embellishing with hexies!

eek!! i can't believe it has been over a week since i posted last! we had a fun filled labor day week-end with family and now it is back to all the busy work!! :) i have to say it is wonderful having 4 of my kiddos back in school. i've been able to work on my urban home goods projects, and a few smaller crafts with some of the red and aqua hexies i had on hand.

first, a couple cute little tea towels. after seeing my bestest friend heather make a couple tea towels, it went straight on my list! i have a couple more in the works too! i just love the cute addition they are to the kitchen!!

then i embellished a red tee that had a stain on it with a grandmothers flower! isn't it cute!! jeni had made a bright and cheery one awhile back, and i thought it was the CUTEST!! i think i need a couple more! :)

better get back to my urban home goods projects as the deadline is friday!! :)

cutsie lecien bundles!

i had fun taking pictures of these cutsie fat quarter bundles with my new cake stand!! i'll be listing them in the shop today or tomorrow. i only have a few bundles of each so let me know if you'd like me to reserve one for you. :)

red, aqua and grey caramel town collection

pink and brown caramel town collection

green, pink and yellow caramel town collection

sweet deer collection

red, aqua and brown hokuou no kodomo collection

red, aqua and pink hokuou no kodomo collection

yellow, blue and red hokuou no kodomo collection

hokuou no kodomo mosaic

i could look at these cute pictures all day!! i have to say i LOVE lecien's fabric! definitely a favorite.

see ya soon! :)

bambi's bunting!

this week-end i was itching to do a little craft project! with seeing these cute little buntings here, here, and here, i just couldn't resist!! i combined a couple of the ideas and made a sweet little deer stringing along a bunting! i just LOVE it!! it was such a simple project, yet so much fun!!

do you recognize this cute little deer? i enlarged it from the lecien's carmel town fabric!! :)

a little hiding gnomie that i started stitching up yesterday for a little mini with a row of hexies! :)


Hope you have a whimsical week!!

tick tock, a pillow clock!!

Today I received the most amazing pillow, from sweet miss Nova, for The Pillow Talk Swap!! It is a spectacular work of art, and am soooo excited it is mine!! She did such a fantastic job with every detail. I had mentioned in my preferences that I love interactive piecing and that is exactly what she did!! THANKS so much for creating such a wonderful pillow that I would adore!!

Absolutely perfect in every way!! I love the gnome, and owl, and look at the wonderful detail with the stitching and buttons for the inside of the clock!!

Tick Tock, Tick Tock!! Even the back side has detail!!

All my wonderful, amazing, adorable, spectacular, and FABULOUS pillows I've received in swaps!!

My baby girl just turned 10. Double digits!! She is growing up too fast!! Slow down sweet one!!

For my daughters b-day we took her to a water park while visiting my sister. This is what my little guy was busy doing for part of the time! Funny huh? Playing playmobil at the water park!

Getting ready to list the Far Far Away II!! :)

hexies!!

I've been so inspired lately by the wonderful hexies all my online friends have been creating!! Like here, here and here! I finally took the leap and gave them a try!! It was especially fun because my SIL, Tasha and I got to learn together!! While the kiddos played and the hubbies chatted there we were piecing away!! Since we both LOVE red and aqua and cutsie prints we also had fun pulling from each others stashes. :)

We used this fabulous tutorial and pattern from my sweet friend, Amy! Thanks for making it soo easy to learn Amy! Also, if you'd like to see some of the most amazing hexagons make sure to visit this group, and this group, of Heather and I's.

My first hexie stack!! Doesn't it look so yummy!!

I'm thinking of making a simple wall hanging and adding some embroidery! What would you do?

and a few more I added to the stack while at my sons hockey practice. Yippee, something new to keep my hands busy while out.


Hope you are having a fabulous day!

spoiled with goodies!

The last few days I have received the most amazing packages, and all from my sweet online friends! Get ready for lots of eye candy!!

For the Urban Home Goods Swap I received the most amazing wall art and mini cushion from badskirt-amy! If you take a peek at her photostream you will be overloaded with cuteness!! I have been oohing and awwhing over her fabulous handmade items for quite some time and am now so excited that I actually have a couple of my own!! They are true treasures!! THANK you so much, Amy!!

Aren't those the cutest little crocheted mushrooms!! I LOVE them!!

The little fox and sled is in my favorites as an illustration from Mikimono. Amy contacted her and got special permission to stitch him up just for me!! I absolutely LOVE this adorable cushion!!

Isn't this the cutest cross stitch EVER!!

This adorable stitchery came the same day from Solidia, from my Hoop-Up! Stitch & Send swap group!! She is sooo cute!! I love how she used my sil's cute Little Red Riding Hood embroidery pattern!! Can't wait to get her hung!!

Look at this F A B U L O U S little pin cushion that just arrived yesterday!! And made out of the tiniest but cutest little hexies!! Made by the very talented Nova and was sent to me as a thank you for Heather and I's groups!! Thanks so much Nova, for such a thoughtful gift!! I absolutely LOVE it!!

Even the back is super cute!!

Along with Nova's package came this beautiful fabric stack from my sweetest friend, Heather!! YUMMMMM, love all those blues and greens from Anna Maria Horner's Garden Party collection!! THANKS, Heather!!

Now wasn't that the most amazing eye candy!! I sure could stare at those pictures all day! :) I am so lucky to have the most amazing online friends!!

Hope you are having a terrific Tuesday!

PS. Thanks for all the sweet comments wishing me a fantastic Mother's Day! It was a wonderful day!!

mushroom dolls!

I recently received these cute little mushrooms dolls!! They are super soft and sooo adorable!! These sweet little mushrooms girls were hand felted by the very talented Iris! I have always admired and adored all the wonderful and cute woodland pieces created by needle felting! One craft I am hoping to learn in the near future!!! These sure have me pushing myself to give it a try.

I just ordered these today!! They are the new Cosmo Cricket, Early Bird fabrics that should be arriving in my shop at the end of May or early June!! So excited for these yummy fabrics!!

Hope you are having a fantastic Friday!!

gnomies, mushrooms & a makeover!!

Yesterday Heather and I worked on our blogs to give them a new look!! It was so fun working together trying to figure out the html coding to make a 3 column blog!! With all our groups, and bees, our side bars were getting a bit overloaded, and now I can add more linkies to the sides. :) With having a 3 column blog I also needed a new banner to fit, so enjoyed starting from scratch and love the new one!!

Also, I've had lots of new gnomes and mushrooms arrive. I've given them new homes in pots and terrariums! The wee gnome (above) is from the very talented Humblebea. LOVE, love, love him!! He looks so cute in my kitchen!!

These sweet little gnomies, and clothes line are from the lovely doodlebirdie! They had been a favorite for so long, and with my birthday earlier in the month, I finally bought them. They are absolutely cheek pinchingly cute!!

I was sooo excited to see mushrooms in the gardening section at Target a few weeks ago!! Every time I'm there I pick up a couple more to add to my growing collection!


Hope you are having a fantastic Friday!! I'll be having a girls week-end at Heathers and am sew excited that it is finally Friday!! Yippee!!