Cowgirls!

It is time to round up some Trick or Treats!
Thats right this illustration was made to
show what I envisioned for my girls costumes!
Of course one is pink and the other is blue! Gee
which girl do you think made those color requests?
Take a peek at the finished product!

Domestic Dish!

When you take time to peel and cut up bite sized potato pieces, I believe it should be considered a special event!

Here we have beautiful bowl of Corn & Cheese Chowder.
Garnished with bacon crumbles and chives.

Here we are stirring in the final ingredients.

We enjoyed this on a cold October night!
It is so yummy you must have the recipe!

Corn & Cheese Chowder
In a large pot pour a couple tablespoons Olive Oil
Fry bacon at least 6 strips
remove and set aside for later
1 cup of chopped onion into bacon juice and oil
glaze to a clear color add
2 chopped/ smashed cloves of garlic
when everything has cooked down to a clear bits add
2 tbls of Flour with
1tsp of Salt
stir in until absorbed add pepper to liking add
4 cups of chicken broth add
3 or 4 large cubed potatoes
bring to a boil add
1 1/2 cups of whole milk (1 can of evaporated milk)
2 cups of shredded medium cheddar cheese
simmer till potatoes are tender add
2 cups corn or 2 cans (corn with peppers is good)
taste and add salt and pepper if desired
serve with sprinkled bacon on top and chives
Enjoy
serves at least 6 - 8 people

Little Darlyn Girls

When I was at LJ's I painted a little darlyn girl. It was so much fun I decided to paint some more! I think my favorites are the Pumpkin Girl, and the Flower girl. Which one is your favorite?
Flower Girl, Pumkin Girl, Beach Girl, and Cupcake Girl.

Adorable!

I absolutely love vintage things!
This little dress is so sweet and I love it!
I found it on Etsy at Chew Chew's Closet. Isn't it cute, darling and fun?
I am wishing I could get this for my Jewels but she is probably to big for it!
She is a 18 and 24 mth sizes now! I can't believe she is so big now!

Taking inventory!

In an attempt to find a spool of thread in the color I needed I cleaned out my thread box and tidied up. Then a whim came to me. Take a picture with me when I am shopping and then I won't buy multiples of the same colors over and over. Which if you look closer you can see I have already done this! LOL! Now if I can get a bobbin for each and somehow keep them together, so I can find what I need quickly!
Do we ever stop and freeze a moment in progress?
Well, now I have. In the midst of looking for thread and sewing a dress for my eldest daughter I have pictures. Pictures of thread, and one of my sewing machines. I spy my pink pin cushion, a great sewing machine, a blue pen and a purple pen, a rubber stamp, a cutting mat, a pattern piece (one I traced onto tissue), a tissue box (sewing always makes me sneeze, I guess it's the lint), a turquoise dress in progress (dotted swiss from my grandmothers closet!), and more thread! How FUN!

Halloween

It is time to taste cider and candy corn.
Sketch up a costume and bring it to life!
Sew and paint and decorate!
Happy Halloween!