Blogshop Week Twelve

I am participating in the Blog Shop Week Twelve hosted by our Beverly at How Sweet The Sound.   Blogshop has all kinds of goodies being sold by bloggers.  Be sure to check it out!

My handmade decorated sugar cookies at Sweetcreationsbyjudi.etsy.com are what I am sharing and offering to sell this Blog Shop week.  Some of you may already know of my decorated cookies handmade using butter, pure vanilla and royal icing made from scratch.  Cookies are made fresh to order. and delivery is throughout Canada and the U.S

Baking and decorating my cookies has been so much fun.  My cookie cutter collection is growing and I welcome custom orders where I make my own templates.

They make a fabulous hostess or guest favor for a special occasion, showers, birthdays, get well, holidays or serve them platter ready.

Follow me on Facebook  and see what I've been baking.... I hope you'll "Like" me there.  I have Giveaways and your "likes" enter you.

Have a sweet day.... Judi xoxo

Name the Teddy Bear Help Needed....

On Saturday I'm invited to a ladies' luncheon to meet my Great Niece.  She will be 1 in May and I've not met her yet.  She lives in Ottawa which is about 4-1/2 hours from me so its been difficult.

Today I finished a teddy bear for her.  Its made of soft, snuggly fleece and is 16" tall.   I like the colours and hope she will too. I didn't realize she was going to be this big actually.

See the cute little tail....

little pads on its paws...

I don't know what to tell them her name is!  Can you help me out?  What might you call her?  Maybe that would help me.

I took 3 days vacation this week, Wednesday through Friday.  I have some baking orders: cookies to bake, a fondant dinosaur cake to bake, and I wanted to finish off this little teddy bear.  This is all fun vacation stuff so I'm happy to have the time to do it.  Today was pretty snowy and wet and so a perfect day to be indoors.

I hope you have a great week too!   Judi xoxo



Pinky House Cannisters and Cookie Cupcake Party

My youngest son Richard and his girlfriend like to go to auctions.  They pick up all kind of great deals, fix things up and resell them or they buy a box for $2.00 because they see one thing in there they like   But they don't know what all they'll be taking home in that box.   Rich will come over with all kinds of lovely or neat things.  He will often times give me things in the box he wouldn't want and he thinks I would.

One such thing I got at Easter.  Its a sweet little pink cannister set.  It is in perfect condition and was already so clean.  Aren't they just the cutest little town?

It also has a sweet teapot and stacking salt and pepper shakers.  I think my cupcake sugar cookies look like they are part of the set.  Don't you think?

makes me wish I could invite you all over for a sugar cookie and tea party....

Right now I have them on my baker's rack with all my coloured cookie sprinkles.  I may make the teapot into a lamp.  It would be adorable.

Do you go to auctions?  I would but they have it planned so that everything I'm interested is auctioned off at the end.  That makes too long a day for me.  Hope you are having a great day... Judi xoxo

Bead and Macramae Shamballah Style Bracelets

Rocking chair painting put aside a little bit I've been making bracelets.  First I made a couple of bead and silver bracelets.

I set the focal point to the side on each bracelet. 

When you are "talking" with your hands or or generally with your arm movement the bracelet angle doesn't move much.  The focal point is visible towards whoever you are talking to.  Do you know what I mean?  Instead of slipping down.  I like them worn together.

Then I started making  the Shaballah style bracelet.   Thats what the stars are wearing  I'm told.  I macramaed using waxed linen cord and pretty beads.

I have learned how to make slip knot which you slide aside when removing the bracelet.

Two beads dangle at the ends.

The 3 bracelets look great together.  The colours go nicely and there are many choices to wear them with.

Pretty I think....

This is the underside and you can see the 2 beads at the ends of the macramae bracelet.  Thats also where the silver beads on the other two bracelets are.

 It has been years since I last macramed when I made plant hangers. 

Did you macramae...do you now? 

Have a great evening.... Judi xoxo

Cupcake Teapot and Another Lamp...and Just Like Me...

I was excited when I came across a sweet cupcake teapot set before Christmas!

Which on the weekend I made it into a  cupcake teapot lamp!

I set it out to take a picture though it potentially has one of two homes to go to....

and see what is standing to the left of it...all in her winter warms, red hair and black and white puppy in arm?

a little one that my friend gave to me for Christmas.  She was made by a friend of hers and an acquaintance of mine as well  who lives by the cottage.  This is the second one she's given me.   She says they remind her of me....I guess with the red hair.  The lady who makes them is very talented for sure.

