6/29/11

As promised I have some pics!!! Some of it is just random stuff.


My dining room being prepped for the hardwood flooring ( we are changing the wall color to a blueish aqua color).


My studio from the street I just love the lanterns. We are going to paint the floor and the insides of the doors on Friday. Again a crazy blueish aqua color but darker than in the dining room.


This is Casper my stray for 2 yrs. I named her Casper because I never saw her she would see me in the house and run off scared to death. When I started feeding her I should have changed her name. She now lives with my mom inside.


Love this purse it's one from the workt by hand weekend that someone made. (sorry it's side ways I'm just lucky I got the pics on the ipad let alone figuring out how to turn it).


This is Paxton (aka the shoe monster)


Had to buy another pair and have them brought to me by another store mgr because we didn't have my size. BAD BOY!!! 7 prs know between mine and the other half!!!


His moms miss willow. Isn't she cute? Well don't try to pet her she cujo!!! She hates everyone!!! I don't know why because when we got her she wasn't that way. But the boy LOVES everyone so he makes up for her.


Love these I'm Gunnar do a piece like this to practice my stitches on. Of course mine won't look like this these are sue spargo's and she the the stitching goddess!!!


This is a teaser for my next post!!! Awesome it's our local Irish pub cook mc doogals.
Have a great night!!! ;0)

6/27/11

Wow it's been a minute since I posted. This past wed. We put our hardwood flooring down and finished it on fri morning. It looks so good.
I've had so much going on at work we are getting ready for back to school and a mgr mtg with about 20 Mgrs in my store so it has to look AMAZING!!!
The barn is still a barn until we get it cleaned out of all the power tools then it will be called my studio.
Hope everyone's week is going good.
Marilyn

6/19/11

Well I guess it's going to be difficult (the electronics in my life) I went and bought the adapter for my camera with the iPad so I can take pics and post them easier. I was already to start and guess what camera battery was dead!!! So no pics again. What a Spain.

I have decided to get rid of a lot of stuff I don,t use. I feel like it can weigh me down and it leaves no room to grow and sometimes it,s hard seeing past the mess. I am going to start tommorrow the other half has to work.
I,m tired so I,m goin to bed.
Marilyn

6/15/11

so i spent the afternoon in the studio trying to plan the lay out and how i want stuff situated in it. my other half has started adding stuff in there that i'm worried will stay(ie. pond food, fertilizer, fire wood for the pit) but i said today you only have a few weeks and then i'm movin everything out i want to get this set up how i want it.

sorry i haven't posted any pics i have a ton i want to show but need to get them off my camera and on the laptop as i don't have the adapter to put them on the ipad. i'm thinkin about adding blogger to my phone but i'm horrible at taking pics with it they are all blurry and the ipad camera the quality i think is horrible. the pics look all picalated(? not sure of spelling).

we had a nice storm roll thru this morning (i got a couple of pics too but none to post today) if you know me you know i LOVE rain. the sky was BLACK!!! it was so dark it totally made me smile.
 tomorrow i will try to have a picture post just full of pics.
hope everyone had a great wed.
marilyn

6/11/11

So I haven't posted in awhile kinda mad at myself. Had my new iPad out back on the patio a few days ago to do a post... You probably know where this is going. Anyway I dropped it!!! Needless to say I'm ANGERY with myself I should have been paying closer attention and not trying to do what I was doing. Anyway it still works but know the side of the glass is all cracked. No warrenty so obviously I will have to get it fixed. Very upset with myself!!!

But on a better note the other half and I put stuff out for the neighborhood rummage sale. We did pretty good considering we did have much to put out I didn't get any time off to be able to get more pulled but I'm hopin the the morning I will get some more stuff out.
We ended up eating a late lunch and tried the new Irish pub in town. I will post on this tomorrow. The inside is beautiful an the food amazing!!!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
Marilyn

6/2/11

Here are some pics of the back yard.








