TIme Flies!

I can't believe I haven't posted in so long. I've been busy with Thirty-One and having fun, but then last week got the urge to craft again. I don't even know where to begin, lol. I spent some time in my craft room last trying to get things in order, but I just got more overwhelmed. Cross-stitch....penny rugs....polymer clay....salt dough??? So many crafts, so little time.

I have missed checking in with my favorite blogs and can't even begin to imagine what I have missed! There is no way for me to catch up on the last six weeks, so I will just jump in. : )  I'm sure my booth at River City Gift Shoppe is a disaster as well. I have not been a good vendor I'm afraid.

Patches and Cali have been spayed and are back outside after a week inside recuperating. We have also taken in one of our porch kittens. You will remember him from this post. Yes, we adopted Cinnamon into our family! He came down with a nasty eye infection and the doc said to keep him in for a week while he was treated. We loved him so much we didn't want to send him back outside.




Cinnamon while still being treated for his eye infection

 Our dog loves him too much and Cinnamon isn't ready for a friend yet, so he has been living in our bedroom. He is just a kitten so he has plenty of room to roam with lots of toys, and we play with him often so he is never alone. He is ready to explore the rest of the house so the dog and cat will just have to get used to each other.

The cooler weather we have had here in Ohio over the past two days is making me think about the Fall holidays that will be here before we know it. How can summer be over so soon?!?! My son started high school and is loving it, but I was not ready to have a kid in high-schooler. I can't possibly be old enough for that, lol.

My mind is swimming with ideas. I'm going to start with something simple, more coiled baskets for the cats, and go from there.

I hope all of you are enjoying the long weekend with your families.

It's been a while...

We have had a couple of really busy weeks here. It started out with a sick momma kitty that needed emergency surgery. She is doing fine now and is now spayed.

We had momma kitty #2 spayed last week. Today I took one of her kittens to the vet due to an eye infection. They are both living in our bedroom until they have healed. That kitten, Cinnamon, will be on the neuter list as soon as his eye is better.

I've been working at home part-time and haven't really had any time to stitch. So sad!

I also started up with Thirty-One Gifts as an independent consultant. I have been busy learning the ropes and am excited to get started! The quality is great. The catalog does not do these products justice. The hostess specials are unbelievable, so if any of you are interested in a party you can do a catalog party with me even if you aren't here in Akron, Ohio! If you are interested please check out my page at www.mythirtyone.com/mmauk and view the new Fall 2011 catalog. I wouldn't promote them on my blog if I didn't believe in the products and the company.

I will post more later. It's been busy around here and just writing about it has made me tired, lol.

I hope everyone is staying cool!

~Michelle

Thirty-One Gifts

I'm so excited and I just have to share it with you! Very soon I will be an independent consultant for Thirty-One Gifts. I fell in love with their purses and bags, and just had to sign up to be a consultant! This is so out of my 'norm', but I can't wait to get started.

If you haven't heard of this company, check out their website at Thirty-One Gifts and learn more about the CEO & Founder, their mission, and their great products. I will have a website for ordering very soon as well, but until then you can visit my Facebook Page.

Even if you are not near to me here in Ohio, you can still host a catalog party and earn all of the great hostess rewards! I will have more info to share soon, but was itching to share the news with you.

~Michelle

I Need Help Finding A Website

I found a website last week selling stitchery patterns. I cannot for the life of me find it again. I got there from a blog on my list talking about this company, so I'm hoping someone out there sees this and knows who I am talking about.

She had square muslin candle mat patterns for sale for about $2.50. I remember one having pineapples.

I have googled and looked in my history. No luck!

Thanks for your help.

~Michelle

New Items at the Shop

I stopped by River City Gift Shoppe on Saturday with some new items.

A few muslin candle mats.......




Wool star



Prim Flowers by Chestnut Junction



Stars and Cats by Chestnut Junction

A rose wool key fob, a few raggedy sunflowers, and a few other stitcheries. Here is what my booth likes like now. It's getting there!

Hope your weekend was relaxing. It's chilly here today in Ohio so I'm going to put some socks my cold piggies and get some laundry in before the day is done. 

A Bowl of Cinnamon

Cinnamon the kitten that is!  Remember the bowls that I blogged about here? Well the kittens love them. Oh, you don't know about those kittens do you. Well, I'll save that for another day. A family friend has cats and she has cute little baskets for them to sleep in. Well I don't have any cute baskets, but I wondered if they would like the bowls. Soft, conform to their shape, cozy....they love them! The green one is a bit too small for any of them to sleep in, but they like to just stand in it and watch their siblings play.

What do your cats like to sleep in?

Oh by the way, Sugar and Nilla are back. I'm happy and sad. My friend Tammy took them in and unfortunately her allergies were too severe. She almost wound up in the hospital! She brought them back last Friday and you would have thought they were never gone. Pumpkin Pie was thrilled when she realized who they were. Those three have been playing nonstop since then! I don't have any pictures of the three of them playing because they are all blurry, lol!

Eek! Look What I Did!



This was the exciting thing I was telling you about! My oldest sister Denise is kicking cancer's butt.  My sister Cathy went and got a pink ribbon tattoo, so I had to also! It was my first tattoo and boy did it hurt, lol! I wasn't sure what to expect really. Everyone told me childbirth was painful and I did that without any pain killers, so I figured I could handle a tattoo. Yikes! I probably picked a more sensitive area too, the inside of my right wrist, but I wanted to be able to see it every single day so that I didn't forget about my loved ones.

The three hearts have a special meaning. I have two aunts and sister who have all fought breast cancer, and are not going to let it take them down! I do not plan on adding any more hearts either. You got that cancer? No more!

This was a birthday present. I used the money that my aunt, my in-laws, and my husband gave me. I'm sure they thought I would go and buy craft stuff with it, lol! Surprise!

I'm still in shock that I actually went through with it, but I don't regret it one bit. Actually, I already know what I want for my second tattoo, but I need to wait a while until I don't remember the pain from this one. Just like childbirth! : )