Thanks, forever friend

It's no secret that felt is my forever friend's favorite medium for her awesome creations. I've been working on a creation of my own. I thought it would be really fun and cute to make a portable puppet theatre for the kiddos. I'm all about inspiring the next generation to put down their video games and start using some of their own creativity to... well... create! A puppet theatre would do just the thing. So, the theatre is made, and now it needs some puppets. What better medium for cute, colorful puppets than..... felt!

I made the trek to the not-so-local Hobby Lobby, where in I found a load of felt. I got what I needed and headed out to the parking lot... which is where I realized that the receipt said felt was 40% off! So, needless to say, I got me some more felt. Bring on the projects! Thanks, forever friend, for the inspiration.

When can we move in?

It's become more and more apparent to Randy and me that country living is kinda what we dream about. Nice quiet surroundings... maybe see a neighbor or two off in the distance... have as big of a garden as we want. And my sister-in-law just so happened to send this gem our way. I don't know what's better: the fact that it is a log house or that it sits on 6 acres! So cool! Needs a bit of updating, but we can work on that!

We've graduated!

See it's official... the cake says so.

Hello, Charlie!

Meet our next foster pug. His name is Charlie. He's 9-12 mths. old, and he's a sweetie. He was a stray in Georgia. He's a great boy... doesn't make any messes/markings inside. Poor thing has scabs on his back from an allergic reaction to flea bites, so we're giving him medication for that. Overall, I'd say we've been pretty lucky with the fostering. We've gotten nothing but great pugs (although, any pug is a great one...).

Tribute to Roscoe

We said goodbye to our first foster pug, Roscoe. He's a great dog going to a great family. I just hope they love his howl as much as we did. 

We took a final video of him this morning. It was hard to say goodbye, but we're already preparing for our new pug, Alan (to be renamed...any suggestions?)

Working hard for the party

Nothing inspires projects like hosting a graduation party! We've done landscaping projects and house projects, but a bean bag game has been our latest project. Randy used his woodworking skills and whipped up the actual games. And then, it was up to my painting skills. This is what we came up with.... (note: we are AC/DC fans)

Of course I couldn't just make simple, plain bean bags either...

 

I'm not alone...

I had my first sale on etsy. It was the pug cushion. It makes me glad to know that I'm not alone in my love of pugs and sewing...