Blog Title: Olde Colonial Peddler

Please Bear With Me, I know it's been a while!

I know I have not been around much lately or gotten the opportunity to answer many emails. I'm getting to them and thank you for your concerns. My oldest son Ian is going through some major medical issues (Gastro) right now which requires us to go to Children's Mercy in Kansas City. Also, my dear hubby passed out on us the other night. So he has seen a doctor and is being referred up to Kansas City as well to get some testing done. I will not be taking anymore custom orders right now, those whom have orders I will fill. I will let you know when I'm able to take more orders on. With my 4 year old going to the hospital (and I will divulge more at a later time) and with my uncertainty of my hubby's problems, it is too much and I need to concentrate on my family at the present time. So please hang in there with me, at times it seems like when it rains it pours, but I know we can get through this as a family. This weekend we are hoping that it will be quiet and I can get some things accomplished as long as my husband feels up to watching the kiddos. I must be off and I wish you all a wonderful weekend!

My free pattern in the CYO newsletter!

Olde Thyme Candy Cane Sticks will be featured in the CYO newsletter. Ami is a friend of mine and I really wanted to help her out. I whipped these guys up two years ago for a show and they sold really well. So, I decided to whip up a few and make a quick pattern for CYO's second newsletter! These are super easy and can be done all in a few hours! Here's the link to sign up for the newsletter! All you have to do is contact them and request to be added to the newsletter! CYO NEWSLETTER LINK!


It's Holiday Craftshow time at The Painted Daisy!

I'm advertising early for Ami in hopes of more getting to join this time! This will be such a fun show! I will be participating as well! Here is the link to sign up! Her booths are such a wonderful price and very easy to use!

Today I have so much to finish up, I also have many custom orders too. So I will be quite the busy bee this weekend! Be sure to look for my post this weekend about the Nie Recovery Auction that is going on right now for eBay. My listing will be going up Sunday night and starting at a VERY low price! This is to help out Stephanie and Christian, whom ARE awake now but have quite a ways to go. This money will help not only in their recovery costs, but to help with their home expenses and to support their family. They have such cutie kiddos! So be sure to look for that, lots of beautiful items have been donated! Have a wonderful weekend!

"Hey Lady...you call him Docta Jones!"

One of my favorite lines from Indiana Jones movies..."Hey lady, you call him Docta Jones!!" My son was Indiana Jones for Halloween! This was the outfit I put together for him, only thing I bought was the hat and whip! His Dad was thrilled he wanted to be Indiana Jones since my hubby is an Archaeologist too! (We all know that's not the reason the kid wanted to be Indiana Jones, it's cause he has a whip and does cool stuff with it)! But it still gave hubby a thrill when both my nephew, Davis and Ian said they wanted to be Indiana Jones when they grow up!

Here's Ian amongst the pumpkins!


A whip shot!


When we got to my parents house, the kids would not sit still long enough for me to take photos! So I only got a few pictures of the kiddos! Here's my little "woo woo" Thomas the Tank Engine for the night! He was loving going and getting candy! No one could touch his Thomas candy basket but someone giving candy! He was NOT sharing that loot! Too funny!


Here he is with Uncle Chris asking him to fix his woo woo!


Here he is giving Pop a kissy! He was so excited to see my Dad!


But for most of the night I only got to see his back buffers! He was too busy playing trains to take pictures!


The only good picture I have of anyone else is Drew, she was a diva ghost! She is SUCH a good girl, she helped me push the baby's stroller up hills and down them! My parents live on the mountain so you can imagine the driveways! But it's worth it for the kiddos, they get tons of candy and huge bars of chocolate! But next year we voted to also go to another neighborhood more flat! Here's Drew as Diva Ghost!


Unfortunately my husband missed Halloween, he worked late and did attempt to make it to Fayetteville. His Harley broke down 10 miles from an exit, he actually pushed it ten plus miles to try and work on it! I went to pick him up but he only got 10 more miles down the road before it stopped again, luckily right next to a hotel! So we had to stay in Joplin for the night. After dropping off his Harley the next morning and airing up a surprising flat tire on my van, we headed home to Arkansas where we blew a tire. So, we went to buy two new tires! It just seemed like one thing after another in this trip! But we were blessed to make it there safe and enjoy Saturday with the kids, we went to see Jack Hannah, the animal guy! I'll post more pictures about that later! I'm off to work to finish a few items for sale and then also to work on the Nie Recovery Auction on eBay too!


CONGRATS!


Before I go, I wanted to say a HUGE Congrats to my big brother Bryan! This is my big brother Bryan, he's the middle of us three. He just found out that he & his wife, Erika are having their second baby! We're all SO excited for them!! They both have been through so much lately and I'm SO VERY proud of them for working through some very tough times! They already have my sweet and precious nephew, Jackson! So they are thrilled for another child! Congrats & love you guys SO much!! I would've posted a picture of my sweet sister in law, but I noticed I only have in my computer pictures of her pregnant...so I'll post one later after I get another scanned in! Here's a more recent shot of my brother Bryan.


Well I must be off for the day! So much to do! I hope everyone has a great day!

