Pink watermelon set

Finally! Here is a complete set: a knit hat, onesie, the coordinating mittens and the bracelet. I never get a pic of an entire set because I'm always making different pieces and sending them off, but rarely do I have all pieces together at the same time---AND remember to take a pic of them all together. So, here is one completed set---now to just add them to my listings.

Strawberry Jam

Well, what do you do with 30 pounds of freshly picked strawberries? Make strawberry jam. Josie, my 31/2 year old was very excited to make jam.

We started by mashing up 20 cups of strawberries.

We then added 28 cups of sugar (that's about 15 pounds) and 4 boxes of pectin.

It had to be done in the turkey fryer because my soup stockpot was full just after measuring out the sugar.

We made a ton of jam---which is great because I like to give it away as much as I like to make it. And, it was delicious!!

Strawberry Picking

We went strawberry picking today and had a lot of fun. Everyone picked and ate a ton of strawberries. We set out to get 20 pounds so Josie and I can make jam tomorrow, but we had so much fun, we picked 30 pounds---and spent a small fortune.

I think the kids ate more than they picked.

Josie found a little lady bug on her hand!

Tomorrow is jam time!

Framed Sweet Pea

Well, this is what I've come up with---I think it turned out really cute. I've hung it in my daughter's room for now.

Sweet Pea

The other day I had a customer ask me if I had a coordinating onesie for my sweet pea pod hat collection. I currently don't have any appliques that coordinate, so I thought I'd try some hand embroidering. I LOVE to hand embroider, but there is only so many hours in the day...and well... this is one of those things I just don't take the time to do. Anyways, I created this little pea pod last night and I think it's really sweet. I did it on a scrap piece of fabric and when the kids get up, I think I'm going to take a trip to the craft store to find some fabric and a cute white frame to frame it up---maybe I'll add it to my Etsy shop. We'll see how it turns out!

Half Marathon

This past weekend we went to Indy for the Geist Inaugural half marathon. My husband and sister in law ran it. We (the kids and I) were great supporters. If you've never been to one, it is actually really enjoyable cheering the fans on. We started at the 3.4 mile marker and cheered on the runners for about 45 minutes, then headed to the finish line. It is fun to see the different runners going by---we even saw a beer bottle and banana.

At the 3.4 mile marker

Yes, they actually ran the race like this!

Coming down the home stretch!

Free beer after the race!

Poor Minnie

I have to share this little story with you.....My two nieces are going to Disney World this summer, and I wanted to make them a Disney themed bracelet. I found these really cute Minnie Mouse beads and made three bracelets---two for my nieces and one for my little Josie. I was so excited to give Josie hers---I thought she'd love it since she loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. When she saw it, she wasn't very excited to say the least. She said, "but Mommy, where is her face" Hummm....that never crossed my mind......So, I had to explain that one....then she didn't want it or like it. I guess I'll just have to put it away for awhile ; - )