Tis the Season!

and it starts.

i have completely given up on Raggedy.

anyone see that coming?!

it took all the joy out of sewing for me,

and if it doesn't bring you joy, why bother?!

so i have shoved it all in a bag, maybe one

day i can look back at how horrid it is

and have a laugh. doubtful. 

SO to brighten up my spirits,

and the kitchen table, i am working on

this! I am really excited about it. 

i had to order in some fabric.

p.s. 12 days by Kate Spade is SPARSE PEOPLE!

i know they release it in may, but there should

be a new shipment in Nov. when all the quilting mags

come out with new Holiday patterns.

sew, i had to make sacrifices, and pick a red

from JoAnns 50% Holiday material sale!!

i would've done it all from there, but i am just

so in love with the Green poinsettia pattern.

How can you say no to that face?

and the Charm pack is Holly Jolly from last

years moda Christmas stuff.

i promise this one will be done in a timely manner.

anyone holding their breath?!

and it is time for the tree!!!!!

this year i have conglomerated all of

years past themes. as my hub would say

"it looks like Walt Disney thew up on it"

Lime green, hot pink, electric blue & purple, and

damn near anything with glitter! :P i really like it.

I think the overall theme this year is 

"Candy Christmas".

and i thought i'd share one of our traditions with yall.

each year since we've been together i get a

picture ornament for our holiday picture.

this one is from 2 years ago. its neat that

we can already see a change in us with

each ornament. anyone out there

do the same? how far do yours go back?

and i meant to post this on Thanksgiving

(Happy late Thanksgiving yall!)

nothing says holidays like cooking!

mom asked me to make my 

stolen famous Deviled Egg recipe.

(i figured it out from an ex's family recipe

and have been using it ever since)

so these are our beauties. i even made

some from the banny eggs. imagine a deviled egg

the size of quarter. SO CUTE! 

and what makes them so yummy?

i don't use relish, i add bacon bits

(Hormel real bacon, or fresh is the best)

and small chunks of sharp cheddar cheese.

mmmmmmmmmm goooooood.

what are some of yall's Holiday Traditions?

anyone makeing something aweseom for

a Christmas present?

holla!

really i am

so here is the RJ medallion. i actually have about

1/4 of the rest of it done...not stoked. after trimming

and tru-ing, there is nothing left! not one damn square

in the WHOLE thing. seriously. not to mention that

my EQ set up has finished size at 40".......i have

one side panle almost done, and i seriously don't

think it is even 3'....maybe 27". thats

just to give you an idea of how much trimming

is going on, here people. i have no idea how

i have become the worst quilter in the world.

and to actually enter the worst thing i have ever

made into a competition!

but i bought all this crap just for it, so i am making myself finish it.

i just wish i could get excited about it. but i need

to hurry up so i can get it out of the way to make

Christmas presents. The time is upon us people!
Why didn't anyone tell me it was so close?!

So have yall been missing my chickens?

don't lie, i know you have.

so guess what?!

i had a photo shoot today! and they were the

best models ever!!! They behaved and

we didn't even have to chase them to

get them back in the pen.

This is BJ, short for Bart Jr. (Bart is his dad)

and Black Beauty. She is THE SWEETEST

of all our girls. I give her chicken hugs every night

when we go out to do water, feed and tuck them all in.

Bart is the hubs buddy. Bart hates me.

i am honestly suprised that he didn't attack

my face since i was eye level. he used to be part of

the yard bird flock, and he would stalk me around the

yard...and when i had my backed turned he

would charge me like a bull. ass.

i like to hug him just to make him angry,

ya know, like when you hug a cat who doesn't

wanna be touched. awesome.

i have no idea why he doesn't like me.

Have you hugged a chicken today?

Back from the Depths

sorry, we've been watching a Pirates of the Caribbean

marathon today. Arrrr....

so i have resurrected Raggity not that

i am actually getting anywhere with it.

it is well below contest quality to me.

so it is hard to keep pushing fwd with it...

but i will. i would be honored to make it to the

top 20. so i am setting my sites for that :)

low expectations, that's how i roll.

and in my defense, i did spend the week

before last sewing my Halloween costume:

Rainbow Brite!

my all time favorite cartoon character.

there was actually one dude at the party 

that asked me "who are you supposed to be?"

i mean really?!

how did yall's halloween costumes turn out?