One little finished project...

Next weekend, Son2, DIL and Granddaughter "A" will be visiting before they move away to Italy for 4 years. "A" is 3 1/2, but she will undoubtedly start losing her baby teeth while away. So Grammom (me!) made a little tooth fairy pillow for her parents to take on their journey.
I drew the pattern myself and the top curves are a little jagged, but then, teeth are not perfectly rounded, right?!

I did not want to stuff her too tightly as it might hinder the Tooth Fairy's ability to get little teeth out of the pocket. The pocket material is a leftover piece from the quilt I made for her when she was born. The pocket looks a bit large but you never know what wonderful treasures the tooth fairy may leave!
I am an absolute amatuer when it comes to embroidery so the little smile is a bit primitive and I was not successful in hiding my ending knot! LOL

The eyes were purchased from Kutz on etsy, here - http://www.etsy.com/shop/kutz?ga_search_query=kutz&ga_search_type=seller_usernames (sorry-not sure how to add a link!)

Anyway, almost finished with my other project for Little Miss A......more about that later. It was a busy weekend!

Happy Saturday!!

It is such a lovely morning here in WNC, a little frosty, but clear, crisp and beautiful! Birds singing everywhere.
My son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter "A" will be here visiting next weekend before they are off to further regions of the globe. I will be busy this weekend finishing stuffy toys for A. I will post pics when I am finished.

I am really enjoying finding new bloggy friends and reading their adventures. Thank you for finding me and reading my trials and adventures, meager as they are at this point. LOL I promise that once I get that new machine, there will be much more to talk about.

Enjoy your weekend dear friends!

Happy Days!!

My wonderful husband put a deposit down on a new Baby Lock sewing machine for little ole me!!! I am so excited. I have never had a machine that did anything more than a straight stitch and a zig zag!!
We pick it up in two weeks!! I am jumping up and down with excitement!! 

Still here, floundering....

Well, I had good intentions when I said I would post daily. That was before life caught up with me. I have been having a bit of a rough week, mostly work related, so I thought it best to keep my grumpy old self away from blogging. I have at least taken the time to read what is new with all of you and I would like to say that you all have a way of lifting my spirits with your wonderful posts. I thank you for that!
For now, I will just sit quietly in the corner and continue reading your blogs and do my best to get my head out of the "Grump Dump"! LOL
Have a great day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I feel very blessed to have found new friends through my new blogging adventure. You all are very talented, inspiring, caring and considerate people and I am happy to follow you along as we go through the good and the bad on this merry go 'round called life!

I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day filled with love and joy!
Dawn

Today I was blessed with.....

A lovely day to go for a morning walk around our little neighborhood; The blue sky was spectacular!

                 

This little creek and pond in background is right in our back yard. Lots of fish and a big turtle!

The creek, looking from the wooden bridge that takes you along the walking paths....We have a lot of "walkers" that utilize them well. Me too, now that the weather is improving!

I thought the ice formations on the overflow drain from the pond to the creek looked cool!

I love the way the bark looks on Crepe Myrtle trees. Could certainly use this for "crafting inspiration"!

Then hubby and I went to the movies. We saw True Grit and we really enjoyed it. I was quite young when I saw the original so I had a hard time making a comparison - which was ok with me!

Now we are planning a nice relaxing evening with homemade fish and chips and a nice cold beer to accompany dinner. Hope you all had a nice day as well.

(Sorry the pics are not spectacular - taken with my phone!)

Almost missed my chance.......

....to post my blessing of the day! *Gasp*

This morning I spent a few hours with my youngest son, and I would absolutely say that my children are a huge blessing to me. We of course had the usual speed bumps that go along with raising children and we all made mistakes along the way (parents included), but all in all, I can honestly say that they have all grown up to be wonderful human beings ~ loving, caring, respectful and responsible. I feel very fortunate to be their Mother. <3