Wreath Ebook

Hi all! I have been pretty busy the last weekend, and didn't complete a small craft project I have been working on to make it into a tutorial. It is coming soon though!

I am just hopping in to let you know that my eclectic flower wreath project got featured in Wreath ebook along with 13 other awesome projects!


I created the wreath a while ago, but it is still one of my all-time favorites. I hope you will enjoy the tutorial.

So, the new week is starting, are you ready for it? Me? Hmm... The kids are starting their spring break this week, so I am planning lots of activities with them. Usually they behave better when they have tasks and projects. I will see how it plays out though. :)

Ready or not here I come new week, I am gonna make it really fun!

Vintage Pillow Case Quilt No.2

In the last post, I shared a diamond quilt I did, using machine quilting. This one however, I really wanted to hand quilt with big stitches. I finished sewing all the yo-yo's, and I am ready to share the pictures with you today.


Some of you might recall this quilt;


Yup, you guessed right, the hexagon with different fabrics are the same blocks on both quilts. I used them and I added white vintage sheets between the blocks. Isn't it funny how small changes can bring a whole new outlook on the finished quilt? (Who said it is just like our lives? I might use a quilt metaphor instead of chocolate as Forrest Gump did :) ).

I really enjoyed quilting this by hand.


I didn't plan it that way, but don't you think the colors are perfect for Easter?


I have plans with my family this week end, and it is going to be busy but a really fun weekend. I hope you are enjoying the spring, and finding some time on the side for yourself to be creative and make your soul happy. :)

Diamond Quilt

Over the weekend, we visited family, and had a nice time. I was particularly excited that I was able to finish a quilt. A quilt I pieced so many months ago, but afraid to machine quilt and walked away from it for a while... I wanted to give it to my brother-in-law as a house warming gift.

I stayed away from my usual colors and flower patterns(giggle), and went with darker colors and plaids. I used a 60 degree diamond ruler to cut the fabrics (I bought my ruler at Joann's with a 50% off coupon, by the way). Cutting and piecing the fabrics went pretty quick. Can you imagine using different fabrics to make this diamond quilt? Ah... did I hear Amy Butler? Woo, I am so going to...

He gave us a tour of his first place he purchased, and I was soo excited that the color of the quilt actually went with the couch and the chair he had in his living room!


Do you know what else I was so excited about? I. Machine. Quilted. It!!


I mentioned that I wanted to practice machine quilting more, but I was really worried that I would mess it up. But, you know, it actually wasn't so bad, I just did loops all over the quilt and it turned out OK for a machine quilting apprentice. :)

Jewelry Affaire

I felt like I could use a little pick me up last week. Then I received something in the mail...


!!!

After I shared my April necklace about a year ago here on my blog, I was contacted by Jewelry Affaire, and they were interested in the necklace. I knew it would be featured in their magazine, but I didn't know exactly when.

If you happen to be at the book store and find the magazine, please open up page 51...


There are so many beautiful pieces of jewelries in this issue (as usual), I thoroughly enjoyed reading the magazine that afternoon. :)

Link Love No.77!

How was the link party everyone? I saw some really neat ideas and projects; it is awesome to do this again. Besides the couple projects that I have been working on, I started mending clothes. When I went through my closet, and kids’ closet, there were a bunch of clothes that needed attention. I guess I will share some of the projects worth sharing in the future. It is kind of fun and make me feel like I am being resourceful and domestic. :)

Here are the link loves for the month of March!

This beautiful belt was created by Melly Sews. I have a similar belt with a different color of leather, but I really love her design too!! Amazing work!


I cannot believe it is almost Easter! Alderberry Hills created these pretty Easter eggs. As I mentioned before, I am not really big into holiday decor but I would love to see something like them on my table or entry way.


Another Easter decoration that caught my eye was this Easter bunny silhouette by Uncommon. I love how she combined the frame, the silhouette, and the burlap together. They look perfect!


I don't get too many drawing projects on my link party, but I really like this water color art by Grow Creative. She calls it progressive watercolor painting, and shares the how-to on her blog, make sure to check it out!


