tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72607486089791254812024-03-14T05:51:31.401-07:00 My life My loves My stuffDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-75124647203024930562012-03-06T17:22:00.002-08:002012-03-06T17:38:05.614-08:00Dream Wedding in Maine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUNg57Xo4HRO1jFyJrRMjCE4Dd6D6lQ8O5GG_p7pW-VvDc06LRIaDtXZy8ufZH-ys_qWplWFb8CYaUtTtm-8cDlirE1Kd-SM66SkVztNMuoYQ78k3OCAL-deEE0NeIp2YNfJuqxcAXM0/s1600/safe_image.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 120px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716963097379442818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUNg57Xo4HRO1jFyJrRMjCE4Dd6D6lQ8O5GG_p7pW-VvDc06LRIaDtXZy8ufZH-ys_qWplWFb8CYaUtTtm-8cDlirE1Kd-SM66SkVztNMuoYQ78k3OCAL-deEE0NeIp2YNfJuqxcAXM0/s400/safe_image.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I know it has been a really long time since I have blogged. I promise I"ll catch up later, BUT for now can you all do me a favor and help me help my neighbor win a wedding of her dreams..if you could all click on the link below and vote for Alyssa & Nick, just click on the 5th star, and that"s it, your vote has been cast..Alyssa moved into the house next door with her mother when she was just 3 yrs. old. Through the years I have seen her turn into a fine young woman who wants nothing more than the wedding of her dreams with the man she loves...If you could all help me, help her, I would be so appreciative..The contest ends March 9th (ah, this Friday) but up until then you can vote once a day...please feel free to share the link with all your friends and ask them to vote. What woman does not deserve the wedding of her dreams??? I thank you from the bottom of my heart! Debbie (Maine)</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Click on the link below, click on the 5th star where it says rating! Thank you so much!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://tinyurl.com/http-tinyurl-com-6rj2wmm">http://tinyurl.com/http-tinyurl-com-6rj2wmm</a></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-21209917996949000092011-08-08T19:48:00.001-07:002011-08-08T19:51:36.360-07:00Wedding Bells!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvGRK7diRJdea2jfGkPTJuPk-RxbXIPl7Qgkdw3vp-OZ3Tc1HIK0vgJ3Y9U66rNCixW-Svs9fky0X8qSyx4KaP9rd9zeFLCYJf_fk0clWdd4Vv0t_UjWTCPkr8-P35M1PrGcQLkdXP0k/s1600/261316_218410111534444_197227253652730_578851_4317540_n.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 305px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638682814385759346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvGRK7diRJdea2jfGkPTJuPk-RxbXIPl7Qgkdw3vp-OZ3Tc1HIK0vgJ3Y9U66rNCixW-Svs9fky0X8qSyx4KaP9rd9zeFLCYJf_fk0clWdd4Vv0t_UjWTCPkr8-P35M1PrGcQLkdXP0k/s400/261316_218410111534444_197227253652730_578851_4317540_n.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div>On Saturday, August 13th my youngest son Brandon and his girlfriend Sandy will become husband & wife!</div>
<br /><div>I can"t wait to share wedding pictures with you! </div>
<br />Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-89355592850658789552011-07-31T09:19:00.000-07:002011-07-31T09:46:24.777-07:00Hands<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tclHak5NsnI20jKc5oz9ng6CtrBV44cbV0Tr4hvNig2oRuMMExL0LG0SXb9p5hkudsYi5v9N5mVhgWiFve2HRmYNK9CbKeTa5IKnTgtGHKg4hCwor_f7xPvLwdMsf1kw4kUJqjtbs4Q/s1600/GodsHands1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 327px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635552184387978082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tclHak5NsnI20jKc5oz9ng6CtrBV44cbV0Tr4hvNig2oRuMMExL0LG0SXb9p5hkudsYi5v9N5mVhgWiFve2HRmYNK9CbKeTa5IKnTgtGHKg4hCwor_f7xPvLwdMsf1kw4kUJqjtbs4Q/s400/GodsHands1.jpg" /></a> WOW! I sure have not blogged for a long time..SO much catching up to do but first I wanted to post this piece about hands. On the CQI group, at the beginning of each month Leslie E will post Victorian Symbolysm, this month of July has been Hands and the meanings of different positions of hands and what they mean.. This struck such a chord for me as the last thing I ever did for my mother was to read this beautiful piece at her funeral which is about hands...everyone asked how I could possibly get up in church and speak, but I knew it was the last thing I would ever do for her and I did it...<br />My mother had very bad arthiritis in her hands all her life. She remembered seeing Drs. for this as young as 8 yrs. old..she was 97 when she passed away.. All her life she kept her hands busy, busy, busy and always told us girls to do the same...she was very aware of her crooked fingers and many comments were made of her hands all her life..when I came across this piece called "My Hands" it reminded me so much of my mother.<br />This is what I read at her funeral...as though she were speaking herself...<br /><br />My Hands....author unknown to me<br /><br />Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have,<br />how they have served you well throughout your years.<br />These hands, though wrinkled, shriveled, and weak have been the tools I have used all my life to reach out and embrace life.<br />They braced and caught my fall when as a toddler I crashed upon the floor.<br />They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back.<br />As a child my mother taught me to fold them in prayer.<br />They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots.