a little sewing, a little crafting, a little creating, a little us: Christmas

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

What’s new? December 6th addition

What’s new? Here are a few peeks at what we’ve been up to this past week:

On my sewing machine:

I’m almost finished with this quilt top. I was drawn to the modern colors and design, so with Momma’s help, I have almost pulled it together. The picture above is actually just the blocks laid out on my bed. It really is a big pile of Christmas tree blocks and courtyard squares that looks like this:

With the kids:
‘Tis the time for Christmas musicals! C was an angel in the angelic hosts while his big sister donned a beard as Isaiah. The kids were incredible under Mrs. Vee and Adrianne’s direction.

In the kitchen:

Christmas cookies!

In the garden:
Our December harvest. What? You don’t have watermelons in your garden in December. Well…
Actually, this was the last of the summer garden. The frosts took care of the pumpkin and watermelon vines, so we’ve pulled those. We are left with tomatoes (that are probably done), lettuces, cabbages, and broccoli.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

7 random facts about right now

I.Heart.Pinterest.

I’m happily ‘pinning’ all kinds of fun things.

Like this print…

that I decided to purchase for my bathroom.

I’ve discovered the joys of cleaning with baking soda.

It’s amazing.

Scrubs the tub even better than that smelly stuff in a green tube.

Takes random spray paint off a mirror that may or may not have been taped well.

Cleans the front of the fridge to a shiny white.

I’ve started using CleanMomma’s Printables.

I’m hoping her checklists, forms and lists will help me get my act together.

This is my household notebook (and blogging and etsy and kids’ school info…)

Ashley and I’ve teamed up to do lots of freezer cooking.

We are loving this book.

Basically, she makes two dishes and I make two dishes and we share!

Canning.

Why do things need to be preserved when it’s ~~212~~ 99 degrees outside?

I’ve put up tomatoes, pickles and grape jelly.

I’m stalking her website.

Yep. After 2 widely successful Lisette patterns, Lisel is my new hero!

I can’t wait until she tells us about her new fabrics and fall patterns.
(edited 1:20pm, July 13: She just blogged about new fabrics. They are awesome!)

Christmas is 166 days away.

Seriously.

Adriane and I are going to try to tackle it in pieces this year with the help of Organized Christmas,

We’re doing Holiday Grand Plan that starts in August. We’ll see how it goes.

That’s it. That’s 7.

I’ll tell you about my garden next time.