably 50 gals at this shower..she got so many beautiful things!!!

Stella loved the balloons.....

If you look real close at this picture you will see a very sad like dog that wasnt invited to the party lolololol.... and now we wait.......

In Heaven....

In HEAVEN because one of my idols in the prim world.Cheri Payne..with whom my idol worship goes back even BEFORE prim...when I bought all her painting books when I still had my skill saw and belt sander lol. Shes the most talented artist ever, and Iam beyond excited that we did a trade!!!! NOW I told her to send me WHATEVER she wanted....anything from her would be delightful and treasured!!!! I never in my wildest dreams imagined she would send me the sample for her quilt in Primitive Quilts!!!!!!!!! Im on cloud nine and shall remain there for quite a while. I just hope she likes what I sent her!!?!?!?!

Its SO awesome.... I love that quilt so much I want to marry it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK in other news...remember a couple of posts ago when I said I was not going to buy any new purses for an entire year???

Nuff said........

Happy New Year

If I havent been around much........

Its because its been in the 80s here.....

And we have been busy..... Dont hate me.........