Merry Ole Halloween & New Wynter Creations!

"May all the Witches that here are seen, bring you good luck on Halloween!"
Merry Ole Halloween!

Wishing everyone a Merry and safe Halloween! Today after my son gets out of school we are heading home to Arkansas. Every year my family Trick or Treats together and it just wouldn't be Halloween without my family! So we'll be in Fayetteville amongst the bumpities and spookables at my parents home! Their address is 666 Cliffside Drive! Is that not a riot!?! Nothing has ever happened there but it helps add to the ambiance! People ask us all the time if it's haunted, never have I ever experienced anything but my Dad playing tricks on us!



I've also gotten many things done finally! Here they are, these are custom order items, I just haven't had time to post them. My entire family has been sick with the flu for a few weeks and before that was testing and other things my kiddos have been through. The flu is SO not fun! But yesterday I felt much better and was able to finish up a Santa! I feel pretty good today, still a little weak but I want to give my kiddos an awesome Halloween, my Mom is going to help me with them. Well, Here are all the things I have done but MANY more are in the works including a Snowman Box, a Gingy box, and many other things! I also have a private swap I'm doing with my good friend Wendy for Christmas for my Mom! She loves Wendy's work! So I'm making a Teddy Bear Make-do for Wendy next week! I can't wait to start it, I've never done one! So it should be fun!

Here are the nodders! They are all my patterns and my design. But sorry, all have been custom orders so they are all bought! I do take custom orders.

This is Snowflake! He has a rusty wire mouth and rusty snowflakes on him, I just love his fabric too!


This is "Olde Wynter" Santa


Here is another Snowman all decked out in his wool! He was so fun to make!


Here is Gingy, he's also one of my favorites! He was SO cute, you can't see his fabric too much in this picture but I love it, just made me think of a Gingerbread man!


Finally, I was asked to do a Santa Doll, this is one of Tonya's patterns, she does the most amazing Santas, love all of her patterns! This is Americana Santa, custom for a client who has Americana in her home


Close up facial features



Well I must be off! A Merry Ole Halloween to you all!

"I'll be what you want me to be"

This is one of my favorite statues of a mother playing with her children. Today I was reminded on my trip to Kansas City just what it truly means to be a mother and the joy it can bring to my life. My children went through more testing today and had a doctor visit. This lead to my husband and I having to make some very hard decisions as parents. I won't go into detail but seeing my 20 month old going through (painless) obstacles to test his development and emotional state can bring you to tears. When I was observing, I thought a song I have heard many times came to mind:


"I'll go where you want me to go dear Lord, over mountain or plain or sea; I'll say what you want me to say dear Lord, I'll be what you want me to be."

To me, it just reminded me of what I am here to do, to be a mother to these wonderful children, regardless of what obstacles are placed before us or them. That I am here to help them progress in life the best to their capabilities. As parents, you want the best for your children and it's hard to not be able to help them or take away things that hinder their progression in life. However, I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt their doctor was doing everything possible to help my sweet little ones! She showed so much love and Gabe quickly took to liking her, even gave her a kiss at the end! I absolutely love the hospital they go to now and we are receiving now more than ever wonderful help for my children and their conditions! Don't get me wrong either, we had some good news today as well. But, we know we have many long roads ahead of us and their are days I take sometimes minute by minute or even by seconds. Although we have our struggles everyday, as a Mom, I truly treasure singing them to sleep, wiping away tears, giving hugs & kisses, reading their favorite stories, seeing their daily progressions, watching them overcome their obstacles, and teaching them about the things they need to do to progress in life. I whole heartedly know that my children are just blessings that brighten my day, fill me with love & laughter, and bring me tears of joy.

I haven't been really able to post much lately either, it's been very difficult with some things going on with my kids, they've needed my time a little bit more this past week and I'm happy to just be able to be there to hold them & give them support! Thank you for "listening", I love all my blogging buddies and the support you have shown! You all are so wonderful! I know also I have many awards and tags I will get to soon! I haven't forgotten! I also need to thank my friend Jenny for her sweet and generous gifts and a thank you was LONG over due! She sent me a pair of shoes that she designs for my niece Drew (I won her giveaway) AND lots of awesome trim! I was also given some wonderfully dyed wool I know she dyed herself! Thanks so much Jenny! She just came out with two new Christmas dollies and a snowman that are adorable by the way! Love her work, she is a fabulous artist!! You can check out her blog at: Wonders of Whimsy

I also need to thank Beth from Raggedy Angels I won her FABULOUS giveaway!! I was so excited to see the box! The beautiful spell bottle she made has found it's way to my mantle with the candelabra...the candles are just one of my ALL TIME favorite smells! I LOVE Keepers of the Light, Maple Caramel Sticky Buns is soo wonderful! A BIG THANK YOU BETH AND LOTS OF HUGS!! She has so many cute things at her website too, (I love her treenware) be sure to check her out at: Raggedy Angles Primitives
Thank you again Beth and I'm sorry for the delay in posting this!

