WINTER WOOLEN WORKSHOP

JUST A REMINDER TO ANYONE IN THE INDIANA AREA THE WINTER WOOLEN WORKSHOP IS GOING ON THIS WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE QUILTERINGAND RUG HOOKING GROUPS AT THE SHOW, ALSO THYE GRANNY BEES WILL BE THERE. LOTS OF CLASSES TO TAKE ON ALL SORTS OF HAND WORK ( felting, punchneedle, rug punch, tatting, almost anything you can think of.)
THE SHOW IS SAT. AND SUN. IT IS ALWAYS TONS OF FUN JUST HANGING OUT WITH PEOPLE SO ISPIRING. ALICE FROM KINDRED SPIRITS WILL ALSO BE TEACHING.
THERE WILL BE LOTS OF VENDORS SELLING ALL THE NEEDFULS YOU MAY NEED SO COME AND HANG OUT WITH US I HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE. MARILYN =0}

winter woolen workshop

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON A COUPLE OF NEW WOOL PURSES THAT I HOPE TO HAVE DONE FOR THE WORKSHOP NEXT WEEKEND. MY MY TIME FLIES IT'S ALMOST HERE AND BOY DO I HAVE JITTERS. WE HAVE GOTTEN A HUGE RESPONSE TO THE ARTICLE THAT PEOPLE HAVE FOUND IN THE RUG HOOKING MAGAZINE. I HOPE I GET LOTS DONE SO MY BOOTH WILL BE NICE AND FULL!!

MY WOOL PURSES ARE STARTING AT $74.95 WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REVAMPING MY WEBSITE AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN PRICING ON THERE.

DINNER

WE WENT OUT TO EAT LAST NIGHT WITH THE FAMILY BOY WAS THAT NOT A GOOD IDEA. THE POOOR WAITRESS AT PIZZA HUT WE WALKED IN WITH THE LITTLE RASCALS ( 3 NIECES & 4 NEPHEWS & 2 FOSTER BABIES) AND THE 6 ADULTS IT TOOK US LITERALLY 5 MINUTES TO TRY AND GET EVERYONE SEATED AND THEN TO KEEP THE KIDS SEATED WOW THAT WAS A JOB BY ITSELF!!! THE PIZZA WAS GOOD THE COMPANY WAS AWESOME I HAVEN'T SEEN MY MOTHER IN LAW IN A COUPLE OF YEARS SO I WAS HAPPY TO SEE HER. MOMMA SALLY IS THE BEST.

MISS TESS AND I WERE TALKING DURING DINNER AND SHE SAID THIS IS WHY WE DON'T GO OUT TO EAT MUCH WITH ALL THE LITTLE RASCALS. IT'S SO HARD TO GET THEM ALL TO STAY PUT THEY GET SO EXCITED WHEN THEY ARE ALL TOGETHER AND ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS PLAY. WHEN THE FOOD COMES THEY ARE ALL QUIET AND SETTING DOWN AND EATING.

WE'LL THAT WAS MY DINNER ADVENTURE. BTW IT ONLY TOOK US AN AN HOUR AND A HALF TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO EAT BY TIME WE GOT THERE MY STOMACH WAS KILLING ME.
HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT DAY =0}

rain rain rain i love it!!!

JUST A SHORT LINE OR TWO. IT'S BEEN RAINING DOWN HER IN FLORIDA ALL DAY AND ONLY 50 DEGREES SO IT'S A LITTLE CHILLY BUT WE ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME AND THE FAMILY IS DOING WELL. HOPEFULLY I WILL HAVE SOME PICS TO POST TONIGHT.
MARILYN =0)

the big game

HOW UPSETTING THE COLTS LOST!!! TOTALLY NOT AT ALL WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ALOT BUT I HAVE ALL KINDS OF NEW IDEAS IN MY HEAD. HOPING TO GET SOME STUFF STARTED TO SHOW EVERYONE. I'M REALLY DIGGIN THE GRANNY SGUARES. I DON'T KNIT OR CROCHET SO I'VE BEEN PLAYING AROUND WITH THIS IDEA.
WELL I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT MONDAY. 3 DAYS TIL VACA.
MARILYN =0}

THE BEE'S

WOW WHAT A GREAT NIGHT WITH THE GIRL'S. I FINALLY GOT TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE MAGAZINE IT HAS BEEN SO HARD NOT TO TELL THEM. THE BOOK STORE HAS TOTALLY SOLD OUT OF GREENCRAFT WHICH IS AWESOME BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME GIRLS THAT WANT A COPY SO I HOPE I CAN FIND SOME FOR THEM.

