Saturday, December 13, 2025

creatively speaking this week a bag and two needlebooks with beads

 

Here are a few things made this week... starting with a walking bag to carry phone, keys, camera etc

I start with the Christmas scrap bag of little pieces, organize them into shape and size ( this is fun for me, sorting like with like is soothing ) 


then I decide what to make. I took odd shapes to sew together for one side of my bag...


bits I like, such as a labrador in a hat, a stocking (my favorite part of gifts ) an angel



a small hand stamped muslin bit, and colors. 
for the reverse side I took a left over image from making an apron from JoAnn's fabric
quilted both sides by themselves, placed RST, sewed around curving the bottom edge, flipped inside out, then needed a strap

A wide striped piece of fabric left from some project. cut at 3", quarter " seam leaving turning room in the center . Turn right side out, stuff with batting, close opening and sew lines of quilting. Attach to bag at sides by machine, DONE! 

go for a walk now!

I finished the two needlebooks with a quick zig zag edge, and jute for a bow closure

then a more time consuming hand beading along the edges


but first spill the two bead containers 


into the rug

no time to beat myself up for this... a full fourth of them sifted down to the pad quickly... crap! 
Merry Christmas!!! lol
live and learn and move on

a  quilt from other years
with beads, put on at a table not in my lap... ahem

I have hexi's to put together in another spiral, this time for the skirt on my pink tree in the window

I'm baking, cooking, walking, reading, seeking a rescue poodle to live with me, and other stuff mentioned on Thursday's I LIke Post... I'll leave you with a pic from a recent sunset walk in our hood


It may be overly warm in Aurora Co. nowadays, but the skies are still pretty

Hope you can visit to see more pics on Thursdays, and join the I Like group if you'd like to share the small things to like in your week with us, let me know to add your link in!
for now a little cool beading/embroidery edge video
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Thursday, December 11, 2025

i like Thursday # 482 snow, stress, holidays

welcome to this week's list of likes.... I like cold temps and snow, therefore we moved to Colorado... not it's about to be in the 70's in the sun for over a week here. 
In December. 5 years ago it was consistently cold and snowy from October on. 
We did have a bit of snow...
footprints in the thin layer over the golf course. That became snow lace
and annoying icy snow
and is gone less than a week later now. We MAY have to get out the AC again too. 
You know the adhesive stick figures on vans that represent the family? we are seeing lawn ornaments in the form of snow people in people's yards like them


mom, dad, child...


gramma on the post, transparent uncle on the stick, that pig again, who does it fit? 
deer families too 
don't even want to know who all these represent...
awe, this big boy greets me when I walk by the fence... some days he attacks the fence, sometimes he comes over silently like he's happy to see me.... never know though.... 
love these deer too...

these light my way home from evening walks
look at those mighty clouds

(c)LAPaylor love the geese formation with clouds at sunset... 








 selfie anyone?  I LOVE orange cats' personalities!




why am I bawling? I want a dog dog again so much. An adult, non shedding that will love living here with me...


The holidays can be stressful...

What always calms you down when you’re really stressed out and upset? 

walking, watching tv, sewing in my studio, but the usual things aren't enough lately are they? 

got an answer for me? Please leave it in comments

I'm not sleeping still.... sleep for a couple hours then wake and lay in bed. Try to read, or count sheep but...

 linking with these lovelies.... 

thank you for being here with me... more next week, lots of fun pics. Sat post is creativity work...

visit these folk to see what they liked this week and join us if you want, let me know your link



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Saturday, December 6, 2025

creative pursuits this week fun sewing ahead!!

 

I haven't actually finished anything but I did pack away Fall scraps and fabrics, and got out the bag of Christmas scraps to hopefully make a few tree skirts this year...

I emptied out the bag and sorted the pieces into shapes and sort of sizes

I collected some google images into a page of tree skirt ideas (see on the bottom right) but will mainly go on what scraps I have probably. Already starting with matching squares into 4-patches there

some strips, some wide, some narrow and long

two needle books to be finished off
squares, and a stack of HST shapes to turn into geese


two littles put out for the season...
Betty boop as a snow globe, and Santa after the holidays with sunburnt knees, in the tropics drinking a mai tai
a worthy sentiment to balance all the gooey sweetness of the season





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Thursday, December 4, 2025

I Like Thursday #481 games, cookies, etc

well, here we are again, another week of likes to share! starting with lawns seen on my walks
Hi Santa!
santa you're early....




awe.... I like this short video series.... frog finds a friend



fun short video... I feel somehow like I worked with this creature as a human   (What she did at work)


this yard has a LOT of stuff plus two very cute doggies that come to visit with me

I Luv you

No pic but two more white doggies barked at us this week, and their person came out for a chat
Really nice woman, visiting from Florida with two cute white pups one was a shihtzu poodle.... the woman was so fun to chat with... and because her pups are so small they fly with them... 

not dogs but look like them... or cousin IT from Addams family, LOL
speaking of food, and who isn't? 
we finally got snow after about 300 days, so I baked. I plan to bake cookies a few times a week, freeze a lot of them for Christmas week and we'll have a tray of many types 
but for now it was a lovely cherry sugar cookie, and I added mini chocolate chips so it's like a chocolate covered cherry....cookie 




also baked a loaf of cinnamon swirl bread, candied pecans, hamburger buns, zucchini bites 

candied pecans, easy peasy

zucchini bites nice to have on hand for a hot snack. Made 18 in the little muffin tin

had the last of the sweet potato casserole Wed night.... 



Conversation starter for this week: 

what fun board games have you've played? Do you have any games you always do when people gather at Christmas time? any funny stories about that? ( I want to get a new one for us this year) 

I like most board games I've played and miss our game group in MD so much... it's just us here, so we need a new game two people can play. 

even a card game... we do love cribbage by the way, so help me out! 

Oh, my family used to play a card game called Oh Hell but it's more fun with more than two of us... 


Let's call it a day/post and end here.... thank you for joining me and I'll be starting an additional link party in the new year based on photos and colors... hope you'll like it, more about it later. I will CONTINUE this I Like group.... it keeps me sane (-er) 

please visit these spectacular people to see what they liked, and hopefully games they like
or leave me suggestions in comments please

(no new dog for me yet, still hoping one will come share life with me)


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