Double Green

Hello all! Very simple look here: pinky and ringfinger: Catrice's 'It's Rambo No.5', the rest also Catrice's 'Sir! Yes, Sir!' (I believe both these polishes are now discontinued). Turned out a very military look. Two coats both, but I really dont like Rambo, it's too transparent for my taste. They both dry super fast. When I wore this look the weather was dark and gloomy, so this look was a perfect match. All in all, this is not one of my favorite looks, it makes my hands look...tired? LOL Anyway, see you all in the next post xoxo

I did it!!

 I'd like to introduce you to my sweet Reader Seater:

Above dressed up in Sweetwater's Sunkissed fabric, 

and below, as you originally met her,

 in her Nancy Drew Get a Clue glory:

Well, today, it is official.  You can dress up your Reader Seater

in whatever fabric you choose by creating your by getting the pattern

I designed with step by step instructions and pictures available

over at Craftsy link here. 

Please let me know what you think.  I've tried really hard with this

first pattern of mine to make it easy for everyone, however, I

am human and may have very easily made a mistake .... let me know

and I will do my utmost to correct it, or help you through any 

rough spot you find yourself in attempting my pattern.

Meanwhile, I've been doing a few other things this week, though

I didn't get pictures ... I finished a purse/tote for a friend that was started but never finished due to her frustration with the pattern.  I did a quilt binding for a customer. I made a crayon roll up for another friend to give as a gift and am in the process of finishing another quilt which someone has purchased from me.

Oh yeah, and this week I was able to go to my daughter's literary lunch at school, make a batch of peanut butter cookies as a gift for another friend who I was so fortunate enough to have a wonderful breakfast with yesterday ... and after three hours, we decided we needed to get together a little more often ;) ... go figure!

I am also mostly on top of my laundry and there aren't too many dirty dishes in the sink.

I'd say this week was an accomplishment!

Ah, dang .... a new week starts today ... oh well, best be getting back into the cycle before I miss something and get tripped up and really mess up everything!!

Thank you so very much for visiting and I will be back soon as you see I've signed up for a couple more of Sew We Quilt's marvelous hops and I just can't wait to see the inspiration provided by those!

Until then ... Happy hugs and very warm hearted wishes to each of you!

Dragon Skin With Deborah Milano

Hey girls! I decided to do a very strange mix - a gold and silver look. I never mix these two colors together but the result ended up pretty awesome - it looks like dragon skin...well if anyone can pull this look off, a dragon would be able to hehe. I guess I always imagined dragons to have gold skin with silver scales... I used only Deborah Milano products for this look. The yellow is number 20 'Yellow Submarine'. I dont like this shade by itself because it doesnt match my skin tone well, but for this look it worked very well. I think this baby is from the old collection, so it's not in stores anymore. It's very sheer, and 2 coats will not cover everything but at least it's fast drying. It's got a very nice shimmer to it, almost hologram-like. The silver glitter cracking polish on top is number 03. I think the reason this looks great is because of the glitter-cracking polish. I did notice Deborah had other glitter-cracking shades (like purple) so I'll have to go and get them, since I now adore this look.

What do you think? Do you like this look? Do you mix gold and silver? Have you tried Deborah's glitter cracking polishes? I cant believe it took me so long to get on the cracking-polish train hehe Now I'm hooked....anyway, see you guys soon, have a great day! 

No Mystery Here ... Nancy Drew Hop

 

It is certainly no mystery that this hop is filled with absolutely

creative stitchers!  To be honest, I feel a little below par this

time around with my sewing machine woes, but I will

still share because, well, heck, this is what I created ....

 

So, why don't you pull up a seat for your reader ...

you know your Kindle, your Nook, or your Ipad,

your choice ...

 

I share with you my Reader Seater: 

 I'd apologize for the quality of the pictures, but with the weather we've been

 having and the hours I've been working, its been dang near impossible to

get outside for a nice shot without rain or to try and catch the sun ...

I'm sure you all understand and will give me a pass ... won't you?

What?  You don't have one? 

Well darn it all, the pattern should be available

real soon, by none other than yours truly ...

 

This Reader Seater is approximately 12" by 10" and

filled with polyfill beans just like a bean bag.

 

You see, I was inspired to make this Reader Seater because

more often than not, I'm sitting in my bed late at night either reading

 or cruising blogs, or even catching a movie, on my reader. 

Normally, that late at night, I'm tired and my hands get very

 uncomfortable hanging on to the reader.  I do have one of

 those fancy cases that fold into a sort of tripod stand, but

 then there's the question of stability if I move the slightest bit.

 

This Seater is actually a beanbag I designed for this hop

and I thought how fitting it would be to have a Reader

chair made out of Nancy Drew's book bindings, just like

 library shelves.  Yes, really, as soon as I saw this Nancy Drew

Get a Clue fabric, this is what I had in mind ... isn't it fun? 

I believe the final pattern have a pocket on the side, or even the back,

but for the blog hop, I wanted to showcase the Nancy Drew books.

 

Well, I will stop droning on about my creation and

 encourage you to visit my fellow creators today:

 

Friday, March 15, 2013

Little Mushroom Cap

Why-Knot-Kwilt

Daisy Days

Julia P. at That Other Blog

The Day Before This Day

Sew Far

Rainbows. Bunnies. Cupcakes.

Les passions de Cliodana

That’s Sew Julie (moved from 3/8)

Sew We Quilt

 

I am sure you will be inspired by so many and as I am,

grateful for the leadership of Carol of Just Let Me Quilt

 and for Madame Samm for her brilliant ideas and

willingness to steer so many of us to be creative.