So there's still tape on the barn but this was taken about a week ago. The barn is now done!!! The whole outside is painted and we have added lateens and hooks with hanging baskets. I will get more pics and post them of the finished look. I officially HATE to paint!!! I did before this but really do now. I'm glad it's all done. The other half is going to paint the patio tomorrow.
Hope everyone is having a great week.
Marilyn

5/27/11

So someone was giving me grief about not posting the next day... So here are some pics it's been hard since we have had rain everyday!!! Well not today!!!! ¥£€#< bad words I got an iPad and I don't think it's going to work with blogger I can't get the pictures to load!!!

5/24/11

i should really be asleep but can't so i thought i'd do a short post to let everyone know i'm still breathin!!! i have had sooooo much going on. i will post pics and more tomorrow but inventory for work is over, whb(AMAZING!!!), the backyard studio delivered, pergoula up, and fence is finished!!! the little guys love it!!!
i hope everyone is safe after all the storms. more to come tomorrow.
marilyn
p.s. this little one makes me smile =0)

4/26/11

well i haven't forgotten about everyone i've just been busy. the other half and i celebrated and anniversary yesterday 19 yrs!!! i can't believe it's been that long.

we are working on a bunch of stuff this summer fencing in the yard for the little guys, the barn, a pergola over the patio, hardwood flooring in the kitchen and dining room and painting a wall in the kitchen and dining room. have no fear i will gets pics before, during and after to post. i am way excited because the fur kids need a place to run and play.

also i have my workt by hand workshop this weekend and i'm way excited to get out of town for a few days.
i hope everyone had a great easter weekend.

marilyn
p.s. we went to anthropologie and restoration hardware on wed and i'm in LOVE!!! it was my second trip to anthropologie i broke down and bought a sweater and love it. they also were just putting out some new aprons and i loved them. i am hoping to make a few for the garden show.

4/17/11

so the other half and i have been working out in the yard since the weather is warming some and no rain. we discovered we have a bug investation!!! bees, lady bugs, butterflies, grasshoppers  you name it i think we have it!!!

i think these are the kind of bugs everyone would want.

the phlox is in full bloom

and the lavender is huge.

i hope evryone else had a great weekend. let me know what you're up to.

4/15/11

some pics from stitch night on wed with the bees.

 miss letty's mr dummond

 jan's mr. drummond rug hooked amazing work!!!

ms. jan's bunny ornies for her spring tree super cute!!!
i hope everyone has an awesome weekend
marilyn

4/14/11

what a day!!! i will have pics from show n tell at granny bees and some pics of the bugs i have in my garden. i think i have an infestation!!!

 love this

and this but the other half says i can't have one=0( the neighbor hood codes won't allow it i say poohy on them!!!

4/7/11

speechless thursday... just one of those days

 thought you might like this...

 and this...

 vw love ;0>...

 and this... something i want to learn how to do this year

hope everyones day was good.  marilyn

4/3/11

 it was nice here today super windy as you can tell by my hair,but the other have and i took the little guys for a walk. this was willows ( blk & wht) first time for a walk she did bretter good.

willow

and this guy paxton what a mess he LOVES going for walks. we took him over the summer to cincy and he loved the city.

the other half took all these pics and then but them in photo shop and messed with them. i think they turned out good.

i worked outside in the flower beds and did some spring cleaning. how did you spend your sunday?
marilyn

4/2/11

at work today this lady shopping had this awesome bag so i asked her where she got it and here's a link to the site: http://www.envirosax.com/
these are way cool!!!

4/1/11

april fool's everyone!!! lots going on  i thought i might just post some pics from the www (winter woolen workshop) in feb of my area and some of the other bees.

                                                                    some of my stuff

                                                                    more of my stuff

                                       mustard seed (they do a lot of stationary) super cute stuff

                                                           cindy bee " the bee keeper"

i wish everyone a happy weekend!!!   marilyn

1/26/11

cottage shed love!!! 

and this

the other half and i have the weekend off so we have been looking at summer projects. our backyard is a blank slate we have nothing back there not a bush or a flower. so i have been looking at these.

i just can't decide!!!tell me what you think.

marilyn

all day workshop

we had an all day workshop and it was sooo much fun. i love it when i get to hang out with my bee friends and the gurlz. i was teaching a make it take it lady bug

 

and a punch needle pin keep

they are both so easy and so much fun. i have decide being the hippie i am (gosh i wish i would have been around to go to woodstock but any ways) have decided to do the lady bugs in different bright colors. so check back in the next couple of days i will start on them and get pics to post. 

i hope everyone is getting warmer weather  i know we are here in indiana.

have a great weekend and i'll be back 1st of the week.

marilyn

p.s. keep ja[an in your prayers and don't forget to pray for the little guys (pets).   

