Candi's Eye Candi

qUILTING

2011-09-24T16:13:00.000-07:00

My quilting machine has been giving me fits for quite a while now. The other day it was had rail road tracks on the back, then the thread kept breaking no matter what I did! I was sooooo frustrated. I finally got half a quilt done last night, only took me over three hours, between the frogging etc. Anyway, got up this morning and started in again and finished the pink quilt. I had done a blue and white one the other day but the quilting looked so bad because of the way the machine kept breaking thread, I was just sick. Then after I finished the pink one it went so smooth I loaded another of the kdis quilts and got it done! Whooo hooo now I have three to bind, but I'm really happy they did that well. Here's a picture of the three of them.

Quilts for Kids

2011-09-06T16:18:00.000-07:00

Some of you know that I do quilts for kids and teens. Well, I"m selling the Scentsy in order to earn money to pay for the fabric's. It tends to get a little expensive.:) As we all know, especially with costs rising. Anytime you see a party that says Quilts for Kids as the host you know that's what that one is. There will be other folks hosting parties and they will earn goodies for doing it. (some nice one's I might add), so those will be used to restock the Scentsy I sell for the quilts. Otherwise it will go to kids quilts. I just wanted to get that out there and let you all know. You can also go to my website http://candiharris.scentsy.us/ and place an order and if there's one that says Jo & Candi, that too is for kids. Thank you everyone.
hugz:)

Samantha With Her Quilt

2011-09-01T17:19:00.000-07:00

Sam finished quilting this quilt in July, and she did a great job of it too. So now it's on to puttiing the binding on the quilt. yaaaaaay Sam

Email Hacked!

2011-08-29T17:40:00.000-07:00

YIKES!!! My email has been hacked and it's sending out rude emails to folks. It's a website in Canada somewhere. Please if you get it, don't click on it, just delete it. I'm trying to get through to AOL to change my password and thus far, not much luck. I keep getting an error message and try again later. I'm so sorry for anyone that has received this.
Candi

Check Out My Website

2011-08-27T13:26:00.001-07:00

http://candiharris.scentsy.us/

Go there and see all the neat things we have. There are a few posted on the side of my blog. I'm going to have a give away and will be setting that up here in the next couple of weeks.

New Scentsy Consultant

2011-08-27T12:44:00.000-07:00

My new thing I've got going these days. It's really awesome stuff. Sooooooo many different flavors to smell! I just have to figure out how to download some of the goodies onto my site so you can see them. So bear with me and I'll do that over the next day or so. Hope you all have a great week end!

Have You Ever Seen Fabric So Awesome!

2011-08-23T09:41:00.000-07:00

I haven't been able to decide how to make a quilt out of this fabric without losing the beauty of it. So I think what I'm going to do is leave it, embillish it with stitching and put a binding on it. I just love this. It was a birthday gift from a friend several years ago and have been saving it.

Blue and white Quilt

2011-08-23T09:38:00.000-07:00

This is a quilt for someone who is very special, I got the top all done, I need to press it real good yet, and buy the backing. I'm hoping she likes it and hope to have it completed next week sometime.

It's good to be back here posting with pictures! lol

Head on Over For A Giveaway!!

2011-07-24T20:07:00.000-07:00

Head on over to 1choice4quilting.com http://blog.1choice4quilting.com/2011/07/new-giveaway-with-gorgeous-fabric-to-be.html and sign up for their giveaway. They are awesome folks to deal with and they're prices are great and so is their fabric!!! Go on over and tell them I sent you.

hugz:)

Candi

Pictures are BAAAACK! lol

2011-07-10T20:32:00.000-07:00

My new design wall is fantastic!!!

I love it love it love it! I'm moving my good Janome in there on a small table to sew the pieces together, taking them right off the wall. So I don't have to go from the dinning room into this room and back. What a pain that would be. lol

Well, this is also a shsock! I haven't been able to post pictures on her for several months now and all of a sudden it's working again. Go figure! I started a Live Journal that's why. lolol We'll see how it goes.

Hi to everyone I haven't talked to in ages.

hugz:)

Candi

I'm now on Live Journal, come see me!

2011-06-22T13:53:00.000-07:00

I've moved over to Live Journal because I tried to start another blog since I can't use the tool bar but it didn't work on there either. Here's my new addy please come see me there!\
http://quilts-n-things.livejournal.com/

Moved MY BLOG2.

2011-06-14T10:58:00.000-07:00

I had to move my blog as this one wouldn't let me post pictures links or even use the tool bar. It's at I

at www.candiseyecandy2.blogspot.com/ So please come and see me there. I'll be having a drawing before

too long to let folks know.I've moved.
hugz:)
Candi

Sam's Quilt Is Coming Along

2011-05-14T13:35:00.000-07:00

My granddaughter Samantha is learning to machine quilt and she really does love it. She's also very good at it. Took to it like a duck to water. Her stitches are pretty even, probably better than mine! lol I'm trying to post a picture but blogger won't let me, so I'll have to come back later and do that.

CQI and Patchwork Tsushin

2011-04-27T09:33:00.001-07:00

We have all been touched in some way by the many tragedies of the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan. At Crazy Quilting International, I am coordinating a project with Patchwork Tsushin that is open to ALL quilters (traditional and crazy quilters). I welcome others to publish this project on their blogs or facebook pages to maximize exposure. The detailed guidelines are below. I look forward to seeing all the gorgeous work of our talented quilters!!

This project is dedicated to helping those affected by the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. In collaboration with Patchwork Tsushin, all quilts will become a part of an exhibit in quilt shows in Japan, where money will be raised by viewing the quilts. Ultimately, these quilts may be auctioned and the proceeds given to a charity designated by Hideko Ishida, our Japanese CQ sister! We will keep everyone informed as time progresses. This project is open to the quilting community at large, you may track details on the Crazy Quilting International blog, http://crazyquiltinginternational.blogspot.com or the ICQA Facebook page http://tinyurl.com/4h3x28a .

Guidelines are as follows:

Theme: Friendship and re-building of a country

Finished block size: 8 inches

Colors: Jewel Tones

Style: traditional or crazy quilt blocks will be accepted

For traditional quilt blocks, there are no pattern restrictions. The only requirements are the size and the colors. Finished size is to be 8" (20.32 cm). Please allow a half inch for seam allowance and squaring the block. Colors are jewel tones. No restrictions to the type of fabric used.

For crazy quilt blocks:

Cut foundation at 9" (22.86 cm), piece the entire foundation.

Baste a line at 8" (20.32 cm) to stop embroidering.

Do not add beads or charms past 7 ½" (19.05 cm).

Zig zag edges to prevent edges from fraying.

Add your name and address on the back of the block.

Mark the block with “UP” to show which side is the top.

Prefer all fabrics used be “fancies” (i.e.: silk, satin, taffeta, velvet) but if you have some kimono fabrics or other oriental themed fabrics in your stash you are welcome to use them.

All beading MUST be double stitched and knotted with BEADING THREAD!!! NO exceptions!!! These items will be handled a great deal and beads, buttons, charms are among the first to begin to loosen.

Embellishments – may be done by machine or by hand.

Lace and other motifs are acceptable and must be securely attached.

Trims are acceptable and must be securely attached.

SRE is acceptable.

Tatting and crocheted motifs, etc are acceptable and must be securely attached.

Please refrain from using any reference to the rising sun as this has political connotations in Japan.

If you have any questions, at any time, please just email me or call me; Leslie pinyoncreekq@q.com. All completed projects will be mailed to me no later than June 30, 2011. Please contact me for mailing address information.

I am asking for a voluntary entry fee of $10.00 dollars for each block. These fees will be accrued and utilized (if necessary) for backing and mailing costs. It is my hope that I will be able to simply forward to either Hideko Ishida or a charity of her choosing. It is also acceptable to apply this fee to an entire group or several individuals if need be. I primarily would like blocks at this time!

Funds can be sent vis a vis check, money order (payable to ICQA) or Paypal, icqa4u@yahoo.com. Please check gift for the donation. I appreciate everyone’s participation and look forward to seeing all the fabulous creations!

My Granddaughter Samantha Learning To Quilt

2011-04-23T06:48:00.000-07:00

Well darn, Blogger won't let me post any pictures, so I'll have to come back later and show you the pictures of Sam quilting for the very first time. She did absolutely wonderful! She did loops and stars to start off and they are great. I have a pcture of her and her stars. She likes the chubby little stars and they're great. So I'll be back later to post the pictures. I'm going to try shutting down and restarting my computer to see if that helps.

