ON VACATION

I am on my way to rest and relaxation in CUBA for 2 weeks!  Pictures to follow :)  Maybe i'll even pick up some cuban fabric :)  See you soon!

Dishing it with Amanda

Amanda over at Serenity Now is hosting a blog party today. We are dishing it - or getting to know one another a little better.

How long have you been blogging?
I have only been blogging since March 18, 2010 <--- newbie :)

Why did you start blogging?
I started blogging because I wanted to start crafting again and I thought if I had to be accountable for new posts then I would get off my butt and do something :)

Tell me about your blog's title. Why did you choose it?
I chose Cindy's Crafty Creations because I love to do ALL crafts.  I am naturally curious about how to do and/or make things.

What do you blog about?
Although I am very new in the blogging world I will be blogging about quilting, sewing, decorating, my granddaughters, small crafts etc.

What is your favorite thing about blogging?
I love sharing with people and seeing that someone is interested.  lol

If you had to choose one famous person to become your blog's next devoted reader, who would you pick?
I would love it to be Oprah.  She needs to take up a hobby :)

What's the funniest comment you've ever received on a blog post?
Not too many comments yet.

New Window coverings

Since the smell of spring is in the air, I wanted to change my living room colors.  I am loving the color blue lately and when paired with chocolate brown it looks fantastic.  The other day I saw these gorgeous drapes with chocolate, green and blue striped colors.  I wanted them sooo bad.  But, the price was way too steep.  Sooo, I thought I would make them.  When I added up the price of four metres of similar fabric, it was still too expensive.  Then I had a "Sell This House" moment.  Sheets!!  I would re-purpose sheets into living room drapes. I found these beautiful robin's egg blue sheets and all I had to do was cut the flat sheet in two, hem one side of each panel and the bottom.  Taadaa!!!!   I actually finished a project.  I did! lol

I even used left over sheet material to cover a pillow :)  and make a new pillow with pattern fabric.  I was even doing this when my fav show was on... Nascar!

I love the way the living room is shaping up. It looks very fresh.

I even re-did my mantel with some blue, white & green accents. I still need to paint the family sign, black I think.

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What do you think?  Have you changed your living room colors this spring?  Are you going to try a different color scheme.  Let me see what you are doing as well.  Happy Spring!!!

Get to know you...

The questions..


1. Showers or baths?  I used to love baths but for the last few years it's mostly showers

2. Do you have any crazy urges?  I can be very impulsive, especially if I see a cool craft on someones' blog, I then have to go buy everything for it, right away!  I may never do it, but at least I have the stuff.

3. What is one thing we don't know about you? I love history

4. Exercise..love it or hate it? Hate it! but it is a must....

5. Do you think you have a good body image?  Yup :)  I accept all my soft parts :)

6. Flour or corn tortillas?  uhmmmm

7. How do you celebrate Easter? Ham dinner with pineapple

8. Hard boiled Easter eggs or plastic eggs? plastic eggs filled with Reese's eggs

Sewing Room Progress

You are not going to believe it!  There is progress being made on the storage sewing room!! woohooo....  Yesterday D put up shelving above my sewing table and we moved out a lot of non-sewing stuff.  I can't wait to show you the before and after pictures.  I also can't wait to show you the next project I'm working on as voted on by you :) Stay tuned!

Sewing room intervention

This last week was another week wasted on the computer.  If I could make a living off the internet, I would be ecstatic and rich.  I think I have seen every quilting blog in the universe the last few days.  I have a lot more ideas for projects I'd love to start including a scruffy quilt, raw edge circle quilt, disappearing nine patch quilt, squares askew and the list goes on and on.... but what about the ones I have already started?  This is my problem.... my sewing room....

It is very hard to get motivated when your sewing room looks like this.

You can see the start of organizing by the piles of project ideas on the table lol

What I need is some serious shelving and organizers and a place to put all the other "non sewing" stuff.  What do you do with all of your sewing supplies/fabric? help please! lol

Works in Progress

I thought today I would show you my "procrastination projects"  or WIP's lol.   These are the quilts that I have started but have not yet finished.

Bargello Quilt















Christmas Quilt















Old Fashion Star Quilt















Sampler Quilt















Do you have projects that have been hanging around for awhile?  Let's see them :)

Molly Monkey Pattern

When I was blog stalking hopping today I came across this cute as a button  Molly Monkey Pattern over at MMMCRAFTS that I would love to make for my 2 grandbabies.  It doesn't look "that" hard lol  What do you think?

Quilts!!!

Last night I was thinking about what I would write about today.  And the thing that comes to the forefront is quilts. Quilts. Quilts. Quilts.  I have a whole room totally dedicated to making quilts. Well, except for the guitar cases, teddy bear display, extra toilet paper etc etc... being stored in there too. lol  But it is still called the "sewing room".  Do I sew?  Do I quilt? NO!   I have a "problem".  I am a procrastinator!  The best actually :)  My friend Kathy sent me a quote she found that reminded her of me, "Procrastination isn't the problem, it's the solution. So procrastinate now, don't put it off" Ellen Degeneres.  Good one.  I want to quilt, I dream of quilting, I look at thousands of others quilts.  So what will help me start to quilt? Maybe my new blog will help and then I can have feedback on what you think.  Also, maybe I can get others to start quilting.  I hear from a lot of people that they would love to quilt but are afraid.  It is really not THAT hard if you take it step by step.  So here goes my journey.  The quilt above was made in a quilting class called the Stained Glass Star Quilt. 

Day 4 of new blog!!

Here it is Monday, March 22 and I'm still trying to make my blog look "pretty" lol.  I have added my favorite blogs that I follow for inspiration and a new poll.  I love polls!  They are quick and easy to complete. 

If you have any words of encourgement for a newbie blogger, please leave me a comment :)  I need to know that there are other bloggers out there :)  cya for now!