For My Furry Kids

Do you also watch the Saturday morning shows that do great home makeovers on a budget?  My sweetie is hooked on them, and I enjoy watching them with him. A few months ago one of the shows lead him to paint our kitchen apple green. I absolutely love it!  So cheery. He picked the color and it turned out so great. Well last Saturday had the same effect for the bedroom. One of the shows had chose a dark chocolate brown and painted one wall with it, and left the other 3 walls the off white color they originally were. It was stunning! He got a whim on Sunday afternoon about 4:30 to paint the bedroom wall the same color. I was at a quilt show loving all the beautiful handiwork of some very talented people, and he called me to have us meet at Lowe's to pick a color. We chose a yummy chocolate brown that makes me want some chocolate every time I see it.He painted it in 4 hours and it turned out just as stunning as the show. So now I have the bug to keep going and make new pillow covers, a duvet cover, curtains, shades and of course a new dog bed and cat pillow. I know exactly what I want for everything in the bedroom, I'm thinking shades of blue and aqua with the chocolate brown.

I couldn't decide what I wanted for the furry kids pillows. They will mainly be in the living room (which is also getting a wall painted-he's thinking a medium golden yellow). I knew I would find just the perfect print and I went shopping today. Only made it to one store. I fell in love and can't wait to make the pillows.

Whimsical Kitties! :)

These were just such fun that I couldn't resist! I think they will make sun fun pillows for the kids, don't you? I will show you the finished items real soon....but for now can't you see my fuzzy dog sprawled out over the fun kitties...lol. She loves cats, she thinks they are her pets too :)  There's never too much cuteness is there??

Love,
Connie 

Weekend Fun

So I was telling you all how much I was in love with the new banner pic. I found this great pincushion by Anna Maria Horner last week and knew exactly the colors I wanted to use. Yep, pink and yellow :)  You all have to make one, they are so stinkin' cute. You can find the free pattern here.

Cute huh? :)

Ohhhh, what will these lovelies become????

Whats on the needles???? Hmmmmm.....

What is going on here???  I can't wait to see, can you???? Stay tuned for more.

Oh and my camera is going to have a good outcome!  I took it to the camera store this past weekend to have them tell me how much it would cost to fix. They said that Canon was taking care of this problem for free.  FREE!!!  My camera is not new by any means.....free....lol.  I just had to call the 800# and set it up with them.  My shipping label will be in my email box in the next 24-48 hrs. Yep, they are picking that up too :)  For now I am using my dear BF's camera I got him for Xmas.  I can't believe it, and I should have it back in 5-7 business days....yippee!!  Pictures will be flowing when I get it back.

Well time for some snuggle time with my sweet dog then off to bed. Have a super nite!

Love,

Connie

Hi :) I hope you are all well. I have been MIA for too long and you can expect me to be back in full force now. My head is crammed with all kinds of new ideas. I don't know what happened last week, the ideas were just flowing. So expect lots of pics and new items in my shops soon and lots and lots of color. I'm obsessed with it as always. I'm sure you noticed my new pic in my banner. Well this has really got my color obsession going again in full force. I took this pic at a flea market recently.
 

 
Isn't the cactus beautiful? Can you believe I took  this picture with my phone?  The banner pic is my wallpaper on my phone. It is so cheerful and happy. Then I also have the cutest pic of my sweet dog on there, so how can I not smile when I look at my phone :)

   
The new pics will be a challenge for a small while. My camera died...sniff. So I need to take it to the camera doctor and see what they can do for it. I miss it so much. And since it died it seems like there are picture moments everywhere lately. Murphy and his law...lol.

Hey did you catch that I'm in the summer issue of Etsykids webzine? Check it out here and let me know what you think. Well I'm off to get those ideas out of my head. I will show you all as it progresses.

Love,
Connie

Etsybaby SALE!!!!!!

ETSYBaby SALE!!!!

