K&F is taking a winter holiday break, but we have one more stocking in store for you today before we go! We all hope you have a happy and healthy holiday season!
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K&F is taking a winter holiday break, but we have one more stocking in store for you today before we go! We all hope you have a happy and healthy holiday season!
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I would like to say a huge thank you to all of my customers who made this year a very successful year for Holden's Landing. As part of our month long holiday special extravaganza, we are having 12 Days of Christmas specials, starting today. Each day, a new special will be stocked ... it could be a FFS item, an HC$ auction, coupons, of deeply discounted items!
On the 1st day of Christmas, Holden's Landing gave to me ... a FFS embroidered deer shirt lottery!
In the same spirit, K&F will also be running our own 12 days of Christmas, starting today. On the 1st day of Christmas, K&F gave to me ... an Earth*School winter bundle auction for HC money!
It's also our DINO-mite stocking today at K&F; here's a sneak peek:
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The aliens have landed and they are takign over K&F! something alien this way comes to Holden's Landing ... clothing! I know, it's not *really* alien, but it's definitely not the norm! We also have some custom slots for alien themed print for BedBugs, fitteds and Ai2s.
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Get some holiday shopping done with K&F without having to leave the comfort of your own home! Today is the second of our 3 holiday stockings and there are more holiday inspired items and gift giving goodies available. Here is a sneak peek ...
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Over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house we go ... where ever you are going and however you are getting there this year, let K&F make the journey that much more special! The first of our holiday themes this month is "Over the River & Through the Woods" ... gift items, items to keep you warm and Thanksgiving themed items are in abundance today at noon!
Here is a sneak peek - you especially will not want to miss the special lip balm collections by Clear Hills Honey (I have all 8 flavors offered there and they are amazing! My favorites are chocolate mousse and sangria.) and the block sets from our guest Brian's Woodshop (we have lots of their wooden toys, and they have definitely stood up to the test of 2 crazy kids and a lot of years!). I am drooling over the year of plenty sock yarn by Aimee at Big Bad Voodoo Mama ... Be sure to check out my listing for Albuquerque Turkey for a fun Thanksgiving link to You Tube!
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Today is our annual K&F pajama Party! Woo hoo! Stop by for all your Pajama Party needs - night diapers, yummy food and drink, new jammies, soaps to freshen up before bed, lip balms and cream to pamper yourself and friends with ...
Here is a sneak peek of today's stocking. Holden's Landing is offering a special BedBug BlowOut - 10 custom slots at $6 off per BedBug - what incredible savings! Some new colorways and some old favorites are offered.
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Today at K&F we are having a Free For all - that's right, we are stocking whatever the heck we please! No theme, just whatever we want! Here is a sneak peek of what's in store today ...
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Holden's Landing is offering some special surprises and discounts today - choose from surprise fitteds, Bedbugs and AI2s - all at $4 off each!
I already knew that I was going to do some custom slots for the Noah's ark themed DreamScapes and PlayScapes for this theme. But what else??? It finally hit me earlier this week - sets of matching diapers! 3 new colorways are available - autumnal rainbow (which is a gorgeous hand painted version of LWI in autumn tone stripes), masquerade (bright orange, purple, green and light turquoise) and toadstool (an eclectic mix of red, evergreen, purple and gray) - as well as an old favorite, eggplant (purple, brown and natural). You choose what you want - 2 fitteds, 2 BedBugs or one of each! Mix and match sizes as well!
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ASL booth - the kids learned a whole bunch of animals signs and how to play "Go Fish" in sign language. Holden was the winner!
Signing "cow"
At the Scotland booth, the kids got to write their names in Gaelic/Tengwar and make a Scottish flag
At the braille booth, the kids tried on blinders, checked out some braillle writing, saw how to write their own names in braille and got braille name tags made for them
This was Holden's favorite - hurling at the Irish booth. He kept going back to try this out again and again. I am going to have to make him his own hurley to take to the soccer fields!
