Birthday Giveaway Continues and Winner!

Today I decided to get out and treat myself to shopping.
Since I am on a tight budget and we are trying to pay off bills, I went to my favorite place, Savers, lol.
I was happy I did, I got some nice items and it came to under three dollars, you can't beat that, goodies for me and no guilt.

I found some beautiful batik fabric and a new stitchery book. The fabric looks hand dyed, have no idea, but it is beautiful in person and it is 2 yards, not bad for a 1.99. I have been buying batiks when I can and want to work on art quilts and free motion, so this will be a nice addition.



This is the fabric close up, you can see the puckers in it. Will definitely be interesting to work with.



The book is also wonderful, brand new condition. It has a nice intro section for threads and fabrics, etc. It has photos of flowers and the stitches she uses to make them. Some flowers are stitchery, some mixed with fabric, ribbons, crewel and even some cross stitch, so wonderful book to learn how to make and embellish flowers.



The back section has flower examples and nice diagrams for stitches. I have been wanting a nice stitch book, so was thrilled when I found this. I think I got myself some nice treats for myself;)



I like many of you, are struggling to pay bills and always looking for new ways to save money. The past few years, I have been stocking up on fabrics, wool and general supplies. I buy everything with coupons, so save even more. Now I can work on projects and not have to worry about running out. I buy from the sale racks and I make dinners that last. That saves money and time. I know many people use leftover chicken and bones to make soup. I do the opposite. I buy a large package of chicken breasts and make my broth with that. I use some of the chicken in the soup and the rest goes into a stir fry with brown rice. A nice healthy dinner plan for cold nights.

So for tonight, what do you do to save? Give me your best tips and you will get an extra entry into the giveaway, to be drawn on Sunday night. I finished stitching a new project tonight, so that will be revealed on sunday and a special freebie for all.

Now onto the winner, had to come back, since I forgot, lol. The winner is....... Prim2Pink!
Congratulations! Please email me with your pattern choice and I will email it to you.

Birthday Giveaway Continues and Winner!

Well, you all must be wondering what the magic number was?
I guess I can tell you that first, then get onto the next contest.

We had 8 kids in our family, I was the youngest and the only blond, if you hadn't noticed.
So, the winner of the contest was Madalynne! Please email me with your choice of pattern. You can pick a pattern from my ecrater site and mail me your choice.

I am busy working on the piece that I want to have done for sunday. So there will be a special surprise for everyone else.
Tonight we have a new contest, so see what Moki has been up to and give me a caption for the first picture below. The winner will be chosen randomly from the entries and receive an epattern of their choice. I will pick a winner tomorrow night.



Moki loves sisal rope and Izzy likes watching



He likes to carry it around, you can see he still has his hunting skills. I will have to make two of them, Dora loves it too and gets very upset if Moki is having fun. I will make the new ones with knots going down, to keep them from swallowing any. Moki is so funny to watch, when he plays, he has really long legs, so walks like a wind up toy, lol. Dora is the spaz, when she runs, she flails her legs out, no idea why. Izzy is the jumper, she cannot run in a straight line, she has to leap over things, even if she has to go out of her way, to do it. I need to get a video camera, it is comedy hour around here, when they get going.

Those were the days! Giveaway week!

Well, I have been working on several projects that will be gifts, some I can show, some I cannot, until they are received.
I was going through my old files that I had stored and pulled out some oldies, but badies, haha.
My sister sent me a box of slides and I scanned them in, but most are damaged and full of lint.
Someday I plan on redoing the nice family ones, so I can send them to my sisters and brothers.

I have always loved riding and as you can see, I would ride anything. The older girl lived down the road and she would ride her burro to visit the kids in our neighborhood.



Then I grew up and rode the real thing, lol. I loved to ride and I was lucky enough to have friends with horses, who let me ride whenever I wanted.



And this one is a nice memory. I have shown you photos of our walks at the falls, and this is me and some of my brothers and sisters at the falls. At least I think it was, maybe it was camping. I see the twins have sweaters on and my other sister is wearing what looks to be a bathing suit. So, someone there is dressed for the wrong season, lol. So, the first person who can tell me, how many kids were in my family, wins a free epattern of their choice.

