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29.9.10

Five Truly Creative Blogs

The Colorado Rockies..(hand stitched and drawn by me!--I know--You're surprised--me too!)
A Work in Progress

 Stuffed but no texturing yet...it's in my head but not stitched...at present!



My dear friend Trudy of Sewing with Trudy, who is a very creative blogger, gave me this award and I am so looking forward to passing it on to five of the most unique blogs I have ever visited. (Ok...so I picked seven--can't help it!!)   I do hope you enjoy checking them out.





Shannon Mucha of  Blu Bambu..Art in the Every Day  Shannon takes stunning photos..truly amazing photos. She is also a graphic artist who drew all the images on the twelve worship banners that I sewed for our church. Shannon and Shona spent a whole evening many months ago (it seems a life-time ago!) giving me advice on everything from my pictures, to my color scheme, to my header to help me improve my blog. They have also single-handedly (or is that double-handedly?)  inspired me to pursue my fabric art. Shannon was chatting with me one day, at a party, and when I told her of my dream to make custom fabric art for people's homes some day--she said, "Why  not now?". I couldn't really think of a good reply to that one! 
The piece of art at the top of this post is a smaller version, (my entry for Shona's art show in The Woodlands), of a custom 5' x 8' wall hanging I'm doing on commission for a friend's new home. She's my first customer. Thanks Shannon for giving me that extra bit of encouragement! I'm dedicating The Colorado Rockies to you. :o)

 


Maria of Color Me Happy   She is my interior designer friend. She is incredible talented and creative. She knows color and fashion and how colors work with other colors and how they work with fabrics and furniture styles. She takes fantastic photos. One of the most interesting things she does is arrange objects-d'art for photos. So creative! I LOVE reading her old posts. If I'm going to sit and read something..the first stop is always Color Me Happy. I have so much to learn from her. Anyone who owns a home and ever wants to do something different with it..needs to visit her blog. And for sure, don't paint until you've seen her..or better yet--get a color consultation from her. No need for painting mistakes!

 

Melissa of Until Wednesday Calls... I know, I just gave her an award..but she really is truly the most creative blogger I know. She does things with fabric that I've never seen anyone do..clothes, alterations, crafts for children and takes the most fabulous photos I've ever seen. Her tutorials are just lovely and her cooking looks so pretty too. You will LOVE this blog--I promise! If you don't spend an hour on her blog, I will be truly shocked! :o)







Carolyn of Handmade by Carolyn-- I have to tell you  that I don't know how I missed this blog! It's just amazing!  She does the most creative photos of herself in clothes she made and or knitted herself. Wow--It's hard not to be jealous! I would like to sit all day and look at her pictures. How in the world does she EVER thing of poses like she does? You won't forget her blog once you have visited!




Shona of The Artistic Life  Shona, has been a personal friend of mine for many years. She is the one I told you about who posts the most gorgeous photos, poems, and altered art...with mothering as a central theme.


I've been enjoying a great weekend reading her book and trying very hard not to get off the couch and start a new project. I'm already so far behind in my current ones. If you've ever wanted to try a hand at art, she can help you get started. If you want to just be amazed at beautiful art..then stop by..today.





Five Minutes for Me by Natasha... I ADORE this blog, though I don't visit as often as I'd like. It's just gorgeous and she also takes fabulous photos. She started her blog to share something positive and beautiful for five minutes every day. I love to link up my latest or most favorite song on her Sunday Song linky party.  Her blog is like a beautiful vacation.

I have one more blog to tell you about but that will be later this weekend....

Well, I'm off to help my friend Laurie unpack in her beautiful new house tomorrow (Thursday), so stop by on Friday and I'll show you just how truly stunning it is! She is creative too, but doesn't have a blog.

So many of you are so amazingly creative and it made it very hard to pick..but these were really unusually so, so I wanted to give you some stunning places to visit till I can get back.

Happy Homemaking!


