tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57454351918756784232024-03-05T10:51:51.588-05:00pumpkinhauspumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-73617435016937534902014-04-17T11:42:00.000-04:002014-04-17T11:45:41.465-04:00Well, Hello There! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So very many wonderful things have happened since I last served up a post... have you all been making<a href="http://pumpkinhaus.blogspot.com/2012/02/make-rice-milk.html" target="_blank"> rice milk</a>? I sure hope so!! You've had plenty of time to get it perfected by now!</div>
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So, we moved to the country... got a dog... she's a Huskymix and her name is Heidi, and boy, oh boy, is she ever a handful! I am so very thankful for all of my puppy mommas, with all of their advice and support! She has become quite the popular little girl. She has her own blog as well, <a href="http://heidihaus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Heidihaus</a>, I will be logging all of our adventures there, and you can also see her all over <a href="http://instagram.com/pumpkinhaus" target="_blank">instagram</a> as well! </div>
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I am back to making beautiful dolls as well!! I am still putting my studio together, and plan to list these babies more frequently in the shop. I am playing with and incorporating more wool into my original designs. It has been so fun and inspiring... </div>
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Some exciting news on the storefront... I am officially<span class="userContent"> relocating my online <a href="http://pumpkinhaus.mysupadupa.com/" target="_blank">Pumpkinhaus shop</a>,
away from etsy. I will be having a Grand Reopening soon! The shop is active, so anything
you previously had your eye on is now located in the new shop! Like a lot of my other fiber selling friend, there has been a growing frustration with etsy... so much has changed, and I am feeling like I needs some change and growth for myself! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rice milk... you love it, right? You wanna make it? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rowan and I tried a couple different methods of making rice milk this morning, cooked rice and rice flour. Both had very different results, and we made so much of it that we were able to try different spices and ratios to get what we thought of as the best taste. Gluten free rice milk at the market can cost something crazy like $4.25 for a measly one quart tetra-pak (I still cannot wrap my head around why the most healthful foods come wrapped up in crazy, wasteful packaging and you get the smallest, most useless amounts... for feeding a whole family that is...)! I made 5 quarts + a half gallon for just a couple bucks! And, I just had the stuff! No special trips to the grocery! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">4 cups water</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">1 cup rice flour</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">2 tbs coconut oil </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">1/2 to 1 tsp sea salt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">1 tbs vanilla</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">1 drop almond extract (you may omit this... I happen to like the way it makes everything taste like cookies) </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, mix together rice flour, coconut oil and sea salt together in a bowl and whisk it together with about a cup of the water. Set that aside and bring the remaining water to a boil on the stove in a good sized saucepan. Once the water reaches the boiling point, add the flour mixture slowly... stirring all the while. Now, in all of the recipes I have ever read about making milk from various flours, no one ever mentions that at this point, it seems like you are making glue! Well, you need to cook that glue for about 5 minutes. Keep it moving and don't burn the bottom, turn the heat down a bit if you need to. Let the mixture cool a bit and then you can add the honey and extracts. You don't ever want to add honey to the boiling mixture because the high temps will kill it and negate everything good and pure about honey... and that is one reason we like it so much! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You need a blender for this part... better if you have a Vitamix. I don't. My blender worked just fine, I just think that the milk would be creamier in the high powered mixer. Anyhoo. Make the milk in a 1 to 3 ratio... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blend it for a good 5 minutes.. just please don't burn up your blender! I would feel really bad if you did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now! You can keep the rest of the rice paste mixture in the fridge and use it up as you like... or you can do like me. Go nuts and make everything up all at once. Like a mad scientist. It cost you practically nothing to make... right? Have fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, as if this was not just soooooo much fun, I wanted to try using cooked rice. There is also the overnight soak method, but I didn't want to wait. I actually had rice leftover from dinner last night. Okay... method #2:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"> 4 cups water</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">1 cup cooked rice</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">1/2 tbsp coconut oil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">1/2 tsp sea salt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">1 tbsp vanilla</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">1/4 cup honey</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This one is so flippin' easy... Get out that blender! Add all of the ingredients... and blend. Blend... blend... and blend some more. Give it a good 5 minutes. Now, let it sit there for about 45 minutes to an hour. Go take a shower, read some of your book, maybe play a board game with the kids. Has it been long enough yet? Okay! You need to strain this one with a cheesecloth or a really fine mesh colander. It also comes out much creamier than the flour mixture so I like this one mixed in a 3 to 1 ratio...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This mixture will last up to two weeks as well. Make it up as needed or just go ahead and do it all at once! This is a way smaller batch so it can easily be used right away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On to the fun flavors!! We had soooooo much, and Rowan is a freak for Horchata so I made her a batch:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">2 cups low-fat milk</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">1 can evaporated milk</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">3/4 cup sugar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">2 tsp cinnamon</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I mixed his all up in the gallon jug of milk since there were only 2 cups left! Add all ingredients, twist on the cap... hand it to the kid and <span class="st">Shake, <i>shake</i>, <i>shake Senora</i>, shake your body line! Shake, <i>shake</i>, <i>shake Senora</i>, shake it all the time<b>... </b>Pour over ice... and enjoy! (I know... it has milk in it. But, it's good. Really good.)</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="st">6 frozen strawberries</span></span></li>
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<span class="st"><span style="font-size: large;">So... obviously, if you want it plain... omit the flavorings and sweeteners. Easy peasy. My favorite one out of the bunch was actually the Leftover Rice Milk. It had the best flavor and consistency. The sea salt is key, too. It really, really helps the flavor! Rice is pretty bland stuff... and sea salt helped immensely! And, the coconut oil helped it to emulsify, the stuff just separated without it. I still give it a good shake when I take it out of the fridge. </span></span><br />
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Preheat oven to 500 deg F. (make sure rack is at the very bottom of oven) also preheat your baking sheet. (Don’t use a baking stone! I learned the hard way… it is now in two pieces. So sad.). </span></span></h6><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/5260885247/" title="We like to bake pita... by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr"><img alt="We like to bake pita... " height="375" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5260885247_1838b04749.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></span><br />
