Tuesday's Treasures At Shabby Lane Shops

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Stitching Pink Roses

It's been raining on and off since yesterday morning! My lilacs are blooming.  A little bit early but they're blooming and in another week or so, I can put out my hummingbird feeders.  They usually come back around the end of April.  I so much look forward to seeing them again!  The Orioles come back at the same time so I'll have to start picking up extra oranges at the grocery store.

I did some sewing yesterday since I had some stitched pieces that needed finishing.  I'll have photos of those to share soon.  I actually got to do some stitching yesterday too:

Today, I'll be over at mom's for awhile to put our Boutique Bag items together for Shabby Lane Shops.  I also hope it stops raining long enough so I can go walking.  I love Spring and walking gives me the opportunity to see more of it!

Beaded Scissor Fob

I have loads to share with you today!  First, Kathi made a pretty beaded scissor fob:

If you're anything like me, you need this!  I'm forever putting my little embroidery scissor down and then I can't find it!  This is a nice large scissor fob with a big clasp!

I also added 2 more of my crazy quilt door hangers to the shops:

We're also on Etsy!

 I started a 3rd Patriotic door hanger yesterday and will have a photo of that tomorrow.

Also, the latest Shabby Lane Shops magazine is now available:

The Spring/Summer issue can be found at Barnes and Noble, Bookworld, Hancock Fabrics or at Shabby Lane Shops website.

Finally for today, if you're interested in my Elegant Crazy Quilt Seam Treatments, you can take a class!

Visit Maureens Vintage Acquisitions to sign up for my Waste Canvas class!

And if you need crazy quilt fabrics, I have that too!

Okay, it's time for me to straighten up and get to the grocery store!  Have a great day everyone!

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Crazy Quilt Cat Dolls for Christmas

I spent Saturday morning running my beloved treadle machine:

I sewed up 6 cat dolls and 5 snowman dolls.  When I finished sewing, I immediately started stitching!  This Christmas Cat doll is ready for sewing together:

And I started on this one yesterday:

They really don't look like much now but when finished, they'll look like this:

I have a project to sew together today and then I'll be back to stitching on my kitty dolls.

BTW - It's Tuesday so that means Tuesday's Treasures at Shabby Lane Shops!  My cat dolls are on sale today!  Offer only good at Kitty And Me Designs Website.

Christmas At The Boutique

I think I'm finally caught up on everything!  I finished my custom order and just have to sew it together.  I have all of our new Christmas products listed, my email is all caught up and I'm ready to make some more cat dolls!  I'll be sewing this weekend and I can't wait.  It's been quite awhile since I've been able to run my sewing machine just for fun!

Here are mom's 2 new Christmas Door Pillows:

And Kathi made these gorgeous Needle Felted Holly Leaf Ornaments:

We can be found on Etsy as well!

Today, I'll be heading over to mom's house to work on Christmas cards for the Boutique Bags at Shabby Lane Shops.

If you're a crazy quilter, be sure to stop back over the weekend.  I'll be talking about making spider webs with beautiful Kreinik metallic threads!

Shabby Lane Shops Tuesdays Treasures

Every Tuesday, Shabby Lane Shops hosts a lovely day of shopping called, Tuesday's Treasures.  Many of the online shopping mall boutiques offer special discounts on select items for Tuesday's only.  Here are our Tuesday's Treasures specials for today.  These specials are available today only and only on our Kitty & Me Designs website:

Please see all of the beautiful Boutiques offering specials for Tuesday's Treasures.

Shabby Lane Shops Magazine - Holidays & Traditions Issue

This lovely magazine from Shabby Lane Shops will hit the newsstands on October 4th:

 55 pages of Holiday stories, decorating ideas, do it yourself projects, recipes, gorgeous photos and more!  Be sure to see my article on the History Of Gingerbread!  Find it at Barnes and Noble, Hancock Fabric stores or order online from Shabby Lane Shops!

Late Summer

Is it me, or is it really starting to feel like late Summer?  We planted pumpkins in the Spring and we've already picked our first pumpkin!  Had to do it before the critters ate it!  LOL!!!  I'll have to take some photos of my pumpkin patch.  Geez, it took over my yard!

I'm feeling the need to stitch on some Fall things so I started on this little Halloween design last night:

This will be a little Halloween Door Pillow and I'll add to the Boutique when I have it ready.

Speaking of the Boutique, it's Tuesday which means Tuesday's Treasures at Shabby Lane Shops!

We have mom's Scarecrow Tussy Mussy's on special for today:

Be sure to see all of the Shabby Lane Shops who participate in Tuesday's Treasures specials!

Red And Black Cellphone Pouch

We're finally getting some much needed rain here!  I can live without the thunder and lightening but the rain is most welcome!

I have an order for a custom cellphone pouch in reds and black.  I don't usually work in these colors so I think this will be a lot of fun!

