End of Deer Season

 Here we are at the end of Deer season. Richard and Kyle did go hunting a couple of times, but no luck. I've heard it from others, there just aren't as many deer out there as there used to be. We were lucky to get 2 deer from a friend that wasn't able to pick his up. So we brought them home and processed them ourselves. We enlisted the help of one of Kyle's friends as well. it was alot to get done in one night.

 Our saw was at the land and we had limited tools here, so the guys got creative and used hedge clippers to cut the bones.

We ended up with about 50 lbs of meat that I either cute into cubes or ground. We decided against any fancy steak cuts. Richard placed the bigger bones in a large pot after we cut as much meat as possible off them first. After the meat fell off the bones, I picked out the bones and we saved the boiled meat. The rest of the goodies went into our already full freezer. I knew we were getting these deer so I cleaned out the freezer this past weekend. As you can see I have a shelf of catfish, a shelf of shrimp, a shelf of sausage and deer, the bottom tray is seasonal fruit, with misc scattered here and there. I've moved all items that only need to be reheated into the kitchen freezer.

Sausage from the Farm

Twice a year we get fresh sausage from a friend. It is made a day or two before I get it from pigs they raise and process themselves. It has the most wonderful flavor, they have really figured out the added spices, plus they use the whole pig in the sausage, the ham and all the good parts.

When i get it it's in five pound bags, I then break it down into 1 to 1 1/2lb bags and use my food savor to seal them and into my freezer they go. 

 These last us about six months and we are anxious for the next batch.

tons of good sausage, of course we leave one bag out for breakfast!

Inspiration

 

Super cute idea from Counting Your Blessings she used a petticoat for a shade

she also created this Paper Garland you can order one from her here..Paper Garland

Creating with Gusto

 

Since my previous B-Day posts I have had a creative itch, so I have been doing some handmade goodies. 

I enjoyed these signs so much I started coming up with new ideas. This one is Beach Party

 

This one is a birthday banner I call strawberry lemonade

For a friends shower I create this It's A Boy Banner to coordinate with her party colors

 

I have also been seeing so many tutu's online lately, I love the way they look and my grandbaby would be so cute in one, (this is not her in the photo, this is my model Baylee) I wanted to make one, but not like any others I have seen, so I come up with my own idea, I made one with tattered fabric. I love the way it looks so much I added it to my handmade etsy shop. you can visit it here spiral sage

 So after making the tutu's my mind just would not stop, I created a tattered wand, and tattered hair bows to match the tutu.

21st Birthday Party

My son and husband share a birthday. Usually we are on vacation and not at home to celebrate, this year we stayed home, so I wanted to do a nice party for them both this year.
Sort of a guy theme, neither of them are into team sports. They enjoy the water, cars, 4wheelin, ya know dirty guy stuff. My theme started off very manly with colors of bold blue and army green, somehow it softened and ended up with a theme of turquoise and red, still a guy them, blue representing water and red? the sky maybe? I dunno, but it was such a great color scheme I had to go with it.

 My collection of turquoise came in handy. I started off with a dessert bar, but decided to go with a candy bar instead. It was a big hit, especially with the g-baby that is now old enough to walk. Needless to say, I believe he went home with a sugar high.

 The cupcake cups I found were blue and green, matching the theme perfectly, so I just went with them. The candy was all red, blue with a touch of green

This sign I printed for the jar I found at Eat Drink Chic 
I added it to a circle of scrap paper that coordinated with the birthday banner

 The labels for the drinks were also from Eat Drink Chic
i added them to the same scrapbook paper as I used for the birthday banner

 Mason Jars for drink cups, I traced the top onto scrapbook paper, cut it out and used it in place of the lid, poked a hole for the straw and you have more coordinating

 While looking for items to go with my first more manly theme, I ran across these plates and somehow these colors became my theme.

 My favorite is the Birthday banner, I love how it turned out, I will have these for sale in my store soon. Or message me for customized banners.

Sign Board Tutorials and Links

I just love signage, the aged vintage feel

I've got to do one, I have many great ideas, now to just get the motivation

Here's a Family Rules Sign Tutorial From

Between You & Me

This simple but oh so cute sign tutorial is from Restoration House

 This one from Miss Mustard Seed shows how to do signs with a little more detail

This one is a great upcycle, she used a child's picnic table top

My Pink Life 

From The Floor Up

we've decided to go with concrete floor for the house, it's long lasting and cost effective

but in my hunt for ideas I've come across some many interesting ideas

this one is very whimsy, and i love the cordwood wall, we will be doing that between the bath and laundry room

 I would love a brick floor, but the old brick is very pricey these days, even in a town that has torn down half a dozen brick mills

love the spiral done in smaller tile

 pebbles as floor design, I like this one too, so many great ideas