studio update and blog win

it's been a while since i posted pics of my new studio. things have been busy, Easter, a community fair my family helps with, and my older son having foot surgery. a snapped a few shots for an update. i have to say i've been sewing in there and it's so lovely. i can open the front door and have a breeze and the light is phenomenal! the shelf unit below was built from a doorway that used to lead into my bedroom. when i had it closed off a friend built these shelves for the girls to display their knickknacks. perfect for my button and ribbon jars.

this is the hotel posting box that i bought so long ago. i had to wrest it from my hubby but replaced it with an antique rolltop desk. already full of patterns, wrapping stuff and other stuff (such as candy, for strength you know!)
this is a view with it closed. pretty neat, uh?
i won these two embroidery patterns on bookwormbethie's blog. hopefully i'll have time to use them soon. i have some kitchen towels to work on and these patterns are perfect!! bethie's embroidery is wonderful!!
i'm watching the golden compass at paul's house-pretty interesting. 

Easter 2009

i hope everyone had a good Easter. the day was windy but the threat of rain didn't keep anyone from enjoying the holiday. i dressed sparkles up before we left and took her picture. i thought she was so cute!

georgia in her Easter outfit. the sweater was too big but still looked so sweet on her. i'll have to try again to make one that fits better.
gabe was too adorable in his Easter suit too. he had so much fun on the trampoline.
the day was beautiful with everyone eating delicious food and laughing and joking all day. God has truly blessed us all. 

pink saturday

good morning to you all! so sorry for posting so late-no camera batteries! and of course, i'm so last minute. i wanted to post some Easter things before tomorrow and i just finished the last of them last night at midnight!! i knitted some eggs from Mrs. Bunny. the first ones are done with a pattern from little cotton rabbits and i wasn't pleased with how they turned out. they were too big for a styrofoam egg and stuffing them didn't quite please me totally. i think i used the wrong kind of yarn but i wanted to use what i had. they are quite cute tho'!

these made me much happier! i used sock yarn which self stripes and changed the pattern up to fit the egg forms.
these are another version-i had to do some without pink for the boys!
all packaged and ready to go!
the letter from Mrs. Bunny to all her little chicks!
i hope you all have a wonderful pink saturday and a Happy Easter! go visit all the pink ladies when you get a chance-so much wonderful pinkness out there!!

pink saturday and a humbug boy!

last week i watched gabe for the afternoon and took the opportunity to snap a few pictures of him (like more than 50!) and the little humbug grabbed my zip drive off the coffee table and walked off with it. he had been happily playing with mardi gras beads and when his eyes saw the drive they lit up! i followed him around taking pics and trying to convince him to give it back.

i guess he thought it was so cute (as do i!) and fit in his little hand so well.
"what? this isn't for me?"
then the little sneak tried to hide it somewhere. when he saw me watching he took it out and went to the cabinets in the kitchen and put it in there.
i finally retrieved it and took a close-up of it for all you pink gals out there. isn't it the most adorable zip drive you've ever seen?
hope y'all all have a wonderful pink saturday visiting all the ladies from beverly's blog and HAPPY SPRING!!!

c.h.o.m.p.

a couple of months ago rachael had an idea that we should get together (all the girls and kids) and form a dinner club to use our good serving china and visit, play games, create memories, and eat of course! we all brain stormed and kt came up with the name c.h.o.m.p. (can't have our men present) unless of course, they follow certain rules (such as dressing like a woman and behaving!) anyway-there are some rules to follow. everyone must be a hostess (even at someone else's house if they don't have the room), you have to follow the theme, and you need to bring a dish following the theme also. rachael hosted the first chomp and her theme was italian food and wearing roman togas to celebrate the Ide's of March. we had so much fun and laughed and ate and laughed and ate!!!

here's gabe doing a pose on the hassock. just like a man--he laid there so naturally and didn't move for quiet a while!
some of the food. ceasar salad, calzones, brushetta, foccacia bread. we also had shrimp alfredo, frittata, mac and cheese, portabello mushrooms, roasted red pepper soup, and desserts.
georgia and i wore our brightly colored togas proudly! she left it on for almost the whole party. we played bingo (loudly) and really had so much fun. our first chomp was a success. the next one will be in may (because of Easter in april) and the theme is "mom's cooking" at my house. everyone has to wear an apron! 

the painting's done!

progress has been slow but sure!

my sweet sister painting the trim to help me out. "make sure you don't get my face!" since i understand the sentiment-i didn't.
cleaned the floor and it's pretty much ready for my the big furniture. now i have to convince eric to clean out the desk and antique hotel mailbox and give it back to me. don't worry, i bought him another desk (rolltop from pete) to replace it with. then i'll get my strong baby boy (and a couple of his friends bribed with food) to move it for me. 

green week, pink saturday and a makover

joined a green group this week started by shining egg and posted a few pictures to the flickr group there. i painted this bed years ago for my girls and it took weeks. when my younger daughter moved for college i repainted the red to pink (for pink saturday) and the bright green to lime. she used it all her four years there and now i need to pass it on to clear out the room. my great niece is interested since her room is lime green. i hope she wants it and the dresser that matches. 
now on to other news. this is why i need to clear the room!

this is my new studio in progress. (i should have taken before pics) i debated for quite a while about what color and feeling i wanted the room to have. finally decided on this aqua called "montego bay". it's pretty bright and happy and i hope will give me energy when i'm working in there.
the closet is huge and i'll add some shelving behind the big doors for my fabrics. the door to the side leads to the front porch but is painted shut right now. (the stuff on top is for the girls, mostly kt).
the little closet in the corner is divided in two. one side is the downflow for the central heating and the other side has all the girls' long gowns. maybe i could convince them to take them to their house one day and clear out some more space!
still a lot of work to be done, i'm both dreading and anticipating moving my stuff in here. i know  find some stuff i haven't seen in years! it may take months!! wish me luck.