I'm going to sew the lace and trim on now and then I plan to head over to mom's so we can put our Shabby Lane Shops Boutique Bags together.  These will be the Boutique Bag goody's for August.

When I get home later, I plan to relax and stitch!  Que pasa un buen dia!  Have a great day!

Shabby Lane Shops

If you've been following my blog for awhile now, you may know that Kitty & Me Designs is a member of Shabby Lane Shops Online Shopping Mall.  Not only does SLS offer wonderful benefits to their shop owners, but they offer an awesome service to shoppers as well!  Over 60 beautiful shops with gorgeous handmade products, vintage & antique finds, bridal and baby items, candles, soaps, cookbooks, home decor, gifts and more!  All in one convenient online shopping mall.

Recently, Catherine Monceaux, who operates the Shabby Lane Shops Mall, appeared on a local TV show in Tennessee.  Catherine talked about the Nashville Southern Women's Show, which took place this past week.

I will a link to Catherine's TV appearance as soon as it's available.

One of the fun things that Catherine offers at Shabby Lane Shops are Boutique Bags.  Boutique Bags are beautiful grab bags filled with a variety of items from many of the Shabby Lane Shops shop owners.  The Boutique Bags are a lovely way for customers to discover the beautiful shops at SLS.  The BB items are wonderful to use for little gifts when you just want to let someone know that you're thinking of them!

Mom and I have been contributing to the Boutique Bags since we joined Shabby Lane Shops.  Each month, we make a different item to send to Catherine for inclusion in the BB's.  Mom and I have done handmade greeting cards, sachets, magnets and more!  This month, mom made some beautiful Victorian style Gift Tags:

 Our gift tags are all packaged and boxed up and ready to send to Catherine this weekend!  I cannot tell you how much fun mom and I have with our Boutique Bag items!  It's fun to come up with a theme (June will be strawberries) and it's fun to decide on an item, to make that item and then to package them up!

Please visit the Shabby Lanes Shops website and all of the beautiful shops there!

Win One Of My Brooches!

Please visit Shabby Lane Shops today for a chance to win one of my brooches! 

Shabby Chic Boutique - Valentine's and Sachets

I thought I'd share the newest additions to our Shabby Chic Boutique.  As seen in Shabby Lane Shops New Year Romance magazine:

Mom's beautiful Victorian Tussy Mussy's for Valentine's Day:

And here are my latest additions!  Bonnet Girls Fragrance Sachets:

Made with little paper faces, antique hand dyed lace, vintage millenary flowers and potpourri.  My home smelled wonderful when I was making these!

I'll have an update on my Marie Antoinette Crazy Quilt shortly.  I'm waiting for the camera battery to charge.

Shabby Lane Shops Magazine - New Year, Romance Issue

You might enjoy picking up a copy of the latest Shabby Lane Shops Magazine - New Year, Romance Issue.

This Valentine magazine is loaded with wonderful Recipes, Do It Yourself Projects, Short Stories and Featured Articles by Shabby Lane Shops members.  I have an article in this issue along with a fun tutorial!

This magazine is available in over 300 newsstands including select Barnes & Noble Stores.  You can also order directly from Shabby Lane Shops website.  Lovely ideas for the Shabby Chic and Cottage Style Home.

Please visit my Shabby Chic Boutique at Etsy

Shabby Lane Shops

First, I'd like to thank everyone who left sweet comments for my mom!  I'll help her reply to your messages during the week.  I'm just thrilled that you've all taken to my mom so much.  I know that the kindness you've shown her has helped her to cope with her BiPolar and her Depression.

I'd also like to say a special thank you to my sweet friend Lynn Stevens for taking the time to be my Guest Blogger earlier this week.  Lynn has been under the weather but despite her discomfort, she put together a wonderful blog post for me on her Steampunk Art Work and How To Submit Work To Magazines.  Thank you so much Lynn!

I recently decided to join the wonderful online shopping mall called, "Shabby Lane Shops".  If you have a love for handmade, if you love shabby chic, cottage style, country, victorian, romantic and beautiful seasonal items, you will love visiting this site.

 There is so much to see and so much to do and the community is wonderful!  This is a group of very gifted shop owners, many I've already met through blog land and all are just sweet and helpful as can be!

There are free ECards to send:

 Free Postcards to download:

 And recipes:

  
Here's my little corner of Shabby Lane Shops:

Many shop owners, including myself offer coupons through SLS.  You can find the coupon codes here.
I've also added the link to the coupon code page to my sidebar.

If you're a magazine junkie like me, you may have already seen the ads for SLS:

Really, there are so many fun things to do here, grab a cup of tea and please hop over to take a look-see!  If you're a shop owner, you may want to consider joining to help promote your shop. 

I'll leave you today with my latest creations.  I've been making felted art brooches:

 All are available in my Etsy shop.  And don't forget to grab my coupon code from Shabby Lane Shops.