Catching Up & A Week of Thanks

Wanting to catch up this morning on some things I've been meaning to post about lately.

First off, there was a request for a better look inside Weekend Sewing; related post here. Here are a couple pics I took that show some of the projects featured in the book:

Back cover

and Table of Contents

Holiday planning has been in full swing around here since the beginning of the month. One project currently in the works is this year's December Daily album. I've once again been inspired by Ali Edwards' album and will be creating a cover with fabric and trim...pics to come later this week.

For now here's a sneak peek at the inspiration / basis for the inside pages of this year's album.


Last year's album had a much more vintage / old-time Christmas feel. This year I surprised myself by being drawn to lots of brigher reds and greens, and a bit more modern / happy feel. So far I am loving the results. I'm about half way done at this point and hope to have pictures posted by the end of the week of the completed album, ready to go for December 1.

Last, but not least, today also kicks off a week of daily 'thankful' postings. With Thanksgiving upon us and so many things to be thankful for, it seems the perfect time to focus on the good things in our lives. I hope some of you will join me; feel free to leave a comment each day or post on your own blog. What are you thankful for today?

Today (and every day) I am so thankful for these two. :)