Sochi Olympic Mug Rug Exchange

I participated in the 2014 Sochi Olympic Mug Rug exchange with Lizzie, from Key Largo, Florida..While I was shivering in below normal temperatures here in Iowa, she was basking in lovely warm temps in Florida so our mug rugs are now experiencing new environments in their new homes. These are the lovely mug rugs that came to live at my house yesterday, sent to me by Lizzie..and she included a package of Key Lime Coconut Bars!! The mug rugs are very nice and I like them a lot and the bars are very tasty too!!

Here are the Mug Rugs that I made for Lizzie.(above)  I included a beaded string bookmark, some micro brushes and a few little quilt labels  I hope she gets them okay, I haven't heard from her yet...keeping my fingers crossed though. Sew until next time, I hope you have a Stitches kind of day............

I Am Celebrating the Olympic's

I just joined this Mug Rug Swap and I think it will be lots of fun. There is a fee of $6.00 and you get both patterns and lots of information..why don't you join too! I ""checked" the box that I would do international shipping so I am keeping my fingers crossed that I get to do that..I checked Australia, anyone reading this post from Australia??? I am really looking forward to the Olympics, just love watching them!! Sew until next time, have a Stitches kind of day..........................

A Good Mug Rug Morning

Good Morning! It's a good mug rug morning here. Mug Rugs seem to be a very popular item lately and I just received one from Switzerland, along with a yummy Swiss Chocolate candy bar. Both items are very good!! I'm trying to take it easy on the chocolate bar but every time I walk by I can smell it and I just have to have another "little" square of it..so I put it in my pantry..but I have found out that the door opens so easily. I just can't fool myself! The above picture is the red and white MR that I received from Liliane Marquis  in a MR exchange that I joined. The picture below,  is the one I made and sent to my gal, Dianne Brooks, that lives in Pennsylvania. She should receive this about tomorrow, I hope she likes it. This was a fun little exchange to do. This is my very first MR so I kissed it goodbye (and cried a little) and sent it on it's way.

I am also including a picture of another MR that a friend, Jill C., gave to me and you can see that I used her idea when I made mine. I really like the idea of putting a cup on it and tucking some tea bags inside for a little treat. Cute, huh?This Not a Mug Rug, I repeat, this is NOT a Mug Rug....I just got hungry for homemade Mac N' Cheese the other day so I'm showing you that I really do cook once in a while...oh, by the way, remember the other day when I said I had to go make 2 Apple Pie's. Well, I did but forgot to take pictures of them, dang! And they looked really good too! I had kids and grandkids over for pie on Sunday evening and then GS Joel took the other one to school on Monday. Monday was 3.14 so his class was celebrating "Pi" day. He was excited about taking the pie but before he got a piece it was all gone!!  He was checking out what the other kids brought and when he got done, his Pi was gone..hungry little munchins, I guess. Sure glad he had a piece the night before..Well, this is about all I have time for today as I'm heading out to the city...hope you are having a "Stitches" kind of day, ya all!!

Hungry for Sugar Cookies?

 I mixed up some sugar cookie dough yesterday and could hardly wait to make the cookies today. They are called "I Bet You Can't Eat Just One" Sugar Cookie. And you can't!  Well, you could if you had a lot of will power, you could eat just one or maybe two or maybe none at all..sorrrrrrrrrrrrry, that just ain't gonna happen here in the house! Why would you want to go to the trouble of making Sugar cookies if you were only going to eat just one? That doesn't even make any sense to me, especially after smelling them bake and sending out delicious odors into your house to make your mouth water.

Check out my fancy cookie stamper.  It does a good job of leaving some indentations on the cookies. It's an old ashtray that I found at an antique store long ago. Whatever works!

Here is my guard bird, keeping careful watch on those cookies. I have to report that he has already eaten 3 of them. I had 36 when I got done and now I only have 33 or is it 32? hmmmm I better go count again real soon. Did you notice the cute mug rug? A very kind friend gave it to me with 3 tea bags in the cup pocket, cute, huh? I love it! A great idea!  Best I get on with my "Stitches" kind of day, I hope you are having one too!