These crochet flip flops for babies by Crochet Dreamz made me smile, how adorable!


Thank you everyone for your participation. Now, the next MONTHLY link party at Tea Rose Home will be on April 25th, make sure to link your project for the month!

I will see you on Monday!

Link Party No.77!

Wow, the last link party was on December 4th! I had to go back and find out exactly what number I the link party is on. It's been a while...

I am so glad that you are here today. We may not have many links this time, but I hope you all will enjoy linking up and visiting each other.

I have been a bit consumed by a couple projects lately, and they are not ready to share with you yet. I will share the picture of a chocolate cake that I had the other day though... :)


Just imagine, wouldn't it be fun to sit around and chat while we have a piece of chocolate cake?

Well, you know the drill. I can't wait to see what everyone has been up to!

1. Please post something YOU made. It doesn't matter if it is crochet, quilt, clothing, anything would be fine. I want to see it! If you use someone's idea or patterns please give them the rightful credit.

2. Link to your specific post, that way it is easier for everybody to find and read it.

3. Please grab the "Tea Rose Home" grab button, and link back from your post. If you can mention the party in your post or place the button on your side bar, that would be great! I want more people to have a chance to come and show off their creation.


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Spring...and About the Link Party

While I was running some errands last weekend I saw a sign of spring... I just had to stop and take some pictures.

Growing up in Japan, I always looked forward to seeing the full blooming cherry blossoms in spring. People in Japan would take a Bento and drinks to the parks, mountains, where ever you can find cherry blossom trees and have a picnic there.

My sister bought a house a few years ago by a river. I have been to this location in spring; there are 1,000 cherry blossom trees along the river bank. Can you imagine how beautiful it is too see such scenery? It gave me really peaceful and happy feeling to just sit and be there.

I saw this in the news the other day that there are about 3000 cherry blossom trees in Washington DC, and they were actually a gift from Japan 100 years ago. I can't go to Washington to just see the cherry blossom, but it is nice to know that a part of Japanese culture is enjoyed by so many people in the United States too.
Perhaps, maybe there are more cherry blossom trees where I live and I just don't know it. I think I better have some snacks with me just in case I need to break out a picnic. :)

Ok...now let's talk about the link party. You guys might have been wondering "Is she ever going to have link party?" or knowing you kind hearted Tea Rose Home readers, you might have been really understanding and patiently waiting until my series of procedures are over. Well, I have been doing some thinking, and I have to make some changes.

Yeah, I took break from hosting link parties, because it got really difficult with so many procedures and long recovery, I simply couldn't keep the regular posting dates every week.

Now though... I am taking a break from the procedures, it's not because I am doing better, but because of MASSIVE medical bills. We received a couple bills, and the first one, we know our old insurance company is supposed to pay, but they are saying that they are not responsible. The second one is for the new insurance company, and we knew we had to pay some but not that much, and we are not sure what is going on and are trying to straighten things out. Until we know exactly what is going on, we decided to take a break... sigh...

There is always a silver lining on things right? Here comes the good news. Since I am taking a break I can host link parties now!!

But, this is the part I need to talk to you about. I have decided that instead of doing the link party every week, I am only going to hold the link party once a month. As much as I enjoy the link party, hosting a link party every week, going through the links, leaving comments and writing a post every week took lots of effort.

While I was recovering I had a lot of thinking to do, and one of them was what I wanted to do with link party. I thought about it long and hard and "Once a month" that's what I decided to do. I think I need to spend more time on designing and working on my projects right now, but I really really want to keep the link party too. I felt like that was part of what makes my humble blog unique and fun.

I will host the Tea Rose Home monthly link parties on the last Wednesday of every month and I will post the link love by the weekend. I thought you could show off what you made or accomplished that month.

So, what do you say friends? Are you in? This 28th happens to be the last Wednesday of the month, so gear up and link up I am so looking forward to seeing what you all have been up to! It has been quite a while, so I will appreciate it if you can spread the word out.

See you at the link party! :)