<br />Decorated with my wedding band they showed the world that I was married and loved someone special.<br />They held my husband and wiped my tears when he became so ill.<br />They wrote letters to him and trembled and shook when I buried my parents and my spouse.<br />They were uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn children.<br />They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent.<br />They have held my children and grandchildren, consoled neighbors, and shook in fists of anger when there were things I didn"t understand.<br />They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and clensed the rest of my body.<br />They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken, dried and raw.<br />And to the day when not much of anything else of me worked real well,<br />these hands held me up, lay me down, and continue to fold in prayer.<br />These hands are the mark of where I"ve been and the ruggedness of life.<br />But more importantly it will be these hands that God will reach out and take when He leads me home.<br />And with my hands He will lift me to His side and there I will use these hands to touch the face of Christ.....the end<br /><br />So now ladies when things aren"t going so good and someone says to you, "we have to play the hand we are dealt", I think it will all be ok in the end...<br /><br />More catching up this week with pics and everything...Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-53093006059852667442011-02-07T11:44:00.000-08:002011-02-07T11:57:58.725-08:00Winter DYB-RR blok for Ritva<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI1pEOa8IhBahtBRSEb_EuThJK0iAWYkU0U8GlEYdcwbbfiGl_B6UMA6SwIi9zu6H3NVBIW36n7XhgnR9pFiBFVqvimdjGXia266jL6rj-k9lWXrH5jgtGmS3y0QGj7mlaGJKeJsYML8/s1600/DSCF0950.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571036762650075346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI1pEOa8IhBahtBRSEb_EuThJK0iAWYkU0U8GlEYdcwbbfiGl_B6UMA6SwIi9zu6H3NVBIW36n7XhgnR9pFiBFVqvimdjGXia266jL6rj-k9lWXrH5jgtGmS3y0QGj7mlaGJKeJsYML8/s400/DSCF0950.JPG" /></a> <div>This is the work I did for Ritva on her BYB(do your best) RR block. Aclose-up of the heart I did for her.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNA8XoeQknf8bfpXX-DIdErQIOvF-5VTscxJzSXf8wgc-b3NBYbiZ9IzKBN70Z4lpgcsVjAaKgR0FPqAZH3aLOFL0dlrdV0wfPNE5l2k51rAm-vCgsDpXvRpJD5xAB3X8aUl4KyIzhkQ/s1600/DSCF0949.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571036757491326514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNA8XoeQknf8bfpXX-DIdErQIOvF-5VTscxJzSXf8wgc-b3NBYbiZ9IzKBN70Z4lpgcsVjAaKgR0FPqAZH3aLOFL0dlrdV0wfPNE5l2k51rAm-vCgsDpXvRpJD5xAB3X8aUl4KyIzhkQ/s400/DSCF0949.JPG" /></a> Then we have a close-up of the fan I did with a fancy piece of lace & beads, the fan handle is a jewelery clasp. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dJVw2wj9gIejqlEgbubOYkglq7E-OPGwMFc-gtczup30L7qgHvnwRd9kkyn2akXoBie1JmhhmsV_3aKcwW6Aak3uhTB2y4tAojmgcFiNSdg0n1bDSUNx6zIGklcbVRRjS7D1XlpPBh8/s1600/DSCF0958.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571036756959399906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dJVw2wj9gIejqlEgbubOYkglq7E-OPGwMFc-gtczup30L7qgHvnwRd9kkyn2akXoBie1JmhhmsV_3aKcwW6Aak3uhTB2y4tAojmgcFiNSdg0n1bDSUNx6zIGklcbVRRjS7D1XlpPBh8/s400/DSCF0958.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>This is the finished block. I love the color combination she requested.</div></div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-42371229951723134212011-02-07T11:18:00.000-08:002011-02-07T11:43:32.414-08:00Kerrys tree-skirt wedge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmVfy7H2og8qjbrMQriihRZWGPKKI0Q71uCe_3L6P1o69t3EcB4yWQrCqErutueZVXSNuKxGUblVT1wJeS8zCHWGu3vQGVzJchkHa54_R3Tv2IgE5-YF-yO0vhGDdgC5MLpBHIMqCu_w/s1600/DSCF0956.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571031463845750146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmVfy7H2og8qjbrMQriihRZWGPKKI0Q71uCe_3L6P1o69t3EcB4yWQrCqErutueZVXSNuKxGUblVT1wJeS8zCHWGu3vQGVzJchkHa54_R3Tv2IgE5-YF-yO0vhGDdgC5MLpBHIMqCu_w/s400/DSCF0956.JPG" /></a> A while back I was in a private RR and had the pleasure of working on Kerrys (from Canada) tree-skirt wedge..I fell in love with her pieces and actually started one of my own..I"ve had Kerrys wedge for way too long but it will wing its way to Canada this week.<br /><div>This is a silkie that I addes to her block...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYkTachoQlNcQVQD6B5CcqS3KWd6HljeJgIQTipw_Hwighocc3rx0QQ8ID9-ILXgoJiuq3qHXNp9UYQmy3AJlIl8wLHx1tkit4wk5Hpq5Aua_Gw_ZqEPjCYEwCv2tgw_rKHtwN_mGE5c/s1600/DSCF0955.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571031460305708882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYkTachoQlNcQVQD6B5CcqS3KWd6HljeJgIQTipw_Hwighocc3rx0QQ8ID9-ILXgoJiuq3qHXNp9UYQmy3AJlIl8wLHx1tkit4wk5Hpq5Aua_Gw_ZqEPjCYEwCv2tgw_rKHtwN_mGE5c/s400/DSCF0955.JPG" /></a><br />The rest of the pictures I will let speak for themselves..<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKwsYgxsgRDXiFLuB9ltoa0tpUeozJzw8EqEnErC49cPGzQM0YtCRUJrwep52uWuqC1pM4bdP7foQ5a5BpwBtkON2bPhFite7AH7zAY1-G7joolmZZHHsox0QoHRI9UhuoXnWn28rfzU/s1600/DSCF0954.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571031455081369586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKwsYgxsgRDXiFLuB9ltoa0tpUeozJzw8EqEnErC49cPGzQM0YtCRUJrwep52uWuqC1pM4bdP7foQ5a5BpwBtkON2bPhFite7AH7zAY1-G7joolmZZHHsox0QoHRI9UhuoXnWn28rfzU/s400/DSCF0954.