Painting

So between the packing and the anxiety I have been feeling about starting a new job in three weeks - I decided to paint and give my mind a break from the stress. What do you think?


Idea from: https://www.wineandcanvas.com

Crown Royal Quilt Completed!

Crown Royal Squares

It has been more than a week (sorry about that)... but this past weekend I did get all my squares and rectangles cut. I also have all my black and white squares sewn together.

First two rows and the center finished - only six more rows to go! 

Go to blog post New Quilting Project: Crown Royal Quilt Design to see the pattern for this quilt.

Wishes

Mom and I are addicted to Pinterest as I assume many of you reading this are as well...

Well we stumbled upon this cute print and decided to make our own version...

Forgive me I'm uploading this via my phone and they don't always cooperate. ..

New Quilting Project: Crown Royal Quilt Design

I will be starting a new quilting project this spring for a friend. The current design I am planning to use is on the right.

It is going to be another quilt made out of Crown Royal bags.. but this time I have black bags as well as purple ones. I plan to make the black and white squares 4".

The light purple will not have the gold Crown Royal logo. They will just be purple with gold stripes from the top of the bags.

Once I start cutting out my squares (sometime this week), I will post an update.

It's Christmas Time!

It's my favorite time of year!

Cuddled up in sweaters and blankies with my hot cocoa or chai tea reading a good book.... mmmmmm... As long as I don't have to go out and shovel snow, I'm a happy camper!

This is also the time of year that is jam packed full of activities. Christmas concerts, family, traveling, searching for that perfect gift.... It's easy to get carried away... I'm trying really hard this Christmas to take the time to be thankful for the many blessings in my life even though it's been a rough year...

One of the many blessings that I am thankful for is my talent and love for creating things! 

Here's a couple of the Christmas Projects I've been working on! :)

Boss's Day

Tomorrow is Boss's Day!

Now I just started a new job and at my old job we just got a new store manager... sooo... what to do?

Well I do all my bestest brainstorming with my mom (Thanks Mom!) and she had been surfin' Pinterest and stumbled upon a homemade chai tea mix recipe. One of her friends loves chai tea, so I thought, "Hey, let's make a double batch!"

Now I feel really bad because I can't find the recipe we used, but it you search on Pinterest chai tea mix or chai tea recipe you will get a whole bunch of recipes that all are basically the same.

We found some cute jars at Walmart (the lack of craft stores in this area is appalling!) :( 

I made this label using Publisher:

Then I cut some cute vinyl lettering for the jars and slapped on a bow... 

Wah-La!

One cute Boss's Day gift! 

Happy Crafting!

And a huge shout out to all those "bosses" out there! 

Thank you for your leadership!