Ginger Bread Swap with Marsha!

I participated in Amy of

Bumble Bee Lane's 

http://bumblebeelanecottage.blogspot.com

Ginger Bread Swap,

and Marsha from

 Tattered Chick

http://www.tatteredchick.net

was my Partner.

I received some

wonderful goodies.

Look at these darling skates

that Marsha had made.

I Love skates as much as

 I Love Snowmen!

And the SWEET Snowmen

that Marsha sculpted.

I just Love this!

Look at all the detail.

Your work is Beautiful, Marsha!!

And this Plump little guy!

How cute is this?

There was a packaged wrapped

and a Gingerbread ornament 

was attatched

on the outside. 

Inside was an old jar

filled with tarts, candy, cider

and vintage Snowmen!

Wonderful idea!

(You can click on the pictures

to make them bigger)

Another box wrapped with some

stamped Christmas ribbon,

and a gingerbread pin.

Inside was a Vintage box

with a Vintage cookie cutter.

Oh how I LOVE this!

And this Beautiful card that Marsha

had made with the Skates on the

front, is a picture she took of a 

friends craft booth.

So Beautiful! 

And inside was a snowman notepad!

Close-up of the card.

"Thank You" for the

wonderful Swap Goodies, Marsha!!

I will Treasure them always.

And "Thank You" Amy,

for Hosting another 

wonderful Swap.

Ornie Swap...

My Ornies came this week,

from Amy's Ornie Swap

that I participated in.

I couldn't wait to tear open

the package and see all the

wonderful Goodness...

An Awesome Santa

from Kendra at

The Stone House Primitives

Love this star

from Juanita at

Sweet Vintage Home and Garden

Sweet Burlap stocking 

from Michelle at

Simple Pleasures

And this cute little

Snowman Stocking

from Cyn at

Cynz Place

Thank You ladies!!!

I can't wait to get cleaning,

so I can get to my decorating!

"THANK YOU AMY"

Bumble Bee Lane

for putting together these

wonderful Swaps!

HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE!!

Part Two... Repurposing Thrifty Finds....

Hello Everyone!

It's been awhile.

I've been so busy,

trying to keep up with 

my Painting.

Here are some of my latest

Thrifty finds, re-purposed.

These are two old shovels...

that I got from my Sister.

The handles are broken off.

So I painted a Snowman

 on the shovel part

 and added some greens.

This is a Piece of Barn Board,

also from my Sister.

I painted a Snowman on it,

Cut a Burlap Bag  apart

and made a Pocket

then stapled it to the bottom

and added some greens.

These two screens are Huge.

5 ft. tall

These were also from my Sister.

I painted Snowmen on these also.

My 2 oldest sons

came to me with a pile of

jeans that no longer fit,

where full of holes

and worse for wear.

I couldn't throw them out.

After looking them over,

I decided to cut the back

pockets out of them.

I painted a snowman on them,

added some greens to the

inside and a piece of wire for 

hanging.

And this pair of Bibs

I had in my stash.

I was gonna use them

for a Scarecrow, but never did.

So after studying them...

I decided to paint them.

I Painted a Snowman

on one leg...

Let it Snow

on the other leg...

And another Snowman 

to the pocket on top.

Some greens and a candy cane

added to the pockets

and hung from an old

wooden Hanger.

This is an old pan with

a handle. 

Also a Thrift Store find.

I painted a Snowman face

on the bottom,

added a some fabric,

tag and a rusty bell.

So this is what I've been up to.

When I'm not at work.

I still need to do a Post

on a few items that I have won

and get my overdue Giveaway

together.

Hopefully next week, sometime.

Have a wonderful

Weekend Everyone!!

Re-purposing Some Thrifty Finds...

Hello Everyone!

I thought that I would share 

some of what I have been

 up to lately... 

besides the fact that everyone

 here has been sick with 

one thing or another.

I was asked to put my items

in a craft shop/cafe

 that just had opened up in September,

in a town only 10 miles

from where I live.

I also work in this town,

so I can drop off my items on

my way to work.

After a lot of thinking,

I decided to give it a try.

These Snowmen are painted on

some old window screens

 that I had gotten from

 a friend for FREE.

(they both sold)

I found some shutters at a

Thrift Store for $1.99

(I forgot the before picture)

I took them a part, painted

some black, some gray,

took a piece of chalk and drew

a snowmen and then painted

them. There were 6 of these.

(They all sold)

I found this ugly green and white

child's chair at a Thrift Store

for $1.99

I sanded it down, 

painted it Black, 

and painted on some Pumpkins

and Welcome.

(This sold also)

Three weeks after putting my

creations in this shop,

my Sister called to tell me that she

rented a small building to

open a Craft Shop.

I always wanted my own Shop...

But unless I win the Lottery...

(maybe I should buy a ticket)

that is not going to happen.

And my Sister always wanted a

Business of her own...

The trouble is....

she lives an hour away

from me....

but I am putting my items

in her Shop anyway...

Now how do I multi-task

and keep up...

and work a full time job.

I think I bit off more than

I can chew!