There was a music booth as well, and the kids made tambourines and listened to some Beethoven
I think the Japan booth was Kenna's favorite. She loved trying to play kendama (so did Holden). And we got to see each of our names written out in Japanese. In the pic, McKenna (Me-kenna)'s is written first, on the left, then Holden's, then mine
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But I digress. It's the most wonderful time of the year ... fall! I know, not quite yet, don't rush it, bu fall is my absolute favorite season. Pumpkins, apple picking, Indian corn, pumpkins, squash, falling leaves, pumpkins, farm trips, caramel apples ... did I mention pumpkins?
We are celebrating fall today at K&F - here is a sampling of what you will find in store today at noon
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When Shadow (Felt Fusion) suggested "The White Stocking" as a theme for K&F, I was intrigued. I am so used to working with color, between dyeing and brightly colored prints, that I loved the idea of WHITE!
Here is a sampling of the fairy collection I put together for today's stocking - all are M/L Bedbugs, with organic bamboo fleece outers/organic bamboo velour inners.
And a sampling of what else is in store for you today at noon!
Kenna wanted a farm cake for her 9th birthday. She had one for her 2nd birthday ... I think she was feeling a little nostalgic in her old age.
In years past, I used to spend hours and days working on cakes for every holiday and birthday. Seeing as though I barely have time to shower these days, so I don't have the luxury of making these elaborate cakes anymore. I worked until noon on friday and then dedicated the rest of the day to cake making. I had forgotten how much fun it was!
Kenna liked it!
I don't know where I'm gonna go when the volcano blows ... well, I guess I do know, to K&F!! Stocking today, Friday, August 21st, at noon - here is a sneak peek of what we have in store for you!
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K&F is back from vacation this week with a BIG BANG!! New artisans, new items and lots of fun! Here is a sneak peel at some of this week's listings ...
Beef, that is. For dinner. Coming from a girl who was a vegetarian from 12 years old until pregnant in 2003-4 with my son, that's quite a hefty statement. As is the statement pronounced at dinner by my newly-ridiculously-picky-eats-a-prisoner's-bread-and-water-diet almost 9 year old, that "Beef is stellar, mom!". Hmmmm ... stellar. This child will not eat pasta of any kind, cream cheese, or a host of other things she has always eaten in the past. Bacon-cheese-mushroom-onion stuffed burgers? Yep - she would eat those every night if I let her.
So this posting is a plea ... help out a former vegetarian. What on earth do I coo this child with beef? My beef repetiore is very limited (read, virtually nonexistent). Fish, chicken and especially veggies (yuuuummmmm ... red peppers ...) - got those covered. Beef? Well, not so much.
Post or link to your favorite beef recipes in the comment section here and I will choose a favorite over the weekend (probably Sunday morning, as I know I will be home for a little bit then). The chosen poster will receive any one Earth*School unit of her choice (e-version).
I think I may quite potentially, possibly, maybe have a problem. I am not sure. I cannot stop collecting embroidery designs. Really. Cannot stop. I have an entree hard drive full of embroidery designs. There is nothing else on that hard drive - just designs, designs and more designs. I can spend hours searching for the perfect design for something.
So here are my newest acquisitions ...
Fairy Tales
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Pirates
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Applique animals - note, these are all stock photos so the applique fabric used will all be different. I am totally in love with the squirrel, hedgehog and lion!
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And for anyone who loves Halloween like I do ...
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Today's Together Tuesday activity revolves around flowers. Go out and pick some flowers together. Bring along a field guide to help in identifying them. Bring them home - separate them into two piles and press one pile between pieces of wax paper in the middle of a heavy book (or between two smaller books). Use the other pile of flowers to make flower prints. spread a thin layer of paint on a dish and dip the flower into the paint. Remove the flower and print it onto paper. Make single prints and frame them. Use a large sheet of paper and print multiple flowers and use markers or paints or crayons to add details to create a field of flowers mural. Print onto tissue paper and use as wrapping paper for a special gift. Fold cardstock to resemble a card and print a single flower on the front and use the card to send a special message to a friend or family member.
Becoming - my journey into adopting a new heritage