Pa. trip goodies!

I will show some pictures of some of the flowers that I got on my trip to Pa. I would have loved to

taken  some pictures of the greenhouses, of all the beautiful flowers, but the Amish are private and do not like

us Englisher's taking pictures of them.

 I bought some fabric, but am saving it to make some bonnets and crafts. I will post them later, if

I ever have time to make them.

 And here is a prairie dress and apron that I bought. I have been wanting a prairie dress for a long time

to hang on a peg rack. I also bought a few other goodies that I will just show in one photo.

I bought some asparagus, we stopped at a road side stand and they were sold out so the little Amish boy,

just went right to his garden and picked me a bunch, you can't get no fresher than that. We always have to

get farmers cheese and Pa. Dutch Lebonnen bologna.

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Lancaster Pa. Trip

Last Friday my BF Sheila and I made a quick trip to Lancaster, Pa. We went to several green houses, some prim shops and ate really good, lots of comfort food. And laughed alot which was a good thing.

I forgot to take a picture of us, this is Sheila and I.

I will post a few pictures of some of the Amish, and some pictures later of some of my purchases.

More Swap Goodies!

Amy http://bumblebeelanecottage.blogspot.com/ and I did a swap. She sent me some really awesome prim

goodies. She sent me a scoop, ragballs, heart with raggedy, candy, prim towel , and a rooster that she made

out of beeswax. ( She also made the rag balls.)

 Amy is one talented girl and such an awesome prim decorator. She is a sweetie and I am glad she is my

prim friend. Thanks Amy, I love everything!!!

Happy Mother's Day!

I want to wish all my blogging friends that are Mother's and Grandmothers a, "Happy Mother's Day"!

 As I get older I realize more and more the true unshelfish love that a mother has.

 My mother was only 23 when she had 4 children. She came from a family of 11 and my grandfather was an

alcoholic. My mother was determined that her children would have a better life than her.

  She worked so hard, my parents lived on a chicken farm, she had big gardens and would can everything

she could get her hands on so we would have wonderful food for the Winter.

 She taught me and my siblings about sharing, love and caring for other people. She made sure we went to

Sunday school and on Easter, had a new frilly dress and patent leather shoes. He He She would allow me to

have 3 of my school friend spend the night at one time. She was so proud of us when we graduated from highschool.

My mom always did without so that we could have, she is a very private woman. She is an inspriration to me. My mother's love and sacrifice is what helped mold me into the person that I am today!

I would be proud to be half the woman that she is. I love my mom very much and know as her and my dad

are getting older that I won't have them forever, so I cherish each day!

I love you mom and Happy Mother's Day!

Look what I won!

I was lucky enough to be one of the winners of  PAFA wonderful giveaway. The prize that I won was

made by Charlene http://catsdesigns.blogspot.com/

Charlene makes the most wonderful prim signs. The sign that I won has the most beautiful saying

"Leave Room In The Garden For The Angels To Dance", I just love that!!!

 Thank you Charlene for the beautiful sign and being apart of such a wonderful group.

Thank you PAFA for hosting such a wonderful giveway! I love the sign Charlene. I have my little "Lilly" Angel above the sign, that Becky , primitivesnstitchin made me, perfect, spot.

Swap Goodies!

Michelle  http://michellefincham.blogspot.com/

and I have done another swap. She makes the most awesome penny rugs, she is the

penny rug queen. She always spoils me with her creations. What talent!!!

Look at the cute Beeskep! I love this bee she made , he matches perfectly!

OMG, I am ready for summer, look at the crows, pear, and watermellon! Thanks Michelle, I love everything!!!

We have a Winner!

I want to thank everyone for entering my 200 follower giveaway. My grandson Cole picked the winner, he

was sooooo excited!!!

The winner is Tamera,  http://tamera-countryatheart.blogspot.com/

 I actually had country girl at heart on the paper, sorry Tamera.

I see where you would love to hang the bag holder in your laundry room, so there is where she will find her

new home, the ditty bag with church doll is just an extra. Hope you like them!!!

Congratulations Tamera, please email me your address and I will ship your goodies out to you ASAP.

Swap goodies from Primcats

Carmen from http://primcats.blogspot.com/
and I did a swap. I received the most awesome shoo fly screen from
her. I have never had a shoo fly screen. I really love it Carmen,
thank you!!! Check out Carmens blog, she has the most awesome shoo flies, plus
is an awesome decorator and has wonderful tips on her blog.
Don't forget this is the last day to sign up for my giveaway, I will be drawing the

winner tomorrow. Go to that post to sign up for the giveaway!

Swap goodies from "Firecracker Kid"

Carol and I from "Firecracker Kid" did a swap, and I really got the better swap, she spoiled me

really good. I got one of her wonderful shelfs with the rolling pin holder and dough board rack.

 She also gave me one of her wonderful rolling pin covers.

OMG Carol, I really love everything, thank you so much for swapping with me!!!

