tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16736636817212504122024-02-07T00:46:31.736-08:00Pickle Barrel DesignsEverything stitching! I am a cross stitch designer and my blog will talk about new designs, needlework happenings, current trends and monthly giveaways of charts!
I have had published designs in Just Cross Stitch Magazine, their Annual Christmas Ornament Issue, the Halloween Issue as well as a German cross stitch magazine called Kreustitch Motive.
Please follow me along this wonderful, fun and stitch worthy blog that I update all the time! Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.comBlogger311125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-62126218834159039862017-10-17T08:10:00.000-07:002017-10-17T08:10:13.788-07:00BITTY ONES - a whimsical series of monthly designs!Let's move onto my Bitty Ones monthly series of designs that offers one new design for each month of the year. The last 3 designs were recently released and again, feel free to have your LNS store order them in for you or order them directly through me at picklebarreldesigns@yahoo.com! They retail for $6.00/each - don't you just love a nice price break away from the usual $8.00 a pattern?!! Be sure to let your stitching friends know how adorable these easy finish designs are - you can easily have one done in a week if you just stitch in the evening and on the weekends and not even every day!
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Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-71247836338909397222017-10-17T07:56:00.001-07:002017-10-17T07:56:29.778-07:00Scarecrow Silhouette design!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpN3kic-jm590DAEtOPWa5UVC9w-MzRke6FUoGQhV-1DC94qUztkv9bOnZ9KV3bLYfIs-V_LHcVINGsneUHgmUIfwU0JFxPInW6iS18EmUUaaTsrVnDG0G2gaVJ0R8wdg7ivXvF_jlhS29/s1600/Scarecrow+Silhouette.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpN3kic-jm590DAEtOPWa5UVC9w-MzRke6FUoGQhV-1DC94qUztkv9bOnZ9KV3bLYfIs-V_LHcVINGsneUHgmUIfwU0JFxPInW6iS18EmUUaaTsrVnDG0G2gaVJ0R8wdg7ivXvF_jlhS29/s320/Scarecrow+Silhouette.jpg" width="320" height="176" data-original-width="320" data-original-height="176" /></a>
Who doesn't like a great Fall design like this "Scarecrow Silhouette" pattern?!!! The leaves are falling, the air is crisp and you can smell woodsmoke in the air. I do believe this is my favorite time of the year, yes indeed! This beauty can be ordered through your LNS or directly from me at picklebarreldesigns@yahoo.com.
I have to apologize to everyone as I try and get all of my social media sites figured out, updated and with brand new content going forward. While it has been quite the exercise in learning new things, I am almost there and will have everything completed by Christmas at the very latest. This blog on Blogger has caused me so many headaches over the past year since any Apple products won't work with it now as Blogger has not updated their site to work with IOS operating software which of course is what Apple products run on. Arghhhhhhhh. Anyway, feel free to start checking me out on:
Facebook: Pickle Barrel Designs @picklebarreldesigns.
Instagram: Pickle Barrel Designs.
Word Press Blog: picklebarreldesigns.wordpress.com.
I will do my best for the next couple of months to update both here and on Word Press with any new designs coming out so please be sure to check back often as I have so many new designs to share with you that I am excited about. Until then, Happy Stitching!
Nancy xoxo
Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-20708899417070514752017-02-18T16:40:00.000-08:002017-02-18T16:43:00.238-08:00NEW! "Mini Me FEBRUARY"!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXGeksD6slZfoNhiaoFuv4ssY_7rc83LdcGyLvtQCDyhG_mfJi54E6Uj9Xr9kOG3YhsZAiIVJvU6RU3KOYq9-Jb6gPUpYK1oruMkyJI_JTRuEWe9oyA-K9XDgm1grwT_Mu5cemrOh2BrF/s640/blogger-image-370827770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXGeksD6slZfoNhiaoFuv4ssY_7rc83LdcGyLvtQCDyhG_mfJi54E6Uj9Xr9kOG3YhsZAiIVJvU6RU3KOYq9-Jb6gPUpYK1oruMkyJI_JTRuEWe9oyA-K9XDgm1grwT_Mu5cemrOh2BrF/s640/blogger-image-370827770.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>Here is the new February "Mini Me" design coming out in early March! For the first time since I started designing as Pickle Barrel Designs I won't be sending any new designs to Nashville Market and it just feels crazy.
I have to say that the last 6 months have been a whirlwind of things diverting my attention from designing back to family basics. In September my husband literally went blind overnight in one eye - then they discovered more heart problems which turned into a stroke at the start of 2017, Doctors attempted surgery on him but discovered a blood clot sitting on his heart so now we sit and wait for the clot to dissolve before re attempting the surgery on his heart. Combine that with keeping schedules straight for our two kiddos and trust me when I say my hands have been so full over this time.
So hopefully as 2017 really gets going I will be able to design more patterns to share with all of you. My goal this year is to try and design most of my new designs so that they fit into "off the shelf" frames like 4x6 or 5x7 or 8x10 frames - easier for everyone stitching them to save a little money!
Oh and did I mention it is February in the dead of winter here in North Dakota and yet it was 50 degrees above yesterday and today!!!! How does that even happen - but I will gladly take it!Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-41662694588159166942017-02-15T06:47:00.001-08:002017-02-15T06:48:25.863-08:00NEW! "Mini Me JANUARY"As promised here is a sneak peek of my new, upcoming monthly series called "Mini Me JANUARY"!<div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Vqg0Qwlt0Qag1VtlddCvTT7YW-35rNagWNpj_ikvmnKqa1_0T_rwe4ENfXy0rDc5lbj0xETyAn9Qk3LwLtMXPFhwApF4qdqMms94BtZdXTooagPpgsf1pqpbo6HN6KfQP8yGzF8Y9J__/s640/blogger-image--2122282246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Vqg0Qwlt0Qag1VtlddCvTT7YW-35rNagWNpj_ikvmnKqa1_0T_rwe4ENfXy0rDc5lbj0xETyAn9Qk3LwLtMXPFhwApF4qdqMms94BtZdXTooagPpgsf1pqpbo6HN6KfQP8yGzF8Y9J__/s640/blogger-image--2122282246.jpg"></a></div></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-73172207275816363622017-02-13T20:15:00.002-08:002017-02-13T20:24:33.559-08:00Fingers crossed this post works!Oh. My. Goodness. I swear if this post doesn't easily work tonight then I am going to find myself a new blog engine and that will be it. Nothing but problem after problem with how Blogger runs SOB!
I have been working on a monthly series of 12 fun designs - and stitched January through September - just stitching the October design at the moment and need to design November and December! I promise you will love them and I will post some sneak peeks shortly! That is as long as they will load on Blogger.
Thank you for sticking with me as I try and sort this Blogger business out. The good news is my web guru is almost finished updating my website and as soon as it is ready I will bring a Facebook page up to connect with the website!
Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow! ❤❤❤
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So I have stayed inside and designed the first 3 months of a new monthly design that I will release at Nashville Market this year - I am almost finished stitching the design for January and I know you will love the designs. I'll try and post a teaser photo later this week. In the meantime I am going to post more delightfully warm photos from December's vacation to keep everyone warm!!!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrOcF0x-v1EvzsCqTdiyeMgfrddSFdeIzMTeATWlFYnrJgMWhnnsxe5jwrMoNVWA51CMAP5l-bzFBgc0Q6zcAY_0AWFBbtDkNvLPgG2qxl2P35vkBjr7ZxrktEQ7MbY5GisY3WGnAzysx/s640/blogger-image--678253147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrOcF0x-v1EvzsCqTdiyeMgfrddSFdeIzMTeATWlFYnrJgMWhnnsxe5jwrMoNVWA51CMAP5l-bzFBgc0Q6zcAY_0AWFBbtDkNvLPgG2qxl2P35vkBjr7ZxrktEQ7MbY5GisY3WGnAzysx/s640/blogger-image--678253147.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMMWjlm8vFGOaXF4y_-zP9DuNqJ-u27pmTxMdIu9EG_qjbOChvwq9biKZg-cen67wndYoUbaUpvBoE-Gi3JDtq5hoDJCOVSpp-_U32wphsnizWTd_sRoocgJL5hSaaJ8pj3lJ-n-Hd8_9/s640/blogger-image--2130918961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMMWjlm8vFGOaXF4y_-zP9DuNqJ-u27pmTxMdIu9EG_qjbOChvwq9biKZg-cen67wndYoUbaUpvBoE-Gi3JDtq5hoDJCOVSpp-_U32wphsnizWTd_sRoocgJL5hSaaJ8pj3lJ-n-Hd8_9/s640/blogger-image--2130918961.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSctrxZPTyxcYAbbmhdTBOn5TyA3r-T4KW-scE_VqhzBJ60pQhuoX1aRPdKiSmfWGvcMsIPGBJX3qODxG7n1Mjva21flYHEC2-AUILPyxzrN-TuGnYxraxvEpaK46iHMBTXsF4BTUYau1O/s640/blogger-image--2424263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSctrxZPTyxcYAbbmhdTBOn5TyA3r-T4KW-scE_VqhzBJ60pQhuoX1aRPdKiSmfWGvcMsIPGBJX3qODxG7n1Mjva21flYHEC2-AUILPyxzrN-TuGnYxraxvEpaK46iHMBTXsF4BTUYau1O/s640/blogger-image--2424263.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN7qSETHBKBhUTeo__T6EWPeJCEvgBJKoZjkAUFc1NIn4o0h4n0iFk9kvT-4YteertPoPBk_Hm-a028XCCNQPIZcRvtPUR8Q1xua44D4tK3P-dZlEiU1X9IpsH5p28h8gv_I3ktqerbDt/s640/blogger-image-1453287886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN7qSETHBKBhUTeo__T6EWPeJCEvgBJKoZjkAUFc1NIn4o0h4n0iFk9kvT-4YteertPoPBk_Hm-a028XCCNQPIZcRvtPUR8Q1xua44D4tK3P-dZlEiU1X9IpsH5p28h8gv_I3ktqerbDt/s640/blogger-image-1453287886.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUrXJk2nIEE7bxEAnOkFl9h6IVPO2Z7XJk07TD23o90ljEuuM85d8KQeHrZRvSYmEaKyq8eLtEOi7i2meyt2XLECIqvHefyzB6nC0BOpf34SLCEzticKLrNuXOwTmTYqdvbNjfigerzze/s640/blogger-image-1407170477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUrXJk2nIEE7bxEAnOkFl9h6IVPO2Z7XJk07TD23o90ljEuuM85d8KQeHrZRvSYmEaKyq8eLtEOi7i2meyt2XLECIqvHefyzB6nC0BOpf34SLCEzticKLrNuXOwTmTYqdvbNjfigerzze/s640/blogger-image-1407170477.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQayipKDZTlhqSsosHuH01T8V4uj5-fZT6H0oaoTS0HNkmyu0xsHwnXpN5D_0DYnGpc8InUcev_9fmzuYwNmB2e3hvBa8MbFdjMEIgZbuzMCV9aF4LTC27t3C82eveCOobnRE20Qk585fT/s640/blogger-image-1846102349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQayipKDZTlhqSsosHuH01T8V4uj5-fZT6H0oaoTS0HNkmyu0xsHwnXpN5D_0DYnGpc8InUcev_9fmzuYwNmB2e3hvBa8MbFdjMEIgZbuzMCV9aF4LTC27t3C82eveCOobnRE20Qk585fT/s640/blogger-image-1846102349.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-15809088877167311102017-01-05T17:04:00.001-08:002017-01-05T17:04:04.382-08:00App problems updating here! Hot Weather! Weddings!First off it has been far too long since I last posted - sorry except to say that everyday life got in the way! We had lots of events going on at school for holiday themed events that needed Mom volunteers - check! Packing for 4 people to go away for 11 days...check! Renewing your wedding vows after originally getting married at City Hall in a black business suit on your lunch hour?...check!<div><br></div><div>Off to the Bahamas we went - enjoyed our favorite resort on Paradise Island (Atlantis) and renewed our wedding vows with our 2 kiddos being part of it - a great experience indeed and long overdue. The day we arrived there was a temperature difference of 110 degrees F from the time we got up in Fargo to the time we went to sleep in the Bahamas 😳😱! We spent time at the beach, the pool, enjoying the water park at Atlantis and really just relaxing a lot and enjoying each other's company - mission accomplished! I will share some of the sights of the Bahamas and promise that I have some terrific plans for new designs coming out this year from Pickle Barrel Designs so keep checking in for updates! </div><div><br></div><div>Happy New Year! 🤗</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLN_gPK9UqN92WE8hOssstPQ_4jkKHExqOGmrNepSVh7qibhOHkShKde_l_SnOJDVKwoVJ6OYOee2Vojw-gGiABvQbl67C4OlIROERO6R_0oj7Rkxf0grXFlYTSWuIkuePPd4Mvb66f0MF/s640/blogger-image--1731791377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLN_gPK9UqN92WE8hOssstPQ_4jkKHExqOGmrNepSVh7qibhOHkShKde_l_SnOJDVKwoVJ6OYOee2Vojw-gGiABvQbl67C4OlIROERO6R_0oj7Rkxf0grXFlYTSWuIkuePPd4Mvb66f0MF/s640/blogger-image--1731791377.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrsYVSQWVphalzK4Q-atMyWBrisEhMB656rdRbR5s5BZUnDbPM02QnADh9b8GeNyBY8RChON6NPthdkb4biJuZQ3_9Hw5ia3klCj-GupNuHkict0Sabf8BL0JNklDiRq0PFzrJ6DKNzVi/s640/blogger-image-438441923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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When you see the "Love is a Journey" just know that I stitched that design 3 separate times until I was 100% happy with the colors working together - I think it turned out great!