T Tuesday: treasure edition

Today for T stands for Tuesday hosted by Elizabeth, I won’t be sharing a steaming cuppa anything… But I will share my brand spanking new teapot!!

Isn’t it pretty!?!

teapot

And here’s the kicker…I got it at Goodwill! Look it still has the sticker on the bottom. Can you believe it! When I saw the Le Creuset on the lid I knew it was a steal and I’d be taking it home with me. I have a vintage Le Creuset Dutch oven almost this exact color that I found at a garage sale about 13 years ago. I didn’t even blink at the $7 price tag. Score…that Dutch oven now retails for $350. Of course, mine is aged and weathered or shall we say…well seasoned.

I happened to have a 25% off coupon to use as well. Oh yea…love them coupons!

I was also able to find a few other treasures…like more yarn and rubber stamps. Like I really needed more but I have a hard time passing them up. The tart tins I think I’ll alter in some way…maybe make ornaments from them??

Grocery shopping is on my list today as well as knitting group and visiting my mom.

What are doing today??

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Cards and more cards

I promised I’d share the cards I made but first I have to share the card my neighbor made. It wasn’t complete before I left so she emailed me a picture.

***please ignore the misspelled Birthday I typed on the card. Seriously…proof reading some time might do me some good.***

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Isn’t that just so darn cute with the honeycomb background and clever play on words. It’s nice to have such crafty friends to give such great ideas.

The following are the cards I made while there. I did add the stitching at home before adhering the kraft paper (grocery bag) down. The sentiments were also added here at home since I forgot to bring them along.

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greeting card, inspiration, scraps, sewing

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Impromptu craft club

My recently retired neighbor asked me over for an impromptu version of craft club today. Since I didn’t have a dozen other things to worry about, I remembered to bring my camera.

There were 4 of us making cards for various occasions. Since there were fewer of us than evening craft club, we were able to spread out a lot more.

These were some of the cute cards that my fellow crafter’s made today.

I love the clever cards with the gift if money as part of the scene. She said that she was behind with Christmas cards but figured when they saw the cash they forget all about it being late. :)

I’ll share what I made another day. The lighting was terrible by the time I thought about photographing mine here at home.

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crafts, greeting card, scraps

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Which Art Magazine?

I’m thinking I’m going to subscribe to an art magazine this year. In the past I’ve had subscriptions to:

Cloth, Paper, Scissors
Somerset Studio
Somerset Memories

If you could only get one subscription to any art magazine out there…which one would you choose and why?

Thanks in advance for your opinion.

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T Tuesday: birthday edition

On this day 14 years ago…after 33 hours of labor and the heat going out in the my birthing room…I became a mom. Nothing could have prepared me for the instant love I had for our brand new baby boy.

What happened to my little boy who used to read to his stuffed animals every morning. Fast forward 14 years and now I see a young man taller than me, sporting a light blonde mustache and with a deep rumble of a voice.

birthday cake

We celebrated his birthday with family on Sunday before the Super Bowl…or as we are calling it…The Seattle Show. Lame.

coffee list

I’m having my coffee with my list. I’m trying to gear myself up to go out and get my errands done. It is 1°F right now so at least we are on the positive side of the scale.

What are you doing today?

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Calendar Challenge…and I’m late already.

Here we are with the first check in and I’m 2 days late. Nice. Oh well…I made it and that’s all that matters.

I managed to get something in each day. Just a brief note about my day…or a picture…or whatever came to mind. I noticed that Sunday I don’t really have much to talk about.

My February calendar is ready to go… I’ll likely add more embellishment along the way but for now I’m thinking that I’m going to leave my calendar pages somewhat unadorned then if/when the mood strikes during the month I can add whatever I want.

I like that I only have an inch and a half to fill…well likely more like 1.25 inches. Short and sweet, no pressure journalling. Just my speed. I’ve got to get dinner going but I’ll be back later to check out the linky gadget over at thekathrynwheel.

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2014 calendar challenge, art calendar, challenge, day in the life

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