Monday, May 28, 2012

New Friends, Old Friends.

 Lucky Kittie and Rabbit got some new friends from the thrift store the other day. Please say hello to donkey and ching-ching. They are now happy in there new forever home siting on the shelf helping with the sewing and mending Hen has on her plate.
 And this pretty girl is Fern. She came to Live at our little hen pen after taking a tree limb to the face one stormy night. We don't discriminate against the disfigured and disabled here at the coupe and we're so happy to have her.
top row: summerlove by pat bravo, art gallery fabric, bottom row: desert daydreams, anthology fabrics; garden party  by Jane Dixon, andover; pet park by Caleb Grey, Robert Kaufman.
 Oh!I have to tell you Hen was so fluffed to hear that her Merry Mermaids  had such a good reception at the Pickers Market Booth AND are now SOLD OUT!  She has been busy as a bee Planning out her next collection of mermaids and wanted to show off some of the new fabric she's picked out! Let the Summer of the Peach Begin! Work, Work, Work, it's good if it never ends : ) 
Maya by Leah Duncan, anthology fabrics.
Zoe by studio E and Grand bazaar by Patty Young for Micheal Miller
top row: Micheal Miller, Riley Blake, and Henry Glass. Bottom row: 100% cotton basics.
 She has also made a trip to her local fabric shop to pick out some stash stuffers after she used a good bit making Pirate Hats. she always says "A happy stash makes for fresh new ideas!" and Hen cannot wait to show off some new creations. Now to just find some time to fit that in................................
I heart by Rashida Coleman-Hale for timeless treasures. I'm a new, old fan of hers and i was super excited when Sara scored most of the collection for the shop.
rainbow colored vintage stash found at the thrift store. all for $1(as in the whole pile for $1!) I think the first thing Hen shall do with this pretty pile is make new curtains for the coupe.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Fresh Local Produce and Hen Gets A New Stove.........

                  
 picture borrowed from www.facebook.com/pages/The-Blueberry-Ranch   
 So, my Roo, Justin(that's him up there looking handsome and happy), checked out The Blueberry Ranch on Highway 17  and came home in a state of cook's euphoria. 5 bags full of fresh picked produce, and i do mean fresh picked, for all of $21!
    They Are a family owned blueberry and vegetable farm specializing in organic practices,such as being pesticide free, chemical free, and using mostly all natural fertilizers. So, if you live anywhere on the Florida/ Georgia state line along highway 17 or are traveling that way this summer, stop by and check them out. You can also check them out on Facebook  for updates and to see whats in harvest.  
Texas sweet onions



egg squash and zucchini
pickles we made from the bag of pickling cucumbers Justin picked up
egg squash and onions cooking up for dinner.
Fresh picked Green beans with bacon rind. One of my Roo's favorite Dishes!
the after math of a cooking frenzy!
   We used this beautiful produce to take our old stove on her final voyage. She was very old with LOTS of quarks and ailments, but she was our first stove in our first house, so she will always have a special place in our hearts. 

  Which brings us to the story of  how hen got her new stove. So, almost 3 years ago poor peach of a hen was not yet a mother and she and her Roo were deep in thought about which oven to buy with their saved up chicken scratch, when low and behold hen laid an egg. Realizing that they would soon be parents, Roo and Hen would then have to spend all that hard saved chicken scratch on the care of their precious new egg and no new stove would be had........................................
 Until, one day when Poor peach of a mother hen was out with her bear of a chick in toe and stopped by her neighborhood thrift store and spied a lovely little gem of a stove in the corner and happened to ask the price. To her gleeful delight in just happened to be with in the range of the chicken scratch available in her coin purse! So hen paid the lady and set to work figuring out the logistics of switching her coupe from electric to propane. This turned out to be very easy since her daddy Roo happens to work on restaurant gas lines for a living.  Hen is still fluffing her feathers over her good luck and the roses have yet to leave her cheeks! 
 
So, while Hen is as happy as can be, Heather will be slightly nervous in her excitement until 1 of two things happens. My dad comes back to ground the gas line and check the lines and we see that it works correctly or the Gas company comes to put in my tank and does all the for mentioned things and we know it works. Until one of those things happen I have a very pretty new kitchen sculpture to look at and have been obsessively cleaning every nook and cranny of it. We'll let you know how it works out ; ) 

Monday, May 14, 2012

Little Indian Head Dress Update is Finally Up!

I am so happy to say that I FINALLY have a new stock of Head dresses up in the Etsy shop. It was a long and laborious road but they are now done and available to you, the adoring public ::wink:wink:: Anyway, to celebrate I do believe I'll be holding a "Pirates and Indians" Give-a-way, so stay tuned for those details to come soon.  