<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" style="text-align: left;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Roll out each ball of dough with a rolling pin into circles. Each should be about 5-6 inches across and 1/4 inch thick. the thinner... the more puff you get.</span></span></h6></div><h6 class="uiStreamMessage"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"></span></span></h6><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/5260885547/" title="We like to bake pita... by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr"><img alt="We like to bake pita... " height="375" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5207/5260885547_e236695497.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><h6 class="uiStreamMessage"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"> Bake each circle for 4 minutes until the bread puffs up. Tamp it down with the spatula and then turn over and bake for another 2 minutes. </span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" style="text-align: center;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"></span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" style="text-align: center;"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/5261491662/" title="We like to bake pita... by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr"><img alt="We like to bake pita... " height="376" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5261491662_d70e4113a8.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Remove each pita with a spatula from the baking sheet and add additional pitas for baking. </span></span></h6><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/5261491882/" title="We like to bake pita... by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr"><img alt="We like to bake pita... " height="355" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5261491882_07089474c6.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
<h6 class="uiStreamMessage"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Immediately place hot pitas in storage bags. This is how they stay soft, if you eat them straight from the oven they have a crunch to them! </span></span><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">You can reheat the</span></span><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">m in the toaster or oven.</span></span></h6><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Always get a bit of flour on your nose... it gives the illusion of hard work... lol!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like to make homemade falafel, hummus and tahina sauce to go with mine, but with peanut butter, cinnamon and sugar or plain is alway delicious too!</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!! xo~d.<br />
</span></div>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-55316323000164772992010-11-05T14:52:00.000-04:002010-11-05T14:52:09.005-04:00The Cutest Little Gnome!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello hello!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just poppin' by to share pictures of the sweetest little Gnome you ever did see!!! I have truly missed my blog... but, alas... I make no excuses for being a bad blogger! I just figure if I have no time to blog it, I must be busy livin' it!! I do have a couple big posts up my sleeve to share with you later on this week. Until then my pretties!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">xo ~ d.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hDbqdCGbGTHYkV7jJlHcEVGBuvP70uDy2XGb_9EF93pXyP6vigGLP-ZJS9Lf2OnpC3qa1Kyn3Hj_R4-SZyCHlOdYOpbeGnEp-Jd8e0ByOq7KGbFtLjNvnuHwbIoc88RxtsouowtoPc05/s400/gnomecustomer.jpg" width="331" /></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5mIHFOboNVT5O_wDvwLbu-S-6m2moUDL3vCYlX32uyEFQTYh-H1T4EeyG2Rn3wcJ-8ZCzVpjZsTGBwvV7_baMHMLghmMro6xhjBDaP_adqr8teC0JHbfQ_kh8mDZK2PGx5SmUQbasjgZ/s1600/gnomecustomer2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5mIHFOboNVT5O_wDvwLbu-S-6m2moUDL3vCYlX32uyEFQTYh-H1T4EeyG2Rn3wcJ-8ZCzVpjZsTGBwvV7_baMHMLghmMro6xhjBDaP_adqr8teC0JHbfQ_kh8mDZK2PGx5SmUQbasjgZ/s400/gnomecustomer2.jpg" width="354" /></a></div>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-23536153705133479022010-04-28T20:48:00.004-04:002010-04-28T20:54:04.559-04:00Spinning Service Now Available!!<p align="center"><a title="spinning service take 2 by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45784740/custom-spinning-service-pumpkinhaus"><img height="358" alt="spinning service take 2" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/4561745404_780ff8d285.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">( click the picture to take you to the actual listing)<br /></span><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">You are drooling over the fibers.... but you don't spin??!! Never fear! Add this listing with any batt or hand pulled roving purchase in my shop and I will spin it for you! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Choose from:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Thin singles ~ WPI: about 10-12 ~worsted~</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Bulky singles ~ WPI: about 8-9 ~bulky~~</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">~Things to Know~</span></div><ul><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">*Yardage will depend on type of fibers as well as amount.</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">*This listing ONLY applies to fibers purchased in my shop.</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">*Please! Allow for an extra 10-12 days for your order to be shipped... Depending on how many orders I have to fill, it is likely to show up sooner.</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">*If you are buying multiple batts or hand pulled roving, please add a spin service for each... if that is required.</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">*Please leave all of this lovely info in ~Notes to Seller~ upon checkout... not doing this will only delay your order!</span></div></li></ul><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">If you are interested in a Custom Spun Art Yarn (totally, 100% different and unique, way more pricey and involved... also my speciality) Please check my other listings. If you do not see one available, please send me a convo and we'll chat about setting up an awesome spin together!</span></p>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-25905063702825315422010-04-23T11:21:00.006-04:002010-04-23T11:40:16.391-04:00Spinning the Floof! Wild Rolags!<p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Prepping a floof batt into a wild rolag for spinning!</span> </span></p><p align="center"><a title="Filly Floof ~ Double Batt Set 4.0oz by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4520093115/"><img height="375" alt="Filly Floof ~ Double Batt Set 4.0oz" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4520093115_51875918c8.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">the bubble wrap just makes rolling easier... its uh, how I roll... lol ;) </span></div><p align="center"><a title="turn this into THIS! by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4545357821/"><img height="375" alt="turn this into THIS!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4545357821_e63b21734a.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">this is the end you will draw the finished, prepped fiber from...</span> </div><p align="center"><a title="a swirly snakehead end by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4545991338/"><img height="375" alt="a swirly snakehead end" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4545991338_01a6e490ba.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">take half a batt... rip it down the middle </span></div><p align="center"><a title="1/2 batt or 1oz carded fibers by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4545991502/"><img height="375" alt="1/2 batt or 1oz carded fibers" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4545991502_af7e34ec57.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">and spread the fibers out until you get a thin web. I like to do them roughly 18x20 it depends on how much fiber you have to work with</span> </div><p align="center"><a title="finished webbing by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4545991574/"><img height="375" alt="finished webbing" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4545991574_d584079c30.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">start by folding up the edges and roll kinda tightly... not death grip tight... but firmly. you can use a dowel rod to roll the fibers with, it works well... mine just happens to be out in the yard pretending it's a sword at the moment. So, yeah... to dowel or not to dowel... you choose!</span> </div><p align="center"><a title="start small.... and roll... roll... by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4545991752/"><img height="375" alt="start small.... and roll... roll..." src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4545991752_e281681fee.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">keep rolling!</span> </div><p align="center"><a title="roll... roll... roll by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4545991816/"><img height="375" alt="roll... roll... roll" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4545991816_275b0ce07b.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">once you have all of your fibers rolled.... take the loose, wispy edges and pull them out. wrap those little babies around the rolag nice and smooth! </span></div><p align="center"><a title="pull loose fibers around by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4545991848/"><img height="375" alt="pull loose fibers around" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4545991848_b338fa542b.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">now... roll the tube away from you (the same direction you originally rolled) and put a light pressure on it. continue rolling up and down the tube until all of the loose fibers have compacted and you have a sturdy tube of fiber. never roll the opposite direction or you will loosen it all up!!<br />this is where the bubble wrap comes in handy btw... </span></div><p align="center"><a title="hand rolling by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4545991902/"><img height="375" alt="hand rolling" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4545991902_5c2eed4239.