Ramblings and Craft month

A scarf, I finished.

.....and a couple little fabric appliques and pony tail holder that I don't know what to do with.


Aah.. I love ramblings. They are easy to post, easy to write and easy to think up. (Yes, I love to go with easy.)

March is Craft month which is exciting to me. :) I have about six birthday gifts to make or buy for March and April. So this is a good month for crafts. I have several ideas for gifts all I need is more time on my hands. Maybe a couple more hours in my day would help. HA ha. Like that will happen. :)

My skirt project is at a stand still once again. After many craft store trips to find things for my skirt, right zipper and now our sewing machine has to have a special invisible zipper foot to sew on an invisible zipper. I did tons of searches on Google on where I could get this special foot. (Instead of the plastic kind from Coats that we bought recently.)
I only found this foot on ONE website. My mom bought it on Tuesday and it should get here in a couple of days. Sigh. ( I have to wait that long to keep working on my skirt??) I will probably use it more often when I get more experience sewing skirts, though. :) God is trying to teach me patience through this very slow skirt project. :)

I have also been studying for my knowledge test, to get my learner's permit. My Daddy and I have been reading the driver's manual before bed. And I hope to take the test sometime next week. I really hope I pass! Driving seems really exciting but when I really get behind the wheel I doubt it will be just as easy as it sounds. I can just imagine crashing into something. A mail box, a curb maybe a tree. "Now slowly back up" my Dad will say "Not too fast!" and ......Crash! My Daddy is such a good teacher, so, I doubt I will crash with him in the car. :)


That is about all I have right now to make you listen to. ( Not as long as usual I think.) :D Maybe. I guess not. :)

My 100th post is coming up soon as well! I am going to give away something. Not sure what though. :D

There is a book that I might give away or maybe something home made.

Any ideas? :) Comment please!


I hope you are having a lovely and beautiful ~Thursday!!

Thank you for listening to my rambles.


Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Give Away

The skirt I am working on. :-)


There is a lovely give away that a Life in a Shoe is hosting, for a $50 gift certificate to Marie Madeline Studio.

I am really excited about it! They sell so many beautiful patterns. Like purses, skirts, and pre-made items as well. This is actually where I got the skirt pattern that I am working on now.
It is a really nice pattern. :-D

(Which by the way I am not done with, for reasons such as broken needles, incorrect invisible zipper foot, wrong zipper, and the list goes on. And, yes this is the first article of clothing I have ever made. I am not giving up hope yet! :-D)

So go on down to a life in a shoe and enter! They have some great stuff that you could buy if you won! :-D

Sunday greetings...

How Shall the Young

How shall the young direct their way, what light shall be their perfect guide?Your word, oh, Lord will safely lead, if in its wisdom they confide.

Sincerely I have sought you, Lord, oh let me not from you depart.To know your way and keep from sin, your word I cherish in my heart.

Oh blessed Lord, teach me your law, you righteous judgments I declare.
Your testimonies make me glad, for they are wealth beyond compare.

Upon your precepts and your ways, my heart will meditate with awe.Your word shall be my chief delight, and I will not forget your law.

This is another beautiful Hymn which we have been singing, that I thought I would share. The words lovely that you can also say it like a poem. :-)

I hope you all are having a lovely Sunday. I know you are probably wondering if I am done with that skirt by now. Unfortunately no. I started it last Sunday and have been working a little on it, each day before bed. I am almost done. But we don't have an invisible zipper foot, for our sewing machine. So, I will hopefully be done with it today. We have been to the craft store several times this week! ;-)

Any way,...

I sincerely hope you are having a remarkable and glorious, Sabbath!!

What are your plans for this afternoon? :-)

Spring...

.... is in the air!


Flowers are budding, Leaves are growing, the Sun is shining,
and the March birds are singing. Spring is on it's way!

Although I am singing the songs of spring, it is quite cold here in Georgia. It has been in the 30's and 40's. But Spring is still making its way to the trees and flowers. :)

God's world is changing it's colors and giving it's people so much awe at His' beautiful creation.

I hope you are having a wonderful and lovely, March day!

I am still working slowly on my skirt. What are your plans for this Saturday?

Wordless Wednesday - Sewing bliss

Cabbage and Hamburger Bake

This simple, easy, and delicious meal, is perfect for busy families.

My mother makes this meal quite often and I cooked it two nights ago.
It is straight forward, southern cooking. Home style with out the style. :)
Here is the recipe, and unfortunately I didn't take any photos of this yummy casserole, that did it justice.


1 head cabbage, shredded

1 lb. hamburger

1 green pepper, diced

1 medium onion, sliced

2 cups cooked rice

1 quart tomato sauce

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Steam cabbage until limp; drain.

Fry hamburger until brown. Drain off
excessive grease, then add green pep-per,
onion, and cabbage. Fry lightly.
Place rice on bottom of ungreased
casserole, then add cabbage/hamburger mix.
Pour tomato sauce over it and press down to cover with
the sauce. Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes, add cheese,
then bake for another 10 minutes.



Hope you enjoy~!!!


Have a lovely evening!


