Get R Done Friday!

I am finally posting here again.

I have some Get R Done stuff to show you.

But first thank you to ClassyChassy for hosting

Get R Done.

You can find her at Expressly Corgi.

This week is the last episode of Get R Done.

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For gift bags just the right size for gift cards,

I decided to make the Itty Bitty Poochie Bags I found

at Mode Bake Shop.

Aren't they cute?


I made four of them for my nephew and nieces.

I stuck a gift card and some candy in each one.

They were a big hit.

I might make some more to have the ready for next year.

I have enough materials to make a few more.

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I am still working on my sewing room closet.

We have gotten more done on it!

I gave my husband a new cordless power drill for Christmas.

It worked great for putting up the top track for the shelves.

The I attached the first two rows of shelves.

That is all we have gotten so far.

Then I went through two boxes of books that were originally

stored on the floor of this closet.

I filled the two shelves with the books I wanted to keep.

Found four duplicates so of course I put those in the donation bag for the library.

I went through the rest of the books and decided to keep 17 others.

The remaining filled a paper bag to also be donated to the library.

The two boxes got cut down and put out in the recycle can.

So that was a little bit of decluttering for me.

Woo hoo!!

I have gift cards that will buy me three more rows of shelves and the needed

supplies to support them.

I will fill one more with books.

Then that should bring the height of the shelves down to a more comfortable height for me

to start storing my sewing and craft supplies on them.

My painful shoulders keep me from reaching up for things easily.

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So, what have you gotten done?

~Linnea~

Get R Done Friday!

I can't believe it is Friday already!

The week has flown by.

I have spent most of it being very tired.

But I do have some finishes to share.

First I want to thank

ClassyChassy at Expressly Corgi

for hosting for us.

I finished this card I had been working on last week.

Then I also finished this card this week.
It was for a couple at work who had gotten married
the week before Thanksgiving.
They also brought their baby.
It was my first time to see her.
She was wearing the dress I made for her too!
It is always cool to see the babies wearing the outfits I made
for them.
Several of the co-workers have brought their babies to work
in the outfits I made.
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That bookcase I am working on clearing out.
Not done yet, but I am getting there.
Takes time to figure out where to put everything.

I got that skirt hanger to hang my bags of strips.

They are hanging in the closet next to the dresser where

I can find them.

So what have you gotten done?

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Happy Friday!

~Linnea~

Get R Done Friday!-The Closet

I am joining ClassyChassy over at

Expressly Corgi

for Get R Done Friday!

Go on over an see who else has gotten

something done this week.

I have been working on this closet.

I finally finished painting it!

The rest of the room still needs to be painted.

You can see the white walls outside the closet there.

Then I took this highboy dresser that has been hanging out

in the living room and put it in the closet.
Then I started going through some of these
containers and moving some of the stuff
into the drawers.
This is how far I have gotten.
The two top drawers are still empty.
I have yarn stored in the bottom drawer.
Then crochet cotton in the next.
Third drawer up has embroidery hoops
and other things related to stitching.
I have unfinished projects in the third drawer from the top.
And I am still deciding what to use the two top ones for.
I also want to add two more shelves above the one that
is already there to use that empty space up there.
The long wall on the right will have shelves from
The Container Store.
I hope to start getting those soon.
Then on the long wall on the left
I will use for hooks and things
to hang flat things on the wall.
I look forward to the day when I finally have it all organized.
I sometimes wonder if I will ever get there.
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Happy Friday!
What did you get done this week?
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~Linnea~

Get R Done Friday! More Sewing with Niece

Whoo Hoo!

It is Friday again!

Time for Get R Done with ClassyChassy

at Expressly Corgi.

Feel free to join us with your Get R Done projects.

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I have been sewing with my niece again this week.

I am teaching her to sew.

Here she is using my mother's featherweight.

I helped her sew the pockets on.

This one too!

It is a reversible apron.

While she was sewing, I worked on this block.

I finished it too!

Making progress!

Here she is sewing the two sides of the apron together.

Turning it right side out and pressing the edges.

Ta Da!! Side one.

And side two!

And yes that is a loom to the the left there.

And on the windowsill are two Amish

dolls I had painted for my mother one year.

This room was once my bedroom.

Now it is my mother's sewing room.

Finished this anniversary card this morning.

The inside.

Helmi has hopped into my bag again.

She likes traveling with us.

We are packed at ready to head out the door.

Will mail the card on the way.

Have a great week end folks!!

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What is your Get R Done?

~Linnea~

Get R Done Friday!

Yay! It is time for Get R Done Friday!

And I have some Get R Done stuff this week.

