10 Days of Giveaways!

I'm so excited to be included in Brandie Mansfield's 10 Days of Giveaways! Beginning January 1 there will be a giveaway every day for 10 days! Mine is scheduled for January 2. Lookout ladies, this is going to be fabulous! I can't wait to see who all the winners are. Now go visit Brandie at www.dreamcustomartwork.blogspot.com and see what is going on!

Baking Day...

We had a blast making cupcakes and cookies...

Bailey's cookies he decorated all by himself...

Kirsten decorated her own too...

Kirsten, Pop and Bailey smiling for me...

Kirsten made a tray of her cookies and cupcakes to take to a Christmas get together for her Nannie's side of the family...

This cookie is my favoite one...

All this baking has Bailey tuckered out...

Pop kept us entertained while we baked...

Latest work...

For Jen...

For Erica...


For Clara...

For Jen...

For Clara...

Thanks ladies!

Christmas In The Park

Our grandson Bailey - our little monkey - with a mouth full of candy...


Our granddaughter Kirsten - our little ballerina - dancing in the window of Paula's Dance Academy...

Thanksgiving

Bailey loves his Uncle Clint...and the feelings are mutual...


The Cracker Challenge... each person is given 10 saltine crackers with nothing to drink. The object is to be first to eat all 10 crackers in 2 minutes. Alexis and Trevor are the two brave souls that Julie talked into doing this...

Lots of fun, but neither of them finished the task. Now who wants to go for the cinnamon challenge. Hum, I believe it will be Clint and Trevor...


The Cinnamon Challenge - (first let me say, you should definitely do this challenge outside) - each person puts 1 tsp. ground cinnamon in his mouth and "tries" to swallow it. Sound easy enough? ha Here we go...both put the cinnamon in their mouth...

and try to keep it in their mouths...

Clint spit his out first...YUCK!

Then Trevor...you can actually see the PUFF of cinnamon in the air!

both trying to rinse and spit it all away! We all laughed till we hurt.

Just a glimpse...

Just a little glimpse of things for the upcoming Artisans of the Cumberland show Nov. 19-21 at the McMinnville Civic Center. Sorry I can't show you everything, but just look at the deliciousness of the fabrics...

Our Precious Spooks

Bailey as Jack the Pumpkin King and Kirsten as Jessie from Toy Story! They were darling! Grandchildren are just the BEST! I love their Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse pumpkins they carved!

Meals On Wheels Fundraiser

Be sure to go by Farmer's Market Halloween morning to vote for Coy's scarecrow! For a small donation to meals on wheels you can place your vote for the best scarecrow to help this worthy cause! Voting ends at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 31. NOW GET OUT THERE AND VOTE!

Scarecrow in the making...

We'll get it right...we promise...it just takes some tweaking! We'll have him looking like our minister Coy Hathcock in no time (well, sort of)! We will show you the finished product later today after we move him to the Farmer's Market. The Farmer's Market is having a fundraiser for Meals on Wheels. Various local folks were asked to make a scarecrow to enter. Visitors to the Farmer's Market Saturday may vote for their favorite scarecrow for a donation to Meals on Wheels. What a fabulous idea. Be sure to go vote for Coy Saturday morning. The contest ends at 11:30 a.m. and we need to raise lots of money for Meals on Wheels!

Dreaming...

Going to sleep to dream of finishing those other two tea towels. Goodnight.

My Version

My little version of a tea towel a friend bought at a very nice store. You know me, I decided to try to make my own. Actually there was a set of three. It has taken me so long to hand embroider this one, who knows when I will finish the other two ;-) Now I know why they were so pricey!

For Marlee and Maggie

Marlee and Maggie are headed to the beach! They will be so precious wearing their pillowcase dresses for their beach pictures...

Autumn Street Fair

The Autumn Street Fair is Saturday, October 3 in Downtown McMinnville, TN! Don't let it pass you buy. If it is anything like last year's it will be a fabulous. There are so many great craft booths and food vendors galore! There will be a Baby Show and live entertainment all day. Rise and shine in the morning --- it fun begins at 9 a.m.

Monday Night Monogramming

It was a monogramming night last night! These pillow cases are the softest ever. I have GOT to have some of these for myself! These are for Derek and Jeannine's upcoming bridal shower. I hope they like them...
The hand embroidered cupcake tea towel is for Brooke and Chris' shower Saturday. The name is machine embroidered. I hope they like it!

Pam England ordered the monogram on the apron below. Most new brides love to receive things with their new initials on it. Thanks for the order Pam!

Recent Orders...

Wedding gift ordered for Abbey & Isaiah...
Wedding gifts ordered for the Medleys, the Masons and the Williams...

Antique Quilt Show @ WC Fair

Lena Jones shown with one of the beautiful Friendship Quilts entered...
Leticia Barnes tries to decide which quilt will get her vote for "People's Choice"...

Lena Jones and Susan Phillips discuss some of the entries...

The Antique Quilt Show at the Warren County Fair was something to see as usual. The ladies that organize the display do such a wonderful job. I don't have all their names, but Lena Jones and Reba Jo Newby are two that devote much of their free time to this event. Be sure to watch BLTV channel 6 to see what was filmed about the quilt show. Mrs. Lena always does a fabulous job explaining all the different entries! I don't know how she remembers all that information, I sure couldn't! Thanks ladies for all you do to bring us this quilt show each year!