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Sunday, June 3, 2012

You Are My Sunshine......

It is hard for me to believe that my oldest grandchild will be turning 4 this Thursday, where does the time go??
Natalie Jo and I bonded from the get go! In fact I delivered her, the nurse stepped out of the room to go get the Doctor, my daughter said"Mama the baby is coming" when the Doctor walked in, I was holding Natalie Jo.

So it is hard for me to believe that 4 years have just flown by! She will be staying with me for a week starting next Saturday. Not sure how much work I will get done, even though she loves to sit with me as I sew stuff for Bags By Hags but we have bubbles to blow, a driveway that needs chalk drawings, nature walks to take, and even a camp out planned with her cousin one night. I plan on enjoying every minute with her as time does fly by!

She truly is my sunshine (in fact that is "our' song we sing it together all the time)

I am truly, truly BLESSED!

Marsha Bourquin/Head Hag- Bags By Hags

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

A Special Day......

Today is a special day, it is my best friend's (who happens to also be my sister) birthday! She is my rock, I can tell her anything, she is Bags By Hags biggest supporter, and I Love her Moon and Stars!

We have been through so much together, from her holding my hand and supporting me through my husband's deployment to Iraq, to sledding in Alaska (we almost died going down that hill!) to now us taking care of Mom in her golden years, and keeping me laughing on those difficult days.

Happy Birthday Kimmee, God sure blessed me! I Love You So Very Much!!!♥♥♥

THROUGH THE YEARS:

Taken years ago at the Fort Worth Stock Show.

The State Fair of Texas sometime in the 70's

The House where we grew up, so many memories.....

Nothing better than Sister Hugs!

She wrote me this when I was living in Alaska, now we live next door to each other and right back at you Kimmee! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Marsha Bourquin/Head Hag- Bags By Hags

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Good Things Come In Small Packages....

Yesterday I worked on my Prayer Quilts. I talked a little about these last week. I just love these little items. They are small but pack a big punch. Inside the quilt I have put a cross that you can feel as you touch the quilt. These would make a great gift to pass on to someone and I guarantee they will remember your act of love and kindness every time they touch the little quilt.

I actually got a custom order for several of these from Cutterstone Jewelry they have such a great shop! They ordered them to pass along to others. After I finished her order I made up a couple more using some recycled denim.

These would be perfect to give to someone who is in the hospital, having a rough day, or as a just because gift. They would also make the perfect item to tuck in as gift to your customers. I would be more than happy to talk to you about ordering these in bulk. You can contact me through my shop or through any of my links posted below. To see the other available styles we have on hand you can visit here

Good Things Come in Small Packages...........

Marsha Bourquin/Head Hag- Bags By Hags

Sunday, May 20, 2012

What I Love About Texas......

Everyone is proud of where they come from, their hometowns, and their home states no matter where the may end up living in their life. I was born and raised in Texas, I love it here! The whole time we were in Alaska (which is a beautiful place and I met some wonderful people who I am proud to have as friends) I missed home, my family, where I came from.

I love where I live, I love small town, and I love slow pace. I also love the little things in life, to quote a line from Robert Duvall's character "Gus" - from one of my favorite movies Lonesome Dove, " Learn to enjoy all the little things in life, like a sip of a good whiskey of a evening, a soft bed, a glass of buttermilk, or a feisty gentleman as myself"

Here are the little things I enjoy and love about Texas and where I live:

A beautiful Texas Sunset

Trumpet Vine starting to bloom

Kim and Tina's dogs who greet you at the door - Duchess, Little Girl, and Honee Girl

The Guinea Bird that Lives at Kim and Tina's (Love to hear them)

Slow Pace

Wild Sunflowers starting to bloom

God's Glory at it's finest!

Hope you enjoy all the little things, wishing you a Blessed Sunday, and a great week ahead!♥

Marsha Bourquin/Head Hag- Bags By Hags

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Moments of Memories.......

It's funny how certain things in our daily life will trigger a certain memory. Music does this for some people so do certain smells and that is what happened to me yesterday.

I was busy working on a new apron for my shop, I was ironing the pieces for the waistband and ties and had to use a little spray starch. The smell of that starch immediately made me think of my Grandmother. Memaw as she was known to me, I loved her to the moon and back and would stay with her every chance I got. Just that little burst of scent took me back to when I was child happily playing in her kitchen as she was doing her ironing. Something I hadn't thought about in such a long time. It was a wonderful feeling and made me smile, such a blessing to me.

This was taken at Christmas in 1988, Memaw and some of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The little girl leaning up against her- My daughter who is now all grown up with 3 children of her own.

I was able to sail right on through making my new apron with such a smile on my face. Memaw would be proud I believe, she could sew anything!

The body of the apron is made from a vinyl recycled tablecloth, perfect for using while working in the garden as you can just take a damp cloth to wipe the dirt off the apron body. You can read all about my latest apron here.

I now have 3 grandchildren of my own, I hope when they grow up something so simple will trigger a good memory of them playing happily at Nona's house. As I love them to the Moon and Back just like I loved Memaw and she loved me!

Marsha Bourquin/Head Hag- Bags By Hags

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Awesome Days......

I must say today has been a pretty awesome day!

