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shop update next monday

I am finally having a shop update! A little one, but some new fun things for summer. Stop by next Monday and check them out!

a strawberry weekend

Our Fourth of July weekend was fun filled, but mostly it was....

...filled with berries! Strawberry picking...

 strawberry freezer jam...

 Oh, so yummy, strawberries and cream scones...

Recipe follows:

Strawberries and Cream Scones

Preheat oven 425 degrees

2 c. flour

2 T. sugar

1/2 t. baking powder

1/4 t. baking soda

1/2 c. butter

1 c. chopped, fresh strawberries

3/4 c. buttermilk (I use whole milk with 1 T. vinegar for sour milk)

Heavy cream for brushing on top

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- In bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder.

-With pastry cutter, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.

- Gently mix in strawberries.

- Add milk and stir in gently.

- On a floured surface, knead for about 2 minutes. Dough will be a little wet, so knead in a little of the surface flour.

- Pat into a 3/4" thick circle and cut into 8 pieces (like a pie)

- Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

- Brush with heavy cream and sprinkle with sugar.

- Place in prepared oven for 25 mins. or until golden brown on top.

ENJOY! ~ excellent with coffee of tea.

... and a strawberry quilted picture! I am still trying to find my "voice" with these little fabric pictures, but I really love making them! Stay tuned for more down the road!

Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend!

weekend catch up

Well, I was finally able to get caught up on making things this weekend.

We have a "brand new" baby nephew in the family, so I finished up my goodies for him (you know, before he leaves for college!)

I made some burp clothes out of really soft flannel.

A mobile for his room. I couldn't get this to photograph very well for some reason. I really need that new camera!

And a pillow to match the quilt that mom made for him. Hope you are having a lovely weekend! I'll be back in a few days!

creative play

Wow! It's been awhile since I have posted! Busy. We have had several guests over for the past few weekends and crafting has been slow. In between my  guests, cleaning the house, getting the guest room ready again for the next guest to arrive, I have been doing a lot of mental crafting, and a little physical crafting. Working out ideas, playing around with fabrics (late at night when all the house is quiet) and reorganizing the studio. I really needed to do that, and is probably the main reason for not doing a lot of crafting since Christmas. I needed to see the table and floor again!

I'm working on some "work-in-play" aprons for the younger set (18 mos. to 3 1/2 years old) that will go in to the shop next week sometime. This is some of the fabric that I am using for them. Most of them are cut out, just need to finish the trim and pockets. I am also adding a little "play pal" to go in the pocket. I give you a seek peek of the completed aprons in a few days. I will finish them up this weekend and put a little note in here when they are in the shop. Shop update to be announced at a later date!

I will also be putting the shop this cute little "project tote" that I finished before Christmas, it just never made it! It is a great size for your take along crochet or embroidery projects. Or any others for that matter!

Well that's it for now friends! I'll be back in a few days to share some more goodies I have been working on.

Cheers! 

another shop update

Tis' the season! I have been making ornaments for the past several weeks. Here they are! I am going to snag a few for our tree and the rest are in my shop ready to hang on your trees around the world!

This chubby pompom snowman is a one-of-a-kind little guy and is so adorable! Colin already grabbed one for himself, "I be gentle, mama". Now, how gentle is a toddler boy? Well, actually he has been very good with them, but I still made him his own special one! His big smile was sooo worth it!

These folksy modern birds are so beautiful even just hanging on a cabinet knob! We will hang ours on the tree for now, then the rest of the winter on the china cabinet door, cheering us on to spring. There are five different color ways with these beautiful birds.

The flowers are another ornament that can be kept out for all seasons. After the holidays are over hang one in the window or on a door. Cheerful aren't they?

quick holiday crafting

I love tea towels. I came up with a new idea this year to use them in a more decorative way by making a Christmas banner. I found this really cute tea towel at Mesa International, a local store here in Vermont (they don't seem to have a website) anyway, I just turned over the top part of the tea towel and sewed a "pole pocket" across the top. Hung it from some colorful fabric (ribbon would work, too) and voila! There. Fast, easy and fun! My kind of craftin' these days. Colin helped inserting the dowel into the pole pocket. Then he decided that it would be fun to wave it around while marching. "My fwag, mama, my fwag (flag)!"

Enjoy your day!