Scrappy Stuff

Here are a few pages I have been working on, this was a class by Candice Carpenter that I took a while back, I love the black and Im putting them in a pink album that Glenni gave me last year that I have been waiting for the perfect theme for.....so I think I will continue this album with pages in black and white and pink...and with a vintagy theme. I LOVE Candices work, shes one of my favs, I have taken several classes from her and I have loved them all.
I got the dreaded phone call today, my time is up, Im back to work, THIS WEEK, love the way they give you so much notice! So I have a couple more days of freedom, I cant go in tomorrow because I have an electrican spending the day here, we had a problem some where in our wiring, I have no electicity in 1/2 my house, at least its the half we can live without for a day or two......
So anyways, Im off to have some fun, and make the most of my last days of freedom without stress and goals to think about.........

Too much fun......

I have been off the whole month of January, and can I just tell you,, I have been having too much fun....and I really dont want to go back to work,lol, at least not yet. I feel like Cinderella waiting for midnight....anyways,Im not sure when I go back, I know its in the next week or so, so I will continue to enjoy this time off, doing just what I want to do, fun stuff!
Speaking of fun stuff, check out this Fiesta tea pot and creamer and sugar set that arrived on my door step yesterday thanks to ebay....its so beautiful I cant stand it.If you remember I bought Fiesta dishes at Christmas.....well, I have a confession to make, I have a bit of a quirk, maybe some of you can relate, but I cannot just buy one of anything, I cannot MAKE one of anything, I certainly cannot just EAT one of anything...and when I start collecting something, Im not happy until I have it ALL, fast....in other words, Im on a mission to complete the collection as fast as I can....now that isnt exactly what the concept of collecting is I know, but I cant help myself, I want it all and I want it all NOW. I was going to ask for this teapot for my birthday, but then I just happened to see it on ebay, and you know the rest...
The same goes for my scrappy stuff, if one is good, more is better...just look at this pile of Valentines scrappy fun.....now I did not NEED any of it, but I sure like to look at it!
Back to only making ONE of anything, heres another Annie, I just had to make her after Tammy told me about this website where you can get FREE Annie patterns......omg so I went there and checked it out, and YES, she has free Annie patterns, so I downloaded one, and whipped her up, she was so fast and easy! Thanks to De for being so generous!!!!!!
OK, so another thing I have gotten addicted to since I have been off this month is the food network, omg, Paula Deen is my fav.....and that lady with the show called semi homemade or something like that, where her kitchen is a different color and theme every day, and she wears a matching top, and doews incredible tablescapes, and love her show!!! SOOOOOO because Im so compulsive, I just HAD to find one of those salt jars they all use, you know how they pinch the salt in thier fingers and with a flair it goes into the pot...so I found one at my fav place and I swear, when I do it the way they do it on the shows, I feel like a chef!!!!!!!! Its so much fun, I urge all of you to go get one, my daughter has one and I saw it in her kitchen on my last visit and I thought it was so cute, but seriously , it will make you feel more competent in the kitchen!!!!!!
So today it finally is not raining, Dallas says we have a break for a day or two, I might venture out, I think I need some exercise, Ive been inside entirely too long...........when Im stuck inside too long ebay and QVC sometimes get the best of me, thank God Im going back to work soon!

At Last.............

After months and months, and probably over a year.......well, have you heard of the saying S%^#! or get off the pot......well, today I got off the pot!!!!! I have been threatening to make a doll again for so long that Im sure I sounded like a broken record....but seriously, I havent made a doll in at least 4 years, since I gave up being Allthingsraggedy.....well, today I decided to just do it.....and I did!!!!! I had some yummy Valentine fabric that Glenni gave me last year when I was visiting her....because shes been listening to me threaten to make a doll for so long, so I used it to make this Annie...thanks Glenni! Anyways, I have to tell you I was a bit nervous to see how she would turn out.....but shes pretty dang cute! Maybe I will even make another one, who knows.....
OK, speaking of Glenni, she and I went to this cool scrappy store in LA last year when she was visiting....I loved it, but its a long drive to Sweetpeas and Snapdragons....BUT when the hubby asked me if I wanted to go to LA with him, and he would take me to a great steak place if I went, I said, cool, but will we be anywhere near Pico street????????? OMG, so he took me there and I got my Valentines fix, and some motivation to make Valentine Annie...anyways, would have been more fun with her with me, but I did love it! This is the scrappy store where Brittany Spears go, we just missed her last year.....
OK, Im off to hug my Annie, she was a long time coming.......

Bright Spots....

