A Little Visit from the West

Just had a wonderful visit from my daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter.  It was my daughter's birthday week, so they came out - she misses the changing colors of the trees.  It certainly was beautiful while she was here. We love to go to a pumpkin patch and corn maze in southern Indiana. It's become a yearly tradition to go as a family - my other daughter's family and my youngest have been going for years. Now Rachel and her little one come out to visit the pumpkins and Ella rides the pony - three times.  She now wants a pony. (You can tell she's one of us!)
We also mangaged to do some shopping, eating out (there's no Cracker Barrel where she lives), talking, etc. A GREAT time.  Unfortunately, I didn't get anything else on my Etsy site, but I did get a few more patterns and ideas, so I've got to get cracking!
Will post more soon!

Beautiful Day for Crafting

Of course, any day is a beautiful day if you're crafting! I plan on sewing later. I have some clothes to make for my granddaughter that I need to mail before she outgrows them! I also traced some toy patterns that I'd like to put on the web site: Ella's Green Nursery - well, no capitals and punctuation - at Etsy. I hope to have them finished by the end of the week and then add them to the web. I also want to add a few things to my web site - I just felt like it - also on Etsy. We'll have to see what happens.
I discovered that I love making fabric flowers. I want to make some out of ribbon and get some spray glitter to make them even snazzier. Little girls love glitter, and if the truth were told, so do I!

Rainy Sunday

I think it's rained far more than 40 days and some odd nights, or in reverse. Trying to get ready to go to my futuer son-in-law's graduation party. Four years at IU as an informatics major. At least, I can understand that more than his first major - chemistry. Very proud!
I finished the needlework on a little purse that I'm making for Rachel's Etsy's site. It's really cute, and I plan on making one for my granddaughter who starts kindergarten this year. I think she would like it in a lighter pink, so I get to go shopping for more yarn! I'm making her a tiered skirt with cowboy boots and stars on it, plus a littlie owl skirt for my youngest granddaughter. Her mommy loves owls, so she doesn't get a choice!
I still haven't started on my fairies. They should be fun. My middle daughter - the future librarian - wants me to make fairies and the play mats for storytellers. Did I mention this before? I'm beginning to sound like my mother and uncle - the same stories over and over, but I'm a little younger, so maybe just a little crazier. Or stressed. At least, I always know how to spell desserts!
Got to get things together for the party, so I'm closing for now. I wonder where it will be; it was supposed to be outside.

Yeah, it's the middle of the week!

What a day - another run-in with our wonderful electric company. Don't want to go into details, but I don't know how anyone can afford electricity and be poor!
I managed to make a fabric flower and a pair of booties - need to add a decorative touch to the booties; these are boys, so maybe little felt frogs, or such? Then little ribbons or laces for ties.
I have the crochet hook and yarn all ready for crocheting a little purse together. Then it needs to be lined and have the handle sewn on. Then, it's on to Etsy!
I have so many ideas of things that I want to make but so little time. I really can't wait for school to be out so I can work full time on creating. I LOVE to make things.