Amazes me every time!

It always amazes me how many are blogging, and I'm sure I've just scratched the surface. I started reading the quilter ones that I could find, and since then I have found Zentangle ones, recipe ones, and now there are the card and scrap ones.  I've just been on an amazing Blog Hop.  Hero Arts is coming out with new art rubber stamps, and is showing them off through their designers on their blogs.  I learned new techniques and had lots of fun seeing the new stamps.  If you like that sort of thing go to The Hero Club Blog at:
http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/
You'll find all the names of the designers to click on and go to see their creations. Lots of fun!

Well, I am now famous for my beautiful boobs.  If you'd like to see them, in two (no less) places on the web, just use these two links.  They are pictured there for anybody to see at Make a Boob.  http://makeaboob.blogspot.com/2010/12/boob-mail-terri.html
and at Mrs. Moen's blog
http://mrsmoen.blogspot.com/2010/12/boob-call.html
You can learn how to make some to send and share in the giving at this link to Make a Boob
http://mrsmoen.blogspot.com/2010/12/boob-call.html
I am enjoying not only the making, and sharing for a good cause, but also the naughty bragging!  Mine are now internationally known.
Well, I think that's enough naughtiness for me today.  Christmas is coming up, you know, and I can't get caught being too naughty by Santa.  He sees it all.
Love you all, you know. 
<3 Terri

Yup, I changed things up a bit

As you can see I changed the blog a bit.  I love the little doggie pictures, and Rodney, well he's always been one of my favs.  The header is a bit from a quilt I made a few years ago, and I've used the martian fabric to fix a "blankee" I made for a neighbor.  He "loved" big holes into it, and I used some fabric glue and fun fabrics to fix it.  He liked it even more then.  Now he's playing basketball every day in the driveway... it's been that long ago. Hard for me to believe we have lived here over 11 years already.  Seems like maybe 3. Time flies when you're... well, you know.
I'm having a cup of Acai Mango tea from Celestial Seasonings.  I love this tea... it tastes like dessert! It's a little hard to find in the stores... but keep trying. It is worth the trouble.
I got my QuiltMaker Magazine in the mail today.  There is a paper piecing pattern in there for a sailboat quilt that is cute as a bugs ear... bet you haven't heard that one in a while.  Here is a link to get the last 12 patterns they have created for the Linus Project. I love all those patterns, except 2 of them.  See if you can guess which 2 I don't especially like... for kids anyway.  www.quiltmaker.com/projectlinus
Got to talk to my daughter this morning.  She's as chipper as ever. What a little trouper!  Is it okay to admire your child?  She's like a roll model for me. I wish you the bestest of the best, Honey! Love you lotses!
And as for the rest of you dear readers, well, I love you, too! Thanks for stopping bye.
<3 Terri

Decorations at the Mall & weird cloud patterns

Hi again,
I went to the Galleria Mall in Roseville, of a purpose to take pictures of their Christmas decorations.  It's a big shopping center that recently had a giant fire, and maybe that is why there just wasn't much in the way of decorations for the Season.  Anyway here are some of my photos:

The entrance to the mall.

This is just a pretty Christmas quilt and pillow in a window display.

One of the windows that was actually decorated.  I don't know if you can see it, but the "snow" is like giant sequins on strings.  I like the design for a card, maybe.

This is some of the crazy clouds we saw on our drive home.  At first we thought it might be air plane contrails... when did you ever see a contrail interrupt a cloud bank?  Weird.

This is either a cloud baby or a cloud wart... right above our across the street neighbor's house.

Then we raked leaves.

(Wish I could show you the project I am crafting, but there are some out there who actually follow this blog who will be receiving the end products, so I'll refrain from bragging. Suffice it to say that I checked out the type of product at the mall today, and this year I think I'm right in keeping with the newest trends!  I think that's because I read the blogs of some younger crafters and they have influenced my designs.  Anyway I hope the recipients like their gifts.  Back to the production line.)

So there you have an interval from my day.   Hope you enjoyed it.

Love to all my followers.  You know who you are!

<3 Terri



Happy Thanksgiving!

Gobble, Gobble! Hope you all are having a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.

I am especially happy and thankful that my family is alive and doing the best they can to be well, too.  You all are in our prayers, today especially, but always.
I'm also happy that I don't have to cook today.  We are invited to new inlaws for the day, and we are bringing the rolls, so easy peasy! and thank goodness for that.
So to all you out in Blogland, Happy Thanksgiving - even if you are not celebrating the Day today.  We are thankful for you all.
<3 Terri

Make some Boobs for breast cancer!

