I'm a WINNER!!!

Do you remember when people used to say "Winner"?

As in,

"She's such a 'winner'..."

yeah...

okay...

moving on...

Well I am a WINNER!!

Actually it's been a whole week of winning

but I'll post about others another time.

This time I won at a game!

yes.

A blog game!

So fun!

Meet Spanky

cute, eh?

He could be the key to your success

this week!

Meet Kris at her blog

The Scrappy Quilter

She is the proud owner of Spanky.

She's got great ideas

and is very talented!

okay.

Beautiful table runner...

but wait...

OOOOOOH!

LOooky Here!!!

It's Reversible!

And check out that quilting!!

She made this table runner for her Etsy shop

Bon Bons and More

And not only is she talented but

affordable!

And so is her FABRIC

That's right

check out her other shop

Fabric ala Carte

Kris has a different take on her fabric shop than some others.

"Fabrics are so expensive now, even wholesale prices.

I decided to not try to compete with all of the other sellers with the new fabrics.

I'm working towards having most (if not all) of my fabrics

listed @ $5-$6 per yd., high quality, top manufacturers & designers.

The difference will be they will be from a season or two ago."

I love her shop

and I love her prices

I played her Treasure Hunt game

and won her giveaway of a

10% discount

in both her shops!

So what are you waiting for?!

Browse both her shops and try to find Spanky

(she gives a clue on her blog)

and

GOOD LUCK!

And tell her I sent ya'!

A little fabric can go a long way...

Our poor bathroom needed something.

ANYTHING!

The right something,

the wrong something...

it just was...lacking...

so I had a frame.

This frame.

Albeit lovely...

it was on the empty side of life

"But LOOK!

it's not empty" you say.

And you are so right.

But I didn't fill it with pictures.

That would have been boring.

No.

I filled it with lovely fabrics from

one of my favourite Etsy fabric shops

Fabric Closet

She has this great listing called

a Designer Fabric Sample Pack

It basically allows you to pick 6 fabrics

and she sends you a 9 x 11" cut of each.

Just the perfect size for me to fill my frame

and try out some other really cool fabrics!

Ahhhhhh.....

much better :)

Dear John

Dear DAD,

It's been awhile since you've left us and I miss you terribly.

I know you wouldn't want me to spend time missing you

but I can't help it.

Especially when you are there in my face everyday;

in one way or another.

Remember the blanket I made for you

when you were cold 3 Christmas's ago?

The one made out of felted wool sweaters?

That's right,

the grey one.

Your favourite "colour"

(because you were colour blind LOL!)

Well I was going to wash it.

The kids love sitting under it to watch their favourite movies.

(Mostly the ones you bought for Pumpkin.)

And well this week they had popcorn as a snack;

(they love their popcorn--almost as much as you did!)

And it made quite a mess on the blanket.

And then the dog laid on it when we watched a movie

the other night.

And she's shedding.

So...

Well, I went to bring it upstairs and Pumpkin wouldn't let me wash it.

She refused to.

I asked her why?

"Because it smells like Papa! Don't wash him away, Mom."

Even though the blanket has been washed numerous

times since Mom gave it back to me...

I didn't wash it.

I guess we all miss you.

Love,

your favourite (only) daughter

Ariane's Giveaway

I've recently stumbled across Ariane's Crafts blog.

She has so much to offer blogland--

You've GOT to see her hexagon star blocks!!

So darn CUTE!

I wish I had the patience!

The best part about Ariane is that she's CANADIAN!!!

Well Ariane has come to her 100th post

and what a trooper!

She's not feeling well but still wants to do a GIVEAWAY!

Go here

to enter to win this!

YEP!

I want it too!

Go.

Now!

And show Ariane some bloggy love~

Quilt Along & OOPS #1

FABRIC!

Unfortunately I am a little

(okay--alot)

behind on the Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Along.

This is week 4

which means I should be assembling my quilt.

and I am...

kind of...

Well I will be...

soon...

But I have to say that I am a quilting goddess!

I mean I was BORN to quilt!!

Well it seems I'm at least born to cut fabric anyway.

It was going sooo great.
Really.
I'm quick.

Like lightning.

I've got that Rotary Cutter trained.
I am the MASTER.

and then...


OOPS { uh oh }
*blush*


hmmmmm...

well my fabric is cute,
no?

*grin*

** note to self:
buy new measuring tape

This little light of mine

Don't know if you're feeling crafty

but I'm really into the

Re-use

Re-purpose

Re-do

thing these days.

In our last home Pumpkin's room was bright pink on 2 walls and
a petal soft purple on the other 2 walls and ceiling.

The wood trim in our new home wasn't going to be painted

and the designer felt this bright pink wasn't the best choice with the wood.

So it was time to tone it down a bit and give her some glitz instead.

We realized she wanted

girly.

Sweet.

Romantic.

"Hey, Shabby Chic!"
I love white and sparkle and mismatched so this is perfect.

I will show you bits and pieces of her room as time goes on,

but today--her lamp.

It is from the IKEA As-Is dept.

And my mom had found a purple shade at one point for it.

When I saw the STEVEN AND CHRIS design show,

I knew what I wanted to do.

Daisies!!

Like I said, the shade was purple so now when the light is on

it gives such a nice warm glow of pink to the room.

It was really easy and only cost $8!

(I got the daisies at the Dollar store)

Pumpkin loves it!

And so do I!

click HERE to see how I did it

and get more ideas and a video on re-purposing lamp shades

Happy Crafting :)

Full Coverage

I LOVE a good thrifted sheet

The skads of fabric you get from one sheet alone

is pure pleasure at a

$1.99

So I've been collecting them.

Ever since I missed out on my chance to be part of

Sheridan's vintage sheet swap.

I'll NEVER be caught short again!

I not only like vintage though.

I look for great colours,

(fitted sheet and pillow cases reminded me of Meg from WHATEVER--I couldn't leave them there!)

PaTTeRns,

(actually a duvet cover--like 2 sheets in one!)

and sheets that just scream

I WANNA' BE YOUR NEXT QUILT BACK!!

no. really.

some of them have begged to come home with me.

(isn't this the most perfect quilt basket?!

ONLY $2!!)

Hubby said the other day,

that he's noticed a fair bit of shopping at the Sally Ann recently

(Salvation Army thrift store)

"Well, what of it?"

I said....

"I'm saving $$$$"

So when I found this treasure

I hemmed and hawed....

But I couldn't leave her there,

alone to suffer at the hands of
someone who wouldn't truly appreciate her beauty.

I mean--just look at her colour!

the sheen off the sateen texture alone!

plus my dining room table is naked.
It's practically indecent!

And square tablecloths are IMPOSSIBLE to find
and they are NOT cheap

I needed this sheet.

so I bought it.

yep.

And it wasn't $1.99

It was more like $5.99!

But I have plans for her.

For me.

For some quality time.

And with a little encouragement I'm hoping

for a tablecloth

and cloth napkins

and maybe even a skirt

for Pumpkin.

yeah!

'cause every kids dream is to match the dining room tablecloth!

(p.s. Hubby was thrilled at the purchase! He loved it as much as I did! Whew!)