Twin Silo's?

  Actually these are two loafs of bread freshly baked!
Recently while reminiscing about my childhood, I told my husband about how we never had store bought bread, unless we were visiting grandma & grandpa or at a church pot-luck.  Mom raised four kids on her own, so we grew up on welfare.
  Anyway, mom only had two loaf pans for making bread, and as you can imagine that wasn't nearly enough.  So she used whatever she could get her hands on.  It just so happened that we would receive commodities once or twice a month.  And there would always be a can or two of juice.  Mom figured if a metal loaf pan would bake bread, why not a metal juice can?
  We would all fight over who got to have the heels!  Imagine kids nowadays doing that!  LOL NOT!
Anyway long story short, my husband promptly went to the store and bought two cans of juice.  When he came back home he said "Honey, look what I bought.  Will these work?  Yep, they sure did!

swap meet

  Here is the item I am swapping on the Sew Many Ways blog weekend swap meet.  This piece of fabric has been washed.  For some reason I could not get the second picture to load anyway other than sideways. (sorry)
  This piece of fabric measures 77 inches long by 44-45 wide.  The background is white, and there are children, sail boats, dogs, clouds, etc. in blue on the white background.  I think that this is a cotton blend fabric but I am not sure.
Item location: Colorado
http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2011/01/swap-meet-weekendjanuary-29th-30th.html

flower pot candy jars

  Looking for a unique candy jar?  How about one made from a tera cota flower pot and a small round vase, or fish bowl.  That is what these candy dishes are made from.
  The lid is made from the saucer for the pot and a ball knob, (used for the handle).
The decoration is cut out pieces of fabric that has been decoupaged on to the glass (dish part) and also onto the base.
  To make these you will need:
1 flower pot & saucer
1 glass bowl
1 ball knob
fabric pieces
craft paint
decoupage
E6000 glue (or a similar type glue)
clear coat (for spraying finished base)
1 screw (for attaching ball knob)
NOTE:  Make sure that your saucer has a hole in it, or you will have to drill a hole to attach the handle.
  Paint your base and lid any color of your choice, let dry.(you will probably have to use two coats)
Paint the ball knob a contrasting color ( to make painting easier place a small craft paint brush inside the hole in the bottom of the ball knob)  
Next, apply your fabric pieces.  Use a small craft paint brush and paint on the decoupage in a thick coat.  Then apply to the base of your candy dish, and also to the glass bowl if desired.  Once you have applied fabric, paint over the top of it with more decoupage.  Allow to dry.
  After decoupage has dried, spray base, lid, and handle with clear coat.  Set aside to dry.  When the lid is dry take a screwdriver and attach the ball knob (handle) to the lid.  Now you need to attach the glass bowl to the base.
  To do this turn your flower pot base upside down, apply glue liberally to the base of the pot.  Tracing around the outside edge and then covering the rest of the base too.  Now center your glass bowl on the base.
  Place something heavy (like a dictionary or thick book) on top of the glass bowl. 
Check your glue for the required amount of curing time.  When the glue has set and cured you can add your candy and put your lid on!

Fleece blanket sale !!!

  There is a sale going on in my eBay store on my handmade fleece blankets!  Starting at 6:30pm mountain time on January 26th and running until the same time on January 31rst.
  Reversible double thick blankets that are two yards of fabric, approximately 72x 62. 
  I use one of these for kicking it on the couch when it is cold (its always cold here in the winter).  Check it out, for a super deal!

reversible grocery totes

  This is my latest project!  These are great for a whole lot more than grocery's, use them as a craft bag, toy bag, book bag, etc.  There are actually only two bags here, they are reversible.  So if or when you get tired of one print, just turn your bag inside out and voila, you have a totally different bag/tote!