I know, I know. Our blog has been MIA for about a week now. Sorry, we are just a little overwhelmed with deadlines- including the big one. Quilt Market in Minneapolis is less than a month away and now is the time everyone is a little stressed around here. I actually think the stress is caused by the wind and not …
New Flickr Group
One of our readers e-mailed last week and suggested we start a Flickr group. I do have a Flickr account, but had no idea about how to start a group. I know, I'm a little behind. I'm not even on Facebook. Anyway, I took her suggestion and started a Sweetwater Flickr group. Except I'm the only member, which doesn't really make it a …
Day #4- Gift Bags
For the fourth day of our Mother's Day kits, we decided that packaging is everything. Here is a list of reasons why you might need these: Reusable gift bags are soooo much better for the environment than the paper ones you get at Target. Your mom will love the packaging just as much as she loves the gift. You only …
Day #3 of Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Day #3: Aprons and ruffles. Seems like they are everywhere. So, we decided to combine the two trends in our super cute, super easy ruffle apron. Bet your mom, or your sister, or your grandma or your mother-in-law will love it. The kit can be found in our Etsy shop. Happy Wednesday!
The definition of a Mother
The definition of a mother (according to the dictionary) - 1. A female person who is pregnant with or gives birth to a child 2. Maternal love and tenderness 3. A woman who raises a child What do you think a child's definition of a mother is??? I am thinking my children would say – someone who cooks for me, drives …
Mother’s Day……….
Mother's Day is sneaking up on us and I ask my sister the same question every year, "What are you getting mom for Mother's Day?" She replies, "I don't know what are you getting her?" Neither one of us ever know what to get her or we don't want to tell the other one what we are getting her because …
You are cordially invited to ………….
Be sure to mark your calendars and spend May Day with us at our open house. We will have lots of goodies for sale. For those of you needing directions, please e-mail us at info@sweetwaterscrapbook.com Hope to see you there!!!!!!
Fun Travel Bag!!!
When we received our Make Life buttons, we also received our Make Life canvas Travel Bags and are finally getting around to posting about them – There are 2 different styles – the polka dotted one and the flower Both are lined with coordinating fabric inside and they come with 1 pocket in the inside of the bag and 2 pockets (with …
Winner!!! and a new Make Life Project
I am hoping that you all had a fantastic Easter!! I know we sure did!!! Last week we had a contest for our new patterns and the randomly selected winner is ………… Paula who wrote: I really like Pure and Simple. I would love to see more Bags!!! Paula e-mail us at info@sweetwaterscrapbook.com and we will be sure to send …
Pure Pattern Contest!
We are having a contest- even though we don't have the entire prize finished! To introduce our new line of patterns that coordinate with Pure, we thought we would show you a few and then ask you what else your would like to see. So here is how to enter- leave a comment letting us know which of the 3 …