3/12/11

it really seemed like spring today , sunny and on my way driving to work all i kept hearing were birds chirping i need to get my scraps out for the birds nests.

i have really been thinking about all those poor people in japan and have been trying to decide what i can do to help. i couldn't imagine what it's like to lose everything let alone a loved one or a child. i would be a mess!!! my heart goes out to them.
marilyn

3/9/11

tonight was stitch night with the granny bees and here are some of the items ms. helen has made. she was so talented.

just look at her beading and stitching on these items it's just amazing!!!

marilyn  

3/4/11

well it's been hard to talk about and i have been in shock since last friday when one of my good friends who's a granny bee passed away. the entire hive is devastated we all were hoping she would get out of the hospital and be able to pop in at the show.

she was a wonderful stitcher and so modest. she never felt her work was all that good. she had this dry since of humor that was so funny and amazing wit. she always knew just what to say. i will miss her very much!!! 

2/28/11

wow is all i can say. what a weekend!!! this was one of the felting classes being taught. it's so much fun just hangin out with the girls we all have so much  in common. so many talented people in one area.

more to come later. i do hope everyone is ok after the horrible storms that rolled through last night.
marilyn

2/24/11

this weekend is the winter woolen workshop and if you are in the kokomo in area you should come. sat 9-6 and sun 11-5 at the historical sieberling mansion and elliott house. admission is $10 and the money goes to the historical society. this is the best show you can take classes, there will be make it take it's also people doing demo's so you can learn a lot just by watching people. ali strebel and sue spargo will be there teaching classes and selling their supplies. i on the other hand will have a suitcase hopefully full of stuff. i will be packing mr. carmen and will have lots of pics to post next week.

we are bracing for another winter storm they can't seem to decide what or how much we will get. it was supposed to rain all day and we have had nothing so i say we probably won't get much.

i hope everyone has agreat weekend i may not post til sunday night or monday night.
check out http://www.picturetrail.com/bethsmainstreetfolkart for class projects.
cheerio, marilyn

2/17/11

i saw my first robin a couple of days ago when i was backing out of the driveway. spring is on it's way the weather the past couple of days has been warm. i'm so ready for spring!!! i can't wait to get my hands in some dirt and plant a few things. we have decided know that we have two little ones to fence in the back yard. being schnauzers they tend to start sniffing and wondering off chasing every smell and i swear the minute they head outside they become deaf there is no stopping them.

the other half left for florida for a few days so i hope i can get lots of stitching done for next weekends show. i hope everyone has a great weekend.
cheerio, marilyn

2/8/11

you know how it goes when you are having a bad hair day and you schedule to get it cut and then 2-3 days before it does really good?

well tomorrow i'm scheduled for a root canal and 2 weeks ago when my mouth was killing me i was ready and last week, the day of the snow storm, i was ready because my tooth was still hurting but now that it's not been bothering me i don't want to go and it start hurting all over again. i'm going to a new dentist my 2nd visit and i'm not one who likes to go so just think about me in the morning i'm sure it will all go well but who knows.

i hope everyone's staying warm we will be hovering at zero tonight.


marilyn

2/1/11

the other half and i went to the grocery store last night just to pick up cottage cheese, carrots and potatoes for a roast we made today and OMG the shelves were way empty!!! i decided to take a couple of pics it's been a very long time since i've seen the shelves this empty.we knew we had a major snow storm coming with 2 rounds. we were hearing all kinds of forecasts freezing rain and snow and all snow upto 15-18 inches. what a mess as of know it has been sleeting most of the day and all night. the wind is blowing something fierce.there has been some freezing rain so power outages could happen. tomorrows forecast is snow and blowing wind gusts up to 40 mph!!!

