freda's hive.

happy blog anniversary, or blogoversary, to freda's hive!!!

my first comment to nanette was on this post.

but i know the first post i EVER read of her's was this one.

{don't know why i didn't comment on that one!!!}

i mean she IS the reason i even thought to put rick rack on this fabric basket.

*wink wink*

i'm in love with her blog.

it's a MUST read for me.

nanette inspires me SO much.

{as she does LOTS o' people.}

i fully blame credit her for my melanie's new found love of matryoshkas.

not to mention...

she's as sweet as can be!!!

if yall don't read her...trust me, you should!!!

if yall do read her...yayyy to us!!!

and guess what!!!

nanette is celebrating!!!

she's having a big extravaganza anniversary party all week long!!!

and she's offering 7 different prizes!!!

how cool is that???

as cool as the cold side of your pillow!!!

and that's cool!!!

so go here for details.

and trust me...you don't wanna miss out.

she's known for having the best fabric in the world!!!

tehehe.

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p.s. go share your christmas rumble with pat sloan!!!

she's having a GREAT giveaway!!!

a pattern with red and green fabbies!!!

{she'll even giftwrap it!!!}

the more peeps sign up=the more prizes she'll giveaway!!!

drawing is december 15th!!!

attack of the matryoshka dolls.

you say matryoshka.

i say babushka.

{or russian nesting dolls.}

these gals have lots o' names.

:D

growing up we didn't have them in our house.

i blame it on the irishness of it all.

{tehehe.}

so matryoshkas are very new to me.

{even though my toddlers watch higglytown heroes!!!}

and i love them already. really.

true story:

nanette sent me a little babushka doll ornament.

{all of us christmas cottage swappers got one.}

my daughter melanie fell completely in love with her.

and she even asked me to make her some 'friends' JUST like her!!!

{too cute i know!!!}

so i started pondering what i was gonna do about this 'friend' situation.

luckily i came across this blog.

{on her right taskbar is a pattern to make a babushka softie.}

yayyy.

so miss melanie will be getting her for her 3rd birthday. {or christmas.}

her birthday is december 13th...so we'll see.

worst case scenario: i stitch the softie on the way to momma's house.

*fingers crossed*

it seems almost immediately after i made the decision to make the softie...

matryoshkas. babushkas. & russian nesting dolls

just started showing up EVERYWHERE in blogland!!!

crazy i know.

wanna see some of the places i've spotted them???

nanette made SUPER cute ornaments.

the one on the far left is exactly the one she sent me.

{note to nanette: she's hanging on our tree!!!

and melanie can't reach her so she's kinda cranky about it. lol.}

nanette also has this super cute print.

i do believe that ravenhill is the capital of all matryoshkas softies.

{haha. seriously look through her blog!!!}

here is a tutorial for the cutest wooden egg matryoshkas.

here's a little qwirky babushka softie tutorial.

i'm thinking melanie will like her room like this & this.

*on my*

and these might just be my new favorite dolls...EVER!!!

wanna buy the real deal???

visit the russian store.

they are gorgeous.

so i think i've crossed over to the matryoshka side.

and i'm okay with that.

:D

oh and i stole my fabric picture from nuno.

because i don't own anything matryoshka.

{except the ornament of course!!!}

so now i guess i need to start building a matryoshka fabric collection.

{especially if melanie is gonna want her room decorated with them!!!}

do any of yall have a matryoshka collection???

dolls or fabrics???

this JUST in... {post #2 for today.}

dr. nolan LOVED the quilt!!!

he said it's the BEST gift he's EVER gotten!!!

and i cried.

:O)

pics of him with the quilt coming soon. promise.

{as soon as i get to see them myself!!!}

and guess what!!!

i get to meet dr. nolan when i go to momma's for christmas!!!

{which is in 13 days & a wake up by the way!!!}

oh and don't hate me cause i posted twice again today.

i just couldn't wait until tomorrow to tell yall!!!

p.s. if you are lost...i'm talking about this quilt.

merry christmas to p.s. i quilt

so in the spirit of all things christmas...
p.s. i quilt HAD to be decorated.
{my house is...why not the blog!!!}

so the ol' blog went from this:

to this:
and now my blog has some of my all time fav christmas songs to go with it!!!
yayyy.

so merry christmas to my blog.
{yes i know i'm a big dork...i'm okay with that!!!}

so enjoy.

p.s. i'm SUPER excited!!!

tonight is the night my momma {and staff} give dr. nolan his quilt.