Anyway, I'll try really hard to put the pic's in later. I'll be checking through out the day. In the meantime, be sure to go by and visit Beverly at How Sweet The Sound(http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/pink-saturday/ Look at all th ewonderful things that have been posted for this Easter Saturday. Have a wonderful Easter and remember what it's all about. Jesus died for our Sins and we praise him.

Happy Pink Saturday

2011-04-07T17:47:00.000-07:00

Here's a 5 inch pink heart that was made on a challenge to see if Cris and I could make it with at least 5 pieces:) They came out kind of cute:)

Isn't this a beautiful heart quilt??? Pat made it, it's a Hugs Quilt for a group I belong to and still needs to have the border put on. Hopefully that will be done by this week end.

Welcome to Pink Saturday everyone and please be sure your go over to Beverly's How Sweet The Sound

and see all the other blogs this week end:)

Have a GREAT Week End!!

Pink Saturday

2011-03-25T17:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Pink Saturday everyone. It's been a while since I've posted. I was sick for almost two months and then trying to catch back up with everything and of course life got in the way too. lol Here I am and so happy to be back though. Be sure you go by Beverly's How Sweet The Sound.

This is the pink quilt I've been working on. It started out as a comfort quilt and has turned

into a queen size quilt. lol I think I got a little carried away. I was having

fun with the pinks and next thing I knew, there it was. It does need

a couple of borders to make it a little wider but the length

is just fine. I have another one on the frame

right now so this one will wait a while.

This is a sweet little spring TeaPot that I have and I just love it. Just

looking at it makes me think of the wonderfl days we have

ahead of us. Right now it's one storm after another

that we're dealing with but hopeflly that will

be over before too much more.

Happy Pink Saturday Everyone!

Nursery Quilts

2011-03-24T10:20:00.001-07:00

Well, I'm at work so I can't pull up any pictures to post but I can do that when I get home later. I'm making much needed quilts for the nursery here at church. I've got about 14 or more ready to quilt and just finished the second one. So hopefully this week end I'll be able to quilt several and then I can sit back and stitch the binding on when I'm here. (In between work that is.) When I get home today I'll try to remember to take some pictures, thinking of it and doing it are two different things. I think about it here but when I get home I tend to forget, so I just wrote myself a little note.

I'm also on a Yahoo group that has been making hearts to swap. What we do is, each month everyone makes one heart and then there is a name drawn to see who gets them that month. Of course then that name is taken out of the drawing and she draws the next winner. This month Rose Anne won the hearts so she will pick next months winner. Pretty cool huh? We're going to do a second round of it, so we'll all have enough to make a wall hanging or something we'd like to do with them.

Ok, it's back to work, so I've written myself a note to take pictures when I get home.

Have a great day and a great week end!

My Pink Quilt that started out as a Comfort Quilt

2011-03-16T18:32:00.001-07:00

All these years

I've been quilting and I have two quilts. No, make that three. One is a Christmas Quilt, the other is a Halloween Quilt and the third is one made of primary color blocks when my 18 year old grandson was born. I haven't kept any for myself. Well, I LOVE pink and I started out making this pink quilt for myself as a comfort quilt, but it kind of kept growing and growing and growing. Now it needs to grow two more borders, A two inch and a three inch. lol So I pulled some pink out of my stash and I'll try and get those on this week. THEN I will put it in line to quilt it. I'm quilting a "HUGS" quilt, and then I have some children's quilts to do first, then I can do this one for my bedroom. So we'll start the spring off with a pretty pink quilt on our bed. Thank goodness I have an easy going sweetheart of a husband. Have a great week everyone.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

2010-12-31T18:32:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone and I hope it's a very safe one. Thank you Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for all that you've done for us. Here are a few odd and ends pic's. My computer went down so it's in the shop. So I only have a few pic's on here. This is my 16 yr old Granddaughter,

My adorable Taz, who totally lives up to his name.

Christmas town:)

and a Happy Happy New Year to everyone.

Merry Christmas and Happy Pink Saturday

2010-12-24T07:00:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas and a Happy PInk Saturday too!!! I hope everyone is having a wonderful time celebrating he birth of Christ in his/her own way. We went to my daughters last night and took the two youngest girls to the Christmas pagent at church. We had a great time. Then when we came home we opened gifts to one another and had a great time.

Thank you Beverly of How Sweet The Sound for hosting Pink Saturday for us. You are GREATLY appreciatd by all.

I'd like to share my favorite Christmas thing today, it's a set of deer that I made many years ago and I just love them.

These are my favorite Christmas decoration. Believe it or not, I have three sets. One blue, one pink (mine) and one gray: My daughter has the blue set and I"ll be sending the other set to a friend of mine after the holidays. They belonged to my mother and mother in law before they passed away. They are precious and fun.

We'll be spending the day at my brothers, where we'll have dinner and the family here in CA is gathering. So:
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND MANY BLESSINGS FOR THE NEW YEAR.
hugz:)
Candi

Happy Pink Saturday

2010-12-18T07:46:00.000-08:00

First I'd like to thank Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for making PinkSaturday possible. I'd like to share some of my favorite ornaments and Christmas items with you.

I hope you've enjoyed these, they're just a few of my favorites, I"ll share some more goodies next week. Happy Pink Saturday@!!

MY LUFFA HAS MATURED!!

2010-12-13T06:44:00.000-08:00

Whoooo hooooo my Luffa has matured and even though I only got the one, it turned out great. I cut a small piece off when I was getting the seeds out because I couldn't reach the bottom with the spoon. You're supposed to do it outside and use the high pressure of the hose to get the seeds out but since it was so cold and getting ready to rain, I decided the spoon and sink were my second best choice! lol

Well, I can only get blogger to take the one photo, so I'll post the other two later. The big one is about 6 inches long and small one about 3 or so inches that I cut off the larger one. whooo hoooo lol

pic of my grandsons quilt

2010-12-11T13:48:00.000-08:00

This is for Matthew

and I only hope he likes it. It's all ready for the borders . I'm waiting for my daughter to get home so I can get some meausrements on his bed.

Happy Pink Saaturday

2010-12-10T18:48:00.000-08:00

These are a few of my tea pots, these in particular are

Christmas pots:) We've been getting the house decorated for Christmas and still have a ways to go:)

I just love this one, it's a creamer on the top and teapot on the bottom:)

This one is the one that Marydon at Blushing Rose . I just love it, it's so cheery:)

This one is covered with raised poinsetias and is just lovely. The picture doesn't do it justice.

This one in particular is so feminine:) The flowers are poinsetias with holly. Trimmed in Gold.

Be sure that you head over to see Beverly and see all the beautiful blogs that are posted. Thank you Beverly for hosting this for us. She's at How Sweet The Sound and has so much to share herself:)
Oh my gosh, I almost forgot my favorite holiday movie. It's Miracle on 34th Street!

Pillowcases Are Done

2010-12-07T18:27:00.000-08:00

Here are 6 of the 7 pillowcases I'm making out of the same fabric as in the quilt for my grandson. Matthew will soon be 18, so his Christmas present this year is a new quilt for his bed and a ton of pilllows!!!! 7 new one's to be exact.lol

There are six here and I'll make one more white with black with the opposite edge. It's been a real challenge. My first machine conked out on me and needs repair, well then I pulled out my Janome Memory Craft 9000 and used it for quite a while, well then it went bonkers. So we took it to Auburn, but they have no idea how long it will take because they have to go through the company regarding some things on it. So my husband bought me a new Janome Gem 660 as an early Christmas present. It sews like a dream. It's lightweight, only has about 12-20 different stitches on it and sews like a dream!!! Just like my big Janome. (when it was working lol) So between being without a machine, then I had to order the backing and it's going to take longer for that to get here. I totally spaced on that. I have my granddaughters almost ready to go on the quilting frame and as soon as I do, I can quilt that one. In the meantime, starting tomorrow I'll be working steadily getting Matthews quilt top done. Have a good one folks:)

Happy Pink Saturday

2010-12-03T18:24:00.000-08:00

WOW, does anybody know where this week has gone???? It's just flown by, I can't believe it's Fri. night all ready. I'd like to share a beautiful little Quilting Angel by Jim Shore, it's even autographed. She's so very pretty.

