If you are interested in our kitchen renovation, click on over to my website's other blog post. Here's the new backsplash, countertop and a partial view of the cabinets. The blue on the counter i...
My shimmer ornaments are for sale at the White Point Resort Gift Shop, Nova Scotia. Last year, they requested a new shimmer just for them. They were delighted with the design.
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2023/03/white-point-shimmer.html
'Coastal Life’ is the 11th annual event that features Nova Scotia artists and raises funds for the restoration and maintenance of the Medway Head Lighthouse. Last year, I was asked to particip...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2022/08/medway-head-lighthouse-art-craft-show.html
Yesterday on Facebook, I posted three photos about my blueberry muffins. Since then, there have been quite a number of people making comments about them, especially the small amount of sugar used...
Today was a gorgeous, warm, spring day with the birds twittering in the trees and new growth in my garden. At least I hope spring is finally here as we woke up to an inch or so of snow on the gro...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2022/04/spring-into-project.html
If you have an extensive fabric stash, making a few napkins is one way to use up some of that fabric. Christmas before last, my daughter asked for a bunch of them which were quite well received. ...
I've had to put most things on the back burner for the last few months. Nothing new was done to the new blog and nothing was written here. Plans were to have had the Christmas Shimmers photograp...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2022/01/its-been-rollercoaster-update-its-been.html
Please Note If you are a regular blog reader, you probably heard that Google is disabling features of Feed-burner. If you have signed up on this blog to receive emails via Feed-burner, you will...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/07/please-note-if-you-are-regular-blog.html
We received our second vaccine shot of Pfizer-Biontech COVID-19 last week. By July 7, the two week waiting period for immunity will be done! I can't tell you what a relief it was to get this seco...
I have finished my Squash Squad Instastitch with Sue Spargo. YAH!!! My vine border sort of got away from me but it was enjoyable to stitch. To read more about this piece, please hop over HERE...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/06/finished-squash-squad.html
I've been slowly working on Mary Corbet's Twelve Trees for Christmas, a collection of twelve 3" Christmas tree designs for hand embroidery. Seven of the twelve are done. This is the latest one. ...
A delightful drawing from my granddaughter, Gale. The humming bird is the focus as I get them visiting the deck garden all summer. The pinkish lilly, shown below the blue flower, is the...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/05/happy-mothers-day_9.html
Well, it finally moved from early spring to mid spring - I think! The spring weather here in Nova Scotia hasn't been as warm as last year and there have been lots of gray days. However, when the ...
It's a sunny Saturday! What will you do today? Me - that's another question. Yesterday I participated in an hour long zoom 'Tea / Coffee Break" with a group from the Craft Council of Newfoundland...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/04/sunny-saturday-ans-stuff.html
Starting a new website has been a challenge! Thank goodness for a techie husband who did all the designing and building the site. However, blogging on the new site is still a learning experience....
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/03/which-did-i-choose.html
Pop over to my new Blog for my latest post. Find out where these Shimmer ornaments are going! Enjoy!
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/03/embroidery-machines-and-shimmer.html
I just launched my new website . It will be easy to remember the new address as it's my name, judy cooper dot ca https://judycooper.ca . You will see a whole new look, thanks to my husband, who...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/03/new-website-and-blog-just-launched.html
My husband keeps telling me to buy a lottery ticket!! Yep, I won twice in February. Both items came in the last two days. The first win was two fat quarters, compliments of Northcott, from Bran...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/03/two-wins-in-february.html
There's lots going on here in the studio but not a lot to blog about. I did a major clean-up and disposed of 'stuff' that I've carried here from St. John's and still haven't used after years of l...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/02/squash-squad-border-studio-clean-up.html
A day late as I forgot to publish it! Darn!!!! My granddaughter loves 'stuffies' as she calls all stuffed animals. She's never been one for dolls but has lots of stuffed creatures. Here's her ...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/02/happy-valentines-day.html
Last night, I took part in a two part zoom class with Canadian Quilter on Fire, Brandy Maslowski . This class was sponsored by the Mahone Bay Quilt Guild . Of course, I selected the fabrics n...
In Early December 2020, I finished the embroidery for the Squash Squad nine week challenge with Sue Spargo . Now, I'm on the road to finishing it. I have all the blocks on a black wool backgro...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/02/squash-squad-wool-embroidery-on-road-to.html
Not that I needed another 'organizer' for my stuff! BUT . . . I saw a free pattern on Sew Can She web site last month and decided to give it a try. The cut-out handles really sold me on th...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-frame-organizer.html
Tomorrow, February 1st, is the start of my Garden Sewing Box Workshop. at Virtual Threads, a subgroup of the Embroiderers' Association of Canada. This is my first time giving an on-line course. A...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/01/virtual-threads-on-line-course.html
My first Garden Sewing Box was designed and created in 2005. The 2nd one was finished late last year. I just finished the 3rd. one. Why a third one? Well, since the first one was made...
https://judycooper.blogspot.com/2021/01/garden-sewing-box-3.html