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0FSquq1_q6HEOppV6R-TVHfJXtw0ecWY7bHfxMuNYldn9K-rYRfRIKYBx9C636evh9nqw-4ZjygsiATrSqIAEc2QEME40ih-Al72aeduWz0loOtOINNdmlFmsL3B2lVdg9P-RNfZQYo/s1600/DSCF0953.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571031452997269378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0FSquq1_q6HEOppV6R-TVHfJXtw0ecWY7bHfxMuNYldn9K-rYRfRIKYBx9C636evh9nqw-4ZjygsiATrSqIAEc2QEME40ih-Al72aeduWz0loOtOINNdmlFmsL3B2lVdg9P-RNfZQYo/s400/DSCF0953.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJT8z_Cag1fxFpabQJh06IBCRg3j8Ek1t25k8j-2rxIngYTDSYwkBWeq3acT6VjEyv-yTvPuaLT5Q0lUXgX10qzP0pZ9g14Wt9hxnolEoB4iBi3DoD6YtJV581VFoZKVcvYhjoWghiU2k/s1600/DSCF0952.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571031450947498978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJT8z_Cag1fxFpabQJh06IBCRg3j8Ek1t25k8j-2rxIngYTDSYwkBWeq3acT6VjEyv-yTvPuaLT5Q0lUXgX10qzP0pZ9g14Wt9hxnolEoB4iBi3DoD6YtJV581VFoZKVcvYhjoWghiU2k/s400/DSCF0952.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-30292489429056417002011-01-05T16:16:00.000-08:002011-01-05T16:27:20.147-08:00Snowman on a Crescent Moom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBfjFWZhXfpCRTy354D0UPFXA4BvEpOtHSxHeHycfjNAop3JBcu1N_hEranC3BN8OY8SYbXvIIVF3SmveZLbZcLbBrAXadlm1vTXCJGp-DQCMjJDiHAzkgv3mPYgcLoxM5bJoSWtRDKY/s1600/DSCF0920.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558860912863221474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBfjFWZhXfpCRTy354D0UPFXA4BvEpOtHSxHeHycfjNAop3JBcu1N_hEranC3BN8OY8SYbXvIIVF3SmveZLbZcLbBrAXadlm1vTXCJGp-DQCMjJDiHAzkgv3mPYgcLoxM5bJoSWtRDKY/s400/DSCF0920.JPG" /></a> Have you ever wondered what a snowman does at night? Well he SLEEPS just like the rest of us. Here he is sleeping on a crescent moon. This is the block I did for Wendy in the Christmas-Winter-DYB RR. She requested winter and not Christmas and also asked to stay in the blue & white colors.<br /><br /><div>This is a view of the whole block. Notice in the lower right hand corner there is another snowman (barely there) and I know he"s just wondering how the other snowman got up on that moon..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZffVw5EYILgknhNEQvuO2ajTZwSdWh3mK8bT_mvZvH8oIAlUyCkyiC4hLvnXXo2_prp_hdoId1W7Xv2ht5ryze-kcygrIGB4GbiSGN_fR-WvQuOKeMsB2xdPzHQQlluUSfNxa9622Nk/s1600/DSCF0925.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558860907861872418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZffVw5EYILgknhNEQvuO2ajTZwSdWh3mK8bT_mvZvH8oIAlUyCkyiC4hLvnXXo2_prp_hdoId1W7Xv2ht5ryze-kcygrIGB4GbiSGN_fR-WvQuOKeMsB2xdPzHQQlluUSfNxa9622Nk/s400/DSCF0925.JPG" /></a><br /><div>There is alot of exciting stuff coming up in CQI this year and hope I can join in on all the activities. I"m hoping to be better at blogging this year too...</div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-72222333503816109522010-12-17T17:44:00.000-08:002010-12-17T17:49:32.999-08:00The Good Shepard<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfR6dR96PJkCVgr4L_b-3d4nnuYW488mfzITJdVaG8-mjagTXygdv2eu5UYc_W6rcO_-kzk27DoqKxwKEU0ngRagaTmlhlr5Sr_Pt37UOf7imakgUmWanuutfVo-iksEjhimtxKfN4m8/s1600/ATT504825.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551832683517858930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfR6dR96PJkCVgr4L_b-3d4nnuYW488mfzITJdVaG8-mjagTXygdv2eu5UYc_W6rcO_-kzk27DoqKxwKEU0ngRagaTmlhlr5Sr_Pt37UOf7imakgUmWanuutfVo-iksEjhimtxKfN4m8/s400/ATT504825.jpg" /></a> This picture was sent to me in an e-mail. It was taken of an outside Nativity at a church somewhere. The dog stayed in that spot all night. Nobody knows where he came from or where he went. Just a Good Shepard that needed to rest...<br /><div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-22777265210018677382010-12-16T07:13:00.000-08:002010-12-16T07:16:45.865-08:00A Christmas Wish Amoung Friends!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0n0tDU2xkPbkDytVBmrWZKaN3hR5s1Wc2m0_i7xw26Av3R6baBu-GZWXIe99UihgJDtRVai-BJz2WnLbmOTyrTDPxM49QfX6Pn7I6AzGXYeCcur1GcfwdGZ7Q7D1CT3jVgs9gWiPKaA/s1600/01.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551299004793320002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0n0tDU2xkPbkDytVBmrWZKaN3hR5s1Wc2m0_i7xw26Av3R6baBu-GZWXIe99UihgJDtRVai-BJz2WnLbmOTyrTDPxM49QfX6Pn7I6AzGXYeCcur1GcfwdGZ7Q7D1CT3jVgs9gWiPKaA/s400/01.jpg" /></a> Don"t forget your precious pets this Christmas!<br /><div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-277126702391043222010-12-13T17:43:00.000-08:002010-12-13T18:01:21.834-08:00Sign at the door "NO PICTURES"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgPs2y0WmrlvHpxJ-X_YSDVyGZnk_Bv2ipvy4OxoFPwoM_0MXeShklGhKzB75LsJrkm7iwWGPSlwIod7WWcRv5lzIbLys-hUdhVi1BYITW4ekp8GxLJS01uImxjiOSHN3f1N1YAXVi5k/s1600/genthumb.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550347777819698370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgPs2y0WmrlvHpxJ-X_YSDVyGZnk_Bv2ipvy4OxoFPwoM_0MXeShklGhKzB75LsJrkm7iwWGPSlwIod7WWcRv5lzIbLys-hUdhVi1BYITW4ekp8GxLJS01uImxjiOSHN3f1N1YAXVi5k/s400/genthumb.jpg" /></a> Well ladies, I went to The Victorian Mansion on Sat. with my 2 DIL"s and it was GORGEOUS! This one picture I got off from their web-site as we were NOT allowed to take pictures AND we were also instructed NOT to touch anything..well they would have had to tie my hands behind my back for that one! As we entered in the foyer they had a tree with guilded pears and a gorgeous partridge on the top. Then of course as the song goes there were 2 turtle doves, 3 french hens, 4 calling birds scattered about in different arrangements and very elegantly decorated trees.. these were in the dining room, and the table-runner on that table was actually 2 strips about 6" wide, and OMG I HAD to touch them...I would loved to have cut a piece off from that!! THEN comes the beautiful stairway with 22 sets of Five Golden Rings amoungst the garland and sheer fabric swags leading to the bedrooms upstairs.The next room had 6 geese-a-laying, canadian geese that is with the tree decorated with natural elements. And oh the 7 swans-a swimming was such an elegant room. The floor was all mirrors with snow and white lights glistening through the snow, silver twigs adorned with white lights, the tree decorated in blue, silver, and white. Beautiful!