That silly lil' Doe!

Day 3 - Going on this diet is INSANE!

Mad about ME!!!

It feels like I've been on this diet for a month now and it's only the third day! Waah! I swear I took the wrong time of the year to do this. Being on fabric diet is hard especially when the new Mary Engelbreit fabric collection is exploding everywhere. Lucky for me I got my bundle waaay back when. Thanks to this lady for getting it for me at the Quilt Market last year. She also got me a signed pot holder. Yay!!! Under the pot holder is my signed copy of the 10th anniversary issue of ME magazine. For my friend Michelle's birthday last year, I took her to one of ME's book signing here in SoCal. Please excuse the dark picture, flash photography wasn't allowed. I forgot to mention that Michelle introduced me to the world of ME 15 years ago. Here I am still gaga over the Queen of Cute!

Window shopping

Drooling all over the internet for some cute stuff including fabrics might not be a good thing. I haven't bought anything. OK, I did but no fabrics! I swear! So far, so good. Be strong, Doe. Be very strong!!!

And these magazines aren't helping me at all! I'll show you some pics later. That's my Lil' Annie from Nicole. Seriously though, I really don't need to buy more because I have too many projects/kits that are piling up on the floor.

Does anyone know if the new American Jane "Wee Play" collection is out? LOL!

 

All is well!

After being mauled by my little fuzzy wuzzy, she's finally back to her normal disposition trying her darnest to ignore me. Of course, I won't let her!

Moving on to Sweet Bea, my first amigurumi. Hopefully, she won't be my last. She/it started as a guy but I decided to put a skirt on him/her/it. Does that make him/her a drag queen? hehehe! I think I'm the one who's confused.

Baby got back!

Are you sure I look like Princess Leia...Oh my gawd, my eye!!! Ahhhh! Where is my other ear? What is that stringy thing around my head? A tape worm? Take it off!! Ahhhh!!!

Next time I will use a smaller hook to make the stitches tighter. All right, all right no need to say it out loud! I DO need to practice some more.

Here I am all done and playing with my best pal, Scottie (I collected Beanie babies, too) looking good with Lori's Pretty Little Things flower ponytails around his neck. Cute, isn't he?

Moving on to something that makes me giddy like a little girl waiting for spring to arrive. I'm loving this SWELL fabric collection from MODA. I bought charm packs last year and couldn't wait to make my super-duper easy pattern that I got as a freebie from the quilt shop. Thanks, Donna! I decided to make it bigger without an inner and outer border. Love it!

Just SWELL, isn't it!!!!

And lastly, I received a package from Sharon containing a heart pillow and a Jennifer Murphy reproduction. Emma, who has a fetish for packing materials played with the red tissue paper. I think she was more excited than I am! Thank you very much, Sharon.

Before I forget, Miss Polka Dot is feeling much, much, MUCH better now. Darn that nasty flu that is going around. Make sure you don't pass it on to me, ok. Toodles everyone! Take care and stay healthy.

Just checking in...

I've been getting e-mails from you dearest bloggy friends wondering if I'm still alive and why the heck I haven't posted anything! Ooopsy, so sorry to keep you hanging like that. I didn't mean to get you all worried about me. I should have told you I'm taking a blog break because of my day job. Anyhoo, I have a little bit of time to post so here it is.

First, I know this is waaayyy too late but I want to wish everyone a prosperous NEW YEAR!! Howzit so far? Moi? Well, don't hate me because I was lucky enough to win this wonderful bag over at Beata's last month's giveaway. Bwahahahaha!!! Just look at it! She even embellished the tissue paper with felted flowers! Gorgeous, isn't it. Thank you very much, Beata. I love it!

You should check out her blog. She's AMAZING!!! You are going to need a drool bucket. I mean it! Did you see her babushka dolls? Crocheted projects here, here (including a tutorial), and I LOOOVE what she did with plain T-shirts here. What about her wooly projects here? Oh for crying out loud, just go have a look! You will not be disappointed. Tons of eye candy! I can't wait for her Etsy shop to open. Soon I hope. Real soon. Maybe she'll sell more of her cupcake bags so you can have your very own.

Next, I've been working on this Look and Learn pinwheel quilt since December. I went to the Monday night class at the quilt shop hoping to finish it but of course that didn't happen. Everytime I go there I hardly get anything done. I end up yakking up a storm, eating too much, laughing a lot and shopping for more fabrics! It was a good break for me though. It was great to see Cheryl and the ladies. I'm hoping to attend more often but we'll see.

Totally missed Road to California quilt show. Thank goodness Sharon, Cheryl and Donna promised to take tons of pictures to share! So where are they, ladies?

By the way, did anyone know about Cath Kidston Home? Cath's US online shop that carries her past bed and bath collections at a discount. How come no one told me about this sooner? Are you keeping it to yourself because of the great discounts to be had? Ok, I'm with you on that one because that is something I would do. I know what you're thinking. Selfish little...!!!! Totally and I don't feel guilty at all. All right, calm down. I'm sharing this bit of good news so don't give me that look! Anyway, I bought these lovely embroidered pillowcases with matching duvet cover at 50% off or was it 75% off the retail price. Love it!

More than 50 PERCENT OFF on Cath Kidston bed and bath!!!! I'm serious! Do you see the pictures below? Just go over there. I know you want to! Go, go, go!!!!

Here's a sneak peek of what I'll be posting next time. I don't exactly know when but I'm hoping someday soon. Sorry about my banner. I'll take a better picture to replace it as soon as the sun comes out. Take it easy everyone!

Toodles!

Happy, happy! Joy, joy!

