putting it out there.

OK local gals...

Craft Night/Day....

How about everyone leaves some comments here on what days work for them and we will get something moving! I think it's the perfect time of year to pick the brains of fellow crafties.

I would love to offer my space, but I don't have a good spot at home. :( I just want to get the conversation going. :)

my first project.

I have decided my first Christmas project will be stockings for my little family of a boyfriend and kitty. I did a little investigating and found some pretty cute felt stockings.

I found these on flickr...In my searches....I discovered these really cute felt creations on etsy.

a coffee cozy by trishabrinkdesign

this wish hairclip (but more for inspiration for the decor on the stockings) at detailsshop

and this cute hairclip from miaetgigi. Can't you just see it in a 3 year olds hair??

I love felt! You don't need a lot of sewing experience to do a lot of amazing things with it.

Gotta love the colors too! :)

love.

ellie. i wish i could take her home.

vote...yup, i'm going a little politcal on you...then, i'm zippin' it.

We are a logging, small business family.

God Fearing,

Conservative Family.

and this election can impact us directly.

"So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations,” Mr. Obama said.

hmm...

Exercise your right to vote...no matter who you choose.

vintage vamp.

wasting the last half hour at work...and i think being a little vain...i want to go play with makeup. i want to do it up like halloween again.

my latest obsession.

i die. i can't wait. the book is...amazing.

blue frosting.

I had such a wonderful Sunday....completely lazy and cozy. It was raining (which you can hear well in our house) :) and the leaves were falling from the oak trees like snow.

I made some sugar cookie dough, worked out, watched Contact (yes, the ET movie with Jodie Foster) and then it was time to start cookin'.

Craig is very particular....not in the annoying sense, but he loves this certain kind of frosting his mom makes...(wouldn't touch the ones I made with Royal Icing...a cookie that has "Craig" written on it is still sitting in the cupboard).

He called his mom and got the recipe and then was soooo excited to make the frosting I gave in and let him go for it. He had to have blue frosting!

When he was around 5 years old his mom and her friend were making sugar cookies for Christmas. There were piles of cookies and they were frosting them with red, green and some yellow. He spoke up and wanted a blue cookie....that was turned down, and to this day blue frosting is the best (and only) way to go.

i wanted lime green.

Martha Stewart Sugar Cookie Recipe Martha makes a mean cookie!