OOPS!

Yeah, that's right, I didn't get anything done yesterday. Go figure, but the good news is I just keep adding to the mix. I had the thought that adding beads to the collar and maybe hem of the dresses would be a cute touch! Did I tell you I love sparkly/shiny/bold? Well I do and it seems the older I get the louder my tastes get! I think maybe older people do this because their eyesight starts to fail! Either that or they just want to get attention!

So, you all saw the colors in the fabric right? Well I bought a package of 'transparent AB fashion glass seed beads' there are eight colors in the package, but I will only be using the yellow, green, and orange. I know how I want it to look when I am done, we will see, I will keep you posted.

So the reason I didn't get anything done yesterday or the day before is I got my Social Security check on Thurs. and my daughter Nikki and I went to Rockford to get supplies for her bakery. We haven't even officially opened yet and she has orders up the ying yang! I signed us up for a Wilton cake decoration class, which is for Fondant and Gum Paste, you know all the fancy shmancy cakes you see on the DIY, and HG television shows? I am so excited, I have always wanted to try decorating cakes, it just figures as much as I like eating cake I would like decorating them too. Right? This weekend is all about baking, practicing and sampling. Last night while I babysat my grandson I made a from scratch coconut cream pie! That's right, no pudding from a box here! I did the cooking the half and half, the coconut milk, the sugar, cornstarch and vanilla over a hot stove for hours! (well it just seemed like hours, have you ever waited for a stirred pot to boil?) I love to make pie crust, I channel my 8th grade HomeEc teacher, thank you Mrs. Hefty, when I make my crusts, which I might add, are awesome! so flaky and yummy. So today we add the real heavy cream whipped cream topping and we are off to give out samples.

Oh yeah, did I mention I bought the stuff to make another project? DUH! I told you I can't help myself!!!!!!! Next weekend is one of my daughters friends baby showers and my daughter is the hostess. I have been trying to crochet her a gift but just don't get it done, I started and tore it out like 3 times. Well I know she loves Toile, pronounced "twaaaaal"

"Toile Fabric"
When it comes to fabric, toile - meaning fabric, cloth, or canvas in the French language - refers to a fabric with a cream or white background against which is set a repeating pattern. Traditionally the pattern in question includes a scene which tells a story. Toile is beloved not only for its unique aesthetics, but its versatility in home decor; with so many colors and patterns from which to choose it’s no wonder that toile fabric lends itself just as easily to a bedroom as it does a family room or dining room.


I just happened to find a remnant of Toile a few weeks back and I fell in love with it. No particular plans, but I just had to have it, look isn't it pretty?

It is an ivory color with a pink print that depicts Mother Goose Rhymes, I don't know if you can see it, but there is "Mother Goose, riding on her Flying Goose" "Humpty Dumpty falling off of his wall" "Jack and Jill", "Little Boy Blue", "the Cow and the Moon",

"the Dish and the Spoon" and "Little Dog Laughing to see such a sight". It is absolutely precious. So yesterday when I went shopping I picked up some very fluffy textured ivory fleece and ivory blanket binding to make a baby blanket and a piece of canvas to paint a coordinating growth chart for the nursery. So, what do you think? with my track record will I get it done on time? I can imagine the Vegas odds on that one. LOL. Say a little prayer for me to get it done. Hopefully I will show you the final results soon.

Oh and yesterday I ran to Rockford to pick up a bouncy seat for my soon to be granddaughter and then came back town to take my little grandson to lunch, we went to China Muffet (buffet) his request, and then yesterday afternoon we went to the movies and saw "Rango". I was not impressed with the movie! It was extremely dark and scary in some parts for little kids and there was unnecessary swearing! What! Go figure! They used D***. G*****, out of the blue. I don't understand why Hollywood thinks there needs to be any cussing in family movies? But this is an entirely different post!

So, I am on my way to my grandson's first indoor soccer game and then to a day of baking and playing with frosting!

Talk to you later!

