Wow, It has been a while..

I am so sorry that I have been away so long...I guess life just gets in the way. We had our Open House at Bella's Gifts and I will post the pictures tomorrow. We had a beautiful day and lots of friendly people.
  It has been fun getting to learn some new things about the store and the owner. Everyone has been so friendly and willing to help. We set up a half price room and are hoping the clearance everything so we can get all new stuff after the holidays....we will see/
  I have started decorating for Christmas. Since we had an early Thanksgiving I decided to move on and put out what I could when I had a spare minute...that might be another reason that I have not been posting...I am tired! lol
  My dad is having surgery tomorrow morning, would you say a prayer????
  I will post more tomorrow. Blessings to you.

Hannah Montana came for a visit!

Yes, Hannah Montana and the Garden Gnome visited us on Halloween and I think they were the cutest little tikes. They were the only two tricksters we had but they are so sweet. Thanks Amy, for bringing them by, I know it was out of your way but it was a delight to see them.
 If you think they look like you have seen them before...yes a few posts back you will see them without the costumes....too cute.

I have started a Christmas cross stitch design that I will be sharing (as soon as I get more done). I decided to work on putting all the decorations away and doing a little cleaning before I start with the Christmas decorations. I always have all the decorations out for Thanksgiving so it really is not that far away. It is amazing how little time it takes to put the decorations away considering it took me days to put them in just the right places.

 The little shop that I work in has  been putting out all the Christmas decorations. It is our open house on Nov. 12th so we have been making the place shine. If the owner doesn't care I will share a few pictures from the shop before the Open house.
 And finally,  my parents made it to Florida safely and I am so happy about that but I am sad that they are gone again...missing the holidays once more...and so far away. It doesn't matter how old you are, you still want to share the holidays with your parents. But thankfully they are settled in for a warm winter. Until next time, be blessed.

Antique Wool Vine Runner

Well, here she is in all her glory and hanging in her new home. I had planned for this spot all along and I am more than pleased. She fits right in, doesn't she? Now I kinda wish my turkey had a black background too. i made him many years ago and up until now he was just about my favorite...but well...you can see what I mean.
 The runner is 39 inches long and made out of wool that I found at the Goodwill. the red was purchased at the store because I could not find red at the Goodwill. The vine and the back and many of the leaves are made from an army blanket that we got at an auction.

I am so happy that this runner is complete. I must admit that it was more work than I had anticipated. I did get a little frustrated and took a break from it for a little while but now I am happy that I went back and finished it right away. Thank you for waiting so long to see it.

This pattern was taken from  With These Hands by Maggie Bonanomi. It is a wonderful book and I will be making more of these patterns this winter. Enjoy your weekend!

Oh, It's beginning to look a lot like.....

Halloween, Of course...we were busy today carving this bat and...

carving Mr. Happy.....
 It was so cold....my hands were freezing and so was my dd...but we were having fun.

We decided to roast some pumpkins seeds to have with our coffee to try to warm ourselves up!!
We placed the pumpkins on the front porch and I will take pictures when they are all lit up. It was a good day.

 Tomorrow I will show you a picture of my table mat...totally done...but for today I leave you with a sneak peek.

Until then, be blessed!

An Early Thanksgiving

This weekend we had an early Thanksgiving and we were so fortunate that the weather was just spectacular! We had a small hay ride for the kids and lots of food and fun.

These two little turkeys had a blast and were stealing all the attention too. It was a nice day and everyone seemed to enjoy all of it.

We even celebrated an early birthday!!!And you know when it is warm enough to wear shorts in October in Ohio...it was a glorious day!

Who could resist putting a little toilet paper in the pond???

And what about making a funny face???

Well, I think you get the picture!!

  For now, I have stopped the cross stitching because there just is not enough time to work on it right now. I am still finishing my table runner and will post a picture when it is completed. But for today I am cleaning and getting all the fun stuff put away for the winter...the pool is closed the tables are put away...
  Now, time to think about Christmas shopping...a little at a time will do...
  Blessings.

Is this Normal at your house???

This is our yard after prom last weekend...kids just have too much fun!!!

We decided we like it!

With These Hands...wool runner

  Well yesterday I wanted to post my wool runner but for most of the day our internet was not working. It is so amazing how much that bothered me. There were so many things I had planned (and blogs to visit) but ...nothing. I would run back in and check it every hour...lol I think that is not a good thing!
 I wanted to show you he progress I have made on my wool runner. I am going to hang it under my fireplace mantle when I get it done.

Actually, I have worked on since the photo and I am now to the next little red flower. I don't mind all the little pieces but what I don't like is all the pins I had to put in it to hold it in place while I stitch the rest. I have poked myself so many times. The name of the pattern book is With These Hands by Maggie Bonanomie she also has a book named Comfort Zone with similar patterns.
 Well, I have to close for now...another day with too much to do. Be Blessed!