Hi Everyone!! Whew it has been awhile. Just wanted to wish all Mothers a Happy Mothers Day!! We are all so blessed to either be a Mother or have a Mother who means the world to you! And now all the ladies I know are able to pass their Mothering skills on to their daughters!! We mother so many things! Friends, pets, husbands, pretty much anything that moves on 2 or four legs!!(They are so fortunate to have us for teachers! Chuckle chuckle and now a giggle!)
What have I been working on you ask? Well after the dust settled for the spring thyme show my craft room was in a dreadful state so I had to get that taken care of and then I started some 4th of July raggedy Annie dolls. They are turning out quite cute! However I am not a doll maker as my friend Pam is! Stuffing quite bluntly sucks!!! But I am persevering!! I only have 3 more to do! When I started this project I thought how hard can makeing a raggedy Ann doll be? Weeell...the answer is a pain in the arse!! And cocky ole me when I cut them out and because they were easy to cut out cu 5 of the little darlings out!! So I three more to finish.. I just need to tweek them.
What else you ask have I been doing? Well it is spring and for me that is planting and flowers! Weeding moving bushes! Love it all!! Even with the couple of inches of snow that we recieved things are still looking good. I moved all the flowers into the garage and am praying my blueberries blossoms survived! Only time will tell on those! Last year the birds ate all my green berries and I am prepared this year for those birds to NOT feast on them but the snow.....
Oh yes and one last thing that I am doing. I am going to host a pie social in June. So I have been experementing with pies. Have found some keepers. The kentucky derby pie with bourbon is definitely a keeper.
Hmmm I think it is time to sign off for now! Sorry I got so long winded!!
Take care!
Until next time!
The Flower Fool!
Jean

Hello Everyone!
Well I hope you're are looking forward to as much as I am looking forward to tomarrow. Everything is finished, placed, and prepared. All the little touches have been added, the new credit card machine is waiting to be plugged in and hopeing all the advertising will pay off! The chicks are nestled in their grass waiting, and the bunnies are have been placed just so, so that they are ready for everyone to see when they walk in!! The jelly beans have been replaced in all the jelly bean jars-because that is one of my favorite Easter food groups!!! (Ireally shouldn't open the bags and fill the jars until the day of but I just can't help myself!) Love'em! The weather man has promised no rain until the late afternoon or early evening-maynot be sunshine but that is ok. We will have plenty of bright smiles. springtime cheer and happy faces tomarrow for everyone!
See you there!
Jean

Hello All My Friends! I am so very excited! I have great news to share! (There will be alot of !'s I think in this post!) Anyway--The Stevens Point Journal has been calling me at home and missing me..well finally today we clicked! And boy am I ever happy about it! They are coming Friday to interview me for the paper on Monday! They interview area business' and the article comes in the Monday paper. It talks about how they are doing and if the recession as hurt us etc. ect! And I am being featured this Monday. I told him that I am only a seasonal shop and that wonderful man-Nick wants to interview me anyway! This is a great great thing to happen to us!!!(more of those exclamation points!) I hope the computer has enough of them!! Haha! So lots to do between now and Friday. I will decorate a small space for pictures! Good thing I am getting my hair done tomarrow! I will have Rock do some mock questions for me! And I will look at past papers for questions that they ask! Do you think I can loose 20# by Friday?! Ahhh wishing again! I will put that on the bottom of my list though! My sister Kathy has sent her towels! They are so very beautiful! Her daughter Heather from Minnesota who has beaded siverware for us before has helped her put new ideas to cloth! They way cooool. Can't wait for everyone to see them! Her Christmas ones were a huge hit! And I think everyone will really love the Easter, spring and summer ones!
Well I think I better sign off and get back to work! Lots to do and hope to see you all at the show! Still working on pictures...everyone is busy or sick or takeing care of sick babies! But the year is still new and I have until the end to learn how to post. So......
Tale Care Everyone!
Always!
Jean

Hi Everyone! I am in Nashville for a little R & R and just wanted to let everyone know that while I am gone I have my little friend Anna checkng for packages. And some have arrived!! Yea! Can't wait to get home. I really am a home body at heart! Missing the grandbabies like mad! Can't wait to unpack boxes(not suitcases..ugh!) and start setting up for the show. Karen is working on the invitation and hopefully we (as in Karen) can post it on Facebook and the blog! Karen is extremely talented and I am so very grateful and lucky to have her in my life!! Keeping my eyes open for new ideas on the road! Not too many so far ....but one never knows when something pops up!!

Well take care everyone and hope to see you all soon!!

Jean

Well things are looking pretty crazy in my work shop right now!! The glitter has put a nice shimmer to the room and the wooden eggs that I made. The Easter peeps are sitting pretty in their nest! The eggs are all tucked in their cartons andwaiting for delivery to the shop! Easter trees are waiting for the next step! (Thank you Rock!) Waiting on some deliveries that will be here while we are gone...but my ever faithful friend Anna is going to help me out there. She will check everyday while we are gone. I have a new supplier and some new and fun things from my candle lady! When we get back from vacation things will be really flying around! With lots to do! But all in a goodway! I will be contacting my wonderful graphic artist niece when she gets back from vacation to get things rolling for the ad prints and mailings. The show is going to be 2 Saturdays. The dates are March 27th and April 3rd. (Miss Ellie Maes 2nd birthday!) Well everyone I am sure you are all surprised that I have posted again and didn't wait an entire month(as I am!) Still working on pictures to post!

Take Care Everyone!

Jean

Busy busy makeing sawdust and thinking about glitter again!! Yep! Also thinking about a date for our Easter Show. No quite as big as our Christmas-but lots of new things being worked on in my shop!! Although I do have to admit when the sun is shining out I am NOT downstairs. Can't miss any of the natural warmth that God is sending our way!! So I sit with my notebook and write my ideas down and sketch a pattern or two!! Working on some chuncky Easter Eggs-Easter trees(interesting...hmmm!) Some Easter chick bowl ornies and some other things. Also trying to look for a new vendor. Not haveing alot of luck with that though! Well I have to go and play in the YMCA pool with Miss Ellie Mae and Marshall Man. Always fun! For everyone! Hope to start posting pictures soon! Have a great day!!!

Hi everyone!

One of my dreams have come true!! My very on blog! This is my first post on my blog! And I would like to wish everyone a safe and healthy New Year!( When you are my age the health thing is important!)My goal is to blog once a week. And learn how to post pictures of the things that I like and also those near and dear to my heart! Family!! I also want to thank my niece Karen for setting this blog up. I don't think she knew what she was getting into when she gave me this gift(setting up my blog) for Christmas! She is a dear wonderful person and I love her! She also has a Blog. thebalddragonfly.bogspot.com! Please check it out, her talent is endless!!!

So everyone please be patient while I learn the blog and forgive me for my future mistakes(there will probably be many!) and I hope you look forward to great things to come in the New Year in your life!

See you next year!

Jean