ALSO THIS WAS MY 1ST ATTEMPT AT MAKING TIRAMISU BREAD PUDDING. THE GIRLS LOVED IT!!! I ONLY BROUGHT HOME JUST A LITTLE BIT WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE I DON'T NEED TO EAT IT. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT WED. I KNOW I DID =0) MARILYN

FEB. 1ST

WOO HOO
TODAY THE NEW ISSUE OF GREENCRAFT COMES OUT AND I'M IN IT!!! SUPER EXCITED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN PUBLISHED AND I AM SO HAPPY . I HOPE EVERYONE LIKES MY DESIGNS THEY WERE ALL FUN TO MAKE. I HOPE I INSPIRE PEOPLE TO MAKE THINGS OUT OF STUFF THEY ALREADY HAVE. WE LIVE IN A THROW AWAY SOCIETY IT'S KIND OF SAD. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE KEEPING OF OUR PAST AND HISTORY. EVERYTHING IS SO FAST PACED AND RUSHED I FEEL LIKE WE MISS OUT ON A LOT. DO YOU EVER WISH YOU COULD JUST SLOW DOWN AND SMELL THE ROSES? WELL I'LL POST MORE TONIGHT AFTER I GET OFF WORK.
HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!! MAR =0)

SUPER DUPER EXCITED!!!

I JUST RECIEVED THE FEBUARY ISSUE OF GREENCRAFT AND MY PURSES LOOK AWESOME!!! I HOPE EVERYONE PICKS UP A COPY AND CHECKS THEM OUT. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER GREAT ARTISANS THAT I SHARE THE ISSUE WITH. I CAN'T WHAT TO SEE MY GURL FRIENDS REACTIONS THEY DON'T KNOW I HAVEN'T TOLD THEM ABOUT IT. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEKEND.
MAR =0)

this crazy weather

what is up with this weather? 50's, pouring rain, 30's, wind, snow (winter weather advisory) all in 24 hours!!!??? what the heck.

maybe because valentine's day is just right around the corner i am really inspired to stitch with pinks and reds with a hint of purple. these are not my colors i usually like to live on the dark side. i will probably make something and look at it and say to myself now all i need to do is grunge the heck out of this and it will be good.

HEAVY WEEKEND

WOW I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVEN'T POSTED IN DAYS!? THINGS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE CRAZY IN THE MALL. LAST NIGHT WAS BAD REALLY MADE MY HEART HEAVY. A YOUNG WOMAN..... WELL MY PRAYERS ARE WITH HER FAMILY IN THEIR TIME OF GRIEF.

SPRING IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT NEW BEGINNINGS AND HOW YOU WANT TO CHANGE AND RENEW THINGS IN YOUR LIFE. THIS IS THE YEAR I REALLY WANT THINGS TO BE DIFFERENT. YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE AND EVERYDAY SHOULD BE DIFFERENT OR AT LEAST YOU SHOULD HAVE A NEW EXPERIENCE... MAYBE LEARN SOMETHING NEW, HELP BSOMEONE OUT OR MAYBE JUST LOOK AT LIFE DIFFERENTLY. I HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT WEEKEND I'M OFF TOMORROW AND HOPING TO GET LOTS OF STITCHIN DONE.
P.S. I'M A COLTS FAN SO GO COLTS =0)

INVENTORY IS OVER!!!

WE NOW THAT INVENTORY IS OVER (FINISHED AT 2AM THIS MORNING!!!) I CAN FOCUS ON THE WINTER WOOLEN WORKSHOP WHICH IS QUICKLY APPROACHING AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DONE. I'M THINKING SOME NEW RUG PUNCH CHAIR PADS MIGHT BE GOOD IF THEY DON'T SELL THEY WILL LOOK AWESOME ON MY CHURCH PEW.

ONE OF MY PART TIMERS AND I STARTED BRAIN STORMING AND WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET WORK TO PRINT T-SHIRTS AND SELL THEM IN OUR 500 + STORES. WE REALLY HOPE THEY APPROVE OUR PLAN. WE JUST FEEL SO BAD FOR THE PEOPLE OF HAITI I KEEP THEM IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.

