Season's Sewing....

The house has been a buzz
with the humming of the sewing machine....
getting ready for the beginning of Craft Season...
every weekend until Christmas.

Don't forget to visit us in O'Fallon IL -
this weekend *****Nov 6 & 7
OFallon High School Band Boosters Craft Fair...
It's a BIGGIE !!!

Happy Halloween...

Well, this is how our Holiday weekend ended.....

Sweet Dreams "Sugar Plum Fairy"

just a little note: this was the first time

Lil Orchid tasted a funnel Cake and tasted

only a little of her first pixie stix.

Sorry-She is SWEET enough!!

She also Won "Most Elaborate Costume"

today at a local Fall Festival. THANKS!

also heard from my son

who is enjoying the sunshine in Texas.

Sugar Plum Fairy

Happy Halloween from

my very own "Sugar Plum Fairy",

we have enjoyed the weekends festivities

of Parades, Contests, & Trunk or Treats !

If you like her Tiara and Fairy Puff,

check out our etsy store at

http://lilorchidstoychest.etsy.com/

this is where we list our handmade

tutus, blocks, whatzats,

and other imagination inspiring toys.

Lil Orchid was Awarded

3rd place for Costume Creativity

for Kindergarten and under.

Working Hard...

Designing some new Dirndle Skirts
and matching t's (made to layer so they can be multi-seasonal)
wear them with a perfect pair of leg warmers and WOW!!!!
Also been working on our handcut wooden blocks
and some cute little learning
Colors and Counting Bowling Sets.
remember check out:
orchidsandladybugs.etsy.com

Muffin Tin Snacks

Creativity is not limited with our sewing....my daughter has been creating little lunches once a week for my granddaughter. Muffin Tin or Bento meals, food put into separate compartments, Lil Orchid loves them and loves cooking with her Mom Mom for these special themed meals.

This one as you can see is "Halloween".

Filled with carved apples (skull & vampire mouth with almond teeth),hot dog mummies, green olive eyes, black olive spider, carrot fingers with cheese nails, banana ghosts, three toed ogre foot sandwich, tortilla chip witches hat, pudding cup dirt with cookie tombstone & circus peanut pumpkins, etc.

Getting ready for a FUN Holiday...Trick or Treat!

Happy 38th Birthday Misty

(my oldest niece and mother to my great nephew, Jack)

Wonderful Weekend...

Wonderful Weekend...

My son got to come home and visit, mainly for Lil Orchids last Home Game to Cheer at, but it also included joining us at a friends Super Hero costume birthday party and at our Fall Adoption Groups get together. Everyone was excited when Superman arrived, he was great with both the kids and adults! (check him out at:www.charleechartrand.com)

only thing Lil Orchid asked"Why didn'the fly in her house?" we told her he didn't want to scare Robbie the dog :)

and we had a blast painting our own pumpkins.

Good Byes were bitter sweet as always,

but we want him to be safe

when he drives back to Ohio.

What a Wonderful FULL Weekend.

Heading Home Again !

Heading Home from a busy weekend at Heritage Days and saying good bye to Great Great and YeYe. A big Thank You to them for our room and board, which made it so nice to visit and spend some time with them. Enjoyed the Fried Green Tomatoes, M-m-m-m-m-m. Lil Orchid had fun helping them decorate outside for Halloween and then gathered acorn hats for our Imagineer Wooden Dolls

.

Heritage Days in Missouri

Heritage Days was busy in a relaxing way.

Meet some delightful vendors

who also became our customers.

Lil Orchid got excited to see a Princess,

Miss Warsaw Jubilee was gracious enough

to share a photo op.

Let's not forget our great Flower Clips

are not just for little girls

they look Perfect on Ladies Hat Bands too!

Heritage Days in Warsaw ..

The weather was with us this weekend in Southern Missouri, during the Heritage Days events. We had a very nice spot just off the Lake (near Truman Dam off Lake of the Ozarks). I made some new overall outfits for Lil Orchid to wear...Both So-o-o-o-o CUTE!!

Then made several new overall outfits....sorry they SOLD too.

New Customers were plentiful and their excitment of my work and my daughter's original hair bows and flowers was appreciated. Thanks Again !!

160 yrs old ! Happy B-day Mom & Mel

10-10-2010

Yep! Today we celebrated

my Mom & Stepdad's

Birthday -

and together they are a 160 years old.

Lookin' Good, don't you think!

My two older sisters, a niece and great nephew

joined us as we took my parents

out for a Sunday Buffet.

Happy Birthday, We Love You !!!!

Later, we meet up with my brother and his wife

she was singing at an Octoberfest -

we all enjoyed the music.

Go Panthers!

Unfortunately,

this is a very

un-productive weekend,
especially with all the

FallCraft Fairs and Holidays

approaching!

Alot of my relatives were in for the weekend

to celebrate my great niece Maddy's 7th B-day.

My Mom and stepDad's Birthdays.

And I don't want to miss saying

Happy 15th Birthday

to my nephew, Dakota!

Go Panthers!

My two older sisters, my niece and great nephew, Jack

along with Ye Ye and Great Great cheered along

with Lil Orchid at her Football game.

Back to Creating...

Getting some of our wooden blocks done....