She arrived today in a ShoeBox full of other goodies that absolutely knocked my socks off! I belong to the ShoeBox exchange and every month we put two FQ's in a shoebox(the receiver's color choice) and do that for 12 months. We add a Christmas Gift that we've made for our person and any other little goodies we want to add into it. Well, to say my cup runneth over is an understatement. I got everything from the fabrics to a Quilters Survival Kit to this beautiful ornament/statue:)

Many thanks to Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for hosting this and be sure you stop by and check out all the other blogs. They're wonderful. Happy Pink Saturday!

My Sewing Machine is Sick

2010-12-01T20:25:00.000-08:00

My Janome Memory Craft 9000 is in the shop to be fixed. It's the same problem I've dealt with over the years and just found out last night that there was a recall when the machine was sold. I talked with the dealer and I was never notified about the recall, so she's going to try and see what she can do. She'll call Janome and see if they'll do anything. If not, it has to be fixed properly this time. In the meantime since I don't know when I'm going to get it back, my husband bought me the Janome Gold Gem 660. It's a nice little machine, just has a few extra stitches, which is fine with me, I've got plenty on my other one.

Isn't it cute:)

It's a little smaller than a standard machine and only weighs I believe 12 pounds. So when I ordered it today I explaned to the gal what was going on and I have two quilts I HAVE to get done by Christmas. She was a doll, she was going to try and get it sent out today, if not first thing in the morning. So I have my fingers crossed I can get it by Monday, one of them. The Gem will be a great backup though. Have a good week all:)

Sunday

2010-11-28T10:14:00.000-08:00

I'm going to be sewing with a friend today and we have to post where we've started at and in between as we finish our projects.

This is where I am

at this point. I need to stitch the final two pieces together to make the block. Then will come the rows for the quilt.

Happy Pink Saturday

2010-11-26T19:00:00.000-08:00

Well, I'm not posting pink or holiday just yet. I have this quilt I'm working on for my grandson that I'd like to show you. It's the Disappearing 9 Patch and very easy, just time consuming. You sew the first 9 squares together like so:

Then you cut these into quarters

then the quarters are turned to make a new pattern and sewn together like so:

It's really a fun one and you can do so much with it. Using multiple fabrics, using only three colors, childrens fabrics are adorable. This is taking my time right now as it's for my grandson for Christmas and I have to have it done in time. I also have one that I've made for my granddaughter and her's needs quilting, so I'll be busy until they're done. Hope every has a wonderful Pink Saturday and be sure to stop by Beverly's to visit all the other bloggers at How Sweet The Sound . There are some absolutely wonderful blogs, be sure and swing by.

Have a safe week end all and hope you had had a great Thanksgiving!

Won Blushing Rose Blog's Giveaway Whooo hoooo

2010-11-16T11:18:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago I entered my friend Marydon's giveaway at Blushing Rose blog. (She owns and runs Blushing Rose Boutique) No one was as surprised as I was that I won!!! I've started collecting different tea pots and that was one of the prizes. Take a look at how cute this is:)

Is this not the cutest teapot you've seen? I love it!

I also won some placemats that look absolutely adorable on my kitchen table. Look at this.

And last but not least the prettiest Crazy Quilted heart, that I intend to hang on the front door (on the inside) so everyone can see it. It's just lovely!!! I feel so blessed. Thank you so much Marydon for everything, I'm at a loss for words.

Isn't that just beautimus!!! I love it.!!

My Granddaughter Samantha's Soccer Picture

2010-11-15T13:18:00.000-08:00

This is Samantha, my 16 year old granddaughter who loves to play soccer. Unfortunately early in the season she injured her knee and it's been giving her problems ever since. Hopefully after Soccer is over it will get enough rest to heal.

Beautiful Anniversary Present

2010-11-13T09:28:00.000-08:00

These are pictures of the pumpkin my Granddaughter made us as an anniversary gift. She made it in her art class at school. Her work is truly gorgeous. Some of her pieces I'd love to have, but they belong to my ddaughter. lol I wanted to share these with you. You can see the curly cue's on the bback of the lid.

I love the stem!

On the leaf she etched Happy Anniversay Grandma and Grandpa which makes it even more special.

Happy Pink Saturday everyone and thank you Beverly, at How Sweet The Sound for doing this for us.

My Fall Quilt went to the Silent Auction

2010-11-05T19:47:00.000-07:00

I was making a Falll Quilt and then I was asked to make one for the Silent Auction at church tonight. Well, that was only about two or so weeks ago and I had no idea it was that soon. So in order to get it done I had to finish up one that I had started. I hove a beautiful antiquey reds Disappearing 9 Patch that I wanted to use but do you think I could find where I put it? NOT So in order to keep the deadline I used the quilt I was making for myself. My fall quilt. It came out real pretty, in the picture the stripping in between the blocks looks black but it's actually a dark brown.

we took the pictures in a terrible hurry because my husband was going to take it over to the church for me. So it's nota real good picture.

Be sure and go by Beverly's How Sweet The Sound and all the other wonderful blogs. Thank you Beverly for doing this for all of us:) Oh yes, time changes tonight so don't forget. Have a great week end and Happy Pink Saturday!

Happy Pink Saturday All

2010-10-30T07:02:00.000-07:00

It's funny, I did my post for today on Wed. and put it on scheduled posting, but it's gone. I must have hit a wrong key and didn't even know it. lol duuuuh I hope that doesn't mean it's going to be one of those days. lol

Thank you to Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for hosting Pink Saturday for us. Be sure to swing by and check out Jesse at Moda Manana, one of our newest bloggers too.

Happy Halloween to everyone too, we're having rain today, but it's supposed to clear by tomorrow. I sure hope it does for all those young children all excited about Trick or Treating!

This is a set of cannisters that belonged to my mother, my siter tells me they are Bauer probably painted by the California Cleminsons, Betty and George (I believe). My memory isn't that great so I wrote it down, but now I've misplaced my notebook. duuuh. It IS one of those days. lol I just love them though, they're so cheerful.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Pink Saturday and safe week end. God Bless and keep you all.

My Fall Quilt

2010-10-23T00:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Pink Saturday everyone! Please be sure you stop by Beverly's How Sweet The Sound and check out all the other blogs too. There are some awesome ones. Stop by and see Dee at Creative Crafting & No Sew Projects she's got some awesome videos and how to's to show you.

This is a picture of my "Fall Quilt" that I was so determined last year to make for myself. I got it this far and fiinally got it on the frame the other day.

The churn dash in the block is actually a little oranger than it is the gold it shows in the photo. I'm very happy with the way it's come out though. I hope by this week end I'll have it quilted and then get the binding on it and use it! yaaaay! lol I've got to get busy on my grandson's black and white quilt. He asked me for one earlier this year and I'm hoping to have it done for him by Christmas. If not his 18th birthday is in March I'll have it for him then. The goal is Christmas though. I have a number of baby quilts to make for the Mozaic Church nursery. I've lots of fabric for kids so they should come out pretty good, it's just a matter of finding the time to make them:) Have a Happy Pink Saturday everyone and a Blessed week end.:)

Matthews Quilt

2010-10-22T14:23:00.001-07:00

I'm finally getting started on Matthews quilt for Chirstmas. It's a simple Disappearing 9 patch so it shouldn't take long. It's in black and whites

He asked me for a black and white quilt so thought Christmas would be a good time to give it to him. Of course if I don't get my tail in gear and get it done, he won't have it. lol I have a number of other things get done too, so if this isn't finished I can give it to him for his birthday in March. I would like to give it to him for Christmas though. So gotta get going:) Have a great day everyone and God Bless!

Happy Pink Saturday

2010-10-16T08:13:00.000-07:00

Happy Pink Saturday!! This week I have these lovely Jade plants that my friend in the Bay Area gave me when we went to visit. Jeanette has a plant that is probably 3 or more feet in diameter and close to 4 feet tall . It's magnificient. So Jeff cut me off a bunch of pieces and I came home and planted them! All of them are growing! The big one has 4 large one's in it and then there's two to three in each of the smal pots, incluging new one's growing from the leaves that fell off. I have a variegated Jade that's about 18 inches tall and I love it. These are going to catch up in no time at all at the rate they're going!

Beverly thank you so much for hosting Pink Saturday, you are really and truly appreciated! Be sure you stop by her How Sweet The Sound Stop by to see Dee at SealahTapeblogspot she's new and has some wonderful trcks and ideas for creating with the Sealah Tap.

Have a wonderful week end everyone. We're having a slightly overcast day in the low 80's and then by Tues down in the 70's . No more 90 or higher days, Fall is finally here! God Bless and Keep every one of you!

