Get ur motor runnin....

....sorry, Soph...blame your Auntie Kath :)

Sophie the Wonder Dog

.....she drives!

KATHLEEN!! Happy Birthday!!!!

WORST. NIECE. EVER. Not to mention daughter. My dad and Kathleen share a birthday which is on the 16th of December. You would THINK I would remember this. But NOOOOOOOOOOO. I didn't call OR blog either of them. VERY BAD. Oh what the hell am I saying.....I can't even wear matching shoes to work let alone remember birthdays ;) 

Love you, Auntie! Hope you had a great day!

Ridin' Along in my Auto-Mobile

 

Me: Here, Sophie, sit up here.... you'll like it !

Sophie: REALLY???REALLY? How did I get stuck in this family? 

No dogs were harmed during the photo-taking of this picture ;) 

Amusement had by all (except maybe by dog).

and now for your viewing pleasure.....

*Embroidered grapes....

....and my loyal assistant, Sophie Kells.

*I have been dragging this piece of embroidery around with me in my craft bag for oh maybe 2 years. I'd work on it every now and then (in between other pieces) in the car when Chuck drives, at births, etc and I FINALLY finished it. It's a little dark for me but still it turned out OK.

Quilty Control

...get it? Sophie is my new quilty (quality) control supervisor! She's very serious about her job. She must be front and center at all times. 

Time Flies......

.....really, really fast in the morning. Morning time is my most productive time of the day. Unfortunately, if I'm not careful...which I'm usually not, I'll spend and hour or an hour and a half (or more)on the Internet fooling around.....looking at blogs...searching for clock images .....wasting time on Facebook....I'm sure you all know what I mean. I love the Internet (Hi, my name is Karen and I'm an Internetaholic.....(note to self....must find Internet 12 step program) but I should be sewing at this time!! AANNNYYYWWAAAYY....I made another (very loose) NY's resolution. 30 minutes. THAT'S IT. I get 30 minutes to do whatever on the Internet, then its off to craft. I can Internet other times of the day when I'm not so productive...like after 12p. That is all. I've already exceeded my time limit be 6 minutes.

Merry Xmas to me!

I've been working a lot the last few months including Christmas Eve and New Years Day so I decided to get myself a little something and here she is! Oh, she's so cute! I love her ...she's so tiny and petite and weighs less then five pounds. I just want to bring her everywhere with me...and I shall! She needs to be fed often...about every 2 hours but then she's ready to go! I can't wait to show her off to friends and family! I haven't decided on a name yet....any suggestions? Chuck likes her too, so she's here to stay! I'm going to make a little jacket for her today so she stays toasty warm on these freezing winter days.

Ain't she a beaut!

*****

For her little jacket, I drew a simple pattern......

...and picked some fabric.

Hopefully I'll have that to show you in the next couple days.

Vintage (and some not) Linen Collection

....all from thrift stores. I need more ;)

Hmmmmm.....

....what should I do with these pastel button downs I got from the thrift store for less then 75 cents each???Maybe I can stack them up in different eye appealing ways and take pretty pictures of them....

.... OR.....

....cut them up and make a quilt! Brilliant!

I heart Cherries.

Not only did I get a marking pencil from JoAnn's yesterday, but this fruity fabric jumped in my cart as well.....it wouldn't get out, so I bought it ;)

100, 200, 300......

Well, I've packed on some poundage over the last few months...6 to be exact.....so I'm back to counting calories and working hard at the gym. I've pretty much been able to maintain the weight loss I had last year, but I think vacation with dad put me over the edge.....yea, that's it..its dad's fault.

Here's what breakfast breaks down to:

1 egg + 2 egg whites = 103

asperagus = 59

Toast = 60

0.5 c skim milk = 43

Grand total for breakfast = 265. Not bad.

I put a little feta in the eggs to spice them up. I'm so crazy I know.

Look at those seams!!!

I'm so excited....all my seams met on this block!*

YAY!!

*I really need to get a life.

Retro Kitty doorstop.

...I couldn't pass him up. Meow.

My ($78.00) winnings.

Tons of fabric....
Magazines and ric rac and batting, oh my!

Sunflower Sue pillow....$1.00!

Retro 70's rocking chair for the craft room...5 bucks!!....dig my booties!

Retro 70's couch for craft room....10 dollars! The couch folds down into a bed! Far out!


Not pictured: I also got a floor vacuum, a swiffer thingy and 4 brand new cookie sheets. ('cause I'm a big housekeeper and cookie baker)

Why, oh why.....

....won't my seams match. I'm trying so hard!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crazy Crafty Video

As the stash grows.....

Oct.2008 Nov. 2008
Dec. 2008


Jan.2009

Feb. 2009

March 2009

Holy Crack.

Things I did while my internet was down.

1. Wonder about how many emails I got over night.
2.Wonder if I have any new friends on Facebook.
3.Pretend like it is 1998 and I didn't need or want the internet.
4.Wonder if anyone left a comment on my blog.
5.Wonder why my coffee pot won't work this morning either....is it some kind of internet/coffee pot conspiracy?
6.Thank God I have a back-up coffee pot....Thank you God!
7.Wonder how long it will take for Mr. Wonderful to FIX IT!!!! (the internet and the coffee pot)
8.Wonder how I've managed to survive the past 90 mins without the internet.
9.Check to see if its connected yet......checking...checking...checking....NO.
10.Practice patience while trying not to scream, “HONEY.......FIX IT!!!!!”
11.Get a life.....seriously.

Fun with Cats

Step 1: Get bright yarn and Cosmic Catnip
Step 2: Dip yarn in catnip.

Step3: Torture cat mercilessly.

.....another post to be published under the 'I need to get a life' category.