And I also haven't forgotten, I have many new pictures of some custom work I have done that has already sold. I haven't been able to work on anything new past custom orders though. I will post some pictures this weekend of those! Hopefully when I have some extra time this weekend during nap time, I can start on a new dollie that I have had in mind for some time now. Have a wonderful day! Blessings & hugs to you all!

Vacation is so fun & a quilt giveaway!

What a beautiful quilt! Oh I would just love to snuggle up with my family under something so beautiful!! Pigtails & Snails is giving away this beautiful quilt, better hurry to sign up as the entries end tonight at 7pm!! I'm SO glad I got mine in!!

Well we are "back" from vacation. I have been taking some time during my husbands vacation for some much needed family time. I have gotten 4 nodders made but my husband asked for a little more time to spend with me. I'll post more pictures on the nodders later!

Tomorrow I'm actually off to Kansas City to spend the day! My good blogging friend Jenny asked me to pick her up some fabric & wool. So I've been traveling around collecting her fabric, it's been fun! She's such a sweetie and a very talented artist, she has made some new clay items that are just wonderful!! Be sure to check her out, I love her dollies and I can speak that she is extremely good, I have two of them! LOL So, Tomorrow I go to one of my favorite wool shops, she is finishing up dying Jenny's wool! I can't wait to see it!

We are also going to a farm so the kiddos can have fun and will probably stop by the Walk for Autism in Kansas City this Saturday too. Both of my kiddos have Asbergers which is under the Autism Umbrella. They also both have Sensory Processing Disorder and Epileptic Seizures, so this is a cause near & dear to my heart! I'm also posting a link about VH1's Rock Autism, to help spread awareness! This is such an awesome cause to help with Autism! Every 21 minutes a child is diagnosed, it's such a heartbreaking disorder and difficult at times, but I see my children as complete blessings and am so grateful everyday to have them in my life. I know with help, my kiddos will be able to function and lead "normal" lives if I am persistent and supportive!

Well I must be off, I have a few orders to finish and some items including my giveaways to mail off, it's bad I know, one of my kiddos has been sicky a few days this week too so it's made it a little harder to complete some tasks and get things ready, plus for some weird reasoning (ehum, kiddos LOL), I didn't sleep very much last night! So I'm really dragging today!! Seemed like I was up every two hours! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!

Another Wonderful Giveaway!!

My friend the Olde Homestead Peddler is giving away some of her goodies! I love all her wonderful smelling stuff! I love all of her candles, room sprays, tarts, and carpet fresheners! I have to say though for my birthday she did me one of her large waxed lambs, it sits on my mantle and I love it!! She sent some of her beeswax sheep to go with it! My Mom was so jealous that I actually ordered one for Christmas for her! Okay onto her giveaway!



She is giving out two prizes! First Prize is: A set of her apple candles with 8 oz. Mulled cider room spray, second is a set of her Pumpkin candles with 8 oz. Frosted Pumpkin Room spray!!



Just go on over and leave her a comment to be entered!!


On another note, I will post my winner of the cones on Monday, the craftshow was extended till Sunday. So Monday Morning I will announce the winner of the cones from signing up for my mailing list at the Craftshow, sorry for the delay, I just knew if I didn't keep it open, I would have people upset that signed up for my mailing list that didn't get to be in the contest. I am also taking off a few days to be with my husband during his vacation this weekend, then this next week, he's giving me the opportunity to work while he takes the kids, WHAT a GREAT husband I have!! I have several new dollies I'm working on, a paper clay creation, AND some new nodders. Stay tuned & Have a wonderful weekend!

Jinx on SALE & don't forget about the giveaway!

Well I decided to lower Jinx's price to a buy it here for $55.00, which is a great steal!! OR, you can try your luck on eBay, his starting price is ONLY $40.00!! Which is a wonderful deal! I need to move him out to make room for my Christmas items! He's the very last Halloween item for the season! He's all ready to go to a new home and would make such a wonderful greeter to your Halloween guests! Please email me at: oldecolonialpeddler@yahoo.com if interested! Shipping will be a flat $9.00!


DON'T FORGET!
If you want to be entered into my giveaway, be sure to sign up for my mailing list at: The Painted Daisy Craftshow!! You'll be entered once into the contest and it will be for a set of Halloween Pockets pictured below!


I hope everyone has a wonderful day! I'm off to finish snowmen and attempt to finish up a pattern! Blessings!

Two New Creations & Another Giveaway!

Miraposa has been SOLD!
Please see the Painted Daisy Craft Show for more offerings!

Meet Mariposa!
She is an original one of a kind and comes from my creativity to you! I just love how she turned out! She was so fun to make. She is one of the last two Halloween creations and is a rather large nodder. I was a tad behind since I had an arm injury but got these guys finished up! Here is a close up of her face!



Meet Jinx!

He is the first black kitty I have done this season! He will be the last Halloween creation for the season as well. He is currently on sale with Mariposa at the Painted Daisy Craft Show!

Here is a close up of his sweet face & eyes. I just love how he turned out, he's so fun! His hand stitched face of course is inspired by Miss Tonya and her wonderful creativity! The pattern is mine though.

