Igloo Time

Well here's this years igloo, complete with windows that are great for serving hot chocolate through.

Felted Wallets

Here is a pile of felted wallets I made. Some were wet felted, and the others were made using wool sweaters I got from the thrift store and felted at home. Some were lined and had zippers, and if you bought one of these at the market then it is one of a kind because I decided I am done with sewing zippers and I have a lot of appreciation for anything with zippers!!

Summer Biking

I think I have a case of "winter approaching denial disorder". So I am posting some fun summer pictures. Well, partly because I am in denial, and partly because I haven't posted any summer pictures. So hopefully Tracy and Cindy are not going to throw me off a bridge anymore for taking so long to update my blog.

Here are some pictures of my awesome little troop of bike riders. Avery started riding her 2 wheeler - it took about 3 minutes and she was OFF! I love her expression in this picture.


We bought Kaden one of these cool little bikes with no pedals and he LOVES it! No fear!


And, well, I am always proud of Clint's accomplishments. Don't you just love his princess bike?

Market Season is here!!

I love summer markets! Much to my husband's dismay (although he is a good sport and probably won't admit it) I could travel around all summer and just go to markets. I love supporting anything handmade. This year our Wild Women Craft group decided to put a collective table into the Canada Day Market. Check out our fun banner! Thanks to my crafty friend Athena and our 3 children (plus baby bump) we got it done in time for our debut!

We hand cute little girls dresses and skirts, sunhats, felted soaps, collaged pictures, banners, monsters & owls & SEW much more! It was a beautiful day and a great Canada Day Celebration put on by the City of Fernie - hats off to those that organized such a great day. And thanks to everyone who stopped by our table!

Family Vacation

I apologize for the lack of blogging but we just returned from our family vacation to Smithers. So instead of crafty pictures here are some of our holiday! We drove over 3000 km, and except for not wanting to see the inside of the van for a while, it was great! Avery and Kaden got to visit with their cousins, aunties, uncles, Grandma and Grandpa which was so great since we all live far apart. This is the kids at Twin Falls in Smithers, a short walk up to the most breathtaking waterfalls. Smithers is definitely one of the most beautiful little towns I have ever seen!

Here we are on the ferry from Takyzie lake where we met the family for a few days at a rustic little cabin/spot on the lake. Beautiful area, lots of fish and eagles, and fun times with the family. Avery caught her very first fish!! Kaden cried when it was bouncing around in the boat - poor little guy, hope he grows out of that as his dad would have a hard time taking him fishing if he cried every time!

Very excited little girl and very proud daddy. We even cooked it on the camp fire and Avery ate almost the whole thing! (Pretty good since I have never been able to get her to eat fish).

We drove through the Park to get to Jasper. It was raining but that's what rain jackets are for! Beautiful scenery! Lots of waterfalls and wildlife (sorry, didn't get a picture of all the bears we saw, but should have got one of the tourists standing on the side of the road with their children watching the bear eat!!) Fun times - thanks Sikkes clan!!

Wilde Women Craft

Wilde Women Wednesdays meet every Wednesday night at the Fernie Arts Station from 7-9pm. We are a group of....you guessed it.....Wild Women.....who work on any project that we want. These crafty girls sew, crochet, knit, stamp, felt, quilt, make cute kids clothes, and sew up pillows that they opened up because they needed stuffing for another project! Some just come to get a well deserved couple of hours out of the house, get inspired, learn new things, and meet new friends! If you are interested in joining us you can email me jodparker@shaw.ca.

Please check out our NEW blog wilde women craft
Our old one has lots of fun pictures too so is worth checking out if you haven't already old blog

We are gearing up for the Canada Day celebrations as we will be putting a table in the market so check us out!!

Friendly Monsters

Well here I am back to blogging after taking the summer off. Wow, that summer sure went fast, mostly since I have already taken out the winter pj's. Brrrrr...... Anyways, here is something soft and cuddly to warm your heart.

I find I make a lot of things for little girls, mainly because Avery likes to help me and well....she's pretty girly. I was looking for something that could be for boys also, and found several tutorials & pictures of cute little monsters. I didn't use one in particular ....there are so many....you can pretty much create your own (and they don't have to be perfect!) They have been great for little baby gifts. Kaden's has a little camo heart on it, and Avery's is....well girly of course!