I am so excited Susie at http://littlesusiehomemaker-lilsusiehomaker.blogspot.com/ has chosen me for the Liebster Blog Award.  What a GREAT surprise.   This award is to show case up and coming blogs with less than 200 followers.  Y'all  must stop by and see Susie she has one of the cutest blogs on the block.   Thank you so much Susie for your kind gesture.

The rules are to copy and post the award on your blog.  Thank the person that sent you the award and link back to there blog.  Pick 5 blogs and leave them a comment.

My 5 picks are

Julie at http://ricracandpolkadots.blogspot.com/

Jan-Maree at http://cherryredquilter.blogspot.com/

Cherise at http://www.sewinglyalong.blogspot.com/

Jinnie at http://lotsoffabric2.blogspot.com/

Betty Lou at http://www.sugarlandquilts.com/

Joyce at http://youngbydesign.blogspot.com/

The mail man has really been good to me.  I signed up for the once a season swap with Cheryll at http://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com/ .  These swaps have been so much fun.  Sharon at http://vroomansquilts.blogspot.com/2011/11/giving-thanks.html was my swap partner.  Just look at the lovely cross stitch Sharon did.  I am just in love with it.  I feel like there where more goodies with this.  I tried to keep everything together so I could take a picture.  Thank you so much Sharon for my lovely goodies.  

This is a candle mat swap I also did with Cheryll at http://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com/  My swap partner was Jinnie at http://lotsoffabric2.blogspot.com/  I love the candle mat that Jinnie has made for me.  The fabrics are just beautiful.  She also sent me some yummy chocolate.  You know chocolate always makes every thing better.  What wonderful purple fabrics too.  Thank you so much Jinnie for all of the goodies you sent me.  I can not wait to display my Christmas candle mat.

This is the back of my candle mat.  I just love these fabrics and oh the stripe for the binding is perfect.

This was an early Christmas surprise from Cheryll at http://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com/  Y'all know how I love surprises.  Just look at all the purple yummyness and all the way from Australia.   Thank you so much Cheryll I love all of my goodies.  

I am so happy that life is getting back to some what normal.  If there is a such thing?  I have been back into my sewing room and oh it feels so good.  I can not show you what I have been up to until Shug receives her apron. Oh yes I entered into another swap this time it is a Christmas apron swap.  Shug start watching your mail box I mailed it today.  The apron swap is through Sue at http://countrypleasures.blogspot.com/  Y'all should visit Sue she has some really good recipes on her blog.  

Hope everyone is having a WONDERFUL weekend.  We are finally getting some rain and it is starting to cool off Yeahhh!  Well it is time to make my sewing machine hum.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope everyone has a Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving.

My Dollar Day

Had a GREAT day.  Had some errands to run and them David and I met up with Sharon for lunch.  Sharon and I where on our way to the quilt store when we remembered about a tag sale.  Normally this place holds auctions.  Well I love the tag sale much better.  Each piece here was 1 dollar each can you believe?

There is a third apron and it is blue but I guess I did not pay much attention to Foto Flexer. 

Duchess had to give her approval of this vintage table runner.  So sorry I did not iron any of this yet I want to wash it first but I could not wait to show you.

This table cloth has embroidery on all 4 corners.

There are some stains but I know I will be able to get them all out.  No problem.

Could not resist either one of these vintage table cloths.

Tonight I plan to finally get in my sewing room and get some sewing done.  I still have one of Sharon's quilt on  my quilting frame.  I need more time in the weekends.  

Tomorrow I will be in the kitchen baking for some of my family that is coming over on Sunday for an early Thanksgiving.  I offered to cook so we did not have to go out to eat.

Hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend.

It's A Very Cherry World

Just look at this sweet little girl.  Don't you just lover her?  I am going to try something new, a tag swap.  This is going to be so much fun.  I have been collecting a lot of goodies to get started.  Today is the last day to sign up so if you are interested please visit http://suelovescherries.blogspot.com/.  Her blog is so cute.  I can not wait to see who my partner will be so I start planning my tag for her.

Hope everyone is enjoying this nice weather.  There is finally a nip in the air Yeahhh!

Thank you to all my sweet sweet blogging friends for the well wishes.  I am feeling so much better.   Yesterday was my Birthday.  I had a wonderful lunch with Joyce at http://youngbydesign.blogspot.com/ it is always a GREAT day when you can visit with friends.   

This is the cake the ladies at work got for me.   I just love it.  Well of course we get to pick what kind of dessert we want.  I should of taken a picture of the card they gave me.  It showed half a lavender dress with purple bling and purple blingy shoes like Dorothy on The Wizard of OZ.  Cute, Cute.

They let me be a princess for the afternoon.  

It is time for me to get ready for work.  Hope everyone has a princess kind of day.

Oh Boy I have the stuffy head, watery eyes, sore throat, sneezing and runny nose.  This just stinks.  I hope all it is, is just allergies.  But I can tell you I will not have a hard time sleeping tonight.

A couple of weeks ago Joyce from http://youngbydesign.blogspot.com/ and I had our Christmas exchange lunch.  These are the gifts she gave me.  We both joined the Christmas exchange at Cheryll's http://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com/  It is so much fun and I can not wait for the December date when we can open our gifts.  Joyce and I are talking about meeting for dinner for our exchange.

Joyce is so creative I love your wrapping Joyce.

Instead of tissue around my gifts in the bag she wrapped them with this wonderful fabric.  

Thought you would like to see how my Santa bag is filling up.  Oh so much goodness.

I won an apron from Sue at http://countrypleasures.blogspot.com/ This is the beautiful apron Sue made for me.  I just love it Thank You so much Sue.  Just take a look at the purple rick rack and purple trim.  This apron is bright and cheery it made my day when I opened it.

The pocket has the cutest gingham in it.  Sue you did a great job.

Well tomorrow there will more Houston Quilt Festival.  David and I went on Wednesday night and I meet the nicest people.   Can not wait to go tomorrow after work.  I just want to see everything. 

Hope everyone is enjoying this nice wheather.   We are finally getting some cooler wheather here in Texas I think today it has been in the 60's  Yeahhhh!