Happy Pink Saturday ALL

2010-10-09T07:46:00.000-07:00

You can see how big the luffa is getting. lol This is still the one and only one on the vine. On one of 9 vines as a matter of fact! A little disappointing, but one is better than none so I'm happy for the one. I'm going to try and add this to my other pages, I'm trying something new on Blog. Static Pages? Do you know what those are? Well, I'm hoping to learn to day. So I'm adding this to my Luffa posts. I have some awesome news to share but want to be able to get it all in and it will take more than one post.:) I haven't gotten things figured out and it wouldn't work with my PS post anyway. lol duuuh

Thank you Beverly for hosting Pink Saturday , be sure and go by How Sweet The Sound and see all the new posts this week! So many beautiful things people are making and sharing.

Go by and see Buttons for Baga, she's new and has the cutest post with a pink car! Also some knitting bags that are just awesome. Have a wonderful week end everyone!

Oh yes, and go by Gails, Decorating My Tin Shack she is having a birthday giveaway! Some Lovely jars she deccpauged and some wonderful soap she made. It's awesome. Happy Birthday Gail!

Happy Pink Saturday everryone. Have a wonderful week end and b safe:)

Classic Movie Monster Giveaway with At Home With Elaine

2010-10-02T14:41:00.000-07:00

HoNot your usual giveaway but something more in the spirit of Halloween with our favorite monsters from the past. Just in time for those who like suspense, to scream or hide behind their hands.

At Home With Elaine is having a Movie Monstor Giveaway, go by and check it out:)

I'm looking for a few more followers so I'm offering to a lucky person six of these wonderful classic movie cards that are 5x7 and was issued by the United States Postal Service. The cards are brand new. Halloween is the perfect time to offer them.. These would be great for a scary movie buff or a stamp collector. In the offering is Boris Karloff as Frankenstein--Lon Chaney, Jr as Wolf man..Bela Lugosi as Dracula..Boris Karloff as The Mummy and Lon Chaney from Phantom of the Opera plus a collage card of them. If you want a treat there may just be one in the offering also.

To win the rules are simple.

#1 leave a comment

#2 be a follower and

#3 post this giveaway on your site to let others know about it.

Happy Pink Saturday!

2010-10-01T18:22:00.000-07:00

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY!! Be sure to go by Beverly's at How Sweet The Sound and check out all the other blogs. I know we're doing pink this month for Breast Cancer but I'm doing Teal this month for Ovarian Cancer for my dear friend who's a survivor. Today's post is below entitled "Jesus Christ Our Lord". My husband Bert and I accepted Christ into our hearts in church last week and I wanted to share a little of that experience. Have a wonderful week end everyone!

Jesus Christ Our Lord

2010-09-30T18:55:00.000-07:00

I really would like to share an incredible thing that happened this past Saturday evening at Church. We were all in prayer with our eyes closed and head down when the pastor asked those that would like to ask Jesus Christ into their hearts to please put thei hand up and open their eyes. Pastor was commenting on how happy he was and after a couple of minutes I put my head back down in prayer. In another minute or so he was saying he excited he was about the gentleman that had raised his hand and all of a sudden he asked "are you two married?" I raised my head and there was my husband Bert with his head up and his hand in the air as well. I looked at him and then at Pastor Frank and back again. I was smileing froom ear to ear. Neither of us knew the other was going to do this, and the Pastor saw that it was quite obvious. So unknown to one another we both accepted Jesus Christ into our hearts on Saturday night and it waas absolutely wonderful! What a wonderful surprise for both of us.

And The Winners ARE: Jeanne and Pam Kellogg

2010-09-26T10:34:00.000-07:00

Jeanne of Backyard Neighbor is the winner for Candi's Eye Candy Blog drawing.. She wins the Pumpkin yard stakes that are so cool

Pam Kellogg of Kitty and Me Designs has won the Quilts n Things blog drawing.Pam wins the set of Candy Corn Pinwheels

I have sent emails to both ladies to send their snail mail addy's so I can get these in the mail to them:)
Thank you everyone that entered this has been fun and I'm sure I'll be doing it again:)

Getting Ready For Fall

2010-09-25T00:01:00.000-07:00

It's time to get ready for fall even though we're having weather in the 90's again. The wreath above I made the other day. I had the straw wreath in the garage and hit the Dollar Store for some flowers and voila, it was done. Below it is my favorite little Pumpkin Train! I just love that little thing, and there are fake leaves all around it. Thank you Beverly for hosting Pink Saturday! I hope everyone has an amazing week end!

Oh yes Today is the last day to sign up for the Fall Drawing!! We'll draw a name tomorrow and I'll contact the winners on Candi's Eye Candy and Quilts n Things. It's in the right hand corner to take you to both places to sign up.

The Luffa Saga

2010-09-22T10:28:00.000-07:00

Well, I still have only the one Luffa on all those plants but it's growing. Our days haven't been as warm as they should be and the nights have been pretty cool. We're lovin' it, but the plants aren't real happy with it, they staying kind of at a standstill. My tomatoes are small and still green, I don't think they're ever going to turn unless we get an Indian Summer. Here's the Luffa though. TADA!

It's about the size of a cucumber, a little fatter but about 7 inches long. I keep hoping to see more but if I only get one that's better than none. I'll try again next year. Have a great day everyone!

Happy Pink Saturday!

2010-09-18T05:49:00.000-07:00

Happy Pink Saturday everyone and thank you Beverly of How Sweet The Sound for hosting this wonderful post for us every week. So many wonderful sites to visit each week and so many things to learn!

This week I have some adorable "Pink Poodle Slippers" to share. lol They're so cute and surprisingly very very warm. The only real problem I have with them is my Dachshund Taz thinks they're new toys for him. So if I have them sitting by my chair when I'm not looking he's very quietly playing with them. It's really quite comical. When I say No, those are mine, he sneaks off a little timidly. He knows what he's doing. lolol

We're having some beautiful Fall weather when Fall isn't even here yet in CA. It's a little surprising when normally we'd be having some high 90's or even 100 degree weather normally. I'm lovin/ it though and I've been busy baking cookies and freezing most of the dough for the holidays. Made some white choc. chip cookies from a recipe I found online and WOW! They're melt in your mouth. So I'll make more of those and freeze them:)

I hope everyone has a wonderful week end be safe.

Thank you for leaving a comment and may God Bless and Keep You.
PS. be sure to look to your right and enter the two drawings for Fall

The difference in where plants are placed

2010-09-13T12:26:00.000-07:00

You know it really does amaze me, how where you put a plant depends on how it grows. Here are two pictures of the same plant, they came out of the same pot and have 5 in there. I put three in one pot and two in the other. One is in the front of the house and get's the really hot hot western sun in the afternoon. That's the smaller leaved one. The one with the large leaves is in the backyard and gets the Eastern sun in the morning.

This one is in the backyard and gets the morning sun.

This one is in the front yard and gets the really hot afternoon sun. Look at the leeaves, they're about 1/4 the size of the one in the backyard. Kind of mind boggling. lol You just never know:)

Luffa!!! and a Blossom

2010-09-13T12:18:00.000-07:00

I went out this morning and found a baby Luffa on my plant!!! yaaaaay! There are several new blossoms too. The only problem with the picture is I sprayed for ants the other day and the dead ants are still on the blossom on the luffa. eeeeeeeeeeeew! Makes me feel like creepy crawly's are on me! lol

Aren't they cool! lolol I'm so easily entertained it's really scarey somtimes! lol

blog giveaway

2010-09-11T08:33:00.000-07:00

Lulus Lovlies is having a giveaway so . be sure you swing by and sign up. Her button is on the left hand side, just click on it and you'll go right there.

Be sure you scroll down and sign up for mine too:) Happy Pink Saturday and God Bless All of Us on this 9/11 day. Click Here to sign up

Happy Pink Saturday!

2010-09-11T07:01:00.000-07:00

First off please take time to remember those we lost on 9/11. So many families were affected and the lives of all of us were changed forever. Take time to say a prayer for all of those lost and for those of us left behind that we can all be in peace some day.

If you've read my posts at all you'll know that I'm growing Luffa's, bath sponges that I thought came from the sea. Well, I'm also growing purple Bell Peppers!. They're a little milder than green bell papper and certainly give the salad a nice look of color.

9/11

I had another picture but it won't download. With the fairly cool weather we've been having I don't know how many more we might get but I hope it continues to produce a few more. We have the green bell peppers but they're not quite as much fun as the purple. lol

Thank you Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for hosting this weekly even of Pink Saturday it truly is a fun time and there are so many wonderful blogs to visit.

