My Shopping Spree At Etsy!

I just might have out done myself this time.

I went on an Etsy shopping spree…and it was GREAT…;)

Take a look at all the great stuff I got…and you never know, you might come to like one of the shops for your own little shopping pleasures!

Garden Gnomes…how cute are these?? They are actually note cards but I intend to frame them and hang them on my wall above my computer desk.

For more wonderful pictures this Etsy seller has take a peek here

Garden Gnome Note Card

Garden Gnome Note Card

Garden Gnome Note Card

I love Vintage and of course flashing back to the 80’s I went with this cozy warm sweater…this will be great for the upcoming spring days when it is still cold out and I wont have to worry about the bulk of wearing a jacket. this will look great with a pair of skinny jeans…once I can fit into them…;)  For more wonderful Vintage items this seller has take a peek here

Vintage sweater dress

A PIF item, pif means ( PAY IT FORWARD) in other words…Karma, do something nice for someone else! I just found out that Etsy has some wonderful people that have PIF items in there shops! I have taken a liking to this and have had some PIF at my shop as well…;)

Homemade Diaper Cream….now those that know me, know that I don’t have any baby’s in the house…BUT I do have three big baby’s aged 34,12,8!! and they all play hockey…and that can lead to jock itch!…so when I came across this site that not only had a diaper cream it turned out to be a PIF item..AND a link to the site for the recipe that she made the cream from.OH by the way…diaper cream is JUST as good as the expensive jock itch cream!!

Homemade Diaper Cream

My oldest son in the black jersey...looking tuff at the face-off

Now of course I had to get some more super cute flannel to make washcloths with…take a peek here at this Etsy shop for some great items!

And that’s it….for now…;)

Smiles,

Tina

My Brand New FLOWER Garden!

OK…I have been having sew much fun on Etsy with my bellaflower shop, That I went ahead and opened another shop…yeah I know crazy…but sew much fun….notice the pun??

Anyways…its all about the FLOWER! I love flowers,almost any kind really, just not dead ones.

I want flowers sooo bad in my house…but my cats WONT have it…I mean, sure they love them…TO DEATH!! They always seem to eat them…and get to them no matter where I put them.

So I have to wait till summer to tend to my garden…oh and by the eay I live in MANITOBA…and it is a LOOOONG time to wait for summer to get here.

No biggie, I just had to get creative and come up with my own flowers, Ones that would last forever and not be tempting for my cats to kill.

Well along that route of flower creating I guess my OCD kicked in and I decided to GROW a batch of flowers…flower key-chains,flower brooch’s,flower magnets…flower…you get the point!

Oh and by the way…don’t think I am taking a stab at people that have OCD…don’t even go there with me….I might just start obsessing over you obsessing over me!!

Where were we…oh yeah the flowers, I think they look pretty fancy smancy but I will let you be the judge of that!

Please feel free to comment…about the flowers…not the OCD…oh here I go again…..

Smiles,

Tina

Hot Or Cold Cup Cozys

I did it!!

And it really was super easy…too easy..;)

I went to the local coffee shop and asked for a  paper coffee sleeve , That my friend is my pattern!!

Two pieces of scrap fabric, some fleece batting to help insulate the cuff…some Velcro to close it up,thread and with the help of my sewing machine I think it took all of five mins to finish…;)

When I do decide to make some more I will however add to the pattern length.

They should fit Sm,med,lrg to go cups, as well as some mason jars.

Keeps your hands from getting to hot and also great for using with cold drinks to keep your hands from getting frosty!!

If you look at the cook book on the left hand side it is a recipe for a Canadian BLT…when I was done shooting these pictures I was craving one…lol, maybe for supper???

Back to school soon!!

As much as I love summer and spending it with the boys…am I glad it is coming to an end soon!

This summer we had the boys busy with swimming lessons,lacrosse and camp.

Now that it has started to slow down a bit..well lets just say they are driving me CRAZY!!

I miss my afternoon naps..yes at 32 I have a nap and I love it!!

With the kids going back to school,I as well will be joining them, I work at my youngest sons school as the lunch program supervisor, It is a shared position with a good friend of mine. I have been doing this since they both started school..and even tho at times it is very crazy, I love them to bits!

It is such a boost when you come into school and the kids are sooo happy to see you.

The past couple of days I have been making some Reusable fabric napkins for my family and friends and even a couple to put in my shop

Seeing how fall is soon approaching us I have started to make some scarfs for the wee little ones.

More items to follow as more ideas keep popping into my head….like when I am sleeping

Have a great night!!

Smiles,

Tina

MOM you have thread on your butt!

OK…so I just happened to stop sewing and went straight out the door for supper!

With kids and husband in tow we decided to stop at Burger King,

All is good until my oldest (12) blurts out ” MOM you have thread on your butt and on your shirt AND in your hair!!!”)

So now of course everyone has to turn around and look at my butt!! gee thanks son!

If I was not selfconscious before, I am now!

And as I type I notice that I have another reminder to check myself after leaving my sewing room,this one is hanging off my shoulder!…little buggers…;)

OH so busy!!

I have been sooo busy this past week that I am finding it hard to take out just a few minutes to write a post…ugghhh.

The boys are at camp right now so I have freed up some time to do some….CLEANING!! yuck!

And to let you know a cool thing I found surfing the net the other day.

YoYo’s! (the fabric kind)…;)

Is this not the cutest!

I think I am going to start on my own project that uses these fabric yoyo’s.

Just think of all the cool toys you could make!!

But I must say..this is not something new..in-fact this has been around for a LONG time!

It’s just new to me and I cant wait to get started!

Smiles,

Tina

EDIT:Fabric,Contest,prize,Best CRITIQUE!

What pretty fabric I received in the mail today!

I have been getting fabric from the fabricshoppe on Etsy lately and have always been soo happy to open up the package.

I cant wait to be able to turn this pretty fabric into something wonderful.

Please take a moment out and go to the Fabricshoppe site to see all the wonderful fabric!

Since I am in such a good mood tonight I feel like giving away a little prize..

(this fabric was NOT purchased from the Fabricshoppe)

All you have to do is:

1) live in Canada or USA

2) Go to bellaflower and tell me what you like and dont like at my shop (BE nice)…lol

3) I will pick the best critique that will win the prize.

Easy…I think so!

So lets get started leaving comments!

<—-Photo: Baby ribbon taggie blanket (prize)

Smiles,

Tina