Winter Floral Skirt

This is the first of the three skirts, I have two more to go.

The photograph is not the best but the skirt turned out really nice. I received a number of compliments when I wore it. It is made out of a home decor fabric. (I gave tips on how to select home decor fabrics for sewing apparel on an earlier posting.)
Happy Holidays!

Another Yo Gaba Gaba Gift

Another friend of mine has a daughter who is a Y.G.G fan so I made her a throw for her Christmas gift.

The throw was reversible and the faces were painted on with fabric paints. The fabric was broadcloth and I used fusible batting on the inside. It would have taken longer to make if I had sewn the faces, painting was so much faster.
Hope she likes it!

Husband's Birthday Celebration

This month my husband celebrated his birthday. Although his birthday is VERY close to Christmas, I make sure we celebrate his birthday. The day you come into the world is tremendous reason for celebration.
I try to give him at least one personal gift each year-this year that gift was the gift of photography (mine in particular).  I still have much to learn but I do like the photos I took.

He loves trees so I tried to photograph unsual looking trees. I printed each at 8x10 and framed them in black frames.  Now he will have a little green in the city with having to water.:)

I also indulged him in one of his favorite desserts. CAKEPOPS! He is a Mac fan so the baker put the Apple symbol on each one. I think they turned out great. Thanks Julie!

Carolina Chocolate Drops-I LOVE THIS GROUP

I was fortunate enough to see the Carolina Chocolate Drops last performance of 2011.  They were FANTASTIC.

If you don't know who they are, they are a group of young African American musicians who play and perform in the tradition of old time music. They are passionate about the music and it's history.  Their name is even in honor of the Tennessee Chocolate Drops, three black brothers Howard, Martin and Bogan Armstrong, who lit up the music scene in the 1930’s.
The group is extremely talented and play many instruments while infusing old time music with at times bluegrass, r&b, hip hop and gaelic sounds. 
I enjoy old time music and I encourage you to visit their website-carolinachocolatedrops.com and check out Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens and Hubby Jenkins. :)

My Next Three Skirts

These are the fabrics for my next three skirts.  I'm working on my photography skills.  My husband gifted me with a great light kit (with different bulbs, umbrellas, backdrops etc) but I don't know how to use any of it yet. It's hard to see the true colors-I think there is to much like in the photograph.  The fabrics are darker than they look in the picture.
I will post photos of the finished products.

Doll Update

Ok!  A few weeks ago, I thought I was just about done with the doll.  I drew arms, cut them out and sewed them.  Once I stuffed them, they looked too small.  So I drew them again, a little bigger this time but the thumbs and the hands didn't look right.  So now, I'm on my third attempt. The arm is a little bigger and so is the hand and thumb.  My goal is to sew them this week.

Above is a picture of my third attempt. If this doesn't work, I will move onto attempt number 4. I'm not giving up!:)

I LOVE Goodwill (and I don't care who knows)!

A birthday gift from a very dear friend!  I go to Goodwill at least once a week and go EVERY 1st Saturday of the month-everything in the store is 50% off.  It is a mad house but worth the savings.  I find the greatest items-friends have suggested I create a blog of my finds. I'll have to think about that, I barely have enough time to do what I do now.


As soon as it's empty, I'll get my husband to put more money on it.:)

And least I not forget, my other addiction-STARBUCKS!

I don't think I need to say anything else.:)