I received this lovely little acorn in the mail on Saturday. Ann Wood created this for the Whiplash Yarn Challenge. She offered it up in a raffle and I was the lucky winner! Her original post and a follow up How To. The quality of her work is really phenomenal. Every […]

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I LOVED that game as a kid. I still love that game. The wishbone is my favorite part to remove. Getting zapped still makes me jump. It came to mind as I got out the small set of screw drivers and went to work taking apart my camera lens. I […]

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I cleaned up my potty mouth when Caitlin was born. Now I just make all these ridiculous sounds that are really more noises than words. The title of this post is not the sound I made when I knocked my Canon 50mm 1.4 lens onto the floor of my sewing room. I […]

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This is the amazing gift that Leil made me for Mother’s Day. Her teacher, Mr. E. (that’s what they call him because his name is so hard to pronounce), actually helped his students create 26 of these beautiful little books! The cover is marbled paper handmade by the kids. Each page features a […]

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Thank you for all the nice comments I received on last week’s Whiplash entry. I received a Whip Up Special Mention for The Yarn Farm. I’m extremely flattered, last week’s entries were the best yet. I also won Ann Wood’s acorn entry in a drawing she sponsored on her website. Life is […]

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This big tote bag traveled back to Missouri this week for my Mom’s birthday celebration. Happy Birthday Mom! I love you.
I used a 4 1/2″ finished block for the top row and 1 1/2″ finished blocks for the second row. The fabrics are a combination of new and vintage cottons. The […]

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This is the notepad cover I designed and made for my Mom for Mother’s Day. She serves as a board member on a regional arts council and is taking over as President at the beginning of July. Way to go Mom! Now she can attend the meetings in style.
She’s been wanting something […]

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This week’s theme on Whip Up was Yarn. Thursday, as I finished up my Mom’s presents, I spun my wheels trying to think of an idea. I was determined to enter this week since I’d not found made the time since the first challenge. I could fill a book with my thoughts […]

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I opened my mailbox yesterday and immediately spied and tore open the package containing this lovely set of nine blocks. I had a blast creating mine and experienced absolute delight in receiving these beauties. A special thank you to the creative ladies whose blocks I now own (left to right, top to bottom): […]

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First off, thanks to everyone that commented on my baby quilt. It’s really nice to share what I make and have such positive feedback. My Mom reported that the gift generated the requisite oohs and aahhs. She said the subtlety of the embroidery wasn’t noticed until closer viewing which resulted in an […]

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