<br />Tomorrow I"ll do a part #2 which definately includes my favorite room. I could not get the link to hook up to my blog so if your interested you can google, Christmas at Victoria Mansion, Portland, Maine there are 2 videos you can watch as a small tour..Please let me know if you do..Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-55747497928955580782010-12-11T05:51:00.000-08:002010-12-11T05:59:28.072-08:00The Victorian Mansion & The Nutcracker<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQIQj_Tfo6TiIuAtomYS22uv0qkTstJBMk8i6UPfW8us08ebFpfboMsidy5oJc67F9DJ1iqrkdSqsuoOaEWzLYqABzJrP8eDoqrGQ5s65g5cGi5swgyOG_Y-QEsC4iqw4u6-zN1jadOw/s1600/hallway.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 250px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 350px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549422341691417810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQIQj_Tfo6TiIuAtomYS22uv0qkTstJBMk8i6UPfW8us08ebFpfboMsidy5oJc67F9DJ1iqrkdSqsuoOaEWzLYqABzJrP8eDoqrGQ5s65g5cGi5swgyOG_Y-QEsC4iqw4u6-zN1jadOw/s400/hallway.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Busy, busy day today! I"m off with my DIL to Portland to tour The Victorian Mansion which is all decked out for Christmas. Each year they decorate in a different theme, this year being "The 12 Days Of Christmas"..And if that"s not enough they have a giftshop featuring all things victorian! Can"t wait!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUa7AN8y4o8sLN56NN65oOI0_B7EAKe1nRsg0Ip_bfDbS5OQgR44RNZB23_YGIg9iSgA9uYtjDmkjAudOLlffx0YKdgOSIccw3as6gGdGbployHK_EN4T5DIp_nilQqzJGuAUO9NpAYsk/s1600/611831_com_nutcracker.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 313px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549422336186003010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUa7AN8y4o8sLN56NN65oOI0_B7EAKe1nRsg0Ip_bfDbS5OQgR44RNZB23_YGIg9iSgA9uYtjDmkjAudOLlffx0YKdgOSIccw3as6gGdGbployHK_EN4T5DIp_nilQqzJGuAUO9NpAYsk/s400/611831_com_nutcracker.jpg" /></a> Then I"m headed back home to see The Nutcracker tonight at The Opera House! I have never seen it so I"m excited for that too...will be back tomorrow with plenty of pictures!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-11356051879778245022010-11-20T15:55:00.000-08:002010-11-20T15:59:20.233-08:00OMGGood gravy, what is wrong with me anyway? This blogging thing is not getting any easier for me. The link I posted again still doesn"t work, now I can"t remember how to get rid of it SO please bear with me as I try to do this again. To check Rebeccas gorgeous give-away please go to her blog at (gee I hope I get this right before it"s too late to sign up) <a href="http://rebecca-gatheryeroses.blogspot.com/">http://rebecca-gatheryeroses.blogspot.com/</a>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-22253500725235562242010-11-20T12:14:00.000-08:002010-11-20T12:17:02.921-08:00Correction-Rebeccas blogOh dear Rebecca, I"m so sorry I got the link wrong for your blog..so please everyone check here... rebecca-gatheryeroses.blogspot.comDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-74071872294217947712010-11-20T07:22:00.000-08:002010-11-20T07:27:16.128-08:00ANOTHER Give-away from Rebecca<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtii3A86FTCbAGELOYC0gIoBnQma-68goxUi2wUVWagnFvd-59sKpdazkvpfkcGLVvVcnAYvfjOkU1K2azHPaiop1wltiawl0oh5ELu-0Si32Z3NP2B0Vg_C-crKzhSDUdCfk0OnJ7gbE/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541652974727481650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtii3A86FTCbAGELOYC0gIoBnQma-68goxUi2wUVWagnFvd-59sKpdazkvpfkcGLVvVcnAYvfjOkU1K2azHPaiop1wltiawl0oh5ELu-0Si32Z3NP2B0Vg_C-crKzhSDUdCfk0OnJ7gbE/s400/9.jpg" /></a> Rebecca from A Gathering of Thoughts is having another gorgeous give-away. This time you can win this delightful pink snowman pillow, matching card & tea-bag! Who wouldn"t love a snowman, and a pink one at that! Check out Rebeccas blog at <a href="http://rebecca-gatheryroses.blogspot.com/">http://rebecca-gatheryroses.blogspot.com/</a><br /><div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-41622944724320259802010-11-18T18:19:00.000-08:002010-11-18T18:25:31.379-08:00A Gorgeous Give-away<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5QhOQqpczQ-8xmQ0MHj-lDUJvSoSA8n2bSnbPAbFqd5us1yIaLMyp-fumIWYm9nh4GVIUijfd6xXNqVHfdjMQj4JJv3hig8kb90In_Sh2X448cWtFRVW-EJTL6JUnYDToIeAe3Lnct8/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541080128906735522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5QhOQqpczQ-8xmQ0MHj-lDUJvSoSA8n2bSnbPAbFqd5us1yIaLMyp-fumIWYm9nh4GVIUijfd6xXNqVHfdjMQj4JJv3hig8kb90In_Sh2X448cWtFRVW-EJTL6JUnYDToIeAe3Lnct8/s400/1.jpg" /></a> Rebecca from A Gathering Place is having a very sweet give-away. This beautiful lavender filled sachet with gorgeous laces, milanary flowers and ribbons. Hop on over to her blog and while your there check out her etsy shop with all its delights. Tell her I sent you <a href="http://rebeccagatheryroses.blogspot.com/">http://rebeccagatheryroses.blogspot.com</a><br /><div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-6963046100499369502010-11-14T07:28:00.000-08:002010-11-14T07:44:59.118-08:00Crinkle Ribbons<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_DTPoQrKtTXUg8yM4j4C8ssBCcKZ3DcThB9I7N3zHmkajvLWngFtjOgwKCvQ-KoBHjlJUnPIejPI0_j5cWzncT8PFZHlcHbLhnMY3aGK0c0tguzT28lgA0AOwTTrjwunYglaNbULgzE/s1600/DSCF0880.