That leads me to another thing, I know many have asked me to make a pattern, I am currently working on some and hope to have them out soon! Thank you all for your support in this, it's something new and I'm excited about doing it!


Another Giveaway from Me!
Okay on to the giveaway! During the Painted Daisy Craft Show, TO ENTER THIS DRAWING: you sign up on my mailing list at the show and at show's end, I will draw a name from my mailing list from those that have signed up to my mailing list! They will be these Halloween Pockets!

Good Luck to you all and have a wonderful day!

The winner's are...........................

Thank you all so much for participating in my first blog giveaway! Wow, it was such an overwhelming response! I was excited to meet so many new people and find so many great blogs! Before I pick the names, I am going to give out another set of my Pockets during the Painted Daisy Craft Show. This is Ami's second show and I wanted to show support to her. My booth will not be done until tomorrow late, since I had a hurt arm this past week, it's been hard to create new things and orders come first. So I will be all running by late tomorrow evening! This is a small show but very talented gals are in there! So stop by Thursday here and see how you can win a set! These will be the set just like I made for my Mom! Here they are below:




Okay now to the winners! If all the winners will email me at: oldecolonialpeddler@yahoo.com with their address's I will get these out to you!
I know you are all just itching to find out! I had a very large cheesebox STUFFED to the sides with entry's. Thank you ALL!

The 3rd Prize winner, the set of Potion Pockets goes to:



Sue of Oodlekadoodle!! Congrats!

Second Prize winner of the Pumpkin Nodder is:



Starla of Briar Rabbit Prims! Congrats sweetie! You SO deserve to win with what you do for the love of animals! Please email me and I'll get this off to you!

And first place prize of the shaker set is:


Kathleen! Congrats to you!! Kathleen was so hoping she would win, she is one of my loyal customers and entered once, that is luck!! YAY! Congrats to you again! I will get these in the mail to you!!


Thank you all again for entering, I had 128 comments left on the blog!! Many got 3 entries as they posted it on my blog, so it was a lot of printing and cutting! I so wish I could have given you all something, you left such sweet comments! Thank you! I know I will be having a Christmas giveaway soon as well, so keep checking back with me! Blessings to you all and have a wonderful day! Be sure to stop back by on Thursday to see how you can sign up to win the other set of potion pockets! Nite!
Shay

The Pumpkin Patch!

We were able to take the kiddos to the Pumpkin Patch this weekend! It was so much fun! Very hot though, I will probably go back when it cools a little and dress the kiddos in some fall gear to take better pictures. We do that every year. This pumpkin patch was the largest I have been too, probably about 6 or so acres of pumpkins and about 5 acres of corn growing. They had a hay maze, hay rides, dried corn stalks, beautiful dried Indian corn (which I got some), and pumpkins of all sizes and shapes! My kiddos played on the tractor tires for fun! Here's Gabe hitching a ride with Daddy on the way out to find a pumpkin!


More Pumpkins to pick from! They just went on & on!


Here's Ian
he's wanting THIS pumpkin right here!


Here's me telling him he can have it! FYI, he chose the bigger pumpkin behind it!


Here's Gabe, he was so worn out from the weekend that he hitched a ride on Daddy's shoulders through the patch! "Daddy, I'm too tired, can you pick me out a pumpkin and let's go home?"




Last Day to sign up for Blog Giveaway!
This is the very last day to sign up!! I'm so excited I get to pick the winner's tomorrow! Good luck to everyone! I'm off to finish up a kitty face, last two things for Halloween for the craftshow! Have a wonderful Tuesday!

A Great Weekend, few creations, and shopping!

This weekend we went home to Fayetteville! This is what my hubby did and had a blast with a few of his drivers. My husband rode his bike in BBB! I think he rode a total of 12 hours that day, he was a tad sore but had such a fun time doing it! He is such a great Dad & husband and such a hard working person that he deserves the time off to just himself! He actually said he really got really homesick from riding in the mountains and seeing all the beautiful countryside. Fayetteville is such a beautiful place. I'll have to take some pictures.

Well here's the kiddos having fun, it made my nephews days to sit on Uncle Bill's Bike! Drew was not going to sit on it despite my sister & I trying hard to coerce her!

This is Ian, my 4 year old


Ian & Carrson (Carrson is Mallory's big brother, my very funny Nephew!)


Davis, doing a little pose for us! (he's Mallory's big brother too!)


Drew & Gabriel having fun! He misses his Drew!


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Since my husband got to do his thing this weekend, this is where my Mom & I went to spend the day!

This is the Rabbit's Lair, my favorite quilt shoppe! I promise next time, I'll show you inside. I didn't even think about taking in the camera! Or taking pictures with my friends that work their! Oh I miss them! I use to sell products and work at the Rabbit's Lair! I just love the owners, they are just so sweet! And tons of fabric! Here is my Christmas stash that I have acquired from The Rabbit's Lair and two other shops! I just love what I've found! Some can be used at other times too! But I am a fabric addict if ya can't tell, I have so much I might have to do a fabric trade! And please forgive my spelling of believe, I just noticed that on my blocks (cause I'm sure someone will call me out), my kids play with those ALL the time so I just throw them back up there!








