Thoughts & Giveaway Winner

Posted on February 3, 2012 by charamichele

Do you ever have those days where you wish you could do one thing & yet your day is full of other less fun stuff? Like today I am totally wishing for some sewing time, so that I can work on a few projects… My day today though consists of cleaning the house, working on business stuff, and making sure a certain puppy gets enough exercise… Oh well! Sewing will have to wait for another day! I do have about a billion ideas running through my head though after attending a quilt guild meeting last night! Not totally sure if I am going to join the guild (it is a more traditional one – I do love the modern quilt guild here in Seattle, but it is often on days that don’t work for me), but it was an interesting experience & it might be fun to join. Anyone else a part of a more traditional guild? Would you recommend joining? Is it worth it?

Anyways, bunches of random thoughts there :) The real reason for posting today though is to announce the winner of my 6th blogiversary giveaway. After entering everyone in a little spreadsheet & drawing a random number, the winner is… (Drumroll please ;)

Evelyn! Congrats! I will send you the gift certificate via email! :)

Thanks everyone for your lovely comments! It made my day to read each & every one! :)

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Now you will feel no rain…

Posted on January 27, 2012 by charamichele

I think to explain this post, you probably need a little history :) Almost 7 years ago on a cold snowy day, I got married to my best friend & now husband – Ben. We wrote our own vows, but also had a poem read during our wedding. I have always wanted to do something with that poem & when I saw this artwork I was inspired to create this…It is a 16×20 canvas painted with acrylics. I actually used paint & a brush to write out the words, because I wanted the words to have a very raw look (the painting that inspired me is done differently, but still neat). I painted the background a very light pinkish/white. Eventually this is going to hang in our bedroom & I plan on painting the walls a light blue, so I think it will contrast nicely.

Oh & I thought I would share the poem (you might notice I left out the last couple lines, I thought it worked better in art form that way).

Now you will feel no rain
For each of you will be shelter
   To the other.
Now you will feel no cold
For each of you will be warmth
   To the other.
Now you will feel no loneliness
For each of you will be companionship
   To the other.
Now you are two persons
But there is only one life
   Between you.
Go now to your dwelling place
To enter into the days of your life
   Together.
- Native American Wedding Prayer

This was really such an easy project, but I love the results since it is so special to us…

Just wanted to mention that the giveaway is still open, be sure to take a look at my last post for that :)

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Snow Storm

Posted on January 20, 2012 by charamichele

Just a few photos from the snowstorm this week… It was actually a pretty decent snowstorm by Seattle standards, along with some ice as well, and left us without power for over 16 hours. (By the time our power turned back on, it was 56 degrees F in our house – so we were quite glad when the heat kicked back in :) Anyways a few photos…While I am not a fan of the cold or snow, Kairo just absolutely loved it! It was like the world turned into one giant, frozen, teething toy just for him :) Our little snow puppy…