I spent this past Tuesday down at the Village Hall with a bunch of other volunteers helping out the Easter Bunny by stuffing some eggs full of candy and fun toys and stickers! 

The loot we stuffed in the eggs (and no, the scissors didn’t get included). The volunteers all working hard.    Annette Curry from Prairie Splendor Bed and Breakfast was my egg stuffing partner.  We stuffed the eggs for the 0-3 age group. The box is starting to fill up with stuffed eggs for this Saturday’s event.

So, please tell you friends and family to be at the Merchant’s Walk Lawn by 10:45am on Saturday, March 27th.  Start time is at 11:00 – don’t be late – it goes really fast.

You can also visit with the Easter Bunny, check out the fire trucks and talk with policeman and fireman while you enjoy the hunt.  I’ll be there with my kiddo’s – hope to see you too!

Happy Sunday everyone. Yesterday we woke up to 2-3 inches of snow on the groud – this morning none!  I love that the weather is changing!Pictured above is our new van for market going.  I’m a bit nervous about the increase in size (height and length) and the lack of windows but I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it.  It will work MUCH better for the weight we have to haul with the apples and it looks fun.  I have yet to drive it but Frank and Jared say it’s great! 

Hopefully your answer is my ‘Love is in the Air – Hot Air Balloon Quilt.’  Yes, I was honored to be chosen as one of the 50 competitors in this voting competition. To read more behind why Quilting was chosen check out this storque article:  http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/etsy-finds-all-in-stitches-7387/

Don’t forget that Saturday, March 20th is National Quilting Day.

In the meantime, please cast your vote for my ‘Love is in the Air – Hot Air Balloon Quilt’ here:  http://www.etsy.com/voter_list.php?ref=voter&room_id=96

The Vote Closes at 11:00am EST on March 18th…so don’t wait too long!

You do have to be a member of etsy to be eligible to vote – don’t worry – it’s easy:  https://www.etsy.com/register.php

***Normally I do a front page analysis of etsy on Tuesday – I am unable to find the flickr account that etsy keeps with these front page screenshots – does anyone know what happened?***

Lots of exciting things happening this weekend.  First, if you are into quilts at all, make sure you stop by St. Albert the Great for the Prairie Heritage Quilt Show and Competition.  Diane has entered the Jungle quilt she made for Cedi – it is amazing!  The show is Sunday, the 14th through Tuesday the 16th.

If you want to come and see me…

I’ve recently been in production mode for an upcoming sale I’ll be selling at on Sunday March 14th.  It’s going to be at the Daisy Cafe and Cupcakery, 2827 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI, from 4 – 8pm. 

Here’s just a ‘taste’ of what you’ll find when you stop by the Cafe!Story Line Design – A Special Thanks to Heidi for organizing this!
Glitter Workshop

prettifications
Whimsy House  The Painted Daisy
Little Dande
Space Oddities
HelenMaryBeck
Bare Tree Apparel Haley Studio
BerniesGirl
Xanthe Walker
DaisyPetalDesigns

TheApple

Kim’s Crafty Apple

As booth space is rather limited at this show I will only be bringing a selection of my items.  When you are previewing my shop, please send me an email (lapaceksorchard@gmail.com) if there’s anything you really want to see at the show.  I’ll make sure to bring it along. 

Thanks for taking a peek at the fun to come!  Maybe I’ll see you tomorrow!

PS.  If you are a member of etsy please VOTE for my ‘Love is in the Air Hot Air Balloon Quilt' in this weeks VOTER.  Thanks so much!

Sorry that I failed to post once again last Sunday.  I had a crazy sinus infection that was making me dizzy – hard to type when everything is spinning.  Luckily I’m feeling better so today I’m going to show you some pictures from Phase II of painting those crazy bright blue tables.    I decided to ‘rag’ some brown on to the muted color that they were.  I feel that this added some dimension and character to the tables.  If I have time (and energy and ambition) I have a third phase to the table painting project in mind.  I’ll let you know later if it happens.  I have to wait until spring time to get started though… Of course, the girls had to work on some painting while mama was doing her ragging. This time we put them in hats and managed to keep the paint out of their hair.  We’re getting smarter.  So many things have been happening here now that the weather is getting nicer.  Stay tuned for more updates!