Handmade Gift Exchange?

Did anyone else out there (besides my SIL) sign up for the Handmade Gift Exchange over at Craftaholics Anonymous?   If you did, have you heard from your partner? I still have not heard from mine, so I am at a loss as to what to make for her. I would like to make her something that I know she would use and/or like, but have no idea where to begin!  I'm also wondering if she is going to follow through and actually send me something back!

Oh well ... guess we will see what happens!

As promised, here are some pics from our Hawaii trip  .... enjoy!

Wailua Falls - Kauai

The view of Waikiki from atop Diamond Head

The beautiful Pacific Ocean

Back from Vacation

We got home from Hawaii very early Sunday morning.... had a wonderful time. The weather was beautiful, with just an occasional misting of rain here and there. I'll post some photos throughout this week to share with you.

Do you think I went to Hawaii and bought fabric?? Of course I did!! And what great prices too..... I found a warehouse-type fabric store in Honolulu and bought these fabrics for around $3.00 a yard!!

I had to restrain myself, otherwise I would have come home with a suitcase full of beautiful Hawaiian fabric!

Here is one of my favorite photos that I took:

Hope everyone has a wonderful week. 

Flying Away

The Hubster and I will be taking a much needed vacation, heading to this beautiful spot:

That's right, we are Hawaii bound! I hope to be able to post some pics from there, but if not, I will definitely share them with you when we return.

Have a great week everyone .... Aloha!

Handmade Gift Exchange

Linda over at Craftaholics Anonymous is hosting a Handmade Gift Exchange. This is a great way to meet other crafters/bloggers and get a neat handmade gift! Go check out her blog to sign up. She has both a US and International one. Sign up ends November 10, so go check it out!

Happy Halloween!

Have a safe and Happy Halloween Everybody  :)

Fabric Sale

You might want to go check out the fabric clearance sale over at Above All Fabric.

Melanie is currently offering some of her fabric at $3.99 or $5.99 per yard -and we're talking nice fabric .... Michael Miller, Amy Butler, etc. The sale lasts through the end of this month, so after Sunday the deals will be over. It is definitely worth your time to go check it out.

(And no, I don't get anything for plugging her site, but I sure wish I did!)

Hope everyone has a fabulous Halloween weekend.

Kitchen Fun

I've been wanting to make an apron for awhile now, but just couldn't find a pattern that I liked. Once I saw this one, I knew it was the one. It's classic, reversible and easy... what more could you ask for?

I made it for a young lady I know who loves to bake and decorate cupcakes and cakes... I thought this would be perfect for her.

I found the fabric at Hancock's... cute pink cupcakes (her favorite color) and then I spotted the brown with pink polka dots and knew it would be the perfect contrasting fabric.

Here is the back...

If you would like the pattern, I found it here.   It's listed in the tutorials.

I hope she likes wearing this as much as I enjoyed sewing it!