~Changes to the Old Kitchen Cubby~

I was looking through my blog photos and noticed that there were several pictures of my old kitchen cubby.

So, I thought that I would share with you the changes it has gone through since I purchased it.

This is what it looked liked when I first decorated it…

Then after a few months…it looked like this. I added 2 more white pitchers and a white candle jar.

But I wasn’t happy with the little white candle jar…it was too small. So I changed it out with this red tin candle holder.

I left it decorated that way for a very long time, but after Christmas this past year…I just couldn’t put away the jar that Gen made for me from our Christmas swap.

 So…I made another change to my old kitchen cubby. What can I say…I’m just a tweaker!! Here is what it looks like now…

I took the greenery off of it for now, but tucked it behind the jar…so that it can be put back on next Christmas. I also added the little tin heart-shaped grater to the top shelf and placed a tiny tin heart mold inside the basket. I’m sure that it will stay like this…well, that is until the tweaking bug gets to me again. LOL….

Thank you all for the comments on my last post…it has been a very sad week. I’ve been giving a lot of thought to what is most important in my life. My hubby, my girls, my grandkids…my family. Love them, hug them, cherish them, and spend lots of time with them…because you never know when those moments might not be there anymore.

Until next time…..        hugs and blessings, Cindy

~Wishing….~

I’m wishing for this….

but I’m seeing this out my front window!!…and more snow is on the way!!

Wishing to finish up the big embroidery job…so that I can make….

something cute…

that makes me laugh…

and brings me joy to make.

I try to make my blog a happy place for you all to come to visit, but I have to tell you that I’ve been very sad here lately. One of my best friends lost her son this past Thursday…he had been battling brain cancer for the last year and a half and we all will be saying good-bye to him on Tuesday. My heart is breaking for her and her family.

I met my friend through her son 14 years ago…my oldest daughter and him were friends and in show-choir together. We met when the director asked us if we would make all the kids dance outfits that year…and we have been friends ever since. We both share a love for sewing, crafting, and machine embroidery. She told me a story about how her son said that he could see his mom and I as little old ladies in our 80′s…sitting on the front porch together sewing. And I just know that he will be smiling down from heaven at us one day as we do just that!!

Until next time…       blessings, Cindy

 

~Embroidering With A Little Help From My Friends~

I’ve been spending my days working on the last one of my three embroidery job…the ones that I got right after the first of the year. I hope to have it all finished up by the beginning of next week. Thought I would share with you a peek at the design that I’ve been putting on these  27 jackets and 5 shirts.

 The jackets are very thick and a pain to hoop, but once they are hooped…they stitch out great. There is almost 14,000 stitches in this design and each one takes a while to stitch out on the machine…so some friends volunteered to help me.

I had my friend Bella to the left of me…

…and my friend Ollie to the right of me.

Bella and Ollie are my youngest daughter’s kitty cats…they came to live with us when our daughter moved back home about 7 or 8 months ago.  They love to come into my sewing room when I’m working in there. If anyone is wondering… yes, they call me grandma! LOL…

And of course, Chloe just wanted me to come play with her…forget that helping mommy stuff!! LOL…

Poor thing has been so upset that I’ve been upstairs working in my sewing room so much…and not all curled up on the sofa with her. She is actually tucked up against me right now as I’m posting this on my blog. She is asleep and her little tongue is barely sticking out…she does this when she is happy. It’s too cute!!

I want to thank everyone for the prayers for my dad. He did well with the surgery, but the doctor was not able to repair the tear…it was too massive. Only time will tell if he has to have a shoulder replacement. The doctor cleaned out the area and cut a tendon to help relieve his pain…he said that this worked for about 50% of folks with massive tears that can’t be repaired and kept them from having a shoulder replacement. So we are all hoping that this will be the case for my dad.

Well, I’ll be back in a few days when I’m done with this embroidery job….can’t wait to get back to some decorating and crafting. Until next time…..       blessings, Cindy