The Fall Country Tour....

Hi Guys,
I know this post is a bit late, but I have been a very busy girl. We did a little rearranging in the shop this week, getting ready for the upcoming tour.

The Fall Tour is just a tiny bit different than the Spring Bag Lady Tour so here are the changes:

New on the tour this fall is The Quilting Shanty. She is my aunt, Sue Zimmerman, and located just two doors down from The Grainary. I didn't have time to get photos, but here is her new Etsy Shop www.thequiltingshanty.etsy.com
She offers beautiful hand quilted quilts, and has been quilting for about 20 years I think. She also makes darling windchimes out of vintage kitchen utensils and lovely jewelry. I think you will find The Quilting Shanty to be a nice addition to the tour.

An old staple of the Fall Tour but not on the Spring Tour is Whistle Hollow Farms Pumpkin Factory. Located in Homerville, Pete and Debbie Winson offer tons of pumpkins and everything you could possibly need for Halloween! Again, I did not have time to get photos but I have been to their wonderful shop and it is a must see! Please visit their website at www.whistlehollowfarm.com for more information.

Here is a photo of just a few of the items going into the Basket for drawing this year.

No longer on the tour are The Wellington Country Inn for reasons I do not know. North40Creations have moved out of state, but will continue business as usual on their website, http://www.n40c.net/, Dolls and Minis has moved to  Olmsted Falls and her new address is on her website, http://dollsandminis.com/shop/.  Good luck to all of you, we will miss you guys!!

Please view my Bag Lady posts for details on the rest of us.

One thing new in The Grainary this year is my expanded fiber space! I am super excited about being able to offer more fiber this year and hope you will be able to stop out and visit us. We are also planning many fibery things in the coming months, so please check back often for details which will be posted here and also on my new Ravelry Group, The Spinners Cottage. I hope you will stop by and have a chat with us. Ravelry is a great site that offers thousands of wonderful groups. If  you haven't been, it is well worth signing up and spending some time checking out all it has to offer.

Mom has some new Angel designs this year that I am sure will go fast. They are cute as can be!

I also want to mention to all of you spinners out there, if you feel like stopping by sometime over the next two weekends and having a spin with me, feel free. Bring your wheel or spindle. I will be spinning for the tour and would love the company!

I know a lot of you will be heading to Ashland for the Fall Fiber Festival this weekend,  and I wish all of the vendors and patrons great weather and good fiber!!!

My Etsy store is closed for the next week but will reopen after the tour is over.

Thank you for stopping by,
~Vickie

A Busy Time of Year....

This is the busiest time of year for us. The Grainary will be part of the Fall Country Tour again this year and we have been making plans and working on our projects. The tour will take place later this month and I will be posting about the new shops that have joined us later. Meanwhile, you can visit the official website www.countrytourgroups.com
We are also making plans for our Holiday Open House, and on top of that it is also that time of year in Ohio when you need to get your outside projects completed before the bad weather sets in.
It's funny, you spend all summer trying to keep up with the grass and weeds and finally when the weather is ready to change, you actually get ahead of the game (basically because the grass stops growing) just in time to get ready for winter when we will be shoveling snow. And I believe we may have a lot this year because I have been fighting the spiders already.
Yes, they keep trying to run in the door every time I open it. It's definitely time to find some Monkey Balls! Those will keep the little buggers out!!!

Here are a few things I have been working on for my Etsy shop. I just got them posted tonight. I will also have them available in The Grainary in time for the tour.

Some project bags to get you into the Halloween spirit:

And my personal favorite (because it is purple with kitties on it!!)

I don't know about you, but I LOVE bags!!

I have also been making some fun stitch markers for all of you hard core Halloweenies.

 

                               That is pink wire wrapped around this skull to femmie it up a little!
And just so you don't think I do nothing but work, I thought you'd like to meet a little visitor I had last week.

He was sitting on top of my porch post! I don't know why, but he was quite cozy in the warm sun.

Thank you for stopping by.
~Vickie