Done

My sewing room is finally done!  Over the weekend I went through all my bins of fabric.  After lugging them upstairs one at a time I vowed not to buy any more for awhile.  We'll see how long that lasts!  Anywho, my fabulous husband made me shelves after a trip to Lowes.  That store is so overwhelming!  He also put shelves in the closet for all (some) of the girls toys.  I love it when they come up and play on the rug when I'm sewing away.  I'm going to have to hide the owls.  They saw them on the cutting board waiting to be brought to life and were asking for them.  How am I suppose to get them into the shop?!  Hunter (my youngest) did have a point though, she is the only one who doesn't own one yet.  I'll show you the window once I can get the stickers off it (fire safety).  They are on the outside and as my hubby put it, "I'm not going on the roof and risk sliding off."  We do have several inches of snow here.  Loving this weather, no really I am.   

Childhood Treasures

Every Monday I will post an item that I have kept from my childhood.  I'm looking forward to reliving these memories and sharing them with my daughters and with anyone who stops by.  Please feel free to comment and let me know if you shared some of these same treasures.

While going through some of the containers holding all of my sewing supplies, I stumbled upon one holding books that I kept from my childhood.  Quite often my parents would let me order books from the book orders sent home from school.  As soon as I saw Annie, it brought back all these memories.  The songs from the movie, and my Annie doll that came with a "gold" locket.  Saturday night I showed my girls the book.  We were going to settle down to read it.  They asked me if we had the movie, and at that moment, I realized that we did.  I ran around trying to locate it, thankfully it was right where it was suppose  to be.  So after making a call to my hubby for some tech help (v.c.r. isn't hooked up, ugh) we sat together and watched one of my favorite movies.  At the end, they decided it was one of their favorites too!  The singing get me every time.  It transported me back to a time when I was their age.  Pure goodness!  If you are having a bad day today just think, "The sun will come out tomorrow!"

The Owls are almost here

When I reopened my Etsy shop in September, I made four owls.  Since then they have sold  and I knew I had to make more.  Not to mention, I have made four others for gifts.  These are a bit smaller than the others.   Just the right size to ship in a priority envelope.  My favorite part was going through my stash of fabric and seeing what went best.  These would be great for a Valentine's Day gift.  Now, I'm off to put them together so they can fly into my shop!

JadieCakes

Some of you may be wondering how I came up with JadieCakes.  The name is actually my youngest daughter Hunter's nickname.  Her middle name is Jade.  We just started calling her that and well, here I am with a shop on Etsy called JadieCakes and a little blog named myjadiecakes.  She is only six but her artwork and storytelling amazes me.  She will be turning seven next month (deep breath).  This is what she brought home from school the other day.  It's certainly going in the keep for later folder.  Love the work boots on  my husband.  Check out her printing.  Wish mine was so fabulous!

Shop update

Today I will be updating the shop with some love themed pillows just in time for Valentines day.   Ideas keep swirling in my head, but unfortunately I'm short on time.  My house could really be cleaned, but I have a few hours sans kiddos and I really need to spend it with my sewing machine.  I do love her.  What are you doing today?   

Look what I found

Over the past month, our new batch of chickens started laying eggs.  Finally!  We got them back in June, and I was relieved to see that we were going to finally have eggs.  Our older chickens were still laying, but only two a day.  Not much when you're feeding 18 chickens!  Can you tell how happy I am now?  This is our first time with blue eggs though.  The girls think it's really neat!  I love them and almost feel a bit like Martha.  You know which Martha, right?  I think I'll make some crepes filled with Nutella for supper tonight.    

New Year-Simplify

I'm not much for making New Years resoultions, but I do like the idea of a fresh slate.  The word I chose was "simplify".  Go over to Lisa Leonard's blog www.lisaleonardonline.com/blog/  to read about this idea of choosing one word for the year.  I want to create a home that has less stuff.  I'm tired of the piles here and there.  I want what we have to be things we love and need.  This is our home and I want it to reflect us.  So, in the coming months, I hope to go through the closets and cupboards and keep just what we need and love.  I'll take pictures along the way (I do love tho see a before and after).  Happy New Year!