Farm Chores

Farm Chores
Farm Chores, my favorite needle punch

I have recipes in these seven Gooseberry Patch cookbooks

I have recipes in these seven Gooseberry Patch cookbooks
I have recipes in these seven "Gooseberry Patch" cookbooks

Monday, January 9, 2012

Crafts I have been working on.

My Mother in law has been transferred to a regular room. That is wonderful news, thank you all

for keeping her in your prayers. Remember my daughter Stephanie.

She is so sick with the flu and being a diabetic makes it twice as bad.

    I am going to show some of the crafts that I have been making. I am thinking of closing my selling blog,

I just don't have the time to maintain it like I should and etsy doesn't seem to be working for me.

 If you do see something you are interested in on my blog just email me. First I have 2 valentine

make do's, they are on an old bobbin and the bobbin is setting on an old zinc canning jar lid.

 I have made some "Basil Bunnies", they are a free pattern by Wendy of "Ravenwoodwhimzies"

I made four of these, two brown and two black.

Next are two girl bunnies, they are a pattern by "Kim Whim's".

Three shelf sitters, a pattern that I went partially by, "Threadbare Primitives"

And then a lovely prim doll "Tilly", a pattern by "Bittersweetfolkart"

  And of course I needed to make some bonnets in a new color, I have three of these, they

are a mustard/tan fabric and approximately 26 inches long.

Make do's approx. 15" high,  2 available

$15.00 plus shipping (each)


Basil Bunnies are approx. 18" tall.

$22.95 plus shipping (each)




Girl bunnies, 2 available, approx. 25" tall.

.Angel,shelf sitters, 3 available, approx. 7 1/2" tall, and & 7" wide, they have stiffened wings. $32.95, plus shipping (each)

$9.95 plus shipping (each)


Tilly approx. 30" tall.

$35.00, plus shipping

3 long bonnets, approx. 26" long. mustard/tan

$21.95 plus shipping (each)

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Update

I want to thank all of my blogger friends for uplifting my mother in law in your prayers.

 She is still in intensive care, but is alert now and her kidneys are functioning a little bit now.

 The Dr. said she is improving, but still isn't out of the woods yet. So continue to pray for her.

  I appreciate your prayers and concern so much, I have some spring prims made that I will try to post on my

blog this week.

Wishing you a lovely day! Hugs, Lecia

Friday, January 6, 2012

Urgent prayer request

Hello Prim friends,

  It has been a hectic week. My husband and my daughter and her family are all battling the flu.

 My computer modem went bad, so I spent 4 days without internet service, so I am so far behind

on blogging.

 Please lift my Mother In Law up in your prayers. She needs a heart valve replacement surgery

really bad and everytime they take her off blood thinners and give her meds to thicken her

blood she developes painful hematoma's. She has one huge one on her stomach now, and

the pain is almost unbearable. She was put in ICU today with her kidneys shutting down.

I would appreciate your prayers for her and her family.

Hugs,
Lecia

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Looking back at some of my creations this past year

I got some family pictures developed last week and decided to develope some of my craft pictures

 that I made this past year.

 I kinda amazed myself. Of course I have made many bonnets and some stitcheries, but it

was probably fall when I started making some other things, I will show just a few pictures. I am excited

about the new year  and want to learn how to do even more things this year. And it would have never

been possible without the helpful tips and encouragement of my wonderful blogging friends. Thank You All!

Wishing everyone a Happy and safe New Year!


















Surprise in the mail!

I received a wonderful surprise in the mail from a fellow blogger from Canada.Trish, "The Boyd Homestead Farm"

She sent me the most wonderful candle that she made in the cutest mason jar. It's scent is  Country

Christmas! Thank you Trish, you are so sweet and a wonderful prim friend.


Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Surprise in the Mail

I just love my blogger friends, and a very special friend Trish "Dusty Tattered Cupboard Doors"

sent me a wonderful package of ornies that she made. She is so talented and  is a very sweet friend.

My Christmas tree has no theme, my ornies are things that my kids made me when they were in

school and ornies from friends. Thank you for thinking of me Trish, I love the ornies, and each year

that I put up my tree as I put on these ornies I will think of you!!!!!!

I am also having a make an offer sale on my selling blog, check it out selling blog

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas my prim friends!

I have made so many wonderful friendships through blogging. I want to wish each of you a very Merry

Christmas. I am sharing a photo of me and my three sisters when we were small. I was five,

Annabel 3 and the twins Lena and Lina babies.

  My sisters and I can't get together on Christmas so we have this little tradition of drinking

our coffee Christmas morning out of this coffee mug that we each have and we think of

each other on Christmas.

  I remember the fun we had growing up, being in the Christmas programs at church,

going in the woods looking for a Christmas tree, going to Grandma's, gettting little flannel

night gowns and twirling around the room like a bunch of little princesses, and singing Christmas

carols to all of the animals on our farm. He He I am excited for today, my grandbabies are coming

for breakfast and to open gifts, I can't wait to see their little faces.

