Catch up on crafty stuff...

Warning this is a crafty post!!!

It's been a while since I posted any crafty things so I thought I would post a few of the things I have done in the last few weeks. A few cards...for a couple of special friends!

I had fun adding a couple personal touches.
A little jewelry making... hadn't done any in about a year or more! My cousin Rachel and my friend Jessica inspired me to get back into it!
I am working on a few more, but ran out of beads! Ha! I was trying to use up what I had on hand.
I think I will do a pair of earrings to go with this bracelet.
I have been giving out my homemade Triple Berry Jam to different hostesses and friends, and of course I need to decorate them before giving them! =)
A little fabric, ribbon and buttons and its done!
Loving my wrinkle ribbon! I am having a hard time using it! Hehe! But I know where to get more ;) ETSY! I could try making my own, hmmm maybe I will.
I hadn't made any wine labels lately either! Picked this bottle up at Trader Joes.
Stamped a new label using waterproof labels and the Festive Labels stamp set from here. (The stamp set is at the top of the page and the labels are on the bottom of the page.)
Used some ink to make the label look a little aged and added buttons then cut around the image pulled the backing off and stuck it to the bottle.
I then made a vintage-y looking tag to go around the top with some fabric, buttons, ribbon, an antiqued paper doily and a flower made from an old book page.
Such a fun hostess gift! One of my favorites to give!
Yes, my bottle came out of the fridge! Haha! I wanted to make sure it was ready to serve when I gave my gift, so I chilled it then decorated it then chilled it somemore!

Have a lovely evening!

Wine tasting in Walla Walla Washington

I posted about this place once before here, but this weekend we actually got to be tourists in Walla Walla! We went wine tasting one afternoon with Scott's cousin Kathy's daughter and her hubby; Stephanie and Joe, soo much fun! Our first stop L'Ecole No. 41 an old school house!
Not too busy today which was surprising in the 97 degree heat! Too HOT!!!
I kept track of the wines we liked and didn't like.
Cheers!
Next stop was just down the street Waterbrook .
I just want to say here that Scott is our designated driver... he poured most of his wine into my glass, or I just drank from both glasses. Lucky for me Scott doesn't care for wine!

On that same note however, while you are tasting 6-7 different wines at each stop, you may choose to only sip a wine and pour the rest out if it doesn't please your pallet. As you can see the samples are pretty small, but you do have the option to have more or buy a whole glass.
Third stop Three Rivers.

I thought this sign was fun... until I discovered the true meaning!
We had to play 3 holes of golf before our sampling! What!?!
Anyone who knows me knows I AM NOT athletic! On top of that it is 97 degrees!!! I don't like the heat either, I live in the pacific northwest for a reason! But I went along with it... until Joe lost his ball, then I graciously gave him mine! Ha!
She's a pro, and she let me cheat!
He's a pro too, but doesn't admit it! Thanks for losing your ball Joe so I didn't have to embarrass myself anymore! =)
The hubby was amazing! I had no idea he played as well as he did!
Our lineup of samples! We could choose the left side or the right side! Yummy!
We asked about buying glasses also, and they gave us each a glass with our bottle or bottles of wine we purchased, such a great place!
Next on our stops was a surprise winery, we just decided to go in, we had the whole place to ourselves! Skylite Cellars.
Definitely worth it to stop at the smaller wineries, I would highly recommend it!
I felt like I was in Italy again!
We thought we were done for the afternoon since most of the wineries stop serving at 5:00 pm so we headed back to meet everyone for dinner. We drove past Whitman Cellars at 4:50 and decided to turn around and see if we had time to sample... we decided if they said no that would be okay, but we should try! We are soo glad we did! By the way, most of them don't really close right at 5:00 we found out!
Again, we were the only ones in the place and she welcomed us in! She was soo knowledgeable, she really enjoyed her job, she taught us all quite a bit about wines and flavors!
Thank you so much Stephanie and Joe for inviting us to go tasting with you... we missed you Glenda!!! =D maybe next time!

Chow!

Granny and Walla Walla WA

Above is a picture of Scott and his Granny. Since we had a three day weekend still ahead of us, we decided to drive to Walla Walla for a night to see this sweet lady. She recently moved into some new accommodations, so we thought we would check them out. She gave us the full tour, and we got to sample the breakfast menu too!

We were lucky enough to be there at the same time as Scott's cousin and his wonderful family. We had a couple fabulous meals at Scott's Aunt Ruth's house. They are such a warm and inviting group, we love being around them. Ruth sent us home with a box of plums and two jars of peaches or apricots ( I forgot to ask which it was).

We needed a little break from driving so we stopped here the L'Ecole No 41 Winery in Walla Walla for a couple bottles of wine.... no, not to drink, we brought it home silly! It was so packed in there we couldn't wait for a sample, so hopefully we will break them open when Scott's sis comes in a couple weeks. Why did I pick to stop at this winery of all the wineries? Look how cute that building is... how could I not???

And we stopped in Sunnyside for squeaky cheese and a little tour of how cheese is made.... hmm, wine and cheese.... love it! :D

We also stopped for fruit and veggies in Yakima at a roadside stand, peaches, apples, corn and a couple other fun things. The car was pretty full when we finally pulled in last night. Our last stop of the night was our favorite Mexican restaurant in Issaquah WA Las Margaritas.

Glad to be home :)