Are you a Stitcher...

Well I have started to dabble back in to the Stitchery world, and being here in Canada we don't have a lot of light time.  When you work full time and then get home and do that stuff well by the time you get down to the stitchery, the sun is either gone or going.  This leave me only the Weekends to do this as that is when we have daylight....  So I was at my local quilt shop awhile back - Traditional Pastimes - and telling her about this and how I need to get a really fancy light you know spend the money on things that you really don't need because after all I am a Shopaholic.  Well she said, in our classes we just use Tupperware and a light - How brilliant is that!!
So today I decide that I am going to look for something like this at my local Michael's Store and I want to start to make Christmas Ornaments for my Christmas Block Swap Partners and well they had a 12x12 scrapbook box with 2 little ones on sale!!  I am thinking to myself that this is meant to be.  It is regularly $21.99cnd and I got it for $10.99cnd and I got 2 extra boxes....  I then passed by just one 12x12 box no extras for $14.99cnd I was very impressed with myself...

I few days ago I was at Wal-Mart looking for a table (which I did not find) and ran into a friend Yankee Valley Stitcher and we started chatting and walking around and I found this light, she then informed me that it was a great little light, but I did not by it....

So today I went back to Wal-Mart and picked up this light for $19.98cnd.  Now tomorrow when the house is quite I get to try this out...This is a Black and Deck Snake Light - see picture below

So I spent $30.97cnd for a homemade window so that I can do my stitchery at night when my little one is a sleep.  What a great price for this so that I can still spend time with my son when he is awake.


my 12x12 box with extra and the Snake light



the light fits in the box all together or separate.....

 Well if you are in the same vote as I am, I really hopes that this helps save you a few pennies...

Your Frozen Canuck

My December Block Swap

I went to the Post today and  I got myself a little SURPRISE....  It was my December Block - Hole in the Barn Door from Craftee CC when I opened the package I thought I was going to cry - I am a little bit of an emotional person these days - The block was absolutely BEAUTIFUL.  And the homemade Card - all I thought when I say this is why have not thought of this seeing how I am a scrapbooker - Thanks for the idea Craftee CC.

Full Block

Homemade Card

The colours - LOVE IT!!!

Stray Stitches Give away

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you.  I was checking out the blog world today and found this blog and the give-a-way is AMAZING....

Here is the link to the post that tells you all about the give-a-way that is going on in her blog.  She is great and what she is giving away is great too....  I really can't believe she has that much stuff and is will to part with it.....
stray stitches is the place to go and see what she is all giving away...  I hope to see you over there and checking out her blog

Till then have a great New Year!

Barn Door Swap

Well Hello,
I have created a blog for the BARN DOOR SWAP
http://www.barndoorswap.blogspot.com/

I have created a Picture Link that you can take and add to your Blog, I have made the first post with some directions if you would like to join the swap.  Here they are:

1. You to get excited about joining this swap and meeting people from around the world
2. Any one can join, it is free - but there will be a postage as the block could be sent to anywhere in the world
3. Take my Barn Door Picture Link and place this on your Blog - if you are unsure how do to this I will email this to you.
4. Send me an email barndoorswap@hotmail.com that you would like to join
• Your Name
• Email Address
• Blog - if you have one
• Full Mailing address as it should look on the envelope
• Let me know which one you would like to do 7.5" or 12" or both
5. Become a follower
6. Subscribe to posts so you don't miss a post
7. 12" (finished) Hole in the Barn Door - 12.5" raw - this is how it should be when you mail it out.
8. 7.5" (finished) Hole in the Barn Door - 8" raw - this is how it should be when you mail it out.
9. For the pattern visit Quilters Cache H/Hole in the Barn Door - only has the pattern for the 12", I have the pattern for 7.5" so if you choose to do the 7.5" I will email you the pattern

A Sucker For Swaps

Who does not like to swap things with one an other...  I love it...  I have joined several swaps in the last year and I love it.  I have missed out on some great swaps as I found them too late and then joined some that have turned out to be AMAZING....  So As I sit here the day before New Year's Eve, thinking to myself

1. should I start a swap?
2. what should it be
3. how long of a period
4. most importantly will any one be interested....

I love the Aussies, they seem to have this down to an ART, they are all so creative and have the Swap down.  They have created the 12' block swap in Regular and Christmas, Pincushions, Secret Santa Christmas Swap, Great nine patch, you name it they have done it.  And I really don't want to step on any ones toes or hurt any feelings if I start a swap on this side of the world - even though the Blog World is so small and we are all one.

So I have decided.... I am going out into the Blog World and creating a BLOCK SWAP - So what should we swap.... how about 7.5" or 12" blocks, what kind of blocks.... Hole in the Barn Door (2 colours or multiple) when does this start.... Let's say in one month February 1, 2011 - that will give me time to get a blog, get participants etc. Once I get this done, I will have to figure out ins and outs of the swap - 1 a month, 2 blocks/per person, wow who would have thought that this would be so difficult...



Hole in the Barn Door

Well Once I get this going, I will have to go to my Aussie Friends to see how this works as they have the blogs setup for each person to add posts to the blog - which I think is truly the most important part of the swap to share our glory in the swap and see the different styles (colours) used to make this block - but SCRAPPY is the way to go and I know that you all have Scraps around your room just like me...
If you are not sure how to make this Block here is the site that has a GREAT pattern & it is FREE quilterscache - HoleintheBarnDoorBlock

I hope that you will enjoy this Swap - If you are interested please send me an email at: barndoorswap@hotmail.com

50-50 Freebie

Well there are 2 more days until the winner will  be announced.  I have 50 followers so if you want in please comment on Dec 19, 2010 just to make my life easier.

I will be posting on January 1, 2011 - WOW 2011 I really hope that 2011 is better then this year.

Thanks again to all my followers.

MY Followers

Good Day,
I thought that I would send you all a little note to let you know that I am having technical difficulties.  So I have had to delete my original Feed Burner and do a different one... I am hopping that this will help etc. so if you would like to receive emails when I post a blog, please subscribe by Email - I have 2 different opinions for you.

Subscribe Via Email

1. You can click on Subscribe to Hobbies with a Little Bite of Life by Email - this will ask for your email address and also give you your security word  - 1 stop shop
2. Enter your email address & then click on the subscribe button and it will take you to the security word

Now for those who use Google Reader - I have no clue why this is not working... so if anyone has some helpful hits that would be great...

Ok so if you you have this as part of the blogs you follow - I am really sorry but you are going to have to delete me and re-add me to the list - I hope that, that will fix the problem.

So I guess if you want to get my posts you should subscribe and then you won't miss a thing, thank you for your patience through my technical difficulties.