Well, Friends this poor peach of a mother hen has been on the computer all day doing this little update of hers and now she must attend to her bear of a chick before he brings the whole coupe down on top of them. Have a great evening and we'll see you when we see you :)

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Currently

Currently this little bear is taking up all my time. But hey I am the mother hen in this story! See his chipped tooth this has caused me no small measure of grief. He's just turned two! That tooth is gonna be there for a while. He's wild I tell you! Daring and independent and smarter than I could ever imagine. When it starts to come over him and he's trying to figure something out (or how to get around what I've told him to do) he gets the same wrinkled brow concentrated look as Justin, tongue out between his lips. When his plans are defeated by mom,dad, papas, or grandmas he hangs his chin to his chest and walks away with duck lips. he's been giving us temper tantrums lately. Enter chipped tooth here, he threw him self face down onto our wood floors and caught his tooth. He's done it on his back ever since, this is how I know he's a drama king faker making everyone miserable so he can try to get his way. He also likes to say ouch all day long for kisses on various body parts, his feet are a favorite for some reason.         

We are also working hard with the potty training at the moment, and I managed to get him weened right after his birthday. He was pretty easy this last try, he asked a few times but didn't ever go into complete melt down when I told him no, which had been our problem in the past when i would try to ween and why he was still nursing up until 2. Anyway, for me 2  was old enough to get of the tit. I know I have friends who nurse well past two and this really is awesome, but for me it has always been painful and I was never able to produce enough milk alone but, I knew it was the best thing I could do for my son, so I supplemented and continued to nurse until he was two in spite of that. Now, he's 2, I'm Done and that's all.
As to Potty Training, According to bear you must be naked at all time's if you are gonna be a big boy and use the potty consistently, so if you happen to be in my little corner of the world and happen to see a small naked chick streak past, because he's a runner when you try to dress him. Well he probably belongs to this poor peach of a mother hen. So, Forgive me, he's wild. 

My Favorite Bear Words Right Now     
Yewhow: yellow ; he talks about "yewhow" all day and thinks everything should be yellow. he's about 50% or less with recognition on his other colors, but yellow he can pick out any day of the week so i think we have a winner on favorite color :)
Caarrs: this means several things but he points and shows you which one he means. 
Cars or any motorized vehicle in general, indicated by cars driving by, vehicles on the televison, or toy cars in hand. 
Colors, he tells me "caarrs peas!" meaning "mother i would like to color my coloring book please" and i promptly give a yea or nae with the delivery of said coloring book.
Tigers, lions and other big cats. I don't know how he decided tigers and lions should be called caarrs, i just know he does every time he see's them, and then growls. 
I did it! : this is a phrase not a word but he does say it a lot. anytime he accomplishes something he finds important, like going in the potty, or building high block towers, or coloring a picture, anyway you get the point. I here it a lot. 
POo and Waur: this would be pool and water. we bought him a $10.00 big boy pool he loves it and we're the most awesome parents ever. 
Tumon!:  Come on! i hear this mostly whilst my kid pulls me along where ever it is he wishes to travel.
I comng!: he learned this one from me, because he calls for me right in the middle of something and it takes a minute to get over to see what he wants, i say " i'm coming, just a sec." So now I call him and he continues doing what ever and says "i comng"
nunch: lunch
nack: snack
eww yucky: poopy diapers, boogers, sticky hands..........................
tickens: chickens
Babit: bunny and rabbit but together
ca papa: "call papa!" heard anytime there is a phone near by.

i could sit here all day cause he's got a million of them, but i'll end it here. on to the next!
 casual shoes I've decide to rock with all my awesomeness. they are rocket dog.
now for a small intermission of prettiness from this little hens chicken run.




 Currently I'm still working on Little Indian Head Dresses, I've got 2 left for embroidery for this batch and my goal for tonight is to have at least 4 sewn up and ready for site pictures in the morning. On top of that I have  orders for potholders and pet mats to fill, arms full of vintage pretties to prep for the online shop, and a craft show in September to get ready for.  I did a little something for shrimp fest this past weekend and it sucked big hairy one but it taught me a lot about my target market and what not to do. I just about broke even and had interest but bad timing in my placement at the festival, plus I was not prepared but then i really didn't know how to prepare correctly. Don't worry I've got my big girl panties on and I'm not giving up, more like stepping up and working on my game plan. Defiantly need to work on stock, so if any of you crafty friends and family want to help me out here and there work on stock and get some of my crafty knowledge laid on you between now and September, let me know i have plenty of work, more than i have hands. And keep in mind those that visit our coupe never leave empty handed. The bounty is always good at Casa De Peach.  
 The super cute ,Peachy Pirate Hat, I designed for the shrimp fest, modeled by none other than my little bear. My favorites are the smoke and navy, because I'm just that kind of girl, but the fuchsia ones are pretty darn cute, too.
I redid my listing pictures for "The Super Awesome Friends". I think they came out way cute! I love my white board I made twice as much now. I've got a super cute idea for Little Indian head dresses, and it's making me extra anxious to get them ready. Which reminds me that I need to get back to work while the boy is napping. 
 So, thats my little run down on the current happenings of this peach of a mother hen and her brooding and nesting habits.What do you guys think? I'd love to hear your comments!