Good stuff ~

You didn't think I'd leave you with that lame ol' post below, did you?

I've found a few things I'd love to share....

First ~ from the Martha Stewart Crafts Dept. blog ~ you have GOT

to see these amazing hypertufa pots they've made!!

I've been wanting to try this for so long.....

Plus a few giveaways around sweet blogland ~

Cori of Starview Sonnet is having a giveaway HERE ~

Stefanie of Rose Petals and Rust is have a giveaway HERE ~

Lisa of A Thing for Roses is having a giveaway HERE ~

Donna of Brynwood Needleworks is have a giveaway HERE ~

And Connie of Living Beautifully is having a giveaway HERE!
Be sure to hurry, this one ends tomorrow!

Plus, I have to share a photo I came across on my computer!!

Our two oldest sons, Brent and David used to live in Savannah ~

well, they were out one night and look who

they ran into...Paula Deen!!

Funny, huh?

Thank you so much for your sweet well wishes!!

You know how these things go ~ they mostly have to play

themselves out...but by nightfall you are just worn slap out!!

hugs and love dear friends,

Dawn

A sweet chubby bird &a great magazine find!

I have had this little bird on my mind for the longest time! I've wanted to draw out a pattern and try it and this is what I ended up with!! It's not perfect but I'm loving the chubbiness of it and what's so cool is that I added a river stone to the inside before sewing the opening closed so he's a bit weighted. I placed a little pin about where his eye will be but I'm thinking of decorating him now....maybe with a little vintage lace? I need to change the pattern just a little bit here and there but he does look like what I had envisioned ~ plus drop cloth fabric isn't perfect for EVERY project, it frays pretty easily and that's not good when working with small pattern pieces.

I wanted to share with you a really neat magazine I found today. Now, I'm not a big Martha fan as her look is a little to stark and mod for me as I love more of a romantic/cluttered :) look but this magazine is chock full of ideas for Christmas gifts! I bought it especially because of the lamb pattern! I love lambs and am thinking this one would be so precious for the grandbaby!! Oh and we find out in only TWO weeks if we're having a boy or a girl!

I hope I showed you enough to give you an idea of all that's inside. And to be honest, I don't even remember there being any ads in it at all!

Sharing neat magazines with your friends?

It's a good thing! :)

I hope you have a great Saturday,

xxoo, Dawn