OPAM wrap up and Can I do it…

OPAM……well done everyone…783 finishes for the month of December…that is awesome…three cheers…..our winners were ….

Maria

Teresa C

Ruth W

Please could you contact Kris with your details……

This year has been a truly amazing year….we had a total of 7,193 finishes for 2010….that is mind boggling….Yep, that’s right 7,193 …Kris has done an amazing OPAM wrap up post on her blog..please pop over and have a read….as well as the ladies that Kris had mentioned  in her OPAM  post, donating prizes to our cause….I would also like to say a great big thank you to Maree, Teresa, Alda and Bec..……I was just blown away with the generosity of these gorgeous bloggers…To each and everyone one of the 206 ladies who signed up for OPAM 2010, thank you….you have all been amazing….all the lovely emails that we have received, all your warm wishes…have truly touched our hearts

OPAM 2011

will launch on ...

JANUARY 25, 2011!!!

Mark the day on your calendar to make sure you get in quick to sign up with either Kris or  myself…..because we will once again be limiting the sign-up numbers to 200 participants, so it's first in, best dressed, as they say. Kris’s Beloved DH is working his computer magic, (this man is totally amazing….) finalising a NEW LOGO for 2011. It's so EXCITING!!! We can't WAIT to see who wants to play along with Kris and I again this year ... who'll be a 'Repeat Offender' and who'll be a 'New Recruit'! ……As well as the usual OPAM fun and craziness, Kris and I are planning a few little SURPRISES to spring on you throughout the year, just to keep you on your toes. So ... stay tuned to Kris and My blogs for the next exciting episode in the OPAM 2011 Adventure!!!

Just one more thing…..Kris…what can I say….she is awesome……one of the kindest ladies I have ever come across….When she asked me last year to co-host…I was excited….I really didn’t know what I was in for….but Kris and her darling DH made it all just so simple…and oh so enjoyable…I really am lost for words in describing this remarkable lady….….I raise my glass to you Kris…..you really are one of a kind…….mwah to you and thanks so much for asking ME to be your honoured co-host….and  I  feel very blessed to have you as a friend….

Yesterday I spoke about the challenge I have joined…”Sew It Is Finished”….Hosted by Wendy and Dawn….I have pulled out all (well I think they are all here) completed quilt tops that need to be quilted….I had 16, now I have 15 I did one yesterday, I just need to sew down the bind…..I am hoping to get quite a few of these, I won’t say them all, completed in 2011

  

This is the first one…..all I need to do is sew down the bind….

Happy Tuesday…back to work today….

Take Care Peg…….:>)….

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

 

Back making them again…..and OPAM

 

OPAMers…535 finishes for the month of August..way to go…..another awesome total…my very talented partner in crime Kris has the list if winners on her blog so please pop over and see if its you…..once again Kris and I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for all the emails stating finishes, that we receive during, and at the end of each month…..

I am back doing those folder covers again….I love making these…(I guess that might be obvious…..LOL….) but they are just so handy…

Here it is Thursday again…..

The blog hooping for OPAM was just so inspiring…..can’t wait for the weekend to come….

take care Peg …..:>)…

There is nothing we like to see so much as the gleam of pleasure in a person's eye when he feels that we have sympathized with him, understood him. At these moments something fine and spiritual passes between two friends. These are the moments worth living.

A set of 3……

This is the last of my covers for my spare set of rulers….I have used one of the lovely little stitcheries from Verandah Views designed by Cheryl from Willowberry Designs…

 

And here are the 3 completed covers…..

OPAMers……Kris and I will be busy blog hopping over the next couple of days…….what I have seen so far there are lots of wonderful creations for the month of August…

And today is the 1st day of spring……..bring on the sunshine….

hope you all have a fantastic day

take care Peg…. :>)……

Friends are kisses blown to us by angels.

OPAM and some clam shells

They do need a bit of a press but this is a progress shot of my clam shells…..I joined Jossie’s Clam Shell Club, not sure if I am doing these right but I am getting a few done….

OPAMers…..so how is it going?????

I have received quite a few emails thanks so much and I am sure Kris is receiving lots as well..….it is nearly the end of the month…remember blog about your finishes add them to your side bar and then maybe a quick email to either Kris or myself…..hope you all have loads of finishes  for this month….

take care Peg….:>)………….

New Project Bag….

 

 

 

 

Another little finish for me, a project bag………….I found these handles on an old bag that I was no longer using…..so I snipped them off and added them to my bag…..I was very proud of myself, recycling………Here it is Monday again, end of financial year is just around the corner……this is a very busy time for me…..(yuk)…

Take Care Peg…..:>)

Middle of the week…

 

More progress on GJ…..

And this is a birthday gift for a friend….she already has one of my journals and loved it, so I thought she may like the a folder to keep here current projects in as well…..…..

My goodness it is Wednesday already…where are the days going….

enjoy your day..

take care Peg ….:>)

For the back table….

