We have the icky sickies here. Otay. Maybe not quite that bad. But remember me posting Mark was sick? Well he loves me enough to share his germs with me. :o( In all honesty, he is very upset about it. But it isnt his fault. I just catch everything. Saturday after I went to bed I woke up for a drink and thought....I am sick. That is how fast it hit me. Went to bed fine. So today I went to the wizard and received a shot and came home with a Zpack of antibiotics. And some lil gold cough pills that look like tiny round vitamin E capsules the dr swore by. Interesting.

Someone asked why I was putting so much in Etsy? Was I doing all this crafty stuff at one time. Are you kidding?? I mean, nope. I have a bit of inventory from my fall shows that I didnt attend. Had to drop out of 2 due to being sick. So.....Etsy here we come. BUT some of the merchandise is new, hot off the press, just made, never to a show before, just made if for YOU stuff. LOL

Just wanted to pop in for a sec so no one would worry or wonder. I have made some sweet bloggidity friends.

Ssshhhhhhhh someone is sleeping.

But I cannot wait to show her the layette Aunt Angie has finished for her. It might be a wee bit big yet, but she is growing FAST! This is a Leisure Arts pattern I changed up. I like the side opening instead of the normal center. It fastens with 3 pearl buttons that barely show in the photograph. The flowers have the buttons as center accents. And NO worries on them coming off. They are practically welded on! The yarn is the softest chenille baby yarn I received from Mama Urchin last year. I got it like the day after I found out the baby was "on board". Perfect timing. Thank you Jennifer.

Something quilty!! My Thru the Year Christmas quilt blocks. The first picture is the blocks I received for January. Cute stuff huh? The second picture is my January/February ones. The girls will get 1 Santa, candle and snowman (applique nose) each. We have agreed to do our own embellishing. That is the fun part! LOL

This is one of the Valentine's I have been making. Popped some in my shoppe. Having fun making these. And yes, I used glitter. LOL Those who know me well, know this is NOT my norm. But the German glass glitter really added the festive touch needed.

Mark is all sicky with a very bad sore throat and fever. How loud can I say, I do not want to be sick??!!!! I have had hives the past couple of days. Actually this is the second time this week. Just the small bumpy itching kind. Stress does that to me sometimes. Blech on the itchies. Yay for Benedryl.

Thank you for the birthday wishes. I appreciated them greatly. Got more cards this week too which made it fun.

Here are a few pics of the items I have added to my Etsy Shoppe. More items to add this weekend. Just gotta do the photo op thang! LOL

And I am quilting! Well making blocks anyways. I think that counts!! I am doing a small Christmas block exchange with 2 other girlys. The particulars are blocks must be in increments of 3-inches. Primitive fabric theme...darks, no whites or brights. And all Christmas related. I will share pics of the ones I have recieved and the ones I am sending this month when I get a chance. I really wanted to do something like this for a long time. Gather together enough to make a couch/chair throw is what I am thinking. Adding more blocks to my stash as I go along. But the fun variety of blocks from others makes it extra special. We all have different scrap stashes and that will be fun to see. I am trying to work mostly from my scraps as much as I can. Course that means I just make smaller scraps!!!! LOL

Wanna see where my lil red potholder dress went? Go HERE and visit my dear friend Liz. She is an amazing quilter, painter and friend.

Happy birthday to me. LOL Well the 13th actually. I was spoiled rotten by my family as usual. They are so good to me. I appreciate greatly each birthday I am able to have. Being sick sure makes you realize those numbers getting bigger is a GOOD thing! LOL So yay for turning 45. :o)

Have you heard Josh Groban? I am planning on marrying him when I grow up. And yes, my dh does know this. I mean this boy (He is 26.) is so amazing. Listening to his earlier cd now. So I will share one of my favorites with you. Enjoy!

The Dolly Days/Daze continues. LOL

This is Truly my first Bleuette modeling an ensemble I crocheted for her. Made from bedspread cotton thread. It had been in the works for a bit and finally got back to it. Matching cloche hat and socks of course! :o)

Here she is with her mini dolly friends. I know you think I am silly. But I do love my dolls.

