Beautiful Printable from Ann Voskamp

I just had to share this gorgeous printable page from Ann Voskamp. I love it.

On Pinterest

pretty things on Pinterest

I see on my screen

beauty, fresh and lovely

all neat and clean

dream houses and décor

food, ideas, art

you could click forever

each time you start

I look at our mess

scattered over the floor

grace is here somewhere

I just have to dig 
a bit more

find the joy in the clutter
and try not to mutter

of chaos, and going insane

even a house full of love
is still not a house without pain

mine is broken beauty

not the Pinterest style

colours clash, ideas crash

after a while

living is imperfect

grace in the strife

Pinterest is there,

it won’t go anywhere
but I have to believe

I do have a beautiful life!

just a minute I'll take to pin it
something pretty and new

then I’m off to play games

with Thing 1 and Thing 2…

Trish Boese

Did you know I like Well.ca?

Yes, I am an online shopper and Well.ca is one of my favorite places. I feel so smug when I can get everything on my list without getting in the truck and heading for town. Shipped for free, too. If you haven't ordered from Well.ca before, you can use this coupon:

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for $10 off your $40 purchase. They sell many unique things:

board games

kids games

toys

baby food

loose leaf tea

coffee

grains

baking mixes

first aid and bandaids

green cleaning supplies

school and office supplies

candles

a well stocked clearance section

and of course the entire spectrum of drugstore items.

A Quilt Finished

I finished a special quilt. My grandma embroidered the squares and I had fun adding some boyish prints to go along with the cars.

The embroidered squares are cut 6.5 X 6.5 inches, and the little squares and strips were cut 2.5 inches square or 2.5 x 6.5 inches. So the figuring is easy! With a 6-inch border this quilt ended up being about 38 X 46 inches. I'm linking up to The Blogger's Quilt Festival.

Blogger’s Quilt Festival Stats

Finished quilt measures : 38"x46"

Special techniques used : hand embroidery

Quilted by : Trish Boese

Best Category : Baby Quilt, Hand Quilted Quilt

Kona Solid Fabrics at Contemporary Cloth

Contemporary Cloth has a good deal on Kona solid fabrics right now. Half-price shipping for Canadians, and a coupon for 25% off your purchase means the Kona solids work out to be $5/yard. Enter the coupon ThanksMaureen at checkout. This deal expires Wednesday, October 10, 2012.