This and That from Chocolate night

 Chocolate night in full swing..Just a few pictures I took during the night...

 Later in the night, was so nice with the breeze coming through. The Elder had, sometime back, purchased a screen for the garage door which lets the air flow and keeps out the critters..

We work through the night. Lots of laughter,food,chocolate and of course wine..

Of course a few fuzzy navels were consumed..The Ol' Blogger

Harvest Hues

Fall is upon us..I for one am enjoying the cool fall days. Cindy T. has completed her seasons wall quilts..With the days getting shorter and the temperature dropping, fall is in full swing.. That means its time to put away the patio furniture and spruce up our homes with new seasonal items.. Cindy has this new fall wall hanging to add to her decor....The Ol'Blogger

Memories

Sherry's little corner on Chocolate Night...I promise it didn't stay this neat as the night progressed..Some of the gifts each shared with one another. We all love the picture of Sherry balancing on the picture holder from CN's past..All agree she looks a lot like Mary Poppins...The Ol'Blogger 

Fiber and Bead Art by Kathy

Six hands, six sisters, all blessed by Kathy, who made each these groovy and fashionable bracelets as her surprise for Chocolate night..When we wear these we can admire Kathy's own handiwork just by looking down at our wrist. Kathy has always been an artist. Ever since she was old enough to think about such things. What adventures await us as we venture from our homes, all decked out with these, complete with beads, fibers of many materials..Our wrists adored with love and sisterhood...Thank you!
The Ol'Blogger

High Heel Cupcakes For Fashionistas

 Who doesn't love dainty,girl, fashion inspired party food.. Cindy T. designed these shoes from cupcakes themselves. Whoa! They are so dainty, pretty and stylish, just like real shoes. You can see the cupcake part of the shoe in each one of these pictures.

"These cupcakes are made for walking"!!... Its for sure, one look,will set you back on your heels...Thank you Cindy for adding this touch for our Chocolate Night..The Ol'Blogger

Of Course Heaven has a River of Chocolate...

Do you remember parties and events only a couple of years ago? Parties without chocolate fountains? How did we ever cope without them? This wonderful contraption has been apart of our Chocolate Night for some time..

We are drawn to it like bees around a honey pot..We can not stay away..We work our way around each dip. Stop...admit how guilty we feel, then carry on around again..We envision heaven with a river of Chocolate.. Can we blame the Chocolate Fountain for turning grown adult women into children at play? The Ol'Blogger

Carmen Part 2

I know she is side ways...On my pictures she right, but when I go to put her on here she flips..so guess that is the way she wants to be. Sherry made the stand for Carmen and the hand works rack...Amazing, we are all so proud of Sherry...You did good girl...The Ol'Blogger

Carmen Part One

Debbie, Brian and Kevin faces show all our reaction when Sherry unveiled the marionette she created.. Sheer delight...While some of us was in Danville,Ill taking a class by Brian Haggard, She filled her time working on this amazing master piece..

I can't even begin to describe her and all the work that went into Carmen (which by the way) is her name...All the detail is so unique..from the top of her head, all the way down to her shoes.. She was made from fabric then using regular house paint, the body was painted and let dry several days.If I remember correctly it took her around 3 weeks to finish her...To get the full effect each picture needs to be clicked on to enlarge...

Using fake nails to give her hands a real look, she even made each piece of jewelry that adorns her..

The high heals brings and extra big smile, which one is doing the minute you lay eyes on her... To be continue tomorrow..The Ol'Blogger

Surprise, Surprise

I believe I would be correct in stating, since our children have long since, out grown believing in Santa Clause, we get more of a kick out of Chocolate Night. The expression as gifts are open seem to equal those of children after Santa has come and gone.. Sherry had been a busy little sneaky elf preparing a surprise for her SoTA Sisters..Kathy was first to open hers and we had to remind her not to let the cat out of the bag, as she squealed and clapped her percious hands..

Early in the day, Sherry had hung up the set she made herself as show-n-tell...Cindy had (not knowing she would soon have her own) ask "how much would it cost me to hire you to make a me set?" "$75.00" was Sherry's reply. giggle By the look on her face Cindy is pleased and surprised.. Whew, saved $75.00 :)

Rhona, the little turkey, turned her head to look at Sherry so all I got was the back of her head..Let me tell you she and all of us were thrilled.. Pictured below is the box open..In it was 13 of the little darling Halloween Stocking and our own little tea bag holder... Sherry you did super...Thank you again from all... The Ol'Blogger

Ready, Set, Goooooooo

It took me over an hour to down load pictures for our Chocolate Night. I am sure " You All" was so looking forward to picture of the actual event..But..I got a text from my Niece who needs me at 9 am today, and it is past midnight now, so I am going to need to get some sleep..I had several pieces of mending to get done yesterday, which I succeeded..So this will be short and sweet..
These pictures were taken on Wednesday before our great celebration. We gathered to clean and get everything set up.. Summer studio all arranged, we began attacking the patio..before we brought out the cushion...This is one of our favorite spots in the whole state of Indiana..

Glass even gets a good polishing...

As you can tell by Kathy's face we all enjoy the work day and can hardly wait for Friday to arrive..We did take time to do some sewing before the day ended..
Lots more to come in the up coming days..Good night..The Ol'Blogger