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by Kerri
Posted on June 6, 2019October 11, 2019

Tulip Time in Pella

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Winter Escape to Great Wolf Lodge

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Wondering what to get the baby for Christmas? Something special, right? Maybe... a snow globe they can rub their gums on? Maybe not. I’d love to work with you to design your ideal fabric combinations for anything listed in the American Wren Creations Etsy shop. Together, we’ll coordinate colors and patterns to be loved and used by the sweet little one in your world. All you have to do is send me a note by DECEMBER 1ST to get started. Remember: I offer FREE shipping to the USA and I don’t charge additional fees for this service. I’m here for you, friend. Custom order invoicing & payment will be processed through Paypal. Happy shopping! Kerri #etsyhandmade #etsyshopowner #etsysellers #etsyusa #etsybaby #handmadegift #sewinglove #sewawesome #heretocreate #babythings #createeveryday #custommade

I’ve been sitting on this bundle of pre-cut fabric ALL YEAR. I’ve changed my mind on the final design of the quilt (way) more than once but have FINALLY decided. There’s something about November that makes me really, um, get my 🍑 in gear when it comes to unfinished projects. You, too, huh? 😆 *signs contract with myself to finish this beauty in time for Christmas* 😬🧵 📄#handmadechristmas #christmasgift #lakefabric #quiltblocks #sewingproject #decisionsdecisions #quiltdesign #sewersofinstagram

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Wondering what to get the baby for Christmas? Something useful? Maybe... a snow globe they can rub their gums on? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Maybe not.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I want to help, so I wrote you a jolly little poem to get you started on that list.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ---⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‘Twas the month before Christmas⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When all through the land,⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The grown-ups were thinking,⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “What gifts will I hand?”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Needs before wants.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Papa’s words fill your head.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ New socks. Cozy mittens.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Warm sheets for the bed.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Down the list, name by name,⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Gifts both useful and fun.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But… what for the baby,⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our wee, precious one?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Something useful and warm⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To be given with love.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A sweet, snuggly blankie,⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As soft as a dove.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The list is complete.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let the festive bells chime.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ With presence, giving and love⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‘twill be a Happy Christmastime!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ---⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’d love to work with you to design your ideal fabric combinations for anything listed in the American Wren Creations Etsy shop.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Together, we’ll coordinate colors and patterns to be loved and used by the sweet little one in your world.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ All you have to do is send me a note by December 1st to get started. Remember: I offer FREE shipping to the USA and I don’t charge additional fees for this service. I’m here for you, friend.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Custom order invoicing & payment will be processed through Paypal.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Happy shopping!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Kerri

It's no secret that I love the snow. I love how it forces things to slow down. I choose to look at it as a blessing, but of course, I am not blind to the fact that it can be a major inconvenience.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I am the daughter of a farmer and live in a farming community. The corn harvest in Iowa is less than 70% complete, and everyone is about a month behind "normal" timing of harvest. There is still a lot of work to be done. It has snowed twice here-- stopping harvest. There is a propane supply problem in the upper midwest and the grain dryers won't operate without it-- so it's stopping harvest. It's like the well oiled machine that IS harvest time has a bad case of the hiccups.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was talking to my Grandma the other day about how wild this year has been, remembering vividly the "polar vortex" early this year and all that came with it. Remembering how it wouldn't stop raining, so planting was delayed. Then, how it wouldn't rain over the summer. Now, no one can get a real good go at harvest... but (like my Dad,) she never said a single word that would relate to a complaint-- and I don't think I've ever heard my Dad complain in my whole life. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Life lessons from the farm: Be as prepared as you can be. Do what you can with what you have. Pray. Work hard. Have patience that lasts forever. Keep your chin up. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It all makes me think about one of my favorite quotes:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "What's comin' will come and we'll meet it when it does." - Hagrid⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #nocomplaining #thinkpositive #patience #farming #farmlife #farmersdaughter #iowafarm #beautifulcountry #harvest2019 #farmfamily #harrypotterquote

I was quietly mourning the hustle of my gardens over the past week or so. There isn't much to do outside (in my yard, anyway,) and it's left me with a hole in my days. I've been thinking about what to plant next year and where to plant it. What perennials to add to the yard, where to add a flower bed (or two. Actually, three. We had a pretty blank slate when we moved in,) and thinking about if I want to grow those perennials myself this winter-- whatever they might be.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Annnnd... then it snowed. Suddenly, there is no hustling to get SOMETHING to get done outside of our home. The only thing that needs done outside right now is some serious snow play-- and I am SO ready to soak up winter through the eyes of my littles.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #athomeinnature #myhappyplace #neature #lookatthat #natureview #peacefulplace #gooutsideandplay #inspiredliving #enjoythemoment #snowmuchfun #ismellsnow #slowdown

I already miss the silent, steady flow of my gardens. 🌱 I’ve had them cleaned up and resting for a month or so, and yesterday I realized it wasn’t the plants I was missing, it was the calm. The calm of guiding plants on their way up the cages. The steady, repetitive work of weeding that always calmed me. Showing the kids how to do things that needed to be done, and watching them play and learn. The hot summer nights cleaning things up after kid bedtime and singing along to the radio... and maybe talking to the occasional gigantic spider... (because, you know, #charlottesweb 🕷.) It’s so... quiet out there now. Empty space full of a thousand memories from this wonderful summer— resting up to gather a thousand more from us next season. . . #mygarden #gardeningwithkids #quietspace #diygarden #fallgardening #mygarden #gardenlove

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