St. Patties Day

Well, It is St. Patties Day. To me this day signifies only one thing.... 

My Mom's birthday. 

I love her so much. 

She is such an amazing Wife, Mother & Grandma. 

I hope she has a great day.

Found out yesterday Maddie has a double ear infection. 

Ouch! 

I just wanted to share with you all this amazing blog that my wonderful friend Jen keeps. 

Wannabe Crafter

She is an amazing photographer, writer (she has the best stories,  


she needs to write a book someday!)

She sews beautifully, she is a truly great Mother, Wife and Friend. 

So Please go on over and check her out. While you are there follow her. 

She has just gotten back from a trip to Grenada where so took some amazing Photographs. 

Here below are 2 of them... She has an 

 amazing eye for detail. 

this is nutmeg... who knew it was so beautiful. 

So go on over get lost in her beautiful photos and stories for a while. 

You will be glad you did. 

Spring Cleaning... 40 bags in 40 days

My little one has been sick since Sat. (Don't you just hate to see them not feeling well.)

She has the worst runny nose. (She keeps telling me to take it away from her.) 

She informed me last night that she has the sneezies and the snuffles. (I don't know where she ever heard that one...) and that she has a cold so she has to wear a sweater to make it go away. 

Poor Baby. Hopefully today she will be on the mend. 

So onto Spring cleaning. 

I have been reading here and there about this 40 bags in 40 days. 

I have read about a few places and keep thinking...

Good Idea! 

So today when I happened upon the theme again over at Clover Lane I thought... 

I better do this. 

I have  tons of junk. 

JUNK.

I pledge for the next 40 days to get rid of 40 bags of above mentioned junk.

I promise not to just stick it in the garage and say, " Honey, I will have a yard sale with this in the Spring" 

Because Spring turns to Summer and Summer turns to Fall... and still Amy has not had a garage sale. 

There I said it. 

Now, go clean out some stuff.

xoxoxo

amy

lovely little bean bags

I have wanted to make a set of bean bags for a while now.

I had purchased a Moda Charm pack when we were in Lancaster.

It suddenly dawned on me. They would be perfect for  little bean bags! 

They were really easy. I also thought it would be cute to put her name on them. 

Since I  am poor and do not own a fabulous  Silhouette... maybe someday. 

I printed out the letters in her name on those fabric sheets that can run right 

through your printer. 

They are pretty cool. (But to expensive.) I found a tutorial where you can make

your own by ironing freezer paper to fabric, cutting it down to size and run it 

through your printer like that. 

Anyway, I zig zagged the letters onto the charm squares and there you have it. 

I filled some with small white lima beans and then i ran out and didn't want to

 go to the store.. All I had in the house were lentils... 

So I used what I had. 

Maddie loves them. 

They are great for working on colors... and Letters. 

Which Maddie being the 3rd child... needs a little help with. Poor Kid. 

lol

linking up to

 Life Made Lovely Monday @ Blessed Little Nest

For the Kids Fridays 

I can't stop thinking about Japan. 

The unimaginable terror and horror that they are experiencing as a country. 

Yesterday as I watched and listened to what was happening, I kept wondering, why? 

Why does this happen? Why does God allow these things to occur? 

I am praying for these people. This country. I pray that they will drop to their knees and look to the Creator. 

I guess sometimes we have to be brought to our knees. 

I know I do. 

God can heal the horror and devastation.

I know he has done it in my life. 

I know that He is bigger then all of this. 

He can heal their nation. 

HE can bring them to HIM. 

From this unthinkable ugliness,  something beautiful  will come. 

People will be saved and come to know the Lord as their Savior.

 

Thrifty Wednesday....

Jen, is rubbing off on me..

(She is the best thriftier in the history of thriftiness...)

I can't help it I am addicted to this one consignment store... 

Every Tuesday I must browse... 

Here is what I scored yesterday.... 

Amber Rooster ... $10

Milk Glass Chic $3

Amazing Cast Iron Bank... $7 

Hand painted Vintage Tray... $6

SCORE! 

What have you scored lately? 

  

friend.

So I am sitting here feeling sorry for myself... This has been one cool day. 

I almost feel like kinda a big deal ... well I said almost.

I mean I went to visit Blessed Little Nest... this morning 

and lo and behold Heather had featured me... 

hehehe I felt like a little kid. 

but in all the excitement I went to call Jen, and I remembered... 

she is still in Grenada.
I had to wake up my husband instead...
(He can't wait till Jen comes back home as well so I stop waking him up to tell him these things...)

It is odd. We have only been friends since last July and yet,
I feel like she understands me better then anyone.
I can't even explain how God has blessed me with her amazing friendship.
I think we might text about a million times a month... (well not really)
She is such an encourager.
She is a friend like I have never had.
I have been trying to prepare myself for her move south in June.. (lucky girl is moving to Georgia)
I am going to miss her like anything.
But, at least we will have

texting,
email,
blogs,
and facebook.

This whole Grenada thing has been weird because she can't be reached.... (perhaps after this post she will keep it that way) lol
Funny how we take for granted that someone is only a phone call away.
2 weeks are almost over.
She will be home next Sunday.
WOO HOO
Starbucks and garage saleing when she returns!

Jen, You ROCK!

piggy, piggy, piggy what's this all about?

 Seriously... are these so pick-in cute??? Yes. They are. 

 I have no idea how I came across this blog ikatbag I am certainly happy that I did. 

& so is Maddie. 

She has amazing ideas and patterns. 

Maddie LOVEs pigs. She always has. 

Our wonderful friend Paul put it in her little head that she should have a pig for a pet....

(thanks Paul.) 

She has been asking for one for WEEKs...

So when I found this pattern  I was so excited. 

 It is a PDF and I had it within minutes of ordering it.

the coolest part is that there is a zippered compartment in Piggy's Belly. 

It stores the piglets.... Oh my cuteness... 

(You could also store PJ's in there) 

I made 4 piglets. 

I like that they all turned out a bit different. 

Some fat and round..

other's with big snouts and 

a runt. 

 Look at that little tail... 

I didn't have any yarn so I just braided 3 strands of DMC floss. 

 oink, oink. 

The End... sorry couldn't resist. 

Linking up to Life Made Lovely Mondays

Too Cute Tuesday @ Funky Polkadot Giraffe

For the Kids Fridays @ Sun Scholars