Cozy!

I remember back in the day when my sister slept in our downstairs and she had a heating blanket on her bed.  One day I was down there with her and it started smoking.  Scariest thing ever!   Lately I've been craving a heating blanket (I like mine non smoking....in case you wondered).  How nice would it be to curl up on the couch with some hot chocolate, the fireplace on, and my super cozy heating blanket?  I have some fabulous booties that you heat up in the microwave and it keeps your toes toasty warm while sitting on the couch or in bed.  Love them!  I'm thinking a heating blanket would be even that much better!

I found this little buddy on Amazon.  I'm thinking he might be my new best friend.  What do you think? 

Sewing

Who would've guessed that I would kind of enjoy sewing (most parts of it anyway).  I like feeling the accomplishment of finishing something and being able to display it so I can see all of my hard work. :) 

In the past few years I've made a Halloween quilt and am almost finished with a smaller Christmas quilt.  I worked on said quilts at my mom's house, using her machine, with some help since I really had no idea what I was doing to begin with.  I found that my favorite part is the actual quilting.  The little elf's hand on my Christmas quilt might've taken me forever, but I was very proud it turned out as well as it did.  I also later found out that the foot I used was a lot more difficult than if I had used the free flowing one.  I have since bought my sister's old machine, and I'm looking forward to learning how to do a lot more.