Wanna See What the Prize Was?

Finally, I think enough time has passed that I can post my black Friday giveaway prizes. I sent out two prizes, each the same with the exception of the sign color - one was burgandy, the other the blue color as shown here. So here is what the winners each received from me: a handpainted stenciled "Sleigh Rides" sign, some prim Christmas hang tags, 4 li'l prim candles, 2 pear shaped tarts, a large prim candy cane, and 2 small wax dipped chenille candy canes tied together with a pine sprig. :)

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Last night the kids and I baked cutout Christmas cookies. We didn't finish with decorating them as it got to be too late, but that will be the fun project for tonight or tomorrow night (Abbie may spend the night with her dad tonight, and if so, we'll wait for her to share in the fun tomorrow night). She was doing better last week as far as her emotions go, but then spent the weekend with her dad and is back to being sad again . . ugh. It seems that now, after over 5 years of being apart, she wants her mommy and daddy together and told me last night that if I wanted her to be happy, that I would get back with her dad. I had to explain to her (again) that I'm sorry Abbie, that's not going to happen, you have to make the best of what you do have and be happy that you have both of us in your life. Crying is not going to help at all. I just don't know what has really triggered this after everything was fine being that we haven't been together since she was 3 years old and she never had these emotional problems about it before. I pray she can find a way to be happy and not let this continue to eat at her. I'm doing my best!

Shutters Brought to Life

I still want to prim these up a bit by sanding, but thought I'd share a picture of the shutters I decorated over the weekend. I found a set of unfinished shutters at a garage sale for $1 this past summer. So finally I got around to painting (they're actually a dark burgandy rather than black as they appear in the pic) and decorated with the pine cone/pipberry sprig. I might add a li'l something more to them yet.

Prim Candy Canes

I've been getting things made for an upcoming winter craft fair. Here are some of the prim candy canes I've been working on, though I really don't feel the photo shows them off very well. I'm off to make more right now, then onto a few other craft items :) Hope everyone's enjoying the weekend!

~* Autumn Decor & Hustlerfest Fun *~

So I've begun my fall/halloween decorating. I should have moved my truck so it wasn't in the background before taking this photo - oh well . . . notice two of our kittens are peeking in through the window ~ hee hee.

Mike is always complaining that my decor is just too "cluttered" . . but ya know what? I don't care. I like how it comes together. Until I get a larger house, I want to have my favorite things on display, and since we don't have a lot of room to display my things right now, they'll have to be together as they are. If we had more space, I either would have things more spread out or . . just maybe . . who knows . . . I just might be compelled to buy more to fill up the space. LOL I love my prim goodies and I feel the more the merrier, the more homey the feel.

A couple of weeks ago was our local fest. Abbie was in the pie eating contest for the second year in a row, this year coming in third. She's in red in these photos. Next to her in the green top is her cousin, my niece, Kate. Good thing the pie is pumpkin; otherwise, Abbie would not have been in it, as that's the ONLY kind of pie she will eat.

And she also competed in the kids pedal pull. Last year she won her age group. This year, she couldn't really pedal the small tractor as she was too big for it. Imagine an adult trying to pedal a baby tricycle - it's pretty hard to do when it's simply too small for you. Sure enough, for the next age group they brought out a larger tractor that would have worked much better for her. I told her she'll have to try again next year and will probably have better luck.

My Mind Wide Open Challenge Entry

So here's my latest Mind Wide Open entry. What do you think? (You can click to enlarge for details). I really enjoyed putting this piece together. If you'd like to see the other entries and cast your vote, take a look here: http://mind-wideopen.blogspot.com/2009/07/come-on-lets-vote.html

Some Oldies I've Made

Here are a few things I made over the years. The two tag pictures I backed with vintage cutter quilts before framing. For the prim heart, I used wood from my great grandfather's old barn ~ the barn is well over 150 years old and has now fallen down.

Have a wonderful day! I'm off with my sister to surprise my mom and clean her house without notice :)

A Few of My Favorite Prim Things

I lucked out and was able to get this old chair and crock setting next to it at an auction my neighbor's had a couple of summer's ago for a steal. I LOVE the patina, even with the streak of spilled white paint splashed across a bit of it. The prim dolls and hang tag hanging on the upper left are purchases I made from Teresa of http://teresasprimtreasures.blogspot.com/ quite some time ago. Just felt like sharing a few of my favorite things out of my primitive collection. :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! I'm hoping to get outdoors and work on my flower and veggie gardens, weather permitting.

Need Prim Hang Tags?

I'll sell any set of 8 prim hang tags for $3.75 (that includes postage) - including any you see on my website or eBay store. I need to get in to both sites and update my pricing, but haven't found the time to do so yet. Just let me know if you see any you'd like to order. And, if you'd like a particular image or some for a certain holiday, I can make some up as you wish.

Two New Altered Vintage Bingo Cards

Here are a couple I made today, as it was a nice rainy day to be indoors working on such.

Vintage Baby Shoe with Prim Mouse!

