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uggabear cottage uggabear cottage pages home tutorials the cottage shop avon thursday july 8 2021 something new rather something old many many years ago when i was a child my dad would paint a yearly picture on our big living room mirror every year my mom would search diligently until she found just the perfect christmas card for my dad to copy a few years into this tradition my mom handed my dad a smaller card and requested a painting for the powder room mirror dad complied year after year one year however dad asked if i would like to learn to draw and paint it took me almost as long for me to paint this tiny guitarist as it took dad to paint the big picture but i had not only drawn something but i had painted it to boot this continued a few years longer until we moved i was in college working and really too busy to tackle our new powder room any thoughts of ever drawing or painting again went the way of the dodo bird then at the end of last month i got the itch to draw again i really don t want to count how many years it has been since my powder room painting days lol the above is the result of my first try my dad and many of my paternal relatives are a whole lot better than me but i had fun picking up his colored pencils and drawing something simple straight out of my head i framed it to remind me of dad s teaching so many moons ago i started watching a few youtube videos to learn some technique one suggested that i draw something sitting right in front of me the prevagen bottle was sitting on my desk see i m showing my age lol next i looked around my sewing room to find something colorful to draw my eyes fell on a brown reed basket filled with balls of yarn you would not believe my excitement when my grandson saw me drawing and said nice balls of yarn he recognized it from my beginner attempts so i am back into drawing quilting weaving sewing and a million other things there are lots of things happening in my life right now that i can t quite share but i will keep you posted have a great day and stay creative toodles posted by jusmom1 at 8 04 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday march 30 2021 what am i waiting for many years ago before i had even met my husband i had begun my hope chest i was a bridesmaid in my cousin s wedding and spent hours pouring over bridal magazines i happened upon a beautiful china pattern and an oneida flatware set that i loved i was twenty years old and single but i figured that at some point i would have a home whether i remained single or married some day i loved them both and i was getting them i opened a charge card at a nearby department store and joined their china club every month i received a place setting or serving piece in my beloved china pattern i subsequently joined the oneida club and began building my flatware by the time my husband and i met and eventually got engaged my good stuff was completely bought and paid for it stayed in boxes for the next 8 years until we purchased dining room furniture and there it has sat for almost 28 years recently our everyday flatware has begun to show wear it probably has many more years left in it but an idea began to niggle at the back of my brain what am i waiting for i pulled all of my everyday flatware out of the drawer and donated it to someone in need i am now using my good flatware every day isn t it pretty i m sure i won t be using my good china every day but when my husband and i downsize to just the two of us i plan to use it for holiday dinners and maybe even sunday brunches at 60 years old i have finally realized that today tomorrow and every day after that are the special days of my life what have i been waiting for toodles posted by jusmom1 at 9 49 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday march 29 2021 within the week of 3 21 21 within most people pick their word of the year in january but as usual i m not most people after a lot of thought i have finally come up with my word my theme within for the past year we have all been stuck inside the house thanks to covid i have been stuck inside but have i really lived within no i haven t i ve bounced from room to room activity to activity but i have never actually embraced the within of my house my home it s time time to slow down and look at everything within those walls and gauge it s place within my home as in the konmari method i need to measure each item and each activity with a bit of my own twist does it show the love i feel for my family does it contribute to our health peace and contentment and does it bring us real happiness within on sunday my son and i went through the remainder of g s clothing i never realized she had so much lol however in going through her things i was forced to really look at each item being mindful of how it could best be used in her honor was it something that i thought her son may want some day was it something i could use to make her son a remembrance was it something that j would want to keep because of the memory held within was it something i could wear feeling wrapped in her arms in the process she was a hugger just like me was it something i could use in my crafting was it something that i thought her mother would want was it something i thought could be donated with each piece i was forced to look within the physical confines of the item and pull out the realm of possibility that lay within by the end of the day i had an enormous number of bags for her mother to go through obviously she would keep anything she desired but she would donate the remaining items of clothing to a charity that gave to the needy in the local community free of charge j was adamant that he wanted to pay forward the generosity shown to us by so many at the time of our loss these bags held much more than clothing within over the past week i have broken down several of g s jeans into useable fairly compact bundles i also pulled out jeans that had belonged to me my dad now passed j k and my husband i will request old jeans from my aunt and g s mother i know somewhere i had stashed away several pairs from my mom when she passed in 2017 they will all be broken down into useable squares of denim to make a quilt for my dear sweet grandson i want him to feel the love within every night i now have mounds of clothing from his mommy poppop great grandmothers and great grandfathers stacked throughout my