Halloween has come and gone...

Thank goodness!! I waited until the absolute last minute to get any costumes made. My oldest son was a dragon looking Pokemon, Tyranitaur to be exact, my middle child wanted to be a turtle, and my little peanut daughter wanted to be Wow Wow Wubbzy, which was so cute I must add. I ended up finding a free pattern online for a crocheted beanie hat. I modified it slightly as I was working with cotton yarns, added a couple ears and ended up with a Wow Wow Wubbzy hat :) We went trick or treating around my mom's house with my niece and nephew who were a couple of monkeys, which if you knew my brother was VERY appropriate :)

One finished tree skirt!

I finally got around to finishing my mother's tree skirt (yippee!!!) and my daughter promptly stole it!

I have to wonder who is going to win the fight over it, my mother or my daughter, LOL

I sort of lost track on how many little squares and rectangles that I ended up using. I went with a red pin dot for the bias tape, and there is warm and natural quilted between the two layers. What I should have gotten was a shot of the back, maybe another time, you know before I actually give it to my mother.

I did have a lot of fun, but in all honestly, I really don't want to see another green and red scrap of fabric for quite some time!!

My first fair of the year.....

Ended up going fairly well. I certainly can't complain. There's a few things I discovered while doing it however.

1. Black and White Damask on Red doesn't sell in person, only online.

2. I need to listen to my 11 year old when he tells me to make wallets and wristlets because that is what people like.

3. MAKE MORE KID AND ANIMAL PRINTS! This means I need to find more "boyish" ones too!

I need to work on my display a little bit, the fobs ended up taking over (shocking as I only made a few hundred of them). My next fair isn't for a month (unless I change my mind and do another one) so I have time to play with it all.

My oldest son with me but he found someone to play his Nintendo DS with so he was pretty much gone for the day. Got to hang out with my mom, and my aunt stopped by for a little while too. Then I decided to take a drive down memory lane and visit some of the old places I used to spend LOT'S of time at in my youth. Brought back lots and lots of memories, I even got a little choked up.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Colors

Light Pink $5.50BubbleGum Pink $5.50Hot Pink $5.50

As many of you know October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. In honor of that I have made three different key fobs with pink ribbons which can be purchased using PayPal. A portion of sales off of my blog will be donated to sponsor the "B Cups" for their annual walk.

If your in the area of Leominster, Massachusetts you can stop into Dodo's Phlowers and purchase fobs there as well, with portions of those sales going towards the walk as well.

Even if you don't know someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, you should still make sure you having annual mammograms and doing self exams at home. Early detection is key.

My obsession with fall colors!

Has pretty much taken control. While I was browsing my friend Maggie's shop I stumbled across her newest listing, which absolutely took my breath away! A great combination of striking fall colors to certainly make it a lot more fun washing your face or scrubbing your dishes!!

To view the listing you can access it by clicking HERE

Craft fair season is in full swing!

I can't believe my first show is only a week and a half away!!

I will be at the First Church in Sterling, Massachusetts from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm on October 17, 2009.

As I am always the constant over preparer there will certainly be no shortage of great gift ideas. I thus far have made over 150 key fobs, 200 tissue cozies and lots and lots of wallets. If your going to be looking for my larger stuff, well I will only have a few things with me. Of course I will always take custom requests.

For directions to the First Church in Sterling, click HERE.

I hope to see you there!!!

I just love jewelry!

I have long been an admirer of Annette's jewelry, this piece is certainly no exception!! It looks like Annette is going on a little trip, and taking her jewels with her. I certainly can't wait to see more from her. You too can follow Annette's blog by clicking HERE