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Beautiful Soaps
I finally feel as if it is the season for Christmas. I wrapped gifts today and set out holiday candles and other decorations. I think some pretty soaps from Vintage Soap Shoppe are in order! Aren’t these pretty? They look good enough to eat bu...
Quiltcreators Will Make Your Quilt
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Quiltcreator. All opinions are 100% mine. I love to make quilts. I love the process of picking out fabric, finding a pattern that excites me and cutting the fabric. Those are only the beginning pro...
Urban Knitters
Have you ever heard of urban knitters? If you are a knitter, you probably know of this term. It refers to those persons who knit beautiful works of what might otherwise be known as graffiti. Visit CNN to see how artists have used their talents to bre...
Tree In the Blue Room
I love Christmas traditions. I can’t think of any tradition in our house that is set in stone except that we eat Chinese food on Christmas eve. The Whitehouse has many traditions when it comes to the holidays. Each year, the first lady decorate...
Shop Etsy for Christmas Value
I am inspired by all the Etsy sites who are prompting us to buy handmade when choosing Christmas gifts this year. Handmade does not mean lower quality. In fact, one such Etsy seller is Sandy of Midnight Creations. Sandy commented on her blog, Midnigh...
Tole Painting Ideas
I have always admired the artists who take items and decorative them using tole art. They come out beautifully. These artists are able to take an ordinary item like a chair, bench and yes, even a bucket and make them beautiful. Nancy of My Idea Cente...
Teaming Up to Fund Research
I have mentioned before how Cyro-Cell is advancing in getting the word out about stem cell research. I know that stem cells have proven to be invaluable in treating over 75 diseases, and have been used in over 12,000 transplants worldwide. C’El...
October is Breast Cancer Awarness Month
Do you have a habit? I think we all have habits. Some habits are good and some are bad. I’d like to tell you about a good habit. When you click here at the Breast Cancer site, you help fund mammograms. Yes, a simple click is all it takes. When ...
Handmade by Decoupage Art
Through Creative Bloggers, I have the joy of being introduced to creative artists of all types of art. One such artist Yana who lives in Greece. She enjoys making things using the process of decoupage. Her blog, Handmade by Decoupage Art, even has a ...
Natural Homemade Beauty Recipes
Nature is the newest trend in skin and hair care. For years, we’ve been putting toxic chemicals into our bodies that build up and make us feel tired and sick, regardless of whether we eat them or if they seep though our pores. And people are finall...
Quilters Are Great People
Homes4Good, a Non-Profit organization, has partnered with the Bags of Love program. The program was started to give a boost to foster children, many of whom carry their worldly belongings in a bag. Finding their things reduced to being carried in a g...
Fabric Made in USA
Have you noticed that much of the fabric we creat our projects with is not made in the USA? That is changing. Connecting Threads has just announced that the cotton for all their new fabric collections is being grown in the USA. It is being woven and ...
Bank Your Babies Cord Blood
What a sad week this has been. Famous people have died and a local mother in our town was killed in a car accident leaving two teenage children without their mom. I am having a hard time not thinking about it. There are things we can do to help unfor...
Does Everything Have to be Made In China?
I have always been drawn to Vera Bradley bags. I like most of the fabrics used to make their fun purses and luggage. Some of the fabrics are gawdy but that is my opinion. I like the quality of the bags and the fact that they are made in my state of I...
Quilt Blocks on Barns
Quilt Barns and Quilt Trail projects are becoming more and more popular throughout the United States. Quilt patterns are painted on the side of barns, businesses, public buildings and homes. I noticed many quilt patterns on barns on my trip to Pigeon...
Secure in Your Home
Do you think there are any places left where it is safe to leave your door unlocked like folks used to? I used to feel okay leaving the door unlocked when I was outside doing yard work. I no longer feel that way. Once, when I was in the backyard work...
Quilters of All Ages
The bus was waiting for us in preparation for our road trip to Chicago. Mom and I arrived on time and were settled in with 45 more women. I was amazed at the various ages of the travelers. We had a couple of teenagers and women who I would guess to b...
Chicago Quilt Festival
If you live near Chicago, you will be excited to know that the 2009 International Quilt Festival is being held this weekend. My mom and I are going. We are traveling with a group of ladies. It should be fun! We have to be at the bus at 6:30 am tomorr...
Preparing for Spring
Thank you to all of you who commented on my post about which fabric to choose for my quilt block. I went with the navy and it is really coming together. I have one more row of blocks to put on and the quilt top will be almost done. The weather turned...
Your Chance to Win a Diamond Necklace
When my husband and I decided to get married, I had no interest in jewelry. I had a birthstone ring that meant a lot to me. My mom and dad let me pick it out my senior year of high school so it was very special to me. Other than that, I didn’t ...
Wintley Phipps
Have you heard this amazing singer? He is awesome. The dialogue at the beginning of the video is very interesting. If you want to feel your spirits lift, watch this video. Spectacular!...
