YIPPPEEEE!!!

Yesterday was another wonderful mail day for me. First of all I received a Shepherd's Bush kit (O Beautiful - it's gorgeous!) that I had bought from a friend on 123. BUT, drum roll please.....wait until you see this MOST ADORABLE gift that my friend, Barb sent to me. She knows I love biscornus, and she also knows I collect ladybugs, so she stitched this BEAUTIFUL ladybug biscornu for me!




I snagged her pictures from her blog as they turned out better than mine. Barb's work is impeccable. Her finishing is to die for and her signature bows are always the finishing touch that is perfect! If you have the time, pop over to her blog and see some of the pretties that she's done. You won't be sorry! Thank you so much, Louie!!! Thellie loves ya! ;)

Yesterday I bought more fabric. There. I said it. I think I need a 12 step program. Actually I think I need a 24 step program. Well......okay I HAD to go into Houston (an hour away) to pick up one of my sewing machines that was being repaired, and there just HAPPENED to be a Joanne's right across the street, and the car just pulled right into the parking lot. I've never seen such a thing. It just took over! So what's a girl to do? I HAD to go inside. I mean....just sayin'.

Well once inside I realized that they were having a most wonderful sale and I had just HAPPENED to bring my coupons with me (see where we're going with this? LOL) and lo and behold, before I knew it my basket was full. My husband is a saint is all I can say. So, I spent the afternoon today (well part of it) folding my new fabrics and putting them away. Problem #1 here. No place to put them. Hmmm.....so tomorrow I suppose I'll be moving a few things around. NO MORE FABRIC SHOPPING FOR ME. Now. I also have a kinda sorta pretty big cross stitch order coming in, too. Well.....let me explain. I didn't order much last year when my mom passed away because I just wasn't into stitching. AND, since I've totally quit smoking (YAYAYAYAYAY no applause, just send stash! ROFL) I figure I could reward myself with stash with the money I've saved on those stupid cancer sticks. Problem #2....I think I'm a tad bit over what I've saved on not smoking. LOL Oh well, I'll think about that tomorrow. (Scarlett voice here)

Anywho, I'm off to stitch for a bit, but just HAD to share my beautiful prize with you. Hugs and love to all, and please come back soon!!

I wish you enough......

K Bye!
Carolyn :)

Hey friends!

Long time no bloggie. Well, several weeks, anyway, but I've been busy, busy. As promised, first I will show you some pictures of my sewing room. I've had several requests, so here ya go.
This is the first shelf to the left of my sewing room with fabric.


This is the second shelf. The red toile boxes hold my WDW, GAST, silks, quilt blocks, scissors (I'll show you all of them one day!), etc.


And this is the third shelf of fabric. These shelves consist of mainly my fat quarters. My larger cuts of fabric are in the cabinets that I will show you in a minute.

Next to these shelves is my cabinet that holds my cross stitch fabrics. The shelves and baskets are organized by the count and color of the fabrics. It doesn't look like a lot, but there is tons.


Next is a picture of the cabinets that my sweet DH built for me. They are floor to ceiling and are completely full. Where did I have all this before???
Closed doors:



Opened cabinets in all their fabric glory. This is truly eye candy to me! LOL





This is one side of my sewing table with my Bernina 200 embroidery/sewing machine.


This is the other side of the sewing table with my Viking Sapphire machine and my serger.



Are you sick of pictures yet? I have a few finishes and some new stash to share with you. How about the new stash first. :) First up is some quilting stash that I bought with my Christmas and birthday gift certificates to Connecting Threads. Oh I did have fun with these!





Next are my new scissors that I ordered from Yuko. I do love me some scissors...Yeah buddy!



Last but not least, some of my new cross stitch market stash. I have a few more things on order, but these came today. Ohhhh what a wonderful mail day it was today. just sayin....





When I got this precious chart today I immediately pulled fabric and floss so I can start it tonight. I just adore it!!


And a few finishes that I've been working on. I haven't "finished finished" them, but they are stitched. I also have another finish, but can't share it with you yet, as it's for an exchange.





Saving the best for last are a few pictures of my little family. I miss those babies more than I can say. Carter is walking! They are just growing up so fast, and have my heart and soul.

Kevin and his "girls"!


I love this one. :)


Well friends, I think that's all I have to share for right now. I hope you all have a most wonderful weekend! I so appreciate it when you visit and love your comments.
See you again soon!

I wish you enough....

K bye!
Carolyn :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

I have quite a lot to share with you, my special friends, so I'll get started right away. First of all, I received the most adorable stitched Wabbit heart from BeckySC. Is this not the absolute cutest thing ever?

FRONT

BACK

Becky does beautiful stitching and finishing and I feel so lucky to be the recipient of her special work. Thank you again, so much, Miss Becky! I love it!