28.9.10

Sleep When the Baby Sleeps...Photos of a Sweet Baby Face


Yesterday, I had quite an eye-opening discovery. It really IS harder to care for babies than it is to manage teenagers. I followed that age old golden rule of 'mommy-hood' today because I HAD too! Remember? Sleep when the baby sleeps. This is especially important for Grandmas--We aren't getting any younger--eh?


 I love that my Aunt Joan comments whenever I post a 'grandbaby' post. :o) She is the Queen of Grandmas. She cares for her grandson, full-time, while his Mommy teaches school--FIVE DAYS a week! Now that's a dedicated Grandma!



I put in one small eight-hour day and I was truly AMAZED at the energy required. It certainly did bring back memories of my years with five little ones. Young mommyhood requires TONS of physical energy. (Good job Ebeth for hanging in there!)



Older mommyhood, on the other hand, requires ALL of your mental, spiritual, and emotional energy..all done with hours of prayer but it isn't quite as demanding physically. 



In fact, my heart is breaking as I write this. But it's not something I feel free to blog about. It has to do with one of my babies--not August's parents, of course. No one warns you that sometimes,   motherhood can include  a whole lot of pain and grief..and sometimes regret... and questions like.. "If only I had done more..been more..phoned more, ...prayed more."



 But even in the midst of my own doubts and fears..there is this tremendous joy...the gift of new babies and new life.  Each life, the life of my own sons and daughter..and daughters-in-law, and their children, is a special gift..one I want to celebrate today.


Pray that the Lord will watch over each one and lead them all home...to Him


I had a wonderful day playing with and caring for my sweet GrandBaby August and taking his picture. And I hope you've had a great day too.

Happy Homemaking!

PS. I think I've discovered the secret to good 'baby taking; photos...take a LOT of Photos--VERY fast!!! And at all different angles. Then pick the good ones and edit them...and crop..crop..crop! Finally, I think I'm getting the hang of this photography stuff!  I'm so glad I spent some time re-reading Shona's The Artistic Mother.Shannon Mucha has wonderful photos too at Art in the Every Day.


Taking Care of Grandbabies



What a week! I spent a lovely Monday with my children and grandchildren so I wasn't able to do the post I planned. I helped take care of the granchildren all day while mommy prepared for a class she teaches on Tuesdays. As it turned out, I also got to attend August's circumcision. It was done their at the house by a pediatrician who is also a rabbi and specializes in this operation. He was able to 'squeeze' this house visit in so suddenly--there we were right in the middle of it.



Of course the thought of taking August to school all day, probably fussy and sore, did not appeal at all to mommy--so I offered to stay again today. So I didn't get my usual post in but I do have a recipe to share that I did a couple of days ago. It's waiting for everyone to eat (yea--no cooking dinner tonight!). I'm going to TRY to squeeze in cooking chicken pot pie to leave here for the kids. This MAY be too ambitious a project.




We'll see... Can I still do it??!! Rock the baby--boil the chicken--feed the baby--steam the veges--change the baby--roll out the crust.. hmm.. I may have to cheat and use Bisquick. Ha!


I'm going to squeeze in a little quilting--when he naps.  (Or should I say--IF he naps?)

Have fun...you know I will be. :o)

Happy Homemaking!

25.9.10

Thanks Jill for the One Lovely Blog Award! Now..I’m passing it on to…15 friends of Comin’ Home

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A sweet new blogging friend, Jill of Blessings of a Stay At Home Mom gave me this award on Monday (on the same day that another good friend gave me an award) and I’ve waited until today to blog about it and say THANKS!  I wanted to take a moment to tell you all about her. She is a Stay at Home Mom (like myself) who posts the most darling photos of home life with her two little girls. 

I so enjoy reading about their adventures because I only had ONE little girl and the dolly phase passed so quickly! It’s so fun to read about their dressing up, doll playing, and also Jill’s homemaking adventures.  You can read all about her at this post where she tells ‘Ten things you may not know about me.”  Thanks so much Jill for giving me this award. I feel so honored!
 
