First Craft Project

Last week I posted that I was looking for new craft projects to keep me occupied during the colder weather.  When UHM and I were out tasting apple cider and buying apples last week, we also stopped by one of our favorite antique stores, The Covesville Store.  Like most 'antique' stores, it's a mish-mash of nicer, truly antique pieces mixed in with thrift-store-type items that aren't really worth all that much.  While I was poking around in the store I found a box full of "vintage" cookie cutters and had an idea.  I bought several of them and today got around to trying out my idea.  Below is a picture of the result.

What do you all think?  It's a cross between a wind chime and a mobile.   If you saw it at a craft fair, would you buy it?  What would you pay for it?  Any suggestions on sprucing it up a bit?  I have some other ideas for something similar but need to spend more time on the mechanics.  Let me know what you think though.

Not Dog Related

I bet you all thought that I had no life outside of dogs, not true.  I am blessed to have some of the most wonderful neighbors on the planet too.  There are four women in the neighborhood who have become dear and treasured friends.  They are all incredibly smart and funny too.  There is an archaeologist, a biologist, a speech therapist and a construction project manager.  Pretty amazing, huh?  Leslie, the archaeologist, is also a passionate crafter.  She's incredibly talented and last night we got a preview of the small quilts she is taking to her first craft show on Sunday.

Leslie machine quilts and her designs are quite contemporary; think Pottery Barn or Crate and Barrel.  If you have a few moments, visit her store on Etsy or her blog Harvest Crafts.  Or if you happen to attend the Spring Bada Bing craft show in Richmond, VA, tomorrow, watch for her and say 'Hi.'