....tonight I've been making paper beads...fun....

Hope you have had a great week...and tomorrow is Ground Hog Day!  I think spring is around the corner..

Judi xoxo

Christmas is Approaching...Its Ahead of My Schedule

I had been busy making products for my Christmas sales lately..

The soy candles

the glycerin soaps in a variety of colour and scents..

that I packaged and tied with ribbon...ready for give'n (I had to say that...)

soothing scented bath bombs...

I made up a number of gift baskets/boxes and here are 2 of them before the cello and ribbon...

Lavender scented heart sachets...

I am happy to have sold so many items....and from what is left I can choose special presents for family and close friends for Christmas.  Its handy to have something pretty and homemade available throughout the year when something special comes up.

Now its been time to start decorating

which will have to continue tomorrow....  I have been collecting the Avon pewter yearly decorations since 1997 and found a sweet little tree this year from Family Dollar to display them.  I have yet to come across the rest of them but wanted to show you the one for 2011 I just got.  I think they will look so pretty on it.

  Christmas is approaching rather quickly...and I had better get moving... *s*... 

Hope you are well ahead of schedule.... Judi xoxo

Cool Adult Bibs

A couple of times a year one of the ladies at work orders adult size bibs from me.  They are for a young adult who has the need to use them.  He likes bright colours and this time I really liked the flannel type fabric I found. 

Here are all 5 of them all sewn and already delivered to him.  Apparently he thought they were cool.

and here they all are.  The 5th one was bright red.

This was a nice project with colourful fabrics making it even more fun....

Hope you have a very fun day... Judi xoxo

Romantic Amour Cushion

We had a lovely Thanksgiving evening with our friends here in Canada in Oakville, ON.  

They enjoy hosting this special time each year with us.

We always have a little Christmas gift exchange and for Kirsti especially I sewed a love "Amour" cushion for their bed.   The digital came from graphiquesepia on Etsy.

I am loving the digitals on graphiquesephia and have many more ideas for more projects.  I used the Citrasolv method to transfer the picture on to a 100% cotton fabric, did some sewing

and tied up the ends with satin ribbon and sewed on a little whimsical red heart.

Here it is on my bed just for a photo...

Taking these pictures reminded me of the sausage pillowcase method of making pillowcases.   I need to make a note to myself that when I have some "more" spare time....I would love another pair...

I enjoyed making and giving this cushion to a special friend.  Thank you Kirsti and Peter!

Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving.... Judi xoxo

Cardinals into the Cottage on Cushions

There are so many different birds around the cottage and I am sure at your place too.  Their songs are lovely and they are so relaxing to watch.  Sometimes they can however wake you up hours before you want to with their chatter.  But still.....

These 2 cardinals came from a picture courtesy of  thegraphicsfairy and I used the CitraSolve method to transfer it to a piece of heritage cotton.

I used 2 of my favourite green fabrics to sew up a new cushion cover for the cottage. 

 this is the overlapping back opening...

There was a time only a couple of years ago that I didn't see birds as decor for my home.  Now I'm loving them totally.  What about you?

My week has gone quickly and I wonder whether Abby is in her favourite position lying on her back waiting for a tummy rub wondering when I'm coming home.  Just a couple more days Abby.

 Have a wonderful day... Judi xoxo

Watching the Hummers & a Neighbourly Gift...

I sat on the deck at the cottage yesterday and watched the hummingbirds feeding.   I had made a fresh batch of juice for them and they were making such a racket (and they do make a racket) at the feeder.  They were sharing and not sharing and I was sure they were going to collide right into me as I sat there.

 sometimes they will be so friendly to each other and share....

 other times they chase each other in flight all over the yard....

I really do enjoy watching them.  There were about  5 of them flying around at that time.
See the plant and container on the deck?

Well Georgia next door bought the large jug at a garage sale.  I was so delighted that she would give it to me.  I had so many ideas about what to do with it.  Its made in Italy and nice and heavy.

I thought it went perfectly with the teapot garden planter I had made from a teapot and cup and saucer.  So for now it sits elegantly displayed on the deck.

Have a wonderful day and I hope your weather is as picture perfect as ours and you too can enjoy the outdoors.  The temps have been in the upper 70s at the lake with a beautiful breeze....  Judi xoxo