gog (a.k.a. garage of good)

gosh, i have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. i will be selling right smack dab in the middle of san antonio. it's called "gog", or "garage of good". it will be held in a couple of weeks. i'm so thrilled to be able to sell! this is my first time, and i'm hoping it'll be a success. if you're in the area or if you're free saturday, may 26th, from 9am to 3pm please come out! they will have local artisans and individual vendors. it will be lots of fun! you definitely don't want to miss it. above are a few brooches and a satchel that i recently made that i'll be selling there. i hope you can make it out! below is additional info and a link to "gog" website.



    garage of good "good saturday market"

       when: saturday, may 26th
       time: 9am-3pm
       where: in san antonio at the corner of broadway + mulberry in lions field park

     no entry fee required

 p.s. please visit garage of good for more info.

                                             have a wonderful evening!


~ special thanks to my sister jocelyn for letting me use her as my mannequin. love ya! ~

Christmas in Goliad

I will be selling these four brooches this Saturday in Goliad

I'm so excited to inform you of another craft show. My sisters and I will be at the 28th Annual Christmas in Goliad. It will be held on Friday, Dec. 2nd from 5:00 to 9:00 pm and Saturday, Dec. 3rd from 9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m., but we will be selling Saturday only. Please come and join us!!! You can view the items my sister Kathryn will be selling here. I will try my best to keep you more informed about the items I've recently made and future craft shows that I will be attending. Sorry this is last minute! Wanted to be sure I was going to be able to sell this weekend.


                                        Hope to see you there!!!!


                                                          

 

new designs

brooch with several buttons for center



brooch with vintage lace and tulle



this brooch is a new design, the center is just made up of linen strips

brooch with doily and button for center

i found this straw bag at my church in a pile of garage sale items, i decided to liven it up a bit so i made a brooch to match ( i do have another brooch just like the one above, but unfortunately this one is not for sale!)

I just wanted to share a few pictures of the brooches that I've been whipping up. Unfortunately, I don't have enough time to write a post, I'm going out of town for the weekend, and I was excited about these brooches and couldn't wait to show y'all!!!

Oh! and please let me know what you think about the new blog changes in the comment box below.

                      Have a wonderful and fun weekend!!!

Sewing and gardening away

Brooch with several buttons



Brooch with doily and button in center




Headband with doily





Lingerie bag....can also be used for just about anything



I've been sick again so I have'nt been sewing, which means that I've been really sick!!!!!! I never stop sewing, to me it's like eating and breathing, one can never have enough, or, that's how it is for me. I am trying to make a variety of stuff, but I'll admit, I'm addicted to brooches! They're so much fun.....I never stop with ideas for them. I really want to start making fancier ones, you know, like the ones for dressier occasions. I also, while I'm thinking about it, have to share a recipe with y'all for kale, it's soooo good!!! I made it yesterday, and the kale wasn't bitter.....sometimes you can taste the bitterness, but this dish was AWESOME!!!! I planted some carrots, beets, and peas....I will be showing y'all pictures so get ready to see them suckers grow. I am making compost tea using cow manure and water (yep! it's that simple), you just put the cow manure in a 5 gallon bucket ( or whatever bucket you have handy) and fill it half full, then fill it all the way up with water, leave it for 10 to 14 days, once ready strain it and dilute 1 part manure 4 part water ( it needs to look like sweet tea....yumm!!!) You can either put it in a pump up sprayer or just pour it directly out of the bucket. I will have more tote bags to show y'all, so come back to check' im out :). Oh! and I will also post that kale recipe.

Readying for Spring

  My apologies for not posting in three weeks. I have been very busy over the holidays, with relatives visiting and meals to prepare and the house to clean and gifts to make, well you get the idea, I've been BUSY. I'm also trying to recover from allergies or a cold, whatever it is, I've had it for too long. I am so ecstatic about the coming of Spring that I'd like to share a few things I've been making over the past couple of weeks....readying for Spring craft shows.

Brooches I made over the holidays

                             



                                      



A few more(ten total over the holidays...that shows a little devotion;)



linen scarf for Spring/Summer with a bit of lace(not too visible in picture shown above)





Linen scarf for Spring/Summer



I'm LOVING this brooch..........great for dressy occasions



An oversized market tote,perfect for just about anything



Happy New Year!

St. Hedwig

Here is a picture from the craft show that was in St. Hedwig last weekend. My sister's and I didn't do very well, but it was an experience. There was alot of vendor's just not very many shopper's, but we (my sister's and I) did meet some interesting people.