Checking In.....Bringing News.....and Just a Little Bragging:)

This time of the year gets so very busy,

so I guess that's why we seemingly have "longer days", huh?

I'm sure yours is no different than mine with the daily routines and such,

and I hope it's just as exciting as several good things have happened since I last posted.

Firstly, I am very excited to have received notice that another two of my projects will be featured in an upcoming issue of one of the Somerset magazines.

I won't give any more details other than that so as not to "jinx" it, but it will be in October.

I am just so incredibly honored to be included with all the other talented artists these fabulous magazines feature......big, BIG smile on my face here!And, also, I hope you are planning on participating in Karen Valentine's Where Bloggers Create II Party to be held June 19th. I participated in last year's party and it was a huge success, even as the first one, so I cannot wait to see what it will bring this year.

If you want all the details, just click on the button on my sidebar to take you to Karen's blog, My Desert Cottage, and all the details.

I know I have been sprucing my area up for the event.

Then, lastly, if you read my post before last you will read the story about the "buttons".......well, I am stunned to report the final Ebay price was $421.00......and to think what I almost sold them for, simply because I wasn't paying attention....geez!

Thanks for stopping by.....
I always love it when you come.

I've Always Wanted to Learn to "Felt"

But I never thought it would just "happen", especially the way it did.

You may or may not remember our rescue of the "White Family"

They have remained with us along with our other babies and everyone has adjusted quite nicely. In fact, Mama Bonnie was spayed this week....

based on weight and the fact she was a "bleeder" that only cost us $476.....but I digress.

The family sleeps in the garage during the day, and of course, they have toys, beds and lots and lots of room.
Without me knowing, they somehow pulled down an old wool blanket I had on top of a shelf.......and it was totally ruined before I knew they had it over in the corner.
So, they got to keep it for their own, but I wash all their bedding regularly...and this blanket was no exception.
I decided to go ahead and try and "felt" it with hot water and a hot dryer, thinking I could somehow salvage pieces of it for something "crafty".
You can imagine my surprise when I found these two wonderful, thick felted rounds in with the dried blanket.
They are better than boiled wool and are......of all things......white dog hair.
No, they don't smell, as a dog's hair isn't what smells, it is their skin.
So when the hair is washed it has absolutely no smell at all.
These rounds are beautiful.....I just don't know how it happened, if it would ever happen again, or even how to make it happen.
But you can bet, I'm going to keep checking that dryer to see if any more form as I wash their bedding.



My week just gets crazier and crazier :)