Quilting Possibilities

This morning, Sara Jane and I took a ride down the GSP (from exit 100 to exit 74) to Forked (pronounced fork - ED) River. We recently found the most quilting shop - Quilting Possibilities. It is located on Route 9 in Forked River. The people who work there are so helpful and just plain pleasant! The amount of fbric that they have there is amazing. I have never seen so much fabric in one place. The quality of the fabric is incredible also.

The best part of the store is this tiny room that is called the "Sale Room". The fabric in there goes for $5 a yard. The quality and diversity of fabric is just great. It is especially great because it looks and feels so expensive yet is inexpensive enough for a begiining quilter like me to feel comfortable using it.

So on our jaunt this morning I went into the "Sale Room" and came out with 4 yards of MODA beautiful rose themed fabric. $20 total for that and then a cute white rose theme fat quarter for $1.35. So much quality fabirc for such a great price!

Now I just have to finish my Alice in Wonderland quilt and I can make my rose quilt. Let the quilting excitement begin!

Buttons

It is official - the heat has finally gotten to my brain. It is just too hot to be outside - so I was looking around my craft room for something to do. I had a shoebox full of buttons. I had seen pictures in a magazine "Where Artists Create" and had seen beautiful canning jars filled with buttons sorted according to color. It was so sparkly and pretty.

I sorted all the buttons by color and then ran to WalMart and bought 12 canning jars. I was so excited when I got home and out the buttons in the jars. They really look so pretty!

I Live on the Surface of the Sun!

OK I can deal with heat but this weather is ridiculous. We have had above 100 degree temperature all week. That is not figuring in the humidity. I truly feel as though I am living on the surface of the sun.

Just to walk from my house to my car - I was drenched in sweat. Walking across the parking lot caused my flip flops to start to melt. There was an actual trail of black goo as I walked. My flip flops were melting away under my feet!

Sara Jane said that when she was outside and was breathing it felt like her lungs were being seared.

It is so bad that on a church sign it said:

Satan called.
He wants his weather back.

Ain't that the truth.

Killer Cupcake

I don't know why - but I really like this picture of the cannibal cupcake. Maybe because it is so unexpected - such a juxtaposition between the comfort of cupcakes and the scariness of cannibals. I found this picture on the internet when I googled for images of cupcakes. I was looking for ideas to decorate an ATC card with the theme "cupcakes" for a swap on MJF.

I almost was going to use it. But I thought it would be disturbing to some. Really unless you know me and my slightly warped sense of humor - this would not be taken in the spirit in which it was given.

So I nixed the idea for the ATC. But I really do get a chuckle out of this picture.

Really.

Roses

I think I might have mentioned this before, but it is worth mentioning again. My mom bought me these two beautiful red knock out rose bushes a year or so ago. They spread like crazy and are rambling and for that I love them so. I love them so much that I planted two pink knock out rose bushes in my front yard next to the mailbox. Aren't they lovely?

Loving the Flowers in My Garden!

I am just finding every excuse to go outside (even in this unbearable heat) to look at the flowers in my garden. I just love looking at those big tall sunflowers - they make me smile just looking at them!

Then there are the roses. I love how they are not formal roses - just kind of all over the place roses. My mom bought me the rose bushes last year and i love love love them!

I love going out to the garden in the early morning and watering and talking to all my plants. Sometimes I think the plants are the only things that listen to me (LOL).

Next year, I plan on doubling the amount of sunflowers that I am going to plant. I love the seeds and they just plain make me happy.

ATC Cupcake Swap

For this swap the theme was cupcakes. It made my mouth water just thinking about it! I looked at tons of pictures of cupcakes, illustrated cupcakes, I took pictures of cupcakes, I even toyed with the idea of a 3D cupcake using real cupcake cups and cotton balls. But then I remembered one of my favorite pieces of Britannia "Keep Calm and Carry On".

Why not? Keep Calm and Have a Cupcake. Now that is a mantra I can live with!