DON'T FORGET TO SCROLL DOWN AND SIGN UP FOR THE DRAWING ON THE 25TH!

Growing Luffa's

2010-09-07T08:10:00.001-07:00

Good morning:) I've been outside taking pictures of my Luffa plants. I decided this year I was going to try my hand at it. Luffa's are the rough sponges we shower with? I always thought they came from the sea so imagine my surprise to find out they came from a plant. They grown much like a cucumber does, on a long plant that gets about ten feet tall or so. They bloom like a cucumber and then the luffas starts from there. I had one blossom and was really excited until yesterday when I checked on it I saw i'd gotten ants and they pretty well demolished that poor flower. There are several more getting ready to bloom though so maybe, just maybe I'll get at least a few luffa's.

This is what the Luffa plant looks like, I have them in containers with large tomato tenders. They've gotten quite large in the last couple of weeks, even with our cool summer. Which I'm afraid is going to be a problem for the lufffa's growth.

That little pointy thing (a little on the blury side is going to be a blossom if all goes well. The luffa's look like a cucumber when they first start growing but get quite thick and resemble a zucchini more as they get larger. You don't pick them from the plant until fall when the plant begins to wilt with the fall weather. So since i have them in containers i'm hoping if they need more time to grow I'll be able to move them into the garage and give the plant a little extra growing time. I HOPE! lol I had these high hopes of having luffa sponges for everyone at Christmas time. Putting together baskets with Gails soaps and lotions, all handmade items. Or homegrown. It can still happen, so time will tell.

Happy Pink Saturday

2010-09-04T07:09:00.000-07:00

Beverly thank you so much for last week end and for continueing to host Pink Saturday Last week end just proves there are angels and Miracles do happen:) Thank you for letting me be a part of that!

This week for Pink Saturday I know they're not pink, but they're are the most beautiful African Violets!
I LOVE African Violets! Last week I had to go in for another biopsy and that night my DH brought me this beautiful African Violet. I just melted.

Then the next morning he surprised me with this one:)

Both are just lovely and I'm so excited to have Violets again. My house doesn't get real good sun indoors but I do have one window that's perfect for them.

Also, scroll down and sign up for the giveaway I'm having this month. It'll be lots of fun for Fall!

Happy Pink Saturday everyone and have a glorious week!

Pam Kellogg Is Having A Drawing

2010-08-28T16:20:00.000-07:00

Head on over to Pam Kellogg's and enter in the drawing to win the beautiful CQ'd quilt she's offering. You'll see her button on my sidebar and that will take you right there! Enjoy and have a wonderful day!

Fall Giveaway

2010-08-28T09:58:00.001-07:00

Scroll down a little way and sign up for the Fall Giveaway drawing.

My Guardian Angel Here On Earth

2010-08-28T01:00:00.000-07:00

I'm here to tell you about a very dear friend of mine. We'll call her Victoria. Ovarion Cancer struck her two years ago. That wasn't bad enough, after a complete hysterectomy her stay in the hospital was extended to almost a year and a half. She had heart complications on four occasions due to reaction to med's. She had four or five severe infections brought on by bacteria she contracted in the hospital., not to mention all the complications brought on from all of that. Victoria also had four blood clots that had to be treated that were life threatening. Since she has been home, she's been back to the hospital several times with various complications, and on top of that, she's on her second round of chemo therapy.

She has good reports right now and two more treatments left. The thing that has absolutely amazed me, is that at her worst time, she managed to keep a positive outlook. She has been as much a support to her friends as they have been to her.

When we talked the other night, I told her I had to go in for a biopsy after something showed up on my Sonogram. She said to me, "I know I can tell you don't be scared, but you will be, I know I can tell you not to worry but you will, but what I CAN tell you is look at me. I'm still alive:)" That was the most supportive thing I've been told. I've had friends say it's nothing, and those that have been very supportive. I know it's probably a minor thing and at this point I'm not reeally too worried about it. I'll save that for after the biopsy:)

Victoria has always been there beside me through thick and thin for almost 60 years. We've been together since grammar school, divorce and up to now. I have to tell you, she's been my Guardian Angel here on earth. There no matter what, and GUESS WHAT? She has hair again:)

Miracle Makeover for Colette

2010-08-27T01:00:00.000-07:00

A "MIRACLE PARTY" INVITATION FOR YOU--PLEASE JOIN US...Lets Celebrate Colette's Makeover Reveal Video & Story! Janome Sewing Machine GIVEAWAY! And Much More....
Colette Gauthier was suffering with cancer. She had moved into a tiny and dismal rental home. And, she was almost out of hope.
Pink Saturday has joined in with Kellee at the Katillac Shack for a Miracle Party blog event on Saturday August 28th. This is to celebrate Colette's recovery and in attion hope you will leave comments to thank and encourage GGuideposts to sponser more Miracle MakeoversKellee decided to take a crew up to Michigan, in the middle of last winter, to create a healing room in which she could recover. Friends and volunteers became "Design Angels." A miracle resulted. The story is featured in the September issue of Guideposts Magazine.

A "MIRACLE PARTY" INVITATION FOR YOU--PLEASE JOIN US...Lets Celebrate Colette's Makeover Reveal Video & Story! Janome Sewing Machine GIVEAWAY! And Much More....
Come to the Katillac Shack on Fri the 27th, Sat the 28th and Sun the 29th

Want to do another good thing? During the party, Design Gives Back will donate $1.00 for every comment you leave here -- or at one of the link parties -- to go toward another makeover project. A similar "comment fundraiser" is how we started with Colette. Together we can change things.

Small Elephant Collection

2010-08-21T00:01:00.000-07:00

When I was a little girl, my Great Aunt Jo had this incredible collection of elephants. After we moved from Long Beach to Vacaville (CA) it was sometime after that she gave it away. I never knew who got them. Anyway, I have a small collection started and my mother in law was the one that got me started with them. She gave me my first one.

This one is very light weight almost like it's paper machet. I'm not real sure what it's made of, but it's lovely.

This one with it's young is hand carved. I don't know what the wood is, but I know I used to have some hand carved fruit from the Philipine Islands that was similar.

Another hand carved. These little guys are going in a circle:)

This mother and young are also hand carved. Actually they all are, even the Jade one's that I have.

This is hand carved Jade and believe it or not they're done by children in India. They have wooden tools to work with. Not only is it the larger elephant but if you look closely you'll see an elephant carved on the inside of the large elephant. These next few are all like that. Different poses and different sizes but all hand carved with wooden tools.

This is my favorite. Nan gave me this one first.

I have earrings, hair clips and bracelets of elephants too. I hope to continue to add to this collection and one day it will go to my Grandson who loves it.

Be sure you stop by Beverly's at How Sweet The Sound and visit all the other blogs that are signed up. Thank you Beverly for doing this for us.

Be sure you take the time to sign up for the drawing on my blog here and at Quilts N Things too.

Have a wonderful PINK SATURDAY!!!

Be sure and check out my giveaway below and stop by my friend Gails blog Big Horn Mountain Creations

I'M HAVING A FALL GIVE AWAY!!

2010-08-17T13:46:00.000-07:00

HAVING A GIVEAWAY FOR FALL!!!!

I'm having a giveaway and the winner will receive three pumpkin garden stakes. Each pumpkin is approximately 6X6 inches large, on a stake aproximately 19 inches tall, so they stand about 25 inches.

1.All you have to do is leave a comment

2. Sign on as a public follower................

3. Be sure to leave your name and way

for me to contact you when you

leave a message.

4. Post this on your blog and receive

an extra entry.

GOOD LUCK

The Giveaway starts today and ends September 25th. The winner will be dran on the 25th and be notified and I'll request mailing address at that time:)

On my other Blog, Quilts N Things I'm having another Giveaway with a set of Candy Corn Pinwheel Stakes. They're adorable and colorful!

My Sister Is Here

2010-08-16T08:06:00.000-07:00

My sister Loretta is here from Montana and last night we headed out to Joann's to see what we could find. They have their usual good sale going on. Well, I hate to admit it, but that is the first time I've ever gone into Joann's and not purchased a thing. Wow, hell didn't freeze over either. lol We had a great time though. I can't tell you how many books we looked at trying to find one that I really liked on card making and she was looking for one in particular about quilting. Tonight, my brother, hubby, Loretta and I are going to dinner and totally pig out.:)

Black and White Quilt for Grandson

2010-08-14T16:13:00.000-07:00

Below are the pictures of the ffabric's I have for a black and white, quilt for my grandson. He's been asking for one for quite some time now. I thought this is a good time to start one and maybe get it finished for Christmas. I'm going to do the Disappearing 9 Patch and use the white on black as the center square. I think that will look pretty good. I'll do a couple of blocks first and see how it goes.

