My Garden at night

Little Sack Boys

We rented a game called Little Big Planet for Play station 3 and I just fell in love with this little character. It just so happened there was a pattern online on how to make him. These are the first two I have made but I'm am getting new ideas for all the ones that I am looking forward to making. I think it will be a cute Christmas gift for all my nephews and my friends children. Very quick to make and easy to work on at Starbucks! That is always a bonus!

just loving this sewing stuff!

I started to learn to sew making bags I have made 7 already! I sold one already. I am getting tired of making the same bags so I tried a new style this one with the owls. I just love how it came out I may have to keep this one. It is made out of corduroy and the inside is brown with teal polka dots and a pocket inside with the owls inside. Just wanted to share.

Vida de los muertos

I am really getting excited for fall.I like all the holidays, cool weather so I will be able to walk the dogs more often and all the family gatherings. I went to Joann's craft store yesterday and they already have Thanksgiving stuff for sale. Just a reminder of how fast time flies by. I found some great fabric for Dia de los Muertos or All Saints day. This is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Latinos living in the U.S. and Canada. This holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It begins on November 1st and All Souls' day which occurs on Nov. 2nd. Traditions include building private altars honoring deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite food and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts. I went to a sewing class with my niece today and begin to make these purses/bags and I am still deciding which one I want to keep for myself. It was alot of fun and quick once I got the hang of it. Thanks Jessie for inviting me today!

I made another memory book!

I went to a new scrapbook place with my niece jessica and found this cute book idea. It is a book that came in white and you paint it first with acrylic paint then let it dry and scrapbook you pictures on it. So I decided to do it with my boys pictures. I came out colorful and better then I expected. I was worried about the painting part but is was easy and dried real fast. I am pleased with it and have it out on my dresser in my room for all to see.

Another finished project!

This blanket I made for my friend at Starbucks. She too loves brown and pink together. It was an easy blanket to make and a very different one from most of my blankets that I have made in the past. I am glad she liked it!

Memorial photo for Oscar

My boxer Oscar was old and he went to the Rainbow Bridge on friday. For all my of my pet family I make a photo frame with my favorite pictures of them. I hang them in the hall so I can always see them. I got this idea from Lori Marie Pretty little things. I was going to do it out of cloth but found it very difficult to find ultra suede as requested to use. So i decided to do it out of scrapbook paper. It's just a small part of closure and now he is happy and not sick anymore.Oscar Cano 8-27-97 to 06-12-09. Love you Oscar you were a good boy!