Beginning and Ending ....

Tuesday mark the beginning of school for my little ones.

A new school in a new town and lots of wishes

for a sweet and successful day.

I'll have to take photos to share tomorrow ...

Emily & Abbie

2nd & 1st grades

 

 

Tuesday  also marks the end of the Bowls with Borders

blog hop with the following stops along the trail:

 

August 28thPam R.

Kathy G.
Marina R.
Hildegard C.
Freemotion By The River
Eliswerkstattbericht
Good Earth Quilting
Heikes Quilt
Sparrow In Flight

Madame Samm

 

Carol, of Just Let Me Quilt,

what a very fine hostess!

 

Madame Samm, thank you for

starting this very fine idea

with a beautiful gift that you made.

 

For everyone who participated,

you are all inspriational and

I thank you!!

 

Though I can think of work that

needs to be done for my participation

in the Dots to Dots Hop coming

down the blog hop train with Corrie,

and then the Leafs Me Happy, with Cherry,

 

you all know I'm just plain focusing

on getting Wicked!!!

There is still room for those

of you wishing to hop onto

the Wicked trail with us :)

 

I wish you all wonderfully Wicked wishes  ~

 

 

Something Wicked ....

Something Wicked this way comes ......!

 

If you found yourself hopping this weekend,

you may have noticed the announcement for

a new blog hop ...

 

Oh Yeah Baby!!

 

I'm so, so, SO excited about this hop as

yours truly will be the hostess!

 

Those of you in the U.S. may

remember these characters from

days gone by and bye?

Yep, that's Casper's best friend,

Wendy the Good Little Witch ...

Loved her!

 

So maybe it's natural that

I love Halloween time???

 

Well, to get in the spirit of all that is

Wicked .... I put together this block,

 

 

as a sneak peek of what wicked fun to

expect in the latter part of October ....

something Wicked this way is coming!

 

Visit Madame Samm for all the details 
 to sign up as I believe
we still have some spots left!

 

As for what is happening right now....

 

 

Carol of Just Let Me Quilt

is still hosting the Bowls with Borders

hop for us to explore and be inspired by

with these marvelous bloggers:

 

August 27th

Sonja S.

Barbara G.
Petra B.
Marcy
Elfriede

Pippa's Patch

Patchkatze Blog

Verquilt

Billie Bee's

Mice In The Mix

 

 

I wish you all happy today and

thank you for stopping in!

 

As I've signed up for Corrie's Dots to Dots Blog Hop and

Cherry's Leafs Me Happy Blog Hop ...

I guess I best be getting back to work ...

 

Yippie!!!

 

Wicked Wishes to You!!

 

 

 

Weekend Fun ...

 

 

As you enjoy your morning brew,

(could be day or evening, too)

and maybe are in a quandry of what to do...

 

Befriend your mouse,

Ignore your house,

 

and peruse our beautiful Bowls with Border parade

that our talented bloggers have made!

 

Saturday and Sunday Schedules:

 

August 25th

Rosemary B.

Susan H.

Christel G.

Alice
Peggy S.
Suzanne K.
Books, Hooks, Sticks, etc.
Marla's Crafts
Kathy's Quilts
Sunshine Quilting
The Learning Curve Quilts and Such
Glitzy Me

August 26th

Julie S.

Angela D.

Kim O.
Martine

Quilts and Pieces
Spoilt Dog Quilts

Quiltenvilt

Traveling Quilter
Gabi Koeln
Sew Sew Little Time

 

 

As for me, it is late, and

tomorrow I have a date

with a computer and a wonderfully

wicked group of hoppers-to-be....

 

So for now, I bid you adieu

and wish all of you ~~

 

warm wicked wishes!

 

 

 

 

My sincere appreciation for

Carol of Just Let Me Quilt

Madame Samm of Sew We Quilt

and all of the wonderful artisans

who have shared their fantastic

Bowls with Borders!

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

 

Two purples

Hello lovely people! ;)

So here is a very 'everyday' look for me: two coordinating colors - wearing your nails like this is a great way to add some fun to your look! Nail polishes used are both by Deborah Milano, their pret-a-porter collection, numbers 33 'Iris Bon Bon' (lighter shade) and 34 '70 Grape Sweater' (darker one). Picked up both of these babies on a discount because they're from the previous collection, but I believe you can still find these colors in some stores. The quality of these polishes is great, I did paint two layers with both polishes. Deborah nail polishes come in so many fun colors, so if you want to add more fun nail polishes to your collection, you need to get some of these! The colors are very vibrant and shiny, and your nails will be noticed for sure!