Recipe credited to Back wood Homes Magazine.

A Hymn for Friday

I sing the Mighty Power of God

I sing the mighty power of God, that made the mountains rise,

That spread the flowing seas abroad, and built the lofty skies.

I sing the wisdom that ordained the sun to rule the day;

The moon shines full at his command, and all the stars obey.

I sing the goodness of the Lord, that filled the earth with food,

He formed the creatures with his Word, and then pronounced them good.

Lord, how your wonders are displayed, where’er I turn my eye,

If I survey the ground I tread, or gaze upon the sky.

For devotions each day my family and I have been singing some hymns from a CD that teaches you four part harmony. So far we have only learned the melody of the songs. But it is fun to sing them. We are singing three songs at the moment. I thought I would share the words with you all, on one of them. Even with out the music to go along, the words are pretty. :-)

I hope you are having a wonderful day!

Busy Hands

Whoosh! Another week gone by. Thursday, here once again. My mom, sisters and I have been trying to get our schedule a bit more organized and focused more on the important things in our day. So, I haven't had as much time as I have wanted for blogging. Today I had more time on my hands. So, I am posting. I have several projects I have been working on lately. Mostly involving knitting. Some sketching, knitting, and sewing.


I am working on knitting a blanket, a scarf, and hopefully soon this hat. :)
I finished a dishcloth yesterday for my mom and have been knitting a lot.
Lately I have been in a knitting mood.
I hope to sew a skirt this Saturday as well. I have the fabric and I am looking forward to start sewing it.

I have been sketching a lot lately as well. I bought a sketching notebook on my birthday and I have been using it a lot. I also have some new Faber-castell pens. I love them!
The picture above is a sketch of my baby brother John. I am planning on doing another one of him by copying a photo him. I have not yet found the right picture to copy yet. :)
Here is a paper doll that I am making. I have yet to make clothes for her now.

I don't make pictures of men very often but I thought I would try. I saw this guy in a magazine and I decided to try and copy him. I don't think I did justice to what he really looks like. :)


I made her while watching the Emma movie on my birthday.

I am making a book just for Sam and Joe. This is one of the first pictures in the book. Joe on the right and Sam on the left. This is them getting dressed in the morning. It's not done yet for sure.

I hope you all are doing great!

I just thought I'd share all of this with you all. I have not forgotten my little blog, I have just been quite busy. :) I have two posts in mind which I will try to get written and posted next week, I hope. :)

Have a great Thursday!!!

Scripture for Thursday

¹ Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.

² But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

³ He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.

⁴ Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.

⁵ Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

⁶ For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 1

I hope you are a having a blessed morning!





Pictures in memory of snow. :) Alas it has all melted.

Two Lovely Give Aways

Here are two lovely giveaways to enjoy.


Lindsay is having wonderful giveaway celebrating one year of blogging on Content in Christ.
Congratulations Lindsay!







Jasmine is also having a splendid giveaway for some paper dolls from Noble Rose Press.




I hope you are having a blessed evening!

Valentine's Day

Today is a special day to celebrate and show your love to your friends and family.

As we celebrate today we should remember not only our family, but our awesome God and the giver of all love.



God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
1 John 4 :16



I hope you have a blessed Valentine's day, friends!
Do you have any special plans for today? :)

Valentine knitted hearts

Here are some valentines that I am making. I decided to make knitted hearts this year and I will try and explain to you how I made them. I am not very good at explaining while knitting. So bear with me. :)

You will need yarn and three needles. Preferable all the same size. I used a number 4 needle.

Make a slip knot and stitch one. After each row increase one until you get to your seventh row. Knit two rows. Than keep increasing one each row, to row nine. Stitch two rows on row nine. Increase again on row ten.

Knit five stitches on each needle. Grab a spare needle and start knitting with five stitches.
Now with each row decrease one, until you are down to one stitch. Now cast off.
With your other five stitches place your other needle into the stitch. Like up top.


Now begin to knit with your skein once more by, placing it in between your two needles.

Stitch like normally, being careful not to lose your yarn. Now decrease each row like the other side, and cast off when you have one stitch left on your needle.
And your done! There are different ways of doing it but that is how I have been making mine.
I decorated with glitter, beads, ribbon, and knitting with two types of yarn.
Here are a couple of the ones I have made with different yarns.
With these two hearts, I used an embroidery needle and threaded the ribbon on to it.


Enjoy experimenting with this pattern. :)



It snowed from about 3:00 to 8:00 pm yesterday and left about 2 inches on the ground. :) Abby, Maggie, Sam and Joe. Went outside and played in it yesterday along with our neighbor. With her yard's snow and ours they had a good time.

The snow also canceled the Daddy Daughter Dance. But they're re-scheduling it soon. :)

Today I was able to play in the snow, too. With the left over snow we made a huge snow man/ woman. Which is about 5 foot 2 inches tall.

I am feeling a lot better than yesterday and still don't have a good appetite. This sickness has definitely opened my eyes to how blessed I am with good health so often.

My Daddy and John are both sick now too. :( John is still in wonderful spirits. He is getting better though. I keep praying that Sam, Joe and our Mom don't get it.