  Enjoy your family today and cherish all of your wonderful memories and remember

that Jesus is the reason for the season.  Merry Christmas!!

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Santa already stopped at my house today!

I love the pinkeeps with sleighs on them. I asked my friend Brenda "Pine Tree Prims" if she would make

me a sleigh stitchery and frame it. She said that she would, and not only did she make me the framed

stitchery but she sent me a pinkeep to match and  a Valentines' one also.

  I could just cry, I love everything sooooo much. My blogger friends are awesome and keep

me spoiled. Thank you Brenda, from the bottom of my heart!  Merry Christmas!

Look how everything is wrapped so pretty, and such a pretty card!

Look at the beautiful Sleigh framed print and pin keeps!!!

What beautiful work!!!

I love, love this, it is prim perfect!!!!!!

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Merry Christmas!

I received  some wonderful Christmas cards from my awesome blogger friends and I want to thank

you and wish you a Merry Christmas. I want to especially thank Cyndy "crafty stitchers"  , she

sent me the cutest ornie with her card. Red little long johns.

 I am still working today is my last day until after Christmas, I am so busy like everyone else.

It is a family tradition for us to take our kids and grandbabies out to eat for Christmas,  I will just show

some random family photo's. Wishing all of my wonderful friends a Merry Christmas, until next time,

Lecia










Saturday, December 17, 2011

Blogger in need of our help

There is a fellow blogger that needs our help. She is going through a financial hardship.

Traci of http://yorkmountainprimitives.blogspot.com/  is having a silent auction to help.

I am adding one of my primitive bonnets  to the giveaway.

  I don't know if you have ever walked down that road, but I have and I know exactly what

she is going through. Christmas can be a hard time for some people and can be very depressing.

And lots of times the ones that need help go in silence just hurting on the inside and are too proud

to ask for help.
 
  I will tell you my little story, it was the Christmas of 1982, my children were 2 years and 4 months old.

My husband had just gotten a job in the coal mines of WV. A really good job by the way,

we had moved 6 hours away from my family and I was homesick and didn't have any friends.

He had worked in the mines 3 months and got laid off.  We actually didn't have a dollar to spend on

Christmas. It was really a poverty area and so many people had lost their jobs.  My husband

actually went to the "Salvation Army" for help. I was way toooo proud. He got a wonderful box

of  food for a wonderful Christmas dinner and one new toy and one used toy for our kids,

and they were toys that probably cost $3.00. at that time. Do you know how terrible that it is

not to be able to spend a dollar on Christmas or to not be able to buy your kids a gift.

 I remember crying and thinking how will I ever say this is a good Christmas. Well my parents and Ronnie's

parents got gifts for the children and we had such a lovely meal. I will never forget that Christmas and  am

thankful for it now. And it truly makes me sympathize with people who are hurting now.

I know having my family was the most important thing, but is was something about not being

able to buy my kids a gift.

   Now I  never pass one of those salvation army buckets without at least putting in some change.

And I say a little prayer for the family that it will help, that are maybe in a situation that I was in years ago.

Here is a picture of the bonnet I am donating, thank you Traci for doing this and thinking of a fellow

blogger in time of need.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

New Arrangement and Giveaway Prize

Sheila and I of "Seasons of thy Heart" had a swap. She made me one of her awesome arrangements.

I told her to surprise me and is it ever gorgeous!!! She also sent me the cutest mittens and candle tarts.

Sheila's arrangements are the best and they always smell so good.



Traci of"York Mountain Primitives: Is having a 12 Days of Christmas giveaway.

I was the winner of day number 3. I won the cutest prim pillow and Christmas ornie.

Traci is an awesome crafter. I am so proud to call both of the ladies my friends.

Thank you Sheila and Traci.


Thursday, December 8, 2011

Things I finally have finished!

I had several crafts laying around the house partly finished. I finally finished them up. Now I can concentrate

on Christmas cards, baking, wrapping and I am making little calendars to give my hair clients for

Christmas. Here is some of the things I have finished.

An Olde Homestead Barn Pattern

I think this was a Crows Roost primitives pattern,
it called for a top hat, I decided to add a toboggan.

Blue Moon Beginnings pattern

An Olde Homestead Barn pattern

My primitive saltbox pattern

Chestnut Junction pattern, I added the bonnet and pantilooms.

A made up pattern.
These two prairie girls I had a special order for.

Jar with candle burning inside

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It is hard to believe I have had my blog for 10 years. I am married to my sweetheart Ronnie for 40 years now. I have a son and daughter, a wonderful son in law and 4 wonderful grandchildren. I work two jobs. I am a full time school nurse at a wonderful country school and a part time hairdresser. I love all types of crafting. I love making primitive prairie bonnets, dolls, love wool applique, making wreaths and cross stitching.