Blog badge for Farm Chicks

Kim at Camp Whimsy had this great idea to make blog badges for the upcoming Farm Chick show. The idea is to be able to identify other bloggers at the show and to say hey look at me, I have a blog... now go check it out! We are looking forward to meeting all you fellow bloggers.

Busy bees

Just a few more pieces that we have ready to go to Farm Chicks. Only 2 more days to go!
This bench was made from an old headboard, add some legs, a little paint, some material and you have a bench. Well it is not quite that easy, but it is still pretty cute.
We have been working non stop getting ready for the show. Painting, pasting, fixing, organizing, packing and not alot of sleep this past week. We are so excited to be a part of the Farm Chick show again this year and feel privileged to be in the presence of such talented women.
Tomorrow we will start packing the trailer and finish up all the last minute projects. Another busy day...

Farm Chicks... Need I say more?

vinatage chalkboards

Today we were at a yard sale where we found a crate full of vintage chalkboards. Oh the possibilities. You could put one in a cute vintage frame and hang it on the wall. You could hang one in your kitchen or put it on an easel as a menu board. They could easily be taken in the car for kids to pass the time while on a long road trip. The possibilities are endless. We would love to hear your ideas of things to do with vintage chalkboards, so leave us a comment. We will be selling these at the Farm Chick show. See ya there!

Getting ready...

We have just about one week left before the Farm Chicks show and we are busy busy! Hope to see you there!

The Farm Chicks Cookbook

We are so excited to get our hands on this book to see what The Farm Chicks have created in the Kitchen. Listed below are the dates and times they will be doing book signings.

• April 3rd - Book Release Party - Chaps Coffee, Spokane, WA - 11am-6pm
  
• April 17 - Yokes Fresh Market - Pasco, WA - 4pm-6pm
• April 25 - Yokes Fresh Market - Sandpoint, ID - 12pm-2pm
• May 1 - Yokes Fresh Market - Spokane Valley, WA (Argonne) - 4pm-6pm
• May 2 - Yokes Fresh Market - Mead, WA (Market) - 10am-12pm
• June 6 - The Farm Chicks Show - Spokane County Fair & Expo Center - Spokane Valley, WA - 1pm-2pm

Snow days

Oh the snow! In the month of December we had over 5 feet of snow fall! Can you even believe that. It is hard to imagine, but we are living in the midst of it all. With such large amounts of the glorious white flakes falling from the sky, I though that I would post a few pictures to let you see for yourself what we are left to deal with.

This is looking into our back yard.

The deck that had been shoveled twice already, and got a fresh layer of snow in a matter of hours.

Over 30 roofs around town have collapsed because of the weight of the snow. Thankfully no one has been hurt.

Wal Mart snow removal. Many business around town closed for a short time to remove snow.


There must be 50 people up on this roof shoveling snow. The more the merrier!

Glittery snow girls

I was browsing the magazine isle at one of our local grocery stores when something caught my eye. They were glittery, they took my breath away and I knew I had to make some. What I saw was snow people made from glass bottles. How imaginative!! Don't ya just love it! Glitter makes everything better. You will find snow people on the front of the current issue of Cloth, Paper,Scissors magazine. The ones pictured here I made and will be living at my house this Christmas. They were sooooo fun to make. I used my seam binding I recently bought on Etsy and my Cavallini Paris stamps, which I love.

Nestting Vintage Market

Recently we participated in the Nestting vintage Market. This is a monthly market that is opened the 2nd full weekend of each month. (except for winter months) Check the website for calender and directions. Nestting.com

English Toffee

English Toffee

1/2 lb real butter
1 cup brown sugar

Melt butter and brown sugar together on medium heat. Cook to 295 using a candy thermometer,stir constantly. Pour toffee onto a cookie sheet over 1/2 cup crushed nuts. (nuts optional) Using either 2 Hershey's chocolate bars or milk chocolate chips sprinkle over hot toffee. Let the chocolate melt and spread over the top. Nuts could be sprinkled over the top as well. Let toffee cool and break into bite sized pieces. Yummm!!!

Road Trip part 2

Fort Worth Stockyards cattle drive.




Billy Bobs worlds largest honkey tonk.American Girl Doll store in Dallas. Oh my gosh!!! This is a must, no matter how old you are. The store is amazing, filled to the brim with pure delight for all ages! My daughter brought her Samantha doll all the way from Wa with her just to get her hair done and to have lunch with her. They cater to the girls and their dolls right down to a mini sized menu for your doll and a tiny chair for her to sit at the table. The sweet potato fries are to die for!

New outfit and hairstyle for Samantha!

Road Trip

Oh, it has been awhile since we last posted. We really need to get better at this blog thing.
Soooo..... we will update you on some of our adventures over the past few months.


On our most recent trip to Texas in July, we went to a peach festival in Weatherford. We had some most delicious homemade peach ice cream and some really yummy peach cobbler. The streets in downtown Weatherford were filled with vendors selling everything peachy to those selling tutus for American Girls Dolls. It was so hot and not much shade made it almost unbearable, but we managed to push on. There was shopping to be done after all! We managed to find a shop with air conditioning and made our way inside. Kathy bought some adorable little plates with cute flowers and red trim... so cute! She also found this pattern for little Dutch boy and girl clothes.
Next we ventured back out into the heat, and almost instantly we both saw the cutest furniture sitting outside of an adorable little shop. We made a bee line through the crowd of people to see what had caught our eye. Once there we met two of the nicest people. Amy and Teresa a monther daught team who own the shop. We had such a good time talking to them and looking at all of the treasures in their shop. Kathy ended up purchasing a wicker rocking chair which luckliy fit in the car and made it home with us. I guess that it was just ment to be, because it just barely fit in the car with all of our other goddies that we bought along the way.