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pumpkin pie in april......

Well it seems a little odd to have pumpkin pie in april but when your son is going to be in town for less than 24 hours you try and have their favorite goodies and this is one of them.......we could eat pumpkin pie anytime of the year.........

 

monday morning news.........

I have never been really into gardening but I had a bunch of seeds and give it a try, so this morning after Adam left I decided to put my gloves on and do a little seed planting.........I will see if I have any luck.  I have never planted seeds.... if I do plant flowers I just go to the garden center and buy blooming plants.  New adventure for sure.

I have also been working on a few new punch patterns and hopefully one day with a little help from my friend ( Scarlett) I will have them for sell.......it may take a while for all the legal stuff that goes along with it but something I would like to do and try. Keep checking back later for some changes in the blog and new adventures ahead..............

 

Happy Monday all............

a sweet ending..................

Well we did it...........not to many tears!  What a great time we had last night celebrating Cindy and the Oklahoma CIty Paper Crown Paper Art store.  12 years of creating art and making some long lasting friendships that will last a lifetime.  We have seen friends/customers come and go through those doors at Casady Square supplying their creative needs and sometimes just listening to stories of daily living with a smile and hug. Many of you have called it your " Happy Place". We are going to miss it terribly....... looking back though we have so many memories of this wonderful place and knowing that it will continue creating new memories at the new WACO store. We all wish CIndy and the new store all the blessings in this world has to offer and for many many memories to come.   We love you and are going to miss you........

we tried to keep it light hearted as you can see us all laughing.......

The "CLASSROOM" that fills our hearts with past memories of Retreats, Glitter Markets, all of those out of town teachers, kids camps, birthday parties and all of you who have filled up those chairs and tables creating and making memories..........Thank You Thank You Thank You from the bottom of my heart...........

And Thank You Cindy Lou the best boss ever.......

 

( I now need a bucket and case of tissues..............)

two more things for class.........

I forgot a couple things for tonight.  If you have a bone folder or embossing sylist bring one or the other.  I have both so we may have to share.  

And if any one has the small printer that connects to your phone someone may want to take a picture that is small enough to put in your book.  You can always add  photos later. This is optional but thought it might be fun since those photos are little enough to fit.....

 

see ya all tonight

punch needle

As you may be aware we are all ( Paper Crown girls) in a punch needle craze right now.......thank you Becky it's all your fault for getting us all crazy once again for this long lost fiber craze......no we are glad she did and loving it along the way.  Some of you have asked about the yarn/threads to use, I have been experimenting trying to figure out what works the best.......I found this  yarn at Michaels and I love how it looks and it does not get bunched up in the needle or shred to much......they come in quite a few colors and they are on sale this week so stock up....if my project isn't to big I still like to use embroidery dmc floss.........the colors are so pretty and if your doing any shading on the image you can just get the floss no. lower or higher than the shade you are using........but for backgrounds and the lamb in the photo aboce I used this yarn.  Hope that helps all of you who are wondering ............

 

Have a great Monday..........

class supply list.......

for those of you in class tuesday night this is what you will need to bring:

basic class kit

stapler

sand paper

gold leaf pen

glue gun

glue stick or whatever you like to use

distress ink

washi tape

ephemera ( any scraps or ribbons to add on)

I will have everything you need and more.........class starts at 5:30 see you all tuesday night!

Still punching.......hope you all are too!

here we go.........

This is a bittersweet post .......I hope you all understand it's one of the hardest since I started this blog......Next tuesday night will be my last class to teach at the Paper Crown....we knew this day was coming..... but we can look back on all those cherished memories we  have and the treasured friendships that have been made.  Some of you have been around since the first class I ever taught, and there have been a few. Every one of you have inspired me with your sweet words of encouragement and kept me inspired to keep on teaching sometimes when I didn't know if I would be able to come up with different ideas.........and my Boss as I call her ( CINDY) would always be my biggest support of letting me do what I wanted and so generous with whatever I needed she got it for me . I am so grateful for the Little Crown contest I entered and won  or I would not be writing this post at all.......To Cindy and all of the Paper Crown GIrls I love you all and Thanks for all the Memories for the past 12 years...........

 

have a sweet day.........

Happy Thursday..............

our friend Nan...........

What can I say about this woman...........she is the most patient person I know! She is talented , fun, a dear friend, and would do anything for anyone.........and turned us all into stiching fanatics............If you all know Nan she lived in Oklahoma for a while before moving to Utah a few years back.  She has always been a Paper Crown favorite......before she moved and after several years of CIndy begging her to teach a stitching class she finally gave in and taught her eyeglass case .

And if you know Nan  she goes all out on her kits and supplies......the most generous teacher with the best of the best fabrics, threads and the time she spends with creating each kit ......Nan gives each student her individual time to make sure you are getting the stitches perfectly stitched.

Well we talked her into coming back to the Paper Crown and teach another one of her wonderful classes.......this time it was her flowers on a  Jacket or whatever you wanted to stitch on......

 

We all had so much fun and knew this would continue  on our little Whatever weekend........everyone who went took projects to work on and most of us had sewing on the brain.  Let's just say Nan was out of her chair most of the time helping us all conquer the hand stitching bug.........like I said this gal is one patient human to have her name called a million times to help each one of us untie knots, asking what about this stitch, how do I do this.......on and on! Thank You sweet friend for sharing your wonderful knowledge and talent for something we have all learned to love because of you. Your the best!

Nan showed Cindy and I how to do this trellis stitch in the middle of the applique above.  I wish you could of seen Cindy's.......so pretty and the colors she used were incredible....we learned how to do the bullion stitch around the hot pink petals.........I will admit that I did not do the teal color drizzle stitch in the middle.......Nan did those for me.  Anyway we all went away with a great appreciation of how long it takes to do all these incredible stitches.

 

Last year Nan presented Cindy with a beautiful wall hanging that has the "Paper Crown Happy Place" store motto hand appliqued with everyone's name who have been a big part of the PC through the years. A true treasure from a very special lady.

 

Last summer I was lucky to have a day with this special friend in Utah. We stopped in Salt Lake City to visit our kids ..........she took me to all her fun fabric quilting stores and had lunch at one of her favorite restaurants " Woodland Biscuit Company". 

So there you have it .........our friend ( the Paper Crown) and one of my dearest friends......Thank You for being so dear to each and everyone of us who love and appreciate your friendship.  

Have a safe flight home today and I will see you in Salt Lake City again this summer!

 

Have a great wednesday everyone..............stitch on!

whatever.........

we painted..we sewed..we ate..we hand appliqued..we scrapbooked..we celebrated a birthday..we talked..we took selfies..we punched needle..we watched movies..we laughed..we had a dirty santa mug exchange..we went to the quilt store ( it will never be the same)..we played bingo..but most of all we all went away with memories of a 12 year connection to one incredible lady....and for the Paper Crown that has brought us all together....Thank you  Cindy Lou.......we love you!

what's on my worktable today..

Just a little of this and that this week.......trying to get most of the kits ready for the class and having fun with some stitching projects.......I think the little girl in the top photo will be a sweet addition to the quilted journals.........

have a great tuesday........