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

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Swap goodies from Basketsnprims

Pam from "Basketsnprims" and I did a swap.
Did Pam ever spoil me. Pam is a basket maker and surprised me with one of her Americana baskets, It is beautiful!

Look at this prim Angel Make do on a candlestick,
I love how her dress is made from an old tablecloth, and look at her wings,
they are made from a vintage coverlet, and do I love coverlets!!

She sent me some beautiful blue fabric,
I can vision bonnets now. he he Beautiful colors! I love it!!!

Look at this beautiful pillow she made me,
I love the colors. And one of my jobs is a hairstylist, so I love the little sissors esp!!!

Look at the cute mammy sock doll and prim pantry cake! Am I spoiled or what!!!
Thank you Pam from the bottom of my heart, I really love everything. And best of all I have a new prim friend. Check out Pam's blog and creations, she is one talented crafter!!!