Have you tried lip oils? Think of lip oil as a skin tint or glow booster for your lips. Lip oils offer deep hydration, keeping lips soft and smooth while preventing dryness and chapping. Unlike traditional lip balms, they provide a lightweight, non-sticky feel with a glossy finish. Packed with nourishing ingredients like jojoba, coconut, […]
Woo hoo, I have an excuse to make more zippy bags! Sara has to travel to a work conference and I offered to make little bags for her closest work friends. She needs 5 total, and I have been working on them so she can take them to her colleagues. Now that I have found […]
I've become obsessed with making these little bags. I am trying different patterns and have yet to find one that I love 100%. There is always some little detail that I don't care for it seems. Some of the patterns call for finishing the inside seams with binding that you make yourself. Seriously? I did […]
I adore making little zippered bags for glasses, cosmetics, toiletries, and so many other purposes. I recently switched to a smaller purse and don't have a tiny cosmetic bag that holds just a couple of lipsticks and a nail file. All my other cosmetic pouches could hold the products for a full face of makeup! […]
I hope you all had a great Christmas! Ours was a mix of hectic and chaotic, which is the best, isn't it? Eva's daddy had a houseful of out of town visiting relatives, so she didn't get over to our house until later than planned, so our time with her was a bit rushed. I […]
Our holiday visit is going well. Dennis has shown some improvement. He is still very frail, but I think this burst of spirit is due to him being excited about our son's visit and wanting to take more part in the activities. Ahren and I were out and about yesterday. He did some last-minute Christmas […]
It will be a happy Thanksgiving at our house this year for sure. My husband came home from the hospital yesterday and we now embark on his long road to recovery and mobility. He is beside himself with the idea of being home and seeing Archie, spending time with me, eating my cooking, and being […]
We have a preliminary diagnosis for my husband's rapid onset debilitation that has left him paralyzed at this time. His neurologists are fairly certain he has a rare auto-immune disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome. It comes on quickly, over a period of a few weeks and is characterized by muscle weakness, slurred speech, tingling and numbness, […]
Happy Halloween everyone! I wanted to share this table topper that I got back from the quilter. How appropriate to share today. With all that's going on in my life at the moment, I didn't get it bound in time for Halloween, but I will enjoy it next year. Right now it is draped on […]
I've bought some fabric lately…I've been wanting to sew more with 3 Sisters fabric, because it is so elegant and timeless. It is also easy to decorate with if you have a traditional style, but don't want to go all Civil War Reproduction. This collection is called Cascade, and is in dreamy shades of blue […]
Hello, I’m Nicole, an enthusiastic quilter and fabric lover. This blog is mainly about my quilting journey, but I share some of my other interests as well, which include reading, cooking, decorating, lifestyle, and my family. When I am not quilting, I am reading, and will share monthly book reviews in this space. I love to hear back from my followers and enjoy getting to know you.