MONDAY'S MUSIC MOVES ME!

Done With Dawdlin' Week 3

My goal for the week was to finish five UFO's. This is what got done:

1. 30 burpies
2. 10 baby blankets
3. 1 hand embroidered pillow front

My goal for next week:

1. Find my missing camera :)
2. Finish Five UFO's

Happy Hippie Petticoat and Apron Skirt

  Muslin Petticoat with appliqued butterflies.

Each butterfly was hand drawn and layered onto the petticoat. A satin stitch was applied to each individual piece.

This is the patchwork apron that is then worn over the petticoat. It is tied with a bow that loops around to the front of the apron.

   A view of the front.

                                                 

   A view of the back.




This petticoat and apron skirt sold for $150.00 to a head shop in Mendocino County California. I can't imagine what their mark up was. I hope whoever bought it loves it and wore it to the festivals this summer.

Peace Love & Granola ~

Done With Dawdlin' Link Up - Week 2

I have so many UFO's ( un-finished-objects ) floating around my house. I estimate between 20 to 30 projects have been put aside for whatever reason. I need to get busy. I have two baby showers, the community quilt project, a new bag design proto-type that needs to be put to paper, a new quilting class starting Wednesday, pictures to take, inventory to add to shop.....The list goes on and on.

This week I want to take five things from my pile and finish them. Even if it is as mundane as hammering on snaps or adding a ruffle. That is my goal and I have seven days to do it.

Check back next week and see how I did.

Done With Dawdlin Link Up

Saturday Blog Hops

Done With Dawdlin' - Link Up!

Brandi over at The Well Blessed Woman Blog has started an Anti-Procrastination link-up. What is an Anti-Procrastination link-up you ask? I will let Brandi explain click here.

For my first task, I want to learn how to link to other places on my blog. I know some of you may be rolling your eyes with a side of tsk-tsk, but I'm serious. I need help! Brandi, being the wonderful, bright, intelligent woman that she is, sent me a tutorial on how to do this. I wanted to join the link-up but had no clue how to follow the rules when it came to the links. She took me by the hand and taught me how to link. Yay for me!

I will know if I succeeded when I post this and link it to The Well Blessed Woman Blog.

Post Edit : It took me two times to get it right!

The Mexican Fisherman

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village and an American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.

"Not very long," said the fisherman.

"But then why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the American.

The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.

The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

"I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go to the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play guitar and sing songs... I have a full life."

The American interrupted "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat. With the extra money the bigger boat will bring, you can buy more boats until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling fish to the middle man, you can go directly to the processing plant and maybe even own your own plant. Then, you can leave this little village and direct your enterprise from Mexico City or even New York City!

"How long would that take?" asked the Mexican.

"Twenty, maybe 25 years." replied the American.

"And after that?"

"Afterwards?  Then it gets really interesting." answered the American, laughing. "When your business gets really big you can start selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really?  And after that?"

"After that, you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta, and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends!"

Northern California ... The only thing missing is Bigfoot

I live in a place that is magical. A place where the Pacific Ocean and the Redwoods meet. Where nature is abundant, dirt roads still exist and it's not uncommon to see your neighbor riding a horse to check their mail.

Trees that touch the clouds. Hidden from the rest of the world. Unspoiled by man.
                                                          

                                                                

I live in paradise. The Emerald Triangle. The Lost Coast. Where do you live?

Corduroy Pants w/ Applique

The Inner Mean Girl Cleanse Starts Tomorrow....Here's my e-mail

Dear Fabulous Charity,
It's almost here...we're so excited we can hardly stand it!
The Inner Mean Girl (IMG) 40-Day Cleanse officially launches tomorrow, August 25th, with our LIVE launch call with the fabulous, transformation queen, SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy), at 10-11am PST / 1-2pm EST / 5-6pm GMT.
If you can make the live call and haven't yet done so, please click the link below to register and receive your special call in number and UNIQUE pin:

Click here to grab your call in number and unique pin for the live launch call with SARK.
Can't make the live call with SARK? No worries! We'll be sending all IMG Cleanse participants the recording.

We're throwing a Twitter Party and you're invited!

Join us for our first ever Inner Mean Girl (IMG) Party on Twitter during our launch call with SARK tomorrow. We can't think of a more engaging way for IMG participants to connect as they start to reclaim their power back from their Inner Mean Girls than having a live call and throwing a virtual party...oh and we're giving away nearly $1000 in prizes!

To RSVP and get more information go to RSVP NOW for the Inner Mean Girl Twitter Party!.

And if you have no idea what the heck we're talking about with all this twitter stuff...that's ok too! :)

Just simply call into the live call and be on the lookout for our first email tomorrow with links to our video on gossip and to the call recording.

See you tomorrow!
WITH HEART,
Christine and Amy
Christine Arlyo and Amy Ahlers

your guides through the inner mean girl cleanse
P.S. The Inner Mean Girl Revolution is growing leaps and bounds thanks to women like YOU. We have over 4200 women from around the world signed up for this 40-day cleanse. We'd love it if you can spread the word by sending the women in your life to join us at www.MeanGirlCleanse.com. We just added a fun video where our IMG literally falls over. How's that for symbolism?!

Inner Mean Girl Reform School

I just signed up for this super fun and super powerful adventure called the 40-Day Inner Mean Girl Cleanse, and I’d LOVE for you to join me.

It’s totally free, it starts on August 25th, and within 6 weeks we will have outed 6 of our Inner Mean Girls toxic habits.


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Can’t wait to have this experience together! 

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Eastern Indian Embroidery

This was designed and hand stitched by Charity McAllister ( me )
It has also been featured on Mr. X-stitch.


It took me approximately  six months to finish. It all started with a book from my local library.I was studying Eastern Indian Fiber Art and decided I needed to own one of these handmade masterpieces. Since I am a 'do-it-myself ' kind of gal, I gathered all the supplies I thought I would need and began my journey into the Eastern Indian embroidery
experience.

All the pictures on this piece are hand drawn and open to interpretation.
                                                                                            

Monday Hops

Friday Links

Do you have a copy yet?

Do you have a copy Sew Serendipity? Have you seen it in your local library? I bought a copy and received it in the mail on Monday. All I can say is, I want to make one of everything!

The instructions are well written
The projects in the book range from easy to intermediate
Full sized patterns for every project 
Worried that it won't fit? Well don't! Kay Whitt takes you step by step showing you how to customize the pattern to fit your body.

You can get a copy of Sew Serendipity at Amazon.com

This is a must have for any girl who loves to sew

Pretty in Pink

My First Award

Thank you Tyne!

tynebodennecklaces.blogspot.com

Recycled Threads

Don't throw out all those old clothes. Recycle them into something new.

Magnificent Mushrooms

I just finished the "Fungus Among Us" swap at Craftster. This is what my partner received.