Birthday Giveaway!

In celebration this month, I am having a giveaway to my followers.
I wanted to have something that everyone would like and hope I picked out something special that will suit most people's tastes.
As I get older, I learn what it really important in life, enjoying each day, my family and friends and my health. I may be a bit on the rickety side and have a lot more aches and pains, but have never had to deal with anything serious or life threatening, and I am grateful for all these things. I think this piece and pillow, say it all. The design is by Tiffany of Primitive Blessings.


One lucky winner will receive a mini stitchery quilt with a matching pillow and a piece of hand dyed camel hair wool.
You can use the wool in hooking, sewing or to make animals, if you are a doll maker. It is a deep red mottled wool, that is super soft. I was thinking it would be nice for a deer or a santa suit. I may add a surprise later, it all has to fit in a large envelope.

So, if you would like to win, all you have to do is leave a comment and tell me what type of decorations you have in your house for Christmas. Remember, you must be a follower of my blog and new followers are welcome. The giveway will be drawn on Sunday, November 21st. As an added special, you can buy any pattern on my ecrater site and receive one free, just let me know what your free choice is, in the comment box. And I will also be working on something special for everyone, as well.

I Thank you all, for finding my life and creations interesting enough to read and for all of the wonderful comments I have received.

Sunday's Stroll and Contest coming!

First of all, I made a decision on the hexagons. I am adding a the dark green from the middle for one more row around.
I think that will balance it out more. There are some bad edges, so I had to sew deeper on those areas, and that throws it off a bit, but I will do some fixes after, to make it look better, if I can.

Tomorrow looks for my Birthday Giveaway! It starts tomorrow and will end on my birthday, the following Sunday.
So if you are not a follower, now is a good time to sign up. I finally hit the 100 followers mark! I think I will have to add to the original goodies in celebration;)

Today we went for a walk. It is so nice to have a beautiful, semi warm day this late in the season, and it was so good to get out.
We ended up going to the bird sanctuary again. It is a beautiful walk through woods and fields with views of the salt water pond and the ocean, you just can't find a more beautiful spot.

Today was spectacular day for views, the sun was out and the pond lived up to it's name as a bird sanctuary.
You can see the waves crashing against the breakers in the distance.



Flocks were flying in and out of the pond. You can see the lighthouse in the distance. That is another area we love to visit.



This group was taking off for another area of the pond. You can see a few of them running across the water to get some lift.



Take off accomplished



Flying and soaring with the winds



As you can see, it was a beautiful day to just enjoy the view, the cool ocean breezes and the variety of birds who make their home at the pond.

Hexagon Mess!

It was one of those days, my brain was on vacation.
I put some of the outer hexes on last night when I was tired.
That was a mistake, today I realized I did it wrong.
So, I had to rip out the hexagons and that isn't easy with small pieces.
Then I starting resewing and realized I had it wrong again, that happened twice, lol.
Luckily I could move them around, so the ragged edges will be trimmed when I put on a binding.
After I got this done I realized I had an extra row in the middle and I really wanted an extra row on the outer ends to lengthen it there. But, I do not have enough of the green to add to that, so I am stuck with what I have.

So, this is it, looks off, but will have to do. I want to do quilting on it and thinking green piping for binding?
They say you learn from your mistakes, so when does the learning come in?

This is my special month, the one I prefer not to think about, but I wanted to do something special for my followers.
Look for a giveaway this Sunday.

A beautiful day for a walk!

Today it was a little nicer but windy, but I wanted to get out and get some exercise and fresh air.
We went to Rome Point which is a nice walk that takes you to the bay. Coming back we walk through the woods where there were farms, so you can see what is left of foundations and stone walls where the animals were kept. It was nice to get out and just enjoy the day.

Moki got his vet visit and doing ok, a bit sore, so he isn't jumping on things and taking it easy. Dora is still having a fit, but he and izzy are becoming friends.

The water was choppy with the wind, so we stayed on the paths that had protection from the winds.
So, this is how I spent Veterans Day, enjoying this wonderful country I live in, thanks to the men and woman who protect our country.