I was working on this a few weeks ago

 

 

 

 

I added a few hexies and now I have a new table runner for my table setting in our back room…..the photos are not good but I think it gives a bit of an idea…the fabric range I have used is Moda – Morris Garden by Barbara Brackman…it has been so cold here and it looks like we are going to have the same again today……

take care Peg….:>)….

Winners we have three…..

 

We have the Winners for May OPAM 2010 and they are……………..congratulations…….

Lynda

Chris

Vickie

For the moth of May we had a total of

512 finishes….

which is pretty darn good…well done to everyone who had a finish…and both Kris and I would like to thank you all again for playing by the rules….doing a post about your finish and then adding it to your sidebar and for those who send us an email…that is the icing on the cake….so lets dig deep and see what we can come up with for June…..half way, lets make it a great month…Ladies please could you send me you snail mail address so I can send off your goodies…

These are  the goodies that I will be packing up to send out to our May winners…..A very special thankyou to Fee for the donation of the gorgeous table runner pattern…

And this is another of the glasses/rotary cutter cases which I have made, this is going to be a prize for our own club motivator – GYMB –(get your mojo back)…I have added one of those little self covered buttons….and this is my first finish for June….

take care Peg….:>)

One more…..

Isn’t she sick if making these journal covers?……not yet….I did have a journal here, a stitchery done, so what does a girl do…you got it, make another journal cover….LOL

Another OPAM finish for me…….

Enjoy your day…take care Peg…:>)

Welcome to OPAM 2010

Welcome to........
The One Project A Month (OPAM) Challenge 2010
Guidelines
The idea of the “One Project A Month Challenge" is pretty simple ... To try to finish at least ONE craft project by the end of each month. This can be something you’ve had partly done for a while (a Work In Slow Progress WISP), a pattern you bought ages ago that you finally get around to making up, or a completely new project - it’s entirely up to you. This is meant to be a low-stress challenge - if you don’t finish a project every month - that’s fine! We understand that sometimes life interferes with our best laid plans. We also realise that some projects are meant to be long-term and have a LOT of work involved, like a quilt or a cross-stitch. The main aim of the OPAM Challenge is to give us all a little bit of a motivational boost and to give us all a big cheer squad to encourage and inspire us.

However, as May Britt and Kris had discovered last year, there is quite a bit of time and work involved in running the OPAM Challenge, so we have made a few more guidelines this time that we would ask people to please take note of AND please only sign up to join us if you intend to follow through. If for some reason during the year you decide you don’t wish to remain part of the OPAM Challenge, just drop Kris or me (Peg) an email to let us know. Your name will stay on the list so that any finishes you DO register will go into the end of year draw, but we will make a note not to check your blog each month.
Please read through all of the guidelines before you sign up.

1...Participants must have an ACTIVE BLOG. (sorry non-bloggers, but it was just too hard to keep track of people who didn’t have a blog and dropped out of contact with us.)

2...The number of participants in the 2010 OPAM Challenge will be limited to 150 - first in best dressed! (Sorry, but numbers just got so high last year that it became a LOT of work to keep things running!)

3...Participants can sign up via email to Kris or Peg or via a comment on EITHER blog AS LONG AS it includes all asked for information.


4...Participants MUST provide all info asked for. Name, email, blog address, country(??)

5...Participants MUST have the OPAM Challenge badge on their blog sidebar and link it to either Kris or Peg’s blog.

6...Participants MUST keep a list of each month’s finishes on their blog sidebar and update it BEFORE the last day of each month. (This is easiest if you add each project as you finish it, so if something happens and you don’t get to email your finishes or update the full list near the end of the month, your finishes are recorded and can be counted)

7...Only ‘soft’ crafts are included in the OPAM Challenge, ie. Projects made from fabric or wool. Some examples are: embroidery, patchwork, quilting, cross-stitch, knitting, crochet, practical sewing (curtains, clothes etc), long stitch, appliqué.

8...QUILTS: A quilt will only be counted as a finish if it is COMPLETELY finished ... Quilted and bound. Flimsies/tops won’t count as finishes.

9...BOM’s: Blocks that are part of a BOM (Block Of the Month) program will only be counted as a finish when they are joined, quilted and bound. Individual BOM blocks DO NOT count as a finish.

OPTIONAL: If you are able to email Kris or me (Peg) your list of finishes each month BEFORE the end of the month, this would be appreciated, as it cuts down the amount of time it takes to check finishes for the month. (and save Peg and Kris from getting square eyes! Tee! Hee! Hee!)

Lastly, participants MUST ... Have fun! After all, the reason we craft and create is to relax, have fun and take some time away from the “Have to” tasks to the “Like to do” ones! :0)

OK....here we go, please if you are unsure about anything at all.....just contact us...if you have a problem linking the badge to your sidebar, drop us an email......this is going to be one awesome journey...sit back and have fun....this challenge is all about self satisfaction, inspiration and fun.........

On a personal note.....my goodness you have all touched my heart, thank you so very much for all your lovely warm wishes of "get well" for my mum.....she is tough....xx