<div><br></div><div>I am still not able to post blog updates using my iPhone and it continues to make me crazy - so if I am slow to update my blog that is why! I am finally having my website updated for the new year and am excited to get it back up and running and most importantly UPDATED!!!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnaqGWQRM8LzugY5Xir2cEjNaGtrrSxnFx3bKeZjd4M5boJKHJ2RB6P7tvmkRXTK0qQrwU6pzPaGX3WD9ISY8_hW6w8KledwPLkpMyegVsb8SigNZEZIxzKP6xj72Sn14ghaCisjTm5Fm/s640/blogger-image-322347779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnaqGWQRM8LzugY5Xir2cEjNaGtrrSxnFx3bKeZjd4M5boJKHJ2RB6P7tvmkRXTK0qQrwU6pzPaGX3WD9ISY8_hW6w8KledwPLkpMyegVsb8SigNZEZIxzKP6xj72Sn14ghaCisjTm5Fm/s640/blogger-image-322347779.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMb1Fk9yobWtX_Mo77w58dMF1L8CO3iC-Mj2oKcS0cmyG5_7M0BfZACHY-N7Q1Oaa1P81PxxyJNEiknYald4xAobqrdgTWcpWZqX6EQfTO6yqWT9uJTxSbgHQ5Y_X5bdevKnkq_VTeeLNf/s640/blogger-image--1354885278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMb1Fk9yobWtX_Mo77w58dMF1L8CO3iC-Mj2oKcS0cmyG5_7M0BfZACHY-N7Q1Oaa1P81PxxyJNEiknYald4xAobqrdgTWcpWZqX6EQfTO6yqWT9uJTxSbgHQ5Y_X5bdevKnkq_VTeeLNf/s640/blogger-image--1354885278.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguitkrnhR7ZEqR3SE6AO6L33KVp7-uSNivrU72FKoNbliL61Wg5mBuHOU4t-44p6eF5TiBVCV8oWlT3uecmKIR2_b0WBT7gHLAe2x8HA4Opnwp91BiKlv2aSmriAs-fYzN-5Xmobj0qYEm/s640/blogger-image-745833076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguitkrnhR7ZEqR3SE6AO6L33KVp7-uSNivrU72FKoNbliL61Wg5mBuHOU4t-44p6eF5TiBVCV8oWlT3uecmKIR2_b0WBT7gHLAe2x8HA4Opnwp91BiKlv2aSmriAs-fYzN-5Xmobj0qYEm/s640/blogger-image-745833076.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips5zw2Yp118KTpHapLxjwvxH2ZHjQAWBgRfLeoCXnNAex2rYL_LnVPXuBwt8nojw-96QeX5CRJtsmX6wWSGPlyXPEZ5cF9G3GlSJGoBBZpX_pV11qvIsnXiGDMFcXqRVwLQ9EnHAO6mnW/s640/blogger-image--267564812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips5zw2Yp118KTpHapLxjwvxH2ZHjQAWBgRfLeoCXnNAex2rYL_LnVPXuBwt8nojw-96QeX5CRJtsmX6wWSGPlyXPEZ5cF9G3GlSJGoBBZpX_pV11qvIsnXiGDMFcXqRVwLQ9EnHAO6mnW/s640/blogger-image--267564812.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-75629794457758910852016-11-24T13:58:00.001-08:002016-11-24T13:58:02.355-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!From our home to your's I wish everyone a great Thanksgiving today. I don't know about you, but I am so thankful for my family and of course each and every one of you - celebrate!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXsCSFVF8VEx2ytNQkkHI5cDD_ysIn1syf3h8tdhpMGiMuV6jtGWP_MKmghyphenhyphenvF8sn9PPb1-OlhQBviCI6zFJX3tlmEVvnh2PAYvdK_DAUQiZv8gcbmZgHeijycccZKgywCBgY1Ij0bmbq/s640/blogger-image-1209249001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXsCSFVF8VEx2ytNQkkHI5cDD_ysIn1syf3h8tdhpMGiMuV6jtGWP_MKmghyphenhyphenvF8sn9PPb1-OlhQBviCI6zFJX3tlmEVvnh2PAYvdK_DAUQiZv8gcbmZgHeijycccZKgywCBgY1Ij0bmbq/s640/blogger-image-1209249001.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWP0aGs0JW1RPOTKHB1Db0RzLKXgC1rIz9Lla2CCJiD0Ui9GaGSktj-1y-T_8EZgzxvJoVkWlLLxk-mIVGjAkE6Vfo4vNl9d4NULkX0A3GCU4oP2uWFMGravf437GxwbScXbBowI4v-hi/s640/blogger-image--203927644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWP0aGs0JW1RPOTKHB1Db0RzLKXgC1rIz9Lla2CCJiD0Ui9GaGSktj-1y-T_8EZgzxvJoVkWlLLxk-mIVGjAkE6Vfo4vNl9d4NULkX0A3GCU4oP2uWFMGravf437GxwbScXbBowI4v-hi/s640/blogger-image--203927644.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlD5RGFhe0jqCYW2YOG39fr_YKj0CQ65MLckTGsstx6tZCD7EjpFBOSdmwLlocvUOx8yQvzS9DrmVhLCb1CTe23EGWeEtLyRwxUYe4XGngRZZQO2bwkoM-DicR04epvPgSylrHITexE5u/s640/blogger-image-1802699318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlD5RGFhe0jqCYW2YOG39fr_YKj0CQ65MLckTGsstx6tZCD7EjpFBOSdmwLlocvUOx8yQvzS9DrmVhLCb1CTe23EGWeEtLyRwxUYe4XGngRZZQO2bwkoM-DicR04epvPgSylrHITexE5u/s640/blogger-image-1802699318.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-52939290509319894752016-11-06T08:48:00.001-08:002016-11-06T08:48:36.183-08:00Blog posting woes and a sneak peek!Something good and something bad! First off I did the IOS update for my iPhone a couple of weeks ago and apparently the fine folks at Blogger haven't released their compatible Blogger update - sigh - so every time I try and post to my blog via cell phone it lets me write everything and as soon as I click "post to blog" my new blog posts vanishes - whoooosh and GONE! 😳😰. So please be patient with me while I wait for Blogger to offer their update.<div><br></div><div>Then the good news is I am almost finished a lovely Christmas design - sneak peek below - can you believe Christmas is only about 6 1/2 weeks away - and don't get me started on Thanksgiving!!! I love my Black Friday shopping too!</div><div><br></div><div>Happy Stitching and I hope you are all enjoying the great weather that we are currently - Nov. 5th and 70 degrees... I'll take it!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkRA8In5h9d8YXTnzOZffAgFhfWmTOsZnTnP7q1OobFStt6OnAV35lQbAfAMxea8UhnptzylVI-w7ImC7F616rvylnOlB7u3tEOlfMEVbhYq-irfcGhxOATzndocvLa4UOT4ltS3njCB1/s640/blogger-image-1639030649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkRA8In5h9d8YXTnzOZffAgFhfWmTOsZnTnP7q1OobFStt6OnAV35lQbAfAMxea8UhnptzylVI-w7ImC7F616rvylnOlB7u3tEOlfMEVbhYq-irfcGhxOATzndocvLa4UOT4ltS3njCB1/s640/blogger-image-1639030649.