These polishes are very durable, fast drying and will not chip (well didnt chip for me), and another great side to them is that the bottles are so adorable and cute!
Until next time, sending you love! ;)

OOOOOHHHHH!!!

I'm so excited!

I am so very close to finishing

a project I've been putting my heart

and soul into and I'm so pleased with it

because my vision is turning out as I

hope in fabric and thread ....

I can't resist showing you this

little bit of sweet ...

 

 

Okay ... down to our real business ...

BOWLS with BORDERS!!

 

Friday's Schedule ~~

 

August 24th
Gudrun Z.
Linda B.

Heidrun P.
Linda M.
Claudia
Elizabeth
Margret's Heritage Lucky Duck Dreams

Francisca
jatajomi´s stoff-nadel-fadenwelt

Cool Crafty Mom

 

Carol ... Just Let Me Quilt

Your cheers are still fresh and fabulous!

Thank you!!

 

Now I best be getting back to work

as ... you know there are

more blog hops to come???!!!!

Yep, and I signed up to participate ...

{{GRINS}}

 

Beginning September 10th,

Miss Corrie of Quilt Taffy is hosting:

 

And beginning October 1st,

Miss Cherry of Cherry Blossoms Quilt Studio

 will be hosting:

 

 

 

OOOOOHHHHH BOY!

The hops are an amazing array

of inspiration and talent ... so many

ideas and what fun to accomplish a block

or two or three ... that can be turned

into a .... anything you want it to!!

 

Okay, okay, I'll quit rambling,

I'll get back to work, and I

really can't wait to share

more with you real soon!!

 

Hugs and warm wishes to you all!

Thank you for stopping in ~~

 

 

 

May your bowls runneth over with ...

 

 

Before I share with you the list of scheduled

Bowls with Borders Blog Hop stops today,

I wish to share with you some wishes I have for you,

 

May your "bowl" runneth over with:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 And to each and every one of you,

 

I am

 

 

 

Without further adeiu:

 

 

August 23rd

Maureen

Silvia L.
Pam M.

Abitato

InGa

Traveling Stitcher

Taschen, Quilts und mehr

Never Enough Stash
From This To That
De Zondagssteek
Guilitta 2000

 

Be sure to visit Carol at Just Let Me Quilt

for the full Blog Hop schedule and

Madame Samm at Sew We Quilt for the

top picks each day ....

 

Thank you for visiting and be sure

to stop by again soon.

 

Warm wishes ~

 

 

Day 10 .. Oh My!

Can you believe we are on day ten??

Wow!

Wednesday's schedule includes:

August 22nd

Margaret M.

Monika (mo-pi-de)

Regina M.
Rosemarie W.

Anolisl's Kreative Seite
In Stitches and Seams
Morgaine's 77 Blog
On The Go Quilting
Aus dem Fuchsbau

Miss Carol ... you're one fine hostess!

Thank you and I look forward to seeing

what you have for us this fine day ...

 

Cheers!

 

 

 

Ahhhh .... Sweet!

There are some days that you just have to sit back

and appreciate the moment you are living

 ... in that moment.

I sit and marvel in one of those moments

with my daughters home again

 ... getting along and no major tantrums ....

and me just relishing the moment. 

Joyous!

Joyous also is the beauty we are being treated

to with the parade of decadent bowls ....

Sweet, wouldn't you agree :) ??

Tuesday's list of participants includes:

August 21st

Betty

Shelley Lee

Sharmond
Kitty
Doris

Mrs. Pickles Garden

Ninifee’s Kleines Cottage

Quilt-Girlie
Cherry Blossoms
Vogelines Patchwork
Heidi's Patchwork
chchris Quilts

 

 

I also want to give a very huge thank you

to Carol of Just Let Me Quilt who

has arranged 160 bloggers for this

beautiful parade ... what a task!

(by the way ... the whole schedule ... click the

Bowls w/Borders button on the right)

 

Carol .... Cheers for You!!

You BOWL be Over!!

(sorry ... had to be said! ... lol )

 

Madame Samm ... as always

.... I'm in awe :)

 

Thank you Ladies, and thank you participants,

for all of the beauty to be appreciated

in this moment, and the next, and the next.

