Reverence

Holy week is in full swing around here. The kids had a half day and are off for the weekend. We celebrated Palm Sunday and now we are on to the two most reverent days; Holy Thursday and Good Friday. These two masses at church really are quite emotional ones for me, it is a sort of kick-in-the-head reminder to me of what it's all about. I hope that everyone enjoys their weekend no matter what it is you are celebrating, because everyday that you wake up and take a breath is celebration worthy!

I had some fun mail today. My friend "P" sent out our April fabric swap package early and asked:

I said, "um, no":


Look at this good springy loveliness!

Thanks "P"! Happy Easter!!!!!

Here is a baby quilt that I am almost done with. It's not for anyone, it's just a quick thing to finish:

I love that cowpoke print!!!!!!

February swap

"P" received her goodies so I can post pictures. February was all about red, Valentine's Day, and a handmade item no larger than 4"x4". Great crafty minds think alike because we both made needlebooks for each other. The one I received is of much better quality because "P" never slaps anything together!
The fabric:

The needlebook:



other goodies:

That was fun! Thanks for all of my great fabric, I love it all.
Kid news-
Sammy is healing nicely after her trip to the oral surgeon, in fact she played in one of the championship games last night (they won again!).
We had Italian Carnivale at school yesterday and Julia won first place for her handmade mask

and I actually saw Gabby dancing and having fun because she didn't know I was looking!
Craft news-
Baby shower tomorrow. I have lot's of soft flannel so stay tuned for pictures tomorrow.

what a week!

Snow, sleet, rain, ice, no school, delayed openings, science fair, dentist, orthodontist, oral surgeon.
Poor Sammy. She had braces put on Monday and on Tuesday we discovered an abcess on her gum (unrelated to getting braces). It has deteriorated the roots of one of her top permanent teeth. The one in between the front and fang tooth. It has to be pulled out. Hopefully the ortho can work some magic and fill in that spot. How does this happen?? She was in excruciating pain until this morning, poor kid.
On a happier note, I received my february swap package from "P". Check it out:

Goodies from Mesa!

Leeanne had a garage sale and I bought a few things from her.

Leeanne, being the sweet and generous soul that she is sent me lots of extra goodies. I even have my own flower doll......

........well I had it for 45 seconds before Julia claimed it for herself.
I love the enamel bowl and it matches my kitchen. There are napkins, candy, cute yo-yo flowers , a felt heart ornament and I can't wait to stick my nose in these books tonight!

Thanks Leeanne!!
xoxo

look what I got!

I received my awesome package from "P" last night. I always tear at the package to get to the inside because she sends me great stuff. January was no exception:

Such a cute little (Japanese?) bag filled with gorgeous fabrics. I wish you could really see how well made this bag is. "P" is all about perfection. It's lovely.

I love them all but I especially love the cafe fabric and the one to its right. She even made me a super cute crafty bracelet:

I love everything, thank you!!
I can't wait for "Red February"!

January black&white swap

"P" received her goodies and was nice enough to take pictures (I forgot).
We swap a 1 yard total of fabric (preferably from our stash) along with a small handmade goodie. Somehow we end up sending more little goodies.... it's awful hard not to!
I quickly realized I had crap for b&w fabric so I crocheted 2 goodies to make up for it. "P" always spoils me on the fabric end.



The scarf is a pattern from Debbie Stoller's Happy Hooker and the pouch is a lined rectangle

an oldie but a goodie

I was looking through my cedar chest for an extra blanket; it went from 60 degrees to 10 degrees over night..... anyway, I thought I would show this off-

My sister made it over 20 years ago and I just love it. It looks "loved" now and shows a lot of wear so I haven't used it in a while. I took it out washed and dried it and decided to let it see light again. It gave me warm fuzzies all day yesterday, or maybe that was because of the little hangover from Friday night.
The party was at our friend's house around the corner so we don't take the car......let's just say that the bartender and I were good friends by the end of the night. It's always a great party and we have a blast singing at the piano. Pinot Grigio does wonders for my voice!
"P" received her swap package yesterday, here's a few things I sent her:

December swap goodies!

I barely took my coat off to open up my box of goodies from my bestest swap friend "P".
Everything was packed in this super-cute tote
Here's what was inside
Look at the great Christmas/Winter fabrics

and a special bag of "doodads" loaded with soooo many things, even things for my neglected dollhouse!

That's how "P" and I first met; the Ziploc Doodad Swap on Craftster.org. Good times, good times. We've been swapping ever since! Thanks so much, I love all of it!! You rock!!

Swap goodies!

It was a great day at the mailbox.
I received my October swap package from my awesomely crafty friend Pauline and she really outdid herself again! Just look at this stuff:

What do I love more, the yummy, long skinny scarf

or the gorgeous fabric covered journal?

Maybe it's the adorable turkey fabric or the other lovely fall-sh pieces?

How about the cute pattern and the chocolates? Or is it that she is so generous and thoughtful.... yep, that's my favorite part. I feel so spoiled.

Finally Friday!

Those NY Mets broke my heart again! UGH! At least I can get some sleep tonight.I have a lot of crafty business to finish up this weekend, or else! I love to make things but I love it so much less when I have a deadline or I have to make it.....know what I mean? It becomes a little like work. What keeps me going is having a new project in mind. I really want to use up my reproduction feedsack fabrics and make a quilt like this one.

Before that, I still have to quilt my lovely Delusional Housewife that has been waiting ever so patiently to be finished. Before I leave, let me show you this cute fabric I received in the mail yesterday from a Craftster swap:

How cute are those pigs??

Happy Friday!

Ahhhhhhh fall

October Fabric Swap
Originally uploaded by cbcyr.

Every month my craftster friend Pauline and I do a themed fabric swap. Both being generous sorts, it turns out to be a bit more than just a yard of fabric. This is what I sent her for October. I don't have any Halloween fabrics so I went for fall. We usually add one handmade item, I quickly sketched this acorn that I stitched onto a pretty fall colored towel.

Not too bad for a rush job!

Other crafty news includes progress being made to the mystery Halloween costume
and I have one of the horse quilts finished except for the binding while the other will be quilted starting tonight. Looks like I will make my deadlines!