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-45048810427486380162016-10-29T14:50:00.001-07:002016-10-29T14:50:28.526-07:00Take a walk down my "Haunted Halloween Hallway"!Both of our kiddos are in elementary school and what is a Mom to do when she goes to a PTA meeting to hear they won't be doing a Haunted Hallway this year because it is too much work and no one is willing to give the time up to do it - not to mention that the Mom who organized it last year switched schools for this school year and ALL of the supplies personally belonged to her!<div><br></div><div>Ahhhhh so of course my hand shot up in the air and I offered to do it! EEK, perhaps I had a lack of oxygen to my brain at that very moment because really....what the heck was I thinking!!!! Three weeks later, 2 dry run throughs set up in our garage, a TON of supplies and approximately 5,321 "Mom" hours later (with the amazing help of my sister Karen!), we did that Haunted Hallway on Thursday night. It was a great hit and note to self...never use leaves as decor inside of a carpeted school!!!!</div><div><br></div><div>Happy Halloween from my house to your house and of course happy stitching!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkghArvr08fU2ITPYF9UFDf-FQFIg94kA9cRSFZmttAy5kVJxrqwLK9HQAlton5tkI1ypemaKZ3nUFmU_oykXiin6MTvRpb56PD8RXyWuLAzmSaBqafrqlhwHQhBbhWHlC_VNG1yXooWc/s640/blogger-image-1989275908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkghArvr08fU2ITPYF9UFDf-FQFIg94kA9cRSFZmttAy5kVJxrqwLK9HQAlton5tkI1ypemaKZ3nUFmU_oykXiin6MTvRpb56PD8RXyWuLAzmSaBqafrqlhwHQhBbhWHlC_VNG1yXooWc/s640/blogger-image-1989275908.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfRGv_FaKgHjc_51uimZm8gGPspR0g7pK_CObLOQVXe_t7BfBhDMwtsa-PWr9T1aqGdzY8vbqNgQyQqt9nMY2uN7vhhc97lMmbjpGh4yB3BAvzdKjcd2cJN7Jj9WSGXE18WVDCt-PsSsp/s640/blogger-image-66648134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfRGv_FaKgHjc_51uimZm8gGPspR0g7pK_CObLOQVXe_t7BfBhDMwtsa-PWr9T1aqGdzY8vbqNgQyQqt9nMY2uN7vhhc97lMmbjpGh4yB3BAvzdKjcd2cJN7Jj9WSGXE18WVDCt-PsSsp/s640/blogger-image-66648134.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxZhO_eIjofq3epS9quwIwQILIH3oc2dpV3HBOS11UgeS3sVktXrftpqEDYFFRBaf0h4J8ksDj-GJhlQzdfbpRYk4J8Bl_yYuJs8QnPcKEfpVMsSzkqjfo0lXXCFyFT7ZHSBZnlbPXKum/s640/blogger-image--481078646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxZhO_eIjofq3epS9quwIwQILIH3oc2dpV3HBOS11UgeS3sVktXrftpqEDYFFRBaf0h4J8ksDj-GJhlQzdfbpRYk4J8Bl_yYuJs8QnPcKEfpVMsSzkqjfo0lXXCFyFT7ZHSBZnlbPXKum/s640/blogger-image--481078646.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIznzIF-g7okp2HHyaCy3QdmpNRu-wIOVBrZFpdy-0b9_0hTVfIhSrDuGOg9ZZtNh0mx0PiCt2BupkbYdMPyJlc79Bwjv60scuQzdS5F9UMpIVnpjHybVVmp9_O_ocYzCiezQ_EejQ8Bq/s640/blogger-image-1338242059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIznzIF-g7okp2HHyaCy3QdmpNRu-wIOVBrZFpdy-0b9_0hTVfIhSrDuGOg9ZZtNh0mx0PiCt2BupkbYdMPyJlc79Bwjv60scuQzdS5F9UMpIVnpjHybVVmp9_O_ocYzCiezQ_EejQ8Bq/s640/blogger-image-1338242059.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEB2bg2Cr79HfR0LkVbAz3CTiF2vl1Yl7rMOliw5RwhHzsyUVSX6EBmvAm4G9Psf6AsbI8IkR51JZ33TCLpokAgFKAM_hR_YNdURPuzUo_ja8ubFm6LbsAkST2xrR6pcW_qSrrSjAQdFvj/s640/blogger-image-135918426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEB2bg2Cr79HfR0LkVbAz3CTiF2vl1Yl7rMOliw5RwhHzsyUVSX6EBmvAm4G9Psf6AsbI8IkR51JZ33TCLpokAgFKAM_hR_YNdURPuzUo_ja8ubFm6LbsAkST2xrR6pcW_qSrrSjAQdFvj/s640/blogger-image-135918426.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbA7uQgGJQznZhcXyr5A8LFzUuuPINxxyztolNhujaKWRU17MuHjwzx4EVkLYdbHeZQ1BXDA3WSePgTqTlgoPkiQRq5LhvX2wDq_wDmx_GX7x-lUWEUTnh3H1cJh2WT6mvYCf47mZ4KFX8/s640/blogger-image--2080543943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbA7uQgGJQznZhcXyr5A8LFzUuuPINxxyztolNhujaKWRU17MuHjwzx4EVkLYdbHeZQ1BXDA3WSePgTqTlgoPkiQRq5LhvX2wDq_wDmx_GX7x-lUWEUTnh3H1cJh2WT6mvYCf47mZ4KFX8/s640/blogger-image--2080543943.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-7804298988421583582016-10-22T14:32:00.001-07:002016-10-22T14:32:55.849-07:00Sullivan's Thread Packs - check it out!I am doing some work with Sullivan's Threads in the next year and just received these seasonal thread collections - aren't they so cool! I love that you can have the thread color palettes by season already chosen and you don't have to try and figure out what goes together!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofUvkb2wLUQcNCIoSIRUcgxP4DhLc8aodMkH6jjB7J7xFrg3v08rUThOxeuVJUgZ8DgnOdUgueSqkxU5_y0A3D5iwdaCflFNzgTfo0ICcc2vMnI2WtAkIV-AvSdtS-Bn2-UE1tbFp-YG2/s640/blogger-image-1920826012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofUvkb2wLUQcNCIoSIRUcgxP4DhLc8aodMkH6jjB7J7xFrg3v08rUThOxeuVJUgZ8DgnOdUgueSqkxU5_y0A3D5iwdaCflFNzgTfo0ICcc2vMnI2WtAkIV-AvSdtS-Bn2-UE1tbFp-YG2/s640/blogger-image-1920826012.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-67878455029317409832016-10-12T15:43:00.001-07:002016-10-12T15:43:11.721-07:00New Hanukkah treat bag design featured in "Just Cross Stitch"!In the brand new December 2016 issue of Just Cross Stitch I have a Hanukkah treat bag featured - it turned out so cute that I couldn't wait to share it with you!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmERN7MPDOK93NNRr-VxcpYNQS-GSoNhV_CvIhauKMpsC7eb_7qCLmRgQQHkkHCBV4U71Y3CKvS4jxxwvIm-cBhRN9kssHMZZ5g6ZNve5BnaJ2rmFc9gpukd5NoJK9YIaxMIWQ76HBer3s/s640/blogger-image--1450661790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmERN7MPDOK93NNRr-VxcpYNQS-GSoNhV_CvIhauKMpsC7eb_7qCLmRgQQHkkHCBV4U71Y3CKvS4jxxwvIm-cBhRN9kssHMZZ5g6ZNve5BnaJ2rmFc9gpukd5NoJK9YIaxMIWQ76HBer3s/s640/blogger-image--1450661790.