If you live near Crossville, TN don’t miss this awesome event! Make a bag to keep and make one to donate to the library!💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Photo Finish Friday
A photo of some of the vintage sewing supplies in my studio. Look at the guy with the replacement pockets! I love the prices on them too! 25 cents, 15 cents, 32 cents. And, yes, I still use all of them, it's not like a metal hook or snap goes bad over time! What do you have going on this weekend? Little Man is having some friends over tonight so I have been a crazy lady getting the deck and house ready for guests. I even got all my flower pots filled up today. I had to wait this year since we got that crazy 10 inch snow storm one week ago! Have a good one--XOXO--Teresa
Decorating on the Cheap Part II
So many plants and nowhere to put them! I kept cramming all my green friends onto the same few tables in my house and they were getting crowded. I decided that a sofa table would be a great idea under one of the windows in my family room. I kept an eye out on my neighborhood facebook page and voila! One appeared for the only $20! It's super sturdy with 2 drawers and a lower shelf. Score! I was so excited to give the pots some space. The top of the new table was a bit scratched and I thought about painting it but wanted to mull it over for a beat. Then, I remembered a roll of stamped leather I had in my sewing room that would be cool cut into covers for all 3 plant tables. I'm smitten with how it all turned out. It makes me so happy each time I walk in this room!
On a side note, anyone know anything about poinsettias? I've never had one last much past Christmas but this girl wants to be part of my green group in the worst way. What do I do? Repot her? Is it worth the effort? Do poinsettias last all year? I'd love any advice. Cheers! Teresa
Update on Ukraine
Hello there! I have an update on Bagette Liia and an update on the fundraiser. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Due to incredible generosity from many of you, we have raised $3325 for Bagette Liia and her family. I sent $1000 of that to her last week just to make sure it went through to her Polish bank account. It did! She let me know she got $967.52 in her account from us. That is minus the wire transaction fee. The teller I worked with at USBank is talking to his manager to see if they can waive the wire fee on our end to be able to send even more money. :) I'm still collecting for Liia if you are interested in donating:
Paypal: teresa@vanhatten.com (please put the word Ukraine in the notes)
Venmo: @teresa-granath-1 (please put the word Ukraine in the notes)
By check: PM me or email me for info: teresa@vanhatten.com
I'm going to send the remainder of the balance to her this week. Read how Liia is doing below. Again, THANK YOU ALL! Teresa
Hi, Teresa
I got 967,52 USD
Obviously, they took their commission while transferring. It is a great sum of money for us. Thank all of you very much. I will do my best to spend it properly and give you a report.
We are all right here trying to learn Polish attending a short course of it at the University and my son is going to take the secondary school exams next week in Polish , where the demands are the same as for Polish students, Maths, which is also different from ours and English - the only subject in which he is sure to succeed))) The other two will be a disaster. But these are the requirements of the Polish department of education for Ukrainian refugees.
In my native city the situation can be called stable today cause the defenders do not let the enemy go further though Russians collect the forces to attack. I hope our army got some armoury from abroad to resist..But air raid sirens are several times a day in the city.
Sincerely thankful to all the participants of this fund-raising event, you are the greatest people ever!
Best wishes,
Liia
Photo Finish Friday
Well, this is happening outside right now. It's even starting to stick. The flakes are big and beautiful and so graceful floating down outside my window. I do love snow. I do, but we had almost 90 degree weather yesterday so it's a bit hard to take. I just fixed a wedding dress for a lovely young woman who is getting married tonight. I hope this doesn't put too much of a damper on things. Maybe they will get pretty photos with the snow! Cheers to you and a great weekend! XOXO--Teresa
UPDATE: Maine Chapter
I LOVE chapter updates! So great to see new bags, old bags, fun bags, kid bags, worn out bags, all of them! ALL THE BAGS! Send me photos, send me updates and tell me what's going on. Thank you Barbara for this great catch up with your chapter. Teresa
Here is an update and photos that you may post on your GBL blog.
My friend Mary from Chalfont, PA told me recently that she is interested in making Green Bag Lady fabric bags. Back in June of 2010, I gave Mary and her mother-in-law, Marge, GBL fabric bags. Mary's bag number is 10727, and Marge's bag number is 10723. These vintage bags are still being used and enjoyed!
As you know, I joined the GBL Project in May 2010 when you and I were living in Nashville, TN, so these were some of the first bags I gave away as a bagette.
I recently gave Mary another GBL Bag #91000 that I made in Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Barbara
Coordinator, Maine Chapter
Green Bag Lady Project
Decorating on the Cheap
I love it when I can redo a little corner of my house on the cheap. I had an old wood desk next to my bed for the past several years. I got it for free on my neighborhood Facebook Marketplace and had always intended to paint it some pretty color. But, many of the drawers needed repair and there was some trim missing so I just wasn't inspired to take the effort to do a makeover. Then, over the weekend, someone posted this desk for $10. YAY! Score. I love the modern lines and it still has 2 drawers that can hold a bunch of stuff. And, it has a built in power source with USB ports for my phone (under the books). To the right of the desk I put a bookshelf I got also for $10 on Marketplace. I got the chair off FB back in 2015 and painted it. I needed somewhere to put all the junk that was in the old drawers, cute bins with bamboo lids off Amazon to the rescue. I bought that pretty painting from an artist at a Gallery in Gualala, CA when I was visiting Harmony. Now, this little corner makes me so happy! :) Teresa
AFTER :)
BEFORE :(
Harmony Plants
Speaking of plants, when I went out to visit Harmony I brought some clippings back from her house and now I have 2 green friends named Harmony! I love them. :) Teresa
Photo Finish Friday
This corner of my house is making me so happy. Look at all the blooms! Even my Christmas cacti is joining the club totally off season. Both shamrock plants are (sham)rocking flowers and look at that orchid! She's simply showing off. I can't wait to get outside and start digging in the pots on my deck and porch. We have to wait until after Mothers Day or they may get ruined with snow. Pics to come. Have a fantastic weekend! :) Teresa
Mom
As you all know, this past Sunday was Mothers Day. A bittersweet day for those of us who have lost our mother and are moms ourselves. It is lovely to be celebrated but difficult not to fuss over your own mom. As I've talked about before, I lost my mom over 15 years ago to cancer. She taught me so much growing up, how to be strong, how to be independent, how to strive for what I wanted in life and how to sew. She made all of my clothes (except shoes and socks) well into my teens. I remember thinking it was the greatest thing ever when I got a store bought pair of jeans in the 7th grade! Ha.
Here are a few gems from my childhood in outfits made by my mother. She even made my First Communion dress, which I still have! Not sure what to do with it, but fun to look at. Maybe I should frame it? I've seen people do that with Christening gowns. Hmmm, something to think about. Happy belated Mothers Day to all you moms out there. XOXO--Teresa
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