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539428991743034914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_DTPoQrKtTXUg8yM4j4C8ssBCcKZ3DcThB9I7N3zHmkajvLWngFtjOgwKCvQ-KoBHjlJUnPIejPI0_j5cWzncT8PFZHlcHbLhnMY3aGK0c0tguzT28lgA0AOwTTrjwunYglaNbULgzE/s400/DSCF0880.JPG" /></a> I did a little experiment the other day. I had seen on the internet that you can make your own crinkle ribbon with seam binding! I had a few old pkgs. in my stash (original price, 19 cents)! You wet it, scrunch it up, dry it, scrunch it again, and there you have it, easy peasy, crinkled ribbon! I"m sure this will make gorgeous flowers.<br /><div>Even when you stretch it out it still holds its crinkles..I"m pretty sure every thrift store around has old seam binding that somebody did not know what to do with! As they say, "One mans trash, is another mans (womens) treasure!<img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539428977883881954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYpKZh-UlXuj5KZkuUNCjWLKt6h0gAUTA7Hb-LR-6cWLO2L5LoXVfF3xg0RYMBTBvwzH3k8KNuJcPhF6PSE1ddfGUYjDUe1Gk7My10MvmWCnjpnkg0pKz4KhyphenhypheniKG95xhdnrKlHa-IUB8/s400/DSCF0881.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-7608045863784903782010-11-06T20:00:00.001-07:002010-11-06T20:22:14.483-07:00FINALLY!!!!Well, where the heck have I been and what have I been doing?? I haven"t been anywhere and I am now finally back in the swing of things(I hope) and am in a Winter/Christmas DYB RR in CQI. This is the 1st block that I received to work on which belongs to Cathy L.. You see in a DYB RR we have to make up 6 -6" blocks and each girl does one complete block. We send around a little book to go with the blocks requesting what we would like to see on our blocks. Cathy just said do what Christmas means to you & have fun! So I chose this block with this adorable little girl and went to town. I surrounded her with pine boughs with sequins & beads. Also every spot I could find I added snowflakes!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprChGd2LjzDSv6RJujPoS02dwXVtV38TdCI3ZGSnn8Md9iJBXI0NzOt9M1eBono3x1dm36UiIV11Q24kFPtuXWIpCiPThgpfTXiGl5PwxaSVQfvR6YQ2aUQ1UuVvtOeeHospo_l9_vrU/s1600/DSCF0875.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536637964348650594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprChGd2LjzDSv6RJujPoS02dwXVtV38TdCI3ZGSnn8Md9iJBXI0NzOt9M1eBono3x1dm36UiIV11Q24kFPtuXWIpCiPThgpfTXiGl5PwxaSVQfvR6YQ2aUQ1UuVvtOeeHospo_l9_vrU/s400/DSCF0875.JPG" /></a> Then we have a lightpost similar to this one at the end of our driveway (dooryard for my friends in Colorado) and I thought it would look nice on this block. So Cathys blocks were mailed off Nov.1st to Lorrie in Canada to work her magic on another block! <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wKspTYVuSoNGjCnMib2L1snobGHW6bDjUiTb7k1MQYZEO4HBG7qqHDrkomYquPbqf_r3titwYdaBEqyVU29EjQhkUniStIpkz2zX9fWwawkgIrBCFKks0yVrwDAWiXFqLP6LUJplt5g/s1600/DSCF0874.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536637959225315778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wKspTYVuSoNGjCnMib2L1snobGHW6bDjUiTb7k1MQYZEO4HBG7qqHDrkomYquPbqf_r3titwYdaBEqyVU29EjQhkUniStIpkz2zX9fWwawkgIrBCFKks0yVrwDAWiXFqLP6LUJplt5g/s400/DSCF0874.JPG" /></a> I have now received Wendys block and have picked one and having a ball working on hers as well. Her request was to stick to winter rather than Christmas...When I have her block finished I"ll post a pic...In the meantime I"ll leave you with this hint....Have you ever looked in the winter sky and seen a snowman sleeping on a lacey crescent moon??? While were on the subject of snowmen, do you think if a snowman farts does his butt melt?? I"ll leave you with that thought!<br /><br /><div></div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-75837999377412517302010-08-27T19:09:00.001-07:002010-08-27T19:26:35.653-07:00"Are you a teacher?"A little observation here.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXd3rCVPk4QeQs5nTC4uIVpsA9nM8SY36Cwdtn3Oi283VaFII7j4xFO2PgAiBucjMyrJwherFpVdyiE3tN6DrmUXdZTfSGfxY3orQBysFvJ_cEamPxk2x6PxC0Gl3tnSqAJG2MfU-UPU/s1600/composition_notebook.