Feng Shui is a fascinating subject that has been part of my life since I grabbed my first book about the subject. I have been practicing Feng Shui for many years now and have personally seen fortunes of some people rise because of the right Feng...

Avett Brothers lyrics- pretty girl from annapolis

So I have a confession to make...I SUFFER FROM SEASONAL DEPRESSION!!! :) Really, I do! I don't get too sad, or angry (my kids would probably say otherwise!) but I do loose all and any motivation- hence the lack of blogging, or crafting, or doing anything for that matter! :) So my apologies to my readers, especially my new ones who are probably thinking, "why the heck did I click follow on this lame blog?" But SPRING is in the air, and already this week I am feeling an urge to do some spring cleaning, until I get up and all the urge is gone. I need to live in St George!!! :) Anyways! Time to spruce things up a bit! I promise to do something creative soon- but in the meantime, I need some help- May is my 1 year anniversary of this blog, and I want to celebrate with a bang!!! I want to do a week of giveaways, so I am looking for anyone who might be interested or who might know someone who would be? I have a few already, but need some more. If you are interested, please email me @ [email protected] No I am not really crying inside, I just thought these were funny :) Thanks for your help- and I promise to post soon! :)

We all have bad days (and bad years), so take advantage of the chance to brighten someone's day by sharing one of these best cute quotes that are sure to make them smile. We've picked our favorite cute sayings and the best nice quotes to make anyone's day better.

I’ve been a Mary Engelbreit fan since the 1980s when I first found her greeting cards in a local shop. The artwork was incredibly appealing to me and the sentiments were both amusing and charming. Some cards included quotes by famous folk that were thought-provoking and/or inspirational to say the least. I gave ME cards and kept some for me. Soon, there were calendars and mugs and all sorts of merchandise… so when I found out that ME had also designed fabric lines… I just knew I had to make a ME quilt for my Emma. While granddaughter Emma loves stuffed animals and playing with dolls and dressing up, she also enjoys Star Wars, building blocks, dinosaurs and climbing and digging in the sand. When she was younger, she loved playing “No, no, no, no, no!” with me. It started when I stacked blocks in towers for her when we were playing on the floor and laughingly told her “nonononono” when she knocked them over. Emma thought knocking over the block towers was the greatest thing since sliced bread and soon the game expanded to other activities such chasing Grandma around the house while Grandma “ran away” saying “nononono.” I wish I had a recording of Emma’s laughter… how could anyone be down listening to that precious gurgling chuckle? I found a tutorial for making a crazy nine-patch block on Allsorts… I believe it is referred to as a wonky nine-patch as well. I knew it would be perfect for Emma’s quilt. Using a ME layer cake from her “Basket of Flowers” line, I proceeded to learn that following detailed instructions isn’t as easy as one would think. I only messed up one step a bit and to be honest, it’s not all that noticeable in the finished quilt. I see it but no one else has noticed….. yet. Oh, well… I always knew I wasn’t perfect… now there’s a permanent record of it! One thing special about the quilt is that the little girl on the panel on the quilt back reminds me of my darling Emma. Because the colors of Emma’s quilt were so much lighter than the boys’ quilts, the quilt became translucent in the late November sun. I like thinking of my Emma, snuggled under both the flannel rag quilt I made her and her new “Basket of Flowers” quilt… and knowing that she’s safe and warm! ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Because I am a world-class procrastinator, I will be joining the online FRIDAY NIGHT SEW IN at Handmade by Heidi with Heidi, Bobbi, and their crew! You should join us and make sure I don’t goof off! We’ll all be posting photos on Saturday to prove we actually did some sewing Friday night. This is my first FNSI and I understand there will be a "door" prize!

my dream would be to get this to 1 million notes by the 1 year anniversary of me posting it, january 4th :)

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After yesterday’s post concerning masks, my friend Gary reminded me of a new book of poems, including one titled Masks, from the incredible imagination of the late Shel Silverstein. I’…

Somehow it’s Friday again! I don’t know where these summer weeks are going, but I really wish they would s-l-o-w down. While I’m drowning in blog categorizing and manuscript writing this week, I thought today would be a nice time to round-up some of my favourite articles and posts of late. 1. A Fruit-Inspired Body...Read More