This week activity

Donation for Congressman Mike Thompson fund raiser... silent auction. ... to be held in Del Norte County, CA this coming weekend.

The bagg can also be seen on my ETSY site.

Follow-up note: The bag was won by Katherine M. and she loves it!

Another Camping Trip!!

This is how we like to go camping! Hook up the little Casita (16") and go! We haven't left the yard yet; do you think the Barbie jeep will pull this thing? Sure makes the Casita look like one of the "Big Guys"!

So, here we are, doing what we like to do while camping... sitting in the sun, or shade if it is really warm. On this trip we didn't go far. Panther Flat campground near Gasquet, CA. The weather was in the 90's. The Casita held the heat like you couldn't believe!

We did very little actual cooking, so the cleanup, which I did at the picnic table, was minimal as well.

Lola the dog loves to go camping! She played all day with her ball, and we took several trips down to the river to let her get soaked to cool off!

Little Duckling swimming on rickrack water..... and little duckling Bubble Bottom pants made from wonderful flannel!

Both can be seen at my etsy site:

http://www.ssmartraggs.etsy.com

I used the softest minky fabric for the duck applique, and both wide and medium rickrack for the water. The duckling has moveable button eye. Very Cute!

Christmas Ornaments

This pair of ornaments is made using green ticking with oilcloth monkeys appliqued. Rickrack, vintage buttons and a jingle bell complete the picture. I am thinking that they will be fun for little guys who will also be wearing monkey shirts!

On these Victorian Ornaments I used some of my antique lace from the early 1900s. Vintage buttons in turquoise set off the damask-like taffeta. The applique is on decorator cotton printed in a blue ticking pattern. Note the jingle bell at the point of the toe!