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510277273411180082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXd3rCVPk4QeQs5nTC4uIVpsA9nM8SY36Cwdtn3Oi283VaFII7j4xFO2PgAiBucjMyrJwherFpVdyiE3tN6DrmUXdZTfSGfxY3orQBysFvJ_cEamPxk2x6PxC0Gl3tnSqAJG2MfU-UPU/s400/composition_notebook.jpg" /></a> One day this week I was shopping at a big name office supply store here in town, they were having a "Back to school" sale. These composition notebooks were on sale for .10 cents a piece. So to take advantage of such a good price I grabbed 10 of them along with a few other items and proceeded to the cash. Now mind you the display where these notebooks were was quite high, and they had several displays the same, they must have had a ga-zillion of them! The girl at the cash said to me, "there is a limit of 3 per customer." There was no sign saying that nor did it say that in the sales flyer..anyway I said to her, "oh I didn"t realize there was a limit." She then says to me, "well wait, are you a teacher?" She kind of caught me off guard there for a minute, after all there were a ga-zillion of these on display! I thought for a moment and I said, "yes, yes I am a teacher. I am a mother and I have taught my children all of their lives as my mother taught me. Isn"t part of our purpose in life to be a teacher?" She was so surprised by my answer that she just scanned my items including my 10 notebooks, said have a nice day and off I went! My poor hubby just looked at me and shook his head..SO what do you say, if someone asks you if your a teacher, what would your response be?<br /><div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-44938203262995278422010-08-26T15:25:00.000-07:002010-08-26T15:34:08.625-07:00Gerrys Give-away!!My dear friend Gerry <a href="http://olderrose.blogspot.com/">http://olderrose.blogspot.com/</a> is having an awesome give-away. You must hop on over to her blog and check it out! There are 2 awesome prizes, the 1st being one of her GO-A-JUS pincushions. I have seen these in person and they are to die for.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltU60T_6p8pcrabnuZcJBcpXlNhmCply0ZBVw8Zo4tLz-NTl1nr_ZHTJwR1xYWrrAG-A2tmXpQHiBTGNrpXzaCJ0lIGzk3RsBlvpIySYlQaOLXgZWciAAHSOEG8ETuQCZhYyn9GE7ipQ/s1600/buns+4073.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509848691656691346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltU60T_6p8pcrabnuZcJBcpXlNhmCply0ZBVw8Zo4tLz-NTl1nr_ZHTJwR1xYWrrAG-A2tmXpQHiBTGNrpXzaCJ0lIGzk3RsBlvpIySYlQaOLXgZWciAAHSOEG8ETuQCZhYyn9GE7ipQ/s400/buns+4073.jpg" /></a><br /><div>The 2nd prize on her give-away are some of her again GO-A-JUS birds painted on mother of pearl buttons. I have also been fortunate to see these in person AND sat right next to her when she did a class at the retreat..fun, fun, fun! SO ladies for a chance to win hop on over to her blog and leave a comment for a chance to win!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-T_kWoRsirrquNRsdy-_4VuBGviPTZ640XdqVYicPgz_deIJrtz_wovgwQxVqsSGk3pTTZK0fOKlO4jtUZwEitpMWH_X6dnMntQ-f7ADEZik__Y5Ar91DvQPqVLy9R7fIMnw2YOQP3_E/s1600/prize2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 148px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509848686837015314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-T_kWoRsirrquNRsdy-_4VuBGviPTZ640XdqVYicPgz_deIJrtz_wovgwQxVqsSGk3pTTZK0fOKlO4jtUZwEitpMWH_X6dnMntQ-f7ADEZik__Y5Ar91DvQPqVLy9R7fIMnw2YOQP3_E/s400/prize2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-62112912129861805512010-08-20T19:42:00.000-07:002010-08-20T20:01:05.505-07:00A Whole DIFFERENT kind of Victorian!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxa8uhBoR9HuoSaRsmdkUYst_jehWllhz0_31rNJ5ebTc763QX9ExafEti77p8Ju9vWmgUw-ZjAEVFS6eLsNmomg2FXgMmyTJX4wDV9AiyQyaluLZG5983n7FN3Ti4rSHzE-sYkhKd-40/s1600/DSC_0544.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507689729155882018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxa8uhBoR9HuoSaRsmdkUYst_jehWllhz0_31rNJ5ebTc763QX9ExafEti77p8Ju9vWmgUw-ZjAEVFS6eLsNmomg2FXgMmyTJX4wDV9AiyQyaluLZG5983n7FN3Ti4rSHzE-sYkhKd-40/s400/DSC_0544.JPG" /></a> This is Uga, he is a 2 yr. old Victorian Bulldog and has come to live with Todd & Melissa. I have always said I love, love, love anything Victorian mostly because of its delicate beauty. You tell me, what do you think? Here he is getting a bath.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmLpKekp708q3QoJXPMksI31u1-Z5cAeWB3-Q__vEK5dLDFeHi__PPqToBPvmEbN6iNGE0E2IHMjwDvI0VRWjgRQEHqwSBgkIX5Xa3t3CVNQweJ_7Y_7lWtP_5wJGtp0Lbp_PtpjdXkY/s1600/DSC_0553.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507689721465867570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmLpKekp708q3QoJXPMksI31u1-Z5cAeWB3-Q__vEK5dLDFeHi__PPqToBPvmEbN6iNGE0E2IHMjwDvI0VRWjgRQEHqwSBgkIX5Xa3t3CVNQweJ_7Y_7lWtP_5wJGtp0Lbp_PtpjdXkY/s400/DSC_0553.JPG" /></a> Don"t forget my wrinkles mama!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXq6xoURHe3mp5Enzk2hCJR9KuOmI2C8aN-trnT2PC31Ok4DWoNRJa0idJXgRI-pc5tTXZduaGoF3xBcG_RQTiTQogbv0XpI6OA-s9iteUV7YItisYqpZMRCzqkcQqWdATzN7pPizyvc/s1600/DSC_0550.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507689716921265602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXq6xoURHe3mp5Enzk2hCJR9KuOmI2C8aN-trnT2PC31Ok4DWoNRJa0idJXgRI-pc5tTXZduaGoF3xBcG_RQTiTQogbv0XpI6OA-s9iteUV7YItisYqpZMRCzqkcQqWdATzN7pPizyvc/s400/DSC_0550.JPG" /></a> This is Sunshine, she came to live with them last winter and she certainly is a beauty..<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWE-VIrnoTILgRhCas3N_oCYxPGhGFhyDlXKYl8Vpx94Rsyr156DBYP9yeI756knjmLozfuQ923A3MJjMgLFSm_2BJKNl2yKxPXZBJUVwdxvS0CCT_gnCyvaHMPW3skEFXxMIPeFKLspo/s1600/DSC_0601.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507689706496251922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWE-VIrnoTILgRhCas3N_oCYxPGhGFhyDlXKYl8Vpx94Rsyr156DBYP9yeI756knjmLozfuQ923A3MJjMgLFSm_2BJKNl2yKxPXZBJUVwdxvS0CCT_gnCyvaHMPW3skEFXxMIPeFKLspo/s400/DSC_0601.JPG" /></a> This is their family picture, Todd, Uga, Melissa & Sunshine sitting on the steps of their brand new home. Life is good!</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-60281848789658727842010-08-19T14:19:00.000-07:002010-08-19T14:27:08.428-07:00My Mother<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVFt3ikpL8FvF3tr376Y_gRWYejet-_7VgWh_HgjERj8upRi0fvxjiYQf_j2GKcDjnb2Wb9v2_ojqRsH_8Q85uVrNDc1pBcFuVbwWmhE2g6KA2OZTfFnqACge7lGa458h7hXIcBd9rog/s1600/DSCF0244.