The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pumpkin

Mattie Claire's class won third place with their caterpillar pumpkin. Each child brought a small pumpkin to class. We joined the pumpkins together using broken paperclips and glue. The joints were then covered with snakes of Model Magic--the best invention ever!! The extras were added using Model Magic and applied with paper clips. Each student got to paint a little green on the pumpkin, and they colored fruit with "holes," and the fruit was glued to the board under the caterpillar. I thought the creation was wonderful. They had a lot of fun and were proud of their creation!

FOUND!

I found some perfect clown leg warmers. Of course, they were on etsy. Check out seller:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5043139

I found these after I had bought some others, so I will have two pair. I guess Jana may need them for her costume! Can't wait--Molly is going to be adorable!!

HELP!

I need some clown like tights to match Molly's costume. I have looked all over etsy and a few other sites, but NO LUCK! Her tutu is the colors above. The tights I have found have pink, are missing red, black, ....nothing that I would call perfect. Does anyone have any suggestions??!! Thanks so much, Cyndi

Groovy Case

I am working on some party favors for a Groovy birthday party. She just had her room re-done and is having a slumber party with a groovy theme. Sounds like fun to me; here is a sample of the favors.

Go, Diego, Go!

Mattie Claire's "boyfriend" is having his birthday party tomorrow, and he is a big Diego fan. We just finished up his gift. We painted him a Diego bucket and filled with some Diego gear--flashlight, Diego puzzle, Diego Color Wonder, candy, candy, glow sticks, fruit roll ups, more candy--hope it is everything he needs for going on rescue missions.

I love the way these buckets look filled and wrapped in cellophane. It is the gift bag that you can re-use. I have done several lately as gifts; you just give your price range, and I fill for you. We can paint the bucket to match the invitation, costume, ...

International Sales

I don't have any pics to share today, but I have some news. I am now an international seller! Last week, I was contacted by a shop owner in the Dominican Republic. Her shop is a stop for cruise ships, and she wants to carry my buckets for the kids! I am sure you can guess how excited this request made me. I have been a little bummed lately by shoppers talking me down (way down) on my prices--really makes you feel like your work isn't worth much. This big sale to the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC was the boost my self-esteem needed! I will ship off her first batch tomorrow. I hope she likes them. She has promised to send pics of them in the store, so I will have to share them with you.

Coming this weekend, pictures of "Henrietta." You will just have to check back to find out who she is! Also, another easy Halloween craft. This one was created by our pre-K class, and they are cute, cute, cute!

Tiddlyinks

I have found another WONDERFUL etsy artist. She is working on some things for me to sell at the Pea Patch and CedarTown. She is also doing a custom painting of Mattie Claire and Tuck as a Christmas gift. I am putting some old pics up, so she doesn't have to hunt. I got the idea from an adorable!! cowgirl she had in her sold stuff in her etsy shop. Be sure to check her out.

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5202680

Here is the cute cowgirl that I fell in love with. She has even taken some of my ideas and turned them into adorable artwork! Can't give away too many details; Christmas is right around the corner.