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Today will be a hot and humid day and so I think an afternoon of playing in the water and mud will be in store for this Grandma and Granddaughter.  We will then have some very exciting games of Chutes and Ladders, Go Fish, Old Maid, Candy Land, and not to leave out Hi hoContinue reading “Another hot dry day”

I finished the Dragonfly quilt today and it is ready for this weekend.  I just hope the rain arrives early or 2 days later than being called for.  But we will survive and continue on to the next year.  Here are a few things that are new to the sale this year.  We are excitedContinue reading “Finished at last”

It is only 5 days until the craft fair and as usual I am still working.  I had planned on being ready by now, BUT I seem to find that 1 more thing to make.  So finishing up the border and binding on the Dance of the Dragonfly quilt and then I will be done.Continue reading “Just days”

Time to put the finishing touches on items for our Craft fair on the 21st and 22nd.  Today’s goal is to get groceries, make 4 batches of Pecan brittle, and work on quilting the dragonfly wall hanging.  I have lots to do today and tomorrow.  We are having everyone over tomorrow night for a BBQContinue reading

I have been working on my wall hanging of dragonflies.  I am now ready to sandwich and then quilt it.  I am wanting to sell this at the fall craft fair.  Hopefully it will sell really well and this winter I am wanting to make some smaller wall hangings.  This has been so fun and rewarding.Continue reading “Dragonflies Galore”

Yesterday I had great intentions, BUT a greater force decided to test me and I gave up.  Decided to read a Ann Hazelwood book instead.  I was making a messenger bag and I ended up sewing it together was the first of mistakes.  I sewed it together UPSIDE DOWN!  So I ripped it apart andContinue reading “Destroy what I touched Day”

I am happy to say I now have my routine back.  The life of One Creative Family has been turned upside down since April.  And I had nothing that looked like a routine and I hate this.  I am a very organized, routine, oriented person.  Now that this is looking to be the norm forContinue reading “My Routine”

I was looking thru Facebook last night and one post caught my eye.  “Elephant stolen”.  I thought this was so funny on many levels.  How do you steal an elephant?  If you got close enough to an elephant how would you get out of the area with an elephant? What would you take it in? Continue reading “Funny Posts”

Our town has a big festival every Labor Day Weekend celebrating the beginning of the Santa Fe, California, and Oregon Wagon Trains going West.  Independence, MO is where all groups going from the East to the West would meet and travel by wagon train west.  You could get your supplies here before leaving. We callContinue reading “Celebrating Wagon Trains going West”

I am in between projects and thinking ok, what do I want to make now?  I don’t have a clue.  Seems like when I don’t know what to make I do quite a bit of cleaning and then dig out the fabrics and try to decide.  This seems to take the cobwebs off the brainContinue reading “What next??????????????”