Castle Story

 This wee knight might be the hero of your story.  Or you might have the princess rescue the dragon from him.  The story changes every time you play.

Story starter stones are the newest addition to the Traveling Chicken and Monster Show.

The rest of the finger puppets that go along with this set include the wizard, king, dragon and princess.

These will be available at upcoming shows and in the shop soon.

Hello.... Is this thing on?

It seems like forever since I've been here.  I can't believe my last post was as recent as August 12.  It feels like it has been at least 2 months instead of a couple weeks.  As usual, I spent the dog days of August getting read for the Race for the Rivers.  It was a good event but TOO hot.  The heat index was 114 degrees (F)!!!!  That was crazy.  It was a good event for the folks who were there but, understandably,  few others came out to check things out. 

I spent the rest of my time making.  I made soap.  I made candles.  I made backpacks.  I made lanyards and key chains.  I upcycled napkins.  I pieced some quilt tops.  I made market bags. I made pennants.  I made prayer flags and DIY prayer flag kits.  I made earrings.  I made a crazy amount of stuff.  I was a one person craft mall without the fake flowers!

I did a lot of work figuring out my booth and display items.  I came up with some fun things I will share when I catch my breath. 

Today I received an upcyler's dream:  Grain bags from a microbrewery!  How cool is that?  I'll be making more bags. Anybody know the dimensions of a growler?
 

Deck the Deck with Lights and Piping.

I saw this project some where.  I can't find it now.  (If it is yours, let me know in the comments and I will update the post!)

2 - 5ft pieces of 1/2 pvc pipe
2 connectors
2 sets of LED icicle lights
10 ft white chain
White duct tape

Make a circle out of the pipe. Duct tape the lights around the circle.  Cut the chain into two five foot lengths.  Balance it around the circle until it is level.  Attach with duct tape.  Hang and plug in.

I believe the original was made with a hula hoop.  The spuds did most of the work on this one.  So there could be some more careful wrapping of the wires and they could be straightened out.  But it is done and in place and functional so I won't worry about the details.

It provides enough light on the deck to power a lovely evening of drinks and conversation.   A quick and relatively inexpensive fix to our lighting problem.