Saturday, August 8, 2015

Blueberry Muffins


These Blueberry Muffins promise to be the best Blueberry Muffins you ever made! Jenn at A Cook's Quest has posted the recipe for these yummy muffins and two variations of the topping, either a Lemon Sugar topping or a Streusel topping. For the complete recipe, simply click on the photo above!

Thanks for stopping by today!



Friday, August 7, 2015

Featured Artist - Holly Ridge Folk Art

Judy at Holly Ridge Folk Art has a unique shop with wonderful items painted on a variety of surfaces. You may find an angel or a snowman which was once a gourd. . .a Santa or a rabbit or a kitty that was once a cypress knee. . .an old bottle or window or kitchen utensil once discarded is now a treasure. Judy loves to dabble in all forms of art, sculpting, stitching and carving. Her passion though is painting and her palette can be just about anything. To visit Judy, click on any of the photos below:


Gold, Bronze and Copper Gourd Centerpiece


Snowman Platter


Americana Gourd

Judy is also having a giveaway on her Facebook page. You can visit her here.

Thanks for stopping by today!



Thursday, August 6, 2015

Handmade Spotlight - Prim Painted Pretties

Prim Painted Pretties


Stove Burner Covers Hand Painted Primitive Folk Art 4 Season Saltbox OFG team
$39.98
Thanksgiving Countdown Blocks - Turkey and Pumpking with Crow Thanksgiving Decor
$42.00
Hand Painted Sunflowers on repurposed cabinet door
$49.50
Folk Art Hand Halloween Wooden Bowl MADE TO ORDER - Hand Painted Wood Bowl Haunted Saltbox House Witch, Ghosts, Cats, Bats, Moon, Spider web
$39.00
Primitive Humpty Dumpty Mother Goose Plaque Hand Crafted and Painted
$18.00
Sign Peg Rack, Wall Decor, Primitive Country, Rustic Farmhouse, Wood Peg Shelf, Hand Painted Folk Art
$22.95
Rooster Welcome Sign, Hand Painted
$32.00
hand painted wooden ovel plaque angel sheep quilt
$24.00
Sheep and Apple, Handpainted Large Wood Tag, Shelf Sitter
$16.95
Primitive Halloween Canvas Pumpkin Home Decor Framed
$19.95
Days to Halloween Countdown Wooden Blocks - Halloween Holiday Decoration
$16.00
PRIMITIVE  DECORATIVE  PAINTED Fruit Lampshade with Scalloped Edges
$25.50
Sheep Sign
$15.00
Hand Painted Decorative God Bless America/Saltbox House 7 x 9 Slate Sign
$35.00
primitive cloth doll pattern, black doll E-Pattern, PDF instant download pattern, sewing pattern, Digital download pattern, Rag Doll Pattern
$8.00
Primitive Flowers Floor Cloth
$45.00

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Cutting Eight Half Quarter Triangles At A Time

So I am all about making my quilting processes easier. Cutting triangles can be time consuming and a hassle. I always want to get to the sewing process so cutting them faster sounds great to me! :)

Over at PatchworkPosse you can find this tutorial for how to cut eight triangles at a time. I tried and it worked great. This is my new way at doing this. :)







Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Colleen :)





Sunday, August 2, 2015

Social Media Link-Up #9 - Twitter




Looking for ways to grow your social media? Each week we will open up the opportunity to link up and make connections with one another through the many social media platforms, such as Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, and Instagram

To kick things off, we will start with Twitter. Feel free to link up your Facebook account, then come back and make some new friends with others that are here.

Don't forget to come back next week for a new opportunity to link to a different social media platform! For your convenience, you can sign up for our weekly email reminder by clicking on the Subscribe button.