Joy Leanne

I had so much fun working with Jelly Rolls and Minky this week. Here is an action shot of the scarf I made for Silly Bear. Bean Bags I made for Silly Bear.

She played quietly in her room all by herself. She played for hours. No matter what else happened, that was something to smile about. 

We've been home from vacation since Saturday. I haven't posted though since Hubby was off work until today. We had an amazing three day weekend snuggling on the sofa, watching TV, and just hanging out. I also finished the birthday doll. The poncho and scarf will be birthday gifts from Aunt Sarah, since knitting scares me. You can hardly tell where Abi Bear has already taken a blue ink pen to her face!  I love her hair!!! Sorry for the short post today. Still trying to get back into the swing of real life. Hope you all have a great week.

I haven't been posting much since Hubby, Bear, Goose, and I are all on vacation in Maryland spending some time with my parents. We got here Friday night and spent all day Saturday and Sunday celebrating Mom and Daddy's 40th wedding anniversary. All in all loads of fun. Monday we went to the apple orchard, and today Hubby and I took Goose to the outlet mall while Nana/Mom watched Bear. All in all we found some great deals. The best find however was at Crate and Barrel. They had amazing fabric on sale for 4.50 a yard (down from 32.00 a yard). While I was waiting to get my fabric cut Hubby saw a bin full of fabric remnants we thought were 98 cents a piece so I picked out five or six pieces. When we got to the counter it was 98 cents per pound!   I will leave you with some pictures my amazing sister .

Today was a slow day (for once) so I spent my afternoon watching Top Chef re-runs and visiting Blog Land. Here are some giveaways I came across. Magnolias Marriage and Manhattan is doing a choose your own giveaway of some cool oil cloth items.  The Shabby Nest is giving away a beautiful necklace. Her Southern Heart is giving away your choice of print by an talented artist Tim Irving. Naturally Nina is giving away a print by   piia . Cosmo cricket is giving away a cool mini scrapbook kit. A Cup of Jo is giving away a star necklace. One Craft Girls Corner   is giving away a TON of goodies. It's So Very Cheri is also having a huge give away.

My first time joining in on Wordfull Wednesday at Chocolate On My Cranium . The assignment is to describe our life in six words. So here is my sentence. Surprised by love, by motherhood, by happiness. What six words would describe your life?

So many times life is overwhelming. Full of situations I can do nothing to fix. I'm struggling against feeling overwhelmed and discouraged. It is amazing how much a simple trip to the Farmer's Market can up lift a mood. Watching Little Bear in her overalls, playing in the sunshine, and picking out a pumpkin is a good reminder not to get so caught up in life's troubles and miss out on the sweet moments.

I love making things. Especially for those I love. However, every trip to the craft store has me finding fabric that I personally love, but never buy. I always talk myself out of buying it becuase I have no clue what to make for myself! Hubby, Abi Bear, Maddie Goose, and I are packing up next week and going on vacation. I have saved up some money for special fabric shopping on this trip since we are going to be close to a gigantic Joann's store as well as one of my favorite quilt shops. So yesterday I spent a few hours on line coming up with things to make for myself! I would love a scarf like this one made with jelly rolls, or the one in this book. I also want the Bars of Gold Quilt from Jelly Roll Quilts.  Also love this  tea wallet. And I am debating between a few bags. messenger bag Reversable bag Hobo Now that I have my personally crafting to do list, it's time to buy some fabric. Can't wait!