Sew, its been a while!!

Sorry the pun was intended... Yes I have been sewing up a storm. I have been averaging a quilt every 2 weeks. Seems I really enjoy it and it has been calming my stressed nerves. I received my college diploma this last month. I had been finished with classes since December but I got the "paper" in the mail. I am signed up to participate in Graduation Ceremonies on September 6th at Arco Arena. Work has been stressful and quilting seems to help me forget about the work stuff. Here are a few pictures of the latest creations...

This is a baby girl quilt I made for the Mule Deer Foundation. It will be auctioned off on July 19th with the proceeds going to the conservation of Mule Deer Habitat here in California. I have also made a boys quilt that will also be auctioned off at the same event. I have not finished it yet though...

This quilt I made for a wedding gift. I must confess that I liked the material/colors so much that I made it smaller than I first planned so I could make a second one for myself! I am toying with the idea of taking special orders for quilts. I love making them for friends and family so why can't I make some money too?? I have one ready to be sold and I am going to list it on Etsy.com. Etsy is all handmade items for sale. No bidding and no crap like Ebay. Etsy has quality handmade items from all over the country. You should check it out... In the meantime if you need a quilt for a gift or for yourself, let me know.

Melody

So here we go again.. Take 2

So here we go again... It is April 2008 and yes this is the first time I am posting this year. LOL I have made some cards this fall and winter. I was extremely busy working and finishing up my schooling. I am happy to announce that I have unofficially graduated from the University of Phoenix in December of 07. I will officially graduate sometime this spring. I now have a Bachelors Degree in Business Accounting.

Logan's 1st Birthday

My friend Shannon, her husband Jake and a bunch of us friends and family celebrated their son Logan's 1st Birthday on Saturday August 4th. I made him is own overnight bag complete with a matching blanket. The material was flannel and denim. The tan flannel had a complete rodeo scene on it. It was adorable!!

I also made this card with the new Outlaw Designer Paper from Stampin' Up! This paper makes wonderful cards for guys of all ages...

Materials: Chocolate Chip Card stock & Ink, Really Rust Card stock, Kraft Card stock, Outlaw Designer Paper, Misc. western embellishment (found it in a drawer!)

Project for the week (Last Week)

So here is a great gift to make for anyone on any occasion. I bought these tins from my great friend Sue, who bought them form Oriental Trading Co. I used a total of 4 sheets of 12x12 patterned paper and 6 sheets of 8 1/2 x 11 card stock. The large flowers are actually the white silk flowers that fake Hawaiian lays are made of. I got them at the dollar store and took them apart keeping the white flowers. I needed Perfect Plum colored flowers to match this great paper so I took my SU! Perfect Plum marker and colored the white flower. It worked wonderfully!!! Just be careful cause you will get ink all over your fingers! Let it dry a good 15 minutes cause the material really soaks up the ink. I then layered with a green prima and added a new SU! Rhinestone brad.

Paper: K&Co. Pattern paper, SU! old olive card stock

Accessories: SU! ribbon, misc purple ribbon from my stash of scraps, primas, white silk flowers, SU! Rhinestone Brads

Inks: Versamark with Vanilla embossing powder, Chocolate Chip

Here is a look at what is inside this cool tin:

So here we go!

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