Check out her blog http://firecrackerkid.blogspot.com/
  
You will love her blog and she makes the most awesome wood crafts and rolling pin covers!!!

Don't you just love the mustard color of the shelf!!! The rolling pin cover goes really well with

my vintage egg scales. And when I was a little girl, I grew up on a chicken farm, the cover

reminds me of that, awesome memories!

New Billy Jacob prints

I am hosting a 200 follower giveaway, so please go to an older post to sign up for that.

And I am a computer dummy, I accidentally erased one comment, sorry Tina, but did get the name written

down to be entered in the drawing.

. Drawing will be Sat. April 30th.

 I have been contacting each person to thank you for entering my giveaway, I try to do this for all comments

But I have noticed whenever I sent the email, it will say sent with errors, so I am not sure what I am doing

wrong and don't even know if you are receiving the messages. So I am sorry if you aren't.

I just recently bought 2 new Billy Jacob prints, I love how they have sayings on the prints.

This one says, "Just like Mamma used to Bake"

This one says, "Hands to work, Hearts to God",

I love these prints with the sayings. Sorry about the glare. Lecia

200 follower Giveaway!!!

OMG I just noticed that I have 201 followers, so it's time for a giveaway!!! I remember when I was so excited to have 1 follower. I started a blog for the prim friendships, and at that time did no crafts. Well I have dabbled in some crafting, have had a ball with swaps and have truely made some wonderful friendships.
  I am making this giveaway available to US residents only. The only requirement is that you leave a comment on this post only. You must be a follower, new followers are welcome. You will need to leave me an email address if I don't have a way to get in touch with you.
  Alright for the giveaway, I am giving a "Prairie Bag Holder Doll", which I have made and a ditty bag with church doll that I have made.
 I am making this very simple, you do not have to post this to your sidebar, but can if you would like.
Thank you my blogging friends for all the wonderful friendships.I love you all!!!

And I think this is the first time ever, I have had three posts in one day!! He He  I will pick the winner Sat. April 30th.

Easter Memories

I had a wonderful Easter. Sat. morning Cole and Riley came to color eggs. Cole colored all of his green and blue. I had to laugh.
 Then I went to visit my parents in WV. Sun. we had a wonderful Easter service at church.
We had a cookout after church and the grandbabies and neighbor kids had an Easter Egg hunt.
I didn't get to see baby Jake very long, he was headed to see his other Grandmother.

Cole's eggsRiley's eggs

Cole and Riley acting silly!

Baby Jake and Pappy!

 It thrilled my heart to see the little ones enjoying themselves hunting eggs.

Swap goodies!

Michelle http://sugarhousecreations.blogspot.com/ and I did a swap, she makes the most wonderful ornies!!

I loved her packaging. I loved her tags.

I love the little sunflower ornie.

Look at the little house and hearts, so cute!!!

And I really love these buttons!!!

Check out her blog!!! Thank you Michelle!!!

Easter Greetings!

I want to wish all of my blogging friends a wonderful Easter. Easter is special to me, to think that Jesus died on the cross for my sins, so that I may have eternal life.
 I love coloring eggs with my grandchildren which I will do today, and the excitement on their faces when they open their Easter baskets and hide Easter eggs.

 I will vist my parents, attend church tomorrow and fix a meal for my family. My joy will be watching the grandbabies have fun. Wishing you all a blessed Easter.

Table Runners

I have made a few table runners. I love matching the fabrics together, to see what different looks I can create.

Swap Goodies!

My friend Tammy, http://ncprimitivesfromthepast.blogspot.com/  and I did a swap and did I receive some awesome goodies.
 Tammy and I first met on FB, she was my first swap partner ever. She is my inspiration for crafting.
She would email me and help me with different things. She is so giving and always thinking of others.
 She is actually the one who got me into making bonnets, she would give me pointers and encouragement, thank you Tammy. I really hope to meet Tammy one day.

Look at this awesome Prairie Rabbit doll!

A  cute stitchery,,,

Cute candle with holder and note pad,,,

Yes, even though I make bonnets, Tammy and I do a bonnet swap. Tammy is my inspiration. Thank you Tammy!! I could give you a big hug!!!

 We do a couple swaps each year and I want to show off my goodies. Check out Tammy's blog.

Awesome swap!

I did a swap with Cindy at http://cynthialeedesigns.blogspot.com/

She gave me a wonderful old rolling pin with the most awesome sleeve cover that she designed,

she put "farmhouse" on it for me. Cindy does awesome work, she makes jewelry and all sorts of things,

Check out her blog. Thank you Cindy from the bottom of my heart for swapping with me. I love my rolling

pin!!!

Farmhouse Collection!

  I found some wonderful prim fabric for making my bonnets. The fabrics are the same fabric that is found in

the quilt pattern, called "StarDance", these fabrics are tea dyed and look like fabrics of olden days.

 I love these bonnets, I call them my "farmhouse collection".  Email me if interested. The 21" ones are $18.00

plus shipping and the 23"-26" ones are $20.00 plus shipping .