Free Pattern - This Little Piggy

How cute is this!!! Not only does it remind me of the children's rhyme but I'm also reminded of all the summer county fairs going on. The first place I always go is to see the pigs...they fascinate me for some reason.

Oomanoot designed this wonderful amigurumi pattern and you can find the full instructions by clicking on the photo above.

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Featured Artist - Country Lane Folk Art

Today's Featured Artist is Becky of Country Lane Folk Art. Becky offers a variety of hand painted folk art. Her shop is filled with snowmen, penguins, Christmas tree ornaments and so much more. Not only will you find a shop filled with finished items, she also offers the decorative painter her original Epatterns! To visit Becky and see all her offerings, simply click on any of the photos below.

Pumpkin Candle Lamp

Santa Mini Candy Jar

Decorative Cow Plate

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Handmade Spotlight - Harvest Time

HARVEST TIME

Just a sampling of some great harvest decorations for your home.

Fall Thanksgiving Pumpkin Bowl Filler Ornament Decorations Skunkhollow $15.50	Primitive Happy Harvest Scarecrow - Handmade Fall Decor - Solid Wood - Wall Hanging - FAAP, OFG Team, HAFAIR, TeamHaHa GypsyWindPrimitives $22.00
Best Seller - HOT APPLE PIE Scented Whole Apple Wax Melts Tarts Fall Decor Harvest Bowl Fillers -Highly Scented - Ofg Team HomemadeScents $10.95	Primitive Silly Punkins ~~ Primitive Fall Decor ~~ Primitive Home Decor ~~ Samhain ~~ FAAP ~~OFG Team ~~ HDM ButtonsInTheAttic $15.95
Primitive Pumpkin Art Doll & Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving Fall Harvest Autumn Folk Art "Sweet As Pie" OFG HAFAIR FAAP VintageKeepsakeTrunk $66.00	Hand painted Fall Primitive Sheep and Crow painting on canvas panel - OFG jennysfolkart $7.99
E-Pattern Halloween Pumpkin Primitive Candy Corn Morn Fall Saltbox Painting With Friends Terrye French PAFA Team OFG Team AREtsy Team OakleafHollow $5.00	Hand Stitched FALL LEAVES and ACORNS Wool-Felt Fall Table Runner-Penny Rug-Home Decor-Table Decor-Wool Applique-Fiber Art-Fall Decor--ofg JennysToleShed $89.00
Fall Flower Gift Tags Brown Gold Rust Fall Gift Tags Autumn Gift Tags Set of FOUR OOAK Wedding Tags Birthday Tags SnowNoseCrafts SnowNoseCrafts $3.50	Distressed Red Checkered Fall Wood Sign KathysHeartCreations $10.00
Primitive Needle Punch Mat PATTERN Fall Crow & Pumpkin Full Of Flowers thetalkingcrow $8.00	8 oz Candy Corn Jar Candles - Candy Corn Scented - Sold in lots of (6) per Order Fall - Only 45.99 DebsCandlesandDreams $45.99
Wool Applique Pattern, Fall Garden Bounty, Wool Applique Table Runner, Black Crow, Primitive Decor, Wool Table Runner, PATTERN ONLY farmersattic $7.99	Hand Painted Wood HAYRIDE or PUMPKIN, Fall Wall Decor, Primitive, Halloween Decor, The Country Nook Hand Made SIGNS. Looks great on a Porch TheCountryNook $30.00
Set of 4 Hand Painted Mason Jars, Autumn, Home Decor, Fall Decor, Thanksgiving, Centerpiece, Fall, Country WyliesWhimsicals $35.00	Fall, Primitive, Scarecrow, Head For The Door Or Wall PatchworkFriends $44.00

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Kidz Korner - Travel Craft

It's not always easy traveling with kids, especially small children. Why not get them involved in preparing for your upcoming travels? This can get them excited about the places they will see along the way and keep them occupied on those longer trips.

Visit No Time for Flashcards by clicking on the photo above and get some tips and suggestions on what to pack.

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Travel Time

July is a big travel month for a lot of people. Still plenty of summer left and the kiddo's still have a few weeks off before they start back to school. When my kids were home we took a "family" vacation every year and traveled to explore a new part of the country. We went to see many of the National Parks and National Monuments in the western part of the country since we lived in that area. Now....if you were like me I use to get a post card from everywhere we visited. Hmmmmm...........wonder what happened to all those post cards I picked up. LOL! Well I thought we would go back in time a little bit and take a look at some of the places we visited and get a "vintage" post card from them. :)



One of the best places we visited and I am sure many of you have been there also was the Grand Canyon. We actually hiked to the bottom of it! Oh the days when I was able to do that.....not anymore. (ha!ha!) This post card from XtraThings shows all the pretty colors of the canyon. 

Now I am sure a lot of you have been to Mount Rushmore. Very impressive, especially when you drive around the corner and whammo.......there are these huge faces on the rocks! This card from LeesburgVintage shows those faces. 

This post card from JACKIGO shows one of the most famous National Park.....Yellowstone. That place is amazing! It has so many different natural wonders that you won't find anywhere else. Actually my daughter and her family just came back from visiting there last week! She said it was still just a great as when she was a kid. :)

One of the last vacations we took before the kids headed off to college was Glacier National Park. It is a very pretty drive over the top and looking at the glaciers. Now.....I must say and I am sorry to say....but now that I live in Alaska and I have these massive glaciers all around me the one's in Glacier National Park aren't quite as big, but years ago when we visited there they were pretty neat. This vintage card from chantaleylace shows some of the magnificent peaks in that park. 

I hope you enjoyed the journey back in time to see some of these wonderful wonders in this country. Hmmmm....makes me want to go on a vacation down there again. :)  So if you are still headed out on vacation have a wonderful time and enjoy!

Have a great week!

Colleen :)

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