SO CUTE!!!

I came across this on Pinterest and thought it was so cute.  What a great idea!!  I wish I had my dad's old tie's..  Now in my opinion, it doesn't look that hard.  But I have been wrong  on that in the past before!!  Before I tackle any new project, I'm going to finish my rag quilt.  But this will be put on the back burner.  It would be very cute as wall art....  Like I said, I  got it from Pinterest via Deb Rowden's Thrift Shop Quilts blog.  Check it out....

Let the Sewing Begin...

I have finished with my badge's.  I have them packaged up and ready to take to work tomorrow.  Now, it's time to start my sewing fun!!  I'm going to practice most of today, maybe try to make something with the help of a YouTube video!  But I have all day to play with it....

Here is a picture of my new sewing machine..  A little intimidating, but I will figure it out! 

This is my goal before the year is out!!

 

Today's Tip:   Did you know that Americans spend an estimated $55 billion each year on everything from diet food and vitamins to gym memberships in an effort to get healthy---quote from First Magazine.  I know I have done my fair share on contributing to that number.  But one exercise that will always remain free--- walking.  Thirty minutes a day.  But I'm telling you, once you reach the thirty minute mark, you realize you can go a little longer each time.  So find you a pretty day and walk!!!

Sewing and Sewing....

I'm so excited---tomorrow is my first sewing class!!  I can't wait!  I love learning new crafts and this is going to open up a HUGE door...  This is a picture of my new sewing machine I got for Christmas.

It's a Singer Brilliance 6160---mine is pink instead of blue, but everything else is the same.  I plan on taking it to my Monday morning so I can learn from my actual sewing machine.  Then I have a beginner quilting class set up for Friday.  I hope more people have set "learning to sew" as their goal for this year.  Don't want the class to get cancelled!!  However, if it does the machine comes with an instructional DVD---hopefully I can figure it out...  Can't wait to start posting pictures of this venture!!

Today's Tip:

According to the Craft & Hobby Association’s U.S. Attitude & Usage Study, there are eight key benefits or motivational driving factors behind active crafters:
1. Sense of Accomplishment
2. Relaxation
3. Memory Keeping
4. Health
5. Economy/Value
6. Recommended by Friends or Family
7. Enables Spending Time with Others
8. Interaction with Children

Additionally, crafting reduces stress, builds self-esteem and increases physical dexterity and studies from NYU and Harvard have shown that activities ranging from scrapbooking to knitting can actually improve concentration, while enhancing health and mental wellness. With eight key benefits of crafting it’s no wonder why crafters have been active for centuries knitting, sewing, quilting, drawing, painting, woodworking, and more recently scrapbooking, food crafting, and creating digital and hybrid crafts.  So take some time out this month to (re)discover your creative side and craft

This tip was borrowed from http://pentelblog.com/