 

As for me, I'm working on several projects,

some surprises so can't be shown yet,

and the others are to be shown in

upcoming hops ... so ...

 

Until next we meet,

warm wishes ~

 

 

Honestly!!!

Honestly!  Who knew a stack of bowls could be so gorgeous???

Each blogger I have visited so far has put such

a personal spin on their stack of bowls,

that I'm getting tempted to have to put

this pattern on my want to do list ...

wouldn't you agree??

I thought last week when I posted, I would be caught up,

but goodness, with 165 participants, I wasn't aware that Ms. Carol

filled the weekend with delightful bowls, too ...

So, just in case you were like me and might have missed a

stop or two,  I'm posting Saturday and Sunday blog hop schedule's

along with Monday's also ... so much beauty ... can't miss a stop!

Though you do know, Ms. Carol has the complete schedule on her blog

and you can get there by clicking on the Bowls With Borders button

on the right-hand side of my blog .... but without further adieu,

here is the schedule I promised:

August 18th

Ann E.

Jenny
Stekje
Yarn-or-Fabric
Englating

Knotted-Thread
Peanut's Patchwork

Blessings From Our Nest

August 19th

Nancy C.

Sally K.
Margaret A.
Elisabeth K.
Norma
Busy As Can Be

Yet He Abideth Faithful

Butjenter Quilterin

Co mne baví....
Bitzstiffchen - Patchlissi`s Patchwelt

August 20th

Birgit H.
Vicki B.

Monika G.
Scher (no post)Dorothea

Rosa Patch.The Love Of Sewing

Nuclear Knits

Cottage-Quilt

Cattinka
Hill Valley Quilter
Ninis Patchwork

 

So, please, join me in visiting the true splendor created

for us by these talented artists and be in awe as I am

that a stack of bowls can be such a work of art!!

 

Thank you and warm wishes  ~

 

 

Catch Up Time ....

Okay, I've been a bit behind time posting the last few times,

but come along with me as I visit the beautiful Bowls With Borders

blog hop that Ms. Carol of Just Let Me Quilt and Mdm Samm of

Sew We Quilt have so wonderfully organized ....

I know the full schedule can be found by clicking the Bowls with

Borders button on the righthand side of my blog,

but for you ... and for me {{smile}}} ... 

I am posting the days that I missed posting

the schedule and they are:

Wednesday, August 15th

Binks
Robin S.
Trish
Quilting Along Life's Way

Sew Me Something Good

Quilt Doodle Doodles

Happier Than A Bird Quilts

Dizzy Daze

Bee Tree Designs

Daisy Days
A Quilting Sheep

Thursday, August 16th

Gabi S.
Monique H.
Quilt-N-Queen

Crazy 'bout Quilts

Rita, Crooked Quilter
Geema's Wonderings
UFOs and UBIs Piece Peace

I Piece 2-Mary
Sew Inspiring Crafts and More

and of course,

Friday, August 17th

Beate from Gabrielles Atelier
Sharon-Quilt Sheddy

Lilypad Quilting

Searching Out Simple

Scrapbook Chick A Doodle
Ark Angel Creations
Polka Dot Classic

PRSD4Tim2

Little Mushroom Cap

I Have A Notion

So, come back at 23 minute intervals and visit these

beautiful blogs and their bowls with me? 

I know it'll be well worth the visit!

Until next we meet,

Warm wishes and happy stitchin' ~~

P.S. ... refer to Madame's Thursday post in reference to the 23 minutes {{wink}}

Red-Yellow Fun

I love wearing my nails like this -after years of wearing them all in the same color, you sort of get tired of it and have to spice things up a bit -so I usually have my ringfinger in a different color. Red nail polish used here is by Alessandro, no.27, 'Secret Red'. Alessandro's nail polishes have been so good to me - amazing coverage, fantastic vibrant colors and GREAT durability - this red shade is my favorite nail polish of all time,seriously - and these polishes are very good to my nails, dont give me any split ends. The yellow used is by Essence, hm, not sure which number, but I do know you cant find it anymore...this is a very lovely yellow, dont know why I havent been using it more often...

Talking about Alessando nail polishes, I have just remembered I have been very disappointed by one (but only one) of their polishes - I believe it's called 'Pink Orchid' - four layers and still poor coverage. :( Other than that, I seriously swear by these - they are on the expensive side, but TRUST ME, they are so worth it! ;)

Dont think I've got much else to say about this look, but hope everyone seeing this has a very lovely day! Love!