Monday, February 21, 2011

Old Man Winter wont leave

Yes, I know,  I have not been able to say it enough but, I want Spring to come to Frederick!! So what are we to get tonight??  Well they are calling for snow. Yes up to 4 to 8" of that stuff.  So I will have to unpack the winter hats, scarfs and mittens, for the last time I hope, tonight for tomorrow. 

I have seeds ready for the first time I can plant after the last frost.  I have tomato plants poking up in peat pellets.  I have been working on the fabric in the store.  I am getting things ready for the changes in the room where my store is. I have started the new things for the wee ones in baby onesies with the circus in mind.  Elephants, bears, lions, and tigers.  Oh my! Then I have a few onesies with gardening ideas on them.  Found some great new fabric with little girls in mind.  Little sun dresses and shorts and tops all done in calico of purple and yellow flowers. Oh so sweet!

Hopefully there will be a few new lines for the company.  A line of ladies clothes and men's too.  These will be easy wear and not something for evening or dressy times.  I am in hopes that we will be able to add these lines this year.  So be on the look out for them sometime around July.

But for now we will be adding more and more goodies for the Spring and early Summer time.  I sure hope that the ground hog wasnt  given a brib!  LOL 

Monday, February 7, 2011

Oh the poor Robins

The first sightings of Spring are the Robins here in Frederick.  Our poor dears are very cold and very hungry.  I set out to feed them seed like I do for most birds.  But I found out that our Robins are finicky.  The much prefer cookies and cake crumbs and of course bread.  They must have been eating at someones house all Winter long that could part with this food stuff. They sure didnt eat here at my window.  But they found that the bird seed was not that bad and finished that off too!

After fixing the birds food I took a cup of coffee out to the store with me and started to work on the fabric that I have in my storage bins.  I found alot of red check and yellow flowered fabric just great for the picnic clothes and napkins. Maybe even some nice pot holders and pads.  I think I have enough for an apron or two too.  I found a stash of little girls  dress patterns in the box also so I feel there will be some cute dresses in the window too.

Looking thru some of my crafting books I found a pattern for a paper back book cover that I have thought of making  for all you book worms.  This will hold you book and in case it with a protective cloth cover. These should start coming out in the Spring goodies in the next week or two.

But, dont forget, that we still have the cold weather goodies for what seems like the longest winter on record. There are hats, scarfs and mittens for adult and youths and babies. We still have a few blankets for baby too. For the coffee drinker we have a new design for a red plastic coffee mug.  Beautiful hearts with a key on a everweve insert. There are hearts and flowers on Bread cloths, finger tip towels and the mugs.  We have a few tees with Easter and hearts too.  So if you want to give your Sweetie a sweetheart of a gift, come visit us  at Nanny Goat Crafts Tues. through Sat. 1030 AM to 4 Pm.   Hope you have a great Valentines Day!
And would love to see you in our store.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Oh Spring, are you on your way??

Happy Ground Hogs Day!!  Our dear Phil has told us that he did not see his shadow lucking around today. So we must think that Spring is right around the corner.  With Robins on the ground and in the trees singing their little hearts out so joyfully. I find that the snow has started to melt away.  Much to the upset of my dog Annie, her snowman has run away for another year.

With all this in mind we here at the Nanny Goat Crafts company have been pulling out the patterns for the Easter goodies and Summer time fun clothes.  There are table goodies and picnic items on the table for Spring and Summer.  Little girls dresses and little boys shirts and short for both in the cutting room too. BBQ  and regular aprons, hot mitts and border towels already cut and awaiting their turn on the sewing machine.  Some new designs for the baby wear and things for their rooms being made in counted cross stitch in our sewing baskets awaiting for me I musts get ready now to open the door to the store.

So my dear friends, Nanny Goat Crafts waits for this Spring to hit in Frederick with open arms and a full window of goodies. 

                                            Happy Spring!!