This is the little mouse that is running up our stairs. The kitty had been on the stairs for a couple of years when Bug decided it should be chasing a mouse. So, tah dah, a mouse! I like to think they are in a well spirited, playful game of chase, and once "tagged", the …
A few weeks ago I share pics of our playroom. On the stairway, there is a painting of a kitty chasing a mouse… all in good fun 🙂 When the children we very little, and low to the ground, they crawled up and down the stairs, putting them at eye level with the kitty and mouse. It …
Although this little nosegay isn't exclusively a Valentine's design, made up in reds, pinks and maroons, this would happily embellish many Valentine's projects. One of my favorite late spring flowers is the peony. They are bold and flamboyant and their colors are lovely. The only problem is… their blooms don't last long. And it …
We would be remiss is we didn’t share a Santa… Wee Folk Art style. Here is our little Gnome for the Holidays Applique Block. I started with our basic Gnome Applique Block, increased the pattern by 200%, added a beard (there is great swirly detail in the beard that is hard to discern in the …
HELLO MR. TURKEY – (Sung to “If You’re Happy and You Know It) Hello Mr. Turkey how are you? – (wave) Hello Mr. Turkey how are you? – (wave) With a gobble, gobble, gobble, – (make hand a gobbling beak) And a waddle, waddle, waddle, – (squat down and shake your bum – kids LOVE …
Okay, I’ll admit it… I’m like everyone else. I love our Wooden Pine Forest, but my heart was captured by the little birdies! So, it only seemed fitting that I “immortalize” them in one of our applique blocks. I took the little bird and made 2 larger variations. On our directions you’ll find patterns for …
Although we are not done sharing fall crafts, we all know if we want to get things done in time for the holidays, we have to start now (or in July if you’re really together!) So, we would like to share our first item in our Christmas Corner. We mentioned in an earlier post …
This is the pattern I used when crafting our Wooden Autumn Forest. It’s always fun using different materials to make the same pattern. I made this Autumn Oak Block Applique in golds, but it could be done in oranges, reds and browns. I designed it to fit our 6″ x 6″ applique blocks but you …
I was going to start this post talking about how much I love fall, but I’ve already said that… many times. Instead, I’m just going to introduce our Apple Applique Block, tell you I made it to fit a 6″ x 6″ block, and remind you that you can enlarge or reduce the pattern to …
Our pool came down this weekend… along with many leaves. Early for both. In many ways I have thoroughly enjoyed our summer… temps well below the norm, which suits me fine. But I’m afraid this unseasonably cooler summer has wreaked havoc on our gardens. We have never had a less bountiful garden. I hope our regional farmers fared better than we …
Although the calendar may still say August… supposedly the hottest month of the year… the temperature says fall… and it’s been this way for the past week. Now, I’m a fall person, so I’m alright with this, but it does make me feel like I better get a move on and get my fall …
The other day I was thinking about appliqueing a gnome onto something I was making. It occurred to me, that I never created a gnome applique block! How could this be? Somehow, I felt strangely remiss in my duties! I have since rectified the situation, and present to you our Gnome Applique Block. I …