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">and there you have it!! a ginormous, wild rolag ready to be spun! start at one end and draw out some of the fibers to attatch to your leader and have fun! let the texture go wild on itself, and draft out the smoothy fibers for an awesome thick and thin... curly and wild yarn!</span> </div><p align="center"><a title="finished single wild rolag Filly Floof 1oz by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4545991968/"><img height="375" alt="finished single wild rolag Filly Floof 1oz" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4545991968_a1a1afd9a9.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">finished wild rolags Filly Floof 4oz</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">contains: mill ends, black welsh mountain x, wendsleydale locks, milk fiber and sari silk<br /></span></div><p align="center"><a title="finished wild rolags Filly Floof 4oz by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4545358547/"><img height="375" alt="finished wild rolags Filly Floof 4oz" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4545358547_0a2d5a0dd1.jpg" width="500" /></a></p>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-23928784602620605602010-04-18T15:32:00.005-04:002010-04-18T16:39:16.105-04:00The Art of the Batt - p~haus on Bricolage Studios<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">What can you do with that chunky art batt?? I am going to spin a semi-laceweight, simple yarn from a gorgeous, super textured art batt from BricolageStudios.etsy... as well as give mad props to my girl Emily (the mastermind behind <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BricolageStudios">Bricolage Studios</a>)</span></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mQF9f_AclrI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mQF9f_AclrI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></p><br /><p align="center"><br />bricobatt containing: merino, cotton, firestar, silk noil, thread, mohair locks<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><a title="The Art of the Batt - p~haus on Bricolage Studios by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4532305570/"><img height="375" alt="The Art of the Batt - p~haus on Bricolage Studios" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4532305570_7fa291662f.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><br />close up of a curly mohair bit</p><br /><p align="center"><a title="The Art of the Batt - p~haus on Bricolage Studios by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4531672033/"><img height="375" alt="The Art of the Batt - p~haus on Bricolage Studios" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4531672033_98c5edf930.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><br />on the bobbin<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><a title="The Art of the Batt - p~haus on Bricolage Studios by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4532304932/"><img height="375" alt="The Art of the Batt - p~haus on Bricolage Studios" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4532304932_5649910c92.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><br />another awesome mohair bit<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><a title="The Art of the Batt - p~haus on Bricolage Studios by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4532304700/"><img height="375" alt="The Art of the Batt - p~haus on Bricolage Studios" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4532304700_582433104e.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">When I am finished spinning this, I am going to knit it into a small neckerchief/shawlette. I should have a fair amount since this will be roughly 5oz when it is all said and done! I'll share pics and eta to add a link when I am totally finished (give me a week or two... I do have a couple other shawls I am working on in that are nearing completion themselves!) </span></p>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-64533753885451863532010-04-15T14:23:00.003-04:002010-04-15T14:32:05.625-04:00Spring Spinning!<p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Its a beautiful morning... just taking advantage of the early spring. It gets hot pretty quick on the back porch! You can see here how easy it is to treadle the Mach... my knees are barely moving up and down... Its quiet too. </span></p><br /><p align="center"><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c6YE_e2pMj8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c6YE_e2pMj8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></p><br /><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">I found a little gnome sneaking around the cherry tree too! Shhhh... if you feed him corn chips he'll stay!</span><br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1H384cjW9zbvZRhbGsqdRiT-1ZnbEhs_jlKZNJdC1gtOLUn_na4PP-lOqNaDqHBxOrdn_PAvf56fVMzs6t74c_GGTyOp9CeIaBC8FPeIHZioyyXiugFxHrYNa3sp6wNajuJX3qC0anSvv/s1600/IMG_1653.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460433449843469218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1H384cjW9zbvZRhbGsqdRiT-1ZnbEhs_jlKZNJdC1gtOLUn_na4PP-lOqNaDqHBxOrdn_PAvf56fVMzs6t74c_GGTyOp9CeIaBC8FPeIHZioyyXiugFxHrYNa3sp6wNajuJX3qC0anSvv/s400/IMG_1653.JPG" border="0" /></a>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-1818852794797992010-04-14T16:17:00.005-04:002010-04-14T16:27:58.677-04:00Oh... Go Get Floofed!<p align="center"><a title="pickerflickr by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4520955599/"><img height="500" alt="pickerflickr" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4520955599_100a8c64c4.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="pickerflickr2 by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4521590632/"><img height="500" alt="pickerflickr2" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4521590632_7a82a8d51a.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="pickerflickr4 by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4521590782/"><img height="500" alt="pickerflickr4" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4521590782_aef3d8313f.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="pickerflickr5 by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4520955823/"><img height="500" alt="pickerflickr5" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2677/4520955823_b6948d7038.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="pickerflickr6 by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4520955865/"><img height="500" alt="pickerflickr6" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4520955865_5c37581855.jpg" width="252" /></a></p>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-22575041595038255602010-03-31T09:52:00.003-04:002010-03-31T09:56:40.014-04:00K-9 Love<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOxOJQ0wBjNNL4-RGMBj2H9BCtDKP6jPQBCOEXltPYmcq8hyphenhyphenzDsZZ5aL4yHI0dIllmxHqyyfW90APazy2vXcCWOFbihRosT9fmE4iKJKEkgl5pSoLiFXJ1zjMXqJSjB0DFgAkNArltSya/s1600/IMG_1273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454795839596920162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOxOJQ0wBjNNL4-RGMBj2H9BCtDKP6jPQBCOEXltPYmcq8hyphenhyphenzDsZZ5aL4yHI0dIllmxHqyyfW90APazy2vXcCWOFbihRosT9fmE4iKJKEkgl5pSoLiFXJ1zjMXqJSjB0DFgAkNArltSya/s400/IMG_1273.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV-nBDj8NMQB33wmVmn7f152X4K8MCWLMiTz_UoUFPz_eXT6I9_AadAvTusFMXPxb0TUlaWlRSGaHhb-zBf4WNb3TfgrXo9R6R3lnqjcwu96p_dFBrU8g3K2VpI4-JGCYu9BXCnahPvKC/s1600/IMG_1274.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454795823099917282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV-nBDj8NMQB33wmVmn7f152X4K8MCWLMiTz_UoUFPz_eXT6I9_AadAvTusFMXPxb0TUlaWlRSGaHhb-zBf4WNb3TfgrXo9R6R3lnqjcwu96p_dFBrU8g3K2VpI4-JGCYu9BXCnahPvKC/s400/IMG_1274.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4LihgsOf_VvISQHGNkzyk2ZDACQmgv5YaHSjXEOwqAh14UY2WdSscz2_ocD-y6BFaG_E-HWttqSXSWf6OK2FOMEtuHI059RJrw-g9Kwo4zMaW0XGzVesVCuIpV5jT1XuGQ9gqFlsW2Ce/s1600/IMG_1277.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454795812010340818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4LihgsOf_VvISQHGNkzyk2ZDACQmgv5YaHSjXEOwqAh14UY2WdSscz2_ocD-y6BFaG_E-HWttqSXSWf6OK2FOMEtuHI059RJrw-g9Kwo4zMaW0XGzVesVCuIpV5jT1XuGQ9gqFlsW2Ce/s400/IMG_1277.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdJxsJ2jfFcqzX-2RXpGVpcn4ja0vLXBvdKRnuqzm04zOG_aXaHvdCxXkSHR4AQTxVO1WmJYg_Vx4JXDR0SCzXZ6OPg9ZDR9oGdsGQlZpcvWwb43wMRZqnVkMEtSlBok7ZIz8fx7qN_vB/s1600/IMG_1276.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454795805848871618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdJxsJ2jfFcqzX-2RXpGVpcn4ja0vLXBvdKRnuqzm04zOG_aXaHvdCxXkSHR4AQTxVO1WmJYg_Vx4JXDR0SCzXZ6OPg9ZDR9oGdsGQlZpcvWwb43wMRZqnVkMEtSlBok7ZIz8fx7qN_vB/s400/IMG_1276.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-4722235652627725702010-02-23T14:36:00.003-05:002010-02-23T15:10:20.762-05:00Doin' the Tuesday Shuffle...<span style="font-size:130%;">I'm in it... official spring fever dumps. It snowed again and I am having a hard time trudging to the end of the driveway in the disgusting mud and snow. blargh. Its been an interesting couple of days, I am thinking I had such a killer birthday weekend that this may be the cause of da mood... although I am quite sure it just may be something else.