tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post7530957001124363969..comments2024-03-29T03:14:18.794+10:00Comments on Jenny of ELEFANTZ: The (annual) January tea towel post...Jenny of Elefantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775654415138120426noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-79272230151586926422022-01-13T10:06:31.200+10:002022-01-13T10:06:31.200+10:00Hi Deb :-)
I loved hearing about the plans you hav...Hi Deb :-)<br />I loved hearing about the plans you have for your new home, and also about the organisation of your shelves. I hope and pray you have a wonderful first spring and summer there. Jenny of Elefantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775654415138120426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-55042920937381629262022-01-12T23:37:47.792+10:002022-01-12T23:37:47.792+10:00As we are retired now so we are home each day. We ...As we are retired now so we are home each day. We bought this home late summer last year and are gradually getting the projects done that weren't kept up with by previous owners. Tomorrow are new windows & 2 patio doors for the back of the house (the 3 front windows were already done). I am so looking forward to spring & summer now - we'll have the heat filtered out by special window glass & special screening (it gets 110 - 112 here every summer). We weeded out before moving here, and didn't have much in the way of furnishings & had to buy a few things. Bless our children, who pointed out an online site to look for used wood furniture, decorative items, etc & we finished up spending so little. But our sofa was purchased new, very expensive but we bought quality as it will be our last. As we are putting things away all are organized, containers & shelves labeled. The yards will be our focus in the coming months, planting trees & drought tolerant plants, etc. Our focus is making this place easy to care for as we age & for whoever is left in the end. Thank you for such a lovely blog & all the planning and hard work you put into it to make it so wonderful...its very appreciated!Deb Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10378407890740558509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-29462803727370821572022-01-09T16:02:32.558+10:002022-01-09T16:02:32.558+10:00Thank you, Jennifer for the new tea towel pattern!...Thank you, Jennifer for the new tea towel pattern! It's so pretty! I'm trying to start cross stitching again along with quilting. It's a little difficult as I have trouble holding the needle and seeing the stitches but I'm still trying. We've lived in our small townhouse for 11 years now and it needs some freshening up. My husband has started by painting the dining area a nice , fresh, bright white. It looks so much better. We plan to do more painting and freshening up. In the meantime, I have been doing as you have been. Cleaning out closets and cupboards and trying to be a little more minimal and intentional. Now that I'm getting older it's time to cut back on STUFF.<br /><br />Enjoy your puzzles and take care of yourself. Praying for many blessings for you and your beautiful family!<br /><br />Sherry in NC, USASherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435190773151476940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-92212387583427666972022-01-09T13:42:56.907+10:002022-01-09T13:42:56.907+10:00Another sweet tea towel. You are so creative. Good...Another sweet tea towel. You are so creative. Good quality certainly saves more $$ in the long run. Puzzles are fun but I currently do them on my tablet. I have one real one incomplete on the floor in my bedroom that I was doing with my grandson. I am hapoy to help him with his jigsaws at his place where I can leave it lol. Really nice ones can be framed. Thanks again for another beautiful project.Ondreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397162777493230125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-81036188592159544172022-01-08T23:53:26.908+10:002022-01-08T23:53:26.908+10:00Quality over quantity every time! And you save mo...Quality over quantity every time! And you save more in the end. For instance, my shoes cost $350, but they last 7 years. They're the only shoes I can actually walk in, so that's important - saving me thousands in doctor and physical therapy visits for my back.<br />Thank you for the lovely tea towel design, I just love it!!!!!! I have a pretty towel hanging on my oven as well. <br />I actually don't have the patience for doing actual puzzles - I do them on my phone, lol! They're rather quick, and very relaxing at the end of the day. Crosswords as well. Don't have the patience to do them on paper. Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06877277586697593998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-3503436172985696902022-01-08T15:16:03.647+10:002022-01-08T15:16:03.647+10:00As soon as I finish a Sew Together Bag for my dear...As soon as I finish a Sew Together Bag for my dear sister’s birthday, I am planning on reacquainting myself with counted cross stitch. I took it up during my first pregnancy in 1984 and enjoyed it so very much! My HH opening clerk for the post office and had to be at work at 4:15a six days a week. I used to stay up past his bedtime (and eventually, the kids’ too) to watch tv and cross stitch. I probably stitched every day until 1991. Nine months after our third child was born we built our home. Literally built our home with our own two hands. A grueling seven months later we moved in. Going from a tiny two bedroom apartment to a small home with a yard and garden to put in definitely increased my daily workload but I loved every minute of being a young mother with three under 5! <br /><br />Cross stitch is enjoying a resurgence in popularity! Check out Pinterest and Floss Tube on YouTube! I am looking forward to picking it up again, this time as Granny of five!Lace Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15425691659167577032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-70506572191858298862022-01-08T11:15:29.052+10:002022-01-08T11:15:29.052+10:00Another beautiful post Jennifer. I always think of...Another beautiful post Jennifer. I always think of you at the start of the New Year as I make myself a new ironing board cover because I know you will be making fresh new teatowels for yourself 😊 I love these repetitive tasks as a new year rolls in.<br />I had forgotten my love of jigsaw puzzles too until Alec came to stay last year & he bought a couple with him. I was able to climb up into the rafters at Mums & retrieve my childhood puzzles - all Walt Disney ones ... & I have enjoyed doing them again but will certainly be looking out for some Adult ones for myself too. Your purchases look wonderful!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08301647145550214950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-28613542629457231012022-01-08T11:08:48.719+10:002022-01-08T11:08:48.719+10:00Hello Jennifer. Seems so long since I have been ab...Hello Jennifer. Seems so long since I have been able to comment. So much has changed in two years, and yet so much remains the same. I love that you spin a web of contentment around your family, and as always, your embroidery is beyond exquisite. I'm looking forward to catching up with my blogging friends this year. Happy 2022. MimiMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-38229414210470643372022-01-08T10:35:31.425+10:002022-01-08T10:35:31.425+10:00Dear Jennifer,
