Happy Friday!! Sneak Peek into my Halloween Party decorations.......

Thanks you Dollar Tree for making this all possible. Lol!

xoxo

Life on Instagram.....

So as some of you know, our favorite chicken Penelope died two weekends ago. It was quite unexpected and left or other Hen Betty all by her lonesome. Well guess what I came home from work to? Yup, four new little chicks. 

They are just adorable and we are soooo in love with them. Animals bring so much joy to our lives. We have our own little Farm over here.

These squids are new designs that I came up with awhile ago. They are very popular.

I've also been making many props for a creepy Halloween Party that I'm planning!

Poor Betty all by her lonesome.

I am just loving this "everywhere spray" by The Good Hippie. Thanks Bri!!!

Swedish Fish are the bomb!!

Our front yard Agave is growing like a champ!

Then here's this little guy.

New Hippo pattern. The orange one on the right is my First ever ETSY order for Christmas!! Yippee!

Felty magnet.

Matt is the chick whisperer.

I'm going to be staining a lot of plaques in the near future!!

Unfortunatly, this little girl didn't make it. She was Matt's favorite but she was weak when we got her. These things tend to happen when they are little.

Our sweet baby Sophie.... when she 's all sleepy and not acting like a total spazzz.

Matt's Star Wars lunch Box. 

Our very cute Marshmellow pot... a gift from my very sweet sister.

My new Swordfish pattern. I'm not quite sure what the do next. Ha!

A very yellow Walrus pattern. I love his tusks.

The Rattan Creek Fest with Jodi Hopper.

Jodi Hopper of Art Genius Austin. 

These guys were there too!

and then there were three...... three very strong little chicks. They are already starting to get their tail feathers! How cute. Well, that about wraps it all up. You can follow me on Instagram @nothingbutapigeon.

xoxo

Falling for Fall.....

I realize I haven't posted any "daily wears" in quite sometime now. I was in a little rut there for awhile and have been focusing all my creative energy on my crochet business..... which has really started to pay off! I've gotten a ton of positive feed back from the community that has also opened doors for me in other cities. I am proud to announce that I am now selling in Houston!! I have been accepted as a vendor to the cutest boutique called The Tinderbox. Not only are they a boutique but they also feature classes and workshops to the community! The Mister and I are taking a day trip this weekend to visit them. I'm so excited! I also can't wait to check out what Houston has to offer as well. 

In other news.... I have actually gotten a few orders through ETSY as well! I had finally taken the time to take professional images of my work and uploaded it all. It looks amazing! It literally took about two days to get everything all together and I'm still tinkering with it but I finally have a site that I'm proud of. 

This last weekend Jodi of Art Genius Austin and I shared a booth at The Rattan Festival. We both did pretty well and made contacts as well. It was sweltering hot when we were setting up but then hours latter we were rained out! It was totally worth it though. 

I've also received awesome news Sunday. I have been accepted to the 2013 Cherrywood Art Fair! It's kind of a big deal because it's very well known and has high traffic. Lot's of vendors sell out! I'm kind of freaking out because I have soooo much crocheting ahead of me! I'm still waiting to hear if I've been accepted to The Blue Genie Art Bazaar. I participated in last years show and it was a great experience. I'm hoping I can handle both shows but we'll have to wait and see.

 

This was the first official day of Autumn and actually felt like it too..... well, for Austin anyhow. I bought this dress at Target to wear to shows. I find it's easier for me to move around in dresses and stay cool at the same time. I love the little birdies on it as well as the color. The cardi is and oldie but favorite of mine from Francesca's Closet. It's served me well. The boots are from Target too. My old boots were getting so worn out so I decided it was time for new ones. These are more edgy than I usually get but my style is ever changing and evolving. As you can see my hair is starting to finally grow out! I missed my long locks so much. I hope everyone is enjoying Fall as much as I am. I'm super stoked about my upcoming Halloween party! I've been collecting props and decorations for months now.

 More on that later.....

Happy Fall! 

xoxo

Blog of the Month.....The Pink Samurai!!

The very cute and very talented Becky of The Pink Samurai stopped by for a visit at The Austin Flea last Saturday. I happened to be M.I.A. but my Husbear Matt got to chat it up with her. I was super excited to find out that she had blogged about The Flea and included me and my good friend Lisa in it as well! Yippeeee! I immediately jumped on my computer and checked it out. I was so delighted to see a very cute and petite fellow crafter..... not only is Becky a blogger but is an avid crocheter like myself. How wonderful to have a fellow crocheter not only appreciate your work.... and I too appreciate her cute little scarves that she makes. Becky has been selling scarves on ETSY for about 6 years now and Oh how adorable they are. Here's the sweetest picture of Becky in her own scarf!


Isn't she just a doll? Not only does she crochet but she makes the most adorable drawings as well. I just love her little selfies she creates, Check them out here!! She's multi- talented!!Not only that but the girl loves the go thrifting and antique shopping!! A woman after my own heart. Check out her awesome finds here. I'm so in love with her blog! I also follower her on Instagram to catch all the behind scene photo's. Ok...so I'm kind of a stalker. I literally could look at Becky's Instagram pictures for hours. That cool takes the cutest snap shots!!! I'm so digging her tattoo too! You HAVE to follow Becky on Instagram and follow along in her adventures!
Here's her post of the Austin Flea! Lisa of Feto Soap and I (Nothing but a Pigeon) are featured among others.
Here's some more cuteness from Becky's blog.