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I posted a T Rex video this morning on ye olde facebook... my little man Cael kept giving me his Jeepster (it truly must be love... he's a lot like his daddy) so I bust out the song... man oh man... I can almost feel the warm wind and smell the inside of my sweet Joe's old beater truck when I hear it... le sigh (in a good way)... When we first started dating (1994!!!) I made him a Marc Bolan doll sitting in a huge silver papier mache rocketship. The doll is still kickin' around but the ship is long, long gone. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7sAzS-kif6k&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7sAzS-kif6k&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">So its time for the weekly pod shuffle... I am liking this routine. Its keeping me on a bit of a blogging schedule... lol... here are your 10 songs yo!</span><br /><br /><ol><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Once Burned ~ Todd Rundgren</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Mating Ritual of The Bespectacled ~ Miss Murgatroid</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Wev'e Only Just Begun ~ Claudine Longet</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">In Hopes of a Garden ~ Steppenwolf</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Boll Weevil ~ Leadbelly</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Dwarfish Trumpet Blues ~ Tyrannosaurus Rex</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Seen and Not Seen ~ Talking Heads</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Reset ~ Big Boi feat Khujo Goodie & Cee-Lo</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">C'mon Feel the Noise ~ Titan</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Evil Part 2 ~ John Du Cann</span></li></ol><p><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">I had to skip 2 that time because Leadbelly and Todd Rundgren came up twice... Its funny how your ipod can be spot on sometimes... ha ha ha... and other times it like wtf?? I listen to that!? hee hee hee... this is a good shuffle for me today :)</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">Its funny... with this latest rash of spring fever, I have been really thinking about the last few years. I think it is the same for others lately too... I have read so many posts from people waxing poetic about the 90s... and Veruca Salt... <em>Veruca Salt</em>? I really loved the whole Riot Grrrrl scene, but I just don't correlate this band with the movement. It could very well be that I was knee deep in glam for most of the decade... lol... and love... and Love... lol... I think it was my 10 years of the 70's... :) </span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">Anyways. I had better get spinning. I need to update the shop again, and I am hoping to squeeze in some new Prims... that will be another post!</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">xoxo ~ as always</span></p>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-57722860698286695152010-02-21T17:32:00.004-05:002010-02-21T19:11:47.533-05:00Happy Birthday! Its my birthday!<p align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p><span style="font-size:130%;">Yeah!! Today was the day I turned 35!!! I am not a person who is upset by getting older... I am rather enjoying it I tell you!! I have an amazing husband and two wonderful children, and I wouldn't dare go back and change a thing about my life...<br /></span><p align="center"><a title="I love him! by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4376728998/"><img height="500" alt="I love him!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4376728998_2d73602394.jpg" width="375" /></a></p><span style="font-size:130%;">We spent the weekend cruising the thrift shops and I got a great new (to me) pair of orthogeek kicks!! Dude!! I love it when I score at the Goodwill!! Its been a while since I have had any girly shoes... Imma remedy that one real soon!! lol...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="If you knock on my door... I am likely to answer now! by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4375980867/"><img height="371" alt="If you knock on my door... I am likely to answer now!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2784/4375980867_257ba475af.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Joe picked up a couple of the cutest dresses for me from <a href="http://folk.etsy.com/">Folk.etsy</a>!! Oh my goodness... now, not only do I have sweet feet... I have cute dresses to go with it!! It has been a good while since I have been able to indulge in anything for myself, it feel so good to have something nice!! It is quite possible that if you were to come knocking on my door, I may just answer... hee hee hee... </span><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="Birthday clothes!! by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4375980929/"><img height="500" alt="Birthday clothes!!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4375980929_d20d8d73ec.jpg" width="375" /></a></p><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">So... a good weekend... a good life... some fabu clothes... sushi... what more can a 35yo girl ask for??!! </span><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1ibrtEQEAKs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1ibrtEQEAKs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-19682605860771302842010-02-16T15:14:00.004-05:002010-02-16T15:52:02.923-05:00In a Monster Stylee...<span style="font-size:130%;">Its time to shuffle yet again!! Todays playlist was brought to you by the colors of gnashing teeth, night vision, green scales and cold blood!! Grawr!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="Cael's Monster Blankie Project by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4360570318/"><img height="375" alt="Cael's Monster Blankie Project" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/4360570318_43f79a7772.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The Ravelympics have begun and my MONDO project is a </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/pumpkinhaus/toddler-monster-blanket"><span style="font-size:130%;">Monster Blankie</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> made out of handspun art yarn... needless to say this will be getting as much of my attention as possible during the Olympics (actually watching the Olympics??? Nah...)! I carded up 17 batts for this one so far... I am really not to sure how much yarn this one will actually take. By the time I am finished with it I would like to have Little Man Cael graduated to the big-boy-bottom-bunk of the bed! Hey!! Nab a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39051492">pattern</a> and make one with me!!! C'mon!! It doesn't have to be handspun... I will be freeforming it a bit, but will adhere to the pattern for the face. If you do, let me know!!! <a href="http://twitter.com/pumpkinhaus">Tweet</a> me!!</span><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Alrighty then... on to the MUSIC!</span></p><ol><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Miss Elaine ~ Run-D.M.C.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Howdido ~ Woodie Guthrie</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Gates of Steel ~ Devo</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">P* Da Roseira ~ Gilberto Gil</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">The Masks/Hobby Horse ~ Paul Giovanni (Classic 1973 Wicker Man Soundtrack)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Dance Song '97 ~ Sleater-Kinney</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Boogie Man Song ~ Mos Def</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Luvin' ~ Electric Prunes</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Unicorn Theme ~ Tangerine Dream (Legend Soundtrack)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Minimum Wage ~ They Might Be Giants</span></li></ol><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Hmmm... a couple soundtracks on there... they give me away as a Fantasy dweeb. Its true... I love the faeries... :) Enjoy the mix... there is always more where that came from!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">I have a load of new batts going in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pumpkinhaus">shop</a> tomorrow... here is a sneak peak... There will be 7 batts and about 4 handspun yarns... unless I get a couple more set tonite! (crosses fingers)</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></p></span><p align="center"><a title="Batt 7 by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4363210956/"><img height="357" alt="Batt 7" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/4363210956_1c6909ee69.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><p><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a title="Batt 6 by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4362469029/"><img height="375" alt="Batt 6" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4362469029_320a89a5c0.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><p><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a title="Batt 5 by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4363211206/"><img height="375" alt="Batt 5" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4363211206_07fc66c5f8.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><p><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Oh yeah... I'll be 35 at the end of the week... how on earth that happened I'll never be able to figure out!!! Ha ha ha... naw... Imma grow old gracefully, I like being smarter and wiser... and smart... and knowing everything... and ask me, because I know... hee hee hee. Joe and I are celebrating in a couple weeks by getting a room at The Lakeside Inn for two nights. That should be reeeeeeally nice! Other than that, who knows... maybe I should have a slumber party!! And we can watch scary movies all night long and eat way too many rice krispie treats!! </span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">xoxo ~ d.