My Sister picked these

5 suitcase up for me at a 

Thrift Store.

3 of them were $2.00 each

and 2 of them were $3.00 each.

So I began painting a few

of these with Snowmen.

I had finished 3 of them...

(All 3 Sold!)

This first picture on the

left, is of a big roll

of Old Snow fence, that

my Sister Brought me.

I cut it apart into sections...

The middle picture is

of the fence on the left

unpainted, and the fence

on the right I dry-brushed red.

I added a skate with some

greens, and a 

Winter Welcome sign.

(just brought these to my Sister)

So this is what I have been

up to these past few weeks,

along with me and my boys

being sick, several times over 

the last couple months.

And the Dog....

can't forget Sweet Little

"Whisper"

She has a Bladder infection

and she's on an Antibiotic.

I am still planning

a Giveaway for my

200+ Followers,

I just need a little more

time to get caught up here.

Take Care Everyone!

Winner!!

Thank You

to everyone who entered

my spur of the moment Giveaway

over the weekend!

The "Winner" of the

magazines is...

Angi of
Drake Stone Primitives Country Cabin

If you don't know Angi,
click on the link above and

stop on over and visit her wonderful Blog.

Angi has an awesome Giveaway

going on right now.

Congratulations Angi!!
I sent you an e-mail,
I just need your mailing address
and I will get these magazines
out to you.

Weekend Giveaway!

Hello Everyone!

I've decided to do a quick

weekend Giveaway for these 2

Barb Rice Magazine's...

"The Olden Days"

The winner will receive

The Summer 2012 issue....

And the Fall 2012 issue...

All you have to do to enter is....

1)Be a Follower of my Blog.

2) Leave a Comment on this post only.

I will draw a winner on Monday,

Oct. 15th

Good Luck to Everyone!

Part 2: Harvest Gathering Swap...

I had 2 Swap Partners in Amy's

Bumble Bee Lane

Harvest Gathering Swap.

My Second Swap Partner

was Jennifer Dempsey of

Busy Bee.

You can click on the link

to take you to her Blog.

These are the Goodies

that I received from

Jennifer.

(Note: I put Jennifer's name

on these photos to give her

credit for these goods.)

A Prim Jar of

Pumpkin Seeds....

Some AWESOME smelling 

corn that was dipped in wax

 and rolled in spices...

A magnet that I 

placed on my frig...

A wonderful smelling bag

of Fall Fixin's...

That I placed in this

old pan I had...

Sweet little Pumpkin man...

and a Prim towel

with a Pumpkin...

"Thank You"  for all the

Wonderful Goods Jennifer!

I Love them all!

And "Thank You" Amy, 

for hosting another

wonderful Swap.

You can view my

Previous Post to see

 Part 1 of the Swap Goodies,

just scroll down.

Harvest Gathering Swap Goodies...

I joined in on the Fun in Amy's

Bumble Bee Lane

Harvest Gathering Swap.

I had 2 Partners.

My First partner was 

Linda Tylus.

Linda doesn't have a Blog,

so I am sharing pictures

of what Linda sent me

and what I sent her.

These are the Goodies that I

received from Linda.

NOTE:  (I added Linda's name 

on these Photo's to give 

her credit for her 

wonderful creations.)

An ADORABLE Harvest Doll.

Isn't she Sweet!

I Love Dolls, and she is 

Perfect!

These 2 Sweet little fellow's.

So cute!

A Prim Candy Corn.

YUMMY smelling wax goodies.

A Fall Notepad

and a Pumpkin Mug.

(Sorry for the sideways picture.)

and a cow Patty.

I had told Linda

that she needs to start a Blog

and share her

 wonderful creations

with everyone.

 Linda Lives in Kaukauna, WI

so that's not far from where I live.

Thank You for all the

Wonderful treasures Linda.

I Love them all!

********************************

This is what I sent Linda.

These are corn Bowl fillers that I made.

They are made out of an old chenille

Bedspread, and the husks

are muslin.

This is a pattern from the

Create and Decorate Magazine.

One of my Scarecrows 

that I made out of wood.

A Prim Candy Corn

That I made.

The candle mat I purchased.

And for the candle,

I took a white pillar candle and

drilled a hole in the top with

a spade bit.

Dipped the candle in wax

and rolled in a variety of spices

and coffee, the dipped in wax again.

I dipped the tea light also,

then added it to the hole in

the candle.

This is an old, rough board

 that I  had in my stash.

I painted it black, sanded it here 

and there, and added a coat

of stain over the top.

I took a piece of  fabric,

coffee stained it, and stapled it

onto the board to make a pocket.

I painted the numbers 1812

with black paint, added a piece of

rusty wire to hang,

and stuffed Spanish moss and

Sweet Annie in the Pocket.

(This can be taken out and Linda

can add her own dried goods,

or whatever she prefers 

in the pocket.

A Sunflower Journal

I purchased at Michael's.

A Fall, rag stuffed

Pillow tuck That I made.

One of these Pumpkin guys

that I made out of the recycled

lawn edging.

And a Peat Pot Pumpkin.

Thank You for Hosting

these wonderful Swaps Amy!