WELL I HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT WEEK SO FAR.

fri jan 15th

I WAS FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF GETTING READY FOR INVENTORY AT WORK ON SUNDAY (THE STORE IS HUGE) PULLING TICKETS GOING THROUGH ALL THE CLOTHES AND JEWELRY DEPT MAKING SURE EVERYTHING HAS TAGS, BUT THEN I GET HOME, TURN THE NEWS ON AND SHAME ON ME!!! THOSE POOR FAMILIES IN HAITI!!! I HAVE NO ROOM TO COMPLAIN THEY ARE TRYING TO LIVE IN RUINS. LITERALLY THEY HAVE NOTHING. WE AMERICANS DO NOT REALIZE HOW GOOD WE REALLY HAVE IT. EVEN OUR HOMELESS HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO AT SOME POINT. I WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ROBINHILL QUILTS HAS A POST PEACE QUILTS WITH A LINK TO SEND SEWING SUPPLIES TO THE WOMEN OF HAITI. IMAGINE HOW HAPPY THAT WILL MAKE THE WOMEN IF THEY RECEIVE A BOX FULL OF SEWING SUPPLIES. I KNOW IT RELAXES ME TO STITCH AND WORK ON MY CRAFT IF I COULDN'T DO IT WOW IT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD DAY. MY STITCHING IS SUCH A PART OF MY LIFE. PLEASE HELP MAKE IT A PART OF THEIR LIVES AGAIN.
THANKS FOR STOPPIN BY MY LITTLE SNIPPET OF NET.

prayers

I NEED EVERYONE TO KEEP ME IN THEIR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON YET BUT MY DAD IS HAVING A LOT OF TESTS RAN AND THEY THINK HE MAY HAVE SOMETHING MAJOR GOING ON. I'M HOPING IT'S NOTHING BUT WE JUST DON'T KNOW.

SNOWED IN

YESTERDAY (THUR) WE GOT 5 1/2 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ANOTHER INCH COMING TONIGHT. I SPENT THE DAY WORKING IN MY STUDIO. MY HUSBAND CALLED ON THIS WAY HOME & ASKED IF I NEEDED ANYTHING I TOLD HIM NO. HE WAS SURPRISED I WAS OK WITH BEING HOME ALL DAY. I WISH I WOULD BE SNOWED IN MORE OFTEN. IT WOULD MAKE THINGS SLOW DOWN. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE BUT I'VE BEEN FEELING LIKE WE RUSH THROUGH THE DAY TO GET EVERYTHING DONE AND WE COME HOME AND WE RUSH THROUGH OUR LIVES THAT WE MISS OUT ON THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MATTER OR WE DON'T EVEN NOTICE THE LITTLE THINGS BECAUSE WE ARE TO BUSY RUSHING AROUND. ENOUGH RAMBLING JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

I'VE BEEN THINKING OF COLORS FOR A NEW PURSE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER 3.

thinking

I AM STARTING ON MY LEARNING PIECE. I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH MY STITCH BIBLE PICKING OUT SOME STITCHES I WANT TO TRY FIRST. I ALSO HAS A LOT OF UNFINISHED PROJECTS AND THIS IS THE YEAR TO GET THEM DONE OR AT LEAST HALF OF THEM DONE =0{ (I HOPE) I LOVE THE LAST ENTRY SPIRIT CLOTH ADDED WITH THE LINK. THIS IS SO TRUE THE EXPERIENCE COMES FROM THE WHOLE PROCESS (GOOD,BAD, MISTAKES AND SUCCESSES!!!) IT'S JUST LIKE LEMONCHOLY SAID HER RESOLUTION WAS FOR THIS YEAR TO LIVE IN THE MOMENT AND EXPERIENCE EVRYTHING. YOU HAVE TO BE OPEN TO THIS WHEN YOU CREATE OR YOU WILL MISS OUT ON THE EXPERIENCE.

I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING A BLOGGER AND SHE WAS BRAVE ENOUGH TO PUT UP PICS OF HER CRAFT ROOM. MY STUDIO IS A HOT MESS!!! THAT WON'T HAPPEN BUT AS SOON AS I GET IT TOGETHER I WILL POST A PIC FOR EVERYONE TO SEE . I'M IN THE MOOD AND NEED TO BE CREATIVE BUT IT'S HARD WHEN YOU CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU NEED.

I HOPE EVERYONE IS WELL TONIGHT I'M OFF WORK TOMORROW PROBABLY A GOOD THING MY ITTY BITTY BIRD (CAR) WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET ME ANYWHERE SINCE WE ARE EXPECTING A SNOW STORM!!!
P.S. THE NEW PIC IS OF MY FIRST WOOL PURSE I'VE MADE I HAVE 2 MORE TO POST. IT'S NOT WHERE I WANTED IT BUT I'M LEARNING THIS WHOLE BLOG POSTING THING SO BE PATIENCE.

blistery cold

IT HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE COLD HERE. I HATE FLORIDA BUT A LITTLE HEAT WOULD BE NICE!? AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TONIGHT I NOTICED HOW THE SNOW WAS BLOWING ACROSS THE ROADS ,IT WAS LIKE SNAKES SLIDING OVER SAND. IT AWS KIND OF COOL LOOKING BUT WAY TO COLD.

