I HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING A GOOD LABOR DAY.

IT’S MILITARY MONDAY, IF YOU AREN’T SURE WHAT THAT IS OR WHY I DO IT PLEASE GO BACK TO MY FIRST MILITARY MONDAY POST TO GET ALL THE INFO.

IN THE PAST FEW YEARS I HAVE BEEN TOLD TIME AND AGAIN NOT TO GO TO STARBUCKS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT SUPPORT THE TROOPS, BUT TIME AND AGAIN I SEE THIS KIND OF STUFF @ STARBUCKS AROUND ORANGE COUNTY. I GUESS I SHOULD TAKE MORE PICTURES.
HERE IS WHAT I HAVE TAKEN SO FAR. IF YOU SEE ANY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME PICTURES AND LOCATIONS SO I CAN ADD THEM TO MY MILITARY MONDAY POST.

Starbucks
444 Harbor Blvd.
Fullerton, CA 92832

Starbucks
2035 E. Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92805

PLEASE TAKE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO THINK ABOUT ALL THOSE TROOPS WE HAVE LOST. ALL MY LOVE AND SUPPORT GOES OUT TO THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF ALL THOSE FALLEN SOLDIERS.

Garrywesley Tan Rimes, 30, Marine Corporal, Apr 01, 2005 Santa Maria, California
Ioasa F. Tavae Jr., 29, Army Staff Sergeant, Apr 02, 2005 Pago Pago, American Samoa
Tenzin Dengkhim, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 02, 2005 Falls Church, Virginia
William D. Richardson, 23, Army Corporal, Apr 03, 2005 Moreno Valley, California
James Alexander Sherrill, 27, Army National Guard Sergeant, Apr 03, 2005 Ekron, Kentucky
Stephen C. Kennedy, 35, Army National Guard Sergeant 1st Class, Apr 04, 2005 Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Christopher W. Dill, 32, Army Reserve Staff Sergeant, Apr 04, 2005 Tonawanda, New York
Jeremiah C. Kinchen, 22, Marine Reserve Lance Corporal, Apr 04, 2005 Salcha, Alaska
Javier J. Garcia, 25, Army Sergeant, Apr 05, 2005 Crawfordville, Florida
Glenn J. Watkins, 42, Army National Guard Corporal, Apr 05, 2005 Carlsbad, California
Juan C. Venegas, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 07, 2005 Simi Valley, California
Kevin Dewayne Davis, 41, Army National Guard Staff Sergeant, Apr 08, 2005 Lebanon, Oregon
Casey M. LaWare, 19, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 09, 2005 Redding, California
Tyler J. Dickens, 20, Army Corporal, Apr 12, 2005 Columbus, Georgia
Manuel Lopez III, 20, Army Corporal, Apr 12, 2005 Cape Coral, Florida
John W. Miller, 21, Army National Guard Sergeant, Apr 12, 2005 West Burlington, Iowa
Michael B. Lindemuth, 27, Marine Reserve Corporal, Apr 13, 2005 Petoskey, Michigan
James C. Edge, 31, Marine Captain, Apr 14, 2005 Virginia Beach, Virginia
Aleina Ramirezgonzalez, 33, Army Specialist, Apr 15, 2005 Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
Aaron M. Hudson, 20, Army Private, Apr 16, 2005 Highland Village, Texas
Angelo L. Lozada Jr., 36, Army Sergeant, Apr 16, 2005 Brooklyn, New York
Randy Lee Stevens, 21, Army Specialist, Apr 16, 2005 Swartz Creek, Michigan
Tromaine K. Toy Sr., 24, Army Sergeant, Apr 16, 2005 Eastville, Virginia
Joseph L. Knott, 21, Army Private, Apr 17, 2005 Yuma, Arizona
Steven F. Sirko, 20, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 17, 2005 Portage, Indiana
Sam W. Huff, 18, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 18, 2005 Tucson, Arizona
Steven W. Thornton, 46, Army Major, Apr 18, 2005 Eugene, Oregon
Jacob M. Pfister, 27, Army Corporal, Apr 19, 2005 Buffalo, New York
Kevin S. K. Wessel, 20, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 19, 2005 Newport, Oregon
Kelly M. Cannan, 21, Marine Corporal, Apr 20, 2005 Lowville, New York
Marty G. Mortenson, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, Apr 20, 2005 Flagstaff, Arizona
Robert A. “Bobby” Guy, 26, Marine Private 1st Class, Apr 21, 2005 Willards, Maryland
Gavin J. Colburn, 20, Army Reserve Private 1st Class, Apr 22, 2005 Frankfort, Ohio
Anthony J. Davis Jr., 22, Army Sergeant, Apr 23, 2005 Long Beach, California
Kevin William Prince, 22, Army Corporal, Apr 23, 2005 Plain City, Ohio
Aaron A. Kent, 28, Navy Seaman, Apr 23, 2005 Portland, Oregon
Gary W. Walters Jr., 31, Army Corporal, Apr 24, 2005 Victoria, Texas
Timmy J. Millsap, 39, Army 1st Sergeant, Apr 25, 2005 Wichita, Kansas
David L. Rice, 22, Army Specialist, Apr 26, 2005 Sioux City, Iowa
Joseph S. Tremblay, 23, Marine Reserve Corporal, Apr 27, 2005 New Windsor, New York
William A. Edens, 29, Army 1st Lieutenant, Apr 28, 2005 Columbia, Missouri
Eric Wayne Morris, 31, Army Sergeant, Apr 28, 2005 Sparks, Nevada
Robert W. Murray Jr., 21, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 28, 2005 Westfield, Indiana
Ricky W. Rockholt Jr., 28, Army Specialist, Apr 28, 2005 Winston, Oregon
Timothy Craig Kiser, 37, Army National Guard Sergeant, Apr 28, 2005 Tehama, California
Charles S. Cooper Jr., 19, Army Private, Apr 29, 2005 Jamestown, New York
Darren A. Deblanc, 20, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 29, 2005 Evansville, Indiana
Stephen W. Frank, 29, Army Captain, Apr 29, 2005 Lansing, Michigan
Clifford V. “CC” Gadsden, 25, Army 2nd Lieutenant, Apr 29, 2005 Red Top, South Carolina
Ralph J. “Jay” Harting III, 28, Army Captain, Apr 29, 2005 Union Lake, Michigan