Thank you Ladies!!

 

And I also thank each and every one of you that visit not

only me but every one along the hop and leave such very

kind words that mean so very much to us creative souls!

 

Remember:

 

 

Warm hearted wishes to you,

 

 

Another week ...

Hey ya all! Thank you for stopping in to visit

with me today!

Did you happen to see that Kelly from Charming Chatter

is back in the bloggihood??  She is one of the most

inspiring and uplifting bloggers it's been my pleasure

to experience.  Welcome back Kelly!!

Due to my lack of machine at Christmas time, I was

unable to complete many a present for friends and family.

One of those projects was a gift for my sister.  

Well, this week she has a birthday ... 

and I was able to make this for her:

Market Bag pattern from Sweetwater.

However, I sadly report that once again,

my new replacement Pfaff machine 

needs to be replaced AGAIN??!!!

The Pfaff rep says I must just be one of those unfortunate 

few that has a black cloud over my head when it comes to

machines.  While I appreciate more than words can say

the fact that I have a machine, I'd appreciate it even more

if I had a machine that I could depend on. 

Another day ... such is life ... So ...

I'm also sharing with you today the list of

Nancy Drew Get a Clue blog hop stops

for Monday through Thursday this week ...

brought to us by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt

Monday, March 11, 2013 

Dancing thru-threads

Traveling Quilter

Jane’s Quilting

More Stars in Comanche

Moose Stash Quilting

Quilt Doodle Designs

Cate’s Linens

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Grandmama’s Stories

Judy At That Other Blog

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 

Marjorie’s Busy Corner

Kris Loves Fabric

The Slow Quilter

Accio Fabric!

Sew Many Yarns

Lixie Makes It

Betty at That Other Blog

Marcy M. at That Other Blog

Pigtales and Quilts

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 

Gracie Oliver Arts

Life In Every Breath

Made By Me In Red

Agnes At That Other Blog

Words and Stitches

Rose Creations

Retired to Quilt

Leslie Tucker Jenison

Feathered Nest Studio

Thursday, March 14, 2013 

Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Quilt ‘n Queen

Our Busy Little Bunch

Just Quilt It

Hilachas

Loves to Quilt

Sew. Darn. Quilt.

From This To That

LynMarie At That Other Blog

Why knot Friday? 

Well, you'll need to come back on Friday to find out.

So, until Friday ... I wish you all the most wonderful week!

La Roche-Posay Rouge Parfait

I got my hands on another La Roche-Posay nail polish and now there really is no doubt in my mind that this is just the best nail polish in the world. Everything is right with this brand - the application is amazing, one coat covers easy because they're very pigmented (I am wearing two coats on the photos, but there's no need for that as it looks the same as one coat). Dries very fast, stays on your nails for a week straight, the polish has an amazing shine to it...like I said - these babies just dont seem to have a flaw. The shade I am wearing here is no.24 'Rouge Parfait'. It's a very classic, old-hollywood red. Sometimes on direct sunlight it can give a hint of an orange undertone, but really it's just the most beautiful red I've ever seen. As you can see I'm completely smitten. You can find out more about these in HERE. These things are worth their price, and if you have problems with weak nails or chipping, I heartily recommend trying these out, they have the most classic colors in the range. The stamping is from an old 'essence' stamping plate- it gives an edge to this look, since I dont like wearing plain nails much.

Have you tried La Roche-Posay nail polishes? Are you as happy with them as I am? 

Also, you can now find me on TWITTER and FACEBOOK if it's easier for you to follow people this way. Feel free to tweet or contact me, I love talking to other nail-polish addicts! <3

And the Clue Is ... Nancy Drew Hop

Welcome aboard the newest hop to come 

from our favorite leader of cheers, Madame Samm.

Nancy Drew Get A Clue Blog Hop.  

Projects of our choosing using fabrics 

from the Get A Clue fabric line by Moda.

You can see their fabric collection here.

This hop's cheers are being lead by 

Carol of Just Let Me Quilt.

While you can get the full schedule at any time by clicking

on the hop icon on the right of my blog which will take

you to Carol's Get a Clue hop headquarters, I've

provided this week's hop participants which include

the following super stitching sleuths:

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 

Michelle’s Romantic Tangle

Life in the Scrapatch

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Selina Quilts

Meadowbrook

Hilltop House Creative Works

My Sister Made Me Do It

Whims and Fancies

Pieced Brain

Just Let Me Quilt

Thursday, March 7, 2013 

Simple Sew

Sewing By Moonlight

Beaquilter

Pat Sloan’s Place

A Stitch In Time

Judith Handmade Treasures

GingersnapsFabrics and Quilts

Judy At That Other Blog

Fabric-ating

Melinda Quilts Etc

Friday, March 8, 2013 

That’s Sew Julie

Scrapbook-ChickADoodle

Lily Patch Quilts

Cherry’s Prairie Primitives

The Thimble Room

The Treehouse

The German Mom

Stitch, Stitch, Stitch.

Quiltin’ Jenny

Blackberry Creek Home Arts

Please join me in enjoying this fun and creative

hop which is sure to bring many ace detectives of

stitch piecing out of the shadows.  Be sure to

come back next Friday when I get to share what

I have created with my Get a Clue Nancy Drew fabric.

Until then, I look forward to seeing 

you along the hopping trail.

Best wishes,