How was your weekend? I never left the house, literally from Friday afternoon until this morning. Ahhhh. I didn’t spend the entire weekend in bed but I did get 10 hours of sleep Saturday night. I can’t remember the last time that has happened.

There is so much to do in the next month, isn’t there? Aside from the holidays, we’ve got birthdays for both kiddos coming up in December. Sheesh, poor family planning on our part. And like most crafters that sell their work, I am trying to balance creating work for my shop with making gifts for my family and friends.

I spent some quality time with my youngest (who is feeling better, thank you for asking!) making some accessories for his girl cousins. He’s so thoughtful and what an eye for color. I love to hear him pick out fabrics and remark about the “texture”. Too cute. (he was my knitter this past summer) He’s got very particular ideas, that boy.

The spider-looking thing is a hair elastic with “sweater seams” slip knotted around it. (He’s 6 and was able to do this completely by himself.) This can be done with ribbons or fabric strips as well. I save the seams off my felted sweaters, as you may remember. He tells me it is to be worn as a bracelet, but I was thinking of it more as a pony tail holder. 🙂 The two pink flowers are hair clips. And my favorite is the caterpillar barrette! How cute it that? He had the idea and chose the materials, I helped with assembly. That takes care of a few family members…

I also managed to restock my etsy shop with some stockings and scarves. Stop by if you need to check a few people off your list! By the way, my Customer Appreciation Give-away is still in swing. Buy anything in the shop until midnight Thanksgiving to be eligible to win!

Look at these scarves…just hanging out like girlfriends on the park bench. Each with it’s own personality…

And I must say, if no one buys this brown and red beauty, I’ll be happy to hang onto it. Lovin’ the brown and red this season!