~Fabric Pumpkins And Cupcakes ~

I can hardly wait for this coming Sunday to get here…as it is the start of my show season for this year. This coming Sunday I will be at “Oktoberfest” in Urbana and the following weekend I will be at the “Sauerkraut Festival” in Waynesville. I’ve been working on 32 little pillow tucks and hope to finish getting them stuffed tomorrow. I’ll share some of those with you on my next post in a few days.

I have almost all the fabric pumpkins done and thought that I would show you a few more of them.

I think I like these better than the first ones that I made…and I’m pretty sure that one or two of these are not going to make it to the show on Sunday. Why?…because I might just have to keep one or two for myself. I used to always take everything that I made to my shows with the thinking that I would just make myself another one at a later date…the only problem there was that I never did. So now if I really like something that I make for my shows…I make sure to keep one for me.

I’ve made so many pumpkins that I believe I’ve made a pumpkin patch!! (36 of them) Hope everyone likes them as much as I do.

I’m not sure if I ever mention that Mr. D works for a health department…and they are getting ready for their swine flu shot clinic. Needless to say, things have been very hectic for all of them at work. Well…while standing in the check-out lane at the store, Mr. D and I saw the perfect thing to bring a little fun to their busy work day. We just happened to see the perfect cupcakes on the cover of cooking magazine. Oh, yes we did (LOL…) and Mr. D & I made ~Piggy Cupcakes~!! I heard that they were a big hit and everyone loved them.

Hope everyone has a wonderful “Fall” week…and I’ll be back in a few days to share the pillow tucks and hopefully some other goodies that I want to get made. I’ll have to see how my week goes as I still need to get a few cloths made for the displays in my booth. Since I’m no longer making embroidered/appliqued clothing, we needed to get a new display to replace the clothing rack. I’m happy to say that we did find some…but I was even happier when we found this on sale…

… a little red Paula Deen coffee pot!! It matches the pots & pans the Mr. D got me for Christmas last year. I just love it sitting on my stove top…it makes me smile every time I go into the kitchen!!

Until next time….. blessings, Cindy

~Fall Towels & My Eggs Are Standing On Their Ends~

I can’t believe that my first show of the season is only about 10 days away. I wish that I felt more ready then I do…it has been a slow go at making things this week. I do feel better from that nasty fall that I took, but my right hand still hurts and about two days ago it turned all those pretty colors of blue, purple, and yellow. However, I finally got my Fall towels all done and I thought that you might enjoy seeing them.

~FaLL PuMPKiNS ~ & ~LeaFS ANd ACoRNS~

~HaRVeST PuMPKiNS & CRoWS~

~FaLL LeaFS & ACoRNS~

~PuMPKiN CuPCaKe &  PuMPKiN GuY~

I’ve had Josie some this week as my DD is in CA on a business trip. I could tell when I picked her up from school that she wasn’t feeling well…turns out she had a fever of 103.3. We called her daddy at the firehouse and he got ahold of Josie’s doctor. They had us bring her right in…turns out she had a bad sinus infection. I happy to say that she is feeling much better today…almost back to normal. Even though she wasn’t feeling the greatest, my little sweetie said she wanted to help her grandma get some crafting done…she stuffed 11 fabric pumpkins for me!! I had to adjust them a bit, but she did a really good job on them and it sure was a big help to me since my hand still hurts.

I learned something on the first day of Fall that I just had to share with you. My friend Linda (the one that lives close to me) sent me a text that said: “It’s the Equinox. Eggs will stand on their end!!” So of course, Josie and I had to try it out and guess what….we couldn’t believe it, but the eggs did stand up on their ends!! Pretty Amazing!! Josie took the photo of the two eggs to share with her science class the next day.

I have one other thing to share before I end this post. A lot of my blogging friends had ask to see a picture of me since I lost the 40 lbs. (almost 45 lbs. now) and got my haircut. So, here is the new me…Mr. D took this for me on our front porch and the big star you see in the background in hanging on the chimney.

Until next time….     blessings, Cindy

~Went To The Country Living Fair~

I had planned on posting before now, but this weekend didn’t go as planned. Mr. D and I got up early on Saturday morning to go to the “Country Living Fair” in Columbus which is about an hour away and is held on the historical grounds of “Ohio Village”. We went last year and really enjoyed the show. The weather was feeling like fall and it was a perfect day…Well,until we got there. While walking from the parking lot to the show area…my foot went sideways in a crack in the road and it all went down hill from there!! Yeap…I fell down!! I ended up with a swollen right ankle, a banged upped right knee, a sprained right hand/wrist,  and my right thumb went out of joint. After my knee hit the ground and then my right hand gave out…I ended up hitting my left shoulder and left side of my face on the road. I thought for sure that I was going to smash face first into the road and I’m not sure how I even thought to turn my face. I’m so thankful for no broken nose or any other broken bones…just very sore with a little swelling here and there. Did I turn around and go home…Nope!! I used a very cold Pepsi can as my ice-pack and decided to enjoy the show as best as I could. However, I have spent the last couple of days just resting…hoping that if I took it easy that I could get back to crafting for my Fall shows today.

I did take a few pictures at the show, but not many as I just was not up to it. Hope you enjoy the ones that I did manage to take.

 They had quilts hanging on the side of some of the old buildings. I just loved how they looked, so I thought that I would take a picture of my favorite one to share with you. This show has a very charming feel with it being set among the old buildings of the village. There were over 170 crafters, artisans, and antique dealers…plus a Harvest Market with local produce. Gooseberry Patch, Country Threads, Longaberger Baskets, Lt. Moses Willard, Inc. and Stampin’ Up were there…I’m sure they were more that we all have heard of that I’m forgetting about.

It looked like Fall had arrived throughout the whole grounds of the show…just wish I could have enjoyed it more. And look, the “Oscar Meyer Mobile” was there on display…it sure was one big car!!

I did get a few goodies while I was there. If any of you save your issues of Country Living magazine…back in the August 2008 issue they featured a doll artist and she was exhibiting there this year. I just loved her dolls and decided to get one. A lot of them were holding little bears, rabbits, cats or dogs…you will see by this next photo why I just had to have one. Nothing like a little prim dollie with her Yorkie!!

I also pick up a couple of prim ornies that were made from old quilt tops.

And this is where I put them…

Well, my friends…that is all I have for now as my hand is starting to bother me. I did go back to doing a little crafting today and got 5 dish towels embroidered. So between that and the typing…I think it is time to give my hand a rest.  Oh….I almost forgot, my DD had her ultra-sound and we found out that our grandbaby that is due in February is a boy!! They are now trying to pick out his name…I’ll keep you posted. See you all in a few days to share more goodies for my upcoming shows. Until then…..     blessings, Cindy