hot pads

 finished hot pads with embroidery

 back of hot pads after a little quilting

 I turned it inside out, then sewed around the edge and center

 added cotton batting in the middle

 added a vintage sheet scrap

I started by tea dyeing some muslin.

my canning pantry

the embroidery wall

here are some embroidery and appliques I've been working on for the girls room. 

My daughter embroidered the puppy dog one.

Harry Potter Party

 the goblet of fire

 puzzle game

 potions game (they had to pick two colors to make brown)

 trivia game

 quidditch game

 galleons, knuts and sickles (made from sculpey)

 prizes (extendable ears made from beeswax and pygmy puffs)

 triwizard cup necklace

 honeydukes

 chocolate frogs

(pixie stick powder)

 my daughter wanted a Harry Potter birthday party this year. So we spent the past month creating all of the fun things Harry Potter has to offer! Super fun!

pretty things

drawing challenge

"city"

I wanted to do a twist on Mary Blair's "city scape" here. 

You can find out more information about Mary Blair here

Rachel is the host of this weeks drawing challenge. To see her beautiful drawing go here

surprise from liz

a little package arrived in idaho during our stay... from our florida family. Liz saw this sweet quilt while cleaning out her aunt's house and knew I would love it. and oh how I love it!!!

I'm thinking of turning it into a summer quilt for the girls room.

thanks Liz you rock!!