My Swap Goodies!

When I went out to get the mail this afternoon, this big 'ol box was waiting for me....packed full of beautifully packaged goodies.....

And inside... wow did  

Wendy of Ravenwood Whimsies

really spoil this 'ol gal!!

There's 2 punkin dudes... so adorable!
Fabric and grapevine(?) apples 'n punkins.
Lovely harvest orange pumpkin and checked towels.
They'll look great in my kitchen.
A basket with a pumpkin votive, Goat soap, Pumpkin sachet, stuffed bat, leaves and my fav... Ghirardelli chocolates! 
And a great memo set with pen too!

Thank you so much Wendy - you spoiled the heck outta me! 

Apples * Apples * Apples

It's apple time!

I've got bushels and bushels from our harvest this year!

And I've even been sharing with all the deer out there too.

 Thank you Lord for the harvest!

I got this done yesterday afternoon...

 apple pie filling.

Ain't nuthin' better than popping a quart of these in a pie crust and in no time - YUM!

They're also great for any kind of apple desserts too.

As you can tell, I'll be pretty busy putting up  more apples in the next few days.

Don't forget to hop over to my website for my 40% off sale!

** Website Sale and Early Works **

Hi friends!  

I wanted to let you know it's time for a website sale!

Just in time to kick start your holiday shopping/crafting.

40% off everything in my store!
Finished goods, olde goodes, patterns (epattern or printed)!
And you can come back and shop as much as you like.
Sale ends Oct. 10
 
Have fun!

MY WEBSITE

Going live the evening of Sept 30 
in my Early Works shoppe

 

MY EARLY WORKS SHOPPE

~ Blessings ~

 

Harvest Time!

Well this year's garden has been amazing! We put a big 'ol fence around it this year to keep out the local critters...I don't mind sharing but they can be a bit pushy! ;o)

I don't recall if I planted my punkin's a little early, but the stems are browning and I had to get them hauled outta there because the march of the squash bugs are getting pretty bad. Bleck. I have this one punkin' who has taken it upon itself to grow into a monster. My husband built a little hammock for it to help keep it from breaking off too early.

This is during the summer, everything's all green....

And here was yesterday....

So we weighed it. 

Wasn't as heavy as I remember even a month ago, I think those pesky squasher's were sippin' on my big baby!

22.4 lbs.! 

And a family photo

Sadly those bugs killed off at least a half dozen of their kin :o{

This guy was also 39" around and 15" tall, not counting the stem.
 

**  HAPPY FALL **

A New Fall/Halloween Pattern!

Meet Ollie!

He's a whimsical punkin' dude 

standing about 12" high. 

You can find him as an instant download on Patternmart, 

or an e-pattern / paper pattern on my website. 

Links are to the right under the Early Work logo.

Have a blessed weekend my friends!

Fall Early Works goodies

Here's a sneaky peek at some Fall goodies in my Early Works shoppe the evening of Aug. 31

 

MY EARLY WORKS SHOPPE

Have a safe and fun Labor Day weekend my friends!

Harvest Gatherings Swap

Amy of Bumblebee Lane is having her Harvest Gatherings Swap! 

 She always hosts the best swaps - hop on over there and sign up - the more the merrier!

Click here for Bumblebee Lane

Have a blessed day my friends!

August Early Works

Time for new Early Works goodies!

Here's what I have for August in my shoppe!
Goes live tonight!

MY EARLY WORKS SHOPPE

Have a blessed day my friends!

Finally a New Pattern!

Meet Winnie and Salem!

My newest pattern can be found on my website or as an instant download on Patternmart.

Links are to the right on this blog.

Thanks for lookin'!

Have a blessed day

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Thought I'd share a few pics of this year's veggie garden.

For years 'n years I great great big 'ol gardens to feed my family, then canned the surplus.

As my kids got older and left the house, life changed and I thought I'd try my hand at container gardening. For me - it was a huge bust. After 3-4 years of trying different things, I gave up and told my husband I was going back to a bigger garden. Not as much as I used to, but bigger than I have for quite awhile.

And - I'm - Loving - It!

Since there's tons of wild life around here, I knew I needed a fence now....

While I was out picking more zucchini, yellow squash, cucumbers and peppers today I snapped a few more pics....

Cukes...

Mini punkin's...

Tons of blooms on my big punkins...

I've already gotten a few Roma tomatoes, waiting on my big guys to redden' up now!

Spaghetti Squash..

Zucchini....

Sunflowers...

 

Pear and Apple trees are doing pretty well so far too!

 

I've been working on my home made Million Dollar Relish and it's finally getting close to canning time. Hope your gardens are doing well my friends!