Kangaroo Earrings are a big hit at the Outback Steakhouse.

I took my wife and 2 daughters and son in law to the Outback for a nice lunch yesterday and as usual we had a great time. As our waitress was taking our order I took out a pair of Kangaroo earrings that I had cut out and asked her is she had ever seen anything like this and she said no she had never seen anything like these and she lover them. I gave her a pair and we had great service the rest of the day. One other waitress came over and asked about the earrings so I gave her the last pair that I brought with us. She stated she would like to buy more but the outback we went to is about an hour away so we do not get a chance to go there to often.

I had to make a note to myself. the next time we go to Outback Steakhouse, bring about 10 pair or earrings, it might just pay for the dinner.

The kangaroo earrings pictured above are cut from cherry. I got the pattern for these out of Creative Woodwork's & Crafts Holiday 2008 issue. This pattern is from Dave Van Ess.

I have cut several Hundred of the earrings of different shapes and sizes. I now mostly use clip art to design my own our my daughters have come up with some great earring ideas as well. I am on vacation this week and plan on making a few earring holders to go with the earrings. DUI Help Florida

Middlebury Vermont Craft show 11-21-09

We are in the middle of our third year of Holiday Craft Shows. I took a second and compared some. Here is the picture of our very first Craft show. Notice the simplicity of it all.

Here are pictures of our last craft show. Notice the lack of simplicity. We have come a long way in just 2 years. The set up in the first picture took about 10 minutes. Now the set up takes about an hour and a half.

These are just a few of the things we do for "fun" around here. We have 5 more shows till we are done the holiday season. I am looking forward to it as I know my wife is also looking forward to the break. We get a few weeks off and we start getting ready for 2010 holiday season.

Thanksgiving is just a few days away. The turkey will come out of the freezer tonight and start its defrost. We have invited friends and family. We found out yesterday that our oldest daughter and our new son-in law will be able to join us. We just have to have dinner a little earlier. Mom is coming up so Frank and I will be down in the basement for a few hours making some sawdust of some kind or another. My Aunt and cousin will be over and the wife has invited a few friends over as well. Thanksgiving is the start of my favorite time of the year. I get to be a kid for a month or so. I do so love the holidays.

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours.

Geno and family. DUI Help Florida

Bristol Vermont Craft Show

Here is where the hard work pays off. We Just finished up with a craft show in Bristol Vermont, for those of you who know Bristol Vermont, it has a population of about 1200 if you count the dogs and cats. We had a great time at the craft show which was done at the local high school. Todays show had a so-so showing, the weather was terrible, 45 degrees and raining and windy. We still picked up a fair amount, not the best show to date but a good show none the less.

This is our second year at this site and folks are already coming back and talking to us about last year and even better, next year. The economy here is hard hit like most small towns. We ran into alot of old friends and made a few new ones. I guess that is what I like about the craft shows. Its really a social event for me. Our big sellers were some parking signs I made for both Red Sox and Yankee fans alike. I think next year I will add some football and hockey teams as well.

Our Christmas ornaments went well as usual and I was surprised at how little our earrings did, but the truth be told, everyone was selling earrings there. It has been a long day and I have to get up and run to Lowes tomorrow and get some more wood so we can do this craft show thingy again next Saturday in Middlebury Vermont. DUI Help Florida

Ticonderoga Craft Fair.

Here are some pictures from one of two craft shows we did this week end. I covered a craft show in Schroon lake NY and forgot my camera. I took some pictures from my phone but have not had time to look at these yet. My wife covered this event in Ticonderoga NY Saturday and I covered it Sunday. I am not a big fan of hallway craft shows but all things considered we did OK. my youngest daughter helped mom cover this event Saturday. Now we have craft shows for the next 4 week ends and I am looking to possibly squeeze one or two more in before the holiday craft show season ends.

Next week end we cross the lake to Vermont and cover a large craft show over there. We do 3 craft shows over there in the next 4 weeks. The crowds were way down but those that came came to buy things which is great for us.

OK I have to get ready for work. Just wanted to get this post in.

Take care and I try to post again next week. DUI Help Florida

The first holiday craft show of the year

The wife and I have 3 craft shows to do this week end. 2 of them are today (Saturday) one is in Schroon Lake, NY and the other one is in Ticonderoga, NY about 15 miles apart. this is the first time we have split up to do craft shows. I have to confess I am very nervous about this. There are so many variables in these shows that can make or break you. I am usually nervous and everything turns out fine.

Above are a couple of sled ornaments that we have been working on. my wife hand paints a small bunch and I cut out the details on a bunch. We started selling these last year and they go very well. next year we will add different patterns to cut out to the sleds. We are booked up through the week before Christmas for week ends and craft shows. Most of these we have done before. The one the wife is going to in Ticonderoga is a first time show for us and it is a 2 day show. Ev and Dani my wife and daughter will cover it today and I will cover it tomorrow while they are in church and getting ready to have a early Thanksgiving dinner with my oldest daughter and her husband. They will not be able to make this years Thanksgiving dinner due to my son in law having to work.

I have to make my list and check it twice now. I hope to come back and post some good news later this week end.

Take care. DUI Help Florida