I am a wife, mom, daughter, sister, best friend, auntie, maw to 2 granbabies, born again christian, gardener, rock collecter, who likes to cook, bake, can, sew, craft, paint and blog with friends... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:27:00 -0500 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:27:00 -0500 Hello friends and family...I have a new hobby I just have to share with ya'll, Digital Scrapbooking..I am having soo much fun with this.. I am spending more time on the computer, online looking for new 'FREE' papers and stuff to download and then its over to Gimpshop ( a FREE program that works alot like photoshop) to make scrap pages, blog headers, blinkies, artist trading cards, Christmas cards, and everyday cards..The sky is the limit with what ya can make with a little know how..And the know how comes in the form of tutorials..I joined a scrapbooking site with a forum that is so friendly and helpful, if you don't know how to do something, all ya have to do is ask and someone will post a link to a tutorial about it.. This is sooo much fun to do.. Happy Scrappin', http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/602688/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:27:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/602688/ Here we are all dressed up to go berry pickin. It's early Sat morning. The earlier the better to beat the heat and the bugs. This place is covered with mosquitoes and spiders. So long sleeves are a must. And bug spray...This blackberry patch is out in the country with a corn field on one side and trees on the other side. We have been pickin berries here for a few years now and they just  keep getting bigger. We went home with two 2liters full of berries this trip...That's one blackberry cobbler for me and one for a friend...The recipe comes from Mama...The best blackberry cobbler maker on this side of heaven...Hope ya get a taste of it this summer...Happy berry pickin.... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/590836/ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:45:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/590836/ Here is the bag I just finished this morning..This one is a smaller size..about 13 in wide by 11 in high...Luv this bright colour for the lining, I can find things easier in a light coloured bag..The tab on the left inside the bag is for hanging your keys from...just put one of those thingies that you open with your thumb on your keyring...This is a must for me or I would be forever looking in the bottom of my bag to find my keys... I heart this bag...It is just my size...And when worn over the shoulder, it fits comfortably under the arm...Thank you McCall's for making such an easy to make and cute bag pattern...Happy sewing...         http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/582161/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:18:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/582161/   I just luv this purse pattern. This one is sooo easy to put together..The hardest part is picking 6 fabrics that 'sing' together.. And this one is big enough to carry the camera and all the other stuff I drag around with me almost everywhere we go...lol... Happy sewing... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/581607/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:04:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/581607/ Hey ya'll, I have been in a apron making mood lately...Soo many pretty fabrics and soo little time..lol...Hubby helped me  clean out the craft closet and we found lots of fabric that I forgot about having...Woo Hoo....Well that really got me in a apron making mood...Browns, pinks and blues...where to start? Here are 3 that I came up with... Better let the sewing machine cool down a little bit...lol...3 more aprons are cut out and just waiting to be sewn together...maybe tomorrow.... Happy apron makin'.....Cathy.... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/569857/ Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:30:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/569857/ Ya just never know what the hubby might bring home with him sometimes..It's pretty much always something he knows I will like.. And now its this old trunk.. Its really not that old..But it is mostly clean and all the hardware seems to work...And Woo Hoo was I excited to see what was inside...Full of fabric and a few old patterns..Most of the fabric is nylon ( that I have no use for, so I will pass it on to someone who can use it) and a few pieces of cotton fabric.. The green fabric on top has dragonflies printed on with a sparkle..I bought 1/2 yd of this same fabric a couple yrs ago, and when I went back for more , it was all gone..Sooo this is like seeing an old friend...This trunk sooo needs to be another colour...maybe a pale vintage blue...and some vintage wallpaper in something blue for the inside...This will then look very lovely in my sewing room...Oh, by the way, this was a freebee...Somebody just didn't have room for it anymore... Cathy... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/568779/ Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:50:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/568779/ Hello family and friends,   while watering the garden the other day, I discovered these catapillars eating up this fennel plant  ( that is just why we planted it there) ... The mother lays her eggs on the plant and when they hatch, the catapillars can stuff themselves on the plant and grow into beautiful Monarch butterflies...Only thing is .there is a birdbath not very far away, and we wouldn't want these little beauties to be bird food...Those pesty birds can just go find some good ole every day worms...lol...Hope ya enjoy the pictures... Happy gardenin... Cathy... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/566592/ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:12:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/566592/ Happy 18th birthday...I pray that you have a wonderful day...filled with friends and lots of laughter...I thought I would blog about  the present I made for you...I hope you have seen it already, and tied it on...lol...sooo, here are a few pictures of it in the making...I hope you like this fabric...I think it is sooo cheerful...and I thought you would like the strawberry print... And here is the cutest pocket in the world...lol...tied with a little bow...  Can you guess who the model is?? We loved making this apron just for you and we hope that you will love it too  and that you will use it...Just to brighten your day... Have a great Birthday Sarah..We love you very much... Miss ya tons, Hugs, Cathy... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/562250/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:55:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/562250/ Hello family and friends, as most of you know, my Mom got to come up from Alabama and spend the last week with us here in Indiana...And she got to meet her great grandchildren. It was love at 1st sight... A great time was had by all, it just went by sooo fast, and before we knew it, it was 8 days later and time for Mama to go back home. Thank you LORD for giving us this special time together.. This is Nanny holding Emma  with Gabe... This is Nanny with her 1st (r) and 2nd(l) grandsons...Derek and Adam... We spent Sunday afternoon here ... The buildings on both sides of the Canal are homes, well one side is apartments and the other side is condos... Very pretty...This must be the apartment side, cause the condos have front porches with ceiling fans and hanging baskets of flowers...We walked down the condo side first and 3 miles later (lol) when we were on the other side, I must have been too tired to take any pictures of the prettier side ...Oops... View from the bridge.. Well, hope ya enjoyed the picture show, I will be posting more in another entry... Have a blessed day, Cathy... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/558256/ Tue, 8 Jul 2008 12:41:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/558256/ Hello family and friends. Hope ur having a great summer. The last couple of weeks I have been making aprons, and have acquired a few from thrift shopping.  So I thought I would share a few with you. Thrift store findAnother thrift store findAnd another oneAnd another one, (luv this patchwork)And this one too...And this lovely blue one...And this cute one ...These aprons were all purchased at a thrift store for under $1 each...Five of these were found at one store...That's what I luv about thrift shopping, ya never know what treasure is there just waiting for you..lol.. Hope ya liked my little apron show, I would love to see some of your aprons... Happy thrifting... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/553345/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:16:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/indygirl/553345/