BIG changes around here!

This is a picture of my youngest sons new home. Brandon & his girlfriend Sandy have decided to become homeowners at the ripe old age of 22, and 21. We are very proud of them as they are both good kids. So last weekend Brandon moved out of his family home. So now my hubby and I are empty nesters. I have to learn to cook for just 2 people, laundry just once a week...big changes for us around here.. I love my quiet time but I also love having a house full too... Now keep in mind we have a 5 bedroom , 2 bath home. What the hell am I supposed to do with a big house like this now? I may now move my sewing room into Brandons old bedroom as it is much bigger than the room I have now. There"s work to be done there before I can even begin to move in there. I"ll be sure to take pics as I go along..I have done absolutely no stitching for a few weeks now but hope to be back to it soon...

This is my son Brandon and his cute little girlfriend Sandy. They have actually been together 4 yrs. now. I wish them all the luck in the world in their new home and as I said before, we are very proud of them.

Well until next time, hopefully pics of my new sewing room and some stitching too..

A give-away!

My friend Cathy K. is having an awesome give-away on her blog, please check it out, the link is below.


http://www.cathyscrazybydesign.blogspot.com/

Things I learned from the Easter Bunny!!!!

I"d like to share with you a few things I learned from the Easter Bunny--- Everyone needs a friend who is all ears
There"s no such thing as too much candy
All work and no play can make you a basket case
Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day
Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits
Some body parts SHOULD be floppy
Good things come in small sugar coated packages
The best things in life are still sweet & gooey
Last but not least--don"t put all your eggs in one basket!!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!!

Progress on the house!

This is the progress so far on Todd & Melissa"s new home. Sorry for the smudge in the picture, it is rain, which it"s supposed to do for a few days. The windows are in, the siding is on two sides (rain delay). They are working on the plumbing and the wiring and things are going well. They are very excited!!! Maybe next time some inside pictures....Debbie

Almost done!

Where have I been for 2 weeks? I"ve been right here plugging along working on this piece quite a bit. Be sure to click on the picture to enlarge it so you can see the beads. All the tiny sweetheart roses have beads in the center, and the leaves took quite a bit of time also. Still not sure about a few of the appliques I have just pinned down. I think I over-think my choices too much. Oh well!

This picture here really shows all the leaves and can you see the cute little bear I used for the center of the flower. Every little girl needs a bear!

So this is near the end, now I have to re-paint the frame it will go in and that will be it. I do have a few other projects I"m working on for CQI but I can"t blog about them yet.....stay tuned..........hugs & best stitches, Debbie

LOVE those little girl silkies!

I always forget and I load the pictures wrong so rather than change I will explain. This is the fan which I will work on next. I plan on doing more embellishing with beads and SRE, and I think I see a few tiny dragonflies on there as well. This is the butterfly I beaded on the edge of the silkie.

This is a gorgeous piece of lace that I bought at some fancy smancy store in Colorado. It is much prettier in person.I added gold beads to the centers of the flowers then did some dragonflies. The wings are done using silk ribbon floss..

This is the embellishing I"ve done so far on the little girl silkie. Oh how I love these little girl silkies! Maybe the fact that I have 3 boys has something to do with it. When I made "sane" quilts it was always hunting or fishing related or some kind of wild-life. Now they all have quilts of their own I can play with something more feminine and these silkies are my favorite! I"ve embellished with lots of SRE sweetheart roses and rose-buds. I have not added any leafs yet as I don"t want them to get smushed up while I finish so will save those for later..

Gotta go for now, supper is cooking...turkey and all the fixings..YUMO!!! the weather is gorgeous here today, in the 50"s. Even have a few windows open to let the fresh air in. I guess Spring IS here!