Favorites Party

Happy Friday!
It's time for a little sharing...I can't wait to hear about some of your favorite stuff. I'm especially hoping some of y'all will share some of your favorite books, because I am in desperate want of a good read right now.
Well, here's my current faves right now:


This artist:
I love it all. Her etsy shop rocks.
My Favorite Lunch:
I lay all this out on the counter every afternoon and have some sort of combination of it all.
100 % whole wheat pita, hummus, taboule salad, chickpea salad, pesto, and kalamta olives. My very favorite...the crumbled goat cheese. I could put it on top of anything! It's how I eat a lot of the veggies that I don't love.

My favorite workout- Zumba:

I'm not a treadmill type of person...I get bored too easily. But dancing, for an hour? It gets your heartrate up and it really is so much fun.

My favorite new show...real life stuff and it's funny.

Parenthood

My Favorite Sweets:

The Immaculate Baking Company: Cookies with a Cause

I started buying these in an attempt to make our sweet treats a little more concious. Little did I know that this natural cookie company is also a huge supporter of American Folk Art. I will never buy another cookie again. (well, that is probably not true...but I do love these!;)

Did I mention I was doing a giveaway today? After you link up below leave me a comment to enter. This is a wooden plaque I made with the word "hope". I'll pick a winner on Sunday night.

Ok, now share!!! (Please don't forget to link to your "favorites" post, not your normal blog link. Thanks!

Some of my new Favorites...

I'm playing along with this linky party today from 320 Sycamore. It's really fun so if you haven't joined in, it's not too late!

We don't watch a lot of TV, but the new show Modern Family is my new favorite. I think it's hilarious. Check it out, it's on Wednesday nights on ABC.

I think I've been living under a rock, because I just found out about Brandi Carlile. I can't stop listening to her. Beautiful voice and beautiful lyrics.

Ummm...canned mandarin oranges? They are like my new candy. For lunch I love hummus spread on a whole wheat flat with mandarin oranges and sliced cucumbers. For a snack they are delicious in vanilla yogurt. For Thanksgiving I'm using them to make a "dessert pizza". Tell me if you eat them in any other way...

I know this book was published a long time ago , but I just recently picked up a copy at Goodwill for $1.99. Before bed we've been having family reading (similar to devotions time) and I've chosen a story from this book every night. It is huge! If your children go to public school like mine, there is a chance that they will not hear a lot of important stories that we all know. I love that this book has traditional stories like King Midas, and biblical stories too. In my opinion this is a must have family book!

This part of my favorites could also be subtitled "Wish List". It is a compilation of items that I would love to have:

this poster

this figure

this doll

this snail

this fabric for new kitchen curtains

and these items for my camera:

this strap

this lens

and this one too.

Wow, that was fun! What are your favorite things right now?

Quilting Update and some random musings

I'm supposed to be blogging about our Quilting Week Four, but friends, I'm not ready.
I'm still sewing my hearts onto my muslin squares. I've got 20 left. Will you forgive me? I promise I will be up to speed next week and ready to move on.

So I decided on a very random post today. I'm all caught up in the first week of school happenings, deadlines for the new book, and stillllllllllll working on the house. (Door trim and doors are back up, now they need to be painted.)

How about a picture of some of my arts and crafts books? It's lovely isn't it? Sigh...
I heart books.

Sara is one of my daily reads and she showcased Meg today (awesome blog!), and that is where I found this really fun meme. (Just to add to the randomness of this post today)

What is your current obsession?

Quilting and thinking about all the hand-made gifts I'd like to make for Christmas this year

What is your weirdest obsession?

Whole wheat tortillas with hummus, cucumbers, and mandarin oranges for lunch.

What are you wearing today?
New York City ballet t-shirt and jean shorts

What's for dinner?
Grilled Cheese, Tomato Soup, and cut-up veggies with ranch dressing

What would you eat for your last meal?
Yellow curry with tofu from our local thai place

What's the last thing you bought?
Some quilting fabric from Joanne's

What are you listening to right now?
The playlist from Farmgirl Paints

What is your favorite ice-cream flavour?
Chocolate vanilla twist from TCBY (it's actually frozen yogurt)

If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
Definitely on the beach

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
The biggest Goodwill in the country

Which language do you want to learn?

