vintage plastic flowers

 Hello and a happy day to you!

Hope that you are having a lovely week so far! Last week I ventured out to some thrift stores and came across this bag full of vintage plastic flowers. I was quite excited to get home and find all these pretties inside! There are pink roses, daises, daffodils, gorgeous teal flowers, and more!I should try to figure out what the names of them are! ;)

 I never thought that plastic flowers could bring such a smile to my face, but these sure did! They are so pretty and are now sprinkled throughout my house bringing some spring cheeriness inside!

 This cute couple also came home with me! Aren't they cute!

 And, these darling skunk decal frames! They have a red corduroy as the background and I want to replace it with a pretty floral print, so I will have to show you once I get finished making them over! It would even be cute to paint the frame, but that might have to wait. ;)

I am still working away on some spring items that will be heading to the shoppe next week! 

Thank you for all your sweet comments on my quilt! Wishing you a most lovely day and weekend! xo

                                        
       

it's spring

 Happy Spring!

The weather has been so beautiful lately and it feels so wonderful to finally be springtime! I hope that you are enjoying some lovely spring weather, too! Thank you all so much on your sweet comments on my last post!

 I was so excited this week to get my sampler quilt back from the sweetest Donna who beautifully quilted it for me!! She really did such a gorgeous job!

 I just love looking at the pretty design she did and love how it looks with the fabrics.

 I chose to use a vintage floral sheet I picked up recently at the thrift store for the backing, and it so lovely with the quilting design.

 Today I sewed on the binding and I just need to hand stitch it to the back. Then, it will be ready to bring a some prettiness to my home and perfect for spring! Thank you so much Donna for doing such a awesome job and making this quilt extra special for me to have!! And, you can find out more about Donna's quilting services here! 

I also got these sweet fabrics from Donna's fabric shoppe, which you can find here!! Looking forward to having some fun with these!!

Wishing you a beautiful and creative spring week! xo

                                    

the letter "h"

 Happy Friday!

I am not really sure where this week went, but it definitely has been a busy one. My apologies if I haven't been by to visit, I am a little behind with working on a custom orders and new pretties for the shoppe. 

For the Sew Sweet Bee, this month was the lovely Amy of A Quilting Sheep and she had us make our initial, which was fun to make! I hope Amy likes my letter "h"! ;)

 And, I even had to make myself one just because it was so cute and I love green and aqua together. Not sure what I will do with it, but for now it will just hang in my sewing room. Next month is my turn!

 I am working on a few pretty spring crocheted hangers for the shoppe. This is one that I just finished and there will be an aqua and pink one to follow. 

I will be re-listing my spring crocheted eggs at the end of the month when my shoppe reopens!

 They add such a sweet touch around the home for springtime!

 Some happy mail has been arriving this week including these darling vintage transfers and

 these gorgeous fabrics from the lovely Shay of Simply Sweet Fabric!! Looking forward to creating with these pretties!

I squeezed in a little time and made myself some new spring coasters! Love all these pretty floral prints together! I will be listing some sets in the shoppe soon, too!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and I hope that you are enjoying some springlike weather! 

                                       

signs of springtime

 Hello and a happy day to you!

This week seems to be just flying and I have been so busy with some custom orders and working on some other projects, which is why I have been a little quiet in visiting with you and posting here. 

I was able to sneak some time and finished another sweet hexie. I have only one more to go! 

 

      I have been stitching some Easter and spring cuties that will be headed to the shoppe towards the end of the month, just in time for spring. It is nice having Easter at the end of April this year. 

I got some pretty strawberry tablecloths to create with for my new line of strawberry goodies coming in April. There is just something about strawberries that I can resist! 

 

Some happy and sweet mail came from the lovely Kim of Musings from Kim K. this week! She sent me a pretty vintage red tray to add to my wall collection and the cutest Easter basket! 

 She is so talented and creative!! I just love this, especially that adorable bunny, and it is my first start to my Easter decorating! Thank you so much Kim!