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuUhmJTWCfb6jYEBrU7RECzeN_YMHM8oLqwywZ2qzavvNOU5H9n0OsItOLDnPv-cAFduska43ufKl2C0sgcRpf_PcjUXVPpWQV6ZmKctH-slKJtHR6-Ee5zySdwF1-NMkS5V3O1D4V6PS/s640/blogger-image-1883523072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuUhmJTWCfb6jYEBrU7RECzeN_YMHM8oLqwywZ2qzavvNOU5H9n0OsItOLDnPv-cAFduska43ufKl2C0sgcRpf_PcjUXVPpWQV6ZmKctH-slKJtHR6-Ee5zySdwF1-NMkS5V3O1D4V6PS/s640/blogger-image-1883523072.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRhpECsbdl6mz0ZKfGzxZ_nW6udIUubwprMH7pjIs3Bvb3nJXGHbYtSgtlbYBT8NyKR0Qejb51LIFQQXt-m3on8FWopLfBbvDC5clGRQTzv0FWZky1wjEfGGJ1R2vYMmsa3DoIxTpCJeU/s640/blogger-image-261665364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRhpECsbdl6mz0ZKfGzxZ_nW6udIUubwprMH7pjIs3Bvb3nJXGHbYtSgtlbYBT8NyKR0Qejb51LIFQQXt-m3on8FWopLfBbvDC5clGRQTzv0FWZky1wjEfGGJ1R2vYMmsa3DoIxTpCJeU/s640/blogger-image-261665364.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-62033517169554771692016-10-08T21:07:00.001-07:002016-10-08T21:07:41.424-07:00Hiking into Autumn and plenty of stitchingI know I've been slow in posting to my blog recently and have to say that it was a combination of getting designs ready that are appearing in upcoming print publications as well as stitching my new Christmas designs - whoohoooo - there are some good ones coming out, I promise it will be worth the wait!<div><br></div><div>In other news I went hiking today with the kiddos at Buffalo River State Park in Minnesota and enjoyed the changing colors of Autumn. Here's the worst story ever - my sister came along with us and is a huge photography fiend and brought her fancy camera along with various specialty lenses - walked the trails with us capturing the scenes around us then realized at the end that her camera didn't have an SD memory card in her camera and poof - no pictures at all - everything she so carefully framed out and snapped didn't exist...EEEEK! 🙀😱😩😤😰</div><div><br></div><div>I will post a bunch of the photos that I took today though!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ILx18ErUmIUXl_xWC84POLMRUi7080kW9T2mYcRsaVx1Hsv3oc5-GafvnupwSN-jV3IxfTqO7IwkySx-mtpAsiWfZS0Wd9nBF_ivmYxyKTnva_0kW1MKW4OZRrkBi_akI1hCKJgETg_j/s640/blogger-image-726979691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ILx18ErUmIUXl_xWC84POLMRUi7080kW9T2mYcRsaVx1Hsv3oc5-GafvnupwSN-jV3IxfTqO7IwkySx-mtpAsiWfZS0Wd9nBF_ivmYxyKTnva_0kW1MKW4OZRrkBi_akI1hCKJgETg_j/s640/blogger-image-726979691.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJn416u__sbW7tvTsikmANBf_-ARvK6fTE3bpAAJ_ZsaR_xuxsyWwbeqAcHwFf0bNwiIIyw160qufTaFY8R-R4XBT1GfafYbdqrpPefEn7CCkY4KjExkriJ-ZfZf8uOQHKOQYPWeeWHnv/s640/blogger-image--1296557573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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First up is "Christmas Town" as pictured below....who doesn't love stitching Christmas designs plus with a nip in the air, crunching leaves underfoot and shorter days now is the perfect time to start your holiday stitching projects!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc1Ccoo5CVWLthNDi0TYzogi2j4TsXtgqxUTeR2XixU-vSJPFDH05qptBhT18BLcgJndREeb1yykTqfJA3TLxHTfllGP4hLl338vc78ap7SoTAfyz26B4JazHVkbQEE_ntMUYLbOCRXXX/s640/blogger-image--595398798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc1Ccoo5CVWLthNDi0TYzogi2j4TsXtgqxUTeR2XixU-vSJPFDH05qptBhT18BLcgJndREeb1yykTqfJA3TLxHTfllGP4hLl338vc78ap7SoTAfyz26B4JazHVkbQEE_ntMUYLbOCRXXX/s640/blogger-image--595398798.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-61211941635501015772016-09-23T11:51:00.001-07:002016-09-23T11:51:23.974-07:00Remember the song "Walking in Memphis" by Marc Cohn?I really loved that song - which is already 25 years old eeeeeek - and the entire album it came in back when you still could buy a record on vinyl - not a CD and not a digital download but a good old fashioned record!<div><br></div><div>I saw Marc Cohn perform in Fargo back in 2008 which happened to be about two weeks after our son was born - loved the concert - fast forward to last month when I discovered Marc Cohn would be performing in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota at this little 550 seat venue called the Historic Holmes Theater and ALL tickets were only $35/each! Whoohoooo, I snapped up two of them in the 2nd row and drove the hour out there last night.</div><div><br></div><div>Great concert, the songs are as good as always and the crowd all had a wonderful time singing along. Funny story but we were walking upstairs to where the doors are to get into the actual concert theater and a door opens and just about hits me in the face- I jerk to a fast stop and out rushes none other than Marc Cohn and a lady who was rushing him into a dinner going in - darn it because if I had quicker reflexes I totally would have asked for a picture with him!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTibQbDUKFBLV4xBQoYHC43Vtxp8b6tKob0ExYhzsNl2wbNYj1YKz2tNAtdU5hVq6FCtgLVaq9VzSKZAdzlS-e3My8TSk2kgS7boMqgxWJfUFFckm-1PyisQpPnAhJEp5jqlo9jLBoItsC/s640/blogger-image--1094205500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTibQbDUKFBLV4xBQoYHC43Vtxp8b6tKob0ExYhzsNl2wbNYj1YKz2tNAtdU5hVq6FCtgLVaq9VzSKZAdzlS-e3My8TSk2kgS7boMqgxWJfUFFckm-1PyisQpPnAhJEp5jqlo9jLBoItsC/s640/blogger-image--1094205500.