the mall closed early but it took half my day getting that arranged they wanted us to be open all night.

i hope everyone is staying nice and warm!!!
cheerio, marilyn

1/26/11

well i said i was going to post a story i'm sorry it has taken me almost a week to do it. some of you readers have already  heard it. last wednesday my other half and i decided, it had  been a week and, willow was doing good that we would take her to the pet store and get some food and treats for her and paxton. well for those of you that know my other half will really understand this story  very much a NEAT FREAK!!!  everything in it's place and neat ( mops the garage floor )  well we took off from the house in our brand new challenger went to the car wash and target before we got to the pet store. well we didn't even get the car parked in the parking lot and she throw up on the seat and floor mat. it smelled so bad poor thing she was a nervous wreck. got her in the pet store and she just really wanted to go home. i ended up putting her in the cart as we finished up. everyone thought he and paxton were super cute and wanted to take them home. poor paxton he just wanted to run around and see everyone he's so friendly. we finished up and started home and again we made it to our road but not to the drive way and she throw up again only this time i tried to caught it with the paper napkins in the car. ( that didn't work out so well.) it aws all liguid and it shoot out and went all down into the gear shifter!!! oh boy the other half was not happy and all i could think was how on earth am i going to get this all cleaned up and get rid of the smell. many qtips later and lots of patients trying to get it all it looked a lot better. the other half wasn't as mad as i thought. it took us about 3 hours to get her calmed down she was acting as if she was having a panic attack breathing very very heavy and shaking like crazy. we put her in bed and just let her sleep.
we have decided short trips to get her used to the car  or we are asking the vet for motion sickness medicine.
i have taken her on a few short trips since then and she's been ok.
happy hump day!!!
marilyn
sorry it took me so long to tell my story.

1/2211

well inventory at work is over so hopefully i will have more time to do the things i love!!! i'm getting ready for the winter woolen work shop in feb. check out the picture trail at bethsmain street folkart. take class, learn something new. some of us are teaching and we are blessed enough to have ali strebel and sue spargo teaching and vending this year at the show!!! we are SUPER excited =0)

i hope to have some pics tomorrow of the new addition to the family and boy do i have a story to go with them.

i have designed a couple of new purses and cigar boxes i thought about putting them in an etsy store but haven't decided for sure yet what i'm gonna do.

i hope everyone is staying warm we have been highs in the low 20's. i don't mind winter but i'm OVER it!!!! i'm ready for just above freezing.
marilyn

1/10/11

it's been a while thought i'd post a pic. paxton's gettin his mommy back.

last post of 2010

happy new year to all my readers!!! i hope everyone has a safe and happy evening. i will be reflecting on the past year and looking forward to the new year. i have so many things to be thankful for.
i hope yours is great too.
marilyn

12/22/2010

well after 10 hours of shopping i think we are done!!! the other half and i were going back and forth and trying to figure out what the nieces and nephews want??? one minute this the next this omg i decide it probably wouldn't matter they would just play with whatever toy they got.  tomorrow night is our wrappping party if anyone wants to help?
i hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and i hope you have a happy and safe one.

12/13/2010

i can't believe we only have 12 days til christmas. every morning when i go into work it has been doing the count down. we still are not done shopping. i told the other half that i will not be out 2 days before trying to get it all done!!! if we don't have it done then everyone left will get a check and then they can get what they want.

we were expecting 3-5 inches over thw weekend but only got about an inch but the temps are bad. it is down right fridgid here low tonight is 1 and wind chills -10. it is bitter cold.  the weather man says more snow wed. i kind of wish we would get snowed in for a couple of days i could work on a lot of stitching stuff.
i hope neveryone is staying warm and enjoying the holiday season.
marilyn

12/5/2010

well we had our first measureable snow yesterday and now the temps are falling. it's supposed to get down into the teens or single digits tonight. i'm not really ready for it to be this cold yet. we turn into hermits!!! who wants to get out when your nose freezes? we were out in it for about 45 min the other half had a photo shot for our neighbors christmas card. my fingers when we were done were numb, they hurt so bad and i couldn't feel them. the pics turned out really good.

make sure if you are in town to come to our ornament extravanga on sat from 9-5 i will have some kits and there will be a lot of make it take it's to do. if you haven't been to one of our workshops you should they are very fun and who doesn't want to hang out with a bunch of like minded woman and drink entitrely toooo much coffee? hope you've all had a great weekend!!!
this is a pic taken of me on our day off. 

