The Sewing Mom

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6th February 2010

Happy Award

Happy 101 Pictures, Images and Photos

I am feeling quite honored that Kim at Scrappin’ Life and Liz at Yummy as Can Be have both bestowed this wonderfully sweet “Happy” award on my blog!

There is only one requirement, I need to list 10 things that make me happy!

  1. My Family, ALL  of them!
  2. our “little” dog, my buddy
  3. friends
  4. fabric
  5. good food
  6. travel
  7. sunshine
  8. relaxing
  9. sewing
  10. creating

Now I am going to pass this award along to some of my blogging friends!  Enjoy, and BE HAPPY!  :-D

Louise at MomStart
Chris at Lone Black Spider
Jude at Mature Not Senile
and Karen at Karen’s Opinion

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5th February 2010

Help a Child

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Cryo-Cell International. All opinions are 100% mine.

I’ve spoken on this subject in the past, but Cryo-Cell has come up with a very special offer that I feel is worth mentioning.

First of all, if you don’t all ready know, Cryo-Cell is a service that offers to store cord-blood. Cord blood, or umbilical cord blood, is blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta at the time of birth. Cord blood is typically discarded after childbirth, but there are benefits to keeping it for future potential use. Stem cells taken from your own baby’s cord blood can be preserved and used if needed as your child gets older. Think about it, if your child needs a transfusion due to serious illness, wouldn’t you feel great knowing you all ready had their own blood cells stored too help bump up their own immune system? Scientists have discovered that cord blood is a valuable source of stem cells. It can be and has been used as a substitute for bone marrow in transplant situations. Learn more about Cryo-Cell by visiting their website.

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3rd February 2010

Not So Wordless Wednesday – Sisters



sisters, originally uploaded by the_sewingmom1.

Not so wordless because I need to wish both of these wonderful ladies a HAPPY DAY! One will be celebrating tomorrow and the other in a little more than a week. They truly are the best sisters a gal could ask for!

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31st January 2010

Piecing a Table Runner



ballet slippers table runner, originally uploaded by the_sewingmom1.

After cleaning my sewing room yesterday, I decided to get busy on a new project. My sister Grace had sent us all instructions for completing a table runner, unfortunately, I couldn’t figure it out! So, I got out another table runner project I had on my to do list and got started.

This picture is the first block I completed. I finished one more last night before going to bed and another this morning. There will be a total of 4 blocks when I am done. I have the last block laid out, I just need to cut the pieces and stitch it together. I will get that done later today. Right now I’m on a coffee break!

Have a wonderful day!

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30th January 2010

Blast Off with a New Business or Career

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Allison Maslan, author of “Blast Off!”. All opinions are 100% mine.

So I spent the last week in training for a new position with my employer. It is definitely more customer service oriented and will empower me to help customers resolve their issues rather than requiring me to pass them off to someone else which is what I currently have to do. I think it’s a good career move for me and I will enjoy it. I knew it was time to look at other areas of the company because I was really beginning to feel complacent and bored in what I was doing.

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The book sells for only $24 or less and is available on Amazon, Borders, Barnes and Noble websites. Personally, I’d be interested to see if it could give me advice on getting my sewing business off the ground. I like my job okay, but my dream is to sell what I sew!

What is your dream job?

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