These are the one's I have so far. I do have few fat quarters that I might throw in there. Gail suggested I throw in some teals, touquise maybe and something else to offset it. My grandson was adament about it being black and white though. Maybe a little red where you cut the center square into quarters??? What do you think. I'm open for suggestions. Thanks for any input! Have a great week everyone.

Flannel Quilt for Granny

2010-08-14T06:41:00.000-07:00

This is the final (for now) quilt that I'm making for my friend with the new grandson, Connor. I hope to get it on the frame today and quilted by tomorrow, then I can do the binding and it's done.

Welcome to Pink Saturday! Be sure to go ovr to Beverly's How Sweet The Sound and check out all the wonderful bloggers that participate. You'll find some of the most creative works you've ever seen when you do.

Happy Pink Saturday everyone!

The Back and Front of the Quilts

2010-08-11T16:42:00.000-07:00

This one is for Connor and will go to his Grandma's house:)

This one too is orange and green, completely by accident, but this one goes to the Grandma to keep at her house. Grandma's have to have their "baby stash" too, don't they? lol

This one is going to go to Connor too. The orange and the yellow are the same, just the sashing and backing colors are different. I have one more to make for Grandma, it's a red and white one that is really cute. It has black and white puppies on it. The top is done, but I have to get it loaded on the frame and quilted. Then of course do the binding. I'm hoping to have all that done by this week end some time. Happy Day everyone.

Took The Process Pledge

2010-08-11T14:10:00.000-07:00

I took the Process Pledge today and thought I'm really giong to try and keep it up. I just finished the binding on three quilts for a friend. They're all three for her grandbaby, one is a baby quilt and the other two are a little larger than Crib size. They came out pretty good, but not without a lot of issues along the way. lol I have one more to do it's a red, red&white stripes, and black and white with red scarves on puppies. It's really cute. It's flannel so won't be used till winter I'm sure. It's almost the size of a twin bed though, so it can be put on the floor and the baby can lay there and play. He's just turning two months old now. I'll post pictures of them later today. Have a great day all!

Pledge

2010-08-11T12:37:00.000-07:00

I, Candi_Harris, pledge to talk more about my processes, even when I can’t quite put them in the in words or be sure I’m being totally clear. I’m going to put my thinking and my gut feelings out there.

2010-08-07T01:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Pink Saturday! Be sure and stop by Beverly's How Sweet The Sound and check out the blogs that are posting for Pink Saturday. They are some truly awesome blogs!! I'm introducing you to the two newest members of our Halloween Collection! lol We've named them Jolly and Molly. We decorate for Halloween almost as much as we do for Christmas, so things that are out during the year all get put away from Oct. till January. It's a lot of fun. Keeps the dogs on their toes. They have to have their time bark at the new things that we get.

This is a picture I just love. It's my Great Aunt Jo in a sailor suit. If you look closely you can see a bag of Bull Derm peaking out of her pocket. lol She was quite a lady. She survived the San Francisco Earthquake back in 1906; She was the first woman to ever ride cross county in pants on the train; She started the waitress union in Southern CA and came up to N. CA to start it here. That is only a few of her accomplishments. She traveled all over the US. I sure do miss her, even to this day. We lost her when she turned 93 I believe it was in 1977.

New Look

2010-08-04T20:41:00.000-07:00

Hello all:) As you can see I'm trying to get a new look on my blog, having one heck of a time. I can see it in my head but can't seem to put it together. I'm having the most trouble with the posts. Either they're looooong and skinny or take up the whole page. lol Maybe if I knew what I was doing it would make a big difference. Us novices that try to take on the job of doing this (I don't care how easy they make it, it's not that easy for me.) need our heads examined! lol

Well, I'll keep at it until I get it right. whoo hooo I'm a die hard. lol

Tea Set Giveaway

2010-07-22T13:55:00.000-07:00

Parsley http://seasonsofmymind.blogspot.com/ is having a giveaway on her blog. An adorable little tea set with a bunny and the tea set looks like cabbages:) Go by and visit her. If you sign up to be a public follower of her's then you will be enetered into the contest! She wants 200 followers to her blog. What a delight.

Welcome To Where Bloggers Create Blog Party

2010-06-18T16:31:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Where Bloggers Create for a wonderful Blog Party!! There will be a LOT of fabulous sites to visit and share pictures of their sewing areas. I'm also connecting to Beverly's Pink Saturday at
How Sweet the Sound and be sure to drop by there to see all the wonderful Blogs:) Have a great time!

Fabric and Supply Storage

This is my fabric storage/spare bedroom. lol There's a twin bed against the other wall when one of my grandkids come over. They usually sleep in the living room. The containers are all marked by content, some have UFO's in them, some are quilts I'm working on and others have fabric in them. The first picture is where all my tools are in various containers, and you can see where my threads are over the storage area. I also have a box of threads that I use on going, and when I run out of one usually there's another on the wall. Those are for sewing and for machine embroidery. I'm lucky to have a Janome 9000 that's not pictured for embroidery. It needs to go see the machine doctor for some adjustments.

My Sewing Area

This is the area where I do my quilting. I have storage behind the frame/machine that I keep a lot of fabric and other supplies. Ribbon, embroidery threads and as you can see on the book shelf, my Avon is stored in there too! lol Every bit of space is utilitzed and originally I planned on having the wall at the end of the frame as my design wall, but as it turned out, there's just enough room for me to squeeze through to get to the other side. I try to keep the fabric organized by colors and in the boxes aare 5 inch squares cut and ready to make a quilt when I get the bug or need to get one done for The Linus Project.

My Lone Sewing Machine Behind My Couch:)

As you can see my sewing machine sits on an old Tredle machine converted to a table behind my couch in the dinning room. I have no place in either room to set up my machine and for the longest time, I used the dinning room table. Which meant it was always set up there lol, now at least we have the table back. My DH likes to have me sewing where he is and I enjoy that too, so it works out well. One of these days though I hope to have a cabinet built in under the window in the fabric/spare bedroom to sew at. Maybe this summer some time. Anyway, these are my sewing areas, not fancy but workable and I can actually find things most of the time. lol I also have container boxes of fabrics in the closet shelves as well:) I'm really anxious to get some good ideas from all of you that are participating. Heaven knows there's room for improvement:) Have a great week end!

Basket Collection

2010-06-12T08:03:00.000-07:00

I didn't have any pink out today so I wanted to share some of my baskets from my collection. I ran out of places to "sit" them, so I started putting some of my favorites on the wall. The smaller one's here are my very favorite. The large one with the coins and beads on it is from around 1910. In China Town they would antique the baskets , then put the coins, tassles and a glass ring in the center to make them look antique. They would then go door to door and sell them to women as sewing baskets. I thought that little tid bit was interesting.

Be sure you go by Beverly's How Sweet The Sound and check out some of the other blogs. A huge THANK YOU to Beverly too for hosting Pink Saturday (I can' get the color to work on my post doggone it.)

Pink Iced Tea Maker

2010-06-05T09:45:00.000-07:00

(It does look red, but it's actually pink.)

Well ladies, my iced tea maker died (actually my hubby is the tea drinker in the house) so I went out to buy a new one and guess what I found??? This PINK iced tea maker. lol So of course I had to have it for Bert. He just got tickled at my choice. lol This is a short post today, but be sure you go by Beverly's How Sweet The Sound and check out all the other blogs. There are some really awesome one's to look at:)

Pink Saturday!

2010-05-29T01:00:00.000-07:00

Pink Saturday is upon us again and though what I'm about to show you isn't pink, it's very interesting. Be sure you go by Beverly's How Sweet The Sound to check out all the wonderful blogs with the beutiful work they're doing and have done.

This is a set of Etched Crystal Southern Pacific glasses in a "storybook" case with the story of each engine on the inside of the box. They were a safety award lmy husband Bert recieved many years ago. You can tell how many because Southern Pacific was bought out by Union Pacific eons ago. I've taken a picture of the key chain awards (never used, they were too pretty) that I framed many moons ago too:) hmmm those pictures came out on top! lol I'll get the hang of this sooner or later. Have a wonderful PINK SATURDAY!!!