WELL I WILL LET U GUYS KNOW (I HAVEN'T SHARED WITH MANY PEOPLE) I AM BEING PUBLISHED IN GREENCRAFT MAGAZINE WOOP WOOP I AM SO EXCITED!!! I MAKE RECYCLED WOOL PURSES OUT OF OLD WOOL CLOTHES AND OLD PANTS. IT COMES OUT IN FEBUARY. I HOPE THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY ARTICLES THAT I HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT MY CRAFT. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT THIS IS MY FIRST. I HOPE IT IS ALL GOOD.

I HOPE EVERYONE IS STAYING WARM AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT YOUR LITTLE GUYS OUTSIDE THEY NEED SHELTER TOO.
MARILYN;0)

getting better

I'M FEELING BETTER BUT THE PAST FEW DAYS I'VE BEEN FIGHTING A COLD. MY LIP IS RAW FROM BLOWING MY NOSE!!! I THINK I'M ON THE UP SWING I'M FEELING A LITTLE BETTER A LEAST I DON'T WANT TO GO TO BED AT 8:30 AT NIGHT THAT'S NOT ME. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS HAD A GREAT NEW YEAR SO FAR.

I JUST FOUND OUT THE FEBUARY SHOW (WINTER WOOLEN WORKSHOP) WAS ADVERTISED THE THR RUG HOOKING MAGAZINE UNDER SHOWS IN THE MIDWEST. NO PRESSURE TO HAVE LOTS OF STUFF DONE. I MAY HAVE TO PUT MY MOM TO WORK.

I HOPE EVERYONE IS HAPPY AND HEALTH AND ENJOYS THE NEW YEAR. STAY WARM WE ARE IN A BITTER COLD SPELL TEMPS IN THE TEENS AND WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO AND THERE'S NO RELIEF IN THE NEXT WEEK.

MARILYN

happy new year

i would like to wish everyone a happy new year and blessing every day. i'm coming down with a cold so this post will be short. my dad got out of thr hospital this afternoon so my year ended well & will start off good. have a safe night.

my new year goal is to teach myself different stitches hope to post pictures of my stitch therapy.

LOOKING FORWARD

I HAVE HAD A BUSY FEW DAYS WITH WORK AND SOMETHING I HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT. MY DAD GOT SICK CHRISTMAS DAY AND AFTER BEING UP TILL 3A.M. ON THE 26TH WITH AN UPSET STOMACH HE PASSED OUT IN THE BATHROOM MY MOM TOOK HIM TO THE ER TO FIND OUT WE COULD HAVE LOST HIM MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH HIS LUNGS. HE WILL BE OKAY AND WE HOPE HE WILL GET OUT TOMORROW BUT WHAT A SCARE!!!

I LOVE RAEDING EVERYONES BLOGS AND WHAT THEY HAVE GOING ON I HAVE SOMETHINGS I WANT TO DO IN THE NEW YEAR BUT MY LIST KEEPS GETTING LONGER.

ALSO SOMETHING I HAVE TOLD NO IS I AM GETTING PUBLISHED IN A MAGAZINE!!! FIRST TIME FOR ME I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IN AND HOPE TO GET LOTS OF FEEDBACK. I HAVEN'T TOLD MY GIRLFRIENDS BECAUSE I WANT TO SUPRISE THEM.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT NIGHT AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

new beginnings

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THINGS I WANT TO DO AND MY GOAL IS TO TEACH MYSELF AND USE SOME NEW HAND STITCHES IN MY WORK. I WILL TAKE PICS AS I GO AND POST THEM. ALSO I'M TRYING TO GET READY FOR THE WINTER WOOLEN WORKSHOP IN FEBUARY. WORKING ON SOME BUNNIES AND A BIG DOLL. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SOME SHELF SITTERS. THE NEW YEAR IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND THE OLDER I GET THE FASTER IT SEEMS TIME FLYES. WE'LL I HAD A LATE NIGHT LAST NIGHT(2 AM) AND HAD TO BE AT WORK THIS MORNING AT 10 SO I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT. I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING OK .