Batman and Robin Hats

It's always a little scary for me when someone orders something I've never made before.  I always have a little fear that it just won't look right and it won't be what they expect.

But, I'm so happy with they way these two hats turned out.

I used felt to cut out the logos and sewed them right onto the hat.

They are now on the way to Germany for Christmas.  I hope those two boys are happy with their new hats.

Linking to:

Elizabeth & Co., Savvy Southern Style, Someday Crafts

A Bowl Full of Lemons, 

Poinsettia Yarn Wreath

I'm finishing up projects for the next craft show coming up this weekend.  I will be participating in the Plumgrove Boutique in Sacramento.  This is the 35th year and we are so excited!

Here is one of the new items I'm selling this weekend.

I love the way it turned out!  It keeps reminding me that Christmas is just around the corner!

If you are in the Sacramento area this Friday and Saturday make sure you stop by and start your holiday shopping.  We have a huge variety of items and lots of door prizes!

Linking to:
Savvy Southern Style, Someday Crafts, We Are That Family
A Bowl Full of Lemons, Coastal Charm, Sugar Bee Crafts
Imparting Grace, A Delightsome Life

Lodi Street Faire

Stop by and visit me at the Lodi Street Faire

Sunday October 5, 2014

8:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Near the corner of Church St and W. Pine Street in Lodi, CA

I will be selling:

Hats

Scarves

Cork Pumpkins and Trees

Ornaments

Succulents

Wreaths

Growth Charts

Wooden Tea Light Holders

Cork Ornaments

Are you ready for Christmas?  I'm always ready.  I just love the way everything looks and feels with all the Christmas decorations out and displayed.

I have been making cork ornaments for several years now, but for some reason, I've never shared them.  It's one of my favorite gifts to give around the holidays when you need something small.

I have candy canes, trees and wreaths.

The trees are definitely my favorite.

I will be selling my ornaments at the Lodi Street Faire on October 5.

Linking to:
Imparting Grace, A Delightsome Life, Artsy-Fartsy Mama
What's Cooking Love?, Katherine's Corner, Living Well Spending Less
A Handful of Everything,

Halloween Book Wreath

Another project done for the Lodi Street Faire.  It's getting close now, just two weeks away!

I love my fall book wreath, so I decided to change it up a bit and add a little something for Halloween.

The edges are inked just slightly with black ink and the spiders are glued on top with hot glue.

My girls love it because the spiders are creepy, but not too creepy because they are "girly glitter spiders."

Linking to:
The Shabby Nest, Imparting Grace, The Pin Junkie
Diary of a Real Housewife, 

Mason Jar Succulents

Three weeks to go before the Lodi Street Faire and I'm finally starting to cross things off my list.  This weekend I got all my mason jars painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, sanded and the succulents planted.  I love the way the turned out!

Here's to hoping I don't kill them before October 5!

Linking to:
Between Naps on the Porch,  DIY Showoff, Keeping It Simple
The Girl Creative, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Coastal Charm
Elizabeth & Co., Sugar Bee Crafts, 

Craft Booth

The Lodi Street Fair is one month away.  I swear, my to do list is getting longer instead of shorter like I had hoped.  

But, I did get a big item checked off the list this weekend.  I was able to do a practice set up.  I was able to see what I wanted to make more of, what I have plenty of, etc.  There are still a few things I need to get, like an extra table cloth and finished "walls" for the tent instead of a sheet, but I was surprised at how much I already had done.

I know a lot of people set up their tent on the day of the event without a test run, but that definitely would not have worked for me.  Even though it took an entire afternoon, it was definitely worth it.

I'm happy with the way everything turned out.  I especially love all the baby hats hanging on the side wall.  

What do you think?  Would you stop by and do some shopping?

Hats

With the Street Fair coming up in just over two months, I'm trying to finish making all my hats and get it out of the way.  My goal is to bring 100 hats with me and I'm almost there.

Here are a few just to give you an idea of what I'll have.

Beaded Flower Hats (in red, white, gray and brown)

Football hats (in brown and pink)

Owl Hats (in purple, pink, blue and green)

Linking to:

Elizabeth & Co., A Bowl Full of Lemons, Coastal Charm

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Sugar Bee Crafts

Lodi Street Fair

It's official.  I've just signed up for the Lodi Street Fair on October 5.  It's one of the largest in our area and I'm so excited I can hardly stand it.

