Kreativ Blogger

What do you know? I got a "Kreativ Blogger" Award!, Somebody actually visits my blog! Just kidding. I feel honored, Cath from Cathron Country Designs gave it to me. Her Blog is awesome and I love her stitcheries.

Now I need to nominate 5 blogs I love, but I will wait and show you my nominees on Wednesday. For now...

Happy stitching!

Quien se iba a imaginar? Recibi el premio "Kreativ Blogger"! Hay personas que visitan mi blog! me siento honrrada, Cath de Cathron Country Designs me lo dio, Su blog es super padre y muy interesante lleno de hermosos bordados.

Ahora tengo que nominara a 5 blogs que me gustan, pero esperare hasta el miercoles para revelarlos. Por ahora...

Feliz bordados

Erika

A new idea

Have you ever wake up in the middle of the night with an idea that does not let you go back to sleep? It happens to me sometimes not very often as I wish, but at least it happens. I came with the idea by my frustration of too much light in the early mornings (which I do not like at all). I had a couple eye masks, but to me they are not big enough (when you can see light through it). So I decided to make me one patchwork style and big and cozy. I was so excited with the first one that I decided o make four more, and this is what I did.

Alguna ves se han despertado en medio de la noche con alguna idea que no los deja volver a dormir? A mi me pasa algunas veces, no tan a menudo como yo quisiera, pero pasa. Me leo la idea gracias a la frustracion de tanta luz en mi recamara muy temprano en las mananas (lo cual no me gusta en lo absoluto). Tengo un par de antifaces para dormir pero no son lo suficientemente grandes pues pasan luz . Entonces decidi hacer uno en el estilo de patchwork grande y comoda. Me gosto tanto el primero que hice que decidi hacer cuatro mas y aqui estan.

I decided to put them on my Etsy store.

Happy stitching!

Erika

Felix is done!

I finally got into making the scissors case that Lynette post for the Stitcher's Angel Swap. I made two and I change something, Can you tell what is it?

Finalmente me puse a trabajar en el projecto de el guarda tijeras de Lynette que puso para el Stitcher's Angel Swap. Hice dos y le cambie algo Pueden ver que es?

I also decided to make something different to give for my partner besides the stitcheries from the designers and this is just a sneak peek I will reveal when my partner receives her goodies.

Tambien decidi hacer algo diferente para darle a mi companera del swap aparte de los stitcheriea del; swap y este es una pequena prueba de lo que es se los ensenare cuando mi companera lo reciba.

Happy stitching for now.

Erika

Progress

I think I have made some progress today. I clean my sewing space, order some fabric, and finish the apron Jenny taught last Saturday at our church Enrichment day. It is a Lilly apron from here. I love it maybe because is very comfy. When I show it to DH this was our conversation.

DH said: You look pregnant (Big mischievous smile)

Me: No, no pregnant, but you can pretend I am.

DH: No answer back.

Me: (very inside) Ha ha ha.

Creo he he hecho algo de progreso el dia de hoy. Limpie el area en donde tengo mi maquina de cocer y haco mis manualidades, puse en orden las telas que tenia descuidadas y termine el delantal que Jenny enseno a hacer el Sabado pasado en la Iglesia para la clase de economia domestica. Se llama el delantal Lilly y me gusto ucho talvez pr que es muy comodo. Cuando se lo ensene a mi QE esta fue la conversacion:

QE dijo: Luces como si estubieses embarazada ( con unos ojos pillos)

Yo: No, No embarazada, podemos hacerle que estoy cuando me ponga el delantal.

QE: No respuesta (desanimo)
Yo: (muy adentro) Ji ji ji.

and here is a little hint of one of my stitcher's angel project: Y aqui una pequena prueba de lo que he hecho para mi stitcher's angel.

Inspire

Looking around blogland I found this online magazine that is super interesting and most inspiring. It comes every month with lots of articles and free projects I really like the concept, so take a look at what is inspiring people down south.

Buscando alrededor de bloglandia encontre esta revista online que esta super interesante y muy inspirada. Viene cada mes con muchos articulos interesantes y projectos gratis. Creo que es un muy buen concepto, asi es que adelante hecha un vistaso a lo que inspira a nuestros amigos del lado sur.

Happy crafting!

Erika

Grapes someone?

I've been working on my stretcher's angel projects and canning lots of goodies for the winter. Since Saturday we have canned 57 quarts of grape juice, and we might have almost a dozen more; and as you might guess we've been cleaning a lot of grapes. Nothing else to report just that I am tired but at least we will have lots of juice to enjoy!

He estado trabajando en mis projectos del stitcher's Angel swap y embazando muchas cosas buenas para el invierno. Desde el sabado hemos embasado 57 quartos (litros) de jugo de uva, y todavia no terminamos asi es que tendremos casi una docena mas. Nada mas que reportar solo que estoy algo cansada pero almenos disfrutaremos del jugo de uva que tanto nos gusta.

Happy Stitching

Erika

Old box + Two cute girls = Lots of Fun

Sometimes we spend lots of money buying the "perfect" toy and five minutes later the box turns to be the best toy for them. That is what happened last Christmas. This time as I was cleaning some old canning jars, Alana and Grace got hands on my jars box and start having fun with it.

Sometimes I wonder what the simplest things make the most enjoyable games for kids; like a drum set from your pots and pans.

Preparing for Christmas

While I have been busy botling all sorts of things from the garden. I have made time at nights to do some relaxing stitching for Christmas. I am kind of slow (because I am jost doing them at nights and because I am doing double sets. One for my sister Darlette and the other for me. I still need to finish the whole tag and I will show you later.
Mientras he estado ocupada embasando toda clase de cosas del jardin. me he dado tiempo por las noches para bordar y relajarme. estos son unas tarjetas para colgar en el arbol de navidad. Estoy medio lenta por que estoy haciendo doble un set es para mi hermana Darlette y el otro para mi. Todavia necesito terminar completamente pero se los ensenare despues

Happy stitching!

Erika

Canning Time!

This is the busiest time of the year for me, we are harvesting almost everything we planted and it is lots of work. The reward is to know that my family will eat organic food and made by me.

I've been canning pears, peaches as you know, some tomato prep for all Mexican dishes like red rice, pickles, and green salsa. here some pics:

Canning is not that difficult and a tip for assuring that the bottles are sealed is to put them upside down, right after taking them out of the cannery pot. Let it cool and then you will find all of them sealed!

For now

Happy Canning!