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Craftsy Block of the Month
Today I’m going to show you my progress on the Craftsy Block of the Month. I have 10 of the 10 months done which means YES – they are all done! I’ve really enjoyed this Block of the Month series. Each month a new technique has been introduced. I’ve tried things I’ve never tried before. […]
Nomination Time 2012 Fall Blogger's Quilt Festival
Last Friday I posted about my ‘Amazing Technicolor Dream Quilt’ (Quilt 138) for Amy’s Creative Side’s Fall Blogger’s Quilt Festival. The deadline has passed for new quilts and over 600 quilts were entered into the festival – TONS of amazing browsing and goggling at quilts to be had! Source: persimondreams.com via Kim on Pinterest […]
Happy Halloween with Trick or Treating and Pumpkins
Truth be told – I LOVE Halloween! I love thinking of the perfect costume and then figuring out how to make it! I love decorations and I love candy! I’ll admit living out in the country and typically being ridiculously busy this time of year it puts a damper on one of my favorite holidays. […]
I AM a RAW SEMIFINALIST
I know, I know – I used a lot of capital letter’s in my title – but I’m really, really excited about it! Thanks to all of YOU, my supporters and fans, I made it into the RAW Semifinals. It’s going to be an INCREDIBLE show! Seriously – check out the breakdown: What’s planned for […]
Homemade Apple Pie
There is an Apple Pie Baking Contest (and more) happening at my orchard today. I happen to have INCREDIBLE babysitters and yesterday morning they baked pies with my girls for the contest. I pulled out all the possible ingredients I thought they might want to use and a bunch of different apple pie recipes. I […]
Blogger’s Quilt Festival – Fall 2012 Quilt 138
It’s time once again for the Blogger’s Quilt Festival, sponsored as always, by Amy from Amy’s Creative Side. I am so so so glad I happened to see Prairie Moon Quilts Tweet about this! I might have missed it and that would have been TERRIBLE! I love this festival – so many great quilts to […]
New Camera
I’m still loving my new camera… these photo’s capture my girls perfectly right now… Pip, 17.5 months, is my little stinker right now. She’s testing all her boundaries – figuring out what she can do and seeing what we’re going to let her do. At the same time she’s so loving – if she’s in […]
6th Annual Hand Crafted Hoedown for the Holidays 2012
Yes! We are having the Handcrafted Hoedown for the Holiday’s again this year at the orchard. I’m excited to be able to share with you some familiar faces and some new ones in this years collection of goods. Can you believe this is the SIXTH year for the sale! How amazing! photo from […]
Kickstarter Campaign – Studio Cherie
A good friend of mine that I met via the etsy community, Cherie of Studio Cherie, has recently started a Kickstarter Campaign to ‘Kickstart’ her latest entrepreneurial dream. Recently another friend of mine via etsy, Ebony Love of Love Bug Studios used Kickstarter to help her publish her very first book “The Big Little Book […]