UPDATE: Maine Chapter

I love Bagette Barbara's updates about the Maine Chapter of Green Bag Lady. What a fun group doing great things in their community. Keep up the great sewing work ladies! :) Teresa ❤️🧵

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Hi Teresa--

Here is an update of the Maine Chapter of the Green Bag Lady for your blog. 
Big hugs from Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Bagette Barbara, Maine Chapter Coordinator

MAINE CHAPTER UPDATE: On January 23, 2025, the Maine Chapter of GBL met at the Common Good Soup Kitchen in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Bagettes Julie and Kathleen, donning beautifully color coordinated  clothing (not planned ahead), were busy Bagettes sewing kid size 12x12 inch fabric shopping bags. We completed 24 bags!  We also made and hung a curtain panel for our brand-new cabinet to keep our GBL supplies.

HAPPY ANNOUNCEMENT: February 4, 2025 marks our 1^st anniversary of meeting and sewing at the Common Good. Common Good’s Director, Debi, continues to welcome us to use the space, and we couldn’t be happier with all the locals and tourists we have met. It’s so much fun to spread the word about GBL and distribute our free bags to happy, grateful recipients. 

Fun Things

Some happy things to share:

1 & 2) Bagette Ingeborg sent me (and my family) a super fun package from Holland. These were the cute things in mine: 2 tree ornaments, the windmill one is a replica of the windmill Big Girl and I went to in the town of Ruulo. (that's me working the windmill in photo 2, ha ha), some sewing machine paper clips (too cute!) and a lovely zip bag made by the even lovelier Ingeborg ❤️🥰💝🇳🇱

3) Some special order pouches for friends who play Mahjong and Ski 😊❄️

Photo Finish Friday

I took this photo while walking back from the mailbox this week. See Orion? It almost looks like a painting. Have a relaxing weekend. We are looking forward to dinner with friends tonight. Cheers—Teresa ❤️💕 ⭐️ 🌟 🌌 

Planty Plants

It may be cold outside, but my inside plants are quite happy:

1) Schefflera is in full bloom (even though they are not supposed to bloom in houses, ha!)

2) One of my zygocacti is boasting both red and white blooms

3) I finally got a Chinese money plant from a neighbor, I loved Bagette Ingeborg's in Holland

4) Hubby got me a snake plant for my birthday and I love it!

5) Agnes is showing off…again

6) One of my orchids with 8 (yes, 8!) blooms…squeeee!

Hope you are keeping warm. XOXO--Teresa 🌿🍃🌱🎍🪴

 

St. Patrick's Banner on Etsy!

Hey lovely people, I took your advice and put my St. Patrick's Day banner in my etsy shop! I have 4 of them for sale and you even get to choose the color of ribbon you like. They are so festive and include little metal shamrock charms.  I'd love for you to have one! 😊 Teresa ☘️🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪

Hairbrush

It was my birthday over the weekend and I asked for a hairbrush. As you can see, a new one was necessary. I think I've had the old one for 20+ years. The plastic part has holes and the bristles were coming off when I was using it. Ha. I'm happy to report, I used the new one last night and it was glorious! 😀 I really love this brush (I have the smaller size one in my suitcase for travel) and am glad Aveda is still making it! Cheers--Teresa ❤️

Photo Finish Friday

We have had snow almost every night this past week. Some mornings, I have woken up to a dusting of sugar on everything, other mornings a few inches. This morning it was a 15 inch blanket of pure white. Tennis was canceled so I helped hubby dig out the driveway instead. I also spent the afternoon making some LUCKY 🇮🇪 ☘️ banners to put in my etsy shop, thanks for all the feedback. 😍 I hope for you a lovely weekend of fun and warmth. XOXO--Teresa 😀❄️🏔️

 

Banners

My friend Sheila was over a few days before Valentine's and asked if I could make her some holiday banners like the one I had on my fireplace (photo number 4). Since she is also Irish, she wanted a St. Pat's one as well. I had lots of fun making 2 for her, Valentine (photos 1 & 2), St. Pat's (photos 3 & 4). I have also included my St. Pat's, Easter and Halloween ones I have made over the years. I'm thinking I need a July 4th one as fall/autumn/Thanksgiving. I'm also contemplating adding these to my etsy shop. Thoughts? XOXO--Teresa

 

Photo Finish Friday

Best wishes for a wonderful weekend. I have been a bit under the weather so have been trying to take things slow. I hope you had a lovely Valentines Day! XOXO--Teresa ❤️😍🥰💖💝 

UPDATE: Bozeman, MT Chapter

Wowza! Bagette Elizabeth is sure doing her part to get Bozeman to use fabric bags. Look at all these great ones. She has made so many since beginning this chapter last summer. Way to go Elizabeth! Keep up the amazing sewing--Teresa

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Teresa--

This is 110 bags ready to go! I have been busy sewing over 150 bags this month for the Bozeman area. I take them a handful at a time to the grocery store and library to put on the Boomerang Bag “trees” so people can take them for free if they need a bag.  

Bagette Elizabeth, Bozeman, Montana Chapter Coordinator