First my husband and I drove down to see our grandchildren - had to get my sugar fix! I also wanted to take my daughter her Mother's Day Present. It came from this wonderful shop This is what I gave her:

I won the necklace during one of Handmade Circle's BNR Raffles. I had Amy who is the wonderful owner of this shop put all three of the grandchildren's name on it, then I gave it to her from the girls for Mother's Day. She Loved it! She actually teared up a bit when Nattie Jo gave it to her. You can find this wonderful item here.

We all then loaded up (in two separate trucks as not enough room in one for all the car seats!) and went to Wal-Mart had to get a few things. This was our riding and shopping partner today! Miss Nattie Jo!

We go about our shopping and of course I head back to the fabric area needed to pick up a few items, and SCORE! They had racks of fabric on clearance, here are my finds at $1.00 per yard!

Can't wait to see what new items I can come up with for my shop!

We then headed home and had to do a little bit of the dreaded housework, but my floors just had to have attention! I couldn't stand it any longer. Poor Ringo and Doc, they were banished to the back yard while the sweeping and the mopping took place.

Hubby was nice enough to help me with the house chores because he had plans!

Notice anything in the back of his truck? My husband loves to fish! So off he goes!

I then noticed these gorgeous flowers blooming at the side of my house! I just love them!

Well since the husband is off fishing and the chores are all done, think I will head back to my little workshop area and create since I do have awesome new fabric to play with! It was an AWESOME Day and I am truly blessed, all the little things in life mean so much! How was your Saturday? I hope you were blessed with as much of an awesome day as I was!

Marsha Bourquin/Head Hag- Bags By Hags

Thursday, May 10, 2012

What's on your Boomerang?

Wikipedia's definition of a boomerang: A returning boomerang has two or more airfoil wings arranged so that the spinning creates unbalanced aerodynamic forces that curve its path so that it travels in an elliptical path and returns to its point of origin when thrown correctly. So basically you throw it out and it returns back to you.

I firmly believe that whatever you throw out in life on your boomerang is what is going to return to you. If you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, start off on the wrong foot, full of negative, worry, and anger, you throw that boomerang out and guess what? That is what you are going to get back! More negative, more worry, and more anger and frustration as the day goes on.

I woke up this morning thankful for all my blessings (and I have a lot of them) its a beautiful day, I have a family that loves me, joy in my heart, and so much more to be thankful for! I threw out my boomerang this morning with nothing but good! Thankfulness, blessings, love, peace, and good thoughts. I know that at the end of the day when my boomerang returns all those things will be returned to me.

No matter what my day holds I am strong in my Faith that I will make it through, and I don't have to do it with negative either. Everything happens for a reason, take those experiences learn from them and then move on. Don't dwell on it instead focus on the good, count your blessings, and enjoy every minute of the day you are allowed to walk on this Earth.

I hope your boomerang comes back to you full of all the good things and joys life has to offer!

Marsha Bourquin/Head Hag- Bags By Hags

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

My Creative Wednesday

I was a sewing machine today! Today I worked on Bible Covers for my shop. These are my very favorite items to make, I make each one totally unique, I want each of them to be a very special one of a kind item for the people that buy them.

For the first one I made this is the pattern I picked out:

I then needed to decide on the color I wanted my handles to be, I decided to pick from one of these books that my friend brought me. Look at all these! There are some great pieces in here!

I decided on a pretty pink one, so I sewed up my handles first.

I then sandwiched all my layers together and pinned it in place.

I sewed it up leaving an opening for turning it right side out:

I then top stitch it to enclose the opening and iron it to make it all pretty and smooth:

See how the Bible fits into the pockets?

Once I was all done sewing, I added a few jewels to the outside for the finishing touch!

It is now all done and ready for photos and listing in my shop

You can see this Bible Cover and all the other ones I made today here. I am listing the rest of them as soon as I hit the publish button. I hope you enjoyed spending some creative time with me, and if you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Have a blessed, happy Thursday everyone! ♥

Marsha Bourquin/Head Hag- Bags By Hags

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Mama Said There Would Be Days Like This.....

You ever have days where everything seems to go wrong? That was my day on Friday, first our air conditioner stopped working in our house, it was 93 degrees outside and very muggy. Called the repairman and waited. He got here late in the afternoon, did a repair to limp us through the weekend, until he can get the actual part/kit to fix it properly on Monday.

Tried to work on some things for my shop but most of what I was working on just wouldn't come out the way I wanted it to. I decided it was because it was just too hot back in my work area and the heat was messing with my judgement.

Later Friday evening a bad storm came through, lots of lightening, thunder, and wind. I heard an awful crash and knew somewhere a tree had fallen! This is what we saw the next morning.

Frustrating yes it is. But it is not as bad as it could of been!

I am not the type of person who allows the struggles of everyday life to sour me. My faith carries me through these trials and I believe these experiences make me a stronger and a better person in the end. After I snapped this picture I looked up and noticed this, the beautiful sun shining down through the trees.

I stood for a moment basking in this blessing. No matter what life throws at us there is always a blessing if you just open your mind, open your eyes and see it. My cup runneth over and I am forever thankful for that!

Marsha Bourquin/Head Hag- Bags By Hags