NO SALE SUNDAY TODAY BUT FEEL FREE TO CHECK OUT MY ART FIRE SHOP.

THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY.

MORNING
I WASN’T AROUND YESTERDAY FOR TYSON THURSDAY SO HERE ARE SOME PICTURE OF MY LITTLE GUY FOR FLICKR FRIDAY. MORE LATER.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT TURKEY DAY. MORE PICTURES LATER FOR FLICKR FRIDAY.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT WEEKEND, BUT BEFORE I GO ON WITH MY MILITARY MONDAY POST I WANT TO SHARE A LINK THAT I GOT FROM ERICA’S MILITARY MONDAY POST.

I THINK YOU ALL SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THIS BLOG PLEASE HELP VETERANS SAVE THEIR LAND!

I ALSO WANT TO THANK ERICA AND MARILLA FOR JOINING ME IN MILITARY MONDAY. THEY BOTH KNOW HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO ME. I APPRECIATE YOU LADIES SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS.

PLEASE TAKE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY (AND NOT JUST ON MONDAY’S) TO THINK ABOUT OUR TROOPS AROUND THE WORLD AND THOSE WE HAVE LOST.

Nicholas J. Olivier, 26, Army National Guard Sergeant, Feb 23, 2005 Ruston, Louisiana
Alexander B. Crackel, 31, Army Staff Sergeant, Feb 24, 2005 Wilstead, nr. Bedford, England
Michael S. Deem, 35, Army Specialist, Feb 24, 2005 Rockledge, Florida
Daniel G. Gresham, 23, Army Staff Sergeant, Feb 24, 2005 Lincoln, Illinois
Jacob C. Palmatier, 29, Army Corporal, Feb 24, 2005 Springfield, Illinois
Adam Noel Brewer, 22, Army Specialist, Feb 25, 2005 Dewey/Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Colby M. Farnan, 22, Army Private 1st Class, Feb 25, 2005 Weston, Missouri
Chassan S. Henry, 20, Army Private 1st Class, Feb 25, 2005 West Palm Beach, Florida
Jason L. Moski, 24, Army Specialist, Feb 25, 2005 Blackville/Wagener, South Carolina
Min-su Choi, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Feb 26, 2005 River Vale, New Jersey
Landon S. Giles, 19, Army Private, Feb 26, 2005 Indiana, Pennsylvania
Andrew W. Nowacki, 24, Marine Reserve Lance Corporal, Feb 26, 2005 South Euclid, Ohio
Danny L. Anderson, 29, Army Private 1st Class, Feb 27, 2005 Corpus Christi, Texas
Richard Brian Gienau, 29, Army National Guard 2nd Lieutenant, Feb 27, 2005 Longview, Iowa
Julio E. Negron, 28, Army Sergeant, Feb 28, 2005 Pompano Beach, Florida
Lizbeth Robles, 31, Army Sergeant, Mar 01, 2005 Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Azhar Ali, 27, Army National Guard Specialist, Mar 02, 2005 Flushing, New York
Wai Pyoe Lwin, 27, Army National Guard Specialist, Mar 02, 2005 Queens, New York
Robert Shane Pugh, 25, Army National Guard Sergeant, Mar 02, 2005 Meridian, Mississippi
Donald W. Eacho, 38, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Mar 04, 2005 Black Creek, Wisconsin
Sean Grimes, 31, Army Captain, Mar 04, 2005 Southfield, Michigan
Stephen M. McGowan, 26, Army Corporal, Mar 04, 2005 Newark, Delaware
Adriana N. Salem, 21, Army Specialist, Mar 04, 2005 Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Juan M. Solorio, 32, Army Staff Sergeant, Mar 04, 2005 Dallas, Texas
Wade Michael Twyman, 27, Army Specialist, Mar 04, 2005 Vista, California
Seth K. Garceau, 27, Army National Guard Sergeant, Mar 04, 2005 Oelwein, Iowa
Andrew L. Bossert, 24, Army Sergeant, Mar 07, 2005 Fountain City, Wisconsin
Michael W. Franklin, 22, Army Private 1st Class, Mar 07, 2005 Coudersport, Pennsylvania
Matthew A. Koch, 23, Army Specialist, Mar 09, 2005 West Henrietta, New York
Donald D. Griffith Jr., 29, Army Staff Sergeant, Mar 11, 2005 Mechanicsville, Iowa
Nicholas E. Wilson, 21, Army Specialist, Mar 11, 2005 Glendale, Arizona
Joshua L. Torrence, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Mar 14, 2005 Lexington, South Carolina
Paul M. Heltzel, 39, Army National Guard Sergeant, Mar 15, 2005 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Ricky A. Kieffer, 36, Army National Guard Staff Sergeant, Mar 15, 2005 Ovid, Michigan
Rocky D. Payne, 26, Army Sergeant, Mar 16, 2005 Howell, Utah
Lee A. Lewis Jr., 28, Army Private 1st Class, Mar 18, 2005 Norfolk, Virginia
Jonathan A. Hughes, 21, Army National Guard Sergeant, Mar 19, 2005 Lebanon, Kentucky
Francisco G. Martinez, 20, Army Specialist, Mar 20, 2005 Fort Worth, Texas
Paul W. Thomason III, 37, Army National Guard Sergeant, Mar 20, 2005 Talbot, Tennessee
Kevin S. Smith, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Mar 21, 2005 Springfield, Ohio
Travis R. Bruce, 22, Army Corporal, Mar 23, 2005 Rochester/Byron, Minnesota
Bryan J. Richardson, 23, Marine Reserve Corporal, Mar 25, 2005 Summersville, West Virginia
Lee M. Godbolt, 23, Army National Guard Sergeant, Mar 26, 2005 New Orleans, Louisiana
Isiah J. Sinclair, 31, Army National Guard Sergeant, Mar 26, 2005 Natchitoches, Louisiana
Samuel S. Lee, 19, Army Private 1st Class, Mar 28, 2005 Anaheim, California
Kelly S. Morris, 24, Army Sergeant, Mar 30, 2005 Boise, Idaho
Kenneth L. Ridgley, 30, Army Sergeant, Mar 30, 2005 Olney, Illinois
Eric L. Toth, 21, Army National Guard Specialist, Mar 30, 2005 Edmonton, Kentucky
Charles G. Wells Jr., 32, Marine Reserve Warrant Officer, Mar 30, 2005 Montgomery, Alabama
Robbie D. McNary, 42, Army National Guard Sergeant 1st Class, Mar 31, 2005 Lewistown, Montana

I DID NOT DO ANY SEWING THIS PAST WEEK, BUT HERE ARE SOME BLYTHE DRESSES I HAD MADE A WHILE BACK.

