CARDS, CARDS & MORE CARDS!!!

Here is what I have been up to the past week...I have created over 50 cards. WoW! that was a LOT of work. But it was a LOT of fun!! (and messy)

Some of the cards were taken by my kids for their teachers and friends so some are missing but here is what I have left...

NEW PROJECT!!!

I know, I know, I have been loooooong overdue for a new post. The holidays, school and spending time with the family took me away for a while.

I wanted to share with you a custom order I just finished. This sweet customer found me on Etsy and wanted appliqued sweatshirts and I agreed. She wanted all the holidays/seasons. Halloween, Fall, Thanksgiving, school spirit colors...And here is the Christmas one. I never took the time to take picture's of the past one's but I remembered to get picture's this time.

And here they are:








Thanks for peeking! Have a GREAT day!!!

~~Ann~~

STILL LOVE THIS ONE...

I know, I know....this song is getting old but I still love it as much as I did the first time I heard it. It always makes me smile :P

Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Uploaded by jasonmrazworld.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!!!

Today was planned. It's actually been planned for weeks. The kids at school, house to myself, I am gonna sew, sew, sew. That's right, I'm going to sew today.

"Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring!" Oh darn, looks like Farris is coming to see me today.

We played with trucks...



And blocks, which she was bound and determined to get a good bite of.



We laughed and smiled...



And played a lotta patty cake!



Thanks for letting me babysit you Farris, you are a good interruption to my day :)
XOXO

PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW...

Today is Chloe's 1st day of 2nd grade. She is getting to be such a big girl.
She was so excited to go to school today that she woke up before the alarm woke her.

Here she is waiting patiently to go outside for the bus.



Miss Chloe has her "halo" shining brightly behind her this morning. I know there is someone watching over her for me while she is at school.



Hum de dum de dum....waiting...



Still waiting...



And she's off to her 1st day of school.



Bye Chloe! I LOVE YOU!!

GOT CARDS?

I DO!!! up for sale over on Etsy!
The pic below is just a sample of some of my work.



And here is the link to my Etsy card shop...
Custom Handmade Greeting Cards

A DAY AT COMO ZOO!!

Oh what a SPLENDIFEROUS day!!! A perfect day for making some new memories at the zoo.
There are MANY pics....Make sure you scroll all the way through them as I have shared a fun set of pics on the bottom.

Click on the picture if you want to see it larger...

ENJOY!!!



















I thought this was a fun compilation of pics...Past pics combined with new pics.

THE WHITE PICKET FENCE

What is the story behind the white picket fence..? You know the fence that is painted all white except one section that has been left untouched. That would be Ann's fence.
Ever since I was a little girl I always dreamed about having a white picket fence around my house. I dreamed about it during the day and when I slept. However, when I slept, the dream was a little different. I had that white picket fence but in my dream my house always burned down. No one was hurt in the dream but it always haunted me. All my life I have had that dream when I slept. Strangely enough, I haven't had that dream since I moved into this house 6 years ago.
And that is why the one section of my fence remains untouched.

WALKING in THE BACK YARD!!!

It was such a BEAUTIFUL day today so I decided to snap some pics with the 50mm.
These are some of the things I seen while walking around the back yard.

GOBBLE GOBBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi there~

We have a NEW listing up on Ebay right now. By the look on Chloe's face you can see she is surprised, too...



Here is the link to the auction:
CUSTOM Turkey Applique Jeans & Tee Set

Thanks for peeking!!

~~Ann & Chloe~~

DOWN SYNDROME BUDDY WALK!!!

Hello everyone~

We have been VERY busy with school shopping....last minute fun things and a little bit of sewing.
As a matter of fact we got so busy we almost forgot to set up our Firstgiving page to raise money for the Down syndrome Association of Minnesota.

We have walked to raise money since Chloe was 6 months old...WOW! We have went rain or shine. This will be our 8th year now.

Here is a little collage of past years...



It is always such a FUN time for children and families to get together. Always such good entertainment. Chloe was SO ecstatic to see Barney one year...She just lit up like there was no tomorrow.

If you would like to make a donation for Chloe's Crew please visit our Firstgiving page...Or you can click on the Widget to the right of this page.

CHLOE'S CREW

Thank you!!!

~~Ann & Chloe~~

HERE I AM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello everyone!! Apologies for leaving you hanging...

I decided I needed a much needed break from the eBay and Etsy world. After 7 years of eBay...I think I deserved a break :)

I have enjoyed my summer just doing a whole lot of relaxing and playing. Oh, and a little work around the yard and house. We downgraded the garden's much to my dismay but it was just too much work.
I also moved my sewing/craft room to another part of the house so we painted and reorganized. PHEW!!! I will share pics of the room as soon as I can.

Now it is time for me to get back into the swing of things and start sewing again.
I do have 2 new set's listed on eBay. These are at GREAT prices right now so get your bid in :)

Euro Marieke Dolly & Knit Hoodie Set




Sweet Vintage Puppy Applique Jeans & Peasant Top



I hope you are having a WONDERFUL summer!!!!!

WE MISSED YOU!!!!!!!!!

~~Ann & Chloe~~

WIN an EXTREME DOLL MAKEOVER!!!

THE BANANA CABANA IS OPEN!!!

Click on the logo and it will take you to BANANA CABANA!!!!!!!!!

BANANA CABANA OPENING SOON....!!!

Here is a little peek at my SPLASH set for the Polkadotz Shoppe launch.

Stay tuned....I will be listing later in the evening :)
In the meanwhile...have a GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

POLKADOTZ is Making a SPLASH!!!

We are having a WHALE of a time over at the Polkadotz Shoppe! Make sure you stop by and SEA some REEL cute ensembles. We've got the BAIT and
you'll be HOOKED!!
Just click on the logo above and it will take you to our listing's.

ISN'T THIS PRETTY.....?

I am working on my design for the upcoming Polkadotz launch and I found I just loved the colors of this little pile of fibers accumulating under my serger....A little Eastery in colors don't you think? I'm thinking this would be a GREAT way to recycle fabric fibers. Use it in the Easter basket instead of the plastic hay. Hmmm?

Ta Ta For now....