Swaps.....

I participated in a couple of Swaps

that Amy of Bumble Bee Lane

had hosted....

The first was the Ornie Swap,

and these are the ornies I received...

From Becky...Ginger Creme Hollow

From Amy...Bumble Bee Lane

From Theresa...Dulaney Woods Treasures

From Cyn...Cynz Place

Thank You ladies!

I Love Them all, and as you can

see, they are on my tree .

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Next, came the Christmas Swap,

and I had 2 partners.

The first one was Vicky from

Paint Spots and Splinters

and these are the Swap goodies

that I received from her.

Snowmen!!

Lots of wonderful Snowmen!

Can You tell that

Snowmen are my favorite!

Ornies for the tree!

And some yummy chocolates!

THANK YOU VICKY!!!!

I LOVE it all!

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And my second swap partner

was Linda from 

Country Pickin's

And these are the goodies

that I received from Linda.

Snowman Doll

Skate ornie for my tree

Snowman

Candle, lip balm, soap,

and a mug with Hot chocolate 

and some yummy chocolates.

THANK YOU LINDA!

I Love it all!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS to all

my wonderful Blog Friends!

What I have been up to....

For the last  4 months,

this is what I have been up to!

Painting for Craft Shows!

Painting to fill My Sister's Craft Shop!

Painting Orders!

A few of the Old

Window Screens that I

have painted...

An Old Window....

A Water Ski that I 

painted a Snowman on.

I have painted 2 of these.

License Plates...

Records..

Cookie Tins...

Pockets off of Jeans...

I guess you can say,

if it doesn't move...

I will paint it!

Harvest Gatherings Swap...

I participated in Amy of

Bumble Bee Lane's

Harvest Gatherings Swap...

and Becky of

Rebecca Rose Designs

was my Partner.

These are the goodies that I received.

Prim Harvest Doll (Sweet)

3 pumpkins (Love these)

3 candle tins, Snowman on a snowflake ornie,

2 bunnies, an assorted bag of sewing notions,

and a book mark

Sorry for the late Post Becky.

I Love it all!!

Swap With Wendy...

I participated in Amy of

Bumble Bee Lane's

Farm House Summer Swap

and my Partner was Wendy from

Ravenwood Whimzies

These are the wonderful goodies 

that I received from Wendy.

An awesome Americana

table mat.

Love this, so detailed.

This is the back of it

with Wendy's label.

creative idea!

A chicken, so sweet!

An old wood bowl

with some rag balls,

Watermelon sign. YUM!!

A towel and a pin.

A packet of Liberty Garden

Cosmo Seeds.

I already planted these!

I forgot to take a seperate picture

of the tarts.

You will see them in the first photo.

And.......A BONNET!   YAY!!!!

My very first Bonnet

and the color couldn't be

more perfect.

Since most of my colors

are in Blue's and Brown's.

Thank You Wendy!!

I Love it all!

If you don't know the

very talented and creative Wendy,

you can stop by her Blog

and pay her a visit.

http://ravenwoodwhimzies.blogspot.com

Wendy also has an Etsy Shop

where she sells her awesome creations.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/RavenwoodWhimzies?utm_source=CraftCult&utm_medium=api&utm_campaign=api

Wendy also has a Face Book Page

for her Business...

https://www.facebook.com/RavenwoodWhimzies

And a Food Blog

where you will find some

wonderful recipes.

http://thecrowscrustyloaf.blogspot.com

Wendy was kind enough to

give me a little more time to

mail out her Swap package since

I have been so busy with orders.

Thank You Amy

for Hosting another Awesome Swap!

What I've Been Up To...

Hello Everyone!

I can't Believe how long it has

been since I did a Blog Post.

These days sure are flying by.

I am so far behind,

I don't know which way to turn.

This is what's been keeping me busy...

Scarecrow I painted on an

old window screen for

a customer.

Orders....Lots of Custom orders

coming in at my Sister's Shop 

for me!

Snowman I painted on a 

window screen, this is for

another customer.

Flowers in a flower pot

painted on a window screen

for the same customer

I painted a shovel with these same 

color flowers in a previous post,

the lady that purchased the

shovel, came back and wanted

the same flowers painted on

a window screen.

This also was a special order...

A lady wanted this for her

Mother's Birthday.

The top 5 flowers have her

children's names on them

and the 8 smaller flowers have

her grand children's names on them.

I made a bunch of these bird houses

on stakes. A lady that purchased

this one, wanted it personalized

for a gift. So my Sister wrote the

name on it, since I live an hour

away from her shop.

And this is just half of it, Lol!!

Not enough hours in a day!

I've been trying to keep up 

with everyone's Blogs,

here and there.

I leave a comment when I can.

I have a few Give away wins to share,

some more painting, and

my fur baby had surgery.

I will try to Post again soon.

Take Care Everyone,

and Have A Wonderful Weekend!!

Sandi

A Final Goodbye..

Today my Brother's, Sister's & I

said our Final Goodbye

to Our Mom.....

as she was laid to rest.

Helen Peters

Aug. 28, 1930 - Feb. 4, 2013

Even though My Mom

 passed away in February...

we had to wait for her burial,

per the Funeral Home,

or pay an extra cost to have

a burial in Feb. when it was Winter.

It was tough going

through this again...

But she is finally at Peace now

and with our Dad.

We stayed & watched as

they were lowering the casket 

into the Vault in the ground.

And, just as they started to

lower it, a Chipmunk jumped 

into the Vault.

We were all a little frantic

as they had to stop & get the

poor little fellow out.

But in the end...

we all had a little chuckle

and I bet Mom did too!

Always in Our Hearts!

We Love You Mom!!

Getting back into Painting.....

I've been trying hard to get back

my Painting Mojo....

The weather has been nice,

and my items have been selling

at my Sister's shop, where I have them.

Orders have been coming in

and I have been so Busy.

This is an old window I had done

for a customer.

She wanted bright flowers

and a bird house.

A Screen I had painted.

Sold the next day.

These fence are a hot item right now.

I had gotten a roll of this 

wooden snow fence from my

Sister, last fall.

I still had some left,

I cut it into sections,

dry brushed it white,

cut out some wood flowers

and  attatched to the fence.

The bright colors seem to

be in.

These are all sold.

I had many special request

orders for signs.

Here's a few that I had done

for customers...

all Sold!

Man Cave is painted on an old

piece of wood.

Home is where your Harley is...

Sold 4 of these....

painted on a piece of  flooring.

Special request for some ladies...

Welcome to Margaritaville

in bright, beachy colors...

This one is popular...

sold 4 of these.....

These are painted on

 flooring pieces that

my Brother-in-law saved for me.

Both Sold.

This was a special request order

and a challenge.

This lady wanted this sign 4 ft. long.

The words are all hand painted.

This took me forever

It says....

Dream Believe Trust Laugh Love LIVE

An Old suitcase I painted...

and a shovel....

Thanks for stopping by

and taking a look.

Our Hearts and Prayers go out to

all those in Oklahoma.