THIS IS HOW I PACKAGED SOME OF THEM

I ADDED NEW POUCHES TO MY ARTFIRE SHOP.

THANKS FOR VISITING. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

Morning.

Just wanted to remind you of the daily themes that I have going on.

Military monday (dedicated to remembering and honoring our fallen soldiers)

Tip of the week tuesday (not an expert, but I will share what I do know)

Web crawler wednesday (sites I like to visit)

Tyson thursday (cause he is the best dog ever and deserves his own day on my site)

Flickr friday (fotografias of stuff that I’ve sewn during the week. I might add pictures of other fun stuff too.)

no theme for saturday. I guess this will be my day off.

Sale sunday (fabric on sale?? Sunday is when I will point you to it)

If you have any suggestions for me for y of those days, please feel free to email me or leave a comment here.

Come back later for flickr friday and I hope you all have a great weekend.

Thanks for visiting.

I LOVE MY LITTLE GUY SO MUCH, THAT HE DESERVES HIS OWN DAY ON TOPSTITCH!

I need to take advantage of being able to post from my blackberry.

I hope you all are having a great day so far. I wanted to finish the last of my thread tips today. You are probably sick of thread lol

To continue with matching threads. For plaids, tweeds, and prints, match the thread to the predominant or background color.

Here is another one that has nothing to do with matching thread with fabric. I think I may have touched on this before.

IF YOUR MACHINE STITCH QUALITY IS POOR, DON’T BE SO QUICK TO BLAME THE THREAD. USUALLY IT’S THE NEEDLE. SKIPPED STITCHES, PUCKERED SEAMS, POOR TENSION AND THREAD BREAKAGE MAY BE THE RESULT IF THE NEEDLE IS DAMAGED OR THE WRONG SIZE FOR THE THREAD AND FABRIC. A NEW NEEDLE WILL WORK WONDERS! 