I am frantically working on stuff to fill my booth so stay tuned for lots of product updates!

So far I have pumpkins, trees, wreaths and lots of baby hats.

Weekend in Arnold

A few times a year we go to my family's cabin in Arnold.  It's one of my favorite places to be.  It's the kind of place where you can read all day long and not feel guilty about work/cleaning piling up.  It's the kind of the place where getting dirty is part of the fun, not having to worry about makeup or doing your hair.  The kind of place where my girls can run wild and not get in trouble.  I hope when they get older, they'll remember the fun times they had in Arnold.

It was a quick trip for us this time.  We drove up after work on Friday and came home Sunday afternoon, but we were able to pack a lot in.

Friday night was bonfire and s'mores.  This was pretty exciting since neither of my girls had ever had s'mores before and didn't even know what they were.  It was a big hit.

Saturday morning was spent on the back porch reading and playing games.  Saturday afternoon was spent at Beaver Creek.

Sunday was Fly-In Lake and lots of floating and sandcastles.

It was a perfect summer weekend and I'm already counting the days until we go back.

Project Life

I'm doing another Project Life album this year and I'm still loving the whole process.  This is my 5th year doing a yearly project life album.  As usual, I'm a little behind, but this system makes it so easy to get caught up.  I've stopped doing traditional layouts and there is so much relief not having to figure out a layout.  Just getting the pictures in the page protectors, writing down the things I want to remember and I'm done.

Here are a couple pages from this spring.

I have terrible handwriting, so this year I am printing all my cards from the computer.  I am using this tutorial and it is so easy.

Painted Oars

I've always loved wooden oars.  So when I saw all the cute painted oars on Pinterest, I knew I wanted to paint a couple to put over our TV.  I found both of these oars at antique stores.  One was $10 and the other was about $15.  I didn't care if they were exactly the same.  I just looked for two that were similar.

I painted two coats of white with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, then taped off different areas with painter's tape.  I used acrylic paint from Michael's for the stripes and number.  Then distressed everything once they were dry.

They were still a little boring to me, so I used some thin jute twine I found in the garage.  I held it in pace with tape until I had it where I wanted it.  Once it was in place, I used a little hot glue on the ends to hold it down.  I added triangle hooks on each end so I could hang it on the wall.

Love the way they turned out!  And it only took me an afternoon to finish the whole thing.  

Linking to:

Elizabeth & Co., A Bowl Full of Lemons, Coastal Charm

The Blackberry Vine, Sugar Bee Crafts, Between Naps on the Porch

DIY Showoff

Vacation

We just got back from our vacation in Southern California and we had so much fun!  The first half of the week was spent in Disneyland and then Santa Monica for a wedding.

Our first ride was teacups, and it was the favorite of the week.  We kept getting right back in line for the first half hour of the day.

Day two was spent in California Adventure.  The last time I was there, Cars Land wasn't open yet, so it was a first for all of us.  Madison is not a fan of most of the rides.  But I took her on the Radiator Springs ride and hoped for the best.  As soon as the cars started speeding up, she started screaming.  It was hysterical.  At the end of the ride she was kind of crying, kind of laughing, and said her tummy hurt a little bit but she kind of liked it.  After that ride she asked someone before every single ride if it went fast, sideways or had any drops.

A rare moment with no fighting.

Lunch with the princesses.  A big hit.

Madison and I watching Sidney and Oma on the Jumpin' Jellyfish.  Sidney got off the ride and said it wasn't very good.  It didn't go high enough.  She is definitely my daredevil. 

Day three - back at Disneyland and back on the teacups.

After Disneyland we headed to Santa Monica and spent Saturday morning at the beach.  We had a lot of family with us and cousins we don't get to see very often.  Sidney said it was the best day ever.

Saturday afternoon was the wedding and Madison and Sidney were flower girls for the first time. 

The bride with all SIX of her flower girls!

I love the little secret waves.

We had the best time, but Sunday morning I couldn't wait to get back home.