The collab with Dena of Lulubird Designs is up on Mainstreet. It doesnt go on sale til the 3rd, but im previewing it way ahead of time to get people drooling! i think we did a great job on this collab. i hope everyone see it! to me its like the best first playfood set for toddlers. i mean seriously, it comes with a bag, how cool is that! theres farm fresh eggs, plump strawberries, crisp carrots, and a nice purple eggplant. all awesome goodies i get every year at the Farmers Market.

Play food previews are up on Mainstreet!! please come check them out, this pic is only a taste of the summer treats ive made for this stocking.

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im so excited about this stocking, these icecream cones took me a while to make, and i think they are perfect. wait til you see what else i have up my sleeve for the collab with Dena!

started putting up some previews today. i have these three aliens listed on Hidden Element. the grand opening is July 7th at 3:00pm. i might add more things to the listing, but i have to stock the other congos aswell.

im listing doilies and kitchen towels for Sweet Retreat this month. i have 5 gorgeous doilies my mother made that im listing so she can have some paypal spending money! of course being from the old school, i had to set her up on paypal etc.. shes new to the computer world!

Mainstreet also stocks the first week of July. i have pretty much everything ready to preview, but i need take pics. man do i have some awesome stuff for this stocking!!

I did get my hands on some neat apple buttons, so i plan to do some Twilight inspired slippers for one of these stockings. Now that ive seen the movie, im slightly obsessed. i hope to read the books soon, but the library has me on the wait list with a bunch of teenagers.lol..its Harry Potter all over again for me! But im a huge vampire fan, so itll be worth the wait

Ill be guesting as Jodys Designs in August on Nectar. but ill be staying on the congo with Nancy as Kindred spirits. i like the group of ladies too much not to be involved.lol..i know its going to be chaotic, but what is my life without chaos? plus there are some awesome vendors showing up on that congo, so its really going to make its place on HC.

We added a few new vendors to Sweet Retreat, and we have some awesome guests coming up. my favorite is Kobeita, who does womens clothing. her stuff is super drool worthy. i dont own any of her work but i hear it wears beautifully. she does a line of childrens appareal as well, called Tadpoles and Butterflies, i believe... but regardless, we are thrilled to have her. and we also have a potter joinign the congo as well, so thats super cool!

i myself spent alittle paypal the past few days. i spent it at other wahms stores, of course. no mainstreaming here. i got johanna a pink ooga dress from Morning Glories, tree of life earrings from Doodle Jewels, and a change purse from Smiling Octopus. i needed a pick me up, and retail therapy always helps out with that. so i cant wait to see when they arrive this week. ill definatly be houndign the postmaster. I noticed they came out with a purple ooga fabric as well, i ordered 2 yrds from a coop, so i can have my own personal stash. finally some girly colors. now if i could just get my hands on the grape giraffes!

no new fun pics to post..sorry! but i am working on some super playfood for the July stocking on Mainstreet. we're doing a summer/beach theme. im going with summery foods that i love. im doing a very cool collab with Dena, so keep an eye out! I stock Sweet Retreat the same week, so im posting some good ole fashion doilies and towels. some nice inexpensive art work that is useable and giftable. With Hidden Element opening that week as well, im listing some slippers there i think.. so im busy! but arent i always?
im hearing people are buying longies already. summer hasnt even hit Ct yet, so i dont get it. but i think i should make a few pairs soon, to list for those mommas up north that get the chill before we do. i have some sweet girl colorways im dieing to work up, i just need the motivation.
My sheep rattle is being listed with Denas sheep shirt this month on Bitty Fluff congo. its a super cute set, i hope it sells fast! http://hyenacart.com/prod_details.php?id=16245&vid=2558

so lots to do but little time to do it!

so we went to the zoo saturday. the highlight for me was the goat petting area. they had pigmy baby goats, that you could pet. they were the smallest goats ive ever seen, the ones that ive always been around were born alot bigger! mY husband was thrilled about the deer walk area. there was a huge area that you could walk through, and the deer would come up to you. if you fed them you could get close enough to pet them. cory was smiling like a child! right now the deer have a velvet coating on their antlers, that they eventually rub off. i didnt know that that even happened, but my husband surprised me with his knowledge about deers. i swear he was like a nation geographic reporter. but i was thrilled to see him excited.. my favorite critters were the prarie dogs, which are super cool, and the Cappy Bera. the Capy Bera is a huge rodent. i mean huge. i actually learned about them on my sons fav show, Go Diego Go!LOL!! so i knew a little about them to tell my husband.

On sunday we did a big picnic at my Aunts house, which was fun. the kids played in the play house all day, and i actually got to have adult time with my family. i played badmitten, which i found out im terrible at, and pictionary, which im also terrible at! but it was a fun time

so now the week begins. i have alot of work to do.. a custom cupcake order for a fellow cupcake lover from DS. i have to finnish Denas rattles, and make her some more samples, then i need to finnish up the aliens im trying to stock up on!! busy busy!

today is Johannas 2nd Bday! yipee!!

so im on another congo...i know, what am i thinking? am i crazy? i joined the Nectar congo, i will be stocking Kindred Spirits items there, so its not crochet things. plus Kindred SPirits is with Nancy, so that takes pressure off the congo stocking, cause we do it together so its half the effort. this is it, my last overextentment of my self. im going into crafting chaos!LOL!!

so i got a phone call yesturday. apparently Johanna won a photo contest in her age range. i entered her in the contest after having her portraits done, not thinking she would win.. and she did!!lol so she wins a trophey and we win a larger print of this picture, matted and framed. now her picture goes into a new contest that is judged by local people. they go in and pay $1 a vote, and the money goes to the March Of Dimes. im not sure what she wins if she gets this one too..but we find out everything in July.. so my little princess is a winner. shes going to be 2 on Friday! everything happens all at once. on Saturday we're taking her to the big zoo with my inlaws as part of her bday gift. we cant wait!

anyway, so im finnishing Denas rattles. and im working on some aliens for the next stocking. the 3rd congo im joining just got graphics, so we're getting excited for the July grand opening. www.hyenacart.com/hiddenelement