Here he is being lazy...... just kidding!
He poses for me whenever I ask
He loves me in stressful times
We always laugh and have a good time together
He makes married life fun
Wishing you Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas! We have no snow here and it is supposed to be in the 60s. Many of you may wish you were here, but I wish I was in a winter wonderland!!
I finished my niece's barn complete with the barnyard family
I made two house ornaments for my mom's christmas tree (Pattern can be found at Pimp Stitch)
I completed all the reusable gift tags - one for each family member. There is a story behind the bah humbug and the cardinals. I will have to share once the holidays have passed!
You can find more about this book on Amazon or Barnes Noble. I cannot recommend this book enough - even if you only like aprons a little bit ( I can't understand how not everyone is obsessed with aprons - what??)
Then - not only did she become my friend, but she WROTE on my wall. Now, on Facebook I am playing it cool, but here on my blog, I am FREAKING out. What an awesome ending to the day!
NEWSFLASH DALLAS/FORT WORTH KIDS: EllynAnne is in Dallas in the first week of April promoting her next book. Mark your calendars now!!!
Isn't she the cutest? I can't wait for my niece to open her up. Katy is SO talented. If you haven't been by her blog - you have no idea what you are missing out on!!!
When we first got married back in 2000 we wanted to start a tradition that we could do each year at Christmas time. I came up with the idea of decorating clear ornaments with paint on the inside and then paint a theme from the year we want to remember. We have not completed our last four years - I am a bit behind, but I hope to catch up this Christmas. We are working on our themes for the four years we are behind. The themes for the ones above are:
This magazine has a great promising future. I picked it up at the store the other day and I can't stop reopening it and adding more to do to my craft list (dangerous to keep adding to the list - I know, but don't we all have one!).
Not only did I get the selvages, but I also received this gift:
My dear friend Ellena made this for me. She has participated in many of the WTP swaps and is a delightful swapper to have in your group!! I can't wait to use my new little handbag! I am off to stuff it now as we speak. Ellena - thank you so much for your generosity and for making me such a happy camper tonight! This is such a beautiful gift and so MANY people will be jealous!
Christmas is my favorite Holiday - so we do it up around here!!! Here is wishing you a fabulous Holiday season. Now - back to sewing those gifts!
I wore my brand new Flirty Apron Swap apron for Thanksgiving while I set the table and served!
My mom and my husband's mother came and joined us for Thanksgiving!
Here we are tearing into the chow!
When we were home for my Grandfather's funeral I got to take napkin ring holders that were passed down in the family.
I was able to take them because my mom's maiden name started with a "W" and my married name starts with a "W". The napkin rings made the table look great.
Alicia Paulson's new book, Stitched in Time!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been stalking this book and cannot believe I was one of four lucky women to receive this book. I gave my mailing address today to the person sending the book out, so I should have it hopefully sometime next week. Can you believe it? I have never felt so lucky!! If you haven't heard about this book - check it out on Amazon!! I won through the blog Craftzine. Go check it out! If you haven't heard of the author - you are really missing out. Go to Posie Gets Cozy! 
An apron for a swap that I owe (I am late...yikes!):
I was able to knock some items off my to do list, but there is so much more to do. I had hoped to complete some more items - but I guess there are only so many hours in the day!!!!! Off to work on some more items!
We purchase our bags from either Whole Foods or Central Market for only $1.00 usually. They also come in small and large sizes. Instead of using tissue paper, we are going to stuff dish towels in the top like you would tissue paper. I am hoping to customize dish towels with fabric for each family member. Some fabric that reminds me of my relatives. For example, my one brother-in-law likes the Texas Longhorns. Might make for a fun towel to use when cooking out during the summer - right? Not only will my family get gifts, but they will get reusable grocery tote bags and a dish towel. We can all use those items, right? It is like giving a Christmas gift to Mother Earth. Do you have any green tips for making Christmas more Earth Friendly?
Aunt Tracey:
I found the greatest gifts I am going to attempt to make for my niece and nephew for Christmas.
I found this AMAZING tutorial on UK lass in US blog and I cannot wait to make one for my niece. My niece LOVES animals, so I decided the barn would be appropriate! I plan on buying some plastic animals for her to use in her new barn. I am not creative enough to sew animals!!You must go check out UK's Blog. She is one creative Lass!
I am making this dragon for my nephew. You can buy this pattern for only $10.00! I know! You can purchase the pattern on NoseyNest. She has some great items for sale if you are still looking for some ideas for your nieces and nephews!!
Keep your fingers crossed that Aunt Tracey can successfully complete these projects with little to no cussing, throwing of items and yelling matches with the sewing machine!!!