sewing room all of these will be broken down into useable fabric and will find their way into quilts pillows bags etc the multitude of family members he has lost over the past 18 months will not be forgotten and i will do my best to keep alive the memories and love they felt for the little boy who has stolen all of our hearts thus started my mission and motivation i have broken down dress shirts from my husband and my dad for use in quilts there are still a lot of shirts to go through i guess g wasn t the only clothes hound lol i have gone through my closet and pulled out a number of t shirts that don t fit quite right after cutting off the bottom edge to make fabric ties see them used on the bundles of dress shirt fabric a few photos back i ve made tarn from the large middle section of each tee i plan to use this tarn in my weaving such items as placemats drying mats rugs handbags etc the possibilities within are infinite in the process of cutting down these shirts i ve pulled off any buttons and beads cannibalizing the useful parts within each shirt as a quilter weaver and crafter it is unlikely that i will ever pare down my supplies to a minimalistic amount however i am determined to purge away all that is extraneous leaving behind only the possibilities within i have come to realize that this purge is needed not only within my sewing room but throughout my entire home i need to hold each and every item within these walls to determine if they are best serving my family but that is not all i need to look within myself and purge any lingering feelings of discontent anger or pain they are definitely not serving my psyche only by digging deeply can i find the kernel of truth usefulness and happiness that has been obscured by the trappings of a life lived merely gliding along the surface piling on more and more in an effort to finally reach that pinnacle of happiness but it has never been a pinnacle has it it is in the depths within that we truly begin to live posted by jusmom1 at 10 30 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday february 27 2021 table runner and placemats i finally finished my 3rd weaving project a table runner and 5 placemats i was really hoping for at minimum 6 placemats preferably 8 but when my finished cloth was only 9 long i knew i would be short oh well next time i will just make my warp longer i do have a bit of yarn left so i may be able to weave three more placemats in any case i had a blast making these and couldn t be happier with the project i do have one question for fellow weavers if you look at my placemats you can see there is a bit of a patterned lines across them does anyone know what causes this how i can stop it or possibly make it more uniform thanks for looking toodles posted by jusmom1 at 11 21 am 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday january 18 2021 my third weaving project this is my third weaving project so far i have only found one mistake and i missed it too far along to unweave now i m still loving it though so i will keep on going i love weaving posted by jusmom1 at 9 52 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday january 8 2021 my second weaving project with the start of 2021 i wanted to try something new on my loom i am determined to spend more time crafting losing myself in creating things that are both useful and hopefully beautiful calms me and provides me with a sense of accomplishment the smaller multicolored piece was intended to be a dish towel i knew it would shrink a bit with washing but the 100 cotton shrunk way more than expected a dear friend suggested i use it in a bread basket it will be perfect for that use i used the remainder of the warp thread vertical string on my loom to make a table topper because i used solid white weft thread horizontal string the piece came out much lighter in color than the bread basket piece it is really amazing how using variations of weft horizontal thread can change the look of the woven project i can t wait to start my next project toodles posted by jusmom1 at 10 31 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest our new normal happier times twenty twenty has been hard for all of us but the end of the year has been particularly devastating for our family right before thanksgiving our dear daughter in love passed away it was completely unexpected and fast unfortunately that is the nature of brain bleeds we were all devastated and in total disbelief twenty eight is too young to leave this earth gabby and justin had just celebrated their second wedding anniversary our poor grandson still needs his mommy fortunately our grandson is surrounded by many many people who love him and will do everything in their power to help him along he is extremely close to justin his bonus daddy who he has lived with for over half of his life as they have lived with us since april of 2017 my husband and i are part of his daily routine because of covid i had been overseeing his virtual schooling in the am and gabby would take over in the pm when she got home from work i now oversee the entire day so his routine is still fairly consistent we are all holding on together so 2021 is bringing a new normal to our lives justin is learning to juggle being a single parent and is crushing it my husband and i are here to provide support he is also surrounded by a wonderful group of friends who have been available to help him through the emotions of losing gabby as well as his new single parent status and their kids have been our grandson s best friends for years justin and our grandson have gotten together with them a few times since gabby s passing observing covid restrictions of course and it has been wonderful to see k just being a kid while i never thought i could find something good in gabby s passing the outpouring of love from those around us has been amazing in fact to be shown such love caring and support from so many in this time of country wide tumult has been truly miraculous justin and i wholeheartedly believe that gabby s purpose in life and death was to bring out the best in people we will all try to continue this purpose in her honor she was a wonderful mother justin s devoted soulmate and our loving daughter in law we have been truly blessed to have her in our lives posted by jusmom1 at 10 05 am 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook 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