launch day

Friday was the official end of the online class that I've been taking.  I have definitely learned some valuable stuff, but the best part of the class was my teachers and classmates!  What fun to get to interact with so many other people who are passionate about handmade things, who are creative and hard-working, who are all about encouraging one another to work towards our dreams. 

Many of my classmates are launching a new shop, blog, or product line today and some are doing blog giveaways.  One classmate has a super blog post with all the links and, instead of reinventing the wheel, I decided I'd just link to her post.  If you click here, or on the image above, it will take you over to Eleventh Monkey's blog and you can check out some of the new stuff. 

If you see something you find especially beautiful, be sure to leave a comment.  People love comments.  It lets them know that someone other than their mom is reading their blog.  (Not that moms aren't important readers too.) (Hi Mom!)

We spent a lovely weekend in the yard, gardening and brushing up on our croquet skills.  The weather was pretty much perfect. 

Today I am off to the library and then putting the finishing touches on my items for the craft fair.  Let's meet here tomorrow for another tutorial, shall we?  This one involves food!