Last Minute

Last minute We are going to Hopedale Il for the 4th of July.  From 10:a.m to 9:p.m.  We fill crazy on our last minute decision.  But we are going to try it out.   Hopefuly its a GOOD ONE!

5K run/walk
Car Show
Parade
Flea Market
Carnival
Kids T Ball
NITPA Tractor Pulls
Old Timers Ball Game
Men's Ball Game
Prime Time Country Opry
Chicken Dinner
and of course FIREWORKS

No Shows for July

I wont be set up in July anywhere. 
I will be set up in August in Freeport Il Aug 3-5, Mapleton Il Aug 25-26  and Mount Pleasent IOWA Aug 30-September 3rd.  I will post more info in the middle of July.

Finally back Also on Facebook Now

I couldn't get my blog to work so I havent been posting anything.  We have been busy with goats n Making Rugs.  I have sold out of goats.  One more goat to go 3 people on a waiting list. 
We are now at 205 rugs I need to weave more But Im sick of weaving.  I have been busy getting ready for Kankakee Thee old time farm show.  Hope I do great 2 hours away with a camper full of rugs, snacks, n Family 4 of clothes.   Also Macys Lawn Tractor and her Smoke Stacks.  She seen all those other tractors at Lacon and said to her dad I need smoke stacks.  They all have them.   Kids.  

Great too see that people are checking my blog out to up to 500 views. 

Also on Facebook under Life of a Rug Weaver.  I post more of what I have been working on.

Shows for June

 I have been busy getting ready for SHOWS and goats kidding.  I have 3 for June.  Here they are hope to see you there.
June 2 The Cherry Festival in Washington, IL  from 10-5 I will be set up on the Square. 
They only will have Handmade Crafts. 

June 9th and 10th I will be Demonstraiting Rug weaving at the 25Th Annual Antique Tractor & Engine Show in Lacon.  Sponsored by:Marshall-Putnam Antique Assn.  (Route 26 South Johnson Park)  Free Admission.  There is as Pedal Tractor Pull that Charlie and Macy will be in.  Also a Flea Market, Food, Woodsawing, Illinois Wheat Weavers, Threshing, Train Rides, Ferrier/Blacksmith 50/50 Drawing.  Also Tractor Drive for MPFB Young Leaders "Crop for College" Scholarship (Sunday departure 8:AM).  An Auction Saturday at 2:P.M. 
Nick will have his mower and wagon there the kids cant wait for this one.

June 29, 30, and July 1st.  Perry Farm Park Rt 45-52 Bourbonnais by Kankakee, IL I will be Demonstraiting Rug Weaving at Thee Olde Time Farm Show.  http://www.oldetimefarmshow.com/ they also have a Facebook Page too.  I have never been to this one.  They look like they have alot to do there.  I hope We will have the kids and Grandparents too.   On the flyer they sent me they have listed Antique tractors, David Bradley Collectors, Antique Small Engines, Steam Engine, Saw Mill/Threshing, Corn Shelling, Crafts and Flea Market, 4-H Petting Zoo and Barrel Train Rides.

On Saturday Auction, Weed Waker Pulls (husband thinks will be neat) While Im in the booth, Kiddie Petal Tractor Pull,  and Classic Car Cruz Night. 

On Sunday Antique Tractor Pull
The hours are Friday 8:A.M.-5:P.M.
                      Saturday 8:A.M-7:P.M.
                      Sunday 8:A.M.-5:P.M.

Keep in mind I will be at Mount Pleasant Iowa At the Midwest Old Threshers http://www.oldthreshers.org/ from August 30- to September 3 We cant Wait I keep telling my husband oh I will be in the booth Demonstraiting while you all are have a GREAT TIME!!!  I will have my Mother-in-law she will let me leave the BOOTH. 

First Trip to Nursing Home With Baby Goats

We took 2 baby goats to the nursing home Saturday.  We all had a great time.  The residents were funny when we brought them in.  Some would say is oh they brought a little dog.  Then we would say no its a baby goat.  They would say OH A BABY GOAT!   They really enjoyed them.  My mother-in-law said they were talking about them at Lunch. 

One guy came into see his mother.  She was telling him they brought in goats today.  He acted like is she serious baby goats came to the nursing home.  My mother-in-law told him "yes she is telling the truth."
They were still talking about those goats on Monday.

This is my daughter Macy, mother-in-law Roberta and a resident. 

With her bird too.

  This gal has a bird in her room.  She Said "oh people just bring dogs in here they are just dogs not goats."

They are myotonic fainting goats.  We raise on our family farm.  We love each and everyone even have a soft spot for our few rotten ones. 
They are a hard bred of goats to find. We are in the process of becoming registered  Myotonic Goat Breeders.  We have 7 Myotonic Does, 2 Myotonic Bucks and 2 Nigerian and 1 Pygmy.  OK I think that is all of them.  AND currently have 4 Doelings and 3 Bucklings.  We are keeping 2 girls back.  I hope I didnt leave anyone out. 
We will have more babies in March or April.  4 more goats bred.  They are getting round.

Shows for March 2012

This next month I will be set up at a Tractor Show March 18.  The tractor show will be in Sublette Illinois.  There web site is http://www.subletteweb.com/  The way it looks to me there will be things all over town going on.  The starved rock bus will be trasporting people from one place to another.  There is a tractor show, toy show, craft show, doll show and more.  There will be no kiddy tractor pull and No horse pulls.  I already asked for my special people in my life.   Oh another thing the 4H will be serving lunch somewhere.
I will be demonstraiting there with the other crafters.  The hours are  9:AM to 2:PM.       


I will also be set up at Countryside Banquet Hall in Washinton, Illinois.  This is a craft show, antique and vendor fair.  I will not be demontraiting at this one.  The date for this one is March 24, 2012.  The hours are 9:Am- 2:Pm.  There is a raffle to benefit the Relay For Life team:  "Gary's Gang"  Gary Wilson from East Peoria lost his life to Lung Cancer on March 18, 2009.     I think this is there 2nd year.

I Dont think I have any shows in April If I do I will post them too.

A little bit of February

I'm focused on RED and Black Warp.  I have been cutting rags in the morning, weaving in between, and sewing at night.  Macy and I have been watching Little House on the Prairie episodes at night.  Here is some of my red and black warped rugs.  I will have allot more to come this month too.

These two rugs were made out of table clothes.  The funny thing is the tan one use to be my tablecloth for craft shows. 

                                       These two were blankets that I recycled into rag rugs.  Let me tell you the blue blanket has seen its fair share of use.  The other one my mother-in-law picked up at a garage sale.

These are all made out of denim. 

The one (top left) is made out of patterned denim

Then the (top right) is has a little red flannel

The bottom one is just dark denim

This poor little guy is only 16" long

but people like this size for there shoes, or pet dishes

This month I have no tractor shows or craft shows.  I will list them the 1st of the month.   I no some are in March, June, July, September and yes October.   We will not be having our big Halloween party this year if you come.  Well I'm telling you now so you don't decide on costumes.  We decided between fainting goats, horses, and shows.  We are very busy and I just want to take a year off too.