Happy Halloween!!

I hope everyone had a great Halloween! I really enjoyed eating all of my son’s candy, and look forward to sneaking more of it now that he is in bed. We had a pretty rainy Halloween this year, so we ended up going to the mall for the main trick or treating. Everyone did a double talk when they saw this mini-reaper walking amongst them.

The Grim Reaper is ready for your candy!

I didn’t get a picture (wish I had been faster), but there was one little girl (probably around 2) dressed up like a flower princess and she was quite taken with my son’s costume. She kept smiling and laughing and wanted to come up and see his costume close-up. She wasn’t scared at all!

Even the Grim Reaper is not above the seatbelt law!

This year’s costume was fairly easy to make, but I finished it at 3:30pm today – just in time to go get the candy. I made his creepy black robe, and of course we bought the mask at the store. He was really pleased with his costume and how scary he looked!

Keep it thimble!

Trick or Treat Bag – Free Pattern

Halloween is a week away and I still need to make my son’s costume. He is going as the Grim Reaper. He has no idea what the Grim Reaper does, but he assures me he will be a “nice” one. I am going to call him the “Grin Reaper” :).

The costume is basically a black robe with a hood. We will paint his face to look like a skull and he has a kid’s size scythe he will be carrying (to be honest, the scythe was the selling point of the costume for him).

In the sprit of the season I wanted to remind you that I have a free pattern available for a trick or treat bag. It’s pretty simple to make, and it makes a nice tote back if you do it in different colors.

You can download the pattern by clicking HERE.

Keep it Thimble!

Porch Sale 2011 Report

The porch sale is finally over, and this is likely the last post on it for this year :). Thanks to everyone who came out to support us! It was nice to see everyone and meet some new people. I also want to give a big THANK YOU to Sharon Stewart of Liberty Rose and Lisa Treadaway of the Little Herb House for organizing the managing the show this year. They did a wonderful job and definitely made it easy for me to be a participant. We plan to be back next year!!

Here are a few pictures of my booth from the event. My camera didn’t really do it justice – but it looked beautiful in person. Sharon had me team up with two other ladies so that we had enough between us to put something nice together. Sharon also helped us with booth set-up and made sure everything looked nice and tempting!

Now that the sale is over, I should be able to get back to my regular sewing. I have some ideas for a few cute projects that I hope to share with you in the next few months.

Keep it Thimble!

Halloween is Coming!

This week, in the midst of all the preparation for the porch sale, I received a visit from the Great Pumpkin and his friends (courtesy of the little ghost in the burgundy blanket).

I was also able to get some Halloween decorating done in the house. I will post more pictures later, but here is what the mantel looks like.

Keep it Thimble!

Porch Sale is Coming!

This is the last week before the big Porch Sale in the Barn. I can tell you I will be happy and relieved when it is over! One of my friends is coming over on Tuesday to help me get everything priced and organized. I have been busy this weekend making a few items and am pretty happy with how everything looks – so I hope everyone else like them too!

Also, for those of you who have been eagerly waiting for my first pattern (which I said would be available in September), you are going to have to wait a bit longer. Real life just has a way of side-tracking my sewing plans – so I had to put pattern design on hold for a bit longer. After the porch sale I should be back to my normal amount of “too much to do”.

Keep it Thimble!

Sneak Peek

It’s a busy week as I get ready for the Porch Sale on Oct 14th. Here are a few sneak peeks – as you can see there is still a bit of work to be done!

I also got this steam press today. I used one of these a long time ago in a class and found it is wonderful for ironing interfacing onto fabric and saves so much time! Since I am making things in bulk, I need to find ways to save time.

Keep it thimble!