The Prize Reveal

Janet, if you haven't received yours yet, look away, so you can still be surprised!

Back last July I posted the 600th blog on this site.  And there was a contest involved.  Four people were able to answer the questions (or came close enough) and won an-as-yet-unidentified-prize.  Taking a lot on faith, eh?

Life intervened and the prizes were not done until December (late December).  Two were hand delivered, and two were mailed.

Here's what they received:

You've seen variations of these on this blog before.  They are made from a free pattern by Terry Atkinson called Sweet Zip.  It is so much fun to choose the fabrics for each one.  The little heart pull-tabs say "made with love".  Though very tardy in being delivered, I hope that each recipient enjoys them.  Thanks to everyone who played!

Can we say snow?  And cold?  It's already 0 degrees actual temperature.  Down to minus 20 with windchill.  And we probably have at least 6 inches on the ground, with more falling steadily.  I've actually been in the mood to dust and vacuum, sort through stuff and give a good deal of it away.  (No, not fabric!)  Finished hand sewing binding on a tablerunner and have been doing a bit of knitting.  And reading and doing crosswords like they really will keep my brain sharp!

Stay warm and travel safe.

Blissful hugs,

Sharon

Happy 2014!!

For many of us, the long-predicted storm has held off, allowing time with family and friends on this first day of 2014.  I've spent the day with family and good food, and have spent time in the sewing room.  And Dickens has claimed the back of the wing chair as his throne.

Who's hiding among the branches?  Look closely--he's a master of disguise!

Enjoy the rest of your holidays!

Blissful hugs,

Sharon

Happy New Year!!!!

Okay...I should have spent the bucks to get wi-fi years ago!  The pictures were downloading faster than I could choose them tonight!  On dial-up, I used to open four or five tabs and click back and forth between them hoping for something to download.  Invariably they all timed out, so I never got to see pictures and definitely not even the shortest video.  Now I turn on the computer, turn on the wi-fi, hit a few buttons and I am done!  It is such a time-saver!  Yahoooooooo!

Okay, enough of that frivolity.  Here's a pic of the socks I made my mom this fall.  She likes shorter tops, which I do in a K3 P1 pattern.  A Deborah Norville sock yarn.

Prepare yourselves...I found sixteen (16) bags of Christmas M&Ms on sale last week.  So guess what colors your M&Ms will be for quite some time?  Yep, red and green!  Just giving you a heads up.

This is a mutant M&M.  No, it is not a peanut one.  Just a regular M&M with multiple problems.  Coating missing in places, enlarged pores, slurred writing.

And this is the other side!  A giant divot!  I wonder what happened along that assembly line?

Thank you to one and all for the friendship, laughs and good cheer in 2013.  Let's make 2014 our best year yet.

I am praying for good health, good friends, and supportive families for each one of you.  You are truly special and I value each one of you.

Happy New Year Hugs,

Sharon