Marta Writes Giveaway...

So sorry for my lack of blogging... the sad story is that my hard drive died. Lost everything on there. I think I last backed up my computer a year ago? Not sure... it's sad. Thank goodness for blogs, facebook, and e-mails that have pictures so not all hope is lost ;). If you're reading this... go back up your computer!!! Thanks! Blogging will resume when I no longer have to go to the public library for my Internet needs. Fingers are crossed for next week.

On a happier note, another tree giveaway for Mother's Day! Head on over to Marta Writes, the giveaway is for today only. Hang out there for a while if you go, another lovely blog full of inspiration. Thanks again Marta!

Sherbet Blossom Giveaway...

I'm giving away one of my trees over on my cute friend Hannah's blog, Sherbet Blossom, this week for Mother's Day. You have until Thursday, April 15th to enter.


If you're not already reading Hannah's blog you should be! She is so creative and always has the cutest ideas. She's doing lots of awesome giveaways for Mother's Day so head on over!! You wont be disappointed!!!

Hexagon quilt...

I have always, always, always wanted to make a hexagon quilt. I think they are so beautiful! The epitome of a vintage quilt to me...

However, I never thought that I would actually ever get around to making one. It's all the hand stitching... I just don't think that I'm cut out for it. But now my dreams of making a hexagon quilt can become a reality and I'm thrilled! I found a wonderful little online tutorial from Lady Harvatine on how to make a machine sewn hexagon quilt.

So yes, I'm excited! I'm thinking of doing a yellow and white one, sporadic, no flower patterns or anything like that... something to fold up and put on the foot of our guest bed. I'll let you now how it goes!

photo from Flickr...

Mother's Day Sale...

I'm having a little Mother's Day Sale in my shop this month! From now until May 1st you can purchase any two family trees for $40!

Also, FREE SHIPPING on all Family Tree's for Mother's Day.

Go show your mama (or youself) some love...

Ties...

Back in the day I used to dream about having a little girl... I would dream of all the cute little dresses I would sew for her to wear to church. With little matching bumpers. She would be such a darling little girl with all her homemade frills...

Well, I have a boy. Maybe someday I will have a girl, but I have a darling little boy that I love beyond belief. But honestly, I have not done my part in dressing up the little boy for church. He's just sort of worn whatever hand me downs we had. I just have never had the same desire to deck out the little guy for church.

Until now... I'm repenting.

I love this little tie pattern from Make It and Love It. I had to cut down a few trees to print it out (40 pages!!!) but it really is such a great detailed pattern. I loved picking out the different fabrics and colors for the ties. So cute! I've decided that sewing for a little boy isn't that bad. It's just different than what I had pictured. But no worries, I've already picked up a little suit pattern... maybe for Christmas? He's going to be such a stud at church...

Songs...

Last week I was thinking about what it was I used to do on the internet before there were... BLOGS!! Seriously! I feel like that's all I do online now days is look at blogs. They are nice and all, but what did I use to do before blogs?

I used to play the guitar... a lot. I used to search for lyrics and tab/chords online so that I could play a new song. I would then practice and practice and sit on my roommates floor and play them my "latest" song. That's what I used to do... it was a lot of fun!

I've decided to resurrect such things, I'm going to try to learn two new songs a month. The words of my old guitar teacher keep running through my head, "You only really need 15 minutes a day to get better..." I have 15 minutes a day, since I spend way more than that looking at blogs ;).

Songs I'm learning this month:

Blackbird by the Beatles (I like Sarah's version...)
Highway by Ingrid Michaelson

So what did you used to do online before there were blogs?

March...

I love a good flat...

And this spring weather is making me happy.

Not to mention I'm trying to get more in touch with my feminine side.

So there you have it, pretty pink flats for March.

I love spring...

Naturally Meg shop update...

I've been working hard on this shop update for a while. I was going to wait until next week to put the new trees in the shop but I was too excited, I couldn't wait any longer. Here's a peak at one...




Also, the original season trees got a little sprucing up, a make over if you will. I think that they are so cute...

Head on over to the shop to see the other tree goodness that is there! I'm going to be having a Mother's Day sale in a few weeks here so stay tuned for that...

I resolve...

Yes... I know that it's almost the end of February.

However... I still want to talk about my New Year's resolution!

You see, I'm a big BIG resolution kind of a girl. I love them! I can't remember a year that has gone by that I did not make a bunch of really good resolutions and stick to them.

