~ Kitchen Swag ~

Good morning everyone...I wanted to show you this little kitchen swag I made yesterday. These swags are so fun to make......I have a gazillion green handle utensils and thought this would be a fun way to display them, I like the way this turned out so today I'm going to work on one for the kitchen window. I first saw these cute swags on Sharon's blog and I was hooked. She has made several and I've made an Easter and a Valentine one. They are simple, simple...here's what you do.....

Select the fabric for the theme you want to create. I try to buy remnants. Cut strips 1 inch wide, 7 inches long...cut a lot because this needs a bunch. There are no rules, you can make your swag as long and as fluffy as you want. Now you are.....

ready to tie your strips on to a jute base. Just tie the strips on randomly, when your swag is as full as you want, add your embellishments......and there you go. Have a great day. hugs, Linda

~ Weekend Happenings ~

Hi everyone. Another weekend has come and gone...does anyone else feel like things are just moving too fast? I know I do. Hope you had a happy weekend, ours was busy and fun at the same time. Saturday we went to a surprise birthday party for a friend from our old neighborhood. Mind you we moved into this house in 1977 and hadn't seen some of these people for over 30 years...it seemed like old times, we had more fun catching up and vowed to keep in contact. Sunday was the WX Peddlers Faire...... We arrived early and had a great time poking around....there were several new vendors and lots to see. I found a couple treasures and two of my favorites are this sweet little Storybook doll..I collected these when I was little and thought she would look perfect on my bed side table. I also found this neat little round celluloid frame and I've already put a favorite picture of Lisa and me in it.

This past weekend I finished a good book, well, I thought it was good...

I really liked Alice's Tulips. This story takes place during the Civil War and tells the story of the young and older women left behind when their men went to war. Oh, the hardships they endured.....I laughed and cried with them and felt as if I knew these interesting and brave ladies...for me it was a very good read. This .......

is my next read, it's the fourth book in this series and I'm anxious to find out what's happening with the Elm Street quilters. What are you reading...I'd love to know....hugs, Linda


p.s. Whoops, I just realized I'm reading The Cross-Country Quilters...sorry for my mistake...L

~~ Stitching News ~~

Last night was our stitching get together and I'm happy to say Yule Sampler is finished. I'm really pleased with it, but for some reason it just seemed like it took forever to finish. Now off to the framers..I'm hoping I can find a dark, dark green for my frame...just not sure. Any suggestions? Our next stitch is "The Sampler Lady" by LHN......

I love this. She is a sweet little miss and her outfit is so cute. We had to order some of the floss and while we were waiting.....we

stitched on Quaker Christmas, as you can tell I didn't work on mine very much...

I was stitching on my Patriotic Sampler...when I started I had hoped to have it finished for this 4Th of July, but didn't come close to finishing it....it will be ready for sure next year. I'm using an over dyed floss by Crescent Colours called Wavy Navy...I really like the effect. I don't know if you can see the subtle shading but in person it is really looks pretty.

Speaking of 4Th of July, thank you for all the happy wishes and sweet comments....hugs, Linda

~ Happy Fourth of July ~

Wishing everyone a happy holiday weekend....hugs, Linda

~ Ready For July 4Th ~

Did your weekend fly by? Mine sure did and it was a hot, hot, hot one. Last I heard Sunday was 108 and Saturday was a bit cooler 105. I did run a few errands but mostly I stayed in to read, stitch and decorate for the 4Th of July, which is a favorite of mine. This cute little flag wagon...I found last year at Goodiewill and I thought it would be perfect for my little patriotic bears....On the sidecar....

I just added touches of red and blue mixed in with my Moonstone. I thought this was...

just a fun picture. While trying to take a picture of the sidecar I captured this image of the sidecar in the mirror of a little hanging wall cabinet.....for some reason I really liked it.

Our living room hutch with just a little flag, and I just love this....

little drum Carl found at the Galt Wednesday market...It's just setting in a bowl with a little flag that was my Dad's. Is anyone else decorating for this holiday? Only a few more day until we celebrate......hugs, Linda

~ Last Night ~

We went to the Community Center and saw the award winning musical.......

The Lion King. It was wonderful! The costuming and pageantry is amazing and the music is just awesome. If you ever get the chance to see this play I hope you do...you won't be disappointed....hugs, Linda

~ A Lovely Tomato and Sweet Award ~

Look at this lovely tomato....I took this picture yesterday while watering my plants, it's just gorgeous and what's more there are several more just as nice..... I can hardly wait until they are ripe and ready to pick. Yum!

Thank you Joy, at Books and Life for this sweet award....you made my day. If you've never visited Joy's blog do.....you won't be disappointed.

I'd like to pass this award on to Mama Bear, Pea and Denise. Enjoy, and now it's your turn to pass it on......hugs, Linda