This could be a toilet tissue holder, a plant holder, or whatever. I found it at the thrift store and couldn't resist it. I think plants in the top part with dish towels hanging on the bottom part would make a cute addition to a kitchen. The wheelbarrow is about the size of a small flower pot.

I cannot figure out how to turn this photo around, so use your imagination and view it right side up. It is a wooden cigar box transformed.

Having Fun With the Cricut

A plaque created with the cricut and about 3 hours of spare time. Good thing I'm off track. I'm not sure why I chose this phrase, and the more I read it, the less I like it. Oh well, too late now.

Curio Shelf

Project No. 2 - a $3 shelf from DI, a little paint and some flowers. The middle peg was missing, so I put a wooden plug in it and put a flower on it. I think I like it!

Doll Bed

So my new hobby is going to the thrift store, finding something wooden I can fix up and add vinyl accents to. Here's my first project. $3 for the bed, quilt free made with scraps. Just had to buy some pink and green vinyl for the stars and swirls.

The Weight Loss Saga

Why does losing weight have to be such a battle. I can stay motivated for a while, but then I throw all care to the wind and consume large quantities of chocolate chips without a second thought. And this is after I have worked really hard for 4 weeks and lost some serious poundage. I just don't get it. I think my body likes being at my current weight and starts to rebel when I threaten it. You would think that (a) being the fattest person in the exercise classes I attend, (b) having a class reunion this summer, (c) telling myself I look like a barn every time I pass by a full-length mirror, (d) having a person I thought was fatter than me pass on a pair of her pants that were too big for her - would be big motivators. But no...chocolate chips jump in and blur the vision I had of my skinny self without fail. Every time I watch a commercial with delicious food on it, I go into stage 1 of the grief cycle knowing I can't possibly ever eat it without feeling copious amounts of guilt. I guess I'm doomed. . .Maybe if there were a Weight Watchers fairy that put a new pair of shoes under my pillow (who cares that you couldn't sleep!) every time I lost a pound? Or, if my colleagues were to stand and clap and throw confetti upon my entrance each morning when the scales had been good to me. Maybe a picture of my cellulitic belly posted on the chocolate chip package? What is it going to take???

Two down, ten more to go...

One more quilt block that will never make it into a quilt. This is simply attached to a piece of foamboard and is awaiting a frame. It's sister will be posted soon. The pink line around the white border is yarn that has been couched. The center is a yo yo.

Happy Valentines Day

I saw this made up with just plain yo yos in golds and browns and added my own spin to it.

Framed Flower Quilt Block

This was supposed to be one block of 12 to make a quilt, but I am going to frame them individually instead.

Tote Bags - Small - Scripture Bag

Making bags has always been a passion of mine. I made one for my granddaughter last week and couldn't stop, so I made 2 more. They are scripture bags but could be used for just about anything smallish.