i am still full

I hope everyone had a great Canadian Thanksgiving yesterday! After all our stress, prep and worry, the whole dinner (our first traditional Thanksgiving dinner that we have made as a couple)went really well. The brined turkey turned out really yummy and juicy, the potatoes fluffy and creamy. and the cranberry sauce sweet and tangy. Of course, the one thing we forgot in all our rush was to make salad dressing... sigh, so lucky, my mother-in-law had some in the fridge. I am still stuffed from yesterday!

happy thanksgiving!

It is Thanksgivng here in Canada today... gobble gobble! So I hope everyone up here is having a relaxing holiday! The big One of a Kind show is finally over, so I can breathe a big sigh of relief and relax... well sort of... we are making the big dinner tonight... eep! Our turkey is brining, the stuffing is prepped and I have the cranberry sauce all made.... but we are still prepping all the other things for dinner later tonight (this is the first time we have ever made a turkey, so I will keep you posted on how it goes.... I am a wee bit nervous.... I just want this darn bird to be juicy!). Happy Thanksgiving!

one of a kind!

So I have been really bad about posting this week (sorry!) because of this big One of a Kind Show that I am participating in is more intense than I thought! (I am running on caffeine now as I write this). Even with the three of us working the booth in shifts together (I am sharing with Track and Field Designs and The Beautiful Project as part of the Hob Snobs Craft Collective), these long days are quite wearing and my time management this week has gone out the window. I am in awe of artists who do these large shows several times a year and make it looks so easy.... how do you do it?... my house is in a total mess and craft chaos! Anyhoo, just though I'd share some detail pics of our booth... I will take more of the whole booth together this weekend.. but for now, here is a little taste! Come visit us this weekend if you can!

prep time

It has been utter production madness these past weeks. We are busy setting up for the big One of a Kind Show this week... so things are a bit stressful. This is the first large show I am doing... so the nerves are high!...Eeep! Come visit me this Thursday, October 8th - Sunday, October 11th, at the One of a Kind Show and Sale in Vancouver at the Vancouver Convention Centre! I will be there with Track and Field Designs and The Beautiful Project as part of the Hob Snobs Craft Collective(Booth #G18). Hope to see you there!

may i have the envelope please...

Thanks to everyone who entered my September giveaway... over 80 entries! Hooray! Ok, ok.... get to the winner already and cut the intro short... I hear ya.

The random draw was made from the lucky trophy cup this morning by my husband Roger.... and the winner of a 5 x 7 print of their choice is: Altered Beauty (blog: Altered Beauty) who says, "Picking a favorite is pretty much impossible! I love them all! They either remind me of myself or my husband. I think my three faves are the Birds at the Circus, Girl with Umbrella and the Boy with Fox. AMAZING. I would love for any of these to hang in my living room." Well, looks like you will have to narrow it down to one, Altered Beauty... Congratulations! (I am clapping harder than Vanna White here).

For those of you who did not win... don't fret... there is another giveaway coming up sometime in October! So stay tuned!

they say its your birthday...

Hooray! Today is my birthday! (wow, did I just cheer for myself out loud?... uh, yes i did!) Not sure what the hubby has planned for today... he is keeping it all very hush hush.... but I hope there is some cake somewhere in the plans (Roger, if you are reading this, please get cake). Hope everyone has a great weekend! :)

ps. don't forget to enter my giveaway here!

forest fun

I love walking in the woods... the fresh air, the smell of trees, the birds chirping... ahhh, makes me want to sing to all the forest creatures like Snow White did (but I will spare you, since I haven't had time to warm up... memememe). These are some pics from the walks we took while on Vancouver Island - at Pacific Rim Provincial Park and Cathedral Grove MacMillan Provincal Park in case you're wondering. And not to worry... the bear was spotted from our car while we were on the drive back... he was just walking on the side of the road.. maybe he was hitchhiking?

ps. don't forget to enter my giveaway here!