In between a plethora of Doctor and Dentist appointments last week I did a little sewin’ and craftin’.
The BG helped with this one.
We took a plain old board, some paint, and some square head nails and made some little peg shelves last week.
Now I have a place to hang new cross stitch projects!
One I stuck on a wall:
(that’s a Stacy Nash cross stitch pattern I whipped up)
And the other I stuck on a ladder to have extra places to hang do-dads:
Rusted up some cans for a few new fall arrangements:
Made a little burlap sack to hold some Sweet Annie:
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On sewing day with Mom we made pincushions galore! We had so much fun.
awww isn’t it a wee little cute thing?
This one was out of a Whimsicals book. We used wool roving to form the ball.
Then there is this jumbo sized one for my sewing room:
We definitely have plans to make some more pincushions….we’re addicted!
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I’ll take off on a parting shot of the sweet little deer I found while antiquing this weekend.
Hope you all have a fabulous week!
Later Gators!
Melissa









Goodness, gracious, you are talented! How do you DO all that you do with those two beautiful girls of yours growing up so fast and BG and….?!?!?!?!
I’m so proud of you. I love your stitching creations!~ I must learn how to do this! I can needlepoint on a printed canvas, but have never been taught how to X stitch… I love it.
Do you know the blog: Blue Hen Hollow?!?!! Youd’ love it. She’s in Ireland.
http://bluehenhollow.blogspot.com/
I adore you peg board. where do you find square nails!?!?!?
You should take us all on a tour of your house one day. You amaze me.
Ummm…You definitely need to ‘pin’ some of these so that everyone can enjoy them! What an awesome post. There’s a lot of goodness here
What a great idea and your decorating is fabulous! I love the pincushions. Can we ever have enough of them?
How do you rust the tin cans? Love the look. And your pin cushions are wonderful. Thank you for sharing!
beautiful stuff– thanks for sharing… Want to know more about rusty cans too!!!
What fun items and really like the big pin cushions..Do you think a not so crafty person could make it?
All of your fall decorations look great. Especially love the pincushions. Sounds like you and your Mom had a wonderful time.
Hi Melissa,
Glad you stopped by my blog so I could find you! You are quite the seamstress. I love how you’re able to “whip up” a purse the night before going out!!
Love your burlap bag and your burlap project with the old barn wood and flowers. Great ideas!
Jane
Love, love, love the pin cushions. So cute and the rest of your ideas are just awesome. what a festive house you must have!!