Oh yeah, here's a pink tulip that goes to a quilt I'm working on. It was going to be for a friend that was having a her first grandchild and we thought it was a girl, but surprise it's a handsome beautiful baby boy names Hudson!!!

Where Has The Week Gone!!!

2010-05-22T07:37:00.000-07:00

Wow where has this week gone???!!! I woke up this morning and couldn't even remember (for a minute) what day it was! lol I'm late getting this up, but before I do, please go by How Sweet The Sound to see all the other blogs you can visit. Some absolutely wonderful blogs at that. Beverly works so hard to keep this up and thank you for all your hard work.

These are one pot of my Amaryllis. The bulbes in this pot are only a few years old, but the bubs in my second pot are about 30 years old! If not older! The flowers on that one are huge and when they open I'll show you. This year I'm going to seperate the bulbs and put them in more pots.

The pot that hasn't opened up yet first belonged to my sister, then she gave it to our mother after about 12 years, then when Mom passed away I got the pot. I have no idea how long Mom had it, but I've had it for about 9 years now and every year I sooo look forward to them blooming. It means spring is really here and we're going into Summer before long.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Pink Saturday!!!

Happier Than A Pig in Mud Giveaway!

2010-05-16T10:48:00.000-07:00

Happier Than A Pig in Mud is having a wonderful Giveaway. ! Be sure you stop by her blog and check it out. What a delight!

Another Saturday is Here and it's Pink One! :)

2010-05-15T01:00:00.000-07:00

These are some miniature tea cups that I plan on making into mini pin cushions. I'm hoping it will be a first project with Emily and Elizabeth, my daughter's Fiance's girls. They're adorable, 8 and 4 years of age. Busy as little girls go and so feminine, but don't let that fool ya:) They can hold their own. lolol They're beautiful.

Here's a picture of my Amaryllis just starting to bloom. I have two huge pots of them and this year I'm going to try planting the seeds. It takes about three years from the time you plant the seeds before you get a bloom, so it's going to be an interesting process. Hmmm try as I might I can't get the flower down here with the statement. lol Should have done it last I guess.

Be sure you go by Beverly's How Sweet The Sound and check out all the other blogs posting today. It's PINK SATURDAY!!!

Quilt On The Frame and Spring is in the air

2010-05-14T15:49:00.000-07:00

This is for one of my dear friends new granddaughters. She's 12 years old. so hopefully she'll like it;)

Well, I got one of two quilts I want to get finished up this week end on the frame. I've been procrastinating and it's time to get goin! lol I think I have a bit of spring fever, our weather is absolutely gorgeous. It's in the 80's everything is growing and I'm watching as my Lillies pop through the ground and I'm eager to see what colors they are. They got planted late. After I picked up my grandsons from High School today (half day schedule this Fri) I went out to the nursery and picked up two beautiful Asparagus Ferns. They're a nice dark green packed together and ready to open in all directions once it's in a nice big pot. We'll plant those this evening.

It's Pink Saturday !!!

2010-05-07T17:20:00.000-07:00

It's Pink Saturday again and there are so many wonderful blogs to check out. Be sure to stop by How Sweet The Sound to check them out. Today I have a teapot, with a teaset on it's lid. It's not for use of course only for decoration but it's too fun. It has the prettiest pink roses. Next week I have some miniature tea cups that my daughters fiance's girls and I (I hope) will be making mini pin cushions out of them. Have a wonderful and safe week end.

Give Away!!

2010-05-04T10:41:00.000-07:00

You must go over and see all the beautiful things Tales of an OC Cottage has done!!! She's having a giveaway and this is just a sample of what she does. (THIS IS NOT THE GIVEAWAY)

Her work is just beautiful! I love this birdhouse!!! Go check it out and sign up for the giveaway:)Have a great day!

Happy Pink Saturday All!

2010-05-01T06:51:00.000-07:00

Happy Pink Saturday everyone. This is the pillowcase to a baby blanket I've made for a girlfriend who will be a grandma for the first time this month! It's so exciting! My grandkids are teenagers so this is so exciting to me too. Be sure you stop by Beverly's How Sweet The Sound to see all the other posts for today. Beverly works so hard on this every week. Thank you!!!

Pink Shirt

2010-04-24T01:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Pink Saturday! Be sure you go over to Beverly's How Sweet The Sound so you can see all the other posts. There are truly some awesome ones, and Beverly is such a dear person to host all of this.
I have a friend of almost 60 years who is going through her second round of Chemo Therapy so I bought her this shirt. We planned on going down today, but unfortunately I caught a cold and can't be around her. So it will wait until the cold is gone and she's up for company. She's a very very special lady:) .

Happy Yellow Pink Saturday! :)

2010-03-27T01:00:00.001-07:00

Be sure you head over to Beverly's blog How Sweet The Sound and see all those participating in Yellow Pink Saturday:) Today it's something yellow and I have a few items to share.

This little fella my mother painted back in 1978, when I had my ceramic business. He's such a cutie.

This one I did at approximately the same time. It's a combination of glazes, gold, ceramacoats and glitter:)

There are some closeups I have of the village but for some reason my computer is just not cooperating today. Nothing new, seems to be only when I WANT it to work. lol Hope everyone has a wonderful Pink Saturday!!

Decorating My Tin Shack is also having a GiveAway!

2010-03-21T13:14:00.000-07:00

Gail, over at Decorating My Tin Shack is also having a giveaway of two Rose Soaps she made...Her products are awesome. Go check out her blog she has so much information!!! Love ya Gail

Suzie Button's Creations Bunny Cake Giveaway!

2010-03-21T11:56:00.000-07:00

If you want to see some pretties head on over to Suzie Button's Creations and check out her giveaway as well as her blog. Her blog is GREAT!

The Chronicles of Dolly Daydream is having a Giveaway!

2010-03-21T11:34:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter

Kitty M. over at The Chronicles of Dollie Daydream is having an awesome giveaway for Pink Saturday! Go over and check it out and I know you're going to love her blog! It's so interesting and fun! By the way

thank you to Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for hosting Pink Saturday!

Lovely Sachet Heart and Pin Cushion

2010-03-20T01:00:00.000-07:00

Pink Saturday sure brings out the best in me. I get to look for things that I love that are my favorite color:) Pink:) Here's a lovely Sachet Heart and a Pin Cushion I just recently acquired. I have them on a table in my living room just as you see them here. I love them!

Happy Pink Saturday all, I'm on my way out the door for a while:)

Tops Are Done! Yaaay

2010-03-17T16:33:00.000-07:00

I finally got the quilt tops done for my dear friends son's girlfriends two daughters. lol I also got the two done for my daughters fiance's two daughters. Two are for Easter gifts and the other two will be given to them at a baby shower to be held at the end of next month. There are two of the top one, that's the top and the fabrics in the top. There are also two of the second one and that's the top and the fabric's in the top. The bottom one is a wonky one for the young girl who is 12. I don't think she would have appreciated the kiddy fabric. I've also got two more going that are large baby quilts. These were quick one's to do because I don't have a lot of time to get them done in. I hope to start quilting them tomorrow or by the week end at the latest.

Comfort Quilts

2010-03-04T15:16:00.000-08:00

Some of you know that I've been working on 4 comfort quilts in spring colors for 4 adorble young girls. Two of the girls belong to the fiance' of my friend Jeanette's son Craig, and the other two belong to Carl, my daughter's fiance'. The first one I wiped through no problems, then the second one has had one issue after another. The latest one that I quilted the back fabric on inside out!! Can't believe I did that, but I did. lol So I finally got it all taken apart last night, have the top in the dryer on fluff dry (after wetting it thoroughly) trying to get the stitching holes out of the fabric. What is so funny about it is, this is only a simple rail fence pattern, one that you can do in an afternoon. However, this one top has given me fits! lol I'm at the point now though that I can quilt the remaining three. The two for Carls girls, I'll need for Easter the other two not until the last week in April when we go to the Bay Area for the baby shower. I'll post pic's when it's all done. Then I can get on with the other one's I have to do.

