Saturday, January 14, 2012

Saturday Spotlight: Meet Di!

Oh my sweet friend Di! I am so happy y'all get to know her a bit better today.

It's Saturday Spotlight time and I know you are going to love Di as much as I do.

She's got a great heart, is a kind and generous friend and is so encouraging.



Stats:
Name: Diane Stanley (di)
Family: one husband (Mr. Romance), 4 sons (all grown),  2 daughters-in-law, 8 grandchildren
Location: Yorba Linda, CA
Blog: www.randomthoughtsdoordi.blogspot.com
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/18687060@N08/

What is your favorite:
place: France
sound: ocean waves
movie: Somethings Gotta Give, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Help, anything with Meryl Streep
book: recently...The Help
word: Family
article of clothing: a snuggly cardigan
food: I am a self declared foodie, I can’t pick a favorite food. I think I like food a little too much. It doesn’t help that #3 son is a professional chef.
dessert: Ben and Jerry’s Fudge Brownie Ice Cream

fabric: Monaluna Circa 52, all the prints are so cute
sewing tool: rotary cutter
thread: Aurifil
color: aqua


completed sewing project: I have so many quilts that are favorites for different reasons, but Makenzie’s Garden always makes me smile. I made it for my granddaughter for her 2nd birthday. I can’t believe she’ll be 10 years old this summer.

quick finish sewing project: Clutch purse made in the Pretty Little Purse swap round 2


coffee or tea: coffee
coke or pepsi: neither, I like San Pelligrino Aranciata (orange flavored drink)
chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
mountains or beach: Mountains in the winter, beach in the summer
football or baseball: neither...we are a water polo/hockey/basketball family
dog or cat: Bulldog named Maddie and a Toy Fox Terrier named Cujo
minivan or suv: SUV

What is your day job? SAHwife

What is your dream job? Ballerina

What is your favorite time waster? reading blogs, searching Flickr and lately Twitter




See, don't you just love her? And how great is her dream job? {sigh}

Hope you enjoyed meeting Di. Be sure to pop over to her blog and say hello!

14 comments:

Danny said...

I DO just love her! Her work is amazing too! Everyone should go see all the cool stuff she's made!

felicity said...

Di *is* lovely - thanks for the chance to get to know her better!

Geri Centonze said...

I know her even better than you do - I'm her sister! She's our Martha Stewart for sure!

susan said...

Di is the best! And I love, love, love the ballerina dream job!!!

Lynz said...

I *adore* Di!! And she has a fox terrier!! I grew up with one,they are such wee characters.

Laura @ Needles, Pins and Baking Tins said...

Di is so lovely :-) *waves* Hi Di!

Flying Blind... said...

Yay for the lovely Di!!

Katy Cameron said...

I do love Di, and love her dream job :oD

Cindy said...

You are right, Di is great! So glad that I met her in person last year in California.

diane said...

I'm reading these comments with tears in my eyes right now. Thanks for the love. I love you all too!

Maureen Cracknell Handmade said...

Wath a great idea! Hi Di!! Nice to meet you! :)

Jacey said...

Di is awesome! She made me an amazing mini quilt in the Post-Summit Swap. I didn't get to meet her there, but I look forward to doing so next year!

Valerie said...

I was thinking about Di's post summit project too!! She's so talented! It's nice to learn more about her!

amy smart said...

Aww, A love Di too! She is a sweetheart.