Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day, my peeps.  Hope you are enjoying your three day weekend with good food, family, friends and weather.  I am praying for my friends in Florida and on the east coast.  We made a quick trip to Colorado this week to pick up inventory out of my storage unit.  We were driving our 18 year old truck and were pulling our 30 year old trailer.  Somewhere in the middle of Kansas, were the population is in single digits and the only thing on the horizon are windmills, we blew a tire.  Mr. Wonderful, as I will call my hubs, grinned that nervous grin that was supposed to assuree/scare me.  "I hope the spare fits"  I sat in the truck with our two aging dogs while he braved the heat and wind and traffic to change the tire.  Soon, he was digging in the tool box in the back of the truck.  And digging some more.  His report to me was: The lug wrench won't fit.  Say what?  It was about that time that the state trooper pulled up.  He mentioned how pleased he was that we were prepared for this emergency.  When he found out the lug wrench would not fit, he let Mr. Wonderful use his.  But then when they tried to place the spare on, it would not fit either.  I think it was at this point that he was regretting his comment about being prepared.  In the end, after three stops, we were able to get a wrench, a tire, and get it all changed before moving on.  Twelve hours morphed into nearly 15. 

But we are back, inventory home and ready for my first Missouri show ever.  We are going to check out some storage units tomorrow so that we have some room in the basement.  I still have another load to get. 

Working on some paintbrush Santas.  These have always been a great seller for me.  Also some Pumpkin Poop, other printables, more 2 x 4 cats,

and this wreath

Time to get back to work!

2 x 4 Crafts

I know that you have heard my self-proclamation as a craft hoarder.  I admit.  When I see something, I know I can make something out of it, or make it into something, or use it for something.  So over the years, every time we had a home project, I saved all the little pieces of wood.  Someday I would make something.  Well in this new house, for the first time, I have an area to put my saws and sanders and drills, etc.  (I've been collecting those too!)  So again, realizing that I had all of these 2 x 4 bits and pieces.  I took one piece and sawed it into assorted lengths and cut some triangles out and voila!  Not so scary black cats!

OMG!  This was the easiest project ever.  And they turned out so cute.....but what about those chunky triangles from where I cut out the ears?  Hmmmm, triangles.....Halloween.....Candy corn!

And while talking about scraps.....I also have a boat load of fabric.  I found this little piece of off white fleece and made snowmen.  I have made these before and they are always good sellers.  There is quite a bit of hand work that goes into them, so I do several.  Sew.  Then stuff.  Then add the embellishments.  Kinda seems to go faster in an assembly line, huh?

Well it is back to work for me.  Getting ready to work on some wine bottle covers.  A quick trip to Colorado this week to pick up some of my inventory for my September shows.  Go ahead, my peeps!  Get your fall on!