Here is a bit of eye candy for you. LOL Baby Jaidyn smiling for her Aunt Angie! Such the cutie. And ya'll might as well get used to seeing baby pictures. Cause that is just what we do.

Now this is a pic of my old lady crafting as Mark has called it. Whatever. LOL This is an oldfashioned dress potholder I have made it for a friend from crochet thread. Had seen them and made the pattern up as I went along. It takes more thread that I thought with it being 2 layers. And I love the thread holder. Got one for me and Penny at WalMart. Keeps the kitty fur a bit further from the thread and I am not chasing my thread around the house. The project also shoves nicely into it with the hook and scissors. It really takes so little to make me happy :o)

Happy New Year's everyone! Praying for a healthy and better year for all of us. Peace to the world and an end to the war.

We spent last night playing games and eating here at the house with the neighbors. A young couple just 5 minutes older than our dd. LOL Well 5 years anyways. LOLOL The wind was beating the house like crazy! Today woke up to snow. Wind chill tonight is -5 degrees. BBBRRRRR!! Before the wind got so bad and it was still daylight, Debbie stopped by with Jaidyn. Got me a bit of lovin's in. Such a snuggly she is. I totally forgot about taking her picture. Deb you gotta remind me! I get so caught up in kissing the baby, I forget everything. :o)

Here are 2 lil cuties I made this weekend. They are 2 1/2-inches tall. And so fun! Mark just called out that it is pouring down snow again. Let the games begin! Winter and 2008 are here!

Happy Saturday night. LOL Not much happening in this old folks home. I have been working on my Etsy shoppe. Had closed it this summer when I was working on so many shows. I have worked up several lil' felted clutches. As I said previously, my latest version of doilies. AKA Nervous Nellie Projects. Cannot crochet or stitch right now comfortably and it is making me bonkers. They have had issues getting blood from me lately. Been going at it in the wierdest places. Right now I have a knot in between my thumb and finger down in the "dip". So no holding easily hook or needle. Have been pouring over my project books though and daydreaming of making so many things. I have a baby jacket for Jaidyn on the hook (hahahaha that is a joke for those who knit and always have something on the needles). It is a soft chenille for spring. Hillary brought her over today and my she is growing. Such a pretty baby she is.

I baked a half ham today. But I ate pepperoni and saltines for supper. LOL

My Christmas card to you. May you be blessed with peace and health, strength and joy of heart.

These are gifts from my Secret Santa on a prim quilting grou. I love the pillow/doorstop. My first beaded item. So detailed in wool and homespuns. I also received a rotary/scissor holder, a machine stitched hand towel, a crochet dishcloth and a bag of Lindor truffles. Dont notice these do ya? Well after a quick treat and sharing a couple with Heather, these got stashed. Saving them for a need a sweet day and from the Mister. LOL

I love the rosemary tree. Mark aka The Mister, got me 2 of these this spring. I decorated this one with tiny ruby glass balls and 2 velteen bows. I love brushing it and getting the yummy smell through the house. Have been pruning it often to share with the family. The other was isnt so lush. Just wasnt happy in my playhouse. Probably lonely since I havent been out there much! So they will be trading sunshine spots for a bit to perk it up.

Tonight I made a Jello Cake for Mark to take to work. Easy peasy. Bake a white cake mix. While still warm, poke it full of holes with a baking fork or the handle of a wooden spoon. Mix up 2 boxes of Jello with 2 cups boiling water and then add 1 cup cold. Pour over cake. Refrigerate until chillled. Top with Cool Whip. If you dont wish the cake to be quite so wet, use 1 box of gelatin, 1 cup boiling water and 1 cup cold water. Allow to sit overnight or several hours. I use sugar free gelatin and fat free Cool Whip. My family really likes this.

Worked on my food shopping list tonight and what few last minute gifts we need. Had to wait until this payday to finish up. I asked Heather what she would like to eat special for the holidays. Green bean casserole. UGH! Her and Penny love this. I just dont know if I can make it. So yucky to me. But I asked.....LOL Will have to see if I can find the recipe. Maybe if I dont look too hard I can say I couldnt??? LOLOL I better be good, there is still time to make it to Santa's Naughty List!

