I'm back....sort of

Tommorow is the 10th of the month and that means new goodies on Pfatt Market Place! Please stop in and scoop up some unique gifts for the holiday season. I have put aside my hammer and paint brush to join in this month. I hope this jolly old soul makes you smile. He will be available on www.pfattmarketplace.com/trickystitches.html . It feels good to be back at the sewing machine even if it is just part time. I am also working on an angel for ebay which I hope to finish up this week in between jockeying the kids here and there and painting my new studio. I found the colors in there were very distracting when I was trying to work last week. It is hard to live with someone elses colors. Hmmmm...maybe once it is painted and organized (which is RARE!) I will post a picture of my new creative space. OK..back to work!

FINALLY!

Moving day is finally upon us! The movers are coming tomorrow morning to load our belongings onto the van and we will officially be moving to our little gray shingled house on Wednesday. At this point I am so tired I can barely see but I will chug along and make it through the next couple of days. I will be unplugging the computer tonight and will be offline for a bit. I want to thank those who have emailed wondering where I have been and why there have been no new dolls. Once settled in I will be back at the sewing machine. Hopefully in time for some Santas and Angels! OK..back to packing! See you soon!

Wannabe...

I should be packing. I have managed to weed out all our unwanted/unneeded belongings over the past few weeks. I have made several trips to the city mission to drop off outgrown clothes, unneeded household items and furniture. I have reduced much of our things to fit tidily into cardboard cartons, stacked neatly, awaiting transport to our new home. What I have NOT done is packed up my studio. I planned to tackle the job today but as I wondered in here with a fresh cup of java this morning my eyes, once again, fell upon this poor abandoned "wannabe". It has no purpose yet. It sits there and pleads to be brought to life. I am sick of packing. I am tired of dealing with buying and selling real estate, lawyers and technicalities which one must deal with in order to move. I want to sew, I want to draw, I want to create. Fall is coming and I would like to be elbow deep in pumpkins, black cats and ghouls. Instead I am being called to duty by corrugated cardboard beckoning to be filled with my threads, fabrics and art supplies. Everything is moving so slowly. We need to repair a few things before we move ahead to our closing..maybe I have time for just one little wannabe??? hmmmmmmmm........

a new chapter lies ahead

I have spent the last 2 weeks doing nothing but cleaning, painting, fixing and finishing. It has been a mad rush to tidy and button up all the projects that I never quite finished in my home over the past 6 1/2 years. The vinyl siding is being installed and it has been my job 14 hours a day to ready the inside of our house for selling. We set a date of August 3rd to begin showing it to potential buyers. Saturday August 1st I received a second request from a realtor. She had a couple who really wanted to see it. I was just so tired at that point I didn't care if I was ready or not. Sure I said, why not, but let them know I am painting and the siding has just started. I thought to myself, well it has start sometime..it'll be a "practice" showing. I spent the rest of the evening polishing and organizing. Without any expectations we left the house on Sunday so our visitors could have a peek. To my surprise the realtor left me feedback Monday morning...the couple LOVED the house and could they come back again that night for a second showing. We piled the dogs and kids into the car and off we went while they had another look-see. Tuesday morning, again to my surprise the realtor left me more feedback...the couple ABSOLUTELY LOVED the house and were thinking about writing us an offer! Well to me elation the offer came in today. After a very brief negotiation we have verbally come to an agreement and plan on making it official tomorrow. We still must go through inspections, BUT the reality, which just doesn't want to stick in my brain is that I sold my house today!

things change...

I admit it. I don't like change. I'm not quite sure why...maybe it's the fear of the unknown. With a heavy heart my husband and I have decided to put our home on the market. I was a bit younger when we bought it and had a toddler who is now 9 and a kindergartner who is now 12 at the time. I remember the day we walked through the front door for the very first time. It needed work, LOTS of work but that didn't scare me. What I saw was potential. At the time we were living in a tiny little cape which seemed to be bursting at the seams with all our things. Our family was growing and so were our needs. I walked through these doors with optimism and a dream and I jumped right in with both feet. We turned this house into a home room by room. Like I said, things change. Needs change. The home I often referred to as "my dream house that needs a little work" now tires me. I have hammered, nailed, painted, fixed, plumbed and redone every single room with the help of my husband and my own 2 hands.I'm not done yet, there is still more work left but this time, by someone else. I am sad to be leaving but for once in my life I am welcoming the change. Things change, needs change. I just hope some wide eyed young Mom walks through my front door and sees what I saw years ago..I hope she sees potential and has a dream.

A sneak peek of my Pfatt Market Place offering

It's going to snow tommorow!!! Well with the weather we've been having it may as well snow. Here's a sneak peek of my Christmas in July offering available 7/10/09

Coming July 10th!