OK, its rainy, and hailing, and omgggg she just did it again!!!!!!!! see previous post!!!!! Sorry for the interruption......I seem to have no peace today with this puppy, I cant put her out, its rainy, and hailing!
OK, so I looked around for some bright spots, and I found them, in my bathroom,lol, cuz Ive spent so much time in there rewinding TP!!!! Anyways, I LOVE this shower curtain, it reminds me of scrapbook paper, and I love the colors!!! Love it so much I also put it in the guest room!!
So its a little gloomy, the sun comes out in spurts, then it rains again, I have decided I could never live where the sun doesnt shine...I have no motivation when its like this!!!!
So I think I will curl up under a blanket, cuz we dont get to do that much in Cali, its usually too warm, have a cup of tea, and read my new book "Quilting for Dummies", and maybe later I will feel motivated enough to make some more squares!!!!!

Terrible Twos

OMG I thought I ad the empty nest, but I find myself chasing around this puppy like shes a toddler going thru the terrible twos..........she will find anything and drag it out, including her favorite, TP!!!!Yes that TP winds all the way down the hall to the family room.......its her new game, I finally wised up and took it off the roll.
Between her and the bird, its a circus around here...

A Good Day.......

For CHILI!!!!!!!! Its been trying to rain, Dallas says is supposed to rain, we been waiting for the rain, I even made a pot of chili in anticipation of the STORM, but the big STORM WATCH hasnt happened yet......dont you New Englanders just love when cali is on STORM WATCH......lolololo......you would think we are expecting a noreaster or whatever those things you guys have back there are called! Anyways, it was a good excuse to make chili.......in my new Rachel Ray cast iron pot from COSTCO!!!!!!! I love it, I just wish it was red..........
Yesterday POkie the parrot was on a mission to attack the broom, needless to say I did not get much sweeping done, but he soon found another poor innocent victim as you can see, little Sadie May and Poke haad quite a wrestling match on the kitchen floor, I think the bird won.......
OH, and for all you gals following the abduction of Annie, I think you may need a hint as to her where abouts......because if you go over to Sharon's and leave a comment shes having a drawing, and listen, she does pretty cool drawings, so get over there.....so heres the hint....."a tisket a tasket........poor Annies in a _______", now thats a pretty good hint, but from what I recall of Sharon's house, she has about a million _________s......I think she collects __________s.....now mind you, I did not have anything to do with this crime, Iam not mean, contrary to what one commentator said over at Sharon's, Im only trying to help here, personally, if she has to pay the ransom, its all good with me, I loved her cheeseball! So get over there and solve this mystery!!!!!!!

Lots of sewing going on.....

Well, as you can see, I finished my table runner yesterday, yeah!Its so cute, I love the flirtations line by Moda....it really brightens up my coffee table. I also spent some time working on Doe's
quilt, I finished 6 blocks, this is my first attempt at a real live quilt, other than a real prim type quilted wallhanging, in which you sure didnt have to match any thing up, and beleive me, Im sure not matching everything up!!!!! Im not sure if Im cut out for this type of quilting, where corners and crap have to be perfect, maybe thats why Im a PRIM artist,lololol......butI will give it a go, I do love the fabrics and this kind of work is very relaxing, well, it is when you dont give a crap about matching corners, lolololololol...OK all you quilters out there, dont hate me......I did go out and buy "Quilting for Dummies", and I will take a class or two, cuz ya know what, I realized this thing, if I ever finish it, needs to have binding....omg, just that word strikes fear into my heart.......remember, Im a PRIM person, I never even hemmed my Annies dress, lol. Maybe I just just stick to dolls........they love ya no matter what! Anyways, I will finish this quilt, it will NOT be perfect, but I will love it anyways!
I did manage to "almost" finish my garage yesterday, but dang, my hands got so cold I had to quit, HERE, in so cal, it was sooooo cold, I ran to make another thrift store run, and I saw the temp. sign, it said 42 degrees!!!!! In So Cal...omg...in the middle of the day!!!!!
OK, one last thing...about the drama over at Sharon's , shes having a drawing if ya can figure out what in the heck happened to her Annie......evidentally she was abducted during a party that I happened to be at.....which does NOT incriminate me in any way, I repeat, my hands never touched that Annie, no not once, BUT, I might know her where abouts, maybe a little birdie told me....but heck, Im hoping she will pay the ransom, I want more cheeseball!!!!! Anyways, if you want to find the Annie......let's just say, she did not venture far from her spot, and thats all Im gonna say on the subject!!!!!