First, I want to say a Thousand Thanks to all the Veterans out there.  Your sacrifice is very much appreciated in our house. We have 2 Veteran sons, my Hubby is a Vet, my Dad was in WWII and at least one of my Grandpas was in WWI.  (They cover Air Force and Army, and Army/Air Force.)  And to the Disabled Veterans a double Thank You.  I'm sure we all wish there was some way to repay you all!
God Bless You!

I wasn't going to blog today... not ready with the tutorial on  book covers, but I found this on Mrs. Moen's blog.  She's from a Scandinavian country - Denmark, I think - and I enjoy her blog very much.  Anyway, she has started this project for breast cancer.  Go check it out.

Mrs. Moen's breast cancer project

I made 2 pair already.  They are pink and rough cut, so the ladies there can cut them out however they wish. (I won't show mine as they are rough cut, and not so pretty... and I want you to go to her blog and see how easy they are to make.)  I'm thinking I'll make some more, too.  Gotta do something... I have fabric. LOL (You know that is an understatement!) and I have time.  I've made a few mug rugs for my DD to share with people she meets while waiting for tests and such.  She's been diagnosed and now faces all kinds of tests, doctor visits, etc.  She's always been a giving person, and now has to give up some of her volunteer activities. I know she is missing that... so this way she will have something to share... and I will feel like I've donated to her wellness. (We live 600 miles apart.) Don't feel sorry for her... she wouldn't want that, but you can pray for her.  She is in good spirits - as usual - and she is following the doctor's advice. All seems to indicate a positive outcome. Pray and promote Global Smiling!

Thanks for stopping in. I love all my followers!  Leave a comment. Heck, leave two, I could use some company!
<3 Terri

Finally got the hang of it!

Okay, I got an older picture to upload to the blog!  This is me in the green shirt with son #2 hiding behind me, his wife and son and daughter!  I loved seeing them. They left the day after the wedding, and we met them at the airport to see them back to the 49th state. Brrrrrrrr.

Lets see if I can get some of the Halloween pictures into the computer while I'm at this blog. I did it!  There were a few new tweaks to get them to load, and to show up here. So here is Halloween at our house.

Above is me as "Prof. Sprout" with some of the little plants ready to hand them out.  (Candy in the huge pot on the floor. I was successful in adding a false bottom to the pot, so it would look like there was lots of candy.)  (You can see a larger version if you click on the pictures. You can make out the kinds of plants and read the upcoming homework that way.)

Above is the second table of plants with seeds and a reference book as well.

Prof. Sprout again... showing off some homework. There are leaves, seeds and a little bark on the birch spot - being covered by my hand.  I looked up information on each kind and printed that out on the parchment and burnt the edges to give the impression that it was old.  I really enjoyed doing that. I learned lots of stuff about the different kinds, too.

Here's the hubby as Harry Potter.  Kind of convincing, isn't he. One of the little visiting witches asked if he was Harry Potter... and he said "Yes" and got the wand to light at the same time.  I guess that's why he is HP every time.  He loves to ham it up... and the kids love it, too.

We had a wonderful time, and the reason we have no pictures of the Trick or Treaters it that we were busy!  We had lots of them, and at the same time, too... and then we welcomed the parents in to choose a plant if they wanted one.  There just wasn't time to take pictures once they started to arrive.  We gave away about half the seeds and three fourths of the plants, and luckily most of the candy.  I have a sign up for anyone who wants one to take one of the remaining plants. I want to do a different HP scene next year. Possibly Prof. Tralawny's tower. Got any ideas for me?

Next time I hope to have a tutorial on making book covers that will fit different sizes of books...

Keep tuning in. I'll get the hang of this sooner or later.

Luv to all !

Terri



Now the clean up...

We had a marvy time last night.  The kids had such great costumes and were enthused about the little plants and seeds.  I was quite surprised at the different plants they liked. All the tangerines from seed are gone.  All the Tree of Heaven/Hell seeds are gone. But there are lots of seeds and little plants left.  We did have about 200 trick or treaters and some parents who took plants and seeds, too. One of the dads was dressed up as a scare crow, and one other was wearing the orange jumpsuit that prisoners wear. He said he escaped from the closest prison to us... I hope it was just a costume. Lots of little ol ladies came from a party near by... and we sent them off with a plant.  I think the adults should have some Halloween fun, too. We did.

So now the clean up.  What do I do with the leftover plants and seeds? (I know what to do with the few bits of candy that are left.)  I want to try a different Harry Potter scene next year. We've already done the common room.  I'm leaning toward Prof. Trawlaney's classroom or the Potions Dungeon. If you have any ideas on either, let me know.
<3 to any reading this...
Terri