Winery Tour

Today my husband and I went on a field trip to visit a couple of wineries in Iowa. It was a blast! We stopped by Stone Cliff Winery in Dubuque. It was fantastic! We each got to sample five different wines for $5.00 and take home our wine glasses. The little sampling bar was cute and I found a bunch of gifts for upcoming weddings.

We also happened upon Park Farm Winery. Isn't this a picturesque scene? We wish we would have been able to visit two weeks ago to see the leaves in full bloom. Here Jon and I were invited to a complementary wine tasting where we each sampled a couple of different wines.

If you haven't had the pleasure of going on a wine tour, try to find a local winery and try one out soon. We love visiting local wineries and seeing all that they have to offer. We end up finding delicious wines at very reasonable rates. Cheers!

Christmas Cards Galore!

It was a VERY successful weekend. AJ and I were able to get a ton done on our Christmas cards.

AJ created these beautiful cards, around a line from Silent Night.

She first cut out different pieces of fabric in the shape of a star and handstitched them together. She then handstiched all of the starts onto her cards. Lastly, she stamped "Son of God Love's Pure Light" on the inside. Gorgeous!

I created fun Christmas tree cards--super simple! I just cut paper trees and sewed them onto colored paper. I took a needle and threaded the loose ends to the back of the paper and glued them to cardstock paper. And I added a sparkly star to finish off the tree.

It's Friday! And we all know what that means. . . time to start working on my Christmas cards! My dearest friend, (affectionately known as) AJ is coming all the way here from Minnesota so we can have a crafty/girly weekend. Yay! We have only two items on our agenda 1.) make Christmas cards and 2.) RELAX and catch up!

Last year around this time we flew out to NYC to visit our other totally awesome friend, Jo. It was a blast! This little weekend won't be as crazy-cool but we'll make it work.

Check back later this weekend to get a glimpse of our cards!

Let the Crafting BEGIN!

I have decided to (try) to become a domestic goddess. That's right; I am going to make amazing dinners (at least one new recipe a week), make cute Christmas cards and start quilting. Do we think I can tackle this project? Who knows! Only time will tell :)