Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Good Things



Wow! Seriously, where had July gone? Wasn't it just the 4th of July? I don't even believe it.

I have been an absent pupil from the blog, and am kind of feeling that way about a lot of things, lots and lots to do and I don't seem to get anything accomplished! But that's okay because I had one of the best weekends ever - beautiful weather, art fairs, live music outside (three times!) music in my own back yard with a camp fire and fireworks! A beautiful day trip to my very favorite place . . . Good stuff.


And you know what else is really good stuff? These two. I could sit and stare and drool at their FABULOUS little creations all day!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Good Energy


This is one of the very first pin designs that I created. I fell in love with these buttons and it was around the same time that I learned Reiki, and met a lot of ladies that also practiced Reiki and these came in handy as gifts. I have had a lot of people buy them as gifts for massage therapists, physical therapists etc. Pretty neat. I haven't had many in stock in a long time, so it was extra fun to whip a batch up. There is something very comforting about working a favorite pattern that hasn't been made in a while, this was definitely the case with these. I put one here and there are more color variations to come.


I am in the process of revamping and updating things, taking inventory and all that good stuff, hopefully the fruits of all this labor will be visible in the shops soon!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Wiener Dogs

As many of you that may read this little blog know, I am the proud owner of a miniature wiener dog named Bean. I am very fond of Bean and all of her ridiculous-ness so you can imagine how excited I was when this custom order came in . . .




Close-up:







And now I want one for my very own of my wiener dog (who is black and tan.)



So, what was Bean doing as I was sewing up this pin? Well, she was on my lap of course, but this shows you where we have found her napping more than a few times. . .

Yep, that's her asleep in one of Ed's guitar cases. I wouldn't think that would be comfortable, but she looks pretty okay to me!

Sunday, July 13, 2008

R is for Ruella

Happy Sunday Everyone! I hope that you all had a lovely weekend. Our,s was filled with great friends, delicious food and wine and fancy dresses and a couple of "I do's." Yep, some good friends got married yesterday and it was so beautiful and so fun. I love weddings!
My show-and- tell for today is another entry in the Flowers A to Z project. Again, I had never heard of this flower before researching for this project.
This is my felty take on the ruella flower . . .






And I got to use some pretty little seed beads for the center . . .



Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Animals

This isn't a very crafty post, but a show-n-tell all the same. Until very recently, I hadn't been to any type of zoo in many years, maybe I was 9 last time? Well, that all changed when we took our sweet little goddaughter to the zoo for her very special 2nd birthday. Oh my goodness - I had no idea all the stuff going on at the zoo! Like these guys (they really do look like they are in costume!)

And these guys who were my favorite, this one was so close that we were pretty sure we were going to get wet. Such amazing creatures!!!



Okay, so this is not an animal, but I made Ed take this shot of me and this really cool sculpture. I would like one for my own yard!


This is my favorite pic of the day - Ed and Sammy - so cute!




Happy Birthday Sammy!!!

Monday, July 7, 2008

Happy Birthday to You . . .


I think it is about time that I made a proper Pea Soup birthday card and here it is!

It is a take on my cake card, but I added a little candle and have switched up the colors. I love these cards and can't wait for the next birthday to give one out (That's you Ed!)

I made them in several different color combos, shown here.


I have posted one here and am going to post them all, but until then, if you see a color combo that you are wanting to have - just send me a convo and I can post it especially for you!

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Q is for Quince

Hello All. I have sooo much to catch up on, first though, a very happy and belated 4th of July to everyone. I hope you had a great weekend with lots of picnics and fireworks and sparklers and all that good stuff!

I have been trying to sneak a little sewing in where ever I can. I have this little pin to show you, it is my flower pin for the letter Q in my flowers A to Z project.

I had a handful of letters that I just had no idea what flower to make for and Q was one of them. Luckily, I put Jay (my boyfriend's Mom) on the task and straight to work she went. Her idea for Q was quince. I had no idea how beautiful this flower is and was very excited to turn it into a felt flower. Thanks Jay!