Thank you Jan and Lynn

I took part in the OWOH Journey checking out all the wonderful

blogs, and entering the drawings.

I won this great book from Jan at The History Keeper and the

best thing is that I am a quilter, so this book is

very interesting to me.  Thanks, Jan.

I also visited Lynn at Trash to Treasure Art and she was having

a pay it forward for five people as long as they agreed to

also pay if forward to five people.  I was one of her five, and

she made me this cute necklace/charm.

Isn't this just the cutest?  She is a delightful frozen Charlotte

carrying a heart and wearing a crown.

Her glass box is surrounded on the bottoms by

her "diamonds."

She is standing on some sheet music.  Thank you, Lynn,

No one agreed on my blog to pay it forward, so therefore

I will be making five things to send to five blog friends.

I'll post about that when I do it.

I thing Spring is on its way.  The Robins have been back in Michigan

for over a week now, and that is a sure sign.  Enjoy the weather.

Giveaway at Brynwood Needleworks

Head on over to Brynwood Needleworks and enter Donna's second

birthday giveaway.  If you have never been to her blog, you will enjoy it so

much.  She is a very talented lady and always shows her work which is

wonderful to see and enjoy.

.  She has a terrific giveaway going on now.  Check it out.

Pay It Forward 2011

Pay It Forward

The first five visitors who leave a comment on this post will receive a gift handmade by

me especially for you.

Here's the catch (but the best part):

FIRST you must create a post on your blog explaining  Pay It Forward 2011.

Create and send a handmade gift to the first 5 visitors to comment on your post and

who agree to do the same.

No pressure, you do not have to make and send your gifties today, or even tomorrow. 

Remember it is a gift from the heart, which takes a little time.

I read about this on Lynn's trash to treasure art blog.  She makes fantastic art.

Mug Mat Received from Debbie

  This is the mug mat that I received from Debbie is the swap held by Donna.

Check out her blog to see the wonderful things that she makes.

Be sure to check out Debbie's blog Mosaic Magpie.  She does

the most gorgeous crazy quilting.

Aren't the blues just the prettiest?  Blue is my favorite color,

especially when it comes to clothes.

I love the toile fabric that she used, and the decorative stitching.

The ric rac is an added touch.

This is the back side which is just as lovely as the front.

A close up of the applique.

Isn't this a cute tag that she made.

This heart is an example of her fancy stitching which is just

lovely.  I'll have to use it on something sweet for myself.

This was such a great swap.  Thanks Donna for hosting.

Thanks to Debbie for this great gift.

V is Vintage Valentine

I am way behind on my 4X4 Alphabet swap for my Yahoo Group.

No excuse, I just kept putting it off.

So today I started the last five cards- v, w, x,y,  and z.

I finished the V so I am going to mail it off to my swap

partner today.  Hooray, one down and four to go.

Mug Mat Swap

I participated in the mug mat swap that Donna hosted this month.

My partner was Debbie from Mosaic Magpie who is a very good crazy quilter.  Not that

she is crazy, but that is a type of quilting for those of you who don't quilt.

The above is the mug mat that I made for her.   She had said that

she liked robin's egg blue, but that the room she would use it

in, is red, green, and beige.   So that's why I used the

colors I did.  I also used a print with a bird on it

because she likes birds.   Since she is a crazy quilter I did

some fancy stitches with my machine.  She also likes vintage

so I added a round vintage crocheted circle, and added

some buttons.

The mug mats are very easy and satisfying to make, and thanks to Donna you can find a

tutorial on her blog Brynwood Needleworks .  You won't be able to make

just one.

More Ditty bags

I had so much fun making the "ditty bag" from Beth Leintz's  Gathering Dust (Check the right side of her blog under recent posts-Feb. 2011.) that I decided to make a few more.  Here are two that I made for two blog friends.  I hope that each will be surprised when they receive their gift.

                                 I made another turquoise one like I made for my daughter.
  I made the bag out of muslin and used vintage trim, except for the button.  Unlike most crafters I
     don't have many vintage buttons that are attractive, so I chose this one from Jenny Bowlin.

I also gave this a short tea bath.

In honor of Valentine's Day

I made the next one red.

I also used some vintage trim on this one.

I also gave it a very short tea bath, beacause I didn't want

the reds to run.