Next up is a little freebie that I stitched that was designed by primitivebettys. I love her designs. I made it into a small pillow and have it sitting on the top of my Valentine tree.



I don't have a lot of stitched Valentine ornaments or decorations, but plan to have more next year. I just love decorating for each of the holidays, and this is my favorite tree. It makes me smile. :)



Another Valentine piece I'm working on is a pieced top that is supposed to be a pillow sham, but I've decided to quilt it and make it into a table topper. I think it will get used more that way, and besides, for me it's too big for a pillow. I just love the vintage fabric in the center. :)



And the last of my Valentine's stitching is what I'm working on now that should be finished tonight. It's a small kit from my stash by HIH called "Together Forever". It's been a really fun stitch. I haven't decided on the finishing yet. It will either be a pinkeep, ornament for my tree, or a small pillow for a basket.



I have a few other pictures to share with you of my home. I've been doing some re-organizing, re-arranging and moving around in the last few months. We inherited my grandmother's dining room furniture when my mom passed away last year, so what used to be a formal living room has now been made into our dining room. I have pictures of that room to share with you. I'm sorry about the glare. We tried and tried, but couldn't get rid of all of it. The pictures are in the order of starting at the left of my room and moving around to the right.






We are planning to paint in there and are adding wood flooring to that room and the kitchen and den later in the year. Lots to do!

Last but not least, I want to share my wonderful find that I got last weekend at an estate sale. I just LOVE this cabinet. It is solid wood, in perfect condition, and JUST what I needed to display my beautiful Jim Shore Collection.....not to mention that it was a steal at $300.00. This baby is HEAVY!




I have also taken pictures of my newly organized sewing room and a few more things, but will save those for another post. This one is pretty full of pictures.

I hope each and every one of you have a wonderful day tomorrow filled with love. I know that each of you are so special to me, and I adore your comments and visits. Please come back again, as I'm getting a giveaway together, too. :)

I wish you enough....

Love and hugs from cold and dreary Texas,
Carolyn :)

I don't get it.....

This will be sort of a downer post, so I'm warning you if you want to back out now. First of all, TRUST is one of the most important words in my vocabulary and in my actions. Unfortunately, I normally trust someone until they give me reason to NOT trust them. Anybody that is a true friend of mine KNOWS beyond a shadow of a doubt that they can trust me with their deepest, darkest secret and it's NEVER EVER repeated. I can name on one hand (less than that now, really) how many people I feel that way about. Once a trust has been broken with me, you can pretty much bet I won't be telling you anything anymore. I used to tell that to Kevin growing up.....that TRUST is something that I MUST be able to do with him. Once the trust is lost, it's very hard to gain it back, if ever.

Those of you that have been my "friend" or have followed my blog know what kind of year I've had. It's totally SUCKED. No other way to put it, so I'm not going to sugar coat it. I'm far from a drama queen and have tried to handle all this (and more that alot of you may not know about) and come out of it sane. I've been very sick for a long time, both mentally and physically. I've TRIED to continue to be a good friend to those that have befriended me. I haven't been around as much, nor have I posted as much because I just couldn't. Plain and simple. But you know, it's amazing how you find out who you can REALLY REALLY trust and count on and who REALLY REALLY is your friend when you are in a time of need. I never ask for anything, which is probably one of my many vices. I don't ask for help, EVER. I try to "fix it" myself. I've always been a "fixer" and sometimes you just can't fix things. People that USED to stay in contact, email, call, etc. have been MIA. Then there are those most wonderful people that I totally trust and call my friends who have been here through thick and thin, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You will never know how much it's meant to me or maybe how your email or call came at "just the right time". Then there are those that I "thought" were my true friends and I don't really think are anymore. I see them posting on blogs but never on mine anymore. That's okay....there's no prize for the most posts, is there? I certainly won't be using my blog posts to determine my amount of friends. It just makes me wonder sometimes about people and things. Maybe I'm not ENOUGH of a drama queen. Maybe that's the problem. Maybe I don't come on here and tell every little detail of my life, but since that's not my style, it won't be happening. I'm not changing for anybody. If people like me, they like me for who I am and what I believe in. If you don't, that's fine too. I LOVE people, and if you are my friend, I'm available for you DAY OR NIGHT and will do anything humanly possible for you that is legal. There are absolutely NO CONDITIONS on that. You never know when that person might really be in "trouble". It doesn't matter if my husband is home, or I'm busy, or I have company, or whatever the scenario may be. If they need me, I've always tried to be there for them. For those of you that have been there for me, THANK YOU. There have been some very, very DARK moments in my life these last few months, and you've helped to bring me through them.

That's all I feel like writing right now. Tomorrow or soon I will try to share some positives with you. Until then, I love y'all and I wish you enough....

Love,
Carolyn