I'm in the process of tidying u...Dear Jennifer,<br />I'm in the process of tidying up from Christmas and re-ordering a couple of areas of our home. Linen bedding is something I've considered for a couple of years, but as you've said, the cost is quite high. I like linen tea towels for drying dishes, and terry cloth towels for drying of hands in the kitchen. That's what my mom did and I keep up the tradition. <br />I am hoping to finish off a number of projects during the first part of this year - embroideries that are tucked away and not framed or made useful, quilts not yet quilted, etc. <br />Jigsaw puzzles are fun, and I like to do them, but just one or two a year. Reading or stitching comes first. Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-74834860709756201682022-01-08T09:35:56.509+10:002022-01-08T09:35:56.509+10:00I did a little reorganizing in December when I bro...I did a little reorganizing in December when I brought out the Christmas decorations. They are beginning to be hard to get to for me, so I gave some to my daughter that I know she wanted, and I threw away a lot of Christmas wrapping odds and ends that I no longer use because gift bags are so much easier. So there was a little reduction made, but for some reason, it didn't result in extra space! Go figure!! And as for jigsaw puzzles, yes, every January I like to set one up after all the decorations are put away, and I work on it little by little. According to your comments here, I see we are a big group of puzzle people!<br />Kathleen - kakingsbury at verizon dot netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-77342486463007486302022-01-08T06:27:04.349+10:002022-01-08T06:27:04.349+10:00Hello my dear Friend, For the 4th year running no...Hello my dear Friend, For the 4th year running now I find myself in another home - finding new places for things to live so doing the Walk the House will likely happen a couple of times this year ......... I love the idea of saving for some decent sheets!! And funnily I started to change my toilet mats just last year not long before we were moving (we are back down south now, very close to where we were intitially). I've also started blogging again as being here I'm only part time and much less stress at work! Take care, big hugs, SharmSharmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00083171054233507648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-72696214184949317742022-01-08T06:24:56.124+10:002022-01-08T06:24:56.124+10:00I love the tea towel embroidery! I, too, am a jigs...I love the tea towel embroidery! I, too, am a jigsaw puzzle lover and usually have one ready to go. I would love to find The Toy Makers Shed. I buy used ones too and hope that all of the pieces are there - but if they're not, it makes things quite interesting and I just carry on! LOL!!Remembranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759499873835500100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-69390325596364922652022-01-08T03:34:16.829+10:002022-01-08T03:34:16.829+10:00I'm thinking about doing the 'walk the roo...I'm thinking about doing the 'walk the room' & use my journal. I don't have access to a printer but I think this is such a good idea. <br /><br />I was just talking to a friend this morning about the joy of jigsaw puzzles. I have not done one in ages but I think I'll get one out this weekend. My friend made a puzzle board using thin plywood & quarter-round trim to edge it. She put felt on the bottom so it wouldn't scratch her table. She sets it up on the dining room table for her family to sit together & work puzzles, then carries the board to a spare room & sets it on the bed when they need the table for meals. They keep puzzles going all the time this way. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305409125105992525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-89455273396249971732022-01-08T03:08:57.661+10:002022-01-08T03:08:57.661+10:00Good day Dearest Jennifer. I am finally got all C...Good day Dearest Jennifer. I am finally got all Christmas décor packed up just awaiting husband to take the totes to the attic storage as they are too heavy for me to manage on the stairs. I am looking for ward to husband and I working in our yard and garden when Spring arrives as we have had most of the trees removed to make more room for using the yards to better benefit us by putting in more gardening space to hopefully save enough to get it fenced in eventually to keep the deer and wildlife from eating my garden to the ground every year and also to allow more sunlight which is more conducive to gardening here. Thank you for the beautiful kitchen towel pattern Dear. I hope your new year will be a great one in all ways.<br />Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572900779018937820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-77294860005673165732022-01-07T23:25:35.160+10:002022-01-07T23:25:35.160+10:00I too love thick kitchen towels, and have found Ik...I too love thick kitchen towels, and have found Ikea (Canada at least) has nice ones in their bath section. A flat-ish waffle weave on the front with terry on the back, so they are great for embellishing with embroidery or applique as the terry loops are only on the reverse side. No affiliation - just a fan! Limited basic neutral colours. Since the towels are thick you can't see to trace directly onto them so I use the Press 'n Seal method.<br />Been following you for years but never comment. Thanks for all you share, and a happy new year to you & yours!Cathy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04625510911703305135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-27094208465166051432022-01-07T22:13:05.714+10:002022-01-07T22:13:05.714+10:00I love making puzzles - and especially love the on...I love making puzzles - and especially love the ones you show here. I received two new puzzles at Christmas - and so enjoy making one or two each Christmas holiday. Thank you again, for the lovely embroidery - yes, the heart of home was always important to me. Enjoy your tropical weather, Jennifer. We have had a milder winter so far, but the beginning of this week, Winter started with a vengeance - snowy, blowy and blizzardy. I always think of everyone on the roads then, we have had such awful experiences over the years. Stay safe - and enjoy your puzzle making :)! Little Quiltsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12554544123244945135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-5995389412254220502022-01-07T18:12:07.375+10:002022-01-07T18:12:07.375+10:00Hi Jennifer,
There has been a bit of sorting out h...Hi Jennifer,<br />There has been a bit of sorting out here as well :) Putting away the Christmas decorations leads to many other finds and reorganising of spaces for making more room for what we love.<br />Enjoy the weekend !<br />hugs, take care,<br />JoanneJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367841239911239597noreply@blogger.com