woohoo

The {big} order is finished!

And I am soo happy!

Weekend off... here I come :)!

paige's giveaway

Things are still NUTS at my house trying to get all of these blankets finished and ready to ship to Australia.


SO, hop on over to Paige's blog and enter her giveaway for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to my Etsy shop!

be positive

I have been feeling down today and negative and I don't like negative. So here is some positive!

Taken from Paige who read about it on Kelly's Korner!

The little things in life that give me warm fuzzies and make me SMILE.

• Lilly kisses
• having all the lights out and a candle burning
• getting mail, I LOVE mail
• when my toenails are painted (I have no idea why but it makes me feel beautiful)
• crispy, clean sheets
• the feeling I get when Rickey pulls in the driveway after being gone working for weeks
• coming home from anywhere and as soon as I open the door Lilly's jumping up and down SMILING
• when my mom comes to visit me
• getting my hair done
• fabric shopping
• putting my cold feet on Rickey at night

This quilt is now in my shop. Love it!

we miss you

The past 6 days with Rickey were amazing.

I miss having him home all of the time SO much... Lilly does too, really bad. He left for Mexico yesterday morning. Boarded the first plane in Louisville & then changed planes in Texas. Somehow when he got off the plane in Mexico, he lost his iPhone which made him extremely sad but I figure... he'll live.

It's funny, you know, a country boy going to a different place such as Mexico. It's so funny to hear his thoughts after a day. He's also realizing that changing to a completely different food for every.single.meal will make you have tummy troubles. ha

~ I had to get glasses.


But my pretty.messy.flower makes it alright!

~ We got snowed in for the weekend. Fun for like the first day...

~ Learned a lesson to never go look at trucks with males. Worst idea EVER. Turns into an all day affair.

but we were able to spend LOTS of quality time together but that LOTS still wasn't enough.

I miss him tremendously and want him back.home.NOW.

Lilly does too...


She LOVES jumping up on the clothes fresh out of the dryer and quickly falling asleep so I can't fold them.


In other news, I received my first ever wholesale order and even better than that... from AUSTRALIA. How awesome! Which meant LOTS and LOTS of fabric FUN.


So that's been keeping me busy and somewhat kept my mind off of being sad that he's gone.

oh joy!

In a couple hours my amazing man will be home from Michigan after being gone for around 3 weeks - a month.


I'm so excited... Lilly is too, she just doesn't know it yet. She LOVES when he comes home, I need to take a video of it, it's hilarious!

I've been working on this today... haven't put it in the shop because I'm not happy with how it came out. It's so not fun being so picky. It has little hand tied thread on it.


We're supposed to get lots of snow and maybe freezing rain this weekend, I'm so not excited about that. However, I am excited about being stuck in the house and getting to sew while having a puppysitter, ha!

That means crazy running errands tomorrow though, which means getting my butt to the eye doctor. I've been getting headaches pretty bad lately and feeling like I'm going cross-eyed.

Wishing all y'all a fabulous weekend!

primitive swag tutorial

First off, go here and buy some of these. You need some primitive hooks to hang your swag on, duh! Well worth the $7.99 for the pair. I bought 2 pair because I have 2 windows I wanted swagged... yeah, I just typed swagged.

This is SEW easy!

You'll Need:
• homespun fabric - I covered 2 kitchen windows (one over the sink, the other a normal size) so I bought 7 yards of fabric on a whim, surprisingly I got just enough. Measure your windows, buy your fabric, allow yourself enough room for swag to swoop down in the middle.
• coordinating thread (something that will blend in)
• sewing machine
• scissors

I made sure I left the 7 yards all one piece. I started with one window and draped the fabric the way I wanted it to lay. I then cut the excess off. One straight cut. The remaining fabric is to cover the other window.


This is the ugly window before.



Now, you'll need to fold your edges under about 1/2 an inch and iron.



Load your machine up with your coordinating thread and sew with a 1/4 inch allowance. Keep it straight and make sure you backstitch at the beginning. Right now you're just going down one side. When you get to the end backstitch there too and clip your thread.


Next side. Fold it under all nice and neat so you have a pretty corner. Follow the same as above.


Repeat the steps for each side.


When you're finished you'll have a pretty rectangle.

Now drape it over your hooks and admire your work. Easy peasy, just the way I like it!

ideas and to do lists

Still at my mom's. It's so insanely nice to get out of the house every now and then. I love being at home but it gets old being there alone day after day.

However, away from my house and all I can think about is sewing. Different projects, ideas, to dos running through my head NON.STOP. Then I get home and it seems as if other things catch my attention and the constant ideas slip my mind and sit on the back burner or are forgotten.