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvp8p-ZzA6sSuXROAMmWmgmazcED6Igbg4jmj6uk5rlGAARydSLTSmhJOhk4KGv19Y9z3j3NZ86YYdEqiIa5VqE9Fqqf8JwIbRhVWMWO7XgyB0sg9ul89wbpC2OZmhkwcfbM2gnt53peYa/s640/blogger-image-1675478350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvp8p-ZzA6sSuXROAMmWmgmazcED6Igbg4jmj6uk5rlGAARydSLTSmhJOhk4KGv19Y9z3j3NZ86YYdEqiIa5VqE9Fqqf8JwIbRhVWMWO7XgyB0sg9ul89wbpC2OZmhkwcfbM2gnt53peYa/s640/blogger-image-1675478350.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbWOr52HeDeC9b5ZJ6LAXLvI-vfPhfP76GGuorriTHig-cM2bz-0h0f6CasSzY3HHbwb_rYazgCfRsc-3Og1CFLgTAZ6AJTKjQtP3EEGxlqQ2tNClismB1pHVP7sDioLElW7256I5KcYB/s640/blogger-image--1460200650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbWOr52HeDeC9b5ZJ6LAXLvI-vfPhfP76GGuorriTHig-cM2bz-0h0f6CasSzY3HHbwb_rYazgCfRsc-3Og1CFLgTAZ6AJTKjQtP3EEGxlqQ2tNClismB1pHVP7sDioLElW7256I5KcYB/s640/blogger-image--1460200650.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Marc is the one wearing all blue second from the left</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aq0o9bayW0nHFYxZQqhpGApK6PJl6Z_MTd0Iz3XhCsCVY6U6tT1Iw6qGDcfiGEIV6jUrFqBIaM45XQRiHLFftsDu5WCH4cVBQf1R0VZDMknE57tuD8by2-2t47tR1V31eC_TOOAD-VPc/s640/blogger-image--1716626020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aq0o9bayW0nHFYxZQqhpGApK6PJl6Z_MTd0Iz3XhCsCVY6U6tT1Iw6qGDcfiGEIV6jUrFqBIaM45XQRiHLFftsDu5WCH4cVBQf1R0VZDMknE57tuD8by2-2t47tR1V31eC_TOOAD-VPc/s640/blogger-image--1716626020.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-85109520252951520992016-09-17T14:07:00.001-07:002016-09-17T14:07:18.644-07:00Autumn is here for certainFall in the Midwest has officially launched! We went to an annual Fall Festival this afternoon that our Park Service puts on each year. Lots of pumpkins to choose from - big and small - perfect or warty - and all perfectly laid out for your shopping pleasure!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg-kedqFkJFgy4j3IegImdvORM_tORSSz2nx8WBLJ9A0CLi6y822IR1Bs_Q0ciHFalaLdIt9EAKd8N_nJ2iM0tkj4BotVV1Rz-3bbZ68XIpQcepWLc0hlUrJmYDG-I0NF8MKaj8rR8dSx/s640/blogger-image--2041510159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg-kedqFkJFgy4j3IegImdvORM_tORSSz2nx8WBLJ9A0CLi6y822IR1Bs_Q0ciHFalaLdIt9EAKd8N_nJ2iM0tkj4BotVV1Rz-3bbZ68XIpQcepWLc0hlUrJmYDG-I0NF8MKaj8rR8dSx/s640/blogger-image--2041510159.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRw39BUm1eWbIIEf4-l4GXPvhqm8zYb8DCYYDXWLVR-bTmKTI4zrgfGa10-F55xJt7GSxTv6VNIXCLsDvVw8Lx5z6FIEu-g563EOKowLucfSRtPGMV4bwIWFAo7Mn4AQ74V-IaO3_trY_d/s640/blogger-image--1860767405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRw39BUm1eWbIIEf4-l4GXPvhqm8zYb8DCYYDXWLVR-bTmKTI4zrgfGa10-F55xJt7GSxTv6VNIXCLsDvVw8Lx5z6FIEu-g563EOKowLucfSRtPGMV4bwIWFAo7Mn4AQ74V-IaO3_trY_d/s640/blogger-image--1860767405.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxOrZn9hqj1M9dK66QMIpJU6aKb-FvRwBj2yriSTSRCxOgt6A3GMudh82llMHigXZVTj3zx5k9YbpBdj0cZZ_E87xQo8Z39c_7YbMsFXEVdNVheMWY4yFFkNZ6xxVqtJTI37bCcOzb_Xw/s640/blogger-image-1519352335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxOrZn9hqj1M9dK66QMIpJU6aKb-FvRwBj2yriSTSRCxOgt6A3GMudh82llMHigXZVTj3zx5k9YbpBdj0cZZ_E87xQo8Z39c_7YbMsFXEVdNVheMWY4yFFkNZ6xxVqtJTI37bCcOzb_Xw/s640/blogger-image-1519352335.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhy7tSPyfzH9Cfh3_b7GHyBJI02_d1EAFoXb1cB23o14fhNJK8aMvbsi0-Fiv7WMO_RBjIRtf2DLb2knES6qNxttj_70TVo7VhYhSa8aFMqJK-YjfebiJnS7KBCtkGr15oDYAuHy25VtvQ/s640/blogger-image-1038491061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhy7tSPyfzH9Cfh3_b7GHyBJI02_d1EAFoXb1cB23o14fhNJK8aMvbsi0-Fiv7WMO_RBjIRtf2DLb2knES6qNxttj_70TVo7VhYhSa8aFMqJK-YjfebiJnS7KBCtkGr15oDYAuHy25VtvQ/s640/blogger-image-1038491061.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT14KCYabqkS1762Of95ktCMBf9otyz8XvCupmSj9FkqNx10KSExgkHMzmpQ-p8S2KeHWZSjPnUnYTjQq-uXYI7Q5SAskxmN4hN0DHljbkLJwi2LUGQs4gM635F7my-SfIomk93mkmdc1f/s640/blogger-image--983244860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT14KCYabqkS1762Of95ktCMBf9otyz8XvCupmSj9FkqNx10KSExgkHMzmpQ-p8S2KeHWZSjPnUnYTjQq-uXYI7Q5SAskxmN4hN0DHljbkLJwi2LUGQs4gM635F7my-SfIomk93mkmdc1f/s640/blogger-image--983244860.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-65110473920434515972016-09-12T19:47:00.001-07:002016-09-12T19:47:04.349-07:00Best Bride Photo EVER!Hubby and I went out to a wonderful restaurant called Rustica this weekend along with 2 very dear friends who are like family to us. While sitting at our table by big windows I looked out and realized there was a fully dressed BRIDE riding behind her Groom on a motorcycle about to drive by so I jumped up with my iPhone to try and snap a photo it was that cute! So I will share that great snap here along with photos of our two entrees that night - the night's specialty which was a strip steak with ratatouille and the other is a pan cooked chicken breast on a sweet potato mash with a cranberry glaze - fantastic food - fantastic friends - and truly a fun night when we needed it!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_8bi0jNCAAAnV03QkBkqbRqGvBiLRzuze1OhrVFUMHxdDrTN4SyAPUxP0Yv7wLpicRZuhCrLY3WS1XRN5moZQ4RMZjF0YBZHI3R9hhlZazBiXDHd3gONV5bZdyCE39emXG2uHfHVWoww/s640/blogger-image--741441396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_8bi0jNCAAAnV03QkBkqbRqGvBiLRzuze1OhrVFUMHxdDrTN4SyAPUxP0Yv7wLpicRZuhCrLY3WS1XRN5moZQ4RMZjF0YBZHI3R9hhlZazBiXDHd3gONV5bZdyCE39emXG2uHfHVWoww/s640/blogger-image--741441396.