Little porcelain meow meow's!

I have no idea what these are but I wanty!


Speaking of wanting things..... I want her scarves as well!



Love this look!! The sunnies! Eeeeeep!

Her awesome Pretty Pony collection!! Gah!




Her kittah's!!
There is sooooo much more talent to this chica then what I could fit into my little post. You must follow this awesome lady and her super cute life. She truly is an inspiration to me! I hope everyone enjoyed this post. Happy Friday!!

xoxo

Letting go and saying goodbye.......

This weekend was one of the best and the worst weekends I've had in quite sometime. The best and the worst you say? Let me explain..... I'll give you the bad news first. It's always best just to get it over with. Just rip it off like a band aid. Our dearest baby chicken Penelope lost her life this Sunday September, 22nd. It happened so fast.... it was unreal. She wasn't "just a chicken" to us, she was more than that. We raised her from a little chick and watched her grow and change into a little adult chicken and even had the joy of receiving a few eggs from her before she passed. She was a good chicken, with TONS of personality. Even my husband Matt agreed that she was the kookiest chicken he'd come in contact with and that's saying a lot considering Matt was raised on a farm full of chickens. We think that she got caught on some loose wire that we had stored under our shed in the backyard. Matt heard her thrashing around and ran out to the backyard and dragged her out from underneath the deck. She died in my arms very fast. Confused and bewildered we checked her body for signs of snake bites...wounds of any sort but couldn't find anything except a drop of blood on her crest. We are pretty sure she panicked and broke her own neck. Matt buried her body in the backyard near some cacti. Poor Betty (our other chicken) has been crying ever since. I'm pretty sure I'm going to come home from work today to find a bunch of baby chicks in our house. 

It's very sad for me because they were my joy. I would wake up in the morning and grab my coffee and take the pups outside to play. I would sit on the deck and watch the doggy's roam around and let the chickens out of their coop. I loved to watch them run around and be silly.... especially Penelope. She was the "wild one".... always chasing after Lucy and pecking at our toes. If you follow me on Instagram you'd know how I'd love to photograph them @nothingbutapigeon. These images were actually taken the morning right before her passing. Matt even bought me this necklace above because he said it reminded him of Penelope and Betty when they were chicks. How sweet is that?

On a lighter note....it was the best weekend as well because it's the first time I've been clear headed in quite awhile. When I say "clear headed" I pretty much mean sober. I've finally made the decision to stop drinking completely and am slowly finding a little bit of peace in my life. More on that later......

Penelope is the black and white speckled hen....Betty is all brown. Penelope is a Mottled Java and Betty is a Dutch Brown Leghorn. We bought them together and they grew up together and were inseparable. This is the awesome chicken coop that Matt designed for them. It's a green coop with live plants growing on the roof to provide them shade and to naturally cool down the temperature of the coop itself. Isn't it neat? It's almost a tiny replica of our house!

Penelope on the prowl scouting out for bugs.

This dress I bought from Target along with the hat. I wanted a new fall hat and couldn't wait to break it out on the first real Fall feeling day. The weather was awesome this weekend but I'm sure it will slowly crawl back up to the high 90's here soon. We will miss Penelope....she lived a great life with us. 

A much better life than most chickens get to have and that I am grateful for.

We will miss you dearly sweet Penelope.

xoxo

Flea with me.....

Happy Friday everyone! Sorry, this post is overdue. I've been so busy crocheting for shows that I neglected to give everyone an update. Saturday, September 14th I participated in The Austin Flea. I was so excited to join my fellow artist's and was very happy to see familiar faces. I also met some very awesome people that I know I will be in contact with in the future. I didn't sell as much as I anticipated but it was great to get to chat with fellow craft riot member's and introduce myself and my brand to others. All in all it was a good experience. Here's a little glimpse of Saturday. Enjoy!

I was center stage at The Flea. I actually had to coax people to come up the stairs and look at my products. 

There was a creepy cherub that was hanging over the stage by my booth. I like to think he was watching over Nothing but a Pigeon but who knows. Weird!

Up-cycled tie's!

Fleegal Farms

Robo Roku

The fabulous Joyce Hazlerig of Gypsyharte

The lovely and very talented Honey Punch

Lastly, Bri Ussery of The Good Hippie. I just simply adore her and her wonderful products which I now have a mini stock pile at home now.

I was also was introduced to Annie Harding and Bruce Willenzik...... the producer's of  

The Armadillo Christmas Bazaar. What luck! I'm so applying for The Bazaar next year... better start crocheting and putting away goods now! Ha! Later Lisa of Feto Soap and I went out and had a girl's night out on the town which I'm still recovering from. I just love that I have had the opportunity to meet so many wonderful new and talented people. I'm truly blessed and really cherish these new friendships. Hope you enjoyed this post. Have a great weekend!

xoxo