Holiday Show Coming Soon

Hard to believe that fall is here and the Holiday season is quickly approaching.  We have been blessed with wonderful summer-like weather which is wonderful for all of those outside activities but doubly hard to focus on our inside tasks.  Needless to say I know all of you creative types are gearing up for the busy holiday gift giving season.

Mark your calendar, The WREN'S NEST HOLIDAY SHOW is scheduled for November 9th, 10th and 11th and we are excited that many of our vendors from our Spring Fair will be returning.  We have also added new vendors with unique, quality handcrafts to complete our diverse selection. Another vendor that specializes in vintage goods will be joining us adding more treasures to entice our customers.   

 We know our show will make your holiday shopping a fun experience that will satisfy your gift giving needs.  As we are busy creating and our inventory is changing daily watch this website for weekly updates.  Next week we will be focusing on highlighting some of our artists work plus adding photos of their inventory. 

Happy Fall

Happy first day of Fall everyone!  

It's unbelievable that summer is over and the holiday season is quickly approaching.  We are preparing for a spectacular Holiday Show and have set the dates, November 9th for the "preview event" followed by Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th for additional sale dates.  We are bringing back many of our vendors from our Spring show plus adding a variety of new people.  This sale will focus on holiday decor, gifts, home decor plus blend in a mixture of vintage treasures.  

Many of our wares are handcrafted, unique, one of a kind items and our vendors have been working on their specialties for months.  Watch for continuing updates featuring each of our vendors in the upcoming days. 

Please contact us if your interested in participating or wanting more information.

WREN'S NEST HOLIDAY SHOW

November 9th, 10th, 11th

Fall Faire News

Happy first day of Fall everyone! It's unbelievable that summer is over and the holiday season is quickly approaching. We are preparing for a spectacular Holiday Show and have set the dates, November 9th for the "preview event" followed by Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th for additional sale dates. We are bringing back many of our vendors from our Spring show plus adding a variety of new people. This sale will focus on holiday decor, gifts, home decor plus blend in a mixture of vintage treasures. Many of our wares are handcrafted, unique, one of a kind items and our vendors have been working on their specialties for months. Watch for continuing updates featuring each of our vendors in the upcoming days. Please contact us if your interested in participating or wanting more information. WREN'S NEST HOLIDAY SHOW November 9th, 10th, 11th

Wren's Nest Spring Faire

Wren's Nest Spring Faire

We are hosting a spring faire filled with unique hand crafted items and vintage accessories.

April 26^th 4-8pm  Preview Night 

 April  27 & 28^th   11-6 

More details are coming soon.  If your are located in Portland, Oregon or near by feel free to shoot us an email if you would like to participate in the faire.

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Were back...

After a year+ off due to a family emergency, we are back. The store is up and we are spending our time restocking our inventory.  Our newest item are decorative badge holders.  Here is a peek at one of my favorites.

Ten in 2010: Fourth Week

Well I gained a pound this week, I am not inching anywhere near my goal.

so far I have lost .8 in four weeks. Granted one week I was sick but come on. What is to blame....me. I am frustrated. Here are my observations.

Successes:

*Planning menus, still staying on task with this

* I have been taking longer finishing a meal, which normally I scarf down.

*I weighed in.

What I've Learned:

*I flourish when I have structure, tracking my meals, a plan

*I need to focus on recipes that provide filling foods like fiber, protein, etc. I end up being full for a longer period of time and am not hungry

*The only fruit I really like is bananas

*I have reintroduced a new trigger in my life and I need to not give in.

What I still need to work on:

*Tracking consistently

*Exercise, I have an excuse for anytime of the day. I am making a goal for this week to just do it.

*Need to add more fruits to my plan for the day

Other Stuff:

*I have reintroduced the Jar of Punishment into my weekly plan. This is a jar I made for me and my mom. We need to have 25 - 28 points a week and they are pretty simple to get.

1-Tracking

1-Exercise (20 minutes)

1-Staying on Program

1-Challenge for the week: This week it is 5 servings of fruits and vegis-have to list them.

You can earn extra points for each additional 1/2 hour of exercise.

If you do not checkin daily via email or phone with total points -1

The punishment we have added three things we don't like to do for our homes to the jar. If you don't make your points you have to draw from the jar and do the chore within the week at their house.

*I have been craving Cesar and cobb salad. Just ravenously.

The Quilt is finished...

Finally I have finished my first quilt. I took a class at Joanne's Fabric to learn to quilt and I have completed it three months later. I am really pleased with how it turned out.

The class took a bit longer because it was once a week and we had the holidays, but I hunkered down this last week and finished.

For the first quilt there were a few observations I made. I did not realize you had to iron everything. I also noticed as I proceeded my sewing became increasingly better, so very happy with my progress. I did have a ton of trouble with binding and seams straight on the edge. I am going to review some more videos and see if I can make some more progress on this part of the sewing.

I love this chandelier fabric, my favorite. I was happy with the color choices and although I promised this to one of my kids I have yet to let it go.

I really enjoyed making a quilt, it is kind of like a puzzle that you nurture throughout until it is a completed piece of art. I am all ready on my second quilt that I am making for a birthday present, so far so good.