Etsybaby is having an awesome sale now thru June 15th. We appreciate our customers and want to give them a little present. Visit the participating shops here to see the deals we are giving. I have free shipping and 15% off any sale $60 or more. Here is one of the many items in my shop.





The Rocker Mok

The best shoe for a baby is a soft shoe and these moks are super soft! The uppers are from reclaimed leather while the inside sole and exterior sole are made from new leather. The mok has an elasticized top for comfy fit and makes it harder for baby to kick off. Then when you are holding baby, everyone will see the cute cutout on the bottom of the foot. Please measure your baby's foot from heel to toe to get the correct size.

The Moks are copyright 2008-09 by me, the designer. Please do not reproduce, replicate or duplicate any picture or item without my written consent.

Please allow 2-3 days for me to make your moks and be ready to ship.

Size:
Please add 1/4"(.6cm) or more to baby's foot measurement then choose size according to that total measurement.

0-3 months 3 1/4"(8.3 cm) - 3 3/4"(9.5 cm)
3-12 months 4"(10.2 cm) - 4 1/2"(11.4 cm)
12-18 months 4 3/4"(12.1 cm) - 5 1/4"(13.3 cm)
18-24 months 5 1/4"(13.3 cm) - 6"(15.2 cm)

What do you see?

"The reality of life is that your perceptions -- right or wrong -- influence everything else you do. When you get a proper perspective of your perceptions, you may be surprised how many other things fall into place."~ Roger Birkman


Have you ever noticed that person that seems to always be happy? It just seems that life goes their way and they never have any bumps in the road. Or how about the person who is down all the time? Life is always giving them bad circumstances. Now let's look at them abit closer. The happy person has the same challenges the down person has, but they don't allow themselves to perceive it as bad luck or in a manner that is negative.

For one week pay close attention to your outlook on life each day. If it's positive, does everything seem to go easier that day? Does life seem to fall into place as it should? And if it's negative, does it seem that in everywhere you go and in everything you do there are obstacles? You may feel as if "I'm having a bad day and it's only getting worse".

Remember, you attract what you put out. Put out a positive, happy outlook and you will attract the same back.

We all have days that we need to adjust our outlook. That's only being human. Share with me what you do to turn around a negative attitude into a positive outlook. I wish for you to go out and attract everything happy, positive and wonderful :)

Anybody have the roadmap?

I, like many others have times when hearing positive thoughts and constructive ideas are very welcomed. Some times it's just what you need at that moment. I hear people saying that we need it now more than ever, because of the hard economic times. But I doubt that now is any more necessary than any other time. Who can't use a positive thought whether times are good or bad? So I have decided to devote some blog time to this subject. Please pass this along to those you know. I would love this to be something that touches many lives, and gives some food for thought for that day.



So does anyone really have the roadmap to life or a career? If we did then I guess today's blog would be an easy write :)

"Be ready when opportunity comes. Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet."~ Roy D. Chapin Jr.

I truly believe that we have opportunities at our door everyday. It's up to us as to whether we take that opportunity or choose to let it pass. We all know that sometimes the opportunity may look like it doesn't quite fit us, or that we may not have everything 'WE' feel we need to say yes to it. But therein lies so much of our fate. Belief in ourself.

The mind is a powerful tool. If you think that you can't do something, I know it will come true. BUT if you feel that you can do something, no matter how daunting the task, you will be able to do it no matter what gets in your way. This is how to do it: Eliminate all distractions, and keep your focus on the final goal. When you do this, the little speed bumps along the way that tend to those that are not doing the 2 above things, will not even be noticeable. It will all seem as a part of the process to get to your final goal. We all tend to get caught up on the speed bumps. Look at those as an affirmation that you are on the right path.

Nothing worth having comes easily. Remember this little phrase when you are frustrated and it will put everything back into perspective.


So to end today's topic I want to ask a question that I would love to hear your thoughts on.

What will you do to get back your focus when you become distracted from your goal?

Check out the new blog

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