It's Back to Work!

The vacation is over and the sewing machine is back to it's sweet humming! I certainly enjoyed the break while it lasted. I think the last five months of cutting, turning and stuffing ornies has done something to my arm. It's been hurting quite a bit, especially when I try to pick up something heavy. It's probably one of those "repetitive motion" injuries. But since it didn't start hurting until I quit the stuffing, maybe now that I back at it, the hurt will go away! Ya' think!?!?

My living room is back to a mess, as I'm trying to get everything taken down and put away. I'm beginning to wonder if it's worth it, and maybe I should put away a few decorations and only take out my favorites each year. Again, the kids would complain, but hey...they aren't the ones doing all the work! LOL!

Finally got a break from all the rain today and got down my outside decorations. I love putting it all out in December, but I think I love taking it all down so much more! :) I love the fresh start that comes with the new year. Why does it put us in the mood to redo, redecorate, remodel. Most of my major home projects over the years have taken place in the first couple of months of the year!

As I said, I'm back to sewing and just got a few new ornies made up for Valentine's Day. Still have more to stuff and paint, but thought I'd show you a few that I just listed on my Homespun Annie site. I love the elegant look of the white hearts up top. I just couldn't stain them, they were so pretty!

These are my lollipop hearts, made from different pretty prints. They look and smell good enough to eat!

These quilt top hearts aren't just for the holidays, but can be used all year long! They can either be stained or left unstained. I thought the colors were so pretty, so I left them unstained for the pics.

And finally, my open heart tucks. These are so much fun to make!

Well, that's what I've been up to the last couple of days. Working on lots of new pin keeps for my website. Will be back later in the week to show you those. Hope everyone's new year has gotten off to a fantastic start! ~~Annie