</span></p>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-72564164516629378312010-02-11T19:03:00.006-05:002010-02-12T09:54:30.474-05:00Making a pile o' Valentines<div align="center"><a title="valentines by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4350130940/"><img height="375" alt="valentines" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2730/4350130940_eb07284cd3.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a title="valentines by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4349383197/"><img height="500" alt="valentines" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4349383197_18ab1645b5.jpg" width="375" /></a><br /><br /><a title="valentines by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4350130970/"><img height="500" alt="valentines" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4350130970_931d9a423d.jpg" width="375" /></a><br /><br /><a title="valentines by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4349383161/"><img height="375" alt="valentines" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4349383161_ac908150f7.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a title="valentines by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4349383385/"><img height="375" alt="valentines" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2773/4349383385_c0db68e011.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a title="valentines by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4350131106/"><img height="375" alt="valentines" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2774/4350131106_5e234dc64a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a title="valentines by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4350131070/"><img height="375" alt="valentines" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4350131070_3d167b4d2f.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a title="valentines by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4350131152/"><img height="375" alt="valentines" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4350131152_f6e8a12d7c.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a title="valentines by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4349383431/"><img height="375" alt="valentines" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2740/4349383431_7806494daf.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a title="valentines by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4350131256/"><img height="375" alt="valentines" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4350131256_b9e7f8e446.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a title="valentines by pumpkinhaus, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/4350131300/"><img height="375" alt="valentines" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4350131300_bb68bac0fb.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-52493947342012788042010-02-09T11:49:00.005-05:002010-02-09T12:29:49.235-05:00Do the Shuffle!<a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4338682241_cea6256a46_o.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 640px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 840px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4338682241_cea6256a46_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Ah yes... I remember fondly back in the 70's when I was living in Chile and I fronted a neo-prog-politico band called Noche de Brujas. We followed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Jodorowsky">Alejandro Jodorowsky </a>religiously until his exile... then we disbanded and I was born again in 1975 to a beautiful young lady in Biloxi , Mississippi... or was that all just a sweet, sweet dream?</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Oh! Music!!! There has been a lot of talk recently among my friends of music and what they listen too. Truth is, I spend so much time anymore with the kids, PBS and el computero that I have hardly listened to anything of my own in quite some time. There is always, ALWAYS music playing in the haus as soon as Joe comes home so I never feel a lack of it in my life (it is always that way when you live with a musician)and it is always good. So when faced with the question "What music do you listen too lately?" I come up with... hmmm... that group I heard on Sesame Street??!! Wha??!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">So, I am dusting off and juicin' up ye olde ipod... prepare thyself. I am listening to and posting the first ten songs NO MATTER WHAT. I will skip over a band if it has already been played, that is my only stipulation. I'll try to do this regularly... you can learn a lot about someone by what they listen too. I will too.</span></p><ol><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Deadbeat ~ The Ghastly Ones</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Sally Goodin' ~ Woody Guthrie</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy Hunting Ground ~ Sparks</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Jim ~ Sarah Vaughan & Clifford Brown</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">When You Were Mine ~ Prince</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Shackles And Chains ~ Steppenwolf</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">The Cowboy Disciple ~ Frank Pahl</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">This Little Monkey ~ The Demolition Doll Rods</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Lojack Leviathan ~ The Shapeshifters</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Vegetable Friend ~ Robyn Hitchcock</span></li></ol><p><span style="font-size:130%;">I am only listing the songs, not the album. Seriously, who would have thought that the single would make its triumphant return and become a mainstay again?! Whatever happend to the conceptual album! Could Frank Zappa or Captain Beefheart get a record contract on a major label these days? Probably not... if they did put out an album... Phish would most likely be the ones to produce it. And, it would be awesome, but only music geeks like my husband and I would listen to it!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Have fun diggin' in if you so choose!! I'll post another playlist next week! Groove on!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">xoxo~ Your favorite dweeb</span></p>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-29674335726940676422010-02-06T16:54:00.004-05:002010-02-06T17:10:32.424-05:00Happy V~oodoo Day!!!<span style="font-size:130%;"></span><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/4333504876_563c489a7a.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/4333504876_563c489a7a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">~Happy Valentines Day ~</span></strong> </span></div><div align="center"></div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I hope my little ones get over the creeping crud so we can play this week. Oh! How my Rowan loves to celebrate the "Love Days"!! I am thinking we will be having a heart shaped cookie baking day to send to school, and we always like to make pom-poms together to give as gifts (something she has done for a couple years now of her own accord..). I got her this awesome heart shaped pom-pom maker, so that will make it even more magical for her... :)</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Not to much excitement going on around here latley... just a bit o' cabin fever. I am so ready for spring right now. And, truly, it hasn't been the longest or worst winter this year, I am just soooo over it! Ugh! And if my little ones get sick one more time... I swear! I NEVER had this when we homeschooled, my kids were so healthy and happy!! </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">On a happier note... my ever-lovin' momma got me a beautiful new camera for my combined Christmas/birthday presents (I can't belive I'm going to be 35 in two weeks... eek!). I am over the moon about this one!!! Its a Canon Powershot SX20 IS... and it is soooooo nice! I am going to dig in and see what this baby can do. My blog and shop will be looking so nice!! And, most importantly, I will finally be able to snap pictures of the kids that aren't a total fuzzy mess! Oh! The cuteness to come!! lol... </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Have a good week everyone!!! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Love lots and often!!! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">~xoxo~</span></div>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-32192646990283595302010-01-20T19:20:00.002-05:002010-01-20T19:21:05.776-05:00wordless wodensday<a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4291188787_4998fecc67.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4291188787_4998fecc67.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-86417728399925306092010-01-19T15:27:00.007-05:002010-02-06T17:21:13.841-05:00The hunt is back on!