What Can You do in 30 min w/a old shirt, pillow & thread?

Ok, I finally convinced my dear hubby to go through his closet and take out any old clothing to which I would donate along with some of my old clothes that we no longer wear/fit.

As I was bagging up some of the things I spotted this shirt and thought what a shame, the print is so cool, (I LOVE Hawaiian shirts) when an idea came to me...why not a pillow cover?? TaDa! and idea is born and I sped off to my craft/sewing room. I laid out the shirt, pinned & chalked it(for sewing lines) then Mr shirt met Ms sewing machine and for the next few minutes all you could hear was the happy hum of my sewing machine.

After I stitched it up, I flipped it right side out & Voila! here is the end result. I was so excited that I didn't iron it before taking the photo. Oh Well, you get the idea. I now have a cool kitschy pillow cover that easily unbuttons to remove/insert the pillow and since it is my hubbies old cast off shirt, I figure the pocket works well to hold his cell phone or T.V. remote control...

Ok, now I have to get back to bagging up the rest of his clothes before he changes his mind & wants them back...hmmm, wonder if any other cool ideas pop up while bagging up!.

(click on the picture for a closer look)

Freezer Salsa

With an abundance of tomatoes, or should I say, "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes"...lol!

I needed to do something with them today....after gathering the ripe red ones, I still have a LOT left on the vine in various shades of green to light orange.

Tonight's adventure in tomatoes was Salsa!

I thought I would never finish peeling & coring them!

I made 12 jars of freezer salsa using my tomatoes, bell peppers, & chili peppers.

The end result, the most yummy salsa....I am thinking tomorrow night might have to be Taco & chips night and margaritas!!! Ole!

Excuse #103 for not making the bed!

Ok, here is my excuse for not getting the bed made this morning...

Dolly Girl was soooo tired, I didn't have the heart to wake her.

I call her my little "Z" kitty...

What's in a Name....

When I was a young girl, I really didn't like my name...it is one of those "hand-me-down" names.. I was named 'Grace' after my Aunt who was named 'Grace' after her Aunt. My middle name, 'Gertrude' is my German Oma's(grandmother) name...thus old lady 'hand-me-down' name.

I always wanted something beguiling like "Cassandra" or "Samantha" or something, anything that sounded so cool and sophisticated. Anything but plain old lady 'Grace'.

But as I grew older I learned to appreciate the history of why I was named after 2 beloved women and I gave my daughter my name as her middle name. How lovely it sounds, Meridith Grace.

Recently a very dear friend bestowed me with yet another reason to love & cherish my name...MaryJane adorned my name in mosaics and it is absolutely beautiful. Then another dear friend, Bev, recently created a lovely Lavender Toile Apron and named it after me. How blessed I am to have such dear friends who deem my name worthy that they created a piece of art in honor of my name.

Yes, Grace, is a lovely old fashioned & Biblical name, and now that I am older and wiser I too cherish it.

Back in the 1970's Country singer Porter Wagner sang a song called, "Aint it amazin Gracie, how much I love you"....

The name Grace and Gracie are starting to become popular,,,wow! so I do have a cool, name after all!

Farm Girls Just Want To Have Fun!

OK, what happens when you combine some Maryjane Farm Girls, a Sunny afternoon & a Vintage Antique-Crafty Show???? FUN UNDER THE SUN~FARM GIRL STYLE!!!!!

Michelle~huckleberrywine, Brenda~past blessings, Pamela~photobug & Grace(me)~katmom are having fun in our aprons. Brenda & Pamela had their vintage booths all country cute and full of wonderful vintage goodies.

I could not resist this cute clothes line display of aprons by one of the other vendors.

What a great day it was & both Michelle & I left with a cart fill of "must haves".....

(pic#2 is Grace/Brenda/Michelle & pic#3 is Michelle/Pamela/Grace)