Birthday and giveaway

I cannot beleive a whole month went by since my last post. I do apologize for such long silence, i do hope some of you did not think i was kidnapped by some E.T. fellows.No, no! I am still here ! I know i do not have many excuses even if  i was so busy with my sewing and family matters, All of us have busy schedules and many of you, wonderful ladies, find time to take care of your lovely blogs So i am bending on my knees and ask for your forgiveness...No? this is not enough ?.............ok......Let's say...What if i make a giveaway? will you guys forgive me ? Peleaaaaaazzzzzzz ? .....Still pouting eh?...hum....You know what ? tomorrow is my birthday and since i am so spoiled rotten, hubby and daughter Maude ( Anne is gone on a stage for her coast guard summer job ) are going to sing me " Happy birthday " tonight ! And i am not really sure what hubby is up to, but he's been hiding something in his "atelier " and ordered me not to go peek. Every day of this week, as he returned from work, he would run down in the basement. I tried to listen...But silence. o_o.... What is he up to ? I have a clue, but i may be wrong, so i will let you know next week.
Now! we are up for some serious matters. This giveaway thing is for real. Since it is my birthday tomorrow, i thought to myself " what better way to celebrate than to make a giveaway ? and maybe get achance to be forgiven ? "

 
I am actually working on this bunting. It is not quite finished as you can see and i thought this would make the perfect summer giveaway. What do you think ? If you wish to win, simply leave me a nice forgiving comment and i will announce the name of the lucky lady next friday.
Now i must go packing 'cause tomorrow morning we are going sailing for the week end. ( that is the real reason why hubby wanted to celebrate my birthday tonight ) 
But i am still spoiled rotten. 
Wishing you a most wonderful sunny week end ♥

Boring or not boring ?

Every morning, that is, when i am home alone. ( tuesday to friday hubby is at work ) i like to sit in front of the computer with my hot cup of comforting coffee. I check my messages, email back to etsy customers, look at some lovely blogs and if i feel inspired, will post a message in my own blog.  I realize i haven't done this for at least 2 weeks...Or is it more than 2 weeks ? I have come, i have looked at the blank page of the new message section , i meant to post something, But it seems i have nothing to say...Is my life so boring ? I must admit i spend most of my days at home, working in my studio until hubby returns from work. Other than sewing, i make the laundry, vaccum, wash the dishes, cook dinner, learn to crochet, knit, run to my daughter who lives right behind my house, give a hug to baby Jacob while Molly, the boxer doggie, is begging for me to hug her too.... Oh and i feed the hens in my chicken coop. Hubby and i built a little shed last fall ( did i mention this before ? ) with the main idea to have a few hens. ( or do we say chicken ? ) Hubby was so excited, he could not wait until spring and came home one day with 2 brown hens. Daughter Anne decided to name them Barbara and Gwendolyn. Very curious ladies. And then a couple of months later, a friend gave him a black hen. Daughter Anne decided this would be Alice. Unlike the other two,she is not the friendly type. And she has not begun laying eggs. I told hubby she may be too young, we have to be patient. The weather is milder and snow is melting. I have opened their coop for them to wander outside in their own closed little yard. They love being outdoors . I guess they too were feeling depressed with this never ending winter. The starlings have arrived and this is the very first positive sign that winter is behind us already. There is still a lot of snow, but i can see little patches of grass here and there. I made a bet with hubby that on march 31st, we will be able to set up the garden chairs on the terrace. I hope i am right, otherwise i will have to sneek outside and shovel. o_o     No, no , enough of that shoveling. I want to dig and play in the flowers. I planted a few dadoffils bulbs a friend gave me and i am eager to see what they will look like this spring. Unless the squirrels digged them out, i am hoping i may see a few flowers. I promise myself to plant tulips next fall. I used to have a lovely patch of pastel colored tulips in my former home and it was very lovely. We have been in our new house for almost 3 years now. Creating new bed flowers take time...Funny, i came here this morning because i felt in the mood  to post  some of my etsy favorites. After all, i managed to write something that doesn't appear too boring. Or so i hope. I have to go now, daughter Maude and i are going to do some shopping. Hubby's birthday is this sunday and i need to get a few little things. 
Hope your week is lovely ♥

Happy Birthday Dear Rena ♥

Today is a very special day. It is the birthday of dear friend Rena and i wanted to take a little moment to wish her the best and most beautiful day ever ! Rena deserves all the glory today, so take a moment to visit her and wish Rena a happy moment. I know she will be delighted to hear from you .

Have a blessed and wonderful day everyone....And Rena ?

Happy Birthday to you my dear friend ♥

Birthday Giveaway ♥

About a year ago, one smart girl commented in my blog and told me " i see potentials in those little dolls ". Ideas started flowing in my head and the Muffinpies were born. Today is a beautiful sunny day. And today is my BIRTHDAY ...Nope, i won't tell how old i am...ummm, ok, why not, it is just a number after all. I am still young and crazy in my heart...Well, i just turned 50...I looked in the mirror and saw no difference. So why worry ?And i proudly told hubby who is 4 years younger, " at least, i don't have one single grey hair , and you do. " He says it is ok for him to have grey hair, it is part of his charm. He also says he looks just as handsome as George Clooney. ( rolled my eyes )

My very first set of Muffinpies


To celebrate my birthday and also to celebrate
Muffinpiemania, i decided i would make a giveaway and give one Muffinpie. Her name is Geraldine Muffinpie, she looks a little sad, but i
think it is because she wants so much to travel like all the other muffinpies. So if you love her little sad face and would love to have her home with you, all you have to do is leave me a comment With your email adress to those who do not have a blog so i can contact you if you win Geraldine. I will announce the winner tuesday, June 1st and will add a little extra gift, but that will remain a surprise.
I wish to thank all those wonderful ladies who beleive in my art. Without you, my Muffinpies would probably not exist. I also wish to thank that smart girl who beleived these little dolls would become so famous one day. :)

Have a happy and wonderful day my lovelies ♥

p.s. I took new and better pictures of sweet Geraldine

May giveaway

I have been so extremely busy all day long with my gardening, that i almost forgot to post about my giveaway. It is nearly dinner time and i thought that i would take a minute and do it now. This is probably going to be my last giveaway before the summer season. I know i will be spending more time outdoors and that will leave me less time for working indoors.Ok now, enough of my blabbering, so here it is.

I had this idea in my mind for quite a while to make some pretty fabric house and i came up with this one as my first try. It is not quite perfect, but it is nonetheless pretty, i guess. ( don't really like the button though ) I am actually working on some more little houses that i will put in my shop sometimes next week i hope. This little house can hang, but you can also use it as a pincushion if you wish. I was thinking of changing the button, but if the winner wishes to keep it, just mention it to me. Otherwise, i am still thinking of something else. I am open to ideas by the way :) SO... All you have to do in order to participate, is to leave a comment. I will pick the winner thursday, may 28th. Hey, by the way, it is my birthday this coming thursday, the 21st ! :) humm, wonder what hubby got for me... It's been hiding in the linen closet for almost 3 months!! And I swear i never peeked once...Well, i kinda touched the bag, but i could not tell what it was. And i did not want to spoil the surprise so i thought i would behave. Arrrgh! Not always easy to be a good girl.
Anyways...Do hope you guys ( gals ) like the little house.

♥ Speak to you soon ♥

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ANNA

Today is the 29th and it is the birthday to a very special person. I wanted to take a little moment of my hectic crazy schedule to wish her the most wonderful birthday of all. Visit Anna's blog and etsy shop. Wonderful places to visit and charming blog to read. Anna creates the most lovely things.

** HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNA ! **