Traveling Sewing Boxes and Stacks Of Patterns!

The weeks are slipping away as I am packing and finishing goods for the 2 months that I will be in Branson, Missouri at Silver Dollar City.  I finished up these 5 boxes during the last 2 evenings and inside is a plain little wool pinkeep filled with snippets of wool and crushed walnut shells.  I have about a dozen more to finish then it will be on to putting the finishing touches on a LOT more pieces I have in the last stages of being done.  

The majority of the kits are made and with the help of MOM I have just over 1,000 kits!  She has been cracking the whip (just kidding) but she does keep me on track :)  It has been great fun working with her and reminiscing about days gone by!  Thanks MOM :)

She put together over 1200 patterns last week and then we added them to the pile that we had been working on over the last few months.  My booth should be FULL to the brim with lots of new patterns, finished goods, kits, and tools of the trade!

I will be vending at Silver Dollar City from September 12th to October 26th....so if you are in the area please stop by and say Howdy!

Happy Trails.....Ginger

The Little Country Church

Along the highways and byways and little country roads you will find little churches many of them very old. Old wooden pews and simple furnishings often are still used inside.  Some have fragile stained glass and some just simple panes.  Inside you will find that some use the old hymn books and the wood floors creak beneath your feet.   The old songs are my favorites they are filled with so much truth.

I punched this little prairie community with the focus of the "Little Country Church" and thought of the many times as a child my sisters and I  would ride to church with my mom and grandma to many a church meeting :)

I can even recall little snippets of conversations in the car as Grandma would sing along with the radio as old time hymns would play as we would cross the one lane wood bridge as we would go to church.

I am one of the lucky ones in life that had someone care enough to see that a foundation was laid in my heart.   Quite a few years ago I made a choice to make a reservation.....Over the last few months I have thought about that reservation.  It is the most important reservation of my life.  It is my eternal reservation and I often go to bed at night and dream in my humble dreams of what it will be like!  I know it will be far grander than I can imagine and oh how joyous it will be to visit with those I have read about, the family that has went on before me but most of all seeing and talking with the  Lord Jesus Christ  who gave his life for me. 

My hope is you have made your reservation, too!

Happy Trails....Ginger

  

Embrace Every Day!

 

We are taking each summer day and enjoying them as much as we can.  Time slips away so very fast.

Sloan gave all of these rocks their own personality.  The green ones glow in the dark. 

I have been trying to read to him as much as I can this summer so we joined the Library dig into reading program.  He starts kindergarten the middle of August and he said he is looking most forward to the ice cream that will be available!

 

 

We hop into the truck and meet up with Aunt Jenn and Eva Mae at one of the local parks.  The riding toys are hot so we cool it down with a big beach towel.

 

On to the splash pad where we all enjoy the cool spray of the water!

 

 

Back at the house Sloan tells me he wants to earn some quarters and he  asked  if I have some chores he can do.  There is always something needing done and so he shines up the glass doors.

 

 

He told me that he needs six more quarters and so a sink full of dishes gets done!

 

Miss Eva Mae comes to visit and they both have a great time playing together.  She calls him bubba and he tells everyone that she is his lil' sister!  Cousins that are as close as brother and sister :) 

 

 



 

Pati Jane and I have been working for months on kits and finished goods for the time we will be at Silver Dollar City.  We set up a mock display with a few things we will have in our booth.

 

We have boxes filled with lots of kits, patterns, yarn, hooks, punches, and so much more!

 

We will be at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Mo from August 23- September 30th.  If you are in the area we would love you to stop by.  We will be demonstrating rug hooking, oxford punch, and punch needle.  Silver Dollar City is an amusement park set back in the 1800's that is a family friendly park with activities for young and old. 

 

 

I hope each of you are taking each day and embracing it and making memories along the way.  Memories can last a lifetime and time slips away so fast!  Take time to enjoy the simpler side of life :)

 

Happy Trails.....Ginger

 

It's A KOOL Giveaway!

