Halloween Prep

It seems that October has just flown by. I still have to make costumes for Penny and myself. Penny is going to be a little mermaid and I am going as her mermaid mommy. We have managed to get most of the decorations up, just have to do the indoor lighting then I think I will call it done. Our party is on Saturday and we have some grocery shopping to do.

I have made some fun Halloween accessories that are now available on my store www.industrialhippie.etsy.com. I especially like the skeleton lady cameo brooches that I made. It can also be worn as a pendant.

Here is a sneak peak at our Halloween house. This is our scary Halloween scene. We are making our own little family tradition to collect a spooky town piece every year. This year we found the train set on sale at Michaels and it was the last one so we grabbed it. It is so much fun to watch.

This is the Halloween display in our kitchen

Fall Kids Flea Market

Last Saturday was the Fall Kids Flea Market. I sold a few things, it was a fun day.

Stay tuned for pics of some new items!

Baby Headband Featured in an Etsy Treasury

One of my Penny Blossoms was featured in an Etsy Treasury. I think that is pretty neat. Thank you to DaBaby!

'Black + White - Baby' by DaBaby

Everything Black and White for your Baby!

Personalized Quilted Wave-St... SiblingRivalry... $29.00	Fleece Felt Handmade Plush M... pasha13 $25.00	Black and White Baby Rag Qui... SaritaBaby $80.00
Black and white baby girl ma... sweetlittlepeo... $15.00	SALE Rachelle Retro Baby Dre... fashionscene $9.97	Set of Two- All Natural Gira... freyamaclean $12.00
Black, white and Grey CC Pix... bebebeecouture $20.00	Black & White Skull Blossom ... industrialhipp... $10.00	Corduroy Black and White Hou... Molipop $24.99
Black and White Mod Dress UrbanTot $35.00	Boutique Travel Diaper Wipe ... onthegodesigns $12.00	The Chic Baby Legs- white an... chicbebeh $12.99
Black and White Damask Diape... dragonflymystd... $67.98	Waterproof Changing Pad and ... Redrane $20.00	Ponytail Holders - Fabric Po... PrincessGraceB... $6.95
Skull and Crossbones Black a... boogerandtash $5.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

I had a great day on Saturday at the Busy Women’s Express shop. Thank you to everyone for your support!

Since then, I have been spending my time getting the house back in order. My art supplies were everywhere, along with baby stuff, dishes, laundry etc. It looked like a cyclone hit it. Now everything is back to normal, the mess has moved to my workspace downstairs which is in dire need of attention. At least I can close the door.

Now to prepare for the next event, the Fall Kids Market - https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129882460421769

Quinoa Pudding

My Mother In-Law introduced us to Quinoa and I love it!! I find it more filling than rice and you can use it in so many different ways.

Sometimes I have it for breakfast

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3/4 cup quinoa
• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 ripe bananas
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• I added about a teaspoon of cinnamon and a handful of raisins.

Directions

1. Rinse and drain the quinoa. Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat.
2. Blend together the milk, bananas, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a blender or food processor until smooth. Pour the milk mixture into the saucepan with the quinoa.
3. Place the pan over medium heat. Cook and stir until the mixture becomes thick and creamy, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the butter and vanilla and serve warm.

Recipe from allrecipes.com

I took a break from creating yesterday to take the doggie to the beach.

Even though the weather is still beautiful, you can feel fall in the air. The mornings and evenings have cooled down and the air is getting crisper.

I have created some new things lately, I have a craft fair coming up on September 24th at the Busy Women’s Express Shop.

I still have to take some pictures of the new items I have made, I would also like to retake pictures of my older stock so the pictures look a little more pleasing to the eye.

A friend of mine had a booth at the Arts Alive Festival in Langley August 20th. I sent some of my “Penny Blossoms” to her to sell for me at her table.

A link to an Article about the event in the Langley news paper here

Arts Alive on Facebook