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The rules of the "one Lovely Blog Award" are as follows:
Accept your award and post it on your blog along with a link to the person who has sent it to you.  Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you have newly  discovered.  You must contact the person to let them know that you have chosen them to receive the award.
Now, this is an award I am more comfortable with—one that lets me brag on my friends! I love doing this. :o)  By the way, if I award you a blog award, I don’t expect you to put anything on your sidebar—I’m just saying, “I love you!” bloggy style.   These are not in any particular order..just as I came across their comments in some of my most recent posts. 

I want to pass this on to new friends and old who have blessed me a lot recently. (However, if I just gave you an award last week—I won’t be giving you this one, just because I want to spread the love out a little further—so to speak.) :o) 

A Lovely Thought


Meet Rayanne of One Lovely Thought  Rayanne is amazing…deep..still.. thoughtful…and turns our thoughts to the Lord. She is an artist, photographer, and happy homemaker. I love to visit her and enjoy the soothing atmosphere of her blog. It is truly lovely!  Everyone who gets to know her wants to come back again and again.  Thanks Rayanne, for encouraging me not to quit blogging when I almost gave up on it. You helped me to remember the deeper purpose for being here. The Lord’s love and graciousness show through every post you write and every comment.  You are an inspiration to us all and an example we can all follow.

Room for More


Shannon of Room for More  Shannon is a personal friend of mine who used to attend the same church that I do. We have known each other for a very long time (several years). She is such a brave and resourceful mom! She has a blog about her long journey to adopt a baby through whatever means possible. And she is also the queen of ebay re-selling. She and her family are trying to raise funds for adopting their baby. Having exhausted every other means, she is now adopting an embryo. This is just an amazing story! You have to drop by and read about it. Please be very kind…this is an unusual process and journey and I want her to be encouraged by any one who leaves a comment. You are so brave and inspiring, Shannon!

cindy


Cindy of Rick-Rack and Gingham is such a special blogging friend! She is super friendly and chatty—always keeping up with a whole community of friends and passing on the news to us. And she loves scrapbook type art and craft projects. I love seeing her latest project. Thanks Cindy for leaving such lovely comments all the time. I always feel ‘hugged’ by you. :o) BTW, some friends of hers are struggling through flooding right now and she’s asked us to pray. Drop by for the details and please do pray!


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Debby, of The Cozy Blanket, is one of the most encouraging and friendly bloggers I’ve met in the last couple of months. She and Cindy are good friends I think and I’m always getting them mixed up. I wonder if they’ve noticed? Tee-hee!  She has the darlingest dog and even gave him a birthday party the other day. I love reading about her grandkids, her swaps (trying not to be jealous), and her art projects. You’ll be glad you made friends with Debby if you drop by!


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Thea of The Romance of the British Isles and Life. She is brand new blogging friend who, like me, is fascinated by all things English. Now that is my secret obsession so I adore reading her posts. An unusual thing about her though is that she is Jewish and Finnish. So all her posts are in Hebrew. Thank goodness, she has a handy button for translating her page into English and she is also able to read my comments because she speaks English just fine.   Now, I would LOVE for you all to drop by and say Hello and maybe even sign up as a follower to welcome her to bloggy land. She is BRAND NEW. Do you remember what that was like? I’m one of her two followers. But for someone who is that new, she sure has an very fascinating blog! I wish my blog  had started out looking as nice as hers does! Let’s welcome Thea to Bloggy Land with a few new friends—How about it?


needled mom


Needled Mom  I really think Needled Mom has been leaving comments on my blog for a very long time now too. She leaves such sweet comments and really encouraged me when we were going through the sick grandbaby scare.  She is an amazing quilter and seamstress! If you like to see pretty things made with a sewing machine, you should stop by her blog.  I LOVE the beautiful things she makes!


