Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Going Through the Valleys

Well it has been a rough time around here since right before Christmas. My best friends sister passed away from cancer.

We lost our cat of 8 years, Blackie to feline leukemia.

My Mom has been in and out of the hospital with problems with her heart. Finally they put in a pacemaker and she is home and doing good. Thank God!







Picture of Blackie with Crystal who passed, almost 2 years ago, she was 19 yrs old.

Today I had to take our kitten in and have him put to sleep. We found out a couple of weeks ago that he had cancer too, but he had it in his lymph nodes. We take good care of our cats, vet checks, shots, fixed and they never go outside. There was nothing more they could do for him and he had lost so much weight, had lost the little spark that made him such a character.
Being a goof on the back of the couch, Busted big time, up on the table and inside my purse! Snuggling with his best bud Lilly. We still have Lilly, she seems kind of lost and has been for a while with Sabre being sick and not tearing around the house with her. They loved to rough and tumble and be in trouble together all the time!
I guess I was in denial when they called and told us it was cancer. Kept hoping he would get better, but he didn't. You just know when enough is enough and you can't watch them suffer any more.
I am selling again on ebay and etsy, more so on etsy, cheaper to list, trying to liquidate all my stuff that I have worked so hard on, but hasn't sold through the store. I have way to many things and can't keep storing them, it interferes with my being able to work on other, new things. So if you get a chance check out my stuff and hopefully you can find something you just can't live without.
Hugs,
Renee
ebay ID-Sewitch22
etsy ID-SewitchStitching

Friday, December 5, 2008

Christmas Is Coming to Soon!!!

Two and a half weeks to go and I don't even have any decorations up, usually we get it done right after Thanksgiving but not this year, I have been way to busy, lol.

I have had a little help with some of my projects:

Here my Grandson Ryan is helping to wrap dowels to make Korker Bows

Oops dropped something.

He listens so intently.

Ryan twisting the dowel while Grandma holds the ribbon.

Yarn Puppy

Isn't it cute! I thought this would be a great seller at the store, but due to the bulk of the yarn and trying to get it turned right side out, I had to leave a lot of seams un-sewn and then hand stitch. To much work that people probably wouldn't want to pay for. But of course both of my daughters want one. I told them I would loan them the pattern, give them fabric, yarn and eyes and even some ribbon and they could make them themselves. Big no to that one.

Latest projects have been doing dog tags, very fun and easy to do!