New Trays I Bought from Lynn

2010-03-04T14:59:00.001-08:00

I just bought these 6 small Daher metal trays, they're about 6X8 inches in a light pink, beige brown background colors. They're just lovely. I bought them from Lynn at http://www.thevintagenest.com/ and I just love them. Go visit her store, she has some very unique and lovely items. These are my post for Pink Saturday. I plan on using them at Easter to put truffles out to share. In the mean time they'll go in my hutch. Thank you Lynn for carryng such lovely items. Oh yes, I also purchased a white feathered ink pen for my great niece for her wedding. I decorated her ring pillow, my sister did the guest book and this is the finishing touch!

drawin

2010-02-27T11:02:00.000-08:00

Prima has something really big coming your way…. go here and check it out.
http://prima.typepad.com/prima/2010/02/prima-has-something-really-big-coming-your-way-------but-we-cant-reveal-it-just-yet-we-know-youre-going-to-love-it.html#comments

...but we can’t reveal it just yet! We know you’re going to love it! And don’t worry-we promise to share the big news with you soon. It’s really hard not to spill the beans, but we are sworn to secrecy. So, in the meantime, we have an exciting opportunity for you to win BIG and it’s open to everyone! There are two fabulous prize baskets worth $100 up for grabs. Prima will choose one winner from the US and one International winner.

Pink Saturday

2010-02-27T07:51:00.000-08:00

Beverly at http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/ , thanks sooooo much for hosting Pink Saturday!

Pink Southern Pacific Jacket

2010-02-26T13:39:00.000-08:00

I have a pink satin jacket that has the Southern Pacific Rail Road Logo on it and it's my favorite. I never wear it, just enjoy looking at it. Since SP is Union Pacific it's a collectors item. I only wore it on special occassions anyway:) This is the right slever, it has Southern Pacific down the arm.This is the front of the jacket. On the left hand side it has the SP Logo on it.

This is the back that I think is just lovely. It has a Engine and the tail of the train showing on a spider web and the logo Southern Pacific on the lower r hand side. As I said this is my favorite and I just love the way it's done. Happy Pink Saturday everyone. Hope you have a wonderful week end!:) PS Pepto Bismal is no longer my new BFF this week:) lol

Pink Saturday

2010-02-19T16:24:00.000-08:00

How ironic when I was thinking about what to post yesterday I'd been taking this almost all week. PINK Pepto Bismal. lol Thought it was funny! Hope you do too.

2010-02-19T16:20:00.000-08:00

My Camellia's in the front yard are in full bloom and are just gorgeous! I have this lovely square vase and I put clear rock thingys (can't think of the name of them lol) and it looks very pretty. I wish they would last longer but they only last for a couple of days then I have to replace them.

Pink Saturday!

2010-02-12T15:54:00.000-08:00

This is one

of my mother's Chcolate Pots. If I'm not mistaken my brothers bought it for her. I love the pink floral print on it!

Pink Saturday

2010-02-09T18:34:00.000-08:00

My friend Gail over at Decorating At My Tin Shackhttp://decoratingmytinshack.blogspot.com/ introduced me to Pink Saturdays. Beverly at How Sweet The Sound http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/ started Pink Saturday. It was an idea that she ha to feature something pink on Saturday Posts. I have no idea what the numbers are as far as participants go, but check it out there's enough there to keep you busy blogging for a week!

Help Frankie Keep Her Home!

2010-01-30T08:28:00.000-08:00

Please go to the link below. Visit this blog and leave a comment. For every comment left a $1 will be donated to this cancer patient to save her home. Feel free to share this on your wall. Thank you.DESIGN & BELIEVE: How Our Homes Help Us Heal...Today Your Comments Earn $1 For a Friend-in-Need...Th

www.katillacshack.com

UFO Day

2010-01-26T13:13:00.001-08:00

I belong to a UFO group and once a month we take one full day to sew. It's a Friday one month and Saturday the next. We start sewing at 9 (or is it 10) in the morning and sew till 6pm. We take a picture of what we're working on and post it. We check in periodically ro show where we are at. Friday I worked on a fall quilt attempting to get all the blocks done. I got them 2/3's of the way done so will try to work on them a little more today.

This is one of the blocks of the quilt I'm working on. It's not flowers in there, it's actually turkey's:) lol The colors were so perfect for what I wanted that's what I went with. Hope to get some more done on it today. I seem to get distracted very easily these days. Have a great day!

I was given an award by Moira

2010-01-24T10:45:00.000-08:00

The first is the Lovely Lady Award -

The rules are simple -

1. Thank the person who gave the award

2. Copy the award

3. Post it on your blog

4. Tell seven things about yourself that your readers don't know.

5. Link seven new bloggers as recipients

6. Notify the winners with comments on their blogs

7. Keep being awesome!

Hmmm, lets see 7 things that my readers don't know -

1. I owned and operated a Cermic Arts and Crafts Shop for a number of years.

2. I'm afraid of heights. (Empire State Building was a real challenge! lol)

3. My hair froze when we were in New York!

4. I'm a notemaker nut.

5. We have two storage units, one here and one in KC. It's time to start hauling off.

6.I'm the worlds WORST procrastinator

7. I eat peanut butter with a spoon out of the jar. lol

And the Second award is - the Lemonade Stand award is awarded for being a blogger who shows great attititude and gratitude.

The rules are simple:

1. Do a quick post about the person that tagged you saying thanks.

2. Answer the 10 questions.

3. Tag 6 people

4. Follow 3 new blogs and list them.

5. Challenge one person to do something new or crazy.

Moira is one of the kindest, most generous and loving people that I know. I'm grateful to have you in my life. Thank you for thinking of me when you passed out the award:)

The 10 questions -

1. Have you ever been to a rodeo? yes
2. Have you ever tried to ride a cow? Nope

3. Have you ever milked a cow or goat? yes
4. Have you ever been to a Demolition Derby? yes
5. What is your favorite Country song, the artist? Don't know

6. Do you like to hunt? No, and don't care for wild meat

7. Have you ever cooked your breakfast over an open fire in your backyard? yes, we used to have a picnic area when we lived in Colfas and the whole bottom section was a huge and there was a giant fire pit there. We cooked down there a number of times.!

8. Have you ever thought that the muck was shallow and when you stepped in it you sank knee-deep? Not literally.....but metaphorically I have (agree)

9. What is the hardest thing you've ever done? Accepting the loss of my brother.

10. (This question is optional) What is one of your most embarrassing moments? When I discovered (after the fact) that you could see my undies through an outfit I had on. arrrrrrrrrgh it was awful

And because it's late at night ( or more acurately very early morning) I nomiate the following for these of these awards:

1. Pat Wintershttp://gatherings100.blogspot.com/

2. Karrinhttp://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/

3. Susanhttp://cq4fun.livejournal.com/

4 Courtneyhttp://cajunhillbilly.blogspot.com/

5. Renginhttp://renginscolors.blogspot.com/

New York

2010-01-02T14:03:00.000-08:00

Well, we went to New York the 14th through the 21st of Dec. and what an incredible trip it was. My brother Frank, my sister Loretta, my daughter Jo and a dear friend of ours Dianna all went. We stayed in an apartment in Manhattan which was really nice because it gave us so much more freedom. We all took different pictures of the various places we went so I have some and the others have the rest. Soon we'll be able to get them all together. We saw the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, went to see In The Heights at the Richard Rogers Theater, went to the Empire State Bldg, Central Park, Times Square and on and on and on. We even got caught in a blizzard. When we went to the theater it was snowing, but when we came out it was a blizzard! lol We had a ball. We hiked to a restaurant and had a late dinner, then hiked down to the subway and took it to within two blocks of where we were staying. The snow was absolutely gorgeous, a dream come true when you're in NY this time of year. Here are a couple of pic's one from the Empire State Bldg. (it was foggy so visibility was low) and the other of the Plaza Hotel. The first one is Times Square, which is always packed with people!!

We Got Snow

2009-12-07T07:59:00.000-08:00

Whoo hoo we got snow last night! There was a lot more about an hour or two ago, but it was too dark and too cold to go out and take pic's. lol So this is what's left. We get snow in our area about every twenty years so this is a real treat. Sure makes me miss living in the Foothills:)

Wow Christmas Is Near

2009-12-02T07:55:00.001-08:00

Wow, Christmas is less than a month away and I am trying to figure out where the time has gone! In a little over two weeks, my brother Frank, sister Loretta, daughtere Jo and friend Dianna are leaving for New York for a week. (We leave the 14th and return on the 21st!) That means I have to be sure everything is ready for Christmas before we leave. I have baking to do and freeze, quilts to quilt and a couple of gifts to buy yet. Then I'll be done. I can shop for groceries when I get back, there will plenty of time for that. Anyway, I'll try and stay on top of this a little better. I've had some kind of bug for almost four weeks now and it's just knocked me for a loop, so I'm way behind in what I wanted to have accomplished before we leave. Oh well, I guess if it gets done it does, if not it won't. lol Have a wonderful week.