<span style="font-size:130%;">I am back in active house hunting mode again... and my search is coming up with so many wonderful properties!! I am starting to wonder if buying a house is like buying a motorcycle... ha ha.. in the winter you can get the best deals??? Wha??? I don't really get it. Oh well... All I have to do right now is organize my time properly to go and see some of these amazing mini farms I am finding, they are all about and hour north of me in Michigan, and they all seem to be at least an hour away from each other too... hmmm... its gonna take some finagling, but I have to do it. These are the two I am the absolute most interested in right now:<br /><br /></span><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This one is in Fennville... it is 2,344 Sq Ft on 7 Acres w/ no out buildings listed... but it is a Victorian farmhouse built in 1900...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJyP5E1nPkHTOFlelE6e5Im6434l9ircNM2II-eD6S2w0SJoWKEdrko4jqZsH0n3TkXVx-HRpix5wO-hlbpHR7ghobHetvNGGLIOi0ODbi-GLCQnDZoRBhLo6ywCTypwTXGiJ1dON0-fi/s1600-h/fennville.jpg"></p></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428552823268411666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJyP5E1nPkHTOFlelE6e5Im6434l9ircNM2II-eD6S2w0SJoWKEdrko4jqZsH0n3TkXVx-HRpix5wO-hlbpHR7ghobHetvNGGLIOi0ODbi-GLCQnDZoRBhLo6ywCTypwTXGiJ1dON0-fi/s400/fennville.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJyP5E1nPkHTOFlelE6e5Im6434l9ircNM2II-eD6S2w0SJoWKEdrko4jqZsH0n3TkXVx-HRpix5wO-hlbpHR7ghobHetvNGGLIOi0ODbi-GLCQnDZoRBhLo6ywCTypwTXGiJ1dON0-fi/s1600-h/fennville.jpg"><p align="center"></a></p><span style="font-size:130%;">This one is just north of Grand Rapids and has 13 acres w/ a barn and mostly woods. I flippin' love it. I can see it in my mind... I hope the reality is as good.<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZ1sDEwQYj1nBpg872brgdZkXZgAmkCEE2Syd-PlaWm4NtouSEcYgYBL6RMASnXrkhyphenhyphenzNZeL8dQG8h_eAAiQgBJ2_C3yXujpeboPQFJ7-FtrcKy-esIqKqHj6Q4v6XVZC-o-qKH2tuXTZ/s1600-h/grand+rapids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428552711731273122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZ1sDEwQYj1nBpg872brgdZkXZgAmkCEE2Syd-PlaWm4NtouSEcYgYBL6RMASnXrkhyphenhyphenzNZeL8dQG8h_eAAiQgBJ2_C3yXujpeboPQFJ7-FtrcKy-esIqKqHj6Q4v6XVZC-o-qKH2tuXTZ/s400/grand+rapids.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I have been attempting to clean my studio over the last week or so... I started out okay, but it has truly gone from bad to much, much worse. I am really bummed about it, but I have to pack about 3/4 of it up and put it into storage. Its sad, because it all started out in storage, and I was so happy to be getting it out!! A lot of my fiber peeps have been taking pics and organizing thier Rav stash areas... so I did it today, and it is kinda helping me see what I've got, and where I can make improvements.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KHXzMimZUfPPI-rq2u_ffySVkRG9Y8RKPqIGBc2T0l28tpJnH8wWxhp68eeNwfHe-FrR9ouYF-Sfp-AHJ8Pq80Uxf57EKUrFiyoT-92kEhwnbodC-UdTHm89qySAQZLo3GGzy3v_p5li/s1600-h/Screen+Captures.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428556080350672018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KHXzMimZUfPPI-rq2u_ffySVkRG9Y8RKPqIGBc2T0l28tpJnH8wWxhp68eeNwfHe-FrR9ouYF-Sfp-AHJ8Pq80Uxf57EKUrFiyoT-92kEhwnbodC-UdTHm89qySAQZLo3GGzy3v_p5li/s400/Screen+Captures.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I cannot believe I am going to share pictures with you of my frelling studio... but you will see just why I am pulling my hair out!!! GAH!!<br /></span><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Before</strong></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVFDpLDReAppx3TGyl8LUyGd2Wv_GfRHjBnkTKjuHIT2-wXU8DExkPuuiKytq60nIhyphenhyphenJ-WhVPz2fIAuCKU9JODv_mWuyhmDlWW_C51JVb1NSxaRC_92pl6JzENujvCBGKrvSbtivmYdq4/s1600-h/P1101697.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428554609277459090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVFDpLDReAppx3TGyl8LUyGd2Wv_GfRHjBnkTKjuHIT2-wXU8DExkPuuiKytq60nIhyphenhyphenJ-WhVPz2fIAuCKU9JODv_mWuyhmDlWW_C51JVb1NSxaRC_92pl6JzENujvCBGKrvSbtivmYdq4/s400/P1101697.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Before</strong></span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10gcKU66tvAokgvDEAPG3W9yFhaJwzmb4yK47Amu97vNmasVB2FXbwQk3FQwp9X5JchiMTzAAzHx7U51d25j190nUs070ejdnxMqwaXz7955KfkHzBn-bh_6ZH__VRLK15sK7enaJmDWf/s1600-h/P1101696.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428554599350239890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10gcKU66tvAokgvDEAPG3W9yFhaJwzmb4yK47Amu97vNmasVB2FXbwQk3FQwp9X5JchiMTzAAzHx7U51d25j190nUs070ejdnxMqwaXz7955KfkHzBn-bh_6ZH__VRLK15sK7enaJmDWf/s400/P1101696.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Before<br /></strong></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrovB0VcolpOIbGJUSibRG2X6Bn0MPpg2DAmdh6b7G8kLMvLrnVPncADD2T-DaPCyaITM5yd3kt0Klp-W8aFz8D30j20IWAbc2EoU6IMM0K7aJJQTQ0qWU93_9tpq1f83gxVVA62foyFtO/s1600-h/P1101694.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428554613696969218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrovB0VcolpOIbGJUSibRG2X6Bn0MPpg2DAmdh6b7G8kLMvLrnVPncADD2T-DaPCyaITM5yd3kt0Klp-W8aFz8D30j20IWAbc2EoU6IMM0K7aJJQTQ0qWU93_9tpq1f83gxVVA62foyFtO/s400/P1101694.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong> </strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>After (worse)</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHaG5w_uBxvx_rg1LxGeWUlxrqndmAw2GsdKIZbiitPNGRYMQG26GuY5tfcy8b4h8AOCZYWfU07RUIr3uxwId5eXmAx2uop0kBIcqJJO9AZsZC23tQevRr3NE_lHNcnlKyI9zHlzV1zBi/s1600-h/P1190002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428554623578722274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHaG5w_uBxvx_rg1LxGeWUlxrqndmAw2GsdKIZbiitPNGRYMQG26GuY5tfcy8b4h8AOCZYWfU07RUIr3uxwId5eXmAx2uop0kBIcqJJO9AZsZC23tQevRr3NE_lHNcnlKyI9zHlzV1zBi/s400/P1190002.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">After (worse)</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RuKYWFimzTn0UIy2Ir2kCXKxe9fGTcMX_4X6-9y-eWQWoRhSKWwDP1E-9_qPLJYtoUpgUs2Hl1ImOhe_PvAvVARTJ4L8GlKaNvKrQJFPJCmSDak47N_pGy0aLbpKnlgfHxzWou4d34KD/s1600-h/P1190001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428554621600821842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RuKYWFimzTn0UIy2Ir2kCXKxe9fGTcMX_4X6-9y-eWQWoRhSKWwDP1E-9_qPLJYtoUpgUs2Hl1ImOhe_PvAvVARTJ4L8GlKaNvKrQJFPJCmSDak47N_pGy0aLbpKnlgfHxzWou4d34KD/s400/P1190001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Trust me... its organized. I could cry... but... ah well!! If you look back to my original </span><a href="http://pumpkinhaus.blogspot.com/2008/11/where-magic-happensinside-pumpkinhaus.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">post</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> showing my studio... you will cry too... ha ha ha!!!.... or just laugh along with me... whatev!! I gotta get back to work... heh heh heh... le sigh.</span><br /></div>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-2211533014723097582010-01-08T15:28:00.006-05:002010-02-06T17:22:30.677-05:00So here it is...<span style="font-size:130%;">Its a new year... and I am working on my blog (bear with me on this)!! What's new?!?<br /><br /><br />I am sure you are in the same boat as me, with all of this "fresh start" "new years list making" and such... possibly the ever muttered "yes, I will get out and walk more... gawd" or possibly "no more fast food for me... ugh". We are officially through thee first week of 2010 (my daughter keeps coming up to me and whispering in my ear, I hope I remember to spell check this when I am done) and I have high hopes for it the rest of the way. I am one of those few souls, it seems, who had a pretty stinkin' good 2009 and I just know it will carry through.<br /><br /><br />There are big things on the horizon for me and my little family. Last year we were in fix this haus mode, but soon came to the realization that with two kidlets and my business that just may not be a possibility. Ah well, as much as I love this dear little place, I will be glad to acquire a bit more space to breath. I am a huge fan of make do and the tiny house/small footprint and overhead, but methinks this place is a bit too small for us now.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisVK8vGjRdHYOAht2iCvYOnV3AVp6RQ9pJjQNcpxdYsE5SlOWsPcO3wsCFJ0UoMHCNYv-7DNmC4CiY9pWSIb3NUVD7ojV8TWhSqvPuBGa4rGXLTY3y-777XbffjK14AkK6HKt9PGnt1Cr/s1600-h/PA271301.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424478457329898802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisVK8vGjRdHYOAht2iCvYOnV3AVp6RQ9pJjQNcpxdYsE5SlOWsPcO3wsCFJ0UoMHCNYv-7DNmC4CiY9pWSIb3NUVD7ojV8TWhSqvPuBGa4rGXLTY3y-777XbffjK14AkK6HKt9PGnt1Cr/s400/PA271301.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">We are now on the hunt for SPACE... meaning small acreage and a farmhouse. This is one of the things we originally moved back to the Midwest from California for... so it is time to put it into action! We want a small homestead with the means for self sustainment. I don't want to throw myself into the ultimate farm life... I want it to happen at a natural pace. I want a garden, chickens and sheep. simple... I want to have woods for my kids to run around in and explore... I want a barn to set up my studio in... I want to be closer to my friends and their children.