I HOPE THAT HELPS AND AREN’T YOU GLAD I AM DONE TALKING ABOUT THREAD LOL 

THANKS FOR VISITING AND PLEASE COME BACK TOMORROW FOR WEB CRAWLER WEDNESDAY

REMEMBERING THE TROOPS WE HAVE LOST

Keith Edward Taylor, 47, Navy Lieutenant Commander, Jan 29, 2005 Irvine, California
James H. Miller IV, 22, Army Private 1st Class, Jan 30, 2005 Cincinnati, Ohio
Nazario Serrano, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, Jan 30, 2005 Irving, Texas
Mark C. Warren, 44, Army National Guard Sergeant 1st Class, Jan 31, 2005 La Grande, Oregon
Jason C. Redifer, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, Jan 31, 2005 Stuarts Draft, Virginia
Harry R. Swain IV, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, Jan 31, 2005 Cumberland, New Jersey
Christopher E. Zimny, 27, Marine Corporal, Jan 31, 2005 Cook, Illinois
Robert T. Hendrickson, 24, Army Specialist, Feb 01, 2005 Broken Bow, Oklahoma
Sean Lee Brock, 29, Marine Captain, Feb 02, 2005 Redondo Beach, California
Sean P. Maher, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, Feb 02, 2005 Grayslake, Illinois
Stephen R. Sherman, 27, Army Sergeant, Feb 03, 2005 Neptune, New Jersey
Sean Michael Cooley, 35, Army National Guard Sergeant 1st Class, Feb 03, 2005 Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Richard C. Clifton, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, Feb 03, 2005 Milford, Delaware
Steven G. Bayow, 42, Army Staff Sergeant, Feb 04, 2005 Colonia Yap, Fed. Sts. of Micronesia
Daniel Torres, 23, Army Sergeant, Feb 04, 2005 Fort Worth, Texas
Travis M. Wichlacz, 22, Marine Reserve Lance Corporal, Feb 05, 2005 West Bend, Wisconsin
Jeremy O. Allmon, 22, Army Specialist, Feb 06, 2005 Cleburne, Texas
Zachary Ryan Wobler, 24, Army Staff Sergeant, Feb 06, 2005 Ottawa, Ohio
Jeffrey S. Henthorn, 25, Army Specialist, Feb 08, 2005 Choctaw, Oklahoma
Jessica M. Housby, 23, Army National Guard Sergeant, Feb 09, 2005 Rock Island, Illinois
William T. Robbins, 31, Army National Guard Staff Sergeant, Feb 10, 2005 North Little Rock, Arkansas
Richard A. Perez Jr., 19, Marine Reserve Lance Corporal, Feb 10, 2005 Las Vegas, Nevada
Kristopher L. Shepherd, 26, Army Staff Sergeant, Feb 11, 2005 Lynchburg, Virginia
Robert A. McNail, 30, Army National Guard Sergeant, Feb 11, 2005 Meridian, Mississippi
Ray Rangel, 29, Air Force Staff Sergeant, Feb 13, 2005 San Antonio, Texas
David J. Brangman, 20, Army Private 1st Class, Feb 13, 2005 Lake Worth, Florida
Dakotah L. Gooding, 21, Army Sergeant, Feb 13, 2005 Des Moines, Iowa
Rene Knox Jr., 22, Army Sergeant, Feb 13, 2005 New Orleans, Louisiana