First a BIG thank you to

ClassyChassy at

Expressly Corgi

for hosting this fun meme.

First I gotta show you this sunset.

A Get R Done sunset.

I mean, to actually pull over the car and get

a picture of a great sunset instead

of driving on by and not taking a chance

to soak in some beauty.

The pretty part is between

the fog rolling in from the ocean

and the hills.

Here is that card I was working on recently.

I have already given it to the new mom.

Along with this outfit.
This is made of fleece fabric.
Should be cozy warm for the new baby.
But it is a little big yet which is good.
He can grow into it.
This is the back view.
I did not quite have it done when I took it to the baby shower.
I told the new mom I would have to take it back
and finish putting on the second section of snaps.
I did that and returned it to the family.
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I don't have pictures of the pants,
but I did finish shortening two pairs of pants for myself
and two for B-Daddy.
I also had to alter a top for me as well and finished that too.
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I gave up trying to replace the elastic in the jeans
I was working on.
I may tackle that more later.
Because........

We are leaving on a trip to visit our kids!
The suitcases are ready to go.
We just have get ourselves to the bus terminal
on time
for the ride to the airport.
The alarm clocks are set.
Yes, more than one!
And Helmi is going with us.
She is so excited,
she has parked herself
on the larger suitcase
to make sure I don't forget
to take her along.
Sorry, I didn't get a picture of that.
I gotta get some sleep
cuz we are getting up early.
Happy Friday!
~Linnea~

Get R Done Friday! Ants and Other Stuff

Yay! It is Friday.

Friday's make me happy, especially if

I don't have to work on Saturday.

It is time for Get R Done Friday

hosted by our lovely ClassyChassy

at Expressly Corgi.

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So what have I gotten done this week?

First I got rid of ants.

We were greeted by ants on Monday morning!

The changing weather sent them in the house.

We had our first rainstorm for the season on Tuesday.

And it was a major one too.

We don't get rain during the summer here.

So B-Daddy put out ant bait here.

And here.

See it is already working!!

But the ants were all over my cereal box.

And inside my cereal too!

Argh!!

Not a good start to a Monday morning.

So I heated up some instant oatmeal in the microwave.

It blew up in there.

Well, not that bad, but it made a mess.

There was still enough in the bowl to eat.

I like to add a touch of sugar to it.

Found ants in my sugar bowl too.

Another argh!!!!

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I am happy to say patience pays off.

The ants have quit coming in.

I think they all went into the ant bait trap.

And they also crawled out of my cereal box too.

Yay! No more ants.

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For now anyway....

I have also been working on my

Procrastinator's Party

Challenge.

The sewing room closet.

Here it is cleaned and ready to paint.

This is how far I got painting the first coat of primer.

See the bottom is not done yet.

Then last night I sat on the floor and finished the

first coat around the bottom edge.

I tell you,

I had a hard time getting up off the floor

after doing that.

Plus I climbed on my stool

and did more around the top and

kind of started on the second coat.

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So that is where I am on that right now.

And....

ta-da!

I have finished the second quilt top.

Notice I said TOP.

The batting, backing and binding are not on those yet.

The 3 B's.

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That is my Get R Done for this week!

What is yours??

~Linnea~

Get R Done Friday - Card and Stuff

Participating in Get R Done Friday is still new for me.

I rather like the idea of posting the in-progress things

on Whatcha Working on Wednesday

and the things I finished on Get R Done Friday.

And I do have some finished things to show you today!

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Wednesday I showed this not yet finished card.

And here it is finished.
The original has it in blues.
Blue vase and shades of blue flowers.
But the co-worker I made this for likes pink,
so I changed it. Also I used seed beads in the flower centers.
Unfortunately she has been out sick,
so she has not received it yet.
Perhaps today.
I finished the NOEL block I was working on.
I have started working on the next one.

And this card went from this---

to this!

It was for the son of another co-worker.

I never finished a gift I had intended to give her at her shower.

And now he is too big for it.

So I made another one in a larger size

and included the card above with it.

And this turned into---

This!

The co-worker was thrilled to get this cute boy outfit

and the birthday card for her son.

She said that it is still big for him.

I am glad, that means he can wear it longer and grow

into it more.

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And finally!!

I have finished this apple bowl cross-stitch!!!

Picked it up in January to start working on it from where I left off

and finished it in October.

It is a great feeling to have this one all done.

Except for getting it framed.

Not sure how I am going to do that part yet.
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Thank you to ClassyChassy at

Expressly Corgi

for hosting

Get R Done Friday!

It is fun to have a place to post

our finished projects.

Have a great weekend!!

~Linnea~