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507234444572168018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVFt3ikpL8FvF3tr376Y_gRWYejet-_7VgWh_HgjERj8upRi0fvxjiYQf_j2GKcDjnb2Wb9v2_ojqRsH_8Q85uVrNDc1pBcFuVbwWmhE2g6KA2OZTfFnqACge7lGa458h7hXIcBd9rog/s400/DSCF0244.JPG" /></a> August 19th 1912-Dec. 24th 2009<br />I could not let the day go by without acknowledging today would have been my mothers 98th birthday. After 12 yrs. living with Alzeheimers Disease she passed away on Christmas Eve last year. I love and miss her so much..<br /><div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-77789188884404964282010-08-16T15:16:00.000-07:002010-08-16T15:41:34.065-07:00It"s been a while!Wow it certainy has been a while hasn"t it?? Well you know what they say, "life" gets in the way sometimes and it kind of did. But things are better now and I have started to stitch again..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkC_L0TlQvaeX770vZqOzWc_XDmxXEVxaZn9diV3Lrp0IsXblhG_xdTf0W5QHCNOvVicaaBcB4P1XwdKthYvoc26ZjFNTMdeIzldUDrwtVmVPdfHGV4osVKciLo5kgEyBHmNjowf2HoU/s1600/DSCF0822.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506137230088761378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkC_L0TlQvaeX770vZqOzWc_XDmxXEVxaZn9diV3Lrp0IsXblhG_xdTf0W5QHCNOvVicaaBcB4P1XwdKthYvoc26ZjFNTMdeIzldUDrwtVmVPdfHGV4osVKciLo5kgEyBHmNjowf2HoU/s400/DSCF0822.JPG" /></a> This 1st picture is for everyone who commented on my sewing room saying it looked too neat and organized. Well so much for that. This is what it looks like when I am "creating"!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QvnM0gfsCo0dfBcmZeEnelN3u1cpBkm37CBKUrRRTX003I_s5tnQA-lPeLCusbrlNTFAMEtZoM5ZxJDKb4w1dVei2EWf8t33rgta4jXSI4I7uZwMHFQMva80mtt0g4pwN7Xjk-Q5LJ8/s1600/DSCF0821.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506137224992284402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QvnM0gfsCo0dfBcmZeEnelN3u1cpBkm37CBKUrRRTX003I_s5tnQA-lPeLCusbrlNTFAMEtZoM5ZxJDKb4w1dVei2EWf8t33rgta4jXSI4I7uZwMHFQMva80mtt0g4pwN7Xjk-Q5LJ8/s400/DSCF0821.JPG" /></a> One table just isn"t enough sometimes. I was in the process of piecing the Victorian tree-skirt I am doing. I"m thinking this will be a long project as there are 12 wedges for this tree-skirt. I"ll probably be lucky if I do one a month. Sometimes things take me longer than they should as I am easily distracted..then when going through supplies, let"s say I"m looking for a small piece of lace, it seems ALL the lace comes out even after I think I have the right one. I should just pick one and use it but I keep searching in case there"s a better one somewhere..am I the only one that does that??<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdgIBDnVftt8kSH3d9Hbm6DPDaoGHnopUMbFHkzVSOoMkYVxdy6C3BxpZsztWBSvX-AKUmEflE7nlaPwT8Y8wlyTMubIhV_VxLS-alE4zoCmVT-_s2w1DcISFcBOjeYy6oe4sNcaeqoU/s1600/DSCF0828(2).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506137219936485666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdgIBDnVftt8kSH3d9Hbm6DPDaoGHnopUMbFHkzVSOoMkYVxdy6C3BxpZsztWBSvX-AKUmEflE7nlaPwT8Y8wlyTMubIhV_VxLS-alE4zoCmVT-_s2w1DcISFcBOjeYy6oe4sNcaeqoU/s400/DSCF0828(2).JPG" /></a> This is the 1st wedge I have chosen to work on, some of these wedges I pieced on the machine then I wanted to try my hand at hand pieing and I must say I liked the hand-piecing alot..<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRUG0tVyAnfHiB5qNwssfSpRyzMkuLrggtOji_3bj7UioXxcSJaFiICk8X2TkQdx9Q_Ob2OheJSV0JwMvV92lZm0maQ9W4RRUA3PFl2A6AoF_E0rTKIemHnWCkya3C40p9Dl21NgpYZc/s1600/DSCF0835(1).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506137215753546578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRUG0tVyAnfHiB5qNwssfSpRyzMkuLrggtOji_3bj7UioXxcSJaFiICk8X2TkQdx9Q_Ob2OheJSV0JwMvV92lZm0maQ9W4RRUA3PFl2A6AoF_E0rTKIemHnWCkya3C40p9Dl21NgpYZc/s400/DSCF0835(1).JPG" /></a> This is one of the many gorgeous silkies I have chosen to put on wedge #1. The holly leaves on this are a blue-gray so I chose to outline some with Krenik metallic thread and of course holly berries with silk ribbon french knots.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTISVaF6WWZ2H_4rvL5BZr3ztljZe8RklJptAGL7MpYeQdg3ERZBiH_yMIbdh3SFwd2ZugLWrzOWNg0WJPyMo7m8CbB0GQsjc05WAcDqoHXS11AslqDtmxdp0yV0XPRa8SNrlVz6Dddw/s1600/DSCF0837.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506137204396460994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTISVaF6WWZ2H_4rvL5BZr3ztljZe8RklJptAGL7MpYeQdg3ERZBiH_yMIbdh3SFwd2ZugLWrzOWNg0WJPyMo7m8CbB0GQsjc05WAcDqoHXS11AslqDtmxdp0yV0XPRa8SNrlVz6Dddw/s400/DSCF0837.JPG" /></a> Isn"t she just the cutest little angel you"ve ever seen. I highlighted her wing with Krenik blending filament. This is the first time I really get into doing the hair and I love it. I used reg. DMC threads and boullion stitches. Fun, fun, fun. I"ll post some more pics as I go along and thanks for stopping by..<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-29862835908995706782010-07-11T07:39:00.000-07:002010-07-11T07:47:41.600-07:00Another Give-away!My dear friend Kerry <a href="http://kerrykatiecakes2.blogspot.com/">http://kerrykatiecakes2.blogspot.com</a> is haveing an awesome give-away on her blog. While your there visiting scrolldown and check out her quilt she made for AAQI that will travel with the exhibit for Alzeheimers Disease, "Heartbreak To Hope." Her piece is stunning and is for such an awesome cause,to help raise money for research for this horrible disease that pulls at everyones heartstrings. This cause is very near and dear to me as my mother passed away on Christmas Eve after living with this disease for 12 years.