Pink Saturday: A Blog Take Over

Hello Everyone! It's Jaggie here! Veronica is out of town again and Michelle is taking over the blog decisions todayand through November really  ... which will be evident once you realize its all about her projects today on Pink Saturday.

 

Michelle is a "jack-of-all trades" when it comes to crafts, though quilting is one of her interests, its one that she has only been doing in recent years. Just like Veronica learned to sew at age 5, Michelle learned to cross stitch at age 5 and this is her first love ... well crafting-wise. As a military spouse who moved often, she found one way to keep the feel of "home" in each new house was to keep some simple touches the same. In the kitchen that meant a variety of stitched towels.

 

Now Michelle lives by the  philosophy that making something is only part of its journey. Each time she uses one of her stitch towels (or other craft items), she has the opportunity to create new memories while holding on to old ones. Some of those towels have quite a story to tell ... like the baby's first bites of solid food or the first dinner she hosted for her husband's commander and his wife!

 

These towels pictured were all made at various points at thier last duty station, mostly while her husband was deployed or "otherwise engaged" by the Army.

(Can you see why she needs more drawers in her kitchen!?! This is just the summer ones made in the last 2 years!) Stitching towels started with the first yearlong deployment, and has evolved to be a sort of tradition where she choses a theme and stitches various things with that theme during the deployment. This year is cupcakes ...

Luckily now that they are back home for a while, she has turned her crafting to other areas. (Really, she was running out of room in the kitchen!) This is one of the fall projects she did for their home (now that she can decorate without worrying about losing stuff in a move.)

 

 

 

What projects are you working on? Anything seasonally inspired? We'd love to hear what you've got on your craft table! Happy Pink Staurday!

 

 

Pink Saturday: What a doll!

Happy Pink Saturday! Sorry our post is a day late. Veronica just got in today from teaching another fusible web class this weekend, and we are catching up on things and then we discovered Blogger (or maybe just some of them to include ours) is having issues. (Hopefully we can get to post!)

This week's Pink Saturday post is all about Veronica's doll club. The group, Material Girls Doll Club, is one of her many creative outlets and she had participated in numerous projects, exchanges and challenges. This week, our two pink dolls we made for Veronica by members of the Material Girls Doll Club. Aren't they adorable!?!

 

 

We hope everyone had a happy Pink Saturday and can't wait to see what everyone else's Pink Saturdays had to offer!

 

 

Pink Saturday: Pink is for the Birds

Hello everyone! It's Pink Saturday again and that is a big deal around the office as Veronica and Michelle decide what "pink post" will illustrate their week! This week Veronica wins (but then Michelle has her own blog and Pink Saturday post)!

One of Veronica's quilting friends has an autistic son who creates these amazing bird feeders from tea cups and saucers. Veronica recently bought 3 for upconing birthday gifts and Michelle, the family tea cup collector fell in love and is looking forward to getting one herself.

What do you think?

Hope you have a lovely Pink Saturday!

Pink Saturday: Quilt Pink!

So once again, let me apologize for the quietness of our blog. Our overworked Marketing Guru, Michelle, has not had Internet for a week. On top of balancing a full time job and managing fearless toddler, she squeezes in working on our marketing and social media as well as occasional shows, so it took a while to work on her internet issues. 

 

But her internet is back now, so we've got lots of catching up to do and what better way to kick off an active blog week than with Pink Saturday!

 

This week's theme is: Quilt Pink! We've been to many shows, lectures and demonstrations, leading us to see some great pieces of art. Here are just a few that we love!

 

 

These adorable little quilted treasures are travel jewelry holders.
Veronica and occasionally Michelle travel a lot and keeping
organized is important.



This is a miniature quilt that Veronica has been working on. It's on
her WIPs list, so come back for an update and photo of it completed.

Look at me! I took over demonstrations at the Rocky Mountain
Quit Festival!



One of Michelle's favorite quilts at the Rocky Mountain
Quilt Festival.

Another amazing quilt at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival.

So do you have any special quilts in your life? We hope so, but regardless, we hope you all have a great Pink Saturday!

Pink Saturday: Inaugural Post!

Hello Jaggie fans and Bear Thread Designs friends! We are doing something new, which was introduced to us by Veronica's daughter, Michelle. (She really has this computer blog thing going!)

 

When Michelle's husband first deployed, in 2006, she stumbled across the blog, called How Sweet the Sound,  and a weekly project called Pink Saturday. The idea is that bloggers, crafters, gardeners and whomever else wants to be a part of it, post something pink on their blog them all link back to How Sweet the Sound, and visits each other's page on Saturday (or throughout the week, depending on your time.)

 

 

They also have a weekly challenge for those who participate and want to meet new bloggers. Visit the blog of at least one participant that you've never visited before and then in the following Saturday's post, include that blog with a link in your post! What a great way to make new friends!! 

 

So this week we are participating in our very first Pink Saturday! Yeah! And to honor that, we are posting a photo collage of Michelle's roses, planted by her husband's grandmother many years ago. Now Michelle and her family live in that home and she is very excited to raise her little boy in the home where her husband grew up as well as nurture the rose bush that is a part of it. 

 

 

They are really pink, aren't they!?!

 

For those of us who are new to our blog, let me introduce myself and tell you a little bit about Bear Thread Designs.

 

My name is Jaggie and I am the adventuresome mascot of Bear Thread Designs, Inc. We are a family owned and operated business, that manuafactures the Applique Pressing Sheet and other products used in the quilting and craft industries.

 

As a family, we have decided not to use these weekly posts to sell, promote or otherwise diminish the artistic beauty behind Pink Saturday, so if you'd like to know more, please feel free to scroll through our blog. If you'd prefer only to "peruse the pinkness", we hope you enjoyed our pink flowers and hope to see you again next week!

 

Well, I'm off to make new friends and look at some pretty pink photos ...