For each new morning with its light,For rest and shelter of the night,For health and food, for love and friends,For everything Thy goodness sends.~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Christmas Inspiration

It's amazing what can be done with a book...


and a little fabric...



some ribbon and wool beads...



put it all together...


and you have a beautiful finished product...




Inspiration can come from anywhere. I hope this inspires you...

About those Sock Creatures

from my last post...


Let me start by introducing you to my daughter Chelsea. She has inherited the craft/baking/sewing gene from her mom (I'm happy to say).


Can you see the gene???

I think Kelly and Chelsea (cousins) look more like the same gene pool... (Kelly has the craft/baking /sewing gene too. I'm digressing...)

I brought this book home called Stupid Sock Creatures by John Murphy. When Chelsea came home for the weekend she saw the book, loved it and wanted to make one. She doesn't mess around; soon we were both happily bumping into each other in my sewing room (I'll show you my projects in the next post)!


First Chelsea made the Creature with pink hearts , went to a movie, then stayed up until 3:00 making a second one! Where does she get the energy! She happily packed them off to college with her...

They are so cute!!! I can't wait to see what she comes up with next!

Kindness & Sock Creatures

I was listening to an audio book the other day. There were alot of good lessons in the book but the one that really stood out was this. Kindness. The idea was to start noticing acts of kindness that happen in your day. I tried it and realized that my focus became more positive. I appreciated the small kind things others do on a daily basis. An attitude of gratefulness has begun to creep in...

What do sock creatures have to do with kindness? Nothing really! Except this pair just look like they really like each other. They look like buddies, best buds, good friends. I think they would practice kindness on a daily basis. What do you think? (more on these sock creatures in my next post)!

What acts of kindness did you witness or participate in today?