So I said I wasn't going to purchase any more items for awhile . . . woops, I guess I lied. I just "couldn't help it" once I saw the adorable prim mice in vintage baby shoes that Teresa of http://teresasprimtreasures.blogspot.com/ has created. I really need to rearrange some items in my home and wish to display my vintage baby shoe collection along with some of my li'l mouse collection and they should go together. For now I took a couple snapshots of the shoe in a couple different locations to share here. I LOVE it!!

Prim4Him Giveaway!

Take a look at this sweet giveaway! WOW! I love it! http://prim4him-needfulthings.blogspot.com/2009/03/giveaway.html

NOW CLOSED **Enter My Blog Giveaway**

I've finally put together my March blog giveaway. The goodies include an old wooden bowl I painted, sanded, and stained for a prim look, a variety of my handmade prim-vintage style hang tags, an altered paint chip, a bottle I have altered and filled with M&M's, and a muslin bag stitched with "Thyme" with a bundle of sweet annie.

If you'd like a chance at these goodies, you can enter any of the following ways:

1. Leave a comment to this post.


2. Post about this giveaway on your blog and get 3 additional entries. (Please let me know if you do this, so I'm sure to get your extra entries in).


3. Follow my blog for 3 additional entries. (Existing followers automically have 3 entries already).

So, you can have up to 7 chances to win. Sign up by March 31st, as I will draw the lucky winner on April Fool's Day :) Good Luck! :)

Sooooo SWEET!! Another SUPER WONDERFUL Addition to my Collection of Prim Goodies!

Ohhhh my goodness . . . I am sooooooo WOWed by the kindness of Renae at My Little Raggedy Blessings!!! I LOVE her creations soooo much and just "had" to have this sweet prim vintage bunny she posted on her blog and then listed on eBay, and I was lucky to have the highest bid. Yay! But, not only did she send me the bunny, but she also was sooooo sweet and sent me an awesome fabric covered shaker box with a super cool prim teddy bear head, AND three beautiful vintage ATC's! My goodness, Thank You Renae! You are tooooo sweet! Please take a peek at her blog to see more of her wonderful creations!

http://mylittleraggedyblessings.blogspot.com/

I have one more sweet purchase to share soon . . but then I need to stop myself from buying for a bit. I allowed myself a spend a bit out of my tax return on a few things that make me happy, and I am certainly happy with my purchases. :) DH has been laid off work though now for a few weeks ~ he works for a large construction firm ~ and with work being slow everywhere, he could be off for an undetermined amount of time, so we're having to keep a tight budget. It was hard to make ends meet with him working full time and now to have to get by with less is going to catch up to us soon. He is talking with his brother who also works for the same company and is anticipating being laid off as well soon, and with his father, about the possibility of starting their own lawn and yard care business, which may be a good idea for the summer at least. They have a connection with someone who has such a business in the area and can't keep up, and this person would recommend them to those customers he has that he can't keep up with. So it sounds promising . . time will tell.

I'm looking forward to the weekend as I really want to concentrate on getting some new goodies made up and finally getting my giveaway posted. :) Have a great Friday the 13th everyone!!

My Newest Prim Doll has Arrived!

Shelley at Kissing Fish Primitives http://kissingfishprimitives.blogspot.com/ does the most wonderful work! When I saw this extreme prim doll, Nissa, posted on her blog I just "had" to have her. I feel so lucky, because this one of a kind doll is just the sort of prim I love!!

And look at the beautiful handcrafted thank you card! My goodness, so exquisite! You really can't see the detail in this scan, but it is beautiful. Thanks so much Shelley!!

Beautiful Handmade Quilt Giveaway

Brenda is having a wonderful giveaway! Just look at this beautiful quilt!!! http://mylittleannies.blogspot.com/2009/03/annie-quilt-givaway.html

Primitive Sampler

Here is one of the samplers in my collection . . I especially love this one. Sorry for the flash glare.

Some of My Primitive Things

Thought I'd share some photos of a few items from my prim/folk art collection.

The folk art slave girl on the bottom is the work of Krista of Painted Heart Designs. I just love it! My kids do too - several times I caught Abbie when younger taking the veggies off her lap and grabbing ahold of the doll to dance with! When I first got her, Abbie was about 3 years old and loved to sit on her lap. Jacob would rather pull her off the chair and steal the chair away to rock in. LOL You can check out Krista's blog to see more of her AWESOME work: http://paintedheartdesigns.blogspot.com/

**The Cre8orstouch Giveaway!!**

Take a look at this WONDERFUL giveaway! Love it! http://thecre8orstouch.blogspot.com/

Prim Giveaway!

Lorraine of Pie Cake Primitives is having a wonderful giveaway ~ take a look at her blog for your chance to win: http://piecakeprimitives.blogspot.com/

Prim Raggedy Anne Dolls

I love this pair of li'l Raggedy Anne dolls ~ I bought them several years ago from someone on eBay (sorry, I don't remember who). I just moved them to my "special" antique chair to be on display in my dining room.