The faster I go the behinder I get!!!!

I tell ya, it seems like I just get caught up and then I take on twice as much, LOL.........

Here are a few of the things I have been working on besides everyday chores, my small part on the addition and 2 days in Billings, Mt. on a shopping trip (I know, I know but somebody had to do it).

These are additions to my Etsy shop.

4 really cute snow flake soaps, each is 3 oz and they come in a pretty royal blue mess bag.
Each bar has glitter on it, so they will sparkle just like fresh fallen snow and they smell so good, with Winterberry fragrance oil. You can check them out here.

















Also on my Etsy is
another cute cell
phone pouch.
















I also began work on a tote for one of my grand children, it has lots and lots and lots of pieces, but I think (at least I hope) it will come out good, once the first is made I will know if I will do it again. It is by Marilynn Bilyeu and you can see it here. I will post about it when I am done.

I think that is it for right now. If you'd like to see the progress on my studio check here.

Etsy Changes

The other day I was thinking about "things". I was driving over to pick up my milk and musing about a business. What kind of business would I really love to do? Several things ran through the cobwebs of my mind and a Christmas Boutique came to mind. After all it is getting to be that time of the year. It occurred to me that I would really love to have a shop always done in Christmas decorations, all warm and cozy. I was thinking about ways to do that here in town, but in all honesty I don't want to have a brick and mortar store, where I have to get up everyday and go there (call me lazy). Then I realized I have a little Etsy store and why not turn that into a Christmas Boutique.......then I got conformation from Susan when she suggested the same thing when I was telling her about my Christmas Boutique thoughts......So

DRUM ROLL..............................

My Etsy shop will be carrying Christmas things.


Big Horn Mountain Creations....
Presents.....
A Big Horn Mountain Christmas


I have begun to make a few changes on my shop and am making items to add,
first being.............

A darling cell phone pouch




















Next up some wonderful snow flake soaps, packaged for gift giving.
I will post here when they are available.

I hope you will check my shop from time to time for wonderful Christmas items.

New Etsy Item

We have added something new to the Etsy Shop.

Kirk made me a meat chopper the other day out
of beautiful Hickory wood. I love it so much that
he made some more items.

We are offering a 5 piece set for 18.00

3 Hickory spatulas
1 Hickory meat chopper and
1 29" x 29" bread cozy.

Visit my Etsy shop for more information, on this
great gift idea for the cook in your life.

New Soaps on Etsy

I have been making soap again, this time for Valentine's Day.

If your looking for a special gift for that Special Valentine on your list, this is it.


First is a creamy Rose Milk Soap, I love this soap it is so velvety on the skin and reminds me of standing in the middle of a rose garden.















Rose Geranium Soap, is fresh and smells like spring. This soap has French clay in it as well as 24K gold sparkle.














More additions to come, so check um out @ Big Horn Mountain Creations

Happy 2008

Happy New Year to everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. I wanted to share some family pictures with you.

Alyssa (DSD), Michele (DDIL), Letha (DMIL), myself, Samantha (DD) and Destiny (DGD)















Everette (DFIL), Codey (GS #5), Josh (DS), Kirk (DH), Andy (DSIL),
Tristan (GS#2), Brandyn (GS#3), Konner (GS#4), Bryce (GS#1)















It was so wonderful to spend time with our children and grandchildren, and Kirk's parents. What a blessed time it was. We also spent time with Kirk's sister Yolanda and family, and our good friends Gilbert and Cathy. We could not have asked for a better Christmas.

The new year, I hope, will be a good one. We are looking forward to spending Christmas here in Wyoming next year with all our loved ones. We have alot to do to prepare for Christmas 2008 with the big project, an addition to our house. If you'd like to keep track of that I invite you to visit my other blog...........http://newlifewy.blogspot.com/...............this is where I talk about the things that go on around our little Wyoming homestead.