The wool is from a different shop, this is ALL hand-dyed wool from up in KC. VERY expensive, but it makes the most beautiful Christmas items. It's worth it and very easy to work with. I'm still trying to get my rug hooking friend Kathleen to dye me some wool for a Santa. She hand-dyes wool as well and has been so busy at the quilt shop though, I absolutely love her Onion skin dyed wool! I used it to make a snowman jacket last season for The Rabbit's Lair!


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My arm is still bothering me and hurts very much but I'm pushing through to get new creations out for a craft show and custom orders! My Mom wanted a few things for her house and I did these for her as a surprise! She so deserved it! I forgot to snap a picture of the pumpkin man I did but here is the others! I made a set of potion pockets but a little different! SHP altered pattern, just love her stuff! And also a altered art box! This is a vintage postcard that the pumpkin moves up and down, so cute! The bats are stamps I cut out! The top is glittered! She just loved this one!



Whew this is a LONG post today! I will post pictures from our pumpkin patch trip tomorrow. Remember only 1 more day till my blog giveaway is DONE! Sign up here! I'm off to work on a few things for the craft show, I even started a paper clay creation, I hope he turns out well! I hope everyone has a wonderful Monday!

Only two more days!

Only TWO days left to sign up for my blog giveaway!
I gave one extra day in the month and decided to end it on the 30th and draw on the 1st of October!

I went to one of my favorite quilt shops when I went home this weekend! We had so much fun! I found some wonderful stashes of Christmas and prim fabrics! I'll post more about that later!

My husband also had lots of fun yesterday with his friends in his motorcycle run. He's quite tired today and a tad sore but he's willing to run to KC with us today. We are off to the pumpkin patch with the kiddos and I need to get a box for an order at Joann's. Hope everyone has a wonderful day! I'll post more about our weekend trip tomorrow!

Who said baseball was fun?

Well a few of you know. Well I guess I felt like I was back playing softball in high school. I have hurt my arm playing baseball with the kiddos! I went to the ER a few days ago after it happened. I heard a lovely "POP" as I threw a ball to my son and felt pain! Well they X-rayed it and it's fine, just that I strained a few muscles and sprained my elbow! Okay I was thinking probably along the same lines as you with my head cocked to the side going, sprained an elbow? IS that possible? Apparently from what my doctor said, yes! Only me! So he put me in a sling for a week to help the swelling go down. He said no working that arm! Here's the kicker, it's my right hand, my sewing hand! So here I sit typing with one arm and achieving no crafting this week! So now I've banned myself from baseball playing, going to stick to the safer sand & water table from now on!!

I have three doll heads just sitting here waiting to be finished up! Hopefully I can tackle that next week after my arm gets more rest. I'm actually going home this weekend to be with my family! My hubby is going to ride in Bikes, Blues, and BBQ this weekend in Fayetteville! Maybe I'll run into Cookie from Curds-and-Whey! She's down our way too riding there! It's just a quick trip for us, he on his bike, me at the quilt shop! haha! I have some friends I want to visit there since I use to work there! Well I'm off, typing with one hand is really hard and I know I have some awards that were so sweetly given to me and I will post more on those later when I have a little more time. Have a wonderful weekend!

Fat Jak's Giveaway!

This morning I went to Tonya's blog and found a wonderful giveaway to post about! It's Jackie of Fat Jak Originals! She is such a sweetie to be giving away three of her works of art! Here is what Tonya said about the giveaway!

"Jackie is having a very unique giveaway. She has some pictures of some wonderful creations that she has made...but here is the unique part, you get to customize and pick out from one of three, of her past handmades....if you are the lucky winner!"

She is extremely talented and generous. My heart just sank when I read Jackie's story, they had a very large flood in their area and lost many of her valuables when her basement flooded. How sweet and generous a person to think of others when they themselves are dealing with a very hard thing. You can read about Jackie's story here, please take a moment to stop by and show your support for her and to sign up for a very wonderful giveaway!

Also, don't forget to sign up for my blog Giveaway! Only a few more days left to sign up! Sign up's are here!



Today I'll be working on a few more items finishing up fall! There's your hint, one is a witch. The other is going to be very unique, something I've done before but with a twist! Then I'll be focusing on a Christmas item, which is a pattern. I'm trying to get that all wrapped up to be out for Christmas time. I have two orders to finish as well!


This week I'm also working on items for the Painted Daisy Craft show that is online here! Be sure to stop by! I will have a few OOAK's there. I want to show my good friend Ami much support, this is her second online craft show she is doing and she's doing such a wonderful job! I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

What's next? Awards and tagged!

Where have I been? Well I've been taking a MUCH needed day off. My kiddos were really happy to be able to spend some time at home with me being off the computer or crafting. My husband said he was just glad to see my face and not the back of my head! EEK!! MEN!! We are winding down Mallory's auction, there are a few more people I have to speak with but then we are done for the year and moving onto planning a Charity Golf Tournament in the Spring in Fayetteville.