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Another big change for me that will be carried through this year is my shop/business... I swear... I bought a spinning wheel and EVERYTHING changed!!! My shop has kept me so incredibly busy!! I am sure you have noticed that my last true post was a recipe last June... are you all tired of eating cocoa wheats yet?? lol... I have become a huge fan of micro-blogging and you are pretty damn sure to catch me either on </span><a href="http://twitter.com/pumpkinhaus"><span style="font-size:130%;">twitter</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">, </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1069511227"><span style="font-size:130%;">facebook</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> or </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmntddoll/"><span style="font-size:130%;">flickr</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">... its just so easy!! (grimace)</span> </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7UAJRM1_V5WkI7-nxEwiIDBLkWhCc43VsOMNblYwx1-nSYjecMRWeYGulF3Lt89tUHlQyNKEGy9jur6IlhfwZCptd3Lh83lZKRwf_xoBwYswsncKGBC3pif_ZtqNY1gwVnZGhE84xz4m/s1600-h/yarn+nerd.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424479326262712722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7UAJRM1_V5WkI7-nxEwiIDBLkWhCc43VsOMNblYwx1-nSYjecMRWeYGulF3Lt89tUHlQyNKEGy9jur6IlhfwZCptd3Lh83lZKRwf_xoBwYswsncKGBC3pif_ZtqNY1gwVnZGhE84xz4m/s400/yarn+nerd.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Yep... that's me up there... So... yarn, fibers... that's pretty much where I am at right now. I will be bringing back my Pumpkinhaus Prims (I still make dolls..). I will because that is one of my 2010 resolutions and also cloth dolls are one of my greatest loves. They barely got their day in the sun on etsy and by golly... this is the year they will have it!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">So I will be sharing many things with you this coming year with the haus hunting adventures... shop happenings... recipes (of course)... normal family fun (not that we are normal)... Stay tuned. It should be really good.</span></div>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-85877015498015238982009-10-11T12:28:00.000-04:002009-10-11T12:29:26.409-04:00...I am blogging today... come hell or high water...pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-84437624711209608162009-06-19T12:47:00.007-04:002010-02-06T17:23:20.032-05:00Homemade Cocoa Wheats!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">One of the absolute favorites here at The Pumpkinhaus is Homemade Cocoa Wheats for breakfast (... that is, when I am not making waffles!) This is so easy to make, and the kids totally freak out for it.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwwv0WLEedD8a7wHLvIh_k8s-vhbfSppdCARIS5jdpux51j6PyPxIOz1fhGF1wvJuJBkeXTteowLTzOTNn2g9ltwI0_T7GRrPh_VEkztGY8quYfAxdsD5x_FqovnMrlNJNRpWmUiqufQo/s1600-h/P6180040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349081359448336610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwwv0WLEedD8a7wHLvIh_k8s-vhbfSppdCARIS5jdpux51j6PyPxIOz1fhGF1wvJuJBkeXTteowLTzOTNn2g9ltwI0_T7GRrPh_VEkztGY8quYfAxdsD5x_FqovnMrlNJNRpWmUiqufQo/s400/P6180040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Homemade Cocoa Wheats</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">makes four good sized bowls</span></strong></div><ul><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">3 cups water</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">1 1/4 cups milk</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">1 cup farina </span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">pinch o' sea salt</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">2 heaping tablespoons natural process cocoa (I like </span><a href="http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeyscocoapowder.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">Penzeys</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">) </span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">up to 1 teaspoon cinnamon (</span><a href="http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeyscinnamon.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">Penzeys</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> the Korintje Cassia Cinnamon is my fav and the Extra Fancy Vietnamese is wonderful too.)</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">1 tablespoon vanilla extract (</span><a href="http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeysvanilla.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">Penzeys</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> you haven't had vanilla until you have had theirs.)</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">1 teaspoon almond extract (</span><a href="http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeysalmondextract.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">Penzeys</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> one small bottle has lasted me 3 years so far, and I use it all the time)</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">1 tablespoon unsalted butter</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">1/2 cup brown sugar or more, depends on how sweet you like it</span></div></li></ul><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Put water, milk and pinch o' salt in a good sized pot with a fitting lid. As this starts to heat up, add all of your spices and extracts minus the butter and sugar and stir well to melt the cocoa.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Just before the mixture starts to boil, slowly pour in farina... stirring the whole time (this is the secret to no lumps). Stir until it begins to boil, and then turn the burner to simmer and leave it for about 8 min or so, stirring occasionally. Then, put the butter and brown sugar right on top, put the lid on tight, and move it to the back burner and leave it set for about 10 minutes. While it is setting make your toast for dipping, and perk up a fresh pot of coffee.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">My kids like it served up with a splash of milk and some extra cinnamon on top to make it pretty. Try dipping with a slice of buttered toast... that is the Dani and Ro special!</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Enjoy!</span></p><div align="center"><strong><br /></strong></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4ahe84LcvaDpXyI3aaAW41agtZe0aSpDn21XS2KSzSUKx_0nyDnltrMAISXl7bPIqrZE7WJ8ZqbPOZt5X6se61NPe1R4LsZ6bMoT-cpSmNZvhw6GdKBDAPVJkxXTQPrmPf38PxpwkjVl/s1600-h/P6180032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349081359924335298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4ahe84LcvaDpXyI3aaAW41agtZe0aSpDn21XS2KSzSUKx_0nyDnltrMAISXl7bPIqrZE7WJ8ZqbPOZt5X6se61NPe1R4LsZ6bMoT-cpSmNZvhw6GdKBDAPVJkxXTQPrmPf38PxpwkjVl/s400/P6180032.JPG" border="0" /></a>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-49583842736548875292009-06-07T21:24:00.003-04:002010-02-06T17:24:22.923-05:00Pumpkinhaus at the Tiny Studio<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">My show at Tiny Studio last friday was great! It was really wonderful to be able to have an event that included both Joe and I. For so many years now, it has either been his performance or my exibit, never really together. Rowan was there and she worked hard on her art, and then showed Mia and then Teatah around the art hop. She is becoming so independant lately... I can really tell how much she has changed and matured over the last year in moments like these. Of course, she loved it that her dad was performing as Harts Horn, and got to show him off as well!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">My handspun yarn and art dolls were very well received, and I also ended up spinning for about three hours straight. Everytime I stopped, someone else would come in and exclaim "Oh wow... " so then, I would sit down and give another demo! I don't care though, I love it and could do it all day, everyday! It is really funny the people who are super interested in watching someone spin. Little boys, and grown men alike just really wanted to know all about it, and how the whole process works... my Gramma thought that was just a hoot! Even she was pretty mystified by the whole thing and watched herself for over an hour... lol.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">I have so much stock built up right now, and the massive shop update begins tomorrow and should go steady through wednesday, so please stop by often to see what I have to offer! I will start with bright handspun yarns tomorrow, and then more art yarns on tuesday, and round out the update with many new art dolls on wednesday... I am so excited to have so much new stuff!!!