I took French in high school and I don't remember anything.

It would be nice to know Spanish...

What's your favorite quote (for now)?
"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say "I used everything you gave me."
-Erma Bombeck

What is your favorite colour?
red and turquoise

What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?
Good fitting jeans

What is your dream job?
I have my dream job! Artist, author, mommy, and wife...all rolled into one!:)

What's your favourite magazine?
Where Women Create, Cloth Paper Scissors, Somerset Studios

If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
some new (to me) books

Do you admire any one's style?
I stumbled across Vanessa Christenson's blog a few weeks ago and fell in love with her style!

Describe your personal style?
Colorful, casual, clean

What are you going to do after this?
Play "store" with 2 of the kids and then get dinner made

What's your favourite fruit?
I love all fruit, really.

What inspires you?
Right now, people. What you other bloggers do never ceases to amaze me.
Going to church too. Our music is amazing and our Pastor leaves me feeling refreshed, renewed, recharged.

Your favorite book?
The Bible.
Redeeming Love.
The Color Purple.
The Simple Living Guide.
This list could go on forever...

Do you collect something ?
Hearts with wings

Happy Wednesday friends. I'm off to play "store".
xo
Chrissie

Some new art and a meme

Just two new pieces I custom made for someone (Hi M and J!) that I thought I'd share.

Happy Hump Day!

Edited to add:

I was given this award by Judy Hartman a couple of days ago. Judy is a very talented sewer. If you have a chance you should check out her blog!

And Christi tagged me to list 6 wierd things about me. Hmmm, that shouldn't be too hard!:)

1. When I eat I almost always leave one bite left. Seriously. I don't know why.
2. I have a terrible singing voice but I don't care. At church I sing so loud my husband has to give me "the look".
3. When I'm pregnant I eat ice all day long. My doctor said it was due to anemia, but I still think it's pretty wierd.
4. When I go by big garage sales or estate sales, I get butterflies in my stomach. I guess I think I may get the deal of a lifetime!
5. When I was a young girl I dreamt I was a mommy of two boys with red hair. Everytime one of my babies came out I looked for red hair. (And no, none of the four are red-heads)
6. I have a terrible sense of smell. I can only smell tobacco smoke and gasoline.

Okay, now you know how wierd I am...:)

Oh, Honey!

This piece measures 16 x 24". It's pretty big! The flower is cut from scrap plywood and then placed on top of the background. I love the 3D effect. I am working on my new website and etsy shop and hope to reveal everything by February 1st. This will be in my new shop.

Ok, so everyone is playing the old meme 10 things about me. I wasn't officially tagged, but I thought I'd play too!

1. I didn't touch caffeinated drinks for about 10 years. Since having baby #4, I can't get through the day without morning coffee! I love Starbucks drinks, but make it a treat. We make a pot in the morning and I fill up my cup with lots of flavored creamer and sugar.

2. I graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelors Degree in Art Education. I only taught for 2 years before I started working from home. I liked teaching, but childcare became too expensive. Now I love being a SAHM.

3. We are doing Dave Ramsey's financial plan. I can't wait to finish!!

4. I have known most of my best friend's since either elementary or middle school.

5. I don't drink. My biggest form of relaxation is either a hot bath or some artmaking!

6. I watch the Hills, the City, and Real Housewives. I know, I know...

7. I get excited for church, but have a hard time waking up early to do my devotions. I need to work on this one!

8. If you would have asked me 10 years ago how many children I'd end up having, I never would have imagined this many!:) But I love it and I wouldn't have it any other way.

9. I dream a lot of owning a brand new house with 6 bedrooms, a fireplace, hardwood floors, and a large studio in the back.

10.I consider myself very blessed to have my husband. He balances me out...and I love to laugh with him.

Ok, consider yourself tagged. Let me know if you play!