'becky bag'

happy tuesday! i apologize for not blogging for awhile! super busy creating & now that the girls are home for summer break from school, seems like i don't get done as much as i need to! :)

a great friend of mine, rebecca (willow avenue pottery), was in need of a cool little hip bag to carry her change in at shows that she vends at. after poking around on etsy she found one, but it was all brown and $50! so she sent me a message & this is what i came up with! a very functional little bag created from a piece of heavy fabric i had laying around and an old belt! fully lined and features a snap ... all contents are certain to be safe!

i'm always happy to help someone out if i am able! and bartering for a cool piece of her pottery is A+!

check out becky's blog at: http://willowavenuepottery.blogspot.com

and i may even have some 'becky bags' available at my next 'gig'!!! :)

t-shirt yarn!!!

whoda' guessed!?!

55 yards of beautiful blue t-shirt yarn created from an XXL old shirt! one continous cut, no breaks, ties or seams! perfect for knitting, crocheting or weaving! be certain i will have many balls of this for sale at my next outing ~ dallas center's art in the park on saturday june 5th!

queen elizabeth...

what more can i say...but ... she is beautiful! the girls named her 'queen elizabeth' becuase she is the queen bee of the coop! the chicks are already 5 weeks old and growing very quickly! it has been fun watching them change & feather. no wonder they eat so much...they grow in an afternoon! their little bodies are constantly changing!

on the farm...

i just realized i have not formally introduced you to 'ralphie'. he has been with us for almost a week now. bottle fed, and spoiled! i had a red/white face calf as a young girl - named, ralph. so i am bit partial to this little guy!

he is a good boy, and gets along well with the other 2 bottle calves!

and the chicks? well, they are growing FAST!!! they have moved into 'hen haven' now and just think they are hot stuff! i love them! i love sitting on my bench and watching them. they are entertaining little devils that is for sure!

farm life....nothing compares!

make, make, make --- sell, sell, sell

busy weekend ahead! i've been at the sewing machine working with my felted wool sweaters! and love some of the new designs i've come up with! i am vending on may 1st at the living room coffeehouse in valley junction! great group of people, awesome place (i know i will get a fantastic lunch!!) and sunday may 2nd at prairieland herbs in woodward. another group of folks that just seem like family to me! my life is blessed with many positive influences...people who encourage eachother to be themselves....it really does not get any better than that!

these are my new 'recycled' cards! they feature homemade paper that is embedded with flower seeds! yeppers, you can plant the card! i decorate them with upcycled greeting cards from my overflowing stash! cards are just to pretty to throw away, they are a gift in themselves...now i've found a pretty awesome purpose for them ~ a new life! and then back to the earth they go!

as far as the farm goes.... the calves are doing wonderful! the chickens are growing. and my 13 year old daughter has her first official boyfriend. oh my.....

WOW! it's been awhile!

blogger...i've missed you! been busy around the farm and honestly have not been inside much!

amanda and i tried our hands at wild violet jelly! beautiful, sweet, delicious and a great mother/daughter project ta-boot! we cannot wait to try it out on our morning toast! the recipe can be found on my friend maggie howe's 'prairieland herb' blog...link to the right! this week we will be trying the dandelion jelly also! finally a good use for those little guys!

the chickens are officially in the coop! after much decision and talking with friends we decided it was time. and the girls are so much happier....and that makes me happier! they are growing and changing into their adolecent stage ~ gauky!

we also welcomed a new baby onto the farm. a red-white face calf! named him 'ralphie'. i had a red-white calf as a young girl...i loved ralph so much. i'll never forget the day we had to sell him. but in my heart he still lives in a beautiful green pasture with his bib-overall'ed master! so ralphie jr. holds a special spot in my heart. and at 40 'somethin' i will probably cry the day we sell him too! isn't it crazy how we attach ourselves to animals...even those birds of mine that live in 'hen haven' are wonderful to me.

i have 2 shows to prepare for this coming weekend. perhaps i will see you at the living room coffeehouse on saturday the 24th or prairieland herbs on sunday the 25th? i'm praying for rain to keep me indoors to sew at the machine! we'll see....

homemade paper for 'recycks'

OK - i love this picture! i have been saving shredded junk mail to make homemade paper with! and decided it was too windy outside this afternoon so came in and 'played'! i have been offered the honor by 'prairieland herbs' to teach a class in the fall on making homemade paper! so thought i had better start working on freshening up my skills! or lack of!!! i had so much fun i think i may add some items to my 'recycks' line with paper! it is incrediably cool....

i have so many little found objects to add to the paper for embellishments including flower seeds. what a great concept...plant your note! then when the flowers bloom you will once again remember that special someone who took the time to send you a handwritten note...remember those??? :) watch for the announcement for the class...then say a little prayer for me! a new adventure...but with friends so nervous i am NOT!