Here's What I Was Wearing...

...23 years ago today!

Happy Anniversary, Glenn!!!

Look What I Found In My Garden

I bet Aunt Sue doesn't have one like this... at least 'til her nieces get to her house. :-)

It's Hot!!!

It's so hot that I decided to change the Christmas decorations on my blog and put something more summery.  I don't think I ever posted this photo.  Remember the lunchbag I made for Jordann?  Well, she cut the legs off some of her jeans and I made these lunchbags for Glenn.  I didn't spend too much time on them because lots of the things I send with him never come home.  lol...  I just sewed the cut end shut, boxed the bottom, & added a button/elastic closure.  I tried to the the side seams on one of them but that didn't work out too well.  So far we still have both of them!  BTW, yesterday someone ran into the back of Glenn's car while he was at a stop light.  Didn't hurt anyone but the back bumper is cracked & the car's in the shop now.  He's driving a Kia!

A Giveaway

Hero Arts is celebrating their new website with prizes, games, and giveaways all week.  Check their blog for the current giveaway.

My Needle Book & Tomatoes!

Well, I sat down today to make another lavender sachet and ended up with a needle book.  Not quite sure how that happened.  I had been admiring some needle books on Etsy ( Pretty Birdie Needle Book - 3, No 2, and No 1.

I made this in about 30 minutes without really measuring anything or having a plan when I started.  I just used up scraps and the thread I had on the machine.  It was fun & relaxing not to follow a pattern for a change.

Now maybe I can keep up with my needles.  Family members have been loosing a lot of buttons lately!

And here's a photo for my sister.  These are the tomatoes I picked this morning!

Lavender Sachets & A Freebie for Anyone Who Knits

I hadn't made any sachets in a long time.  I think I sold all the ones I made in my Etsy shop.  But I still had some lavender buds left over so I pulled out some of my calendar towels.  I found some with a lot of wear on the edges but a lot of useable fabric so I made one little sachet.  I love the texture of this towel.  
I have to clean house today but I'm gonna try to sew more this afternoon.  Here's the freebie:
I guess my latest swap buddy mixed up my info.  I told her I crocheted & she sent me some knitting supplies.  I've tried knitting before and decided to just stick with crocheting.  So, if you can use these let me know and I'll mail them to you.  Let me know if you want one or both.

Christmas in July

Now that July 4th is over we go straight to Christmas, right?  lol....  Not really, it's Christmas in July on Etsy so I'm celebrating with them.  I put some Christmas crafting supplies in my shop 'cause if you're gonna make stuff for Christmas you gotta get started soon!  And I think this is going to be another handmade Christmas around here.  (Didn't I tell the boys I was gonna crochet wool underwear for them this year? lol!)  If you're interested, come by my shop.  Everything in the Christmas section is going to be 20% off from July 8-22!!!

Happy 11th Anniversary!!!

Eleven years ago today my baby sister tied the knot!  The girls liked the groom's cake better.  :-)

We had no idea that 11 years later we'd be planning this little girl's wedding!

Happy Anniversary Alan & Sue Ellen!!!

Happy Independence Day!!!

We started our celebrations last night by going to the Singing Flag with friends.  Angie made these patriotic cupcakes.  They looked good but were all gone before I was ready for desert.  :-(  That's okay, she also brought Cracker Jacks so I ate those.  I think all the kids had fun even if they complain about making them go to a patriotic program.  

The fireworks at the end were great!  Jo took some pictures on her phone but I was enjoying them too much to remember to take pictures.  Now today we're going to another party/cookout/picnic.  Maybe more photos later.