throw them a bone!

are you an animal lover?  especially dogs?  then you should make plans to go to the happy dog tomorrow night for the dogs for the dogs at the dog: a benefit for secondhand mutts. 

our friend, 52 weeks of cleveland, has put together a great evening of music, entertainment, raffle prizes and fun to highlight and support secondhand mutts, a local dog rescue and adoption organization.  donations for the organization will also be accepted that night or you can donate monetarily by going to their website.  for a list of items they need, check out the facebook event page.

some of the local businesses and artists who have donated for the raffle prizes include city buddha, cleveland handmade/last minute market, and *ahem* myself.

..origami christmas tree gift tags..

..baby tee..

 

..lil' bib (front)..

..lil' bib (back)..

even if you don't like dogs, consider coming for the food and the music.  i know you don't want to miss aaron playing drums in his fancy glasses and sophisticated trucker hat.

bib model!

wordless wednesday::short and sweet

2.5 days to finally meet my new niece and see my sister and family was just not long enough...

 

  
more wordless wednesday here.

cleveland shopping

check out this super cool etsy treasury, which features my rocket ship onesie: a very cleveland christmas.

all the items listed are under $25 *and* made in the cleveland area.  let's start shopping!

wordless wednesday::leaf hunting

it was a perfect autumn day to go leaf hunting for emma's leaf rubbing booklet, and to soak in some sunshine and "warmer" weather.

there were many things to discover on the trail, and while old man dad sat in the rocker reading his book the kiddies enjoyed watching the birds from the windows of one of our favorite nature centers.

more wordless wednesday here and here.

arty art at the screw factory

every so often, the screw factory artists hold an open studio event for the public.  we enjoy going every time and this past one was no exception.

we saw many of the same artists, but some new ones as well.  and there was a little something for everyone: LEGO paintings for ty, messenger bags and other bicycle related gear for aaron, little fairy doors for emma, knitted cat nip mice for gibson, and soaps and little purses for the girly-girl side of me.

additionally, cleveland handmade market was there selling early bird tickets for their last minute market event, and coffee for a cause had a table promoting their delicious smelling, fresh roasted coffee.

if you are an avid coffee drinker (and coffee aficionado), then i would encourage you to consider making a purchase from coffee for a cause.  this is a local business started by one of our neighbors that partners coffee lovers with charities.  if you purchase coffee from them part of the proceeds will go to one of the charities they support, but you get to pick which one.

and...be sure to mark your calendars for the last minute market, saturday december 18, which will also be in conjunction with another screw factory artists open studio event.  this is a great way to take care of any last minute christmas shopping and support local businesses at the same time.  if you purchase a ticket for the early bird admission, you will be entered for a chance to win various prizes donated by local artists.  plus, all proceeds from the ticket sales will go towards the hunger network.  can't beat that!

oh baby :: hello belly

i can't believe that a little over half the pregnancy has gone by already.  dang!  it's been going fast.

20 week ultrasound and the kid wouldn't give us a good face shot. stubborn.

i feel as if i went from no belly to hello belly in a matter of just a few months.

hello!

apparently, one of my girls in the pre-ballet class i teach felt the same way...

little girl.1 [as we are gathered in a circle ready to begin class]: eh! what happened to your belly?!?

me [confused look on my face]: what do you mean, what happened to it?

little girl.1: it got pretty big.  looks like you're getting a little fat.

me [trying to cover up my "say what?" look with a laugh]: ha, ha.  no, it's not that i'm getting fat.  it's because i have a baby in there.

little girl.1: ooohhhh.

little girl.2 (who also happens to be little girl.1's twin sister): you have a baby in there?  how is it going to come out?

little girl.1: they're going to take it out with a KNIFE.

me: uh, no.  they're not going to take it out with a knife.

little girl.2: then how is the baby going to come out?

[can i just say...AWKWARD?]

me: umm, well...you should ask your mom how babies come out.  maybe she can tell you how you came out.


later on in class, after i showed them an exercise that involved some running and leaping...


little girl.1: careful!  don't run or jump!  the baby might fall out!

aren't they just hilarious?  seriously.  it was hard to keep myself from laughing out loud.  you 'aint seen nothin' yet kid.  wait until i'm 34 weeks!

new listing :: booty cubes

tested and approved by my own personal quality control guy, you can't go wrong with these plush, jingly cubes.

just listed at my little shop...aarrgh!

wordless wednesday::the autumn leaves

we started a new topical study this week on autumn. 

and what better way to start things off than by playing in the fallen leaves?

more wordless wednesday here and here.

wordless wednesday::going places

helmet? check.

school bus? check.

destination? unknown.

this kid is going places.

more wordless wednesday here and here.

BYOP v.6

BYOP (bring your own pumpkin) carving party version 6.0 (a.k.a. 6th annual).

the carving...

 and the finished products...

 

 

many thanks to everyone who stopped by to carve or to just say hello!  be sure to plan on next year's event...you know you can't resist the pumpkin fudge!