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The sweater is wool so I used what’s called a ‘cool bath’ (where you start with cool water and gradually heat up the water so it doesn’t felt the wool) and Wilton orange food coloring gel.

What do you think?

As I was visiting my sister yesterday, my sweet little niece excitedly told me all about the potholders she has been making for her family and ”Do you want me to make some for you too?”  well of course!  so she sat down at her loom and started weaving away making the prettiest design in sunset colors.  BUT before she could finish, her friend came over to play so she talked me into finishing it for her.  She came in several times to check on my progress and to make sure I made the 2nd potholder for myself :)  I just love my niece!

I sit here pondering all I’ve done (and NOT done) since I started my sewing business.  I’ve often thought of how I had such big ideas that didn’t pan out.  That’s bound to happen to every business, right?  Well I’m not going to let my failed ideas and dream dash my spirit any longer so my New Years resolution is to…

1. make at least one new thing each week.
2. post something on my blog at least once a week
3. sell everything that’s in my shop.  (How in the world am I going to accomplish this?)

Well there you go.  Baby steps to becoming better in 2013!  If you have any ideas on how I can accomplish these 3 goals, please let me know

I know this is a week late, but, My cute Christmas blanket was featured in a treasury on Etsy which you can see HERE.

Come take advantage of 25% off in my shop this week! use code BLK2012 at checkout  http://www.etsy.com/shop/fairychildheirloom

My husband brought these gourds home to decorate for work.  He came up with the idea of Mr Penguin with a bomb (from Batman movie), and I did the decorating. What a super fun project to do together!

This huge branch fell over at my sisters house. I spy something up in the tree!  What could it be?

Its my sweet little daughter and niece!

I’m going to be posting pictures from nature every Sunday.  Would you like to join me?  Read THIS post, and then link back to me!

A fast-moving thunderstorm rolled into the desert this afternoon.  At one point, it rained so hard that you couldn’t see across the street!

Of course it’s always fun to dance in the rain!

This rainy afternoon calls for hot potato soup.

I’m going to be posting pictures from nature every Sunday.  Would you like to join me?  Read THIS post, and then link back to me!

My Oma’s favorite time of day was Sunrise.  She’s the one that taught me how to sew, how to love, how to be fun, how to dote on loved ones…  It’s hard to sum up all she has done for me.  She lived life to it’s fullest and passed away this morning with this sunrise.  I love you Oma.  I’m going to miss you.  You were the best Oma in the entire world.

I found these cute fabrics on Etsy and discovered Cinderberry Stitches and a  LINK to a FREE, really cute pdf pattern for a quilt made with her Woodland fabrics! (let me know if the links don’t work for you so I can post the actual link).  All her images are copyrighted but believe me… it’s definitely eye candy!