And here she is......

All spruced up!

Decoupage and a new Shop

Mom has been flying through the Modge Podge to breath new life into some great old dress forms that we've had around the shop now for awhile. This is the "Before" picture and I'll have to share the "After" picture tomorrow.

I am also excited to announce that I FINALLY finished the Etsy Shop for Thistle & Foxglove. Here it is. I still have a few more of the kits to upload and then after that I have to put together "Pattern's Only" (no kit) and I'll upload those. I'll also be slowly adding mom's wet felted wall hangings and vessels. Enjoy!

Yo-Yo Clowns and Sock Animals

Linda Pietz is returning this fall to teach some wonderful classes! She'll be teaching us how to make yo-yo's and turn them into this adorable yo-yo clown!


And she'll be helping us turn a HUGE pile of vintage socks that we have into sock dogs, sock kitty's and sock monkeys!

Meet Trixie:

Meet Dexter:
And, Montague:

They're buds and like to hang out here in our shop! :-)

Thank you Mr. Brown

for these absolutely BEAUTIFUL photos of the show!






Today is your last chance to come see the show! Matinee at 2:15 and Tonight at 7:15 at The Placer High School Auditorium. Visit the website for more info.

Happy Polyester & What a Wonderful Opening Night!

Pictures from the sidewalk sale that we set up this morning! Doesn't it look cute? Never thought I'd feel that way about a sidewalk sale, but..... I do! :-)


It feels so good to be clearing out our storage space a bit. Now we can purchase more stuff! He he he....




Never thought that pounds of polyester could look pretty.... but doesn't that look fantastic!? It's so bright and happy.

Chris and I sat with the audience for opening night last night AND. It. WAS. FANTASTIC!! You have to come and see the show!

Painting a Tie Yellow.

Never thought I'd paint a neck tie pee yellow. But, well, when the show's call Urinetown, you're going to paint and dye a lot things you never thought you would, pee yellow. Mom and I got to sit through the entire dress rehearsal last night and we are absolutely thrilled! The costumes look great on stage and the performance was fantastic. I can't wait to see it with a full audience. Please come pack the house and support this youth theater program - the cast has worked so hard and they are providing the community with a beautiful, professional show.

Our little garden is starting to provide beautiful tomatoes! That middle plant there didn't make it.... mom and I think mold got to it. We've never container gardened before and didn't think about mold growing under the containers.... Live and learn.



Our Sidewalk Sale is this Friday and Saturday! Make sure to come and join in. The average price is $1.00!

Apple Apron & Running Around

When mom and I had a booth at the Roseville Antique Market we scored a BOX full of vintage, mail order apron patterns. Here's the first apron that mom has made from the bundle:




The costumes for Urinetown are wrapping up today and dress rehearsals start on Monday. I'm so excited to finally get to sit and watch the show from beginning to end! We have a sidewalk sale coming up at the end of the month and TONS of classes in August and we just opened up registration for our Autumn Downieville Retreat Soooooooo..... we're running around like crazy people, which seems to be the usual lately! :-)