I am not a fan of resolutions... I truly believe that we can choose today to be the beginning of a new year, a new start. Who would want to wait until January 1st to make changes, improvements, or simply learn something new. Not I, said the little pig... so with the New Year I try challenge myself to learn something new.

So... one of the main challenges to myself is to blog at least once a week and express my gratitude.

I recently came across this quote & I love it:
Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone...

so this year I will be crankin' up the volume!

Nothing leaves a bad taste in my mouth like the sound of ingratitude. I have little tolerance for it and don't want to find this on my personal recipe. With that said:

My Mom is the responsible party who introduced me to my own personal drug --- fabric. I'll take it in any form, color, and print. I remember my Mom would come home after purchasing yards and yards of fabric...endless fabric. She would touch it, fold it and put it away. I never understand her attraction to it, until I started to sew. We recently went to Market in Minneapolis. It was like Disneyland for us, but better. If you don't know what Market is, you wouldn't understand, but trust me, it was WONDERFUL & life altering, really.

I have so many things I want to work on this year - so many new arts SCREAMING MY NAME!

Here are a few on my list:

PMC - Metal Clay Jewelry --- Here is what inspired me!

I CAN'T WAIT GET STARTED ON THIS!

Embroidery & Applique

Here is a great link to a free tutorial and pattern!

http://comfortstitching.typepad.co.uk/comfortstitching/2010/01/raw-edge-applique-tutorial.html

I had a blast working on this for Gracie's room and it reminds me so much of her.

...so I decided to make more --- here's my own little take, since it's been so dang rainy!

GIRLS.... this is why we keep our scraps! There is always something fun we can do with them.