Another Great Day !

Yes, another beautiful day in So Cal.  And even more fun for me because it was my monthly "girls day" with two of my extra special, very good girlfriends.  We pick something to do each month. It's a time to catch up and visit and connect.  We need more than just the little snippets of words posted on each others Facebook status/comments.  Today we spent the day in San Juan Capistrano. We were local tourists! Had a wonderful brunch, a little walking and lots of talking.  Of course the day wouldn't be complete without a stroll past the petting zoo.  I attempted a few pics of any animal that humored me and I'll post any that turned out.  It was hard to tell in the blaring sun.
Here's a wild thang...

Isn't he/she cute?

Not sure how to tell if this is Mr or Mrs Ostrich but "it" sure is happy to pose for the camera!

                                                           Checking everyone out !

 This is a cute little donkey.  The girls thought for sure she was "with child" but one of the employees said she's just fat.

 

The Historic District of San Juan.  Nice day for being a tourist!

We had a great brunch and then sat in a cute park with giant trees...see below. 

 

I hope you have a really great week.  Check back soon, I plan on more crafty pictures and hopefully a great sewing tip!

Until next time, keep on sparkling!

   

Apparently I can post to my blog from my (way too smart for me) smart phone.  Seems safer to upload from computer...will do that from now on I think!

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It's such a beautiful day in So Cal today! Makes me want to do things outside.  Finally a nice break from the cold weather. I'm rather embarrassed to even bring up "cold" because compared to every other state, we are pretty warm.  But my blood is thin and numbers in the 60's means it's time to break out the scarfs, long wool coats, gloves and high boots.  And of course there is my personal rule:  40 degrees.  Do not leave the house if it's 40 degrees or lower.  No point, it's just too cold.  Sorry to all my friends and family living in those places with snow and 40 degrees or lower!
I hope everyone is staying healthy. I'm sure trying.  Especially as I see people dropping all around me.  I hold my breath a lot, so I don't have to breathe in their germs and possibly catch what they have.  My youngest son is one of the ones.  He came home yesterday very sick.  He lives on campus in the fraternity house. His resistance has got to be low anyway because in those houses, not much sleep happens and way too much drinking of your daily calories goes on.  I did all I could to help him last night but today we are off to see the doc.
As far as my sewing and crafting goes, I do have a couple new things to add to my store.  A knitted scarf and adult jammie bottoms (to match the toddler/child bottoms) in a cozy, warm bright fleece print. I have to take a very short break at my machine because of a small setback, but that just means I'll be doing more hand sewing/knitting type of things and learning more blog & website tips and tricks.  Speaking of tips....  I wanted to have a tip of the day or week or post - something like that - and I thought of one the other day.  It's about seam binding/bias tape.  Seam binding is a great invention!  You can do so many things with it.  One thing is to cover up a not-so-perfect seam! Or the obvious: finishing the edge of your project, like a baby bib or apron or placemats...Also, if you run a few stitches through it, it can be used as a loop on an item or an extension to a zipper pull.  But what if you can't find the perfect match for your project?  Have you ever thought of making your own?  You do need extra fabric for this because it's cut on the bias for best results. I had to do that with the red and white star diaper cover I made.  I did not have a red bias tape to match the red of the diaper cover or even the off white of the star, so I made my own.  I love how it turned out.  I'll post a pic to show you.

Made my own...and  no, I won't run over the pins!

Until next time,

The Weekend Again

It's the weekend again!  Where does the time go?  Believe it or not, I've been meaning to write each night but things kept getting in the way.  One of those things was my broken molar. Yikes that was a big bummer, Must have been cracked and I didn't know it, so when I took a bite of that pizza (by the way, it wasn't stale), it broke away. No pain.  I just put it in my pocket.  Luckily, I have the most awesome dentist and now I'm as good as new!!

I'm so excited that Valentine's Day is coming up.  My FAV "holiday".  I just love all the pink and red and little cherubs and lace and hearts everywhere!  I love to decorate (just a bit) inside the house.  Hopefully I can locate everything in the garage. It appears that some re-organizing has been going on out there, and I'm sure it looks organized to the person organizing it, but to me, not so much.

Speaking of Valentine's Day, I've been busy thinking of things to create for my ETSY shop.  Right now I'm cutting out a bazillion fabric hearts, mostly red and pink, to sew together and stuff with batting. My plan is to string them together to make a garland for hanging.....But not without embellishments first!  It's taking lots longer than I planned.  Sometimes those little things that look so simple can take up the most time. In my mind it looks totally adorable though.

More pics are coming.  I just recently uploaded little jammie pants, made from soft & cozy fleece. They are multi-colored stars and really bright.  Not a lot of sleeping will be going on!  Oh, and to add to it, I just finished the adult version. Once I get the pictures taken, I'll be able to upload that as well.  I'm also just about finished with a scarf I knitted earlier this week.  I used a mixed brown and blue textured yarn.  In just a few days I've become attached to it and hopefully won't have second thoughts on selling it !


I thought of some great tips to share but now I'm blank!  (to those that know me, No Comments ).. maybe the current time is to blame?  Next post for sure  :-)
Until next time, stay  *sparkly*
~  Tammy

Blogging on the run

Happy Monday everyone!
This will be a short note, actually more of a test. I finally took my phone in to get looked at today. Its been "offline" for over two weeks. I was told they would probably have to save all my pics & contacts then do a hard reset. Well, I ended up with a new phone! Now I have to re-learn everything. The good part is all the cool apps I have access to on android. One of them is the Blogger! So there ya have it. Blogging on the go. Hope this turns out well.
Until next time, keep sparkling!

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Happy 1/1/11....

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope everyone had a great night last night. Hubby and I had a nice dinner with my Mom and Dad (affectionately referred to as G-Ma & G-Pa). We went to our fav local Mexican restaurant Don Jose's. G-Ma arrived with party hats and blinking necklaces for us to wear. We got lots of smiles for sure!

I'm planning on posting pictures of new items listed in my shop really soon! I get on a roll sewing, then I neglect learning how to set up my blog & new website (under construction) or I'll spend mindless hours online and remind myself that I only have 20 items in my ETSY shop! I need to strike a balance or figure out how to be in two places at once. I'm still pretty baffled on little things with this blog... like the tabs. I do want a link to ETSY and eventually to my new website but I also want page tabs too. Can you have all that?? I think so but I have to discover the secret first!
Oh, and I want to make a "business" Facebook page too. Gee, sounds like I want it all.
It's already noon so I'd better get to it!
Here's a pic of my Mom and I from last night. I hope we took a pic of the four of us. I'm sure it's on hubby's camera...I think!
Until next time. Have a great day!