Remember "This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24

TGIFriday

Good morning, How is your day going so far? I have not been doing so well the last couple of days, so I am praying for a better day! I have to run to Rockford this morning and get a baby bouncer thingy for my future granddaughter, so I will check in later. Have a wonderful day and a fun and safe weekend.

HAPPY HAPPY SUNSHINE!

Hi, how are all today? I am wonderful! I just finished lunch and I am about to work on my project, oh joy! I just read the paper ( I am of an age where I read the headlines, funnies, horoscope, and obituaries) and I am sad a friend of mine just passed away unexpectedly she was only 55! She was a sweetheart and will be greatly missed. God Bless and keep you Jan Pearson!

I am going to start on my project today, because I don't know when I will get a chance to work on it again! Did I tell you all that my daughter is starting a made to order bakery? Well she is, I think the name she has chosen is Cravings! cute right?

She just informed me we have 4 cakes to make for this weekend and 4 for next weekend! Oh happy days! 2 birthday cakes this weekend, and 2 for a charity auction, and next weekend is going to be decorated cupcakes for a baby shower and 2 more cakes for a different charity auction! How exciting right? I am really excited about working with fondant. I figure it will be a lot like working with play-doh, right? Nikki has already taken cake decorating classes and has a lot of the equipment needed, plus she learned cake decorating when she worked at Baskin-Robbins, decorating ice-cream cakes. The only problem I can see is that we are both perfectionists and we are both screamers. So this should be interesting, but fun. I will share our good and bad experiences with you I am sure they will be enjoyable.

But back to my project, I would like to finish the doll dress today so hopefully I can show you the finished project tomorrow.

Todays quote is something a friend posted on Facebook and is as follows;

Make A Difference ~
I expect to pass through this world but once.
Any kindness that I can show, let me do now,
for I shall not pass this way again.

Isn't this beautiful and true? I just had to share, for some reason it just made my day!



Have a wonderful day, I know I will

Well I finally started

Hello, I finally started my project while thinking of a dozen others I want to do! Remember when I said I had cleaned my room to get started well, I found a ton of things to do when I am done with the dresses! My little friend Bri had her baby, a beautiful little boy, named Julian! He is absolutely perfect! Now back to my project I got the

So the good news is I have the whole girls dress cut out, and half of the dolls dress cut out now I just have to sew it together.

How are your days going?

What was your favorite birthday gift when you were a kid?


Tomorrow is not promised and the past cannot be changed therefore live each day to the fullest and know that every new day is a blessing.

Hello

Well it is Wednesday afternoon and I am stuck in neutral! I did get started on my project yesterday evening, by getting started I mean digging out my craft room, I sewed and crafted my little heart out over the Christmas holidays and when I was done I just shut the door and walked away! So last night I purged, I rearranged the furniture and now I have a closet full of stuff I don't know what to do with and table and shelves full of things(junk) I need to sort through and organize. I am now drinking a pot of half-caf hoping to get the energy to get some more done tonight.

Did I mention my youngest daughter Nikki is pregnant with her second child, a little girl due on June 15, and she already has a son Michaiah who is 5? So along with the projects I mentioned yesterday I have a ton of stuff in mind to make for her and the new baby! Also my grandson, Cai loves to play dress up and has in the past asked me to crochet something for him.

Plus Nikki being pregnant, I have a friend that is also pregnant in June with a little girl, and another with a girl and another with a boy, Nikki's husbands niece is being induced tomorrow for her little boy, her first. So if I can get my butt in gear I am going to be so busy!

Nikki is also starting a new venture of decorated cakes, cupcakes, and cookies to order, for which she has graciously included me! I love baking almost as much as I love eating baked goods.

but I digress, which is a total sign of ADHD!

in answer to yesterdays question, I would love to travel the world! Australia, New Zealand, London! plus tons of other places. I want to go to the Galapagos islands before I die to see all the exotic animals.

See you later!

todays question: What is your favorite sweet treat?


always remember:
This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24