Catching Up.
I woke up to a snow-covered balcony. You can't blame the cat for not snoozing by the chilly window anymore.


Puz was at the window yesterday when it was nice and sunny.
Steph made a sign to cheer on her dad during the marathon last sunday. It was Bryan's 20th marathon, #1 and #20 run at the Twin Cities Marathon! Quite an accomplishment. I can't even say I've run one marathon.

Last saturday Maren and I participated in the Handmade Market, at a local coffeehouse. We made a decent number of sales per shopper. Met some fun , crafty gals, too.



That is all for now.

Handmade Market this saturday!
Here is a little blurb that was written by my old roomie for Vita.mn.

Steph & Andy are married!

Doug's baby sis got married last saturday. It was an exciting and fun day. The couple was so cute during the ceremony and fun to watch dance and sing karaoke at the reception.

So happy for them! Plus they moved to Richfield and are a lot closer in distance, so we'll get to see a lot more of them in the future.



On another note, I ran into my college friend Becky H. at the grocery store today. What a pleasant surprise. Running into familiar faces at unexpected times always makes my day.

Crafting

I just made like a bazillion necklaces for the handmade market, which is coming up October 3rd and is at the Beat Coffeehouse.

Here are some up my "upcycled" necklaces made from vintage parts.

Wedding Invites



One dream of mine is to have a business with Maren, designing invitations. We're already doing a pretty good job of building a portfolio. We just need more clients. So, if you need an invitation made, whether it be wedding, baby shower, graduation or birthday, we'd love to help.

Here is the weddining invitation I designed for my sister-in-law. They wanted something affordable, simple, and current. This 4x6 postcard was the perfect solution, the RSVP being online and a website with information about the wedding.

Alexandria

Doug and I went to visit his grandparents, Bob & Bea, in Alexandria last weekend. It was a very relaxing, entertaining, and food-filled weekend. It was nice to spend some time with just them, without other family around. They took us out on the pontoon on saturday, which is always fun. I'm sorry I didn't take any photos to share.

On our way out of town, back home, we stopped at an antique store. They have really great prices there! I'm sharing a photo of the beauties I found! I'll be making some fun necklaces and rings very soon....

Forgive me for not posting in like two months! Just made a new July banner. I'll try to post some more photos of past events soon.

xo