Yes, I'm still alive. :) Thank you to everyone checking up on me. I'm just busy. I haven't left the house for 2 weeks except to go to church. Taking the kids to the park? Dustin. Grocery Shopping? Dustin. Library duties with kids? Dustin. Cooking? (ok-that happens at home but it's illustrating the picture.) Dustin. Bank? Dustin.
We make a point of trying to go out once a week on a date, we've been part of a babysitting co-op for a few years and it's been so wonderful to have a 4 hour block of time every Friday night that we know we will be going out for. But the last two weeks were canceled for various reasons. Tonight-we have a 5 hour date and I am giddy. We're going to have dinner, see Batman and go for a drive in the mountains. I cant wait to see if the rest of the world actually still exists. And to get to the end of this work haul, I am seriously in need of a little R & R.
Here's a fun little tutorial I put together a while back, it's going in with my cupcake pincushion pattern as a cute topper idea. However, I've been putting them on everything. Bags, hair, pencils. You name it! They're really easy and the tutorial is straight from my pattern so you can see how they are written. Let me know what you think! Take a look over at the sidebar-I spruced a tiny bit. :) OH-and for my mother's sake, I know that there is an "r" missing from the word "fabric" in the tutorial. It has been fixed and won't appear misspelled in the pattern. But I'm being lazy and leaving it there for now! Ha!
Thanks for listening-please bear with me for a little bit longer while I finish up the immediate things that need to be done. :) The plus side is there are quite a few free patterns and fun tutorials that will be showing up here pretty soon. All things that will show up as an extra in the patterns, so I figure it just makes sense to make them available for download too.
Sandi
Gorgeous roses Sandi! Thanks for the tutorial.
Posted by: karen | July 25, 2008 at 01:04 PM
What fabulous roses. Thank you SO much!
Posted by: Cathi | July 25, 2008 at 02:03 PM
I wondered what happened to you. Busy is good, better than being sick!!! Thanks for the tutorial. I want to make one for a purse I have in the works. :D
Posted by: Cheryl | July 25, 2008 at 02:23 PM
Yay, nice to hear from you again. :) I love that you have so much help from your man--you have fun on that date!
Posted by: Audrey | July 25, 2008 at 03:02 PM
Oh so envious of your 5 hr date! One day we'll get to be gone more than 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Enjoy & have fun! =]
Posted by: Kira =] | July 25, 2008 at 03:09 PM
Great to hear from you Sandi! The roses are adorable. Off to check out the tute. Have fun on your date!!!
Posted by: Katie D | July 25, 2008 at 04:17 PM
I just had to leave another comment to say how fabulous your tutorial is! It is so pretty and bright!
Posted by: Katie D | July 25, 2008 at 04:23 PM
oh there you are - nice to see you again! I was just about to ask. Have fun tonight!
Posted by: jessi | July 25, 2008 at 06:10 PM
WOW, the day just got a little brighter:) Been wondering where you were hiding, but I knew it meant you were busy and that just means more fun for us:) I can hardly wait for your patterns!! Thanks for your beautiful, inspiring work!
Posted by: Janna | July 25, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Thank you for that tutorial - the roses are pretty and it's all so prettily presented that I can't wait to get hold of one of your patterns! No pressure ;-)
Posted by: mathea | July 26, 2008 at 12:40 AM
Great tutorial! Did you want to know you missed the 'm' in embellishment; the 2nd last word? Enjoy your night!
Posted by: Emma | July 26, 2008 at 06:03 AM
Three cheers for Dustin! There is no replacement for a wonderful partner. I hope the two of you had fun on your date. We had a date last weekend for the first time in I don't know how long and when you don't do them regularly you sort of forget how important time with your spouse is.
Posted by: mo | July 26, 2008 at 11:23 AM
Thank you! These will be excellent on aprons and my daughter's headbands.
Yeah, Sandi!
Posted by: Jenny | July 26, 2008 at 05:09 PM
Thank you sooo much for sharing your tutorial with us. I certainly do appreciate it - plus I love love love anything flowers. Have a great date!! LindaSonia
Posted by: LindaSonia | July 26, 2008 at 05:24 PM
Wow. That's exactly how I've felt lately. Indoors. Working. Kids. Working. It was nice to go to Idaho the past couple days!! Wish we could have met up for lunch!!! :)
I am {drooling} over the Farmers Market line!! I need to get my hands on that gorgeous fabric asap!!
Posted by: Elizabeth K | July 26, 2008 at 08:04 PM
Cute roses! I tried to open the tutorial several times and it won't open. I'll check back tomorrow.
Posted by: MelissaB | July 26, 2008 at 09:05 PM
Amazing as always. You make the most beautiful things. Thank you for sharing the tutorial.
Hope you had a wonderful date night.
Posted by: Tonya | July 26, 2008 at 09:07 PM
Your roses are gorgeous - well made.
Posted by: Kelly Fletcher | July 27, 2008 at 05:10 AM
These would make really cute napkin rings!
Posted by: Joan | July 27, 2008 at 09:46 AM
I can't wait to see all of the wonderful things you working on!
Posted by: caroline | July 27, 2008 at 02:53 PM
Sandi, these are so beautiful. I would love to add your tutorial to my sidebar if you don't mind..? I know a lot of people who would love to make these for decorations!
Posted by: eileen | July 27, 2008 at 03:13 PM
You deliver a great flower story.
Stories about flowers and roses are
some of my favorites.
Thanks,
Jimmy
Posted by: Jim Davis | July 28, 2008 at 08:53 AM
Very cute!!! Great alternative to the ever-so-popular fabric yoyo!
Posted by: Amanda | July 28, 2008 at 01:09 PM
I'm loving those roses!! Also loving Macy Gray playing... that's a fresh change. :)
I hope you had a lovely date!
Posted by: PamperingBeki | July 28, 2008 at 02:05 PM
Great tutorial. I can think of many things that will be needing fabric roses. Thanks for sharing! ~jen~
Posted by: jen eskridge | July 28, 2008 at 05:43 PM