Been a Busy Ole' Girl Today

First, this morning I finished up this sampler I've been working on. I gave it a good spray of coffee dye,and put it in the sun to dry. I have to check my frame stash and see if I have one the right size for it. I really like it!








I went over to open my store and I had this overwhelming desire to make a very large black doll.....so I got out my freezer paper and drew out my pattern....I don't even know how big she is (I am not a measuring kinda girl, more of an eyeball er, she a big girl) Anyway, I cut her parts out and sewed her up, clipped and turned her. I started stuffing her with a little stuffing and some fabric scraps I had in the shop. I also made the body for a shelf sitter. Gonna have to open a new box of stuffin' tonight, and probably find some more scraps for my big girl. Oh my she looks like a dead ET at this point!


No. I am not setting up the mini-bar. I made some more room and sprays too. I was nearly sold out of my "Fresh Lavender". You should try it...it is wonderful! You can check it out on my website. I'll keep you posted on the progress of my big doll! Beth

Summer Give Away!

Yes, I am going to give away this! The wine bottle has a label that reads "pleasure water" and has a wrought iron candle holder on top. Comes complete with 3 (keeper of the Light)watermelon candles. These candles are great because they have a clear shrink wrap that you leave on,that acts as a clear holder, so no mess or waste! You will also get a set of my yummy handmade watermelons! All you have to do is post a comment here or email me at raggedyangels@intrstar.net and tell me how or where you would use this if you won it! I will let my daughter Mary-Kate draw a name, and a Winner will be announced Friday June 20th!

Visit my website and my Etsy, I will be adding new things all week!
until next time, Beth

My Bottle Tree

When I discovered that this tree was dead,I mentioned to my husband that I wanted to make it a bottle tree. He said, "what do you mean, a bottle tree"? I explained that you hang empty bottles in the tree, and I showed him a picture in a magazine. He said in his most manly voice "YOU ARE NOT PUTTING BOTTLES IN THE TREE"! Well, I guess you see how that turned out.
In case you are wondering why anybody would ever start putting bottles in trees...
it seems that it all started with people believing they could capture evil spirits and "haints" in the bottles. So there you have it...they look pretty,make use of a dead tree, recycling bottles and from time to time I might catch a "haint" before it can even get up my driveway.

Another Look in my Shop

Hello Again!
I had many people ask if we build my shop. It was an old barn, we were lucky everything was it pretty good shape.It was already wired with electricity, we just needed to add extra outlets. The only real problem was a few rotten spots in the floor. Someone had torn down an old house down the road,guess what was it the pile...tongue and grove floor boards! They said to take what we needed. It worked perfectly! We added some windows and I got the door from Habitat for Humanity Restore. My husband added the porch for my birthday,last year.










I power washed the walls,before we started on the floors. I still have some corncobs stuck in the rafters hidden by the previous residents.
I will be adding some more handmades to my Etsy shop today and don't forget to stop by website and look around.
Until next time,
Beth