Now that I no longer have to be somewhere 5 days a week I am hoping to have more time to do some things I want to do. One thing is getting all those directions written for the new patterns that we designed for the classes. I am going to use this blog for all of my websites. Keep everyone up to date on what I am doing, new patterns, free patterns, tutorials and sharing links of some pretty great things I have found on the web. So check back often and tell your friends about us. I would love to have some good discussions and sharing on this site

Hard to believe that October is half over. Love the fall but not  the cold weather that is right around the corner.

We are looking forward to the Neewollah celebration here in Independence, KS. If you have never been here for the celebration. make plans now — you will have a lot of fun. To make it even better when you come to the store tell me you visited my blog and I will have a surprise for you.

Happy stitches,
Connie

When I put the dog out last night – after he had rudely awaken me by jumping on top of me – I noticed that the daffodils are peaking out of the ground. Hopefully we won’t get any more snow and freeze them. We must have had 50 or more robins in the yard this morning. I have always been glad to see the first robin of the year because that usually means spring isn’t far behind. But this year I am not happy to see them. They are leaving so many little “presents” behind that we had to wash the car and by the time we got in it to go to church you wouldn’t have a clue that we had just washed it. Pretty gross.

With spring coming it is time to think about a new spring purse. Our new spring purse class will feature flowers that can be wool applique or needle felted on this really cute wool felt purse. I hope you will join us for class.

We have had more snow and cold weather here in southeast Kansas than usual so a day of sunshine and warm weather is really a blessing. Julie and I have been working on new class projects for March and we keep looking for spring projects – bunnies and Easter. But it is not spring yet so we will do them in April. When I was at the grocery store I saw great big juicy strawberries — my favorite thing about late winter. So at Grandma’s strawberries are going to be the theme for our March classes. A strawberry candle mat and mug wrap, a giant strawberry pin cushion and more fun and easy projects. Visit our website http://www.grandmasbuttonbox.com for the complete schedule.

Learn the very easy craft Needlefelting. Jessica will teach you the basics. Update an old sweater, make a purse, the possibilities are endless. You will love this class. Tuesday night, come at 5:30  or 7. Call ahead so we be ready for you.

Welcome to our new new blog for our website Grandma’s Button Box, a very unique shop in downtown Independence, Kansas. We feature home made gifts by many talented individuals from our area as well as a fabric shop. We sell homespun and flannel fat quarters as well as many patterns for quilts, stitchery, punch needle and more. Our main emphasis is teaching. Our classes feature a number of crafts, not just sewing. Our beginner classes are designed to introduce new skills and promote confidence. Visit us at 223 N Penn whenever you are in southeast Kansas.