Button Jars with Mod Podged covered lids.

Button Jars with Mod Podged covered lids.
Originally uploaded by TonyasSewing

OK, I admit it. I'm trying to get Amy from Mod Podge Rocks to feature me. Yep, you guessed it!

Red White & Blue Swap

I finally started to put these together.

Cecelia hosted this RWB swap.

Ok, before you call the quilt police, let me first say......my heart and my mind was not with making these blocks at all.

We are in the process of buying our first house.

I didn't want to say anything until it is "almost" a go.

We are so excited!

We were in the process of buying a house before we got married. However; TJ got really sick (his intestines ruptured) 4 months before we were to get married. We even talked of delaying the wedding. We cut our honeymoon very short.

So.......now, 5 years later.....we trying this again. I'll keep you updated through this lengthy process.

Then pictures..........woohoo

Ok, on to see these blocks.....

this one, I really goofed, but I made it work.

this was my block........now, for everyone that was in this swap, let me apologize now....this was during my "heart" issues, and TJ picked out this fabric. It's not sewing fabric. I made this work. I am so sorry you got crappy fabric from me. It's stiff.....It might have been better if I would have washed and dried it. Again, I'm sorry!

love the flowers on this one

I messed this one up too, but it still resembles a star, so I'm ok

love this one too....

now, I have 7 more to go

For the love of Breast Cancer Awareness.....

...........this is what I did

(I could not get a "good" picture of this, the pink is much lighter, it's the actual color of the breast cancer awareness logo)

This symbol is the lady foot locker awareness symbol. It represent a woman.

There's the head, the arms stretched out, and the ribbon as the lower part of the body. It looks like in the picture the head is attached to the arms. It is all separate. It also looks like it has darker spots than others. It does.......color tattoos scab just like a sore. I didn't know that. None of my black tattoos scabbed like this. So, once it heals and peals, it will be beautiful.

I did this for my mother who has battled breast cancer once and survived.

for my aunt who has battled breast cancer twice and survived.

for my aunt who battled breast cancer once, because she delayed critical treatment, she did not survive, she died at age 38

for my grandmother who battled it once and also did not survive, she also died at the age of 38

my mom was 18 when she lost her mom to breast cancer, I can't imagine loosing my mom as such an early age.

my mom had just graduated high school and had a full scholarship to attend college to get a business degree

she turned down the scholarship, because her mom needed her to care for her at home....college was to start that Aug, her mom died shortly after

and for myself.....I had a scare when I was 24 and had a lump removed, all was well, I escaped it that time around

and for everyone and anyone who will or have battled this awful disease

xoxo

I've been into the Mod Podge again

I saw this over on Mod Podge Rocks.

So, I've got this very small vase that I keep my white bobbins in.

What other color would I choose than green?

Waaaa-laaaa.............I love the outcome. So green and pretty.

I used some Sparkle Mod Podge & two drops of green food coloring.

I applied 3 coats to the vase, letting each coat dry before you add the next.

A few things in one Post.

E at awards day today (he needs a haircut, bad)

he got a trophy for being "courteous"

he also got a GOLD medal for reading 150 books....and I was so worried he wasn't reading enough, the only one higher than 150 was 400.....WOW

way to go E.........you rock!

here's the bag I've mailed to Sherry who won my "does this make my butt look big" contest

i also sent her a change purse to match, and i put pockets inside her bag

i almost wanted to keep this bag for myself

here's what 22 presents for E's class looks like

he will hand these out on the last day of school, which for us is tomorrow (thursday)

thank you all so much for the thoughts, prayers and hugs

they were very much needed

you are truly the best!!!

Can you......

just please pray for my little family?

Our Cornhole game is completed!

We choose those paint colors based on the thicker fabric I had available for the bean bags. I double stitched all the bean bags, but.....we threw them around a bit and I already see a small hole. So, maybe I need to triple stitch them.