Thinking Spring

Not everybody wanted to pose, but here is a sampling of my latest.

Next week I will be participating in the Think Spring craft show in Lake Geneva. In keeping with the theme of looking ahead to warmer weather I made up a new batch of clothespin bags.

For fun I replaced my usual little tag with a heart on the backside (maybe I was subliminally inspired by Xavier Roberts, the creator of the Cabbage Patch Kids).

In other news, Michelle at Dainty Daisies has decided to close up shop to free up more time to work on her own projects. I picked up my stuff yesterday and I believe the shop will be officially closed at the end of the month.

It's Tortoise Weather!

It's finally warmed up around here - in fact it's been warm enough to let Buzz, the Russian Box Tortoise, outside (under adult supervision of course).

I also celebrated the warm weather by hanging my swing up. Things got a little out of hand when I broke out a brewsky (Sam Adams Blackberry Witbier - similar to Leinie's Berrywiess, but not so sweet) and a new flyer from Joann Fabrics.

Our backyard is fenced in, so if I'm out, I usually let the fuzzies out too. Orvis came by the swing to hang out, but refused to look at the camera.

It's a Giveaway!

It was above freezing today so I was motivated to get outside for a walk. There were patches of snow on the sidewalks and in parking lots that were melting and it made me think of spring (I know - it's only January in Wisconsin, but a "nice" day gets a girl looking forward to t-shirts and shorts).

I've also been thinking about how it's been almost a year since I made my first sale on Etsy (as andreainpajamas) and as one thought led to another, I felt inspired to do a giveaway, so I want to give away my Migration Scarf (see pics above) on Feb 19, the 1 year anniversary of my first Etsy sale.

Just leave a comment on this post and make sure you have a link to your e-mail so I can contact you if you win.