Spring is in the Air

It's unbelievable in this area to see a monarch butterfly March 20th.
But I did this year
and I've seen some smaller butterflies
over the past couple days.

Flowers and ground cover, hostas and violets are opening en masse...
it's like nothing we've ever witnessed here.

Our snow fall for the entire 2011-2012 'winter'
was an inch LESS than just one 
day of accumulation 2010-2011.

It's been phenomenal!

It's no wonder the sewing isn't getting done.

Tip toe through the tulips
Happy Dancing,
Heather

Feed the Stash

Some sweet 30s reproductions to add to the stash.
Cute, right? 

I'm looking forward to getting back to a bit of piecing shortly.

Have a wonderful day,

Heather

chick, chick, pastel chicken fabrics

Special thanks to Colleen of Lucky Duck Dreams for

reading the 'Which Came First?' post & answering my plea. 

The only Authentic Prints by F+Z for SSI C1920's to 1940's 

she didn't have...was the mint in my photo.

Funny how things work out that way.

Maybe my Jane timing isn't SO bad after all.

I know with the redos on the list and some bits here & there

I can find some room to work these fabrics in

 to the final design.

Happy Sewing,

Heather

Make Your Own Sanding Sugar!

Warm wishes from our family to yours this St. Patrick's Day.

We're having some luck of the Irish cake to start of our morning...

{not too shabby for gluten free vanilla}

but to spice it up and make it a bit more festive,

I added a sugar shamrock to each piece.

If you are ever in need of a bit of sanding sugar 

but don't have the color you'd like on hand,

save yourself a trip to the grocery store 

{and the $2.59 for a small container of single color}.

It's SO easy!

All you need is some turbinado sugar

(always on hand in our pantry in the individual packets)

and some food coloring.

Open a few packets of sugar and place them into a bowl. 

Add a drop of the food coloring and mix well with a fork. 

When all your liquid is absorbed, add another drop at a time until 

you have the amount of sugar you need and the exact color you're looking for. 

It's Easy Peasy. 

 Enjoy this little tip for year round sugar,

just the way you like it.

Heather

=D

Shamrocks Adorn Us

These clips were so much fun to make, 

thanks to a fantastic tutorial by Christina Williams.

I purchased the smallest set of covered buttons for this project, using

some Judie Rothermel 30's prints {shamrocky, of course!!} 

so we can be festive tomorrow. 

The first set of small covered buttons
I purchased had teeth on the top's underside,
hoping the newer set looks a little smoother around the edges.

Oh, the possibilities!

Happy Crafting

& a Very Happy St. Patrick's Day,

Heather