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It has been a very busy week and I just have a few more things to make if I an come up with some more energy. I love the scented hot pads and I Love making them and I found this fabric with Gingerbread Men and real recipes. I had to cut them in different sizes so each one would have a recipe..they are in the bin and ready to go I also went outside one day when the weather was nice and decided to make my graters look rusty. I spray them with black paint and then pour cinnamon on the wet paint. I like the way they look and will try and display them upside down and hang a prim towel on the handle and maybe put some pip berries in the part facing up...not sure how to decorate the flat one or the sifters...anyone have any ideas?

I also enjoy making table runners so made a few with Christmas print. This one just has a basic print with Holly leaves and hanging Ornaments and measures about 15 X 30" it is 3 layers and has a nice Christmas print on the bottom side too
I cut bigger squares for this one and it has some cute Reindeer prints and measures about 23 x 40 and also has a cute print on the bottom
I think this one is my favorite..has Cute Bears wearing a Christmas Hat and some Rocking Horses and some Mittens that say Warm Hands..Warm Heart. Also has a cute print on the back and measures about 37 x 19. I take special orders from time to time and make the runners to fit a special table.
I primmed some fabric and Linda came through to help me again with some of her stitched labels and I made 11 prim looking Dish Towel's...Maybe I will display a few on the rusty looking graters :) One of them even have a printed picture of Abe Lincoln I printed on fabric on it with one of Lindas labels under it
Then I sat and sewed a bunch more pillows and I always line my pillows on the inside with thin quilt batting. I bought some really neat fabric with the Decloration of Independence and the signatures and couldn't decide what to do with it so...it also became a pillow. I have a burgandy homespun fabric on the back. My DH was born and raised in AL so of course I had some prints of Robert E Lee on fabric so I made a pillow with it also and it has one of Lindas labels under it that says God Bless America...maybe there will be someone from the South come to the sale that will just Love it ...Since I live in Tractor country I decided to make a few John Deer pillows and even made some little blue flannel ones for a baby that lives on a farm. I have made tons of different John Deer items for my #7 son who has always loved John Deer tractors. He just bought a huge 4 B R double wide and 1 room is all John Deer. He now lives in AL so it fits his style there too.

I found a little bag with a shiny penny in a shop not long ago and Loved the verse so I even made up about 20 of them to sell and will be selling them for 25cents @ so they will make nice little gifts for a pkg tie on also
It did take me a while to get 12 pints of my Apple Butter made up and I have added some really cute labels that I bought the graphic for and printed myself. Billy helped me by holding the fabric I added to the top while I tied it on with twine. I love the way they look and hope I sell them all. I have an extra jar and I think I will bring it with and maybe some little Oyster crackers and a spoon to put a taste of the Apple Butter on the crackers so people can try some before they buy a jar.
I will take some pictures of all of my goodies on Friday night when I go to set up and then you will be able to see the tons of items that I never got to take pictures of. Here is crossing my fingers for a good turn out and the one thing that I like about this sale is it starts at 10 A M and goes until 3. They have to buy it when they see it or forget it..no coming back to look again later or the next day. I will try and post again on Sunday and let everyone know how it went...good or bad :)