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LONe9geXIMMbQbZ0KdIgO33XfIf3WwHMGkOHeKBSESMU9S24tSBJ12M-On-4Yg2bzAcIIhSsMPE98XS-wCOA3j4qB73qa7sXudmKKImn6oR_nCy6an3jO9IoHNfOhOBqYdz-tacsxDml/s640/blogger-image--688053671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LONe9geXIMMbQbZ0KdIgO33XfIf3WwHMGkOHeKBSESMU9S24tSBJ12M-On-4Yg2bzAcIIhSsMPE98XS-wCOA3j4qB73qa7sXudmKKImn6oR_nCy6an3jO9IoHNfOhOBqYdz-tacsxDml/s640/blogger-image--688053671.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFw_FXMtdYUxNjyvnr7s1arrKyDkU7kC8ohIA3BcDl02Tavp5f2wwhlCkH-YL5ABgsr9Smbu9TBSdJ4mvtE4RETnosOPYOPxP9MWrG3Cbg8tPNA1zroFHwXU-48lWfJt2O5snAOn11eLlZ/s640/blogger-image-458611952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFw_FXMtdYUxNjyvnr7s1arrKyDkU7kC8ohIA3BcDl02Tavp5f2wwhlCkH-YL5ABgsr9Smbu9TBSdJ4mvtE4RETnosOPYOPxP9MWrG3Cbg8tPNA1zroFHwXU-48lWfJt2O5snAOn11eLlZ/s640/blogger-image-458611952.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-68990294519255411302016-09-10T19:48:00.001-07:002016-09-10T20:49:32.079-07:00We must never forgetOn September 11, 2001 I remember we were living in San Francisco. We woke up, showered and we were getting dressed and ready to leave for work while the morning news clattered on in the background. I walk by the TV and hear the morning show announcer tell everyone that they are getting word of a plane hitting the World Trade Center but don't know much yet. It was just after 6 am California time and just after 9 am New York time. We drove into the city to work shortly thereafter and everyone - and I mean everyone in the office was gathered in the board room watching the events of September 11th unfolding in front of us. I remember standing there and watching as the first tower fell and thinking in my head that I hope a lot of people on the ground didn't get killed - there were audible gasps from everyone in the room and finally someone said what the rest of us just couldn't fathom or even understand that there were thousands of office workers still INSIDE those towers that wouldn't survive. My brain could not fully comprehend that in the first seconds.<div><br></div><div>The whole city literally shut down, all government buildings were evacuated and the skies above us grew eerily quiet as the FAA stopped all air traffic and the only thing we saw were fighter jets streaking across the blue skies. That silence spoke volumes.</div><div><br></div><div>It was the sort of event that could define the times - that this attack was so evil and so scary and so completely unbelievable on so many levels. </div><div><br></div><div>Years later I was watching the TV show "Undercover Boss" and it was the CEO of Waste Management who went undercover. As he talked to other workers, they said how at about 3 pm every afternoon over the construction site of the new Freedom Tower the light turns a golden color and all you can see out of the windows is the sight of sparkling particles glittering in the late afternoon air. They said it is sacred ground at the site of the former Twin Towers and that in their hearts they feel it is the souls of everyone who died that day that glitters in the late day sunshine. That was truly something that has stuck in my mind to this day.</div><div><br></div><div>I have not been to the 9-11 Memorial in NYC to pay my respects yet - to honor those who perished - and for everyone who was somehow, inexplicably connected to this part of our US history - and the site of the worst terrorist attack at home on US soil. I don't know if I would be able to hold it together if I did go - but I will make it there one day.</div><div><br></div><div>So on September 11th please take a moment and remember.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYCd7UJr9_bizraXhgj7Y0WQPTVXgGo6tuQA3a0AG5ojYQyprFPF8abkDXDu7Ep_WqugRcE2-WJbPUG1ZtOdI9Z4mH57STJgA5Swdy520YB6MMhYTm8zSi027C0t2JJ33Pmkw_7fZdGDA/s640/blogger-image--2125007032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYCd7UJr9_bizraXhgj7Y0WQPTVXgGo6tuQA3a0AG5ojYQyprFPF8abkDXDu7Ep_WqugRcE2-WJbPUG1ZtOdI9Z4mH57STJgA5Swdy520YB6MMhYTm8zSi027C0t2JJ33Pmkw_7fZdGDA/s640/blogger-image--2125007032.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-69494263118755867442016-09-04T20:37:00.001-07:002016-09-04T20:37:26.246-07:00Presenting the Annual Christmas Ornament Issue from Just Cross Stitch
MagazineOHow excited am I that I have a Christmas ornament design in the new specialty issue of Just Cross Stitch - it is an old fashioned style Santa head with the word "Believe" below it. I'll attach pictures below but the issue is now out on newsstands or at your LNS and has tons of fun and fabulous ornaments to stitch!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxVoWpulJO25r88TQnBFgf-2YesgC_Hm9gB_CIWekK5jSGHZJRLp2EbLUN9A7DotCaB7GbDotHtyE4mTZolzA1cOBPhBdPEUimr3oh312GmG9zTOKjdOZfoLWQLKg2GjMHza3UZC5-Jxh/s640/blogger-image--2124900112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxVoWpulJO25r88TQnBFgf-2YesgC_Hm9gB_CIWekK5jSGHZJRLp2EbLUN9A7DotCaB7GbDotHtyE4mTZolzA1cOBPhBdPEUimr3oh312GmG9zTOKjdOZfoLWQLKg2GjMHza3UZC5-Jxh/s640/blogger-image--2124900112.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlq0yz40_mNcI5Ks67BEiULG20tC9xpHhN8ikIfgPmqi2ym3DwRteepFbqY7KRQ82JmKW5uhuYj0npemrreZgJHDTKsry5k6zIyQP3c3iDyX8BZG2Y1kq-v5QsbQEATiD5mq-Znq1aEIrO/s640/blogger-image--848873889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlq0yz40_mNcI5Ks67BEiULG20tC9xpHhN8ikIfgPmqi2ym3DwRteepFbqY7KRQ82JmKW5uhuYj0npemrreZgJHDTKsry5k6zIyQP3c3iDyX8BZG2Y1kq-v5QsbQEATiD5mq-Znq1aEIrO/s640/blogger-image--848873889.