Old School Acres

Knowledge is power!

But I wouldn't know, because I don't seem to know anything LOL

I've been on the search for a few things and aren't having much luck.  Maybe you can help?

1.  Do you have this book?  Or know where I can find one for a reasonable price?  If you have it are you willing to copy it for me?  For cash or a swap?

2.  I'm looking for some bells, rattles, or music boxes to put inside softies.  I've googled, but am not coming up with anything.  Help!

3.  How is it possible for horses to pull a gate off its hinges and throw it down the hill?  The neighbor called this morning to say she had 2 horses in her yard.  Sure they weren't ours, Brett went to see who them might belong to.  Well, Hello!  It was 6 of ours (well, 2 of ours and 4 boarders). 

4.  Gosh, I'm always asking you questions.  Any questions for me?

Ahhh, much better.

Too much to do to rework the last disaster.  I like Dani's idea of a voodoo dolly to ward off wonky craft vibes anyway.  So far it seems to be working.  Thank you, Redbird!

Some ideas are better left in my head

and not realized in my precious wool felt.  At least I found a use for this "bird." 

Turkey day

The neighbors are out of town and Brett is doing their chores, which includes turkeys.  The girls helped chore the baby turkeys, which are about 4 weeks old. 

Snowbird

Apt on the first snow of the season.

What a bunch of pigs

Heading your way.

This bunch of goodies is from Heidi, my swap partner for the Sweet Goodness Holiday Swap.  Gorgeous Thankful banner, cute-as-can-be Santa gift tags, chocolate, sweet potato pancake mix, and pure maple syrup.  To say I was THRILLED when I opened this is putting it mildly.  Thank you, Heidi!!

Deck the halls with pigs of wool

Jessica suggested over at Flickr that I should make pig ornaments and I did just that.  I cheated a bit though and didn't make a "real" pig (meaning 3D).  I have 20 pig ornaments available to the first 20 people that respond to this post (if I don't get 20 responses I will send to however many I do get).  The pigs vary in color, though all are wool-blend felt with a cotton print stripe.  If you prefer acrylic felt (maybe you are allergic to wool?) let me know and I will make a special one for you.

Woo-eee!  Wow.  All the piggies have new homes!!  Don't despair if you didn't get her in time, as I may have more piggies soon.

New neighbors

One of our renters moved his cows into our corn field across the road from our house.  They eat the little bit of corn dropped during harvest, but mostly eat the corn stalks.  I holler good morning to them and they look at me like I'm crazy.

I had it the entire time

I was on the hunt for aqua/turquoise fabric and couldn't find a thing!  Can you believe it?!?  My hoarding finally paid off today though.  As I was looking for something else I came across aqua gingham and a white with aqua print.  Score!  Now I'm on a fabric yo-yo kick.  Paired with wool felt and vintage buttons they make an awesome garland.  Each felt/yo-yo combination is tied to a string of beads so that it can be removed and used as a Christmas tree ornament instead. 

Pig pile!

Did you play Pig Pile when you were a kid?  I guess you didn't so much play it as just do it:  Sneak up on an unsuspecting person on the floor and pile on yelling Pig Pile!  Dads and grandpas make good Pig Pile players.