Ladies, I feel a yak-fest coming on! Let's start, shall we?

New kid on the Blog

Another lady friend jumped on board the blogwagon recently. Yipeee! Please give your warmest bloggy hello to Donna of The Calico Horse (her quilt shop) and The Quilted Star. A couple of days ago, she had the Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser at her shop. She and her friend Wendy raised over $6,000 for The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer!! Good job ladies! She's the one that quilts for me and probably wondering why I haven't given her any.  Donna, I'm giving you a much needed break from the silly girl. tee-hee!

Update (8-22-07) I failed to mention Darla, who also did a good job at helping with the fundraising. She is a dental hygienist, a Longaberger consultant (my very own personal consultant, tee-hee) and a very talented quilter. She was able to persuade (she's good) the L. company to send a weaver to demonstate basket weaving, the Longaberger way. She also donated baskets to help raise more money. Good job, Darla. I know you're really busy but can you please start your own blog so everyone can have a look-see at your wonderful work. I especially love your little quilts for your "baby". What do you say?

Big news from the Secret Santa Christmas Swap Headquarters

I just found out my secret santa swap partner. For a small fee I'll give you a hint. I'm serious! LOL! So, who's my secret santa? Can anyone tell me?

C'mon, I promise I'll be good for the rest of the year! LOL! Just like this cute Christmas tree topper Annie I bought last year from Nicole's shop . Isn't she adorable?! Where were we? Oh yeah, I'm really dying to know who's got my name. Tell me, please. Someone? Anyone? Ok! I guess, I'll have to wait.

Look what I found!

I went to the local antique mall and I found this old quilt. I'm not sure if these blocks are feedsacks but I really like it especially the cheddar yellow border. I found this book, too. No torn pages or doodles anywhere. Score! I really like old children's books like this with colored picture on every page. Every page!

Being Nice really Matters!

This talented lady from Norththreads kindly nominated me for the Nice Matters Award. Thank you, thank you, thank you! She said I'm "brimming with talent and always inspiring".  Umm, my friends might disagree with you on that one. "Inconceivable," is what they would say. LOL! In return I get to nominate 5 ladies for the award:

1. PamKittyMorning Super, super nice lady. She's a ray of sunshine. The first person ever to post a comment on my blog. She would be one of the many celebrity bloggers I would like to meet IRL.
2. Crazy Sharon She's talented, crazy, generous, crazy, funny, crazy and for some odd reason likes me. Crazy huh?!
3. Cheryl Always happy, smiling, laughing and oh so nice. She's also the binding queen and a major crack up!
4. Crafty Missy Besides being an awesome mom to 2 lovely girls, she's got mad entrepreneurial skills and somehow finds the time to make sure you're ok.  Anyone would be so lucky to have her as a friend blogland and IRL. Just ask her BFF Nicole, who's got mad skills of her own. Have you seen her Annies? Cuuute!
5. Monica She's by far the funniest person I have ever met online. Loooove her! Her work has been featured on major quilting magazines and still very down to earth. We miss you like crazy, HZ!

There you go, ladies! Go forth and spread the love!

I was a muse for a day!

Super sweet Lori from PLT mentioned me on her blog yesterday. She made me this cute embroidery. Unbelievable?! Somebody pinch me! She's got me on cloud 9 and I don't ever want to come down.  Her blog is loaded with "oodles and oodles" of  eye candy. She creates yummy little pretties from her super cute tiny house. That house is to die for!  I mean it. What are you waiting for? Go check out her blog! Thanks again, Lori!

WIP

Here's a sneek peek of what I'm working on right now.  I'll show the whole thing later. Like later later! lol! Too much basting, you think? tee-hee!

Ok, I'm all pooped! I have to go to work tomorrow or later on today. Emma is telling me to hit the hay right now. Toodles!

I'm just a sucker for CK!

I feel like I'm a big, fat, stinkin' liar because when I tell people I'm a Cath Kidston fan and they don't see anything CK-ish on my blog I think they think I'm lying! Really I'm a BIG FAN! I wish my place looks like this, this, this, and this! Eventually it will... I hope! Anyhoo, just a few pics of my CK stuff. Enjoy!

This is a 2-cup teapot that started my obsession! I saw pictures of it on the pages of British Country Living magazine few years ago. Of course, I had to have it! I used my x-ray vision to locate the US stockist's phone number on the magazine (you know, those fine prints are so hard to read. That is, if you're blind like me). It wasn't listed because this was before her online shop and before US was aware of CK's existence. Shabby chic was the big thing at the time. So, I had to phone UK to order and when it arrived I couldn't stop staring at it. I was hypnotized. I LOVE IT! I think it's made of crack. How can you explain why I'm drawn to this little cute thing? Just look at IT! Isn't it stinkin' cute?!!! Love, love, love it! Bed sheets, cushion covers, fabrics, plates, bowls, cup and saucer sets, trays, aprons, mittens, napkins, bags, anything CK! I'm addicted! I.WANT.MORE!

Some of you are familiar with this tote bag. I mentioned it over here. That was the first time I ever cut one of my fabrics from my CK stash. I really want to make a quilt but I haven't found the pattern I want to use. Any suggestion?

Emma's fort. NOT!!! Some of my fabric covered boxes.

This cute enamelware teapot matches my CK polka dot teacup. The exact red color and almost the same size dots. Love it!

US CK no more. Both Brentwood/Santa Monica and New York stores closed last month. BUMMER! Now I'm back to ordering from her UK online shop. :( Waaah!!!!! I'm crying because shipping is so dang expensive! Waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!