I need a book.
An idea book.
A book to write down all of these away-from-home constant ideas. So then I can prioritize everything and GET.IT.DONE with no excuse.

praise Jesus

A lot has been going on over this way.

My little 13 year old brother was saved tonight. He's getting baptized Wednesday night and I'm going with my mom. I'm so insanely proud of him.

He's inspired me to set a goal for myself to kick my potty mouth out the door.

Sales have been amazing here lately. I know it's partly because the new year but it's also because I've been doing some crazy renewing and advertising. I love my clients! I'm still donating $5 from every lovey & $10 from every quilt sold to Compassion International to help Haiti. I've raised $30 so far and my goal is $50.


Pretty insane that it's pouring down rain and storming in JANUARY.

Lilly and I are heading to my mom's tomorrow for a much needed socialization and time away from my lovely home.

helping haiti

Like this lovey...


How about this quilt?

$5 from every lovey and $10 from every quilt is being donated to Compassion International to help Haiti.

Make sure you're counting your blessings. I know I am.

covered letter tutorial

We can't paint where we live because we rent.
I'm all about color though so I can't stand it.

I decided to cover some letters in bright scrapbook papers and slap them on the wall.

What You'll Need:
• wooden letters (got mine at Hobby Lobby)
• bright, funky scrapbook paper (big enough so your letters can lay on it)
• mod podge
• bowl and brush (I forgot a brush so I just used a paint brush I had) for applying Mod Podge

1. Pick out which papers you want to use then lay them so the print side is facing down and white side is facing upward. Lay your first letter on the paper (make sure the right side of the letter is facing down too) and trace it. Do this for all of your letters but use a different paper for each letter!



2. Have a seat in front of the TV and cut out your letters.

3. Pour some Mod Podge out and start painting it onto the front of your letter, make sure the whole side is coated.



4. Carefully lay your cut out paper on top of the letter and gently go around the edges and press it down to make sure it all adheres. Set aside to dry. Do this for each letter.


5. Not sure how long it takes them to dry. I did 2 letters at a time then would come back after doing other things and they would be dry. I'm sure it tells on the back of the Mod Podge.

6. Hang them all funky-like on your wall and stare in admiration at how cute they are!

Don't stare in disgust at how hideous my ironing board cover is though. I desperately need to visit these ladies.

snow day!

lilly couldn't get in the snow fast enough... she loves it!!

merry christmas!

merry christmas and happy new year!

hope all of you have a very blessed, amazing christmas and new year.
spend lots of time with your family and eat lots of food.

i know i am!

support handmade. give water. give LIFE!

children die daily from contaminated water.
what did you worry about today?
most likely not whether your kid was going to die from dirty water.
isn't that a bit selfish?

so donate.
support handmade.
give water...
GIVE LIFE!

success!!

My first show was sooo much fun!
I think most of the fun was good times with old friends
and selling things I love making, just topped it off!

The turnout was decent.
My pictures my mom took of my table didn't turn out the best.

However, I have lots left to put in my shop...
and here are a few pictures!

Thanks to those who made it out!!!

christmas open house

Christmas Open House
Rags and Ribbons

Saturday, December 5th
2:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m.

3211 Union Chapel Rd, Scottsville, KY 42164

Hope to see you there!!

Wordless Wednesday: My Best Friend

friday favs!

owl banner ~ www.aprilfoss.etsy.com

crochet washcloths ~ www.handmadebyannabelle.etsy.com
(I have these and omg, super soft and just lovely!)

florry the sock monkey ~ www.pinksherbert.etsy.com

gourmet pupcakes ~ www.divadogbakery.etsy.com

life is good

I have been SO busy.

I was contacted a few weeks ago about a consignment here in good ole Kentucky.
These 2 sisters were opening up their own shop in Winchester, KY and were only going to carry handmade items.

They wanted to know if I'd be interested in consigning.
Are you kidding me?! DUH!

So I shipped quite a few goodies off and it pretty much depleted my shop.
A good depletion though.

I have been spending the past bajillion days sewing up a storm
so I can have stuff for sale in my shop.


I finished this morning with what I had started and had to quit so I don't get burnt out.

However, tomorrow is the grand opening of their shop.
So, if you're ever in Winchester, KY... stop in at the Dreaming Tree Studio and support handmade artisans... like me. :)

friday favs!

creamy chicken and dumplings

What better way to end a cold day than this...
http://www.kevinandamanda.com/recipes/dinner/creamy-chicken-dumplings.html#more-110

YUM-O!
I fixed that last night for dinner and it was like heaven in your mouth.
Rickey wouldn't stop saying how yummy it was... Lilly thought so too.

I left out the eggs because I'm allergic but...
Seriously... try it!
It took a while to make but it was oh, so worth it.