12/2/2010 thur

i've had a nice few days off didn't get done anything i wanted or planned to get done but never the less i didn't have to work!!! the other half took some great pics of me anhopefully i will be able to post some of them tomorrow. we are expecting our first  measureable snow to start tonight or early in the morning, not sure i'm ready to drive the mini ( ms. pearl) on the snow but we will see how she does. well i hope evryone is doing well have a great night and will return with pics soon.
marilyn =0)

thur. 11/25/10

i hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday with family and friends.
 think positive thoughts for me 2:30 will be her before i know it (mall opens @ 5).
we had a good day spent it with family, ate lots of good food and drank lots of wine. my new open i love from brown county winery- vista red  it's not dry it's kind of sweet. very good you should give it a try i only like the sweet ones but really like this one.
have a great noght and have fun if you venture out blk friday.

10/31/10

happy halloween to everyone hope everyone had a safe and nice day. here are some pics of our pumpkin carving it was so much fun. we actually this year had to much candy so that was good last year we ran out. it would have been nice if it would have been a little warmer my finger were numb after about an hour.

10/20/10 read at ur own risk gross story

today i thought would be good i got off early and we were going  to my brother in laws for dinner which we did do but it's what happened before we went. for starts my car isn't running again for like the forth time so it had to go back to the dealer. i have had the acr less than 6 months and this is the 4th time its had to go in for service!!! this time it was towed in to the shop but what a mess!!!!!
anyway also i have a stray cat i started feeding last fall well she's no longer a stray she hands out on the porch all day and plays with paxton. well she is an outdoor wild cat so she does all the stuff wild cats do, kill birds and baby bunnies and bring them up on the porch to share,so today my other half who doesn't care for her tells me after he picked me up from work" you have a mess your cat got blood on the chair cushion and the porch!". i said ok i'll clean it up. so i'm looking for all the post and at the cushions so i know how big of a mess i have and she came out of her cat house happy to see me i just turned to go get my stuff but for some reason i turned back around and looked at her. my stomach instsntly went into a knot it was her blood half of her tails has ALL the skin and hair ripped off of it it looks smaller than a pencil i can't believe it didn't break off. it was bleeding a little still. i feel so horrible for her it has to really hurt. i called the vet and they pretty much said it will probably get infected. i should wrap it in a sheet so it can breathe and keep it clean. i said i can barely hold her there's no way i can do that and there's no way i can bring her in it was dead air after that so i just said thank you and hung up.
so if you would please say a prayer for casper that her tail will heal and if anyone has advice about how i should care for her let me know.
thanks so much and sorry for such a sad story.

10/10/10

PETS ARE SO FUNNY. MY LITTLE GUY BOY CAN HE BE A HANDFUL!!! WE TOOK HIM TO THE PARK LAST NIGHT AND I WALKED HIM ALL OVER THE PLACE, TOOK HIM BACK IN THE WOODS (HE CHASED A CHIPMUNK OUT OF A TREE) AND TRIED TO WEAR HIM OUT. HE'S BEEN SO HYPER SO I THOUGHT HE'D BE TIRED NO SUCH LUCK!!! HE RAN AROUND TEARING UP THE RUGS AND TOYS EVERYWHERE HE PROBABLY HAS ABOUT 50. I DON'T MIND IT SO MUCH I GET HE'S JUST PLAYING BUT THE OTHER HALF IT MAKES HIM CRAZY HE KEEPS TELLING PAXTON " YOU BETTER PICK UP ALL THESE TOYS AND FIX ALL THE RUGS!!!" I THINK IT'S SO FUNNY I JUST LAUGH AT HIM AND PAXTON JUST LOOKS AT HIM LIKE WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
PAXTON IS THE LITTLE GUY.

