Progress....

 11 more to go!

I am back!

It has been two weeks since I have made a mark here, and what a crazy two weeks it has been! I am in the process of changing my website to another host and it has taken way to long to do so. If you have been looking for it, hopefully it will be up in a day or two.

It is also School registration time here and after running around town for a week delivering applications for my oldest, I am just now starting to hear the results. So far, the German Immersion School is ahead but there are still two more I have yet to hear from. Keeping my fingers crossed!

I have also been working on a few custom orders and I also need to start preparing for the Arts and Crafts Emporium which is held in November. Time to start stocking up, the busiest time of year for The Pine Cone Gnome approaches!

I woke up early to let the dogs out when I spotted a two Downy woodpeckers enjoying an early morning meal. You know what they say about the early bird and the worm,  must be true!

 The pictures are not very good because it was raining and I was looking up. Bad combo!

 

 This is about the time I felt something brush against my feet, when I looked down I saw this..... 

..needless to say I picked him up and we both went inside!

More FromThe Garden

Dinner!

Pay Dirt!

Look what I was able to gather from the garden yesterday!

They were very yummy!

Finished Another Custom Doll!

This little girl was ordered by the winning bidder of the Custom Made Lambkin Gift Certificate which was auctioned off at a fundraiser for the Boy and Girls Club. She decided to add a full head of fluffy blond hair and make her from cotton velour instead of cotton Sherpa. I hope she will provide a lot of hugs in the future!

 

Little Sprouts Flower Growing Kits....Complete!

Whew!.... It took awhile but they are finally here! The kit includes one Sprout Doll, pot, peat pellets and a seeded tag. Just add water and sunshine!

 There were a lot of steps taken to make these little cuties but well worth it in the end, they are now available in the store. 

Plant-able Hang Tags

I ended up making hang tags from the seeded paper that was made earlier. These will go with the new items that will be added to the store soon. These are so much fun to do! I might have to make some plant-able tags to go with birthday and holiday gifts as well.

While I was stamping the tags, I noticed one of the seeds was running away!

 

That seed has legs!

It turned out to be a teeny-tiny spider that was amazingly the same size as the For-get-me-not seeds...ha ha! I was working under an open window and I think he must have blown in. I put him back outside and wished him good luck.