Green Fairy Quilts

Check out this blog. She made this amazing quilt and will raffle it to raise money to feed the homeless in Romania. She is also having a give-away on her blog but I am really moved by her charity.

http://www.greenfairyquilts.blogspot.com/

Just finished the scarf

I just finished crocheting this scarf. It is made of bamboo, wool, and angora yarn. I love how soft it is and how easy the yarn was to work with. The green and plum look so good together too. This is the first of many more of these scarfs -- so stay tuned.

Show and Tell Monday

Please join all the ladies at Make Mine Pink on the forum http://makemienpink.com/ for Show and Tell Monday.

I have been a busy needle worker this weekend. I finished 2 sets of pillowcases and started a crochet scarf. The scarf is made of bambo, wool, and angora. It is very soft and pretty. I plan to crochet a plum scallop border around the scarf.

Storms and Pie

Tonight we had another line of thunder storms roll through Clarksville, bringing with it several tornado's and lightning. Right over our house we had a funnel cloud form. I watched it form and start to drop -- it was huge. I ran into the house and my new neighbors were so scared they asked to come over too. My new neighbors are from Michigan and do not have the storms like we do here.

So as the storm raged we got to know each other and I explained some of our weather and what to do. She told me she was in the middle of baking pies and turned them off before running over here.

After the storms they went on home and about an hour later she brought me the most wonder piece of sweet potato pie I had ever eaten. So here is to my new neighbor.

Christmas Projects

At one point in her life my grandmother crocheted doilies for sale to help support her family. I would give anything to have one made by her.

This picture was taken the year before she passed away. With her is the 6th generation grand-baby. I miss my grandmother so much. So in her memory I am picking my hook up and will be making some Christmas gifts for my children and grandchildren. ( I have given them many embroidered gifts)

I made 2 afghans 20 years ago so I am not entirely new but did take a lesson at my local yarn shop. So as I make progress on my gifts I will post here.

Friday's Product of the Day

God Bless America

I have added this flag embroidery and cross-stitch stamped kit to my website. It comes with the instructions, stamped sampler, floss needed for project and 2 needles. So this will be today's Product of the Day. Even though it is new on the website I have added a discount. Don't you just love a sale?

You can find it on my website at

http://www.beloved-creations.com/catalog.php?item=472

Make Mine Pink - Pink Friday - Shades of Red, White, and Blue

Shades of red, white or blue remind me of 4th of July parties and fireworks and special times with family and friends. Vintage aprons, adorned with red roses against what was once a vivid blue, now slightly worn with time. Blue and white checked linens - once grandmother's finest, still carrying traces of the 4th of July picnics I had as a child. Pale blue Depression glass against the finest white tablecloth, topped with a white milk glass vase and filled with the summer flowers. On the wall, a white French farmhouse shelf displays white china hand painted with red and blue buds Adding a little color to your table, shades of red, white and blue can turn any meal into a celebration. Blue and white Italian place settings against a red tablecloth.

An angel food cake atop a favorite white cake stand, topped with fresh summer blueberries and strawberries. Red sugar-coated candies in a white candy dish hand painted with blue forget-me-nots. Hanging nearby, white and blue checked kitchen towels decorated with shiny red apples Placed somewhere you didn't expect, red, white and blue can create a burst of color in any corner. Red roses on canvas and hung on a freshly painted blue wall. A piece of broken china jewelry - tiny blue and red roses against pure white china. A white lace sun catcher, with a red and blue design, hanging in the window. In the guest bathroom, a blue tissue box holder painted with white and red flowers. Tucked into a corner of your purse, a blue hanky trimmed with red and embroidered with white daisies. And dangling from your wrist, a bracelet made of cinnabar, turquoise beads and bone.

For a special touch of whimsy, plug in 4th of July light bulbs in red, white and blue. Use a white table runner with appliquéd blue rabbits and red rose buds. Display faux strawberries dipped in white chocolate placed in a blue cake box that looks pretty enough to eat. You can wear a soldered charm of red breasted robins against an azure sky, sprinkled with white German glass glitter or write on the white pages of a notebook decorated with red roses and blue ribbons. With shades of red, white and blue surrounding us, celebrations of life can happen any day.

Photo Contribution 1: The Sassy Beach Photo Contribution 2: Grandma G's Photo Contribution 3: Candy Lights

Product of the Day

As you know there is a big sale going on at Beloved-Creations. This product is on sale from $39 to $29.25. Also a portion of the sale goes to the Heart Disease Association and the Red Dress cause.

http://www.beloved-creations.com/catalog.php?item=444

Sale Sale Sale

Every thing at Beloved-Creations.com is on sale. Items range from 20-40% discount. Sale runs from Weds day July 1 through Wednesday July 8.

http://beloved-creations.com/

and

http://www.makeminepink.com/boutiques/details/?store=37

Look what I found

I was in my local Goodwill Store and found this ottoman. It is very clean but I damp cleaned it and sprayed it with lysol and wala I have a beautiful ottoman. The best news is it was only $7.

Give Away on my blog

Leave me a comment for the chance to win this bag. It would be great for some many uses like putting pj's under the pillow, packing, on storing items. Dead line is Wednesday at midnight est.

Oh My Goodness Janet B Did Win The Shoe Bag

Janet B of Janet's Creative Pillows was picked with a random number generator to win the first contest. Look on Monday for another give away.

Janet send me your address at janetinva@hotmail.com

Pink Friday at Make Mine Pink

Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday June 26, 2009 as we present "A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME"

I've never seen a rose I didn't love. From the first blossom of spring, gently swaying in the breeze, to an intricately stitched needlepoint rich in history, I love them all. Silk roses mixed with a bunch of silk hydrangeas, gracing a vase on the mantle. Cabbage roses on a sugar bowl and creamer, brought out for a grandmother's tea. Colorful rose cupcakes scented as beautifully as they look.

Roses represent so many wonderful things and are often used to celebrate special milestones such as weddings, births and anniversaries. We might write a special announcement on stationery with long-stemmed yellow roses lying against a background of a French poem. Use white satin roses to create wedding memories in a vintage box.

Roses have also been used throughout the centuries in home décor. Like wild pink roses painted on porcelain china plates. A crystal bud vase embellished with a pink silk rose, ready to hold a freshly picked rose bud from the garden. A French ribbon rose attached to a crocheted cushion in the living room. Hand built ceramic roses to use as drawer pulls, or as a magnet to hang up a special photograph.

Milliners used silk roses to embellish the finest hats; perhaps one covered with embroidered lace and handmade millinery roses. Seamstresses stitched the richest brocade drapes adorned with roses. Grandmothers embroidered the most delicate rose patterns on tablecloths and handkerchiefs. Now we can give silky velvet rose pins a special corsage. For everyday occasions, you might wear a vintage pink rose apron or admire a rose-shaped pillow made of hot pink satin.

Throughout the years, famous artists have studied and painted every aspect of the rose. Antique lithographs and post cards from the 1800s grace our homes today with their everlasting beauty. From a rhapsody of roses printed on canvas and hung over a doorway to garlands of decal roses that make favorite items look hand painted, roses continue to gracefully fit every lifestyle and décor.




Photo Contribution 1: Katie's Rose Cottage Photo Contribution 2: The Decal Cottage