As you receive goodness from others, pass it on.

It's about that time again.... girls night :)  Liz and I stopped at Starbucks on our way to Seattle and got ourselves a Cranberry Bliss Bar.... oh my delicious word.  I forgot how good those were!  They were selling a box of them for about $13.  I told Liz I would make her some instead.  Found a recipe that looked like it would compare and boy oh boy did it!  Made it for out girls pottery night since Liz was going to be there.

I should have made them earlier that day so I wasn't as crunched for time.  I could have let them set up more so the cuts would have been crisper.  Didn't change the taste though.... they were ohhhhhh soooooo delicious.

Jenni, Shanon and Hailey.... didn't get a picture of the other ladies... sorry girls!  I was distracted by all the fun.  Speaking of distracted.... check out my ornament below... haha...

I was having so much fun with my ladies I wasn't paying attention each time I was drawing the snowman on it.  Anything you draw in marker will burn off when it gets fired so it won't show up.  I had redrawn it so many times I couldn't see which one was which anymore! hah. Finally I decided to go a different route.

I made one for each of the kiddo's.  One of our little family traditions is we get a new family ornament each year or we each do an individual one.  I love having all my ornaments from my childhood.  Hope my kiddos will love having theirs when they are all grown up :)

The finished products!

Thanks for the fun night ladies! Until next time... :)

As you receive goodness from others, pass it on.

XOXO

Previous Comments:

Liz - OH MY GOD!!!!! I loved, loved, loved the Bliss bars! Seeing the pics makes me really wish I had one right now! Anytime you need someone to "taste test" you let me know! HAHAHAHA!

Aaron - I'm with Liz....I'll taste test your nummies anytime. Thanks Starbucks! I too cherish the Christmas ornaments. They are a fun reminder of seasons past and something fun to look forward to. I love the holiday season with my family!! XO

Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.

Ohhhhh look at all that yummy upholstery grade fabric!  Isn't it pretty?!  I get a wee bit excited about fabric.. don't you?  I found a lot of these on a killer sale at my oh so favorite place to go...

The Top Stitch.

Purse #1!  It was purchased from my by my mom for her BFF for Christmas.  Fun knowing who I am making a purse for... love picking fabric that reminds me of them. 

Purse #2!  My BFF in B-town was sporting the purse I made her and one of her friends wanted to purchase one.  She had a limited budget so I cut some corner's and kept her cost down a bit.  Really liked how it turned out though!! :)

Purse #3! Made for Aaron's Aunt.  We draw names... which I love!  So much nicer being able to put some thought and $$ into one gift... then give lots of little things people tend to not want or use. Yay! Loved being there when she opened it.  There was lots of squealing, a jump in the air and many thank yous!  Makes every stitch worth it.

Purse #4!  This purse was lots of fun making.  It was made for one of my sister in law's birthday!  She is not afraid of color and when I saw these fabrics I thought they screamed her name.  Literally. ;) She squealed when she opened it.  Good sign of approval! Yay!

Purse #5! The hubby bought a truck... part of the truck deal was a purse for the wifey.  Which is funny, right?  I definitely splurged on her fabric but I LOVE the final result.  She absolutely loved it... another job complete! wooo!

Purse #6! I made my mom a purse for her birthday (April) last year.  It was one of my first purses and they have come a long way since then.  She used it all the time and it was a wee bit worn.  She would always make comments about how she really liked the black and white ones. ;) point taken.. Here you go mama.  She loved!  I loved... seriously had a hard time giving this one up.  Wanted to keep it for myself!

Purse #7! Yes, it's little... but it still counts as a purse dang it!  Goes with the first black and white purse above that was included in the truck deal.  Big enough to hold a check book, keys, maybe some lipstick or  chapstick (in case your lips hurt really bad).  ;) All around a good thing to have in your larger purse or carry around as a clutch.

The mama wanted to buy three more purses from me.  I found this pattern and thought it would be perfect. Change things up a little bit.  I thought these purses would be easier to make than the purses above.  Ummmmm no.  These ones are probably more time consuming. So many pieces to cut and sew together.

Purse#8!  Purchased by my mama for a christmas present.

Has a hidden pocket on the back! :)

Purse #9! Third purse the mama purchased from me for christmas presents.

Purse #10! Fourth purse the mama purchased from me for Christmas presents.

Purse #11! My last purse! yay! Made this purse for my mother in law for Christmas.  She's going on a trip for most of January and I thought this was be the perfect purse for her to carry around all the little things while exploring.  Love how it turned out!

Did I mention I had 9 days to sew and complete all 11 purses... ya. I was tired.

Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. - Oren Arnold

XOXO

Previous Comments:

Jme - Aimee those are so cute, you are so talented!

Stephanie Gruenig - As your personal fabric shopper at your favorite store, I LOVE THESE!! ;0)

Lynette - Aimee, you inspire me!

Linz - These are totally fantastic! And I meant to tell you this weekend that I love all your quotes on your blog. It was so great to see you and your wonderful family.

Charise - Love all of these and the new type of flower you are putting on them! Was it hard to make the white flower on the new style of purse? You should email me how you did it. Similar to the one I wanted to do but haven't tried it yet :)

Mom - The mama LOVED all the purses...especially her own. :) thank you!!