Solved: The Mystery Of The Disappearing Blogger

Hello there.

I've missed you.

I miss writing here. 

For a couple years, I've been walking through some things. 

Hard things, friends. 

Disappointments. 

Loss. 

Betrayal. 

Grief. 

The weight of a shattered and weary heart. 

I could no longer do all the things. 

I hit pause. 

Learned to breathe again, to be still, to know. 

But, finally.

Finally. 

I'm ready to jump back in. 

It's good to be back!

Puddintoes and Prairie Cottage Etsy Updates

I was busy with a couple Puddintoes custom orders this week!

Cotton baby flip flops with flowers. . .

Pink and gray owl granny stripe baby blanket. . .

Sneak peak of projects underway for the Prairie Cottage:

Daisies. . .

Watermelon. . .

Sunflowers. . .

 

Blessings to you!

Etsy Update

 

Fresh additions to my Etsy shops -

Sold and remade another pink and gray chevron blanket.

Same for the blue and gray gingham granny square blanket

NeW color palette for the chevron baby blankets. . . pretty aqua and gray!

Last {but not least} I have restocked the cotton washcloth section at the Prairie Cottage.

Hope you’ll stop by!

Shop Update

 

Happy Wednesday!

The weather is finally taking a turn for the better.  As least for the next few days…

My girl and I are trying to get a few things done in the yard/garden, but I have some shop updates for you.

Special request baby blanket… I liked the colors she picked for her new niece so much I made another one for Puddin’ Toes.

These are three blankets that I’ve made over quite a few times! The elephants and the cars go almost faster than I can crochet them ;)

 

At the Prairie Cottage, I’ve also remade my colonial flag ripple blanket a few times. . . including a custom baby blanket for a Marine family.  Awww, so sweet!

 

Several new crochet garlands at the cottage.  They seem to be quite popular… The yellow and gray granny/flower garland is my favorite though :)

Blessings to you!

 

Superhero Art

After seeing the superhero art by I Am Momma Hear Me Roar, I was inspired to do a painting for my grandkid’s bedrooms.

Even though mine are over 4 feet long, they are still smaller than the painting at I Am Momma (they used a hollow core door). 

The superhero theme is perfect for Nolan.  And I made it first.  See, I thought because of the clean lines and lack of details, it would be easier.
Ha!  Not so at all.  At least not for me… it’s really hard to be that exact :)

Also.  I had to change up the heroes a bit.  We couldn’t leave out Mr. Spiderman!

I chose a Bible verse for each painting.  Nolan’s is Isaiah 11:2 --
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord.
I’ll show you Skyleigh’s painting next week ;)

Meet My Peeps. . .

We are headed to Green River today to see Jared and Sara’s new house!

But I wanted to show you a couple new things at the Prairie Cottage:

Meet my peeps!

I changed the bunny applique I use on baby shoes in my PuddinToes shop and made them into a garland!

MUCH better (and cuter) than the marshmallow kind ;)

Every spring I collect everyone’s discarded plastic Easter eggs and upcyle them.  This year, I used antique piano music to fancy them up:

I love their sepia tones. . . even better than tea dyed!

Have a blessed Wednesday :)

February treasuries

Just wanted to share some of my favorite treasuries for February.  Click on a photo to see it close up :)

New stuff

Embroidered John 3:16 Valentine

Hello all!
I’ve been updating the shops since it's the new year.  I always try to keep up on the things that have been popular in the past, but there are a few new designs in there too.  Click on the pictures to visit my shops. . .  Hope you find something you like!

 

Granny Heart Garlands

 

Granny Hearts Afghan

New elf hat colors

Monkey earflap hats

Thanksgiving

Source: 3meadowlakecottage.com via Prairie on Pinterest

When I turned on the radio the day after Halloween, I heard one of my favorite sounds... Christmas music!

But I remember thinking, Christmas music already?  It seems the airwaves are not alone… from store ads to emails, blog posts to Pinterest pins, it seems the world can think only of Christmas.

And it saddens my heart that Thanksgiving is deemed less worthy of the months of preparation given to Halloween and Christmas. 

In all my memories of childhood, November was for Thanksgiving and it was celebrated first.  Time stood still for a moment while families were thankful… for each other and all the blessings enjoyed over the years.

And guess what -  Christmas was not diminished in the slightest.  In fact, it made the Christmas season THAT much more special and anticipated.  

Lately, I find the more Thanksgiving gets pushed to the side, the more intentional I become about celebrating it…planning, decorating, crafting, cooking and baking with the same enthusiasm as I do Christmas. 

Here are some of the projects I have made for Thanksgiving this year… in hopes my children’s memories of this holiday will be as fond as mine are!






  Thanksgiving Subway Sign

                                     
                             

                               Scarecrow Crunch

    Thanksgiving place cards

Source: brownpaper--packages.com via Prairie on Pinterest

Make ahead this week (and freeze) gravy, rolls, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, stuffing and pie crust.

What are your favorite Thanksgiving traditions?

Thursday update

Finally got [THESE] little owls finished…

What do you think? I love them and am thinking of making owls on a limb for other seasons. . . Christmas, Winter Snow Owls,Valentine’s Day, Spring. . .

I relisted some old favorites.  They’ve always done well – I’m just a little tired of making them :)  They each are the last runner in their design.

 
{Click photos to visit a runner in my shop}

And finally:

Prim raggedy bearded SANTA ornies/bowl fillers!