Christmas Shows and New Items!

It's been a busy time of year and we realize we haven't set down to share here on the blog. So we thought we would play catch up today and share a few things. Over the lat few weeks, we have had 3 shows and been super busy sewing and creating, plus we've had some extra responsibilities, behind the scenes.

Last weekend we were at the Mineola Antique Fair and we had lots of fun! Here's a few pictures I shared on Facebook after the show.



The weekend before, we were at the Christmas Bazaar at the First United Methodist Church in Gilmer. My mom joined Angea and I for that show, with some of her leather and crochet items.

If you couldn't make it to one of our shows, I have added lots of new things in my etsy shop! These are some of the shirts, new tags, and ornaments that are now available.

Everyone ask us "when we sleep" and "if we are doing anymore Christmas shows?" 

Well, for several weeks, it seems like we slept from 12:30-6 ish, although this week we are catching up on some of that as well! We have enjoyed a few quieter days to work on orders, add new items to my shop, and breath a little. 

Our next show is December 8-9, 2018 at Mineola Antique Fair. We want to enjoy the holidays and also focus on adding more items to my shop and we have some Christmas decorating jobs on the schedule. 

Dear Santa, I've Made my Christmas Wish List!

Dear Santa,

I hope you are having a really good year. We are doing good and I've been wearing my Santa flannel shirts for a while now. I don't think you've stopped by our house since I got out of school. I usually don't ask for anything for Christmas, although this year, there are several things on my wish list. I've included affiliate links to all my favorite things, if you are able to help me with anything on my list.

Love yours truly,

Janice

Clothing - 

These Junk Gypsy Boots are pretty awesome! Not sure exactly what I would wear with them, but I love them and can we say Fringe! Size 8 please.

An old red truck, with a load of flowers... well that's just about perfect for me!


A Flower Truck T-Shirt...Love

Remember our shenanigans in the Junkin' Sisters Tribe and the funny graphic Charity Sparrow created? Well, she's got it on a shirt now! More Chickens and Rust. Less Drama and Fuss. I would take a medium in unisex size, as I hear the women's shirts are really fitted.

You may recall my search for the perfect dress - modest but cute and trendy, not have to wear leggings or show my white legs, can wear my boots, and has pockets? I think I finally found it in this long sleeve, vintage floral maxi dress!  It comes in several colors, although I like this navy blue. Of course, now I don't know of any events I'll be attending to need the dress, although it couldn't hurt to have it on standby.


For the House -
Alright Santa, I've just recently started drinking coffee and I really want to try one of the Keurig single serve coffee pots... it looks like it takes up less counter space than the bigger versions so that would be nice for our small house. Jeff has his perk pot and blends several types of coffee together, but I just want to make me a single cup when I want it.

We really need some new kitchen towels, as our are getting threadbare and I think this one applies for when I'm hungry. Poor Jeff!







These camper towels are just too cute as well.



And of course, I love this towel that says Support Your Local Farmers!


We could use a few new bath towels, as several of ours have made there way to the farm, used for the dogs, and used to clean up after DIY jobs outside. Turquoise or brown would be lovely and match my shower curtain.




For the Yard / Outdoors / Work

While browsing Amazon, I found this 20 pack of succulents and I really need to replant my vintage chicken feeder and wagon with succulents. Having some plants growing in the winter time would sure cheer me up!


I could really use a new set of drill bits, since I have a way of breaking them... I've been looking at estate sales, but I've yet to find an assortment pack to replace my broken ones.

I always need a good pair of fabric scissors and these are my favorites!
Planning for 2018

I'm really wanting to be more organized in the new year and keep track of all my business in one planner. I like this Leather A5 planner, because I can add pages to it and want to keep up with all my notes from wedding consultations together. So that when I have a meeting in January, I can find my notes in November. I can keep up with my calendar and add blank pages for notes each month. I've been searching for a rustic looking planner, because I'm not into polka dots, chevron print, or some of the other crazy patterns I've been seeing. (P.S. Someone in Santa's workshop really needs to get on board with some rustic planner accessories. I think that market needs some help.)


I like the color of this leather planner and that its handmade, although I really wish the pockets were sewn in, since I stuff all kinds of receipts and extra papers in mine.





(Post contains Amazon affiliate links to all of the products shown, except for the Santa flannels and tumbler wraps shown in the first picture - those are in my shop and created by me.)

My Personalized Planner

 Finding a planner I liked, has seemed like a difficult task this year. I wanted something not too big, but big enough I didn't have to write itsy bitsy. Something rustic that fit my personality, durable, had to have monthly tabs (and not just the paper tab), a monthly and weekly view, with room to take a few notes if I needed. That's a lot to ask, I know. I started out with a  cheap one and just wasn't tickled. Bought another and returned it before I wrote in it.Thought about making one from scratch, but ugh, that was going to be aggravating..,  Enter my new 2015 At-A-Glance Planner!

Scrollies, flourishes, and birds on the cover, in a good shade of light turquoise blue.

 The paper wasn't stark white, had personality and quotes on each page. I'd also been looking for a inspirational quote book, so two in one is a good deal for me! But, it still needed just a little something more.

 It needed some burlap, lace and pockets. You know, I'm going to have notes, receipts, bills, and who knows what else to keep up with and it needs a place to go. I took some scrap pieces of fabric and glued to the inside the covers and on the first page (it was just a welcome page for you to put all your personal info on.) The trick is, each piece of fabric or paper is only glued on three sides, with the top open for pictures or notes to be contained.

I re-purposed a Happy Camper note card to be a pocket and to remind me to take some time this year to have a fun camping trip. 

 My new business cards came in a few weeks ago and I glued one to the cover and made a pocket to hold more to hand out.

 The back cover has a large pocket where I stashed my bills to drop off in town yesterday and an envelope  along with a place for some extra kraft paper for notes. Now it feels like my planner!

In this day and time, I know we all have phones and devises with calendars and all the organizational apps, but there's just something  about writing things down. I keep up with farm records, shop details and all kinds of things in my calendar and I love to be able to flip to a date easily or go back and review the whole year at once.  

What about you - digital or paper planner/calendar? Do you worry about it fitting your personality or just go with whatever?

(In case your wondering, I found this planner at Staples - not a advertisement, just me excited about finding my planner.)