Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Scentsy Warmer of the Month: March 2012


Okay, I realize this is not a warmer, but he is so stinkin cute!!  Scentsy is getting ready for Easter by introducing it's first "Buddy of the Month".  This is Wellington, and he would be so happy to be an addition to any Easter basket this season!  He comes with a scent pak of your choosing: 44 are available in the new spring/summer catalog, plus this month's scent of the month, Sunlit Morning, is also available in a scent pak.

Wellington the Duck and Sunlit Morning are 10% off in March.  Go to my website or contact me to order.

Also, the new spring/summer catalogs are here, beginning March 1st.  You have got to see what Scentsy has been up to!  You can view the new catalog on my website as well, or let me know and I will mail you one.

Have a Scentsational day!!!

Cat

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Another Project Bites the Dust



Before my son was born (and I'll just say here that he just turned 21!) I started making alphabet blocks out of plastic canvas and yarn.  I saw the pattern in a book and thought they were cute.  So, not knowing what I was going to do with them, I went out and bought the plastic ... I already had the needle and yarn from my mom's various crochet projects.  I cut the plastic into squares and began creating the letters.  About 2/3 of the way done, life kicked up a notch, and this project went to the special place where projects go to wait.

21 years later I'm organizing my sewing totes and there they are; the 3 of 9 completed blocks, a bunch of completed sides waiting to be made into blocks, non-complete sides, and a whole bag of yarn.  Why not finish them now?

I am happy to say that I now have a completed set of alphabet blocks that will be awaiting my granddaughter when she comes to visit!  It really does feel good to finish something that's just been sitting for so long.

Why I liked this project:
  • They were very easy to do!
  • It was a great way to use up leftover yarn.
  • If you have leftover yarn to use, this is an inexpensive project.  I only had to buy 5 big sheets (10 1/2 x 14 inch) of plastic canvas, and maybe 3 small skeins of yarn for the colors I didn't already have.  I already had a plastic canvas needle.
  • The colors were bright, which made this fun to work on.
What I would do different:
  • The pattern did not specify how to put the blocks together, so I thought I would take a picture and match it up with its beginning letter ... like "Flower" with "F" on the same block.  Well, the pictures given did not fall well into my plan, and I was having a very serious OCD moment when I realized it just wouldn't work.  If I do this over, I want to try to come up with some other pictures and either replace some, or make additional blocks.  But that's just me, because really, is a little kid playing with these going to care if the airplane is not on the "A" block?
Anyway, I had fun finishing this project.  What have you been working on that you found some fun in?