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pwYRNpsXA6yq1L989gqSVOEwm6niQ6deJajq1vCWw9xs4IRNMUCbHoPtpUwFefQAx-Y9engeXAGqwZRmBqzI_HvVbiFCsZImnbONFDIgoTeVUlzuIDlOO9Mmbty594wn3LpOpj-YKD6L/s640/blogger-image-1036142847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pwYRNpsXA6yq1L989gqSVOEwm6niQ6deJajq1vCWw9xs4IRNMUCbHoPtpUwFefQAx-Y9engeXAGqwZRmBqzI_HvVbiFCsZImnbONFDIgoTeVUlzuIDlOO9Mmbty594wn3LpOpj-YKD6L/s640/blogger-image-1036142847.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-28208830203063268472016-08-29T18:07:00.001-07:002016-08-29T18:07:05.388-07:00Christmas isn't that far off...And do you know what that means? New Christmas designs - hurray! So in the spirit of the season here is the Christmas design that I literally just finished stitching about 2 hours ago - as they say it is hot off the presses and ready for your sneak peek my friendly stitchers - let me know how you like it! Ho Ho Ho!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCs3N1gdgp2pOk5MApanmWEmePMPUhZGwVCaaVHXPHs6HM0esbJgQVkdp0mY-caeQaPr_gcLjuzps9iXGiZsmZchXeczL5rY1dMmTFMl9iQDF6kInA0WKGewtQZAvkYTCTo7OYmqGIMSy1/s640/blogger-image--216986081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCs3N1gdgp2pOk5MApanmWEmePMPUhZGwVCaaVHXPHs6HM0esbJgQVkdp0mY-caeQaPr_gcLjuzps9iXGiZsmZchXeczL5rY1dMmTFMl9iQDF6kInA0WKGewtQZAvkYTCTo7OYmqGIMSy1/s640/blogger-image--216986081.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673663681721250412.post-4666851983062857702016-08-26T17:35:00.001-07:002016-08-26T17:38:57.041-07:00Eating Fresh!So here is something I can share with everyone and that is for the third year we joined a farm co-op so we get to pick up farm fresh veggies all summer long from Bluebird Gardens in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. I'm not joking when I tell you these hardworking folks are passionate about bringing a strong, healthy non GMO organic vegetable out of the earth on their farm in the morning to your dinner table that evening!<div><br></div><div>Our stop to select what produce we want is once a week at a local church parking lot and we can pick and choose what we want to fill our "Share" container with. I thought I would snap some photos for you to better understand what I am describing, so here they are...it's pretty darn cool to be able to eat this nutrient packed produce all summer long and well into the Fall.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oi6uws6wAf_AnC07dg6fgJDWw5o8kTcXwArHTFLvhgaUm8K20_-jSNNEhTW5msuHNIf4mUzZ8ZWpP-CP3YxLgajUdas2t6ybisRva5-WJgQ-VrV0DkbwUrxjKBRedn9ayQoNT3NFWMa8/s640/blogger-image-822138120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oi6uws6wAf_AnC07dg6fgJDWw5o8kTcXwArHTFLvhgaUm8K20_-jSNNEhTW5msuHNIf4mUzZ8ZWpP-CP3YxLgajUdas2t6ybisRva5-WJgQ-VrV0DkbwUrxjKBRedn9ayQoNT3NFWMa8/s640/blogger-image-822138120.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oi6uws6wAf_AnC07dg6fgJDWw5o8kTcXwArHTFLvhgaUm8K20_-jSNNEhTW5msuHNIf4mUzZ8ZWpP-CP3YxLgajUdas2t6ybisRva5-WJgQ-VrV0DkbwUrxjKBRedn9ayQoNT3NFWMa8/s640/blogger-image-822138120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We stopped in Jamestown, ND to see the world's biggest buffalo (statue), the Double Ditch Indian Village (important to history), Fort Mandan, the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center then to Garrison Dam and Lake Sakakawea then back to our capital in Bismarck for our 8 year old to see the actual Capital Building! Whew! I thought I would share some of the day's photos with you - enjoy your armchair tour of Western North Dakota!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFkoR51rI3221kPl33A9JP1B8tRSJH0il1LivHbXGRr3id7W2ffrhujBZkhEwiNB3KSQSadW-NRdHp5eqxOgnNRIVJkhBuIzJglQVL0jN-Cptlil9lC7n5nwT8E_xRTGZ3A6qvNzis6fp/s640/blogger-image-268564471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFkoR51rI3221kPl33A9JP1B8tRSJH0il1LivHbXGRr3id7W2ffrhujBZkhEwiNB3KSQSadW-NRdHp5eqxOgnNRIVJkhBuIzJglQVL0jN-Cptlil9lC7n5nwT8E_xRTGZ3A6qvNzis6fp/s640/blogger-image-268564471.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Buffalo in Jamestown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekqQgUqawFTKHZj1bpR9Cm3FofgOdoyKXqxQ_K65p05oE0z6wLKHO3GacsDHNB0efeCfEduY9SnwOsr8fpdsWUH4F20u1coFesjHw0RPv1WdG6FIeXj2DKbaHtQsmdhGeJmGD0P2Ug_6G/s640/blogger-image--1500515898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I will be sending it to Hoffman Distributing tomorrow for orders and I just sent in the Halloween shoe design, my Ice Cream Dream design (cute little pink ice cream truck) and tomorrow or Thursday I will post a spectacular autumn themed scarecrow design so check back!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZI9DY9NseIYQYLFtWWk5kf5R0HzI3aL5y7FBzfBm_2Eo1NUUUd9sqpbqkGZlWVX8jAUt1lxoX-MRp0i5-FYJdnp7N47u6lpf2jYazmV-HNIa5TsC5ucqxg2HSLczC2nXomdqClhnA51s/s640/blogger-image--1364866135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZI9DY9NseIYQYLFtWWk5kf5R0HzI3aL5y7FBzfBm_2Eo1NUUUd9sqpbqkGZlWVX8jAUt1lxoX-MRp0i5-FYJdnp7N47u6lpf2jYazmV-HNIa5TsC5ucqxg2HSLczC2nXomdqClhnA51s/s640/blogger-image--1364866135.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Pickle Barrel Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312678758287785043noreply@blogger.com2