an early gift to myself

we made it to bainbridge today and it was great. the yarn store was extra fabulous this time around with amazing shop patterns that were very inspiring (and these amazing yarn wreaths that sadly i didn't get a picture of!). and i picked up a little gift for myself that i'll share when i get a chance to snap some pictures. it involves blue moon fiber arts and a lot of wooden balls. you know what i am talking about? it is very cool.

anyhoo, i have closed up shop for the rest of the year. no more markers until january. i reached my order max earlier than expected. and yes, most are penguins! i'll be working hard this week to get them all out. and then i need a good break to recover because believe it or not i have a majorly bothersome hand, arm and shoulder from the tedious work. if only i had my own elves to do the work :)

as for cookie competition news, we won. yeah for us! i actually took a picture with my cell phone that i need to upload for you to see. my friend did an amazing job creating a giant pink good to be girl snowman for the display. best presentation is top honors and that is what we won (best cookie, best artisan are the other 2 but you can only win 1). we are taking next year off for sure. too much work!

i'll be back soon!