Guess what?

I am pleased to announce that we have obtained two pigs in honor of my little brother's birthday!
I will post pictures posthaste.

Zoo baby gifts part 2

Zoo baby gifts part 1

Purple "Michelle"

A slightly different version of the ones (Pink & Brown and Floral) I've done in the past.

A Lesson Learned... I hope.

I like pens.

Who wouldn't!? They're very handy. Just never wash them. Then don't turn out to great.

Seriously, I've witnessed it!

 I desinged a new purse a few weeks ago.
 I drew a flower on the front pocket to sew over, and later washed it.

But when I washed it... it turned... SPOTTED! You can imagine my horror as my dad showed me not one but two pens I had placed in the bag earlier to test it out. (and you can imagine my Moms horror when she saw her spotted dyer)

I tried, to very little avail, to remove the dreaded spots but alas they would not leave. I must admit that hairspray worked for a little while but then alas the ink began to set and it was hopeless!
The lesson? Well if you ever ink something use hairspray on it immediately. ☺

The Paisley Handbag

New Design. It has 5 pocket/pouches. One on the outside, one big one on the inside and 3 elastic pouches. I also doubled stitched it all around for look and for hold.
I designed this purse some time back but only tested it a few weeks ago. This is number two. The Embroidery design is called "Peaceful Paisley" which I purchased off Embroidery Library. There will be many more pictures of different things I have/will be sewing in the next few weeks.

Christmas Day.

Christmas Day each year seems to be a bigger blessing then the last. Of course on Christmas day we woke up (I as usually got up a bit earlier to take a shower) and gathered together to open presents.
 I was blessed with a hairdryer with diffuser attachment, several pairs of earrings and a necklace, Up a Pixar Film, Running shoes (which I picked out), a family game called Qwirkle, a pedometer, Cash, special hair towel wrap and a silk pillow case for my curly hair, and lastly the PED-Basic Embroidery attachment!! I was very excited about the last gift (and the others of course) because I can now download new embroidery patterns and load them onto my sewing machine! I have already tested it out and I'm very excited about it all.
Next we worked on making a delicious breakfast and later lunch.We then spent the day playing games and trying out the new "toys".
That evening we finished up our Adornaments, The names of Christ. We do this every year, one of my favorite family traditions.
I hope you all had a blessed Christmas Day!

Sachets

Mini Needle Book

Cake Balls

A few days ago, for a woman's tea, I made mini cake balls for the first time!! They where lots of fun and yummy, although not as yummy as peanut butter balls. I used the recipe off Bakerella. The original recipe was supposed to make 40ish, I believe, but I ended up with 124! Take a peek at Bakerellas site, she has many great recipes and tips!

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