Pay Day!

This is what I got last week for selling some of these...

There is great satisfaction in being paid for having fun.

Visit Helloowl to see why others are proud.

My Studio

This week's theme at My Place & Yours is your favorite (Or "favourite" as the lovely hostess from Down Under, Danielle, spells it.) spot in the house.  

It is a big mess now as it is scattered with sewing projects, but it is MY room and MY mess.  MY favourite place in the house.

Gadgets at My Place and Yours

What would our days be like without all the gadgets we use to make chores easier?   Every profession, art, hobby and craft have gadgets unique to the needs of the job or pastime. There are lots of gadgets going on at Hello Owl's "My Place and Yours" this week.

Here are some of my favorite gadgets I use in sewing and quilting.  There is no way I could cut fabric with precision without my rotary cutter, grid ruler and green rotary cutting mat.  I heart my magnetic pin cushion.  The pins just need to get close to be attached.

The wood gadget below the ruler is new and I have yet to use it.  The left end of this four in one tool can be used to make perfect corners and for getting poly stuffing into tight places.  On the other end is a flat ended cap for finger pressing and folding. 

When the caps are removed, one end is a seam ripper and the other end is a stiletto.

This little box is quickly becoming my favorite gadget.

 

Nothing irritates me more than running out of bobbin thread while sewing.  This little bobbin winder takes care of that. 

Thanks to this week's theme queen, Susan of It's the Things That Make You Go MMMMM.  Check out the other gadgets here.

BZZZ!

Danielle at Hello Owl wants me to show you something I collect this week. I bet you would be surprised to see that I collect these:

There are many other bee things not pictured throughout the house and yard.  When I lived in Kansas, the license plate on my car was: "BZZNBEA".  

Bees are not the only thing I collect.  I love vintage, antique and retro so there are many collections around our house.  

Take a look at My Place and Yours to see if others collect the same thing as you.

Top Drawer

This week's theme for "My Place and Yours" is Top Drawer.  While I have not visited all the participants this week, those that I have visited have very organized top drawers.

A Yahoo search of top drawer produces entries for lingerie and furniture companies.  Makes sense.  I searched for the term "meaning of top drawer" and The Phrase Finder lists the meaning as "of the best quality; of the highest social standing."  Victorian gentry kept their most valuable items in the highest drawer of a bedroom chest of drawers.  The phrase was used to denote a person's social standing based on family background.  Your family was either 'top drawer' or not.  Sometimes Hubs will proclaim one of my meals top drawer.  I guess he is saying it was a really good meal, not that the vegetables or meat were high in social standing.

The top drawer I am sharing this week is not organized nor does it contain valuable items.  In every one of my homes, a top drawer in the kitchen has always been designated as The Junk Drawer.  It is the drawer that holds all the stuff that only belongs in a junk drawer. 

If you would like to see what some Top Drawer people keep in their Top Drawer, visit Danielle at Hello Owl.

Spring Cleaning at My Place

The calendar says spring will be here at the end of the week.  I brought out the cleaning supplies including my PINK Glam Gloves to begin the annual ritual of spring cleaning.

Check out the other PINK things being shared this week at "My Place & Yours" over at Hello Owl. 

My Place and Yours - Kitchen Love

Never in a bazillion years would I say "I love my kitchen!"  Some day it will be worthy of a spread in House Beautiful.  A kitchen with lots of fabulous wood cabinets, granite countertops, a farm sink, a butler's pantry, an island and all new Electrolux appliances.  It will also have light!  These pictures were taken mid afternoon with a flash.  Until then, I do what I can to make it a place in which I do not mind working. 

 

Don't you just love the "plastic" wall behind this counter top?  It also seems to be missing a refrigerator.  The refrigerator is stashed in the dining room.

I'm joining Vic and friends at Punky and Me.  Click here to see what others love about their kitchen.