I do have two more items for Halloween I am working on and that will be all, the rest will be Christmas! I also have a few orders to finish up for the weekend as well and ship out! My two new Halloween creations will be listed on eBay this next week. I have also been toying with the idea of creating patterns. I've drawn up one and am thinking about it, would anyone buy it? My friend Tonya says you never know unless you try, and she's so very right! I'm still pondering on what to do, so we'll see where next week takes us!



I have been tagged and received the "Your Blog Rocks" award again! WOW! Thank you! Thank you to Tammy and Pam! I received it before as well so I'm adding it on! All my ladies in my blog roll, this is for you! I think all of your blogs rock so thank you all for creating wonderful blogs to read!

6 things about me!

1. Some of you might have wondered what the Autism banner is for. My two kiddos have Asberger's (which is on the Autism Spectrum) and they are my blessings. I have learned many things from my kids, patience, humility, and love. Everyday is a new day and we take everything day by day or minute by minute. But there isn't one time when I would change my minutes or days. I am very grateful to have my children as I was told I wouldn't have them and proved my doctor wrong twice!! So becoming a Mom was the best thing in my life next to marrying my hubby!

2. I love to sing. Shower, car (yes, I'm one of those goofy people), anywhere! I get my kids to interact by singing "Kids Stuff" on satellite radio! They love it!

3. I love the fall, I love pumpkins, driving down the road with your windows down and seeing the leaves fall all around you. There is one of my most favorite places in the country which is Artist Point in North West Arkansas. It's just beautiful in the fall. I'll have to take a picture to show.

4. My favorite food is probably Fish or Shrimp Tacos, Sushi (not raw, Tushimi is raw fish), or Gyros. I like fresh things to eat. I hate fast food, although my children love McDonald's but I keep them far away as possible! hehe!

5. I am a Registered Sleep Tech and EEG tech by trade. Have been in that field for over 10 years. I stopped almost 5 years ago, I got out because the schedule is not conducive with kiddos. I was pregnant with my first son and had complications in my pregnancy, so my doctor told me bed rest it was! I've been a Mom ever since and don't miss Sleep! Okay well I miss sleep and get less than I did then! (hence why I'm typing this at 3:00 am) lol

6. I can make an awesome Cheesecake, turtle, plain, strawberry..whatever! BOTH my SIL's beg me to do it every holiday! It is about 5 inches tall and is the real thing. I love to bake. DH's Grandma taught me how to make her awesome Chocolate Pie too. My Mom is a fantastic cook and I learned pretty much everything I know from her.

7. I love to dive, I'm a scuba diver. I never thought I would do anything like that but I do and love it! It's so much fun to be underwater and observe the life there. I've seen many sharks, lobsters, puffer fish, turtles (my fav's), and manta rays. When I was in the Keys, I was observing the sea turtle swimming around me and then I saw my husbands face of panic. I looked around ( I was surfacing) and he was pointing below, a huge Manta ray was swimming between my legs! It didn't scare me because it came back, they aren't harmful but to see one that close did take me back a little! lol


Okay well that was one over! Now you know a little more about me! I hardly ever take the time to tell others those things. I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday! Many blessings and hugs to you all!
~Night~

Nie Nie Recovery

I am thrilled to be a part of the eBay group holding auctions to help with the Nie Recovery! We will be holding auctions November 1st through the 15th. While I don't know Stephanie or Christian, we are members of the same church and I am more than happy to donate in their names for this very worthy cause. Here is from their site and what has happened.

On Saturday, August 16, 2008, Stephanie Nielson was in a plane crash with her husband, Christian Nielson, and his flight instructor, Doug Kinneard, near St. Johns, Arizona. Doug Kinneard passed away soon after arriving at the Maricopa County Hospital.




Christian & Stephanie remain in critical condition at Maricopa Burn Center. Christian has sustained burns on over 30% of his body. His wife Stephanie’s body was burned over 80%.


This is a cause to help pay for Stephanie and Cristian's medical expenses. What a wonderful thing her sister has done to organize numerous charitable events at a very tough time in their lives. I hope they will continued to be blessed with many donations and we are all praying for your family! Many blessings to their family. I'm off to hug my husband a little tighter and tell him just how much I appreciate him in my life, to read to my kids and play with them. I hope you all take that opportunity today to remember just how much family means! Have a wonderful day!



If you would like to read more about the Nie Recovery, please click on the following link:

A very loving Thank You!!

~A very special THANK YOU to all whom were involved in the auction~

We are so very grateful to all whom helped make our dream of honoring Mallory and promoting her cause a reality. We have many special people that we would like to thank.



First, our wonderful and gracious artists. When we started we thought our opening year would have a few contributions, WOW, Were we wrong and ecstatic & blessed, these women have given from their hearts and created such beautiful memories we will hold onto forever!! We just love each of you for donating your time and talents to our cause, you have been so supportive and we are again so thankful! It's been a true honor working with each of you wonderful ladies and a pleasure getting to know each of you! Please take a moment to stop by these very talented artist sites, each of them work so hard and are such wonderful, giving women!

Our silent bidders, thank you so much for giving so graciously to Mallory's cause. With your help, we now have our seed money and hope each year to make this grow more and more. Now in Mallory's name, we are able to start the process to help those that are stricken with Trisomy 18 whom find themselves without insurance. We thank you so much for helping us to start this dream for Mallory.