 A darling vintage The Fuzzy Duckling book to add to my spring decorations. Isn't he so cute!

 

 There are definitely signs of spring in the air and my home. How about yours? 

Well, I hope that you have a wonderful and creative week and weekend! Thank you for stopping by and visiting it always brightens up my day! ♥ xo

                                   

vintage trays, some finds, and a little redecorating

 Hello Dear Friends!
I hope that you are having a lovely week so far! Over the weekend I started a little early spring cleaning and redecorating. I was excited to finally get my little collection of vintage trays hung on the wall. I used paper clips and hot glue, and so far so good! I am on the hunt for some red and pink trays to add, which seem to be a little harder to find.

 I ventured to a few thrift stores which ended up being pretty bare of goodies, except one! I came home with another gardenia tray to add to the wall, a sweet milk glass cinnamon spice bottle, and a pretty floral plate.

 These cute Juvenile Jamboree transfers were a great ebay find! And, some of these cuties will be stitched up for the shoppe for some new items coming March.

 This is another little wall collection that is growing. I want to eventually add some vintage rose/floral needlepoints and floral paintings to it, but the prices at estate sales never seem to be in my budget, and I haven't been lucky at thrift stores, so the hunt continues!

 This cute little shelf has been waiting to be hung,and I am happy it is finally up and filled with some sweet treasures!

 

 Some crocheted pot holders I made awhile back, and framed vintage style floral postcards that I used for the save-the-dates for our wedding almost 4 years ago coming this April.

 My project list has been put on hold while I work on some orders and new items for the shoppe, but I did cut some squares for my next hexie flower, and will have to sneak in some time to make it. We are supposed to have a lot of rain the rest of the week, so it will be good to stay in and work away.

Wishing you all a most lovely and crafty week!

                                     

a quilt sampler top and log cabin block

Hello Dear Friends!

Hope that you had a lovely weekend and a sweet Valentine's Day! Well, I am excited that I finally finished my quilt top for Donna's quilt sampler! This is my first sampler quilt and it was so much fun making! I love how it turned out, especially with all those pretty prints together.

For the sashing, I didn't end up doing the little squares in between because not all my blocks measured up right, and I know I would have been pulling my hair out trying to get it all to line up. So, a simple white with the pretty floral sashing is what I decided, and I love it!

 

I am super excited because I am going to be sending the quilt out tomorrow to sweet Donna to have her quilt it! This will be my first quilt to have quilted. I am so looking forward to seeing what she does because her quilting is always so beautiful! And, I am excited because her pretty quilting will hide all my mistakes! ;)

For the Sew Sweet Bee, this month was the sweet Clara's of Clover and Violet and she had us make a log cabin block. I have actually never made one before, and really loved making it! Hope she likes it!

A few weeks ago I got these gorgeous fabrics from the lovely Shay of Simply Sweet Fabric and I thought they were just perfect for Valentine's goodies. I loved using them for some things in my shoppe and was still hoping to get a heart garland done, but doesn't look like that will be happening now. ;)

On Valentine's Day a beautiful packages arrived from the sweet Holly of Damita's Pretty Wrap and all these pretties were inside! I just love the sweet Valentine she made!! So creative and thoughtful!! Thank you so much Holly!

Well, I am off to continue working on a custom order and planning some spring items for the shoppe! 
Wishing you a beautiful and crafty week, and thank you for visiting with me! xo

                                        

❤happy valentine's day❤

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

May your day be filled with love and sweetness dear friends!

It will be a busy day for me, but at least it will be filled with lots of sweet fabrics and stitchings. ;) 

Thank you for all your lovely comments on my newest treasures! I just added the last two of the pretty rose tea towels to the shoppe. And, I was able to finish my quilt top for Donna's quilt sampler, so I will be back on Monday to show you! 

Sending you Valentine hugs,and wishing you a most lovely day and a beautiful weekend!♥

"Dear Friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God....We love because he first loved us." 1John 4: 7,19