Baby Shower Favors..

I was recently contacted by an acquaintance to do some baby shower favors and invite for her sister's shower...The theme is Hello Kitty--and the baby is a girl-so these are the options I came up with for her to choose from. These are the favors...I will post the invite options next time...
First up is the 4 pack of peppermint patty sandwiches...they are individually wrapped peppermint patties in between scalloped circle Hello Kitty cut outs..placed in a cello bag, with a decoratively embellished topper!

Next up is something similar...Baby feet labels chocolate nuggets in a cello bag, with a topper embellished with Hello Kitty!

This option is one I did for Halloween a couple of years ago...really easy, and well loved...The chocolate bar sleeve...can be done for ANY occasion! The chocolate bar even has a pull tab!

This cute little tin can be embellished with writing, or in this case, graphic, and filled with those great custom colored M&M's!

This is the final one, and the one that was chosen for the shower..it is kind of like a sliding matchbox. It holds three baby feet labeled chocolate nuggets, and is embellished with the Hello Kitty tag...The only change we made was instead of the twine, she liked the black sheer ribbon with the white polka dots...Very cute!
So, you know what I will be doing for the next week or so!!

Thanks for stopping by and seeing what i have been up to--not as interesting as the farm animals, I KNOW!
Have a great night!
**keri**

Introducing Hawkeye!

So, last week I introduced you to Humphrey-the pet, and Hamburg, the bull with a purpose. Well, let me introduce Humprey's work mate, or future work mate, Hawkeye. Apparently, Humphrey is destined to be a work animal, (ox) and of course, I was recently instructed that oxen come in pairs! So after many hours of batting eyelashed of BIG BROWN EYES, the boys got the go ahead from the boss (me..) and went and found a matching bull that fit the bill. So, Humphrey and Hawkeye are a team! To see more of what I am talking about, visit this site. It has a wealth of information. Hawkeye is just a few days younger than Humphrey, and even though he was still being bottle fed when we brought him home, he is already drinking out of a bucket, and doing well!

Here are Humphrey and Hawkeye together-quite a pair! They are a nice set-similar size and markings...Cody will start very soon getting them used to standing next to each other, always on the same side, and he is already getting them used to the harness on their head. Then they will start learning basic commands for walking, stopping, and left and right. This should be interesting! You can be sure I will keep you updated on the progress!


I also thought I would share my view with you...being without a job this summer, I have been able to spend a lot of time doing not much of anything...Many times in the afternoon I will sit out in Peter's trophy room with the door open, and Harley will join me. She loves to sit or lay in front of the screen door and watch for chipmunks. It is so peaceful to spend time with her out here, with the sounds of nature, and the cool breeze! Doesn't she look sweet?


Have a Blessed Week!
**Keri**

Warms a girl's heart...

These pics would warm any gal's heart-My father, and my son-checking out the "herd". Cody even called Daddy the other night, wondering if there was something he could do to get Humprey to stop is 24/7 hollering...It was so cute, and I think Pa was pretty tickled, too!


Cody's birdhouse finally has a resident! Timmy Smith made this birdhouse for Cody several years ago, and it has been empty the whole time! It hangs on the post of Cody's treehouse, and something caught my eye the other day. I thought it was a paper wasp nest slowly forming, but it was in fact, a tree frog! He hung out all afternoon in the little entrance hole! He was pretty big, too! He didn't seem to happy to have the paparazzi capturing his every move!

Here's a shot of one of the last cards to come out of the crazy place in my brain. I made up a bunch of cards at camp, and sent them to a bunch of my online buddies. The stamps I used are from Michele's Purple Onion Designs newest collection. I also made some with ice cream cones, but neglected to photograph them before I mailed them. So just make up a really cute and colorful ice cream cone card in your mind..Thanks! Most supplies are Stampin' Up! and the stamps are Purple Onion Designs!

Have a great afternoon!
**Keri**

Paint Job...

Good Wednesday morning! Here are the promised photos of the buildings I painted back in July! We belong to an interdenominational church camp, in Mooers, NY. The organization is over 100 years old, and I have been attending camp every year since I was born! The camp was in need of someone to paint some of the buildings that they own, and rent out. Many of the buildings are owned by the camp, but many are privately owned. So, for several weeks in July, I scraped, primed, and painted 3 buildings. This first one was tough, cause one side is up on risers, and the inside of the porch also had to be done. The second pic shows the side up on risers, the lowest boards came up to my chest!



This one was directly behind the one above. I had to do the inside of the porch of this one, too. The back side of this one was tough, cause there was a lot of brush and it was really damp and critter-ish...ugh...I was glad to get done that side!

This building was actually the first one I completed. It has three different rooms for people to stay in. Needless to say, I am well versed on extension ladders after this experience!

This is the back of the same building. You should have seen me dangling from that cross piece up in the peak. The extension ladder was completely extended and I was hanging on tight! I did in all myself, though! We did run into a lot of rainy weather during these weeks, but thankfully the Lord provided nice chunks of sunny weather for me to paint during the day, and in the event of rain, I could work inside on the enclosed porches!


Now, allow me to introduce HAMBURG. Self explanatory, right? He is a Jersey bull calf, born the same day as Humphrey. He is a bit smaller, though, being a Jersey. He is really sweet! He will be steered, and raised for beef.


We are off to the Franklin County Fair today. Not my favorite thing, but the food is good, and I love to look at all the birds in the bird barn!
Have a great day!
**Keri**

I know, I know...better late than never, right??

Okay, well everyone knows about my recent job loss. So I picked up a side job painting at the camp grounds--did I share that? I have some photos to share, of the camps that I was hired to paint. Maybe I will post them tomorrow? Anyway, after almost 3 weeks straight of painting these camps, I got done, just in time to move down to camp and stay for a week and a half. We had wonderful church services and I worked each and every night at the snack bar. It was a great time! The painting job was an answer to prayer for me, being currently unemployed!
We arrived home yesterday around noon time, and I immediately got a call from an interested party concerning daycare (pray!) and shortly after that, our newest family member arrived..Say hello to Humphrey..





Humphrey was born on Saturday night, and his new home is in our backyard, for the time being. He is a bull calf that Peter's cousin so generously gave Cody. He is pretty sweet. Unfortunately, he is an escape artist, and he got out first thing this morning. When Peter got me up to help him get Humphrey back in, I stepped on a bumblebee getting out of bed! So I limped out to corral Humphrey...I have been on the phone catching up most of the day, and have not even got dressed yet!! Sometimes that's okay, right?
So, we are home, and I am going to focus on enjoying these last few weeks of summer, and getting my Etsy shop back into shape...Thanks for stopping by!
**Keri**