I am giddy with joy. Giddy, I tell you. I conquered a culinary giant in our family. The dreaded KIFFLE. What’s a KIFFLE, you ask? It is a sugary, nut filled pastry. My grandmother also topped them with icing. (Because, we’re fat cool like that.) Anyhow, my grandmother was a baking genius. She made all [...]
Thu, December 22 2011 » Uncategorized » No Comments
I am completely embarrassed. I forgot to draw for the give away winner! Ha! This is why I’m not a “big time” blogger. I can hardly keep my wits about me long enough to get the laundry done, let alone anything else. Anyhow….the winner, chosen at random by my handsome son is…. Kate! Congrats, Kate!
Tue, December 13 2011 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
The Front Range Modern Quilt Guild recently did a Christmas fabric scraps swap to make our kitchens a little merrier! My giftee requested an apron. I won’t lie; this made me pretty anxious. I’m not very comfortable with garment making, and certainly not figuring out something on the fly. But, in the end, I think [...]
Tue, December 6 2011 » Uncategorized » No Comments
I love the look of felt flowers but I didn’t want to go out and buy felt to make them. I wanted to use recycled sweaters and felt them myself! So, I went to the thrift store and found 3, 100% wool sweaters. They were $4.99 each, which, incidentally is the same amount JoAnn’s charges [...]
Tue, December 6 2011 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Squee! It is my very first! I am giving away this book: 101 Tees: Restyle + Refashion + Revamp by Cathie Filian From Amazon: The best way to find a t-shirt that suits you to a T is to make one! Popular craft personality Cathie Filian has dreamed up more than 101 ways to embellish, [...]
Tue, December 6 2011 » Uncategorized » 5 Comments
I finally quit procrastinating and used some coupons I had for Shutterfly to create my cards for this year: 5×7 Folded Card View the entire collection of cards. I might be biased, but aren’t my kids cute??
Mon, December 5 2011 » Family » 1 Comment
Slippin’, slippin’, slippin…. What in the world happened over here? I swear it seemed like yesterday that I posted about the quilt I was going to make, because the weather was getting cooler, (in SEPTEMBER!!!) and now it is December 1! I celebrated my 39th birthday yesterday. At one time, this birthday would have bothered [...]
Fri, December 2 2011 » Uncategorized » No Comments
