From the Mouth of Little Olive...

As we were walking up to the beach to see what Tropical Storm Irene left us:

Little Olive: Mommy, I love you...

Me: I love you too

Little Olive: Daddy said when I'm 13, I won't love you or him any more.....but I know I'll still love you

One of those moments I'll remember - and sure;y remind her of when she is 13!  :-)

More time to post later.....Happy August 31st.  Year is flying by.

July 2011: Beach with Cousins!

What is better than Fire Island days with your cousins?

Hope you're all having a wonderful July!

FNSI: Results!

I did get alot done last night.  I had many projects in-process and can now check them off the list.  The sanddollar blanket was a start-to-finish....

For a gift shop in Florida that is now carrying our light blanket gift sets:

I am finishing up an order for a bridal party - four reversible totes.  I finished the two SEASIDE last night and did the linings for the BERMUDA, the outsides of which are already done:

I also made some cell phone sleeves - you can see my HTC Inspire in the pink bubble one.  I also finished a little pink and green pouch bag that needed handles and putting together:

Finished my last JESTER tote since no more fabric.  I love the reverse in the damask:

And last but surely not least, I finished a new chenille quilt in the log-cabin style.  I added an extra row to the top and bottom to make it rectangular instead of square:

Here is the ETSY pics ofthe quilt, which will be posted soon!

 Whew! How was your Friday Night?

Friday Nights Sew In: June 17th

Yay for Friday Night Sew-In and even better that I am all set for it.....my projects are picked out and although I won't be starting anything new, I'll be finishing alot this Friday night.  I'll have to pass on the glass of wine if I want the results to turn out ok. :-)

If you want to sign up, please go over to "Crafty Vegas Mom" blog and register.

Check back tomorrow for the pictures of the results!

Two New Totes and a Handbag....Summer 2011

I found these fabrics and fell in love - my problem? I see fabric and I buy it.  Sometimes I use it, but other times I 'save' it.  Well, nothing good can come of a saved piece - the better option is to make something with it.  So here are my two new totes....

BEACH WAVES:

 MIAMI BEACH:

I also made a little hangbag in the SEASIDE fabric since I had extra.....

I have the best model!!  :-)  Happy Weekend!

Memorial Day Weekend: 2011

I cannot believe it has been so long since my last post - life is moving too fast for me.  Hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day weekend.  We're out on relaxing Fire Island with friends and their two daughters.  Little Olive is playing "big sister" to the two girls.  Here she is modeling a new dress - for the Memorial Day occasion....and then July 4th, and Flag Day, and Labor Day..... :-)  It will get alot of use.  She picked out the fabric herself!  She's getting so big.....

Sunday Surprise: Our Poor Tree...

When the snow melted and I assessed our backyard, I noticed our flowering pear tree had a "break" in its trunk from the fork of a main 'trunk'? 'branch'?  I thought that when Spring arrived, I'd likely have to get something to 'seal' the fissure.  This was 2 weeks ago.

Yesterday, we had a crazy storm - nothing to the extent of the tornadoes that hit Oklahoma / Arkansas earlier this week, or North Carolina earlier on Saturday.  We had pelting rain and then the winds started.  We've had worse winds though.  This morning - all was good.  but, sometime between 2:30-4pm, when Mr. Olive was out with little Olive at the park and I was upstairs, that limb cracked off the trunk.  Little Olive and I were readying the Easter egg coloring when I looked out the window and saw the hunk on the ground. 

We planted this tree when we first moved in - it was a sapling.  As you can see, after 9 years, it has grown into a beautiful tree. Now, two-thirds sit on the lawn.  I'm so sad.