<br /><br />I know I haven"t kept my blog up very well but will post this week pics of the Victorian Christmas tree-skirt I"m working on. Also I"ll show you a pic of what my new sewing room looks like while I"m "creating." Not so neat and tidy anymore......Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-35072175949529896112010-07-03T08:13:00.000-07:002010-07-03T08:22:40.913-07:00Great give-away & a new etsy shop!!My friend Cathy <a href="http://cathyscrazybydesign,blogspot.com/">http://cathyscrazybydesign,blogspot.com</a> is having an awesome give-away to celebrate her new etsy shop (<a href="http://cathyscrazybydesign.etsy.com/">http://cathyscrazybydesign.etsy.com</a> Best of luck to you Miss Cathy! Please check out her blog and stop by her etsy while your there!!!<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOZFKNUtWbMOaJ6nxSS2cjmZfs4WHwbgomocmp64WW1mht8QsXCLNFyeNiBJWhfdOVy7G3bldHKOx_DNSMXJ2hABcQR1NRat31OSK1r31IVvnObmGsCFD3Uwxis4zz0MfohYI4xTxlVA/s1600/DSCF0596.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489698605110357970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOZFKNUtWbMOaJ6nxSS2cjmZfs4WHwbgomocmp64WW1mht8QsXCLNFyeNiBJWhfdOVy7G3bldHKOx_DNSMXJ2hABcQR1NRat31OSK1r31IVvnObmGsCFD3Uwxis4zz0MfohYI4xTxlVA/s400/DSCF0596.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-86827718235091372442010-06-21T20:55:00.000-07:002010-06-21T20:58:31.943-07:00A Give-away!<u><span style="color:#0000ff;">Pat Winters is having an awesome give-away! Be sure to check it out on her blog at Pat Winters Gathering.blogspot.com</span></u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bHRHrzuHOf1gUnb91XrpGhCxiJWrWbQS5CQBSsa0nMYWOAR0EXDNIhpTts3zGs2KByARjlpKXF7wd4scbkVvmxqxM7BRYvqfcWQjfqfVwQSv_KUMyGSAE5IX-det0WkHrRRxngnPXX0/s1600/summer.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485441801019701890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bHRHrzuHOf1gUnb91XrpGhCxiJWrWbQS5CQBSsa0nMYWOAR0EXDNIhpTts3zGs2KByARjlpKXF7wd4scbkVvmxqxM7BRYvqfcWQjfqfVwQSv_KUMyGSAE5IX-det0WkHrRRxngnPXX0/s400/summer.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260748608979125481.post-44828354676709479072010-05-25T08:33:00.000-07:002010-05-25T08:53:57.062-07:00ALL MOVED IN!!!!This is the corner I said I was going to have as much surrounding me as I possibly could. And I did!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDj-mKc8IIA0YfUhoCs2ldYHNG2zMNvWL5qYoXzU59eh5z-gAVPoDvSr6JWESeMB-sANAgtPKtQAq-_Z-UcAdVb-RdY7dLlqV_1Zg7u_K1EuUJ0YXWkTbMI5f0zoyDYllbHs2ZaZ9eHV8/s1600/DSCF0701.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475233034231740818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDj-mKc8IIA0YfUhoCs2ldYHNG2zMNvWL5qYoXzU59eh5z-gAVPoDvSr6JWESeMB-sANAgtPKtQAq-_Z-UcAdVb-RdY7dLlqV_1Zg7u_K1EuUJ0YXWkTbMI5f0zoyDYllbHs2ZaZ9eHV8/s400/DSCF0701.JPG" /></a> Sewing machine central...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6lbsVL9VBTIBviHw-3YZmA51oI2Qh8IIG4tIRkbIi6hQIQdsjDeu18efiaJMuVTwV0CO84NMwyIvvnq5CWcrSV8lRdjiU1dDLoRdkgupq9wPXm_ebX05LD93xl48_mhRYvxPyKJ6f2Q/s1600/DSCF0707.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475233020968662882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6lbsVL9VBTIBviHw-3YZmA51oI2Qh8IIG4tIRkbIi6hQIQdsjDeu18efiaJMuVTwV0CO84NMwyIvvnq5CWcrSV8lRdjiU1dDLoRdkgupq9wPXm_ebX05LD93xl48_mhRYvxPyKJ6f2Q/s400/DSCF0707.JPG" /></a> Well I couldn"t have EVERYTHING around me, so if I need anything over here I actually have to get up from my comfy chair. The wooden cabinet to the left is something my son made for me for Christmas one year...it"s got my supplies for dying and stuffed with fabric as well.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88qrrSN6wNUcUjxh4Ce5HFzJr-qThhlUBEdlDeC_laYG29WFwYtrRCy21QiAn9V81WD1zRyk6_1mcjLLLBh6ajzxEXf1eN-F6LrjzrQyXyZLv4Xvp8lFA4wCJlUujd54PDMd4rg9RkHI/s1600/DSCF0709.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475233015619263298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88qrrSN6wNUcUjxh4Ce5HFzJr-qThhlUBEdlDeC_laYG29WFwYtrRCy21QiAn9V81WD1zRyk6_1mcjLLLBh6ajzxEXf1eN-F6LrjzrQyXyZLv4Xvp8lFA4wCJlUujd54PDMd4rg9RkHI/s400/DSCF0709.JPG" /></a> This little form I bought when I went to Colorado last year..See the neat butterfly, I am supposed to try and make one of these. The wings will be easy enough but I"m not quite sure what to use for the body as it needs to be pretty sturdy. Any ides ladies please let me know.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7MQUmo5hoiCDP_3Pz4gWDhdtOcJd-bV0_ItvWoilCnbJz34HcozkkRu9LWxlgKRyt9q7L2B1jbLxXC_MUfe9gOF2R4TXwCuJiYGjpuNyDRYi43UCAaW8adPjD3dcjtOxj5wukVCKZDs/s1600/DSCF0711.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475233006954873874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7MQUmo5hoiCDP_3Pz4gWDhdtOcJd-bV0_ItvWoilCnbJz34HcozkkRu9LWxlgKRyt9q7L2B1jbLxXC_MUfe9gOF2R4TXwCuJiYGjpuNyDRYi43UCAaW8adPjD3dcjtOxj5wukVCKZDs/s400/DSCF0711.JPG" /></a> More pics tomorrow of a few of my all time favorite things I have surrounding me in my sewing room...oh yeh, all moved in but haven"t done any stitching at all. Super busy with yardwork, yardwork, yardwork!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736963577099853329noreply@blogger.com17