My Grandfather's Sewing Machine

Dad brought me my dearly departed grandfather's sewing machine. He's been gone for years, and this lovely machine sat in my grandmother's closet for years. When my gradnmother passed away, certain family members wanted to THROW IT AWAY!!! Can you beleive it?!?!!? dad saved it and it's been in his closet for a few years.

Gretchen & Milo TurnerMy grandparents owned a mens wear store here in Lima and also one in Defiance. Grandfather did the alterations...on this machine... And HE got it from his grandmother or mother or someone like that...from a family member, at any rate.

My first project using Grandfather's machine...Another little purse organizer.

I finished my first project with this machine today...Here's a few photos for ya!

Bon Jovi, HERE I COME!

Just ordered tickets for Chicago in July for me, hubby, and 15 yr old girl child. WOOOHOOO!!

Snowy Day

Some photos of the snow at our house, and of the pups playing in the snow...

Charlie and Sammy just LOVE it!

Lots of notes here...read me!!

1. I am still looking for an old Singer sewing machine table.
2. I am looking for a MiMi tool tote.
3. Don't forget about the give away...scroll down the page!! :0)
4. Visit my Etsy shop, would ya!?!? www.aimeeinohio.etsy.com

Don't forget about the givewaway

If you haven't participated in the giveaway yet, be sure to scroll down and check it out!!!

Stuff for sale or trade

All of the items I have listed for sale are also available for trade....I am looking for the following items:

Pink Bind It All and accessories
MiMi tool tote and shoulder tote
crop in Style 12x12 paper taker
We R Memory Keepers red binder albums 12x12 and 8.5x11
acrylic polymer clay roller
molds for UTEE and beeswax
Amy Butler fabrics and patterns
Micheal Miller fabrics
Weiner dog stuff
www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36314603
ATG refills
and of course Jon bon Jovi

Collage for sale or trade

This is a large canvas. It's colored with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists, my own glimmer mists, gold leaf and other stuff. Letters are painted and coated with Rock Candy Stickles. Entire thing was sprayed with 2 coats of Krylon sealer. Ready to hang!!!

$50.00 SHIPPED!!

Another bunch of stamps

Unmounted rubber on EZ mount, clear stamps, and ink pads. These are Palette Hybrid inks and a Ranger pad. I LOVE Palette Hybrid!!! But I had duplicates of some colors.

This set is $35.00 with Priority Shipping included. Pay pal please.

Stamps for Sale

Some unmounted RUBBER here!! Stamp set on the left was from Hobby Lobby. I used them for a specific project. They are on EZ Mount foam. The others are tons of different types of keys. Lots of old fashioned ones. Some have been put on EZ mount, some not. Only used a couple of these. The sheet had a lot of duplicates, so I kept about half the sheet, and am selling the rest.

Stamps are $25.00 shipping in a padded envelope included. I take pay pal only.

Also willing to trade for a CIS Paper taker in 12x12 or a RED We R Memory Keepers binder album in 8.5x11.

Bunch of stamps:

New Giveaway!

Ok I have a new giveaway. Since I've been on a sewing bender as of late, this is not a scrappy or art giveaway....

Do you like PINK? Do you like wieners....er, weiner dogs? Do you need to corral the crap in your purse? Then you just may like this one....

I've sewed a few purse organizers, from my own pattern. This one has a pocket on each end, a long slip pocket on the back, and 3 pockets on the front- the center one with a closure.

The whole thing is interfaced but with lightweight interrfacing, so it's not really stiff. I loaded it up with stuff- it holds a lot while not being huge. Handles on the end make it easier to pull it out to change purses.

Cute, don't ya think??

If you'd like to win it, here's the deal:

I need followers. I need some people reading this mess. I mean blog. :)

So, in order to enter the drawing, you need to sign up to FOLLOW ME! yep! When you do, leave a comment on this post. If you're already a follower, that's AWESOME thanks I love you too!! Just leave a comment on this post and tell me you are already a follower. (Gee, sounds like a cult, with my followers LOL). If you send someone else to follow me and they leave in their comment that you sent them to follow me, you'll get an extra entry.

I will draw this on February 14th- Valentine's day. So this will go for a couple of weeks.

Class at Scrapbooks in Lima, March 27th

Sorry, I know the pics could be better!!!! I do a card class at Scrapbooks here in Lima each month called Card Utopia. We make 6 cards, most often with a variety of greetings. March's cards are all butterfly themed, and I will be bringing TONS of DIFFERENT sentiment stamps so your cards can say exacly what you'd like them to.

These first three cards are made with all Doodlebug card stock, Doodlebug flocked and doodlebug glittered papers. We'll do some stamping on these as well. The pic is a bit washed out- they are very bright and cheery in real life.

Here are two more from the set (not showing the 6th card!!). The card stock is Prism and Doodlebug. Doodlebug glitter paper, too!! The large golden butterfly is stamped and embossed in black on yellow Doodlebug card stock. We then paint it with Gold Lame Smooch!!

If you'll be around and would like to take this class, you can call the store at 419-225-9751 and sign up. Class is saturday March 27th at 11 am.

Anyone know where I can find one of these?

I have the machine, now I need the table. My dad brought me my grandfather's sewing machine, a lovely Singer 66...It's at the shop now being cleaned, tuned up, adjusted, and a new belt put on. I cannot WAIT to use it. This baby was born on 1922. There was still some super old thread (wooden spools, people!!), a zipper, and some other odds n ends in the bottom. So if anyone knows where I could find a table in PA, OH, IN, IL, or KY at a GOOD price, please do let me know! I'll post pics of the machine (and my grandfather, whom I miss very much) when the machine comes home.