 

Last week Sloan helped me dye up a batch of wool yarn with some kool~aid.  He is not allowed to use any of my other dyes but when it comes to mixing up a batch of kool~aid might as well let him join in the fun!

 

Well as promised Pati Jane and I are having a giveaway that you will not want to miss.  We will be picking two lucky winners!

So pop over to our shared blog and enter :)

Prairie Moon Primitives

 

 

 

I've been busy creating some new projects along with some tutorials and hope to share those with you soon. 

 

Happy Trails.....Ginger

Angel and Pumpkin Patterns

Slowly but surely I'm getting things to come together. I have two of the many patterns ready and we are offering them as paper patterns with a color photo. The patterns may be reduced or enlarged to fit your projects.





If your interested in purchasing one of our patterns you can find them in our Etsy shoppe
or on our selling blog Prairie Moon Primitives.

The price of each pattern is $7.95 with Free Shipping.


With the hot and dry days we have been staying in much of the day. The heat just takes any energy right out of you. Sloan and I have been playing card and board games while Eva Mae sleeps.



He thought he might be big enough to help feed her and he insisted on helping to make her bottle. One of these days a long time from now he will make a great dad! Until then he will just help take care of his little cousin!

Happy Trails....Ginger

Watercolor to Wool

My mind has been spinning with lots of ideas. I doodle them down and sometimes I will add a little watercolor to some of them. This little whimsical couple looks like they might be on a first date. She is all googlie~eyed and doesn't he look a bit nervous!
Might make a fun little card or tag. How about a hooked rug....



Been working on a primitive little booklet of Fall and Halloween doodles just need to work up a few more samples. More on that later.

The cows are sure enjoying the beautiful green grasses that are growing and we now have 2 brand new little calves. The are always so cute out playing in the fields. I'll have to take my camera along next time I go for a walk.

Happy Trails.....Ginger

Using Up Scraps and A Simple Doodle

Today the raindrops continued to fall and the air had a crisp coolness to it. It didn't stop a little boy from playing non~stop outside on the porches. While he played I drew up a little doodle on a scrap piece of monks cloth. Then I gathered up some scrap wool yarns and found my oxford punch needle and made a small little mat of "Simple Posies"....



It's a small one for sure just 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches.



It was like this for hours on end a bicycle whizzing by and a puppy running back and forth. Even the cat seems to like the pup for now.



He is trying to teach the pup some manners! Coming from a little boy that at times tells me that it is really hard to be good all the time :) Yes, he does get into trouble at MoMo's house but we talk about the problem, sometimes he has to sit for awhile and think about it, and then we talk some more and after awhile all is well once again and the day goes on.

Not a day goes by that I don't pray for this little one and the new little one on the way. How the days have changed since I was a kid. I truly do believe life was simpler then.....so many changes and some not for the good.

Well the rest of the week is suppose to be warm and sunny. The sunshine will feel good and I'm sure the lawn will need another mowing as soon as it dries out.





Here is the little doodle of the "Simple Posies"....use it however you would like. Wishing you lots of sunshine this weekend and hoping you find yourself enjoying something you love to do.

Happy Trails.....Ginger

Freebie Friday!

Been doodling again...another free doodle for you! Use it however you choose.

Finished up a rug this evening and will share it with you in a few days. I'm ready to find my hook again and pull a few loops. First I need to do a bit of cleaning :)

Wishing each of you a happy Friday and a weekend full of fun!

Happy Trails....Ginger

Halloween Offerings

Autumn Days will be here soon and the days are already getting shorter. We have been enjoying some much needed rains. I finally put together a pattern of "Mr. Pennyworth" and am offering the pattern on eBay and on my selling blog.





Jenn made this wonderful Jack O'Lantern and you can also find it on the selling blog. She did all the punching and I finished it for her...seems like she is much like her Mom enjoys the punching but the finishing and figuring out what to make it into is another story.




This whimiscal lil' witch brewing up some Halloween fun will be on eBay on Sunday evening.



I've got several other items I just need to put the finishing touches on hopefully this weekend I'll find some stitching time.

Have a great weekend!

Happy Trails....Ginger