Mommy says I get to write todays post. Yippi:). Me and mommy are doing just fine. As you can see Daddy and her spoil me with lots of love and toys. They even bought me this super comfy doggie bed made by Carpenters Orthopedic Beds. It feels so good when I sleep on it. It has a foam waffle cushion in it with these little pointy things that stick up. They Dont hurt because they are foam. Mommy has a bed that is similar.

 Here I am loving on my three favorite piggies. Later all three piggies and I took a nap together. The other piggies were jealous....so mommy played with them with me. We have lots of fun together.

 This afternoon I told mommy I needed to potty....so she bundled up and put the door we went. The snow was coming down quite hard and lots of it....big wet snowflakes were everywhere. See my head and coat got a real good dusting of snow.

 Here you can see the backyard where we were. The trees were getting so much snow it was beginning to weigh down the branches.

 Mommy and daddy got a new tree f
rom a blogging friend. It 7.5 ft tall and fiber optic. Her friend bought this in the late 90s and was ready for something new. Mom and Dad just love it. See the hearts mommy put on for decoration for February. They are going to leave it up all year to remind them to celebrate the meaning of Christmas every day. Mommy is going to decorate it seasonally. I like what she's done with it so far. Some of the hearts sparkle!!!

 This was an exchange mom did with Parsley. Inside were lots of stitchable ribbon. She also gave her some books and other nice things. You can visit Parsleys blog here.

 This was moms first completed Little House Needleworks chart called He's a Flake. She used some real fancy threads on it. The scarf and pot for the tree are Victorian motto overdyed floss. The snowman was stitched with Caron's Collection called Snow. She used the color pearl. I like how it sparkles . This was made for the Hoe  exchange stitchers choice.

 Here's the ornament mom made for Parsly. She found this one on the net too and used carries creations silk threads.

 Mommy made this with Caron Watercolours Nefartitti. This was also one she got on the net. I like the loopy loops that made the hearts.Isn't the purple background pretty. This was a valentine exchange for Anne.

 A few Saturdays ago daddy treated mommy by taking her to a shop shed been wanting to visit since she saw their booth at the Cincinnati sewing expo last year. Wow all the colors and fibers. You should have seen her eyes....they were as big as basketballs. Since I'm her medical alert service dog I could feel all the tingling excited energy she was feeling. I have to admit it was pretty cool. Everyone was making googley eyes at me. I couldn't get over all the colors. My senses were on overload.

 The store is called A Stitch Above Needlepoint. Its in Cincinnati. The owners name is Dawn. She gave mom some velvet and a pattern to make me snow booties. She made them up but they were a bit small so she's going to donate them. She made me another pair and they kept my feet dry and warm.

 Here is a pattern she bought. Shes doing it in the same color way.

 And here am I out in the snow all nice and warm. Next post to show her big haul of stash she bought. Had to use this January for her freebie for stitch for stash.

tusal day

Today is tusal day and here is what I have in my ORT globe so far

 Thought you might enjoy a nice pic of lila

 And pumpkin

 And miss kitt

Baby its cold outside!

The winter weather poured lots of snow on today. My neighbor was nice enough to plow the driveway....but an hour later you could barely tell. We probably got 16 inches! I think snow is just so pretty. It puts me in awe of our Creator. No two snowflakes are alike . Gods creativity is awesome. I'm thankful for the creativity he has given me. Thought you might enjoy these photos of my snow filled yard.

 Here is a small ornament kit that is finished...just needs to be sewn up. I believe I found it at Goodwill for a buck. I love candlewicking.

 Here is my tusal late of course. Empty and ready to go for the new year.

 And here is last years orts all tucked away to be used as filling for small pincushions at a later date. Does anyone else have some creative ideas for using old orts...I have heard of using a glass ornament and stuffing the orts inside for each year...maybe I will do that.

 My mouse that my DSIL gave me for Christmas. Also some cute boxes bought on sale at JoAnn's. I've always admired Mouse's blog and all the mice people have given her. Now I have my own stitching mouse.....eek! Speaking of mice...we live across of a field and there is somewhere in the house they are getting in. My service dog, Lila, caught one this morning early then then promptly put it on the bed...ugh! That's the third mouse caught..we will be hunting for where they are getting in tomorrow.

I found these when looking for christmas decorations. I made these a while ago and I think I will take them out and wash them then turn them into quilted wall hangings.

Here is the fairy gardens my dsil and I made at the Delta Kappa Gamma fall arts retreat. We had a lot of fun making crafts and getting to know all the other ladies.

Here are some books I got at my fav book store...Half priced books. I think I would like to try my hand at doll making this year. The quilting book is from the 80s. I love how patterns are timeless. Of course we use fabrics that are more current.. I love the vintage patterns.

Magazines and look at that lovely quilting book of log cabin style quilts....

Inside of one of the books for needlecrafts...I love the illustrations.

Here is a project that looks fun from the first quilting book I showed earlier.

This lap quilting book came with some very nice template pages for each quilt. They are very thick and heavy duty. I can't wait to try something from it.

A quilt pattern I want to make...here comes Santa Claus ...

A cute sewing tools set. Those never go out of style!

  More vintage quilt books. The sewing set above comes from this quilt book.

This watercolor book is really nice. It also has templates to practice on and to Use to trace designs. I love the artwork of Marjolein Bastin. Its beautiful watercolor of nature and animals. I want to learn to paint and draw like that. The quilt book is one for kids. Really nice looking quilts.

This bird book I've had my eye on for quite some time. As you'll see below the pictures are gorgeous. The cross stitch book is a Donna Miller. I have almost all her books now. This one is perfect for a beginner...it teaches everything you need to know in steps and projects. From changing colors to stitching on evenweaves to specialty stitches. Its a must have for any serious stitchers library.

A cute pattern applique and a quilt I plan to make this year.

More quilt books and crafts....

Thimbleberries is one of the best and this is a great addition to my collection. Hope you've all had a great new year. I'm thinking this one will be a great one.