Played in my dollhouse a bit last night. My finlaw gave me a box of brand new goodies he purchased at an auction. The only item I have added to my dollhouse so far is the piano. I love it. The girls had wanted for so so long and this one is a music box also. So that is even better! I need to make rugs and pictures for my dollhouse. Just cannot decide on what. The cupboard in the bathroom will hold towels and bath goodies soon. Here and there you can see the lil bits of yellow tickytacky I have to use to keep small items in place. The Big People seem to rattle the rafters too much! And if you are wondering where the girls are, well they are out in my playhouse working on Christmas gifts. Told me to stay out, so I just dont know WHAT mischief they are up to. This year my dollys did not gussie up their house for the holidays. Just too much happening. But they do have some ideas for Valentine's Day and upcoming birthdays. Will have to see what they come up with!

Thank you for all the sweet comments about Baby Jaidyn. Mark and I went to see her tonight, his first time to see her. And he is quite smitten I will tell you. Oh and I wanted to share what our Daddy said about Hillary having a baby girl. What would we would do with a boy? LOL This is from a man with 3 daughters and 2 granddaughters. Even their dogs are girls. And his twin brother has 5 sons. When I went to the waiting room to say the baby was born, he said, it really is a girl isnt it? LOL And gave me his silly grin. I loved it.

Did I tell you I have pneumonia again? Blech on junkie lungs. Went to the dr today for more shots and a listen to my lungs. Am not contagious and on meds, so no worries to the baby. But I will not be getting out anymore til next week now.

Oh! But wait this post isnt supposed to be about me rambling on about the baby and my sickies. It is about drawing names and giving away goodies. So....drum rollllllllllllll And the winner is.....Beverly. She will receive my angel bunny with rusty metal wings.

And the winner of The Country Cellar patterns ('cause I love to draw names) is Beth and Cheryl.

So if all you ladies will email me your snail mail addys, I will get these goodies off to you next week.

Our weather for the next few days/daze is snow and ice here in southern Indiana. I am thinking it is going to be a white Christmas!

Babies and Give-A-Ways! We have a new addition to our family. Please meet my greatniece, Miss Jaidyn Alyssa. She was born December 12th. Weighs 7 lbs, 11 oz and is 20 1/2-inches long. And is perfect of course! These pictures are all of her at 1-2 hours old with my sister, her nana. This is her first grandchild and my parents first great-grandchild. The mommy Hillary had a bit of a hard time. Jaidyn was happy where she was at and didnt think she wanted to come out to play with us. Silly girl! LOL I said last night her nickname should be Diva because it was like the paparazzi was there with all the photographs being taken!

And you still have time to sign up for the Give-A-Way! I meant to draw a name last night, but was busy becoming a greataunt thank you very much! So....that gives you one more night to comment and receive your chance. I will definitely draw a name tomorrow and post the prize.

Christmas Give-A-Way and holiday pictures.

All comments, now through Wednesday the 12th will be eligible for my Christmas drawing! You may post once each day. What am I sharing....well this and that. And maybe even just a tad of other. LOL If I have over 25 names, I will draw 2.

And here are pictures of a bit of my Christmas cheer. The nativity is my most prized Christmas possession. My mom gave it to me a few years back and it is sat out on Thanksgiving night. It was my honor as a kiddo to set it out at home. And she knew how much I loved it. I painted the old book page in the frame behind it. The wallhanging is one of the first I ever made. I was so proud of it! LOL Now...not so proud! LOLOL

Michelle stitched and punchneedled this for me. I love it. Her first punchneedle project too I think.

Daddy carved this wooden angel.

This is a counter in my kitchen we do not use. It is a hodge podge of red/white granite ware, old utensils and jars, bears and baskets. The gingerbread men are there year round. I painted the snowmen faces on the muffin tin. I rusted the tin a bit by washing it in vinegar water. Then took it outside and sprinkled salt on the wet tin. A couple of days and we had rust. Flipped it over and repeated the water/salt on the other side.

Happy Sunday everyone.