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We love handmade goods. We will offer things we have found shopping here in our Midwest travels. Also adding things that we make as they are completed.
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02/09/2024

Hard to believe it is already time to start my peppers. Trying to plan better and only plant a few extra.

08/08/2023

Happy National Cat Day!!!

04/14/2023

Noodle - Noodle- I need to brush my teeth !! 🤣 Black cat life !!

04/13/2023

Currently on my work table are 3 fall punch needle projects that will be blocked and then turned into ditty bags! I have 1 more to punch but, need to wait until cooler weather returns to Southern MN - we are in a spring heat wave!! Witch and Jack in the Hat are Designs by Wickedly Wunderful Stitches and the Scarecrow is a Not Just Notions original.

03/10/2023

Hooked a little whale rug for our bathroom. My ever talented husband made the pattern for me.

09/12/2022

This weeks fun~ natural dye made with grapes! I’m thinking yarn and thread or maybe some wool?!?!
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09/06/2022

The Tomato 🍅 Goddess has shown us favor! We our finally canning spaghetti sauce!!

08/31/2022

The husband bought ice cream. Ice cream requires a topping. What better then homemade caramel sauce ?!

08/20/2022

Enjoying a beautiful MN day at Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush Days. Come out and see us. Lot E.

07/18/2022

It’s Raspberry Jelly time! Spending my morning in the kitchen. This will sure taste good come winter here in southern MN.

07/14/2022

All packed and ready for Friday and Saturdays 1 Year Anniversary Sale at Welcome Stitchery in Blue Earth, MN. Come on out and see us!!

07/10/2022

My very talented husband designed and made this pegged bucket bench for me. My request was something I could assemble and disassemble myself at shows. I used a wax with color finish which I can easily touch up.

07/09/2022

A pumpkin ditty bag finish. Uses original artwork that my daughter painted several years ago. 🖤 Just love this pumpkin! Perhaps a new pattern for Wickedly Wunderful Stitches Kirby Olson ?

06/29/2022

So I have been cleaning my sewing 🧵 room off and on for a few weeks , trying to get organized and make my fabrics more accessible. Today I really felt like it was time to get back to rug hooking. I have started the process to make dye for my wool out of copper pipe pieces , vinegar , and water . It will sit in the sun for a week and then I will cook the dye and wool for about 30 minutes. I think I’m going to do a fall rug with a black squirrel and a pumpkin , the green blue from the copper will hopefully be my background. I will be using my new Sizzix die cutter for the wool strips too , so should be a fun process!

06/16/2022

I have saved these reproduction paper bags for at least 10 years. I decided right after I got this cupboard I wanted to put paper edging on the shelves. I am really happy with how it looks. Was a fun, cheap project !
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05/29/2022

My new DIY garden fountain. My husband created this for me out of things we already had. We did buy the new galvanized tub.

05/27/2022

Well it’s back to the garden for me today. I did however take advantage of the 2 rainy days and finish the 2 Jack in the Hat bags I had started. Every bag I make is a little different. I really enjoyed using the wool thread for the bag on the right, hope to get more colors and create with it again! This pattern is available on Etsy from WickedlyWunderfulStitches.

05/26/2022

Another MN spring day. Temps in the 80’s this weekend. Sure hope I get my planting all done before the heat.

05/20/2022

Nice spring day to work outside. As you can see by pic #1 my rabbit proof fence is working great! Mama duck has again nested in the neighbors tree. Life is good !

05/02/2022

37° when I woke up this morning. My tete a tete daffodils have finally started to bloom!! Can it finally be spring???

04/25/2022

Have been busy punching some pumpkins!! These will all be turned into “ditty bags”. The first is a pattern in progress but, the Jack in the hat is a pattern available in my daughters shop~Wickedly Wunderful Stitches. The scarecrow my husband drew for me. Using dmc, valdani, and rustic moire wool threads.

04/14/2022

Another brisk spring day! Feeling like we will be skipping spring again this year and be going straight to summer temps!!

04/13/2022

Best homemade pizza ever! Baked in a cast iron pan. My favorite ~onion and pepperoni.

04/07/2022

Well maybe we will see some spring next month. That is my fairy garden around a red maple tree in the front garden, still getting snowed on.

03/20/2022

Happy Spring!! A beautiful 60 degree day ahead here in southern MN!! Chris and I garden planning - hoping for a good growing season!

03/17/2022

Our sweet Neo is 10 years old today!! Life is better with a dog!! This one is the greatest companion you could ask for!! Happy Birthday 🎁🎈🎂 Neo!!!
Happy ☘️ St.Patrick’s Day!!!

03/16/2022

Got up around midnight and much to my surprise I found Noodle all curled up in the antique doll bed on the blanket chest!!

03/11/2022

A sweet pair of doves sitting in the sun on this very cold day here in southern MN. It is currently 10 degrees with windchill feels like -8. Looking forward to spring and some warmer temps.

03/09/2022

Finally a finish with wool rounds cut with my Sizzix. Very happy to have the time to stitch again!

03/09/2022

I woke up to Chris and his helpers starting to paint the hallway. That is the painting tarp with Wylie and Noodle.I am not sure how much help these 2 are but, they are entertaining.

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