Until now that is... I had some good ones last year. I was going to do my 72 hour kits, food storage, organize every closet in my house, get a filing cabinet and do a full filing system (okay, I got this one done, but that's it)... the list goes on.

Then because of this and this, I pretty much spent the year in bed.

I'm still in bed, who am I kidding! I've been trying to think of something that I could "resolve" to do this year that would be fun, not something that will nag at me to get done all year. Seeing that I will be spending the next few months of my life being and recovering from being a "cancer patient" I wanted to go a little easy on myself.

So here it is... my New Year's Resolution for 2010...

I'm going to buy a new pair of shoes every month.

That's it folks. That's my resolution. I think that it's a great one! Why? Well, I'm the kind of girl who usually owns three pairs of shoes... black sandals, brown sandals, and flip flops. I usually never indulge in something like a cute pair of shoes. I have a hard time buying things for myself and end up feeling like I never put my own wants first, or even second, or even at all. So here's to indulging in myself for a little bit. I'm super excited. I'm already lagging a bit because I didn't buy any for January, but that's okay. These cute black flats are for February. Love them.

Here's to turning a new leaf...

Be good to me 2010, but if your not... at least I'll have cute shoes!

Valentine garland...

A craft perfect for a two year old...

Cut out hearts from four different colors of felt.

Sew them together... the end!

These chubby two year old fingers are always wanting to play with my machine. So I decided to let him help me make this. He loved it! He was so excited to show dad what we made. I think that it's pretty cute too!

For a country girl...

Well, my future daughter in law was born a few weeks ago... Do you want to see how cute she is?

I have already told her parents that she is to be my future daughter in law, but I wont bring it up or talk about it so that our children don't get a complex or anything... we will let their love bloom naturally. But my fingers will be triple crossed for the next 20 years on this one...

She is going to be a country girl. Her dad is a horse breaking, deer hunting, fish catching kind of a guy. Mom is a school teacher who grew up in the country where they still live. So I wanted to make something special for this little country girl...

Cause her head and legs might get cold in the mountains...

Sweet little doe onsie...

Lucky horse shoe with their ranch logo on the side...

Congrats Paul and Michelle! She's beautiful!

The best thing since sliced bread...

I've had a bit of a dilemma for a while... it's my trees. I like to mount them on some nice mat board so that customers don't have to see my crazy sewing lines on the back and for a nice finished look to my product. The problem is that I use double sided tape to mount them on and it makes it pretty permanent.

Trust me... I've tried to get a tree off of the mount and have ruined a few in the process... not fun. The problem is that I know a lot of people aren't done with their families yet... myself included... and they might want to add names or initials to their tree one day.

I finally found my solution...

REMOVABLE double sided tape!!!

I'm so excited! I've tested it out, it's sticky enough to hold the mat board in place but can be easily removed!!! A perfect solution to my problem! Hallelujah!! This will now be an option for tree lovers everywhere...

Also...

I have a massive shop update coming soon! I'm super excited about this as well. Some new trees are almost ready so stay tuned...

Sneak Peek...

Why does my kid have to grow up so fast???

Here is a sneak peek at the new twin size quilt that I'm making for my little guy. I feel in love with this Arcadia fabric by Sanae when I first saw it a year ago. Isn't is gorgeous!!! All the right colors for his room... green, orange, brown, blue. These charm packs have been sitting in my sewing room for a while so I decided to start working on the quilt this week.

I'm doing a stacked coin quilt from this Moda Bake Shop tutorial. The tutorial is for a baby quilt so I had to adjust the measurements for a twin size. I'll let you know what I did when I have the quilt completely done...

Silver tree branch and wood necklace...

When I saw this I honestly could not help myself... I love it!

I can't wait to wear it!

From oh, hello friend. Adorable shop. Wonderful blog...

New knitting projects...

I've got Easter on my mind for some reason...

I know that it's a ways away... but some things take time to get done right?

Like knitting, takes a lot of time (which is why I want to learn how to crochet...) But here are some adorable patterns that might find their way to my needles soon...

How cute is this little vest! I'm in love with it! I think that little man would look adorable in this!

And for my son who is obsessed with elephants...

Seriously! Too cute for words! This would be adorable sitting in a little Easter basket now wouldn't it?

Both projects were found at Never Not Knitting...