Happy Labor Day!

Hello Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful Labor Day!

No big plans for us. Running errands like any other usual day. Stopped at Target and just looked at their Fall decor. Proud of myself for not buying anything. I have plenty and then some!

Can hardly believe Fall is just weeks away now. My how time flys!

I've been busy sewing as usual. Have a couple more new pillow covers in my etsy >> Rock River Stitches

Hope you will stop by and see what I have to offer for Fall Home Decor! Thanks for stopping by!

Fall in the Dakota's

A few weeks ago hubby and I took a much needed vacation to South Dakota. I hadn't been there since I was a teenager with my parents. I've been wanting to visit again, so off we went! So easy now that hubby is retired.

 The Badlands

Awesome driving through a herd of buffalo where the wild animals rule the road!

 Devils Tower in Wyoming

 As we were walking the trail that goes all the way around devils tower, saw this guy hiking up it!

Amazing place to visit! Love it!

 Mt. Rushmore! 

Crazy Horse Monument. Couldn't believe how much progress they had made since my last visit as a kid. When I was there in the early seventies you could barely make out crazy horses face!

I got very busy on sewing when I got home from vacation and here are a few items that I have made up and are available to purchase from my etsy shop!

  

 My Etsy Shop <<

Thanks for stopping by my blog! 

Peace and Love to All!

Happy Fall!

Where did Summer go!? Happy Fall to you all!

We have a gorgeous day today. Not really feeling like fall as the temp is 81º. I always get a urge to go shopping for pumpkins and gourds this time of the year. Is it too early? 

Last week this sweet little baby squirrel appeared from I don't know where. Maybe he fell out of his nest. He was so tiny. Following my hubby around and walking over his shoes. Did not seem to afraid of humans. He did let me pet his back.

He was loving all the crushed acorns on our driveway. 

I love my black squirrels! We have many in our area. They were first introduced to our area back in the late 1800's. 

And speaking of something Black....I have this adorable Primitive Halloween Bat

available in my Etsy Shop! Just in time for Halloween!!

click on this link to my shop Rock River Stitches

Ghosts A Plenty

I think I'm on a roll! I've gotten orders finished and other things listed on etsy and ebay! I have one of my favorite Ghost Door Doll's newly listed on ebay along with a Pumpkin Ghost Shelf Sitter. The pattern for this guy is very popular right now!

Click here --> EBAY for my current items for sale! I plan to get started on Christmas items very soon.

And these guys will be listed tonight on ebay.

Have a Wonderful Wednesday evening! Time to get back to sewing!

Primitive Christmas Stocking

I'm in full force mode for Christmas now! I finished this stocking the other day and it is now listed on ebay. It's been awhile since I've listed anything there. Click HERE to go to my ebay listing for my stocking. I will be making more items, so be on the look out.

Saturday morning I went to a primitive and antiques sale at the Red Barn. Have to tell you this was my kind of sale! Lots of old worn rusty primitive stuff! I guess they have sales once a month from April through October. I will be waiting anxiously for when they start up again next year. Here are some treasures that I got!!

Hog Scraper, Early crock jug, Miner's lunch box and 3 spindles.

Here's my spindles after hubby cut them for me. Can't wait to use these to make some make do's!

Then on Saturday Hubby and I did some hiking around on the trails at Blackhawk State Park. This place has the most amazing huge oak trees. I didn't like the way my pictures turned out because I left my polarizing lens at home. So I went back again today and got some amazing shots. And it seems the leaves have turned more since then too! It was a gorgeous day. I think it was close to 70º.

I think these are some short of wildflower. The bees and little green flies were all over them.

Do you ever just look up when you are under a tree? Amazing isn't it?!!

I don't know what these flowers were, but they were kind of stinky. Pretty, but stinky LOL

Some very cool fungus growing on a old dead tree.

Don't ya just love all the colors here!!!

And here's a statue of Chief Blackhawk who the park was named after. He was the leader of the Sauk American Indian tribe who were in this area a very long time ago.

Primitive Halloween BOO Stocking

Happy Monday to all my blogger friends! I'm officially done creating for Halloween for this year! I finished up this stocking yesterday for a customer. She wanted a Halloween stocking, so I just kind of put things together that I had already had made that were in my finished but not finished box. I made the stocking and added them. I think it turned out quit nice!

Here is a little something I did today with some of the gourds from my fall display from last year. I dried a few gourds that I liked the best in my garage over the winter. I took my moldy gourd and under running water I scrubbed it good. Then let it dry for a few hours.

Couldn't get very much of the mold spots off, but that is OK because I painted it with acrylic paint, to look just like it was last fall! Don't ya think it looks amazing!!!

Now I can keep it to bring out every year!!!

I'm working a new more new Christmas items, so stay tuned for those updates!!!

Have a wonderful evening!

Update on Early Work Mercantile

I just updated my page late last night at Early Work Mercantile. Stop by and see what I have along with some other amazing artist there as well. I'm starting to get into the Christmas mood now that Halloween is almost here. Have to keep one step ahead of the game. Here's what I am offering this month.

"A" and "D" have been sold as of today.

And Mr. Jingles is still for sale.

Last weekend Daughter and grandchildren were visiting from NC while her hubby was at a seminar in NY. My daughter was here to go to her 10 year high school reunion. I can hardly believe that it has been that long. They grow up so fast. But it was great fun having them visit. They totally worn this grandma out! Harder now with 2 grands visiting, especially with a 8 month old crawling everywhere!

Here's my little Max just after he woke up the last morning they were here.

We did manage to do a lot in the 3 days that they were here. We made a trip to the pumpkin patch at Country Corner. They had a small petting zoo which my granddaughter loved!

Couldn't resist taking some pics of the goats. I'm a big goatie fan.

Miss Cora sitting on top of one of the giant decorated pumpkins.

Cora with her one apple she just couldn't wait to eat along with a wagon full of gourds and pumpkins.

And here is a little display I made up when I got home using a wagon that was my two daughters when they were little. I love my orange mums blooming in the background.