Looking forward to this new year, I am planning some new soaps for my Etsy shop, beginning with Valentines Day.........yes an unabashed advertisement, LOL. 3 new soaps are on the horizon so keep a watch out for them at .........Big Horn Mountain Creations .......you can always see new items that have been posted to my shop, on the side bar of this blog.

One of my goals for this year is to make each of my family a new CQed Christmas stocking, so I will be posting my progress on that project. That is 12 stocking, one a month......hummmmmm we shall see how well I do on this.

I have way to many ideas for this year that is for sure, I will be pleased if I can get those that I have mentioned here done. I will also be involved in several RR, along with another of my lists, studying stitches, through Carole Samples book. I have several quilts to finish up and of course to begin.

So along with the new addition, gardening, regular house stuff, and my sewing I might just have a busy year.

May the Lord Bless each of us with health, strength and loads of love of family and friends.

Happy New Year!

Christmas Gold Soap- Sold Out

The Christmas Gold soaps have sold out.....THANK YOU ALL for snapping them up.

I will make up some more and will have them up next week.

New On Esty

Unabashed Advertisement

New on my Etsy Shop.

Christmas Gold soap. This is a wonderful soap with Frankincense, Myrrh fragrance oil, with 24K gold powder sparkle in a goats milk and olive oil soap, wrapped up and ready for gift giving in a beautiful Gold organza bag.

Etsy ReOpen

I have reopened my Etsy shop, Big Horn Mountain Creations.

There are 5 offerings, more will be added later.

Come on over and have a look.

Thank you for visiting.

Disappointment

Blogs are for all kinds of things, sometimes even a rant.........................................


I am feeling quit disappointed at the moment. I asked a group of ladies what they thought I should price my Christmas stocking for if I should decide to sell it. I was thinking $45.00 would be a rather low but ok price for something with all the fancy fabrics, laces and glass beads, not to mention all the hours I spent on it. My husband said $75.00. I am getting answers of $15-25....$30.00 at the most (and comparisons to Wal-mart). Talk about a disappointment, some of that lace is $4.00 a yard. Heck I spent 10 hours on the poinsettia alone.

So I guess I won't be selling it, I'd rather give it away then sell something like this for China prices.

I give up, I have tried to find something to sell that might give me a little income and everything is a bust because no one wants to pay a decent wage, be it CQ, quilts, longarm work, glass work, soaps, lotions...so I give up. I am not going to try anymore, (some people look cross eyed and can sell a rock), I could not sell ice cubes in hell. My Etsy shop is closed as of now.

Thanks for listening if you read this far.

Gail

She is Here

Presenting Miss Rose Pincushion.



















She came to me one night while I was asleep, well she woke me up. Her body is a pincushion and for those who could not bring themselves to stick her with a pin, I have included a beautiful hand beaded and stitched pincushion at her feet.

You will find her up for adoption on my Etsy shop. Stop on over and see some more pictures of her. If she finds a home I am thinking of creating one of her cousins.

















Miss Rose Pincushion thanks you for stoppin by.

One done - 2 to go

One of the items created for all the fun items I shared with you. A hand crafted pincushion!

It starts with a candy tin. Hand painted roses on velum paper with a pink satin ribbon (details below). Vintage lace lays over the green satin fabric. A satin rose with glass leaves, plus 3 pins with glass beads (details below).














Here is a closer look at the beaded pins. All glass beads and crystals.














A closer look at the hand painting. It has been a long time since I have had the paint brush out and it was fun to do. I love doing roses and these look so spring in their pinks. The trim on the rim was given to me by my MIL, I don't think it is very old, but it sure is pretty.
















I enjoyed picking each element for this pincushion, it took much longer then I thought it would, but who doesn't enjoy playing in their stash.

If you like this pincushion, it is going up for sale on my Etsy Shop. All of the pincushions will be signed and numbered, just in case they ever become desirable....VBG. I will work very hard to make sure none are alike.

I am working on the other two models (completely different) I have in mind and will share pictures later this week and will also add them to Etsy.