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Trudy of Sewing With Trudy  Dear Trudy has been my cheerleader since day one.  She taught me how to ‘get out there’ as blogger. I know of no one who is so consistently thoughtful and kind as Trudy. She has a great sewing blog and sews beautiful retro style clothes. I love her work and I love her girls’ blogs too. She is the ‘queen’ of bloggy land as far as I’m concerned. She’s the absolutely most unselfish blogger I have ever met.  If you visit her, she will be your cheerleader too! She’s also a great model. I ADORE seeing her photo shoots of the clothes she makes.

Julia


Julia’s Sweet and Special Occasion Clothing  Julia is another of my favorite seamstresses (EXTREMELY accomplished) and a fellow grandmother who loves her grandkids. She sews for everyone—just like I do. Sometimes I think that’s one of the funnest ways we grandma’s get to show our love to our grandbabies is by sewing. She sews beautiful clothes and I believe sells them. She’s pretty amazing. I never know when she’s going to drop by and leave a comment but she is a faithful visitor and I always appreciate it. I really am blessed by the comments she leaves around bloggy land. What a nice person!

nanny kim


Nannykim  I love Nannykim’s blog about being a grandma. She reminds me of MY grandma and that is really what her blog is all about.  She takes the most adorable photos of her grandkids. She also talks about the Lord, and shares private moments with…her CAT… of all things. I LOVE that. :o) I adore our cats too except when they lay on my sewing. Sigh.. I have to cover everything to keep them from doing that. I just love her chats about life…she is so calm and reflective. You will enjoy visiting her for sure! She’s my Grandma ‘role model’.
 shona


  Shona of An Artful Life is another personal friend, and one who has given me so much help in making my own blog ‘lovely’. She is an incredible artist and mother who has published the most gorgeous book ever—The Artistic Mother.

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I own a copy and am just so sad that I haven’t had time to start working through the wonderful step-by-step ‘how to’s’ for making art projects. It is her art show that I have entered every year for the last four years (I think that’s how long it’s been?) My photos used to be UGGG-ly! I’m not joking. They were just plain awful and the blog looked kind of …well..weird. But she brought me out of the dark ages of blogging just to make sure my ‘wonderful’ content (as she put it) got read. Between her and Trudy, they managed to get me out into bloggy land. I’m so grateful to them both!

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Mickey of The Works of Our Hands  She just recently dropped by because she has been away for the summer. I’m so glad she hadn’t forgotten me. I love to read about all the costumes she sews for plays and productions. She’s a very special friend and fellow seamstress.

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Melissa of Until Wednesday Calls  Melissa and I have been blogging friends almost as long as Trudy and Shona. I admire not only the beauty of her blog, but her creativity and her talent. She really does have one of the very best sewing blogs I have ever seen but is also very crafty! My favorite part of her blog though is checking out her photos of her daughter Wednesday on …Wednesday of course!

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Deb of Jeremiah 29:11  Deb shares a weekly bible study that you might enjoy and also does really cute crafts every now and then. She is very talented. And can you guess what her favorite animal is to paint and sew? That’s right—owls.

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Teri of Simple Blessings  Teri is a regular visitor who has a very homey blog where she talks about her thoughts on life, home, and the seasons. I really enjoy reading her posts! I love her musings and thoughts about Christian living. They are so encouraging and she inspires me in my homemaking. Thanks Teri!

Well, I wish I could give EVERYONE who leaves a comment or follows me an award…but there just isn’t time. But I do appreciate ALL of you! You make blogging worthwhile!

I hope you enjoy this weekend tour around bloggy land. Thanks, so much, Jill, for giving me this award! You are a sweety and I really am honored to have received it.  Have a great weekend, dear readers. You are truly, ALL, lovely bloggers with lovely blogs.

Happy Homemaking!
Donna @ Comin' Home
“There's nothing half so pleasant as coming home again.” ~ Margaret Sangster

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