Our Monetary donators. Thank you so much! You gave so generously to Mallory's cause and it came right from your hearts, you too are helping us to achieve this goal in hopes of helping many families afflicted with this very devastating disease.



OUR TOTALS FROM THE AUCTION

The auction itself it was a STUNNING $2,143!!
Thank you artists and bidders!! With our monetary donations, our total from this auction is an ASTOUNDING $2,662!!!

We will post more about next years auction soon. We have set the dates around Mallory's birthday to help make this time for crafters and artists not as hectic! We are currently working on other local events to help build up our foundation as well. This way we can get even more support to those families stricken.

WOW, we as a family are just speechless and overjoyed! What a wonderful start to an amazing journey all in Mallory's name! Thank you all, not only for all of your words of encouragement but for your help and support throughout this time to all of my family. Many of nights I sat up working on this because she meant so much to my family, I saw the many blessings she brought not only to me as her Aunt, but to my entire family. We loved sharing her with you and letting you know just how much we celebrate her. I know with her story, she touched each of us. I also know Mallory is looking down on us and smiling and sending her love to each of you for a big thank you for all you have done.

Pazel & Mallory's Auction ending!

MIRACLES FOR MALLORY ENDING TOMORROW!
Mallory's auction is ending tomorrow night at midnight, you have till Sunday midnight! Here is the link, it's a silent auction. I will post more about next year's on Monday, our auction endings for this year, and what else our foundation will be doing for the months to come! Thank you all again for your support, there are a few wonderful items that yet to have bids on them that were donated by some extremely talented artist! We would love for you to stop by and see the graciously donated items and see if there is something you would like while helping out our wonderful cause to fund those whom are stricken with Trisomy 18 and find themselves without insurance!

I cannot imagine having a child with this disease and then wonder how I would pay for it. My family has seen the devastation and blessings this disease has brought. But we could not see how someone would manage to pay without insurance, that time should be spent making lasting memories that you can take with you always. It should be cherishing the time you have bye showing them a sunset and sunrise, singing your favorite song, reading them your favorite book, and tell them your favorite stories. Memorize their face, kiss them always, hug them endlessly, and most of all, love them for eternity. Now you know why this is a hardship we wish to alleviate starting in the near future with Mallory's foundation!



While you are there, we as Mallory's family invite you to read of her and our experiences with her. My brother and sister-in-law have graciously added their story of Mallory, which is not an easy thing for them to have done. They want others to know of her and what a special little girls she is and just what she brought to our family. Blessings to everyone, I hope to see you there.
Thank you all for your support.
~Shannon, Mallory's Auntie~




Pazel's back on eBay! WHY, you ask??


Well, I had put Pazel on eBay a while back. He sold and the buyer then asked if I could create one with a little more customization to him, which I agreed to make a custom Pazel! Which I did and he's now on his way to his new home! I wish I would've snagged a picture of him before he left! I usually do to post but my dear husband had the camera that day for his work! I'll have to ask her to snap a picture when it arrives! SO, I put the original Pazel back up on the auction block a few days back! It's the same Pazel, nothing changed or added! He's starting at a low bid and his auction ends early tomorrow! You can see him on My eBay!





*Don't forget to sign up for my BLOG GIVEAWAY I'm having as well!*
I'll be taking post till the end of September and the winners will be announced October 1st..read below for more information!

Bella & Blogger of the Month!

Well I finally finished my items for Mallory's auction! I'm so happy I got them done!

Meet Bella, she was made from a Back Porch Pickins altered pattern. I made her in a likeness to Mallory. You can read about that on her site!



She is starting at a low bid too, $20.00!! She's such a cute doll and with a wonderful story!

I was nominated for Blog of the Month!!



I am so honored sweet Kindra nominated me! This is so wonderful and I've been an awful blogger lately! I've been so busy with this auction it's been so hard to keep up with everyone. I'm so grateful for Kindra's help and support during all of this. She is just a genuine and loving person, whom has helped with Mallory's auction immeasurably! I'm honored she would think of me and I'm so glad she's my friend! Many hugs to you sweetie and thank you again for everything!

Now to pass this on. I know Tonya has been thinking of a no tag zone, which I whole heartedly respect, but with all she has done for me, I have to nominate her. Tonya is a truly wonderful, generous, and kind person, always thinking of others!! I truly have cherish getting to know her. Her help during Mallory's auction and getting others involved is something that I will never forget, I only wish to return the favor one day (of course on happier circumstances)! She also has donated so generously for Mallory and her doll brings tears to my eyes each time I gaze on it. It is such a beautiful memorial to Mallory. Thank you so much my dear and many blessings to you! You so deserve this!


I must also say a big thank you to Pam for saying my blog rocks!

She is just so sweet! I've loved getting to know her! I think yours does too as well as ALL my ladies on my blog roll, I haven't been really good at posting on all of yours but I do love to visit each one of you! So here's to all of you and please grab this!



I am off to work a little more and then to bed! Have a wonderful late night!

