Pincushions

I've been busy making these cute little pincushions for a craft bizarre in our area.

I first saw these beautiful pincushions on "Creations From My Heart" blog.

She has an etsy shop she sells them on. She also has a beautiful blog. A very creative person. I just love her blog.

So with the love of teacup and all girly things, I googled teacup pincushions.

I found this wonderful website called "you can make this", and downloaded

the instructions for free for sigining up. Why not I love crafting! and it was free.

You can go to that website by going here, http://youcanmakethis.com/ .

I'm still busy making others I just had to show you all

what I had done.


I made this teacup and saucer for my friend Joyce for
giving me a subscription to "American Quilters Society".
What a wonderful friend I have. Such a sweetie!







I have work to do so I must go....

♥ ~ Cindy

Spring Hose Wreath

This was my inspiration from Touch Stone Catalog. The price $68.00. Yes! I would never

pay that much for a piece of hose and some ribbon.

So I went to Home Depot and got this 15 ft. hose for $7.47.

tied it up with a length of wire.

I also went to Wal-Mart and purchased a Peony Mixed Bush

for $5.00. and a spool of ribbon for $1.97. Then got the trusty hot glue gun out

and started clipping flowers

and gluing them on to my hose wreath.

All done and hanging on my door.
I think it turned out great, and for only
a little less than $20.00.

Thank for coming by... until next post have
a great day. :)

♥ Cindy

The "Daughters of Zion" a girls group in our church ask if I could host

a Valentine Friendship Party for the girls. These girls are between the age of 8 and 12.

We had a great time and the girls really enjoyed themselves. My daughter

was asked to speak on friendship, she did a great job.

This table is in the kitchen area. We did a pink theme in there

since that happens to be my very favorite color.

My daughter baked the cupcakes and decorated them.

The tablecloth was a PB inspriation.

I think it turned out really cute.

This party really was fun to decorate for, we all had a wonderful time.

Thanks for coming by!

♥ Always Cindy

Valentine Table Runner

When I saw this table runner on the Pottery Barn Kids website I knew this was the runner I wanted it for our girls Valentine's Day Tea. But I also knew I probably could

make it for mere nothing.

So I got some red felt, some of my red and white

scrap fabric, and got started.

I embroidered around each of the fabric hearts with the

blanket stitch. I really had a lot of fun doing this project.


I also printed out some conversation heart with the printer fabric.

I really like how it turned out so what do you think?

I'll post more after our Valentine's Tea, which is on the 19th.

Thanks for stopping by. ~ Cindy

Birthday Boy... Man?

Today is my sons 28th birthday. Where did time go? I remember his first day of school and then his graduation in 2000, that's already been 10 years ago. I am so proud of him. He graduated with honors from Optical Tech School and is still pursuing his schooling in Ophthalmology. I think he is the best Ophthalmology Tech and fill in Surgery Coordinator in Pabalan Eye Center. Pabalan Eye Center is a great office, a team that works as a family. My son is truely blessed to have such a nice place to work.

Happy Birthday Son!

Oak Glen

On Monday my daughter and I went up to Oak Glen above Yucaipa, CA.

Oak Glen is one of Southern Californias most scenic spots. The cool mile-high climate provides a beautiful change of seasons, unsurpassed in the area. Apple orchards cover the slops laden with blossoms in the Spring and apples in the Fall. The scenery is more like New England and only about 30 miles from us here in Rialto, CA. In the Fall you can visit the different orchards, taste fresh apples and cider, enjoy hot apple pie at one of the several family restaurants, feed animals in the animal park, or browse through some of the many specialty shops. Some farms and ranchers offer U-Pick apples, U-Pick berries (raspberries or blackberries), U-Press cider and country music, dinner and hay-rides. You can visit the one-room school house and take a nature walk. But today Jennifer and I just wanted to take a ride after that long week of rain, which being a California girl I am not used to being in the house that long... we had a little bit of cabin fever... so we went for a ride and it was beautiful. Most establishments were not open due to the snow they got, but went had lunch and some apple pie and ice cream. Yummy! Here are a few pics my daughter took on our way up.

Happy New Year

Wishing friends and family alike a "Happy New Year".

Wow! Where did 2009 go... it went by faster that a speeding bullet.