NEW WEBSITE!

As I get farther into the business world, I learn more about what it takes to make the business successful.  An important part is marketing.  Although I would rather be sitting at my sewing machine, I understand that I I can make thousands of hats, but if nobody knows they exist, I won't sell any.  So here's the next step.......a website that you can purchase my hats from.  Take a look!  www.rellabel.com

These make me smile.......actually, giggle out loud.

These come from a blog called "The Burlap Bag."  Check it out!

  I may be putting this one on my chalkboard sign that I                      use at shows.  I think it would make for some great conversation.

  My husband says this is me.

Music, updated.

I love music, all kinds of music.  I love listening, I love singing, and I especially love playing music on my piano.  I mostly play at home for my own enjoyment, but I do get to share my talent in church a couple times a month.  Well, tomorrow I'm stepping out of my comfort zone and playing the music from the iPad.  I always knew the technology existed but never had the means to use it myself, but now I do thanks to the new planter my husband bought.  The planter's "brains" need to use an iPad, and it just happens to be kept in our house.  Lucky me!  Now I can keep my all my music in one place, and if I want to change my mind on the song I want to play, no problem, I've got another piece with me.  Now, I will be honest, I'll probably have a hard copy of the music sitting beside the bench come tomorrow morning in church.......just in case.

The Pioneer Woman Wanna-be

I always considered myself a baker not a cooker.  I love making quick breads, bars, and snickers cheesecake.  But the thought of preparing three meals a day was always a chore, until I met The Pioneer Woman.  OK, I didn't actually meet her, but I did meet her cookbook and became a die-hard fan.  Her recipes are easy, and her writing style is down-to-earth.  It also helps that she takes pictures of every step of the recipe, so I know immediately if I've done something wrong!  I've also got Elliott obsessed with her TV show, and he's always coming up with a new recipe he wants to help me try.  

Below is the start of the Chicken and Noodles.  

We raise our own chickens every year to butcher, so I only had to go to the deep freeze to get the main ingredient.

I didn't have any egg noodles, so I decided to take advantage of those eggs that our chickens provide us with and made my own whole wheat egg noodles.  

I'd love to pat myself on the back, and tell myself how extraordinary it is that I did this today, but then I have to remember that my grandmas did it this way every day, every meal.  Maybe it's not as extraordinary as I want it to be, but it sure helps me to enjoy cooking more!  And anything helps!

Tell me more.

I want my blog to be more.  I can only post about hats so often before even I get bored.  And while the occassional side sewing project is great, there is so much more out there.  I thought I'd give you a glimpse into who I am......what I like, what I love, what makes me happy, what I do besides sew.

Classic

After chambray, this is my second favorite fabric!

Sweet and Sassy

 Need a sunhat for the sweet or maybe a fedora for the sassy.  This hat does both with the flip of the brim.  I love wearing this style hat with a soft infinity scarf and dangling earrings.