Meet "Jingle All The Way"

I have been so busy with Mallory's auction that I haven't had a chance to finish up all my goodies for the auction. It's been a hectic time but well worth it and I'm so grateful to all the women whom have donated to generously. And to the bidders, they have also donated so generously and we are thankful!!

Meet Jingle All The Way, he is currently up for bid on Mallory's auction site. I finally got him finished and added him tonight. I still have two dollies to add as well if I can manage to get them done. If not, I know my niece, Drew, will love to have them.



We have so many talented & gifted artist and crafters donating. We would love to have you stop by and see the wonderful creations these women have donated. Also, we as a family have written some personal stories and shared many pictures to help you all get to know Mallory a little bit better. Thank you all again for your support, it has been immeasurable! I told my sweet blogging buddy Kindra, the sky is the limit and we plan to do this each year so we may be able to help many people in need! I hope you all have a blessed day!

The auction has begun!

Our Auction has begun!

The auction to promote Trisomy 18 began at midnight last night! We are so blessed to have so many wonderful donations from many talented artists and crafters, whom have donated their time so graciously for our cause. We hope you will take the time to stop by and see the many offerings they have done. Our link is here to our official website:
Miracles For Mallory

Please click on the bid button to see the donations, we will also be adding a few later on today as some artist just learned of our auction, so please continue to check back with us for updates! While you are there, we have many personal stories and pictures we have put up about our little angel. We want those to know about Mallory and just what she meant to our lives. We thank you for helping our family make a difference in this world by promoting Trisomy 18 in little Mallory's name.

We are gearing up for the silent auction!

September 7th through the 14th is upon us!

We are so grateful to all those who have so generously helped to make this dream happen! It is so amazing that such talented artists and crafters can come together to make a difference and making others aware of Trisomy 18. Thank you again to ALL whom have donated their time and talents, we love each of you so dearly for helping us to start this seed!

I have received many questions about the auction to help clarify where and what will take place!

Where will bidding take place?
Bidding will be at Miracles for Mallory, our official website. Click on the bid section of our website to see all the handmade items these talented women have so graciously donated.

When will bidding start & end?
Bidding will start September 7th at 12am and will continue through September 14th midnight.

How will bidding work?
Bidding will be done by email. Click on the "bid" button to email in a bid on that product.
WE WILL TRACK ALL BIDS BY ITEM NUMBER.
Please include the item number in your subject line when emailing. This is a silent auction and bidding will remain anonymous, those whom bid will know if they are the highest bidder with a confirmation of bid email from us.

How will shipping work?
We will calculate shipping upon the end of auction and then send out an invoice. If you would like a shipping quote, I can contact the artist or crafter themselves to quote shipping. We have left that up to the artist themselves, some items might be heavy or require special care, please ask upon bidding if you have a shipping question.


Thank you all again for your support, your prayers, and your gracious talents to help us. If you have any other questions, please feel free to email me at:
miraclesformallory@yahoo.com
I hope I haven't missed any questions, please bear with me as I've been sick for 4 days with a viral infection and still am not over it! No fun!




DON'T FORGET!
Sign up below for my giveaway! There are three prizes!! Just leave me a comment and I'll enter you in the drawing! Post it on your blog for three entries!

Wonderful goodies in the mail

I was SO excited when I won at Prim 4 Him's 100th post giveaway! I received my goodies in the mail Sunday night when I got home!! Lisa is soo sweet! She packed that recipe box FULL of Christmas goodies! And I will be putting these vintage finds to use!! I LOVE everything, thank you SO much! Such a wonderful surprise when I was sick to come home to this awesome package! Big hugs Lisa!!


Don't forget to sign up below to my giveaway! We're giving out three Halloween prizes! Be sure to sign up for your chance to win one!!

My First Giveaway!

My first blog giveaway!

I have been so busy with my oldest back in school, putting together the auction, and getting out Halloween goodies that I am just now getting time to have a giveaway! Just leave me a little comment and I'll enter your name. If you post it on your blog, I will enter you three times! I have three giveaways! Those who don't have a blogger account, feel free to email me at: oldecolonialpeddler@yahoo.com and I will post for you! Good luck to everyone, posting will end September 30th. I will draw the winner the 1st of October! That way it will give people lots of time to sign up and gets me through my niece's auction!

First prize will win a set of my Halloween noise Shakers!

I just sold a set of them and am finishing up the ones now for the giveaway! I had gotten a few emails asking if I was going to make another set, so I decided that since people liked these, I would give out a set! I just love these little guys, This came from an altered Back Porch Pickins Pattern, I just love Tonya and her creativity! She's amazing!
Second prize will be a Pumpkin Nodder!

I've gotten a few request for nodders, so again, just a wonderful way to start it off with one you giveaway! It will look like this festive guy but his fabric will be a little different! This guy seemed a little too bare to me, so I'm adding some things to him! These are so fun to have during the fall!

Third prize is a set of my witchy potion pockets!

They will come stuffed with sweet annie! I just love this pattern from SHP, so cute!

Good luck to all who enter! I'll be drawing the names out October 1st!!