Chad W. Lake, 26, Army Sergeant, Feb 13, 2005 Ocala, Florida
David J. Salie, 34, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Feb 14, 2005 Columbus, Georgia
Michael A. Arciola, 20, Army Private 1st Class, Feb 15, 2005 Elmsford, New York
Katrina Lani Bell-Johnson, 32, Army Specialist, Feb 16, 2005 Orangeburg, South Carolina
Justin B. Carter, 21, Army Specialist, Feb 16, 2005 Mansfield, Missouri
Jason R. Hendrix, 28, Army Staff Sergeant, Feb 16, 2005 Freedom, California
Adam J. Plumondore, 22, Army Sergeant, Feb 16, 2005 Gresham, Oregon
Christopher M. Pusateri, 21, Army Sergeant, Feb 16, 2005 Corning, New York
Timothy R. Osbey, 34, Army National Guard Sergeant, Feb 16, 2005 Magnolia, Mississippi
Joseph A. Rahaim, 22, Army National Guard Sergeant, Feb 16, 2005 Laurel, Mississippi
Frank B. Hernandez, 21, Army Sergeant, Feb 17, 2005 Phoenix, Arizona
Carlos J. Gil, 30, Army Sergeant, Feb 18, 2005 Orlando, Florida
Clinton R. Gertson, 26, Army Specialist, Feb 19, 2005 Houston, Texas
Adam Malson, 23, Army 1st Lieutenant, Feb 19, 2005 Rochester Hills, Michigan
Seth R. Trahan, 20, Army National Guard Sergeant, Feb 19, 2005 Crowley, Louisiana
Kevin Michael Clarke, 21, Marine Corporal, Feb 19, 2005 Tinley Park, Illinois
David F. Day, 25, Army National Guard Staff Sergeant, Feb 21, 2005 Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
Jesse M. Lhotka, 24, Army National Guard Sergeant, Feb 21, 2005 Alexandria, Minnesota
Jason G. Timmerman, 24, Army National Guard 1st Lieutenant, Feb 21, 2005 Cottonwood/Tracy, Minnesota
John T. Olson, 21, Marine Corporal, Feb 21, 2005 Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Trevor D. Aston, 32, Marine Reserve Lance Corporal, Feb 22, 2005 Austin, Texas
Eric M. Steffeney, 28, Army Staff Sergeant, Feb 23, 2005 Waterloo, Iowa

I REALLY NEED TO GET MY WEB CRAWLER WEDNESDAY POSTED EARLIER.

MY FIRST 2 HAVE BEEN SITES THAT BELONG TO 2 OF MY FAVORITE FRIENDS AND I WANTED TO STICK WITH THAT FOR THIS WEEK TOO.

CUPCAKEREHAB.COM

I CAN BRAG FOR DAYS ABOUT HOW AMAZING MARILLA’S SITE IS.
FROM CUPCAKES TO PIZZA SHE HAS A GOOD COLLECTION OF RECIPES.
I’VE MADE THE FRENCH TOAST CUPCAKES. MY FAMILY LOVED THEM.

HERE ARE SOME OTHERS I PLAN TO TRY IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES AND WHITE CHOCOLATE POMEGRANATE CUPCAKES AND FOR MY PUPPY GUY TYSON SOME PUPCAKES

GO GET YOU A RECIPE AND GO TELL MARILLA HOW AMAZING HER SITE IS!

OHHHH AND I WANT TO THANK MARILLA, HER MOM, JAY, ARWYN AND INDY FOR THE GOODIES I GOT FROM THEM LAST WEEK!