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Necktie Fabric Cloth

3/28/2015

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I went to a sale today and I spotted this necktie cloth. and I just couldn't pass it up.  I came home and looked up necktie art on the internet.  I couldn't believe all of the things people make with neckties!  I kept searching and found a beautiful rug made from ties.  The piece I found could be turned into a rug, or could be a pretty tablecloth. 

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Beautiful Fabrics Received From the Handmaids Challenge!  Thank You!!

3/24/2015

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Look at the beautiful fabrics I received from the Handmaids Challenge!  It was the most delightful present and I am so thankful for this gift!  I had so much fun making the postcards and I can't wait to make something fun with all of the fabric I received.  J. Wecker Frisch, your drawings and fabric are amazing!!
My sincere thanks!  Terry

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Refurbished Rocker Chair

3/23/2015

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I have to start with a quick story about my Aunt Lois's chair.  My aunt had the most comfortable chair I have ever sat it.  It was small, cozy and so very comfy!  I have always wanted to find one like hers because I just loved it!  Well, I finally found one almost as comfortable, but not nearly as cute.  I bought it, hauled it home and reupholstered  it.  All I need to do now is finish the little ruffle that goes around the bottom of the chair.  It rocks and everything!!

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Vanity Stool

3/22/2015

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I decided to get busy making new items for the upcoming Front Porch Pickins show.  I found this little stool this week and just cut off the top of a cute ribbon pillow and stitched it on the top of the stool cushion.  It was a little labor intensive because I had to hand stitch the top fabric through the stool fabric, which was a little hard to get my needle through.

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Jewells Easter Swap

3/21/2015

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So I decided to do another swap, and this time the theme is Easter.  You send 10 item to a fellow swapper, and each item starts with each letter in "Easter Time".  I have gathered all of my items except for one, and I need the person's name that I swap with before I can finish the last little gift.  Here is a peek at the box I have been preparing!

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So here comes the funny part....  I received the persons name that I am sending my package to.  I finish it up and get it all ready to mail.  I am so excited because the gift goes to a person in Singapore.  Yes, I said I would mail mine out of the U.S. .  Are your ready?  The postmaster tells me it will cost $80.00 to mail my package.  I think to myself, is this really worth mailing for $80.00  plus the cost of the items being mailed?  Long story short, no!  So I took the gift home, took things out of the boxes and fancy wrap and re-packaged them and took out the heavy items and replaced them with light weight items.  I put it all in a big first class postal envelope and take it to the postmaster once again.  He weighs it and tells me it will be $58.00.  He directs me to a big plain mailing envelopes and tells me to try it again, and to make sure I fill out a customs receipt..  I repackage it all again right there in the post office, and  I return to the postmaster.  It is now down to about $20.00 and I happily ship it off to my new friend in Singapore!

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Quilted Easter Rabbits

3/17/2015

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I made little rabbits like these about 25 years ago.  One of my favorite gifts that my sister Cindy made me was one of these rabbits made with stained glass.  I still have it hanging in my art room.  Well, when I was gathering my Easter items, I decided to make a couple of the rabbits.  I drew them out on some cutter quilt pieces.  I stitched around them and added a little embroidery. 

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Quick Projects with Scrabble Letters

3/16/2015

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If you want to make a super quick gift or just make something fun for yourself, here is a project.  I took a $1.00 Scrabble game I found at a sale,  arranged the letters to make words, then hot glued them onto the wood holders that were included in the game.  Ta-da!  No, I did not come up with this idea, and yes, it couldn't be any easier than this.  I did glue some letters on a magnet to put on the dishwasher that say clean & dirty.  You can also use the empty tiles and add your own touch.

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Vintage Stool

3/15/2015

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I found this little stool at an estate sale, and along with it I found some very old hand-stitched material.
I new right away that they belonged together!

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Front Porch Pickins/ Handmade & Vintage Show

3/14/2015

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Save the date!  I have a booth at this show, and I would love to see you there!
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Antique Lace Tablecloth

3/13/2015

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Rachelle, a friend that I teach with, knows I love vintage lace and linens.  Sometimes she gives me things she has collected over the years, and sometimes she buys me linens when she thinks I would love and appreciate them.  She usually surprises me by putting them at my classroom door, and often there is a note telling me about the item.  Well, for my birthday she gave me this 120 year old lace tablecloth.  It is absolutely beautiful! 

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