9/27/10

HELLO EVERYONE I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT BLOGGING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND JUST HAVEN'T DONE IT. MAYBE WRITERS BLOCK BUT EVERY TIME I WOULD SET DOWN TO BLOG I WOULD THINK WHAT AM I GOING TO TALK ABOUT? I HAVE HAD SO MUCH GOING ON AT WORK AND I WANT THIS TO BE A POSITIVE PLACE THAT I'VE HAD A HARD TIME SEEING THROUGH ALL THE REST OF THE MESS. SO I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T WRITTEN.

ONE MAJOR THING THAT HAS HAPPENED IS MY BROTHER IN LAW MOVED HERE WITH HIS FAMILY FROM FLORIDA BUT ONLY AFTER THEY WERE IN L.A. FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND DECIDED THEY DIDN'T WANT TO RAISE THEIR FAMILY THERE. THEY CAME HERE WITH ONLY A LITTLE MORE THAN WHAT WAS ON THERE BACKS. WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY HELPING THEM OUT THE HAVE FOUND A PLACE TO LIVE AND HE'S FOUND A JOB. MAJOR RELIEF!!! BEYOND THAT I GUES I'VE JUST BEEN IN A FUNK.

THE CABIN WAS A WEEK AND A HALF AGO IT WAS NICE TO BE ABLE TO HANG OUT WITH THE GIRLS SOME.
I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL. 

8/18/2010

FUN DAY TODAY!!! I GOT TO SPEND IT WITH MY OTHER HALF AND THE BOY. WE TOOK HIM TO THE DOG PARK FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY THAT WAS AN EXPERIENCE. WE WANTED TO TAKE HIM BEFORE BUT COULDN'T UNTIL HE GOT ALL OF HIS PUPPY SHOTS. ALL THE DOGS THERE WERE BIG DOGS WELL YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW BEAT UP MY POOR LITTLE 9 POUND GUY GOT. ONE OF THE OTHER COUPLES HAD A BOXER AND ALL SHE WANTED TO DO WAS BAT HIM AROUND IN THE DIRT AT ONE POINT SHE STEPPED ON HIM AND HE YELPED I HAD TO PICK HIM UP AFTER THAT. THERE OTHER BIG DOG HAD SLOBBER HANGING OUT OF HIS MOUTHY SO BETWEEN THE SLOBBER AND ALL THE DUST HE HAD LITTLE MUD BALLS IN HIS HAIR ON HIS LEGS. (HE DIDN'T REALLY LIKE GETTING THE BATH AFTERWARDS.)  I DO THINK AFTER ALL 5 OF THEM GOT DONE SNIFFING HIM AND REALIZED THE LITTLE MAN WAS A DOG AND NOT A CAT OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT HE HAD FUN HE WAS RUNNING AROUND AND THEY WERE CHASING HIM HE JUST COULDN'T GET VERY FAR BECAUSE THEY WOULD CAUGHT UP TO HIM SO QUICKLY. WE ARE GOING TO SEE IF THEY DO A TIME FOR SMALL DOGS SO HE CAN ENJOY HIMSELF.
WELL THAT'S ABOUT IT WE KIND OF HAD A BORING DAY. I HOPE EVERYONE IS WELL.
MARILYN

2 nd PUBLICATION

WOW I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! MY 2ND ARTICLE IN GREENCRAFT HAS FINALLY COME OUT!!! IT HIT THE NEWS STANDS ON WED. I'M SUPER EXCITED IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. I LIKE THE THINGS I MAKE BUT WHEN A GLOBAL MAGAZINE LIKES YOUR STUFF IT'S PRETTY AMAZING!!! I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT WHAT NEW PROJECT I WANT TO MAKE NEXT I HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS AND HOPE AFTER BACK TO SCHOOL WORK WILL SLOW DOWN AND I WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO STITCH. I'M REALLY READY FOR ALL THE KIDS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL SO MY DAYS CAN GET BACK TO NORMAL. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS HAD A GREAT WEEKEND
MARILYN =0)