</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgateknCePAwWNsvcUVgEKEAxjtBp1qgtWIrizptoQfmmySUFIpae4ocU-hHEXe-qQdX3lufo-Gvgeo1znlHHH_6sIBnJ_11bJ7kLccpsxju8mY1OEZ6W9JPMF9pf1YNFBEsJM7EXHy84Bh/s1600-h/P6050022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344762103818436850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgateknCePAwWNsvcUVgEKEAxjtBp1qgtWIrizptoQfmmySUFIpae4ocU-hHEXe-qQdX3lufo-Gvgeo1znlHHH_6sIBnJ_11bJ7kLccpsxju8mY1OEZ6W9JPMF9pf1YNFBEsJM7EXHy84Bh/s400/P6050022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfbotSmS6udaSsmWibQxd23GOmb5hztvuTCxHI-pi6I70lHFctqnSlaQFvYGQpF-CJp3kCFbQrxP1_5pJ4noAs_6cTo0dWrV-rZvMP-UPpzOAHR728n3kC0VjQwPsNXNjlZWqpahl07GZ/s1600-h/P6050018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344761911516553970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfbotSmS6udaSsmWibQxd23GOmb5hztvuTCxHI-pi6I70lHFctqnSlaQFvYGQpF-CJp3kCFbQrxP1_5pJ4noAs_6cTo0dWrV-rZvMP-UPpzOAHR728n3kC0VjQwPsNXNjlZWqpahl07GZ/s400/P6050018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSLiV71KlFbaYQT6p0HfM6zaS-tV14jt7vHytLfhlj8gFPiudCENLdFibEateKriy_3llD4VwuFf7UmVpLegndug_OaltyItywEzkm1ke1Rhx9znk0S-2hUswZWAdUA4E7758u7fMhwuD/s1600-h/P6050015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344761909445725634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSLiV71KlFbaYQT6p0HfM6zaS-tV14jt7vHytLfhlj8gFPiudCENLdFibEateKriy_3llD4VwuFf7UmVpLegndug_OaltyItywEzkm1ke1Rhx9znk0S-2hUswZWAdUA4E7758u7fMhwuD/s400/P6050015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIIdBkPwef_fWLikMDxZsZGzjMDgeDxH1lnhag08Hq6B7eyYJTvpwL2zjwap-U0AzDl-lpBE5t2UXPxkEjeYyM1PVne3OyBXRN-wqAFeaBar2ZoYSaKKcnYgTKt8z8EiDUBSOD9X52RH4/s1600-h/P6050017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344761908985360514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIIdBkPwef_fWLikMDxZsZGzjMDgeDxH1lnhag08Hq6B7eyYJTvpwL2zjwap-U0AzDl-lpBE5t2UXPxkEjeYyM1PVne3OyBXRN-wqAFeaBar2ZoYSaKKcnYgTKt8z8EiDUBSOD9X52RH4/s400/P6050017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvU4pkd5RMCsZSnMvRMAKh2L1n_2OCUaDatvkOmp_zhZE96UKDTirV49idTeIX9hfXXIwsyWB5AM9V_FgREFeYZbZm1eT_97BhsC1wbFXvnMizF3YLTCPI2DRm0ZfCh7Dq5wSY-_gCkL8a/s1600-h/P6050016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344761903170206866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvU4pkd5RMCsZSnMvRMAKh2L1n_2OCUaDatvkOmp_zhZE96UKDTirV49idTeIX9hfXXIwsyWB5AM9V_FgREFeYZbZm1eT_97BhsC1wbFXvnMizF3YLTCPI2DRm0ZfCh7Dq5wSY-_gCkL8a/s400/P6050016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZFCDBSjrVEcDUD0Sc5v8sf50O8E1DTUhJqDnxG7OOXKp3hoItQ06Cu4laEwaSM_fdA1DK3UCnBIbp8QMJRLsebTiEbYmuZFVW5_V2cPs0DHu3pbalAS2CYAuDuTdIIUTWgJTsT9bGycH/s1600-h/P6050025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344761904926278370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZFCDBSjrVEcDUD0Sc5v8sf50O8E1DTUhJqDnxG7OOXKp3hoItQ06Cu4laEwaSM_fdA1DK3UCnBIbp8QMJRLsebTiEbYmuZFVW5_V2cPs0DHu3pbalAS2CYAuDuTdIIUTWgJTsT9bGycH/s400/P6050025.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">All right... now off to put my tiny haus back together! It is amazing how messy it can get when you are knee deep in preparations for a show!</span><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-1681417742179604472009-05-28T16:18:00.001-04:002009-05-28T16:20:57.419-04:00More peeking...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDXkv_Kq4l9YcteA5Ar2N6CvTrWQ8VMkVPo8eYTRG4DSHD_2m2zWmZZE0HSdFjl-NIvrE96aBrEVgo3QRew6V_a4Z9l0-FttgagP_AzM4YvgD_YkrdxaxhU_D9KzrzL_46YzItLOaMnvQ/s1600-h/P5260034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340972258935969090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDXkv_Kq4l9YcteA5Ar2N6CvTrWQ8VMkVPo8eYTRG4DSHD_2m2zWmZZE0HSdFjl-NIvrE96aBrEVgo3QRew6V_a4Z9l0-FttgagP_AzM4YvgD_YkrdxaxhU_D9KzrzL_46YzItLOaMnvQ/s400/P5260034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4_MzVRexfkbnmEdSzs-9g0SjD4C90WjTZ1bqEejy6OhvDh7HMoHqMdM_Weaa5o6id3M3lg7FPVuHndkNfLzYFknJwdAdz0mmRv4btEXCDmKlMXHIoicDONgtZEXDGhEHMos3feFQg_bq/s1600-h/P5260030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340972254179819810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4_MzVRexfkbnmEdSzs-9g0SjD4C90WjTZ1bqEejy6OhvDh7HMoHqMdM_Weaa5o6id3M3lg7FPVuHndkNfLzYFknJwdAdz0mmRv4btEXCDmKlMXHIoicDONgtZEXDGhEHMos3feFQg_bq/s400/P5260030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1c8cW7K8lULmPI5BV5XijT8EJZDT0ttXHWz4WD_WrxyoJHYijwF34BlLIbjYOJavE0950wF24yE7DJlMsu9-td87ie9SFtJ8INfLr8ALk0cBopRC-kuoitW0RRRfTKWjWtzwOyQoREuxJ/s1600-h/P5260028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340972253427557234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1c8cW7K8lULmPI5BV5XijT8EJZDT0ttXHWz4WD_WrxyoJHYijwF34BlLIbjYOJavE0950wF24yE7DJlMsu9-td87ie9SFtJ8INfLr8ALk0cBopRC-kuoitW0RRRfTKWjWtzwOyQoREuxJ/s400/P5260028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfATb8CFX54t4A9mJufspdC9YrA5xoH3fvP8iEmZ2CNDOK3pwp8sgXtWQrIhApPWZsTDdYQlvO-wwpbO-Y1pKKABQ15_lNi5VUxix4UB6p8KJxsvjPFjiDGEqHeIpve4jxFa6UgtIEo8gh/s1600-h/P5260037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340972248734706978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfATb8CFX54t4A9mJufspdC9YrA5xoH3fvP8iEmZ2CNDOK3pwp8sgXtWQrIhApPWZsTDdYQlvO-wwpbO-Y1pKKABQ15_lNi5VUxix4UB6p8KJxsvjPFjiDGEqHeIpve4jxFa6UgtIEo8gh/s400/P5260037.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAFEbMl2TyDr0nexMV9sprHjk1TRa4FApfZHOSa3MWenbUrsnSJGpyyj10pXVxaLTiTGgvWSHxv-dZkqo1_4k9_wAwJJWHTLAoHJlL__FSFM6JsKNWfZGS8xqGlR_USU8KOPK6zFRBfoQ/s1600-h/P5260040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340972245432032610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAFEbMl2TyDr0nexMV9sprHjk1TRa4FApfZHOSa3MWenbUrsnSJGpyyj10pXVxaLTiTGgvWSHxv-dZkqo1_4k9_wAwJJWHTLAoHJlL__FSFM6JsKNWfZGS8xqGlR_USU8KOPK6zFRBfoQ/s400/P5260040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-92000013187902458232009-05-27T21:42:00.000-04:002009-05-27T21:43:02.012-04:00Tiny Peek...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-veLc6jSSsJIhq0dvGuVRLrd_IQ94N9i81NcgPadvG2hp4w1XJkflvlVLd-gtwXVNq3qOscnw0kMqrsWhwXFZp7MiNUNBpo77pRfgq6Oeyoubeg0ADp0-8D5mljyA0aryNwWD4PVgE10/s1600-h/P5260140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340684355382905762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-veLc6jSSsJIhq0dvGuVRLrd_IQ94N9i81NcgPadvG2hp4w1XJkflvlVLd-gtwXVNq3qOscnw0kMqrsWhwXFZp7MiNUNBpo77pRfgq6Oeyoubeg0ADp0-8D5mljyA0aryNwWD4PVgE10/s400/P5260140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745435191875678423.post-54212332370405497502009-05-26T09:55:00.002-04:002009-05-26T10:11:44.411-04:00Prepping for a show at Tiny Studio<div align="center">I have a gallery show coming up in Kalamazoo, MI at Tiny Studio on June 5th which will feature my art dolls and handspun yarns. I have been spinning like crazy, and I have about 20 skeins of yarn so far... I am going to double that, which means I will spend ano ther whole day carding batts again. It's tough work, but I love it!</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">For now though, I am spending the next couple of days sculpting some new little sitting gnome dolls. My <a href="http://artdollsonly.blogspot.com/">doll peeps</a> should be glad to hear that! I'll post a preview of those over the next day or two... but, for now, here is a smattering of what I have done so far.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXc34zBM9bulhvRto1oxtbjIYfZbZn34j1zZXvoPujWfWLuBLPSRYWaqdhDdD1A0fE2F-GXnizVMDXvSvkVOycra7D3TG-g3Krhf8axYv9KmdCYG3A9XPml7mIZ51JON8rX-X4kKqFBNq/s1600-h/P5250115.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340131293300933906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXc34zBM9bulhvRto1oxtbjIYfZbZn34j1zZXvoPujWfWLuBLPSRYWaqdhDdD1A0fE2F-GXnizVMDXvSvkVOycra7D3TG-g3Krhf8axYv9KmdCYG3A9XPml7mIZ51JON8rX-X4kKqFBNq/s400/P5250115.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6htaYoHqwqZqS66lceY2-VQSL00_OE_iAhhxiUPByxgVoXgXd4x10Gssp74quCiwkULz1GndVOaXq9TLIZjarNZGxYUWeWrSuFBfkBH3CyBYyyTqm7g3AEXNwhNwdyjDM-RHRZ8zZ8mir/s1600-h/P5250110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340131295524610546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6htaYoHqwqZqS66lceY2-VQSL00_OE_iAhhxiUPByxgVoXgXd4x10Gssp74quCiwkULz1GndVOaXq9TLIZjarNZGxYUWeWrSuFBfkBH3CyBYyyTqm7g3AEXNwhNwdyjDM-RHRZ8zZ8mir/s400/P5250110.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgt0lK4wPPFtmTQG0Do-_pDw4wrDhvQ_CQFGKhv-091mjz0WIW6gcc2vX9HCYO16hsW-SHtF_iEBSS0Yga-GLyxULR-1s0IcxOu3CZaOlA0_pgBI9hJD38qqMREUuzbJaaRRrUK6IlFKaC/s1600-h/P5250108.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340131291068444818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgt0lK4wPPFtmTQG0Do-_pDw4wrDhvQ_CQFGKhv-091mjz0WIW6gcc2vX9HCYO16hsW-SHtF_iEBSS0Yga-GLyxULR-1s0IcxOu3CZaOlA0_pgBI9hJD38qqMREUuzbJaaRRrUK6IlFKaC/s400/P5250108.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vz8neOOa7W1SdCvRpFIDuaNquQkFEnCJs8eKBUKfOVcrEPCN1LPhhpNyiw7sMM4T4d-8oA8JyH4nIj85q7qNIpYoAhy2GDLySc0HwvoMKs4t8cuqwSCmrhyp2xUVMpu2LK_4O7AZJg4k/s1600-h/P5250107.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340131284207032226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vz8neOOa7W1SdCvRpFIDuaNquQkFEnCJs8eKBUKfOVcrEPCN1LPhhpNyiw7sMM4T4d-8oA8JyH4nIj85q7qNIpYoAhy2GDLySc0HwvoMKs4t8cuqwSCmrhyp2xUVMpu2LK_4O7AZJg4k/s400/P5250107.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzoi6IDZTUQXQmJ6IlOs03CoDucOatxA7hNdhngMbrF4u65EU9nTOhjCGBu9Bu_e8gJdOxKSQsI_NKZAjAPA2s7gllDcZ_ApoMSin3btvWH08zlMLdDxmOAx3CqCm03AbuRWyH2FHiK_M/s1600-h/P5250106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340131285292772082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzoi6IDZTUQXQmJ6IlOs03CoDucOatxA7hNdhngMbrF4u65EU9nTOhjCGBu9Bu_e8gJdOxKSQsI_NKZAjAPA2s7gllDcZ_ApoMSin3btvWH08zlMLdDxmOAx3CqCm03AbuRWyH2FHiK_M/s400/P5250106.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kalamazoo-MI/Tiny-Studio/58566308479">Tiny Studio</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/s.php?k=400000010&c1=5">Music/Arts</a> - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/s.php?k=400000010&c1=5&c2=36">Exhibit</a></div><div align="center">Date: Friday, June 5, 2009Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm</div><div align="center">Location: Park Trades Center #219, Kalamazoo, MI</div><div align="center">Email: <a href="mailto:tinystudio@charter">tinystudio@charter</a></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Tiny Studio blog:<br /><a href="http://thethreepeas.blogspot.com/">http://thethreepeas.blogspot.com/</a></div><div align="center"><br /><br />Joe Davis/ Harts Horn blog:<br /><a href="http://homepunspacerock.blogspot.com/">http://homepunspacerock.blogspot.com/</a></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Harts Horn/ Etsy Shop:</div><div align="center"><a href="http://homespunspacerock.etsy.com/">http://homespunspacerock.etsy.com/</a></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><br /></div>pumpkinhaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521457117505147237noreply@blogger.com1