Summer Tales Weeks 3 & 4

I am a little behind on my blogging, but I was away last week blowing all my hard earned money in Las Vegas.  On the up side though, I didn't have to complain about the weather it was HOT, HOT, HOT, but oh so wonderful after the rainy, cool summer we had at home.  Well at least the weather has been better since we have come home.

I took one of my sock monkeys with me to Vegas.  Travellin Pete I called him - he is just a little guy you can carry in your purse.  Unfortunately Pete was not very lucky at the slot machines.

This week I have still been on vacation mode and just can't wrap my head around sewing monkeys and critters again, but by Wednesday I was well into the swing of things again. 

T-Rex's waiting teeth

I also had a Sock Monkey Block Party on Wednesday morning at 10:00 am.  9 eager participants attended including 1 mom and 2 boys who turned out to be pretty  good sewers.  We had a great time, sewing and stuffing the sock monkeys and when they were finished, all the kids attached their monkeys to the front of their bicycles and rode off to the playground. 

Thanks to the hostess for putting on the party and providing us with a lovely lunch.  I hope everyone had a great time.

Thats all for this week - I won't be at the St. Albert Farmers Market this week, but you can always contact me by email if you need something special.

Summer Tales - Week 2 (summer??? really???)

Well it is suppose to be the second week of summer, but while the rest of the country and US are in a heat wave, us in Alberta have cooler temperatures than normal, too much RAIN, and dare I say it ... even had SNOW in the mountains.  I do not think we have had more than 2 days in a row of sunshine this year which is very sad and why I will be seeking sunshine and heat elsewhere in a few days.  

The rainy view from my front window.

On the brightside, rainy days do spur creativity and gave me lots of time to catch up on my sewing for this Saturday's St. Albert Farmers Market.  My daughter and lovely market assistant Megan also got the creative bug and decide to take up her doodle drawing again.  So we purchased a Bamboo drawing tablet  and she has created some very cute drawings she is going to transform into charms.  I in the meantime have transformed her drawings into sock creatures.

This Norman the Narwal, the Unicorn of the Sea

I also added a T-Rex to my line of Sockasauras'.

RAWR!!

Thats about it for this week.  I hear Saturday is supposed to be a beautiful day and guess what??? NO RAIN.  I will be out selling at the St. Albert Farmers Market from 10 am - 3 pm.  So come out and check out all the great vendors.

Funky Monkey Summer Tales - Week 1

I have decided to try blogging once a week over my summer off.  So here goes ... my first week of summer and it has been a busy week.  With time off, comes summer maintenance meaning time to get that filling fixed that I have put off and get a new summer hair do!   I also finally had luck finding a groomer for my dog, he did get his hair cut but it did come at a cost the groomer and I got matching bites, plus I almost lost a finger.  And this is not good when you are trying to get your week of sewing caught up.. 

Speaking of sewing, I did manage to get all my weeks worth of sewing done and ready for the St. Albert Market this Saturday from 10-3 pm.  I also managed to get a special order done for a Bride and Groom Sock Monkey.  I have had such fun designing and dressing this lovely couple.  They are now bound for New Jersey.

And last but not least...World Cup Soccer action.  The Funky Monkey is all dressed and ready to cheer on his favorite team.  Hup Holland Hup!!!    He will be hanging out at the St. Albert Market tomorrow so stop by and say hi!