...and we are off to Vacation!

Yay! Now that Thad is on his 3 week break from classes we are going on vacation!...well, not the tropical kind with palm trees, but taking some time away. We are going to Des Moines for a week to see family and I will have a booth at the Des Moines Art Market downtown. So anyone around should come visit me. I will have lots of fun embroidered goods and fabric covered button earrings. The Art Market is sort of an arts fest meets garage sale; so there will be lots of inexpensive handmade and vintage goodies! 

Visit the website, http://marketstreetmediafoundry.com to find out more info. It should be a blast for the Des Moines Arts Festival will be going on downtown as well.

Then after a week visiting all the family we are heading to Kansas City for a night to visit more family, and then stopping in St. Louis on our way back home. In St. Louis we are planning on going to the zoo and to some fun outdoor shops in "the loop," and then also the arch. There is supposed to be a free outdoor Counting Crows concert under the arch on July 3rd so we are going to try and check that out as long as the little one will last. We plan on being home after the 4th of July. So anyone wanting to purchase something from my store while I am gone can still do so, but it will not be shipped until after the 5th of July. Thanks. Everyone have a great weekend..see ya after the 4th!

Skirts-Sewing Seeds

...and here are the skirts that I finished for Sewing Seeds. (posted about previously) I was able to make them super quick and easy with my new serger that I am in love with ! If you want to participate in sewing skirts for girls in Costa Rica please check out the details over at Randi's blog. You still have through the week to get them in the mail. It was such a joy to sew and pray for the girls who will recieve these. 

My Boys.

Happy 1st Fathers Day to the bestest husband in the whole world! I love to see Will's excitement when you get home and when you make him laugh. You have been and will be a perfect example for him of what a loving, patient, and hard-working man looks like.

 I love you very much.

Buttons!!

I have been having so much fun making all these fun unique fabric covered button earrings. No two are alike; each one is totally unique! I am planning on doing the art market next weekend in Des Moines, so anyone who is around should come check it out. I will be having lots of these earrings for sale including lots of other handmade goods. But this is just a preview of what I have been up to. -peace! :)

Wordless Wednesday "Lot's of Swinging!...everyday" :)

It's Back!

Yay! Thanks so much Ryan! A good friend from high school (also husband of my bestest friend) was able to find my old blog layout online somehow (I am not "techy" enough to figure out how), but thanks to Ryan I have my lists/links back! Wahoo! Now everyone should go and check out his awesomeness photography. He is just getting his business started, but by the looks of his photos and amazing style it looks like he has been doing this for years. Check it out here...and have a super rest of your week!

Ok....I freaked out tonight!!!

So...I was all excited about figuring out how to switch the layout of my blog to 3 columns and some how it deleted everything I had in my side bars and I have spent lots of time trying to figure out how to get it back....:(....and nothing is working!!!!! ahhhh!! I have spent so much time collecting wonderful sites and blogs that I love to read. I will try my hardest to get back what I have lost, but if you knew you were a link on my sidebar, please leave a comment so i can put you back up. thanks.

Happy New Creations

I have been working super hard on some bigger hand embroidered pieces. I am so in love with these and hope they go to an owner who will treasure them as much as I have. :) Here are a couple that I have finished and just put for sale this morning. See more pictures and prices in my store by clicking here.

Always Changing

Well, one thing I have learned about my little Mr. William is that he is constantly changing! It is so great! He is now 8 months old and this past week he seems to be learning to do so many things! For one thing he has officially started teething...I feel so bad for the little fella, but on top of that he has started crawling, pulling himself up on the furniture (usually just to his knees still), waving bye-bye, clapping...and no he is not eating solid food yet. He has absolutely no interest. He just likes to cuddle into mama still, I am ok with that. He likes to suck on a big carrot or a whole banana(that can get very messy!), but he is pretty much exclusively breastfed. I think maybe we might just skip over the babyfood and go straight to finger foods soon. :) We are enjoying every bit of this little guy, I can hardly believe it has been 8 months already! Time sure goes fast. 

Wordless Wednesday "Neighborhood Blooms"

and the winner is...

...and the winner is....Ariel!!!

Congratulations Ariel! Out of 270 entries my spring flowers hand embroidered pillow goes to #11, the random number in my husbands head. :)

Thank you everyone who entered, it has been such a fun week of fabulous giveaways! 

Please make sure you check out my store, here, for I am still offering 15% off everything for blog readers through today only. Be sure to leave me a messege letting me know you read my blog and I can give you your 15% refund.

Everyone have a fantastic tuesday!