Baby Bling...

Remember those sweet, little shoes I showed you in this post?
They were sent by my niece's best friend, to embellish for her beautiful
daughter, Evie.

With the wedding over and the happy couple back at home,
I was able to concentrate on this project.
Ribbon rosettes, Swarovski crystals, sequins and ab glass beads.
Little girls need pink...and just the right amount of "Baby Bling".

What do you think?
I hope Evie and her mommy love them!
I hope her mommy sends me a photo of Evie wearing them!

Baby Shoes, Bakery Goods And A Blog Post...

I received my mail yesterday and found these sweet little Mary Janes inside a padded envelope. They were sent by my eldest niece's best friend, Joanne. She had seen my little baby shoe pincushions and asked me to embellish these shoes for her precious daughter, Evie to wear. (She named her daughter after my niece's middle name.) I'm just itching to get into the studio to make them the girliest, most charming, little shoes just for Evie. I promise I'll show you what I do with them!
Did I tell you that I really love the convenience of Moda's Honey Buns and Jelly Rolls? Honey Buns are precut strips 1.5" wide by 44" long. They are usually comprised of one strip of each fabric in an entire line. Jelly Rolls are precut strips 2.25" wide by 44" long, and are also one strip of each fabric in a line.

I have a whole drawer in the studio full of these "Buns" and "Rolls". (Are you getting hungry yet?) I'm going to be making some project bags again, and will be using these fabric lines for my bags...just soon as I can get some free time to myself in the studio.
Can you imagine how much fun it was for me to go to Pagewood Farm's blog site and see a post about our association? I was tickled, to be sure. Here's the link for you to read about it for yourself.

In case you're interested...You can also purchase cowl patterns (and finished cowls) in my Brynwood Boutique or my Etsy shop.

Oh, and I've also made a couple extra Mad Hatter's Teacup Pincushions and they are now available for sale in the Boutique.

Thanks for all your kind comments about the finished wedding gown. I really appreciate what everyone wrote. I promise to share lots of photos from the upcoming wedding.

First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage...

...then comes the baby in the baby carriage.

Look what arrived today from Sharon at My Vintage Studio. Aren't they precious? I can just see the babies who wore these adorable little shoes...chubby legs, rosy cheeks and curly locks. Can't you see them, too?

Here. This might help...

(Yes...that's a happy me in my pram in England. Don't you love my baby bracelet?)

Sharon has an Etsy shop, as well as her blog. You can click here to visit the shop. That's where I scored these precious shoes. Please tell her I said "hello".

You may not have noticed, but I have moved all the current giveaway links to one new dedicated page. You can now find them by clicking the "Current Blog Giveaways" link on my top menu bar.

Blogger's new "Pages" feature is fantastic! It's helping free up a little sidebar space by moving items to their own page which links through the sidebar. Let me know in your comment if you'd like me to do a post on how to do this...

An Award & New Goodies For The Boutique...

I received a "Love Ya" Friendship blog award yesterday from my friend, Dee Dee at Dee Dee's Craft Spot. What a nice surprise! You can read about it here. I'll be naming my choices for recipients in the next few days, but I just had to mention this kindness from Dee Dee before another day passed. Thank you, my friend!
Finished those mittens (sheesh!) and headed back to the studio to make a few new pincushions for my Boutique. You can click on the photo mosaic and it will take you over to the Boutique to find out about them. Woosh! See you tomorrow.

I'm really having fun visiting all of your websites. Thanks for all your kind comments. It's nice to know I'm not alone in my goof-ups! I really enjoyed reading your shared mishaps, too. Keep commenting, friends, for more chances in my Giveaway drawing! I'm loving getting to know all of you!

Knitted Baby Love...

I thought I'd quit purchasing knitting books for the foreseeable future, but I was wrong. I recently came across this book, and I just couldn't resist. There are some items in here that I'm just going to have to make! Let's just start with the onsie on the cover! It's just the perfect image to tempt you to look inside.

Look at this sweet little sweater. Isn't it just the cutest thing?

And then there are these baby shoes...
And these, too!

I'm itching to make these for one of two new babies in our lives...a sweet two month old girl born to young friends here in Florida - and the other handsome, two month old boy born to one of my cousins in Minnesota. Perfect projects for when I'm sitting with Handsome in the evening after a day in the studio. I'll share photos when I've got my own projects completed.

**I have now added Scissors Bunny II to my original tutorial in my sidebar. If you have trouble downloading the pattern pieces, just email me and I'll get a pdf copy to you right away! Thanks for your patience.

Taking A Break To Blog...

Another Needlecraft Magazine cover image for you today. This is from October 1925. I think I have about a dozen of these magazines. I've had them for years. A friend who knows I love such things gave them to me. I love reading the old patterns, looking at the old ads and well, you wouldn't even imagine the prices they show for sewing patterns, or machines! Those were the days!

Here's a cute photo of a mama and baby that I scanned from an ad. If I remember correctly, it was for Carnation Evaporated Milk. I just love the innocence in this image.
I'm finished painting rooms and rearranging furniture. I'll have photographs to share tomorrow. Oh, yes - I'm also knitting a sweet coat and beret for an American Girl doll when I sit down at the end of the day. I'll be taking photos of them to show you, too!

Pink Flannel And The French General...

I spent yesterday in the studio working on the pink flannel four-patch quilt. All sixty four-patches are now assembled and I have the prettiest fabric for the backing. I had to put this sweet pair of baby shoes into the shot, too. I've had these for a while and am trying to decide whether or not they should become pincusions...and then be separated. What do you think?

I would have probably finished the quilt top today, but I've decided to go ahead and add the sashing per your comments. Because of that, my project came to a temporary halt. Can you even believe that I don't have the appropriate color (in flannel)? Nope...no siree...no way, Jose'...zip... zero...nada. Darn! What to do? What to do?

Road trip!!! But only for one piece of fabric (for the sashing). Nothing more. Well, maybe I should pick up the batting for the pink quilt and the next, too. And, I do need a few spools of thread. Oh, yeah, and I want to check and see if they have more of this fabric in stock...The French General's "Rouenneries" from Moda. You see my French General "1892 Fondee" pincushion, right? I also have a few other pieces in the French General line. What can I say...I'm in love with this beautiful fabric which emulates the French countryside.

But, seriously, that's going to be everything on my shopping listl! I think. I'm not positive. Perhaps, you shouldn't hold me to that, ok?