Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Green and Pink Glass

I unpacked a box of depression glass tonight.
Here are some pretty pieces.
Separated dishes, shot glass, a stopper and salt and pepper shakers.
20 to 25 years ago my Mom and I would go to antique shops and look for interesting pieces of depression glass.
We really had a good time with it.

Close up.

Candy dish with a ladle.


All of the pretty colors.

Quilts in Progress

I have started digging out some projects to work on.
These were patterns from the Kansas City Star in the early 1900.  It was a Sampler Challenge but I only got 3 done.
I am thinking of making a king size quilt for our room.



This I started a long time ago.
It needs another border and then it will be time to quilt it.

This is a CJD memorial quilt.
CJD-Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
It is appliqued and  unfortunately I have many more hearts to put on it.

I have 3 different things to do, quilting, applique and piecing.
That should keep me busy for the winter.

Pretty little package


I reused some packing paper by ironing it.
Then I stamped the Merry Christmas onto the ribbon.
And then stamped the flower onto the packing paper, then wrapped it.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Things I Love #2


My Camera.
It's a Nikon D-40.
It came with two lenses and a battery charger.
I have not conquered all the controls yet but It goes many places with me. 
It was a very good investment. 

The second thing I love is online shopping.
Today I got the shopping done due to using it.
As you know I love books.  I acquired an amazon .com card. 
It is my own bookstore at my finger tips. 
I have to watch myself when I browse.
It is too easy to order, that's why I don't watch QVC.


Today was a Good Day

Today was my birthday.
I am not afraid to tell that I turned 51.
It was a cold and snowy and very blustery day, and I decided we should take some family photos to remember and log this day.
They turned out pretty good!
I have had lots of well wishers on facebook and it is much appreciated.
I got a really cool hand sweeper that I had asked for and it is now charging. 
I will have that later as a "Things I Love" segment.
I have gone to party's and have eaten out so much it is almost sinful...but very enjoyable.
Sam got me the Toy Story 3 movie that we sat and watched this morning!
It was fantastic.
Kevin got for me another movie which we didn't watch today, but soon.
All in all it was a great birfday as my Dad used to call it.

This picture is top notch.  It turned out so good!  My 3 guys.

Another family one in front of the Christmas tree.