A Couple of Finishes...

.....and I just got them listed in my etsy shop yesterday!

Both are freebie charts by two of my favorite designers....

Home is Best by Betty Dekat aka primitivebettys

And this Token of Friendship by Lori Brechlin aka Notforgotten Farm

Sew much to do, sew little time.  

And working at home it can be so easy to get distracted.  And not just with the everyday chores like laundry and weeding the flower boxes.

  I've been cross stitching and making pincushions and I'm wanting to work on some punch needle and wool applique' so I guess the aprons I've been thinking about will have to wait just a little bit longer. 

Scrap N Cap Pincushions.....

Remember the fabric scraps and bottle caps I shared in my last post?  

Well here they are.....

I just listed them in my etsy shop, just $5.50 each!
Just click on my shop link on the right side bar for more info!

Hope your weekend was fabulous!

What I've Been Working On.....

Aside from a few alterations for the clothing store, I've not been spending much time at the sewing machine.  I've been doing some cross stitching. I've sewn backings to all three to make small pillow tucks but someone forgot to pick up more fiber fill in town....I may have to use some other filler options that I have in my supply stash. As soon as they are complete, I will be placing them in my etsy shop!

Awhile back I made up a few tobacco stick stars and decided to add a little something to one for my front porch.

Some white lights.....

.....a bow with long flowing tails of natural and red burlap ribbon......

.....and a small American flag.  Ready for the Fourth!

That's just one way to dress up one of these stars.

I recently found some bottle caps in my scrapbooking supplies and there is never a lack of scraps in my fabric cupboard so I've been playing with these and will share the finishes with you soon!

I'm planning to get back to the sewing machine tomorrow....fabrics, vintage linens and jeans to be upcycled all await to be sewn into something magnificent!

Hope you are having a fabulous week!

28 years and counting...

We dated for just five short months.....

Yesterday was our 28th wedding anniversary.

Happy Anniversary JE

I love you.....

...more!

Finishes...

Thought I'd share a few finishes.....

Calico/wool bird pin keep. Set on a small jar of buttons from my grandma's button tin.

Vintage embroidered linen pin keep, set in an old zinc canning lid and filled with crushed walnut shells and a little bit of fiber fill in the bottom.

Another pin keep set in an old zinc canning lid. Made with a heavily stained osnaburg cloth and filled with crushed walnut shells and a bit of fiber fil in the bottom.
And finally.....

Simplify

A punch needle design by Buttermilk Basin. Punched onto weavers cloth with dmc threads, stitched to black wool then edged with crochet chain of black cotton yarn.  Found an unfinished wood stool that I painted black, sanded, light coat of burnt umber then a light covering of  matte clear coat. I attached the punched piece with carpenter tacks. I love it!

All these items will soon be listed in my etsy shop. 

"Sew" many things on my sewing room to-do list. I have the vintage linens and a stack of fabrics set aside for more aprons.   I've set aside my Brown Egg Farm cross stitch project for the time being to work on some smaller cross stitch designs. I work on whatever speaks to me at the time.

Until next time.....