I went out this morning and ran some errands. Ok, well not all of them were errands. I had some luxury stops in there too. OnE of our shops finally got the webkinz goldfish in stock so I had to bee line it there to get one for me and my mom. Yes I know, that makes it 110 total…. for each of us. We love them!

Anyway, when I got home there was that thing that I love to see.. a box next to my front door! A picture can better describe it than I can. I just can’t wait to dive in!

                                                            I love Amy Butler!

I am putting together several of these little coin purses for the upcoming festival. The few that I have finished seem to have found homes. One is in my mothers purse and the other in mine. They are just so cute, and so fun to make!

I love spending time in my studio, but it was nice to spend some time in the kitchen too. My grandmother is known for her baking. She makes the best cinnamon rolls, rhubarb cake and best of all her coffee cake. I remember as a little girl I would help her in the kitchen. She would pick out the big chunks of brown sugar and let me eat them right out of the bag! Yum! When I was unpacking I came across her recipe and thought what better way to break in my new kitchen. It turned out great, but I still think Grandmas  tasted the best. It tasted extra good, just because she made it. I called her just as I stuck it in the oven and told her what I was baking. She started laughing and said “just like when you were little.” Yep, just like when I was little, I even ate some brown sugar right out of the bag

We had a wonderful time this weekend. Jason and I went over and spent the day at my brothers house in Marysville. It was a beautiful day, the sun was out and there was that crispness to the air. I love days like that, I know that fall is just around the corner. I spent a lot of time with my little niece Isabella, she really loves her uncle Jason . They played trains, it was so cute.

My brother had gone out early in the morning and set his crab pots, so we got to eat fresh crab from the Puget Sound. Oh, it was soooo good. He also grilled some Mahi Mahi, my Mom made some bbq pork, not to mention all the sides. Good food, good wine, beautiful scenery, and best of all family. It made my heart smile!

My brother with his crab, he was really proud. He caught 7 crab!!

My moms bbq pork, mmm, yes I licked my fingers hahaha.

                                                              Lots of really good food!

                                                        It was really nice to have us all together.

          Isabella loved her crab! She even went out on the boat and helped her dad get them!

These “vintage queen” pendants are part of a custom order I just finished. I think they turned out nice. So nice in fact that I had to make something for myself. I just bought this great scalloped copper foil and wanted to give it a try. Oh I love it!

Ok maybe I also made me one because I am procrastinating a little bit… not really, ok maybe a little… a teensy little bit.

Today is day one of me getting ready for the festival. This is my very first one and I am so nervous! Not only do I not know where to start, but I have no idea what to expect either! I am hoping that I look calm and collected on the outside and none of the feelings that are similar to sticking your fingers in a wall socket are showing through. If they are… well.. just don’t tell me.

I just wanted to give an update, I am still here. We arrived at our new home in East Wenatchee last thursday and have been going full steam since. We have only a few boxes left to unpack and my studio is almost done! I am taking the weekend to finish unpacking and getting things organized. Starting Monday my nose is to the grind stone, I have to get ready for the festival on Sept 20th. 

It is so beautiful here. I have to pinch myself. I used to dream about the mountains and think of what it was like when we lived here, but now I get to see it for myself. It is so much more beautiful than I remember. I will post pictures soon. 

No more internet at this house. We have to return the modem this morning. Today is our last day of loading the truck. We managed to get most of the house loaded in yesterday! Today is mainly getting the rest of it in there and doing a clean sweep of the house. Jason is taking me out to breakfast today and then we are stopping by the bookstore to get my reserved copy of Breaking Dawn! I can’t wait. Tomorrow we hit the road. We will make it all the way to Mitchell, South Dakota. We should arrive in Washington on Tuesday evening. I look forward to posting from our new home in Washington, see you soon!

I feel so honored. A dear friend of mine Tracy of Pink Purl, she is without a doubt the sweetest, and one of the most genuine person I have ever met, well she gave me an award!

Along with the award I am supposed to write 6 random facts about my day: Hmmm well I will try..

1.       We are in the middle of packing, we actually pick up the moving truck tomorrow, so my office is in the middle of the living room on a fold out table. Tomorrow I will probably be sitting on a cardboard box for my seat. Haha

2.       I am still in my pajamas, and its noon!! Hey, most everything is packed, what is a girl to do?

3.       I woke up this morning and went straight to crocheting. I created my very first crochet pattern and I actually dreamt about it last night, so this morning I woke up and went straight to work. It turned out very nice.

4.       My oldest yorkie Lily is getting anxiety knowing that we are leaving and she doesn’t want to be forgotten, so she tries to pack herself. Every time we walk away to grab more items when we come back there she is, we have to move her out of the way to finish the box, or bag or whatever we are packing at the time. When we go on vacation she is constantly having to be removed from the duffle bags.

5.       Hmmm let’s see, I love mornings, I try to get up early. Sometimes I sleep in and that’s ok but then I miss out on the early morning feeling. (Does that make any sense?)

6.       My husband and I have been sick the last two days, just over exhaustion working to get ready for the move. My husband always takes care of me when I am sick, I don’t know what I would do without him.

Well I guess that’s it. Thank you so much Tracy! You are so very very sweet. *hugs*

I am going to participate in my very first festival. I am soo excited. I have wanted to try doing a festival for some time, and I just happened to come across this one. It looks like it will be a lot of fun and there is hardly any traveling involved. We will be moving to East Wentachee, and the festival is just a mintue across the rive in Wenatchee. From the day that we arrive at our new home I will have about five weeks to get everything ready. I am going to try and take the first week to get things around the house organized and settled in so I will really only have four weeks to get ready! I am so excited!! If you are in the area, come down and say hi!

Today my wonderful husband Jason and I celebrate our five year wedding annivarsary. These are my five roses, one for each year. Three of them are white and two red, red and white roses together mean unity.

Aren’t they just beautiful! They smell so wonderful.

I am so blessed to have such a wonderful person, a genuine soul in my life. He truly is my soul mate, my best friend and I look forward to spending each and every minute with him!

Yesterday we met with our Real Estate agent, who is just the sweetest person. When we bought our house she was our agent and I knew that if we ever needed a realtor, she would be the person. I only wish I had more time to get to know her, she truly is a genuine soul. I am really going to miss her. Our home will officially be listed on the 4th of August, after we are well on our way to Washington. I am crossing my fingers for a swift buyer. In this market, who knows, but I will hope for the best. 

We almost have the whole house packed. Jason and I have been working tirelessly for the past couple of days and it has paid off. All of the rooms upstairs are emptied and we finished all of the remodeling. Yay! So as a pat on the back we went to the bookstore… only after stopping for an iced black tea at Starbucks. 

I am (not so) patiently waiting for the release of Breaking Dawn! I love Stehenie Meyers books and I cannot wait to read this one, however I am saddened that this is the last book in the series. It is bittersweet, I want to read it so badly, but I don’t want it to end. 

Only 7 more days until it’s released!! And it is probably a good thing, or I wouldn’t get my house packed. 

Sometimes I like books that are just fun mystery theme books. I just finished another one of the Tea shop mystery books by Laura Childs. They are so fun. I came across this book called The Trouble with Magic by Madelyn Alt. It looks very interesting and so far it is really good. The gal at the bookstore said she really liked it and is already midway through the second book. 

Moving day is quickly approaching, I can’t believe it. It really hasn’t hit me yet. I am really looking forward to setting up my studio and getting back to work, oh how I miss the smell of thread and fabric in the morning hahaha.