My Baby is a Lizard...I think...

It's cold. Okay, not freezing, but definitely cold. My bare feet are screaming for some slippers, a pair of socks, anything! I keep looking at the thermostat wondering if I can hold out, but memories of a $600 oil bill for one month make me realize, I can do it.

Maybe I should go shopping...there are heaters in stores.

Maybe I should go for a drive...I can totally crank up the heat in the car!

But, really...let's talk about the 2 year old. She is crazy! Why do kids kick off the covers on a cold night, on PURPOSE! Why do they strip themselves naked on a cold day, on PURPOSE! Why, when I take the dog out to go potty, does the toddler come running out in just panties, the wind blowing across her body? CRAZY CHILD! It is cold! Don't you know?

So here she is, 67 degrees in the house and she has taken off her clothes. She must be cold blooded to be able to stand the temperature! I'm getting ready to fight the clothes on or off battle, but she did make a concession. How about a hat?!

What a funny girl...

Music in My Soul

So what else have I been working on? Well, as one of her value projects, Jessica and I designed a music quilt. We calculated the yardage in order to make a sheet of music with a large treble clef on it that will center down her bed. After we finished the top we sent it to an amazing quilter who machine quilted a pattern that incorporated music notes.  I worked on the binding over the past two weeks. Jess named it "Music in My Soul" and the quilter made a beautiful tag on the back with the title, name and date.

I couldn't believe it, though, when I got to the last eight inches of the hand stitched binding and discovered I had missed the binding on the front with the machine. With the store event looming I couldn't take the time to work out how to restitch it, but today I will give it a go on the machine and then finish hand stitching the binding. I will be so happy when it is in the mail and on its way to Jessica!  If it is as cold in her apartment as it is here, she will definitely love having it, for warmth as well as looks!

What a whirlwind!

Two weeks of designing, cutting, trimming, organizing, buying....wow!  These are the designs that I created and then had taught at All About Scrapbook's Christmas in November event.  I also did a canvas piece and glass bulbs decorated with alcohol inks.

Was it worth the time?  I hope so!  The till will tell at the end of the day, but as a stay at home mom, which I would not trade for the world, it is so nice to hear praise on your projects and talents.   I hate doing housework, like shoveling the walk in a snowstorm with a toddler in the house.  But I love to make things, or even dream about making things.  I love to learn and grow inspired.  So making something that will last and that people love really lifts my spirits.