I tried one....

....mine didn't close either. I think I'll adjust the 5 inches to 3 or 4 inches...that might work...but it also might work if I put stuff in it , I'm just too lazy to right now...lol...

Jewelry bag pattern/tutorial I am using.... http://cottonspice.com/CSblog/?p=770

Off to see what else I can get into...my dad's b'day tomorrow...off to ASHEVILLE in the morning...YAY!

Too hot to move....

It's been so hot here ...100 degree days....I have actually been holed up in the house doing some sorting ,cleaning, and re-arranging...and I have also been doing some small projects...and looking at a few new books...and making some giftys for friends....

Made 2 each of the bibs for the twins...will make some more tonite...need to send them out tomorrow...I found an old craft book at my mom's house and it has some *new* old crafts that I want to do again... the Rainy Day Applique book is FUN and I have done a few things from it for gifts, the drinks banner is for a friend and I have done another one that I don't want to show yet BECAUSE she reads me.... I got an old desk off freecycle and it needs some creative painting, so when the temps drop down below 92...I hope to start on it (maybe in a few days!).

My 93yo grandmother was taken to hospital today...say a prayer for her...

Got to get back to blogging regularly...so much to make ...and aprons, I am making some more aprons!

An apron giveaway!!!!

Oh my goodness...another giveaway...Penny at http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com/sewtakeahike/
is having a giveaway for an awesome apron find...I think she's crazy for parting with it...BUT I hope I win!!! Go try for your chance.

An awesome quilty give-away!

Go on over to Debbie's Quilts and More...http://die-steppdecken-des-quilter.blogspot.com/
She is having a fabulous giveaway!...

from the garden....

....this morning, a very tiny garden....love fresh veggies and love to walk out and just pick them...silly hubby forgot to plant pumpkins and sunflowers...silly husband....

WTH

I have a ton of pics to show about all kinds of things...from grandbabies to vintage aprons to me canning (!)...BUT Blogger won't let me do pictures ....it drives me crazeeeeeee! Hope to get it fixed soon!

Vintage aprons from my MOM

A few weeks ago I stayed with my grandmother while my (grandmother care-taker) parents tooks a much needed mini vacation. My grandmother told me a few stories I have not heard before concerning me and my brother ..but that's for a later post. What I did find at my mom's house while I was doing laundry was...a pile of old clothes of my mom's that she had taken out to wash and look at....made by my great-grandmother. I have seen pics of my mom in some of the dresses...and my mom was teeny beautiful redhead, and her clothes were always figure conscious and perfectly tailored...I always thought the awesome clothes were store-bought...WRONG. My great-grandmother made them...all of them! Pictures of those to come later too...the thing I have to show right now is...my great-grandmother's aprons...we called her MOM...she always wore an apron and the pockets always had important stuff in them (like candy for me). I know there were way more aprons and I hope we can find them.

Playtime!

My twin grandaughters and my 4yo grandgirl will be here anytime...I will not get any quilting, sewing, etc done...UNLESS Kaylin wants more than one tutu/princess/fairy skirt...then I'll make her another one...so all I'll be hearing for a few days is....coos, baby gurgles and baby jabber and (hopefully) a lot of 'I love you Nonna' s...and my son and his wife might even talk to me too...when I have time...hahaha!

Pics to come....I know you're on the edge of your seat!

Pine Sol is my friend....

I have been having 'bathroom' issues with the 2 teen boys in my house...apparently toilet paper is one commodity to be used generously at all times.... FOR the THIRD time in 2 weeks, I have had to mop and disinfect my entire main bathroom....BECAUSE said teen boys use too much TP and then it stops up my toilet at 7:30am!!!! BEFORE I've had coffee or anything! Therefore NO PICS of this gal's wild and crazy life. I have come to a conclusion....

Every evening before my hubby leaves work he calls and asks if I need anything from the grocery store (or wherever)...and I usually have to say...yes honey, pick up some TP paper...I usually buy big bulk packs...he buys small expensive 'specialty' packs...AH HA! He's been buying the super thick, cushiony, lotiony kind...easier on the bottom he says...BUT we had a *discussion* last night about how 'using the terlit' is NOT to be a leisurely, make a life decision meditation kind of activity.....I want all the males to ---- go, do the business quickly, look around and clean up any boo-boos (flush, wipe off seat, staighten bath rugs back because somehow they always look like someone did the twist) and then GET OUT! Half the blame went to hubby and his penchant for buying the *best* and the other half goes to the teen boys for overloading the bowl and then being too scared to flush because it 'might' overflow! Then whoever hits it first the next day or afternoon or whenever...ends up having to flush and causing an overflow...I never use that bathroom unless I wash my hands in there and check it to make sure unexpected company won't run screaming from my house...I use my bathroom...smells nice, looks nice, and is always clean!

I made the boys a cleaning bucket with PINE SOL, scrubby brushes, rags and other cleaning items ...it is theirs from now on...and they have been informed that they will be woken up at any time of night to take care of problem IF an overflow ever happens again...I should see much improvement in the amount (and expense) of TP type products. ONE can only HOPE.

...and I have a really, really, really clean bathroom right now.

a full day...of...

STUFF! I got a new dryer....my old dryer was 16 years old and it recently developed dementia..if it was set on cotton, it would just do air, if it was set for 20 minutes, it wouldn't cut off...so it left today...I bought it when my youngest son was still in the hospital trying to gain weight...he was 3 months premature and I had to leave him in the hospital for 3 months after birth...to gain at least 2 pounds...so the dryer was special , as is he...but like all things we love, they must leave ...hahaha, turned that around on ya, didn't I?...anyways...love my new dryer and all it can do...wish it would fold the clothes though!

I finished the binding on another mini wallhanging...the pile is going down.. I want to find an Oriental/Asian button to go in center....and I made 3 sets of napkins to add to gifts this Christmas.

I also made a sweet potato pie...BUT my hubby decided he wanted a broiled hot dog so right in the middle of baking, he turns the oven on broil without even noticing I had MY pie in there...and by the time he realized it...the edges of my perfect crust had burned...the pie turned out kinda wierd because it rose really fast and then fell...but stayed puffed...tasted ok, but not great...so I will make another one when he's NOT AT HOME!

...and to show you I am over being perturbed at him...LOOK what he can do with plants...Mr. Green Thumb he is!

This is his doghouse...lol, I mean toolshed....