Happy Valentines Day

Isn't it funny that no matter how old we get, we still like surprises? I do!

This Valentines I received a beautiful quilted table square from my very talented friend, I lent her my new sewing machine, and when she returned it, she brought me one of the things she had made! I just love it!
It looks wonderful on my coffee table with my candle and one of my favourite Lorriane Chien bears!
I always get my guys a fun card and some little thing that I know they will like, for my Sweetheart I get him Cinnamon Hearts, he loves them! For our Son I found a Chocolate Heart filled with Rolos & a Tim Horton's gift card with all the NHL team logos on it! Just fun things but a nice way for them to know I think of them.
My husband brought me home a dozen roses, the picture doesn't do them justice, they are called Black Beautys, and are fabulous!

We used to have a kitty that would destroy every bouquet of flowers I ever got,, she was addicted to baby's breath,, just wouldn't leave them alone. I am sure she is up in kitty heaven, plotting how she could bite all the heads off of my baby's breath!!
I even got treated to a lovely dinner at one of our favourite restaurants,, how sweet,, and such a surprise! Made me feel very special! I do love surprises!
Hope you had a special day filled with love!

See I have been busy!

I am a bear maker, pattern designer, and in general I can figure how to make what ever I need,,,
which is funny cause I cant read other patterns to save my life! I have had family & friends & customers give me patterns to make for them,, and I don't mind I usually learn something new.
But I struggle to read them,, and usually look it over, read it, then make it my own way,, no wonder I didn't do well at school, heh hee
So anyway I am blessed enough to have a lot of great friends, and we tend to trade ideas and tell each other little secrets on how to do things the easy way!
One of my friends is a self taught quilter,, love love love her work, her colour choice etc.

So she has decided that I too can learn to quilt,, and through her patience and expertise,, I am learning to quilt!!! I think I am finally getting it too!! Love it,, here is my latest,, now don't get too excited you haven't missed much,, this is only my third lap quilt!! Ha ha
Of course you notice my quality control team had to get into the picture right!!
They make sure we take breaks from sewing to stretch out,, like you know, throw a ball,, maybe a little walk! Love my furry helpers

January Thaw

Well I guess its going to be a different winter! We go from snow to no snow,, rain,, then 11 degrees and sunshine,, weird, I guess its just going to be one of those years!

My dear son bought himself a "New to him, Used" snowmobile and I keep teasing him that it is his fault,, I do feel so bad for him, he would love to get to use it,, and other than moving it off the trailer they picked it up in, and putting it into the Carriage house, he hasnt gotten to drive it at all! Poor Guy!

And Im back!!

Hi,,,
I am so sorry this has been so long,,, and the longer I left it, the harder is was to post!! Auuugggkk
But I am just going to jump in with both feet! This past summer has been nuts,, but that was part of having a blog,, was to put it in print,, hmm, so I have some explaining to do!!
I guess Life happened, but I travelled, learned some new stuff, and stretched myself in ways I never imagined that I could.
So back at it!

Dry Up Already!

This is bunny, that you saw in pieces, he has been aged and stained, still needs a bit more but I like to check and make sure that he is just how I like,, so I am waiting for him to dry,,,, hes been in the fresh breeze outside,, he has spend hours in front of a fan,, and seriously I am excited to finish him up,,, Dry up already!!

Wascally Wabbit!!

Photography Class #3

Wednesday nights are my photography classes, they are wonderful and small, just myself and 2 friends. The teacher is wonderful, she is patient and just one of those amazing people that you meet that you instantly feel comfortable with. She is so creative and artistic, just walking past her garden to get to her studio is inspiring!
I love the fact that she teaches then we play with the cameras, I am a very hands on learner, and you can preach to me until the cows come home,, and it just doesn't stick,, or even compute into my grey matter. But let me try,, ohla laa, I get it.
Wow just writing that, brings back horrible memories of high school! This is from a gal who ran my own business for almost 10 years,, but struggled to pass a class, hmm
I do want to ask her if I can put a link from her website to my blog,, I always feel better asking first, then "she" will have a name.
So I will hopefully have her information on here shortly! Wow you will LOVE looking at her pictures, incredible

Looks like a,,,,

Yes I know the long ears, and big thumper feet give it away!! Its a Bunny! I love this mohair and its all I have left,, so I had to scrimp and piece and squeeze the pattern on to what was left, out of sheer determination, I even had to shrink a couple of pieces,, this will be a fit and in shape bunny!

Now the stuffing and weights and shaping, and eyes and whiskers,, I have never given my bunnies whiskers but he/she  just seemed to need them, silly ole bunny! Everyone always gets a kick out of my tools that I use to make my bears and bunnies, of course there is also a lot of junk on my table I don't need and usually a couple of empty coffee and tea cups too.
Once bunny is finished, I sand & scruff up his paw pads and distress his fur and just rough him up a little (calm down I hug him,, hes just fine) to make him look old and loved, then I play with some dyes and I make him look like you just found him in some old attic somewhere. Of course that would be my absolute dream,, every time I drive by an old abandon house I just imagine what you would find in the rafters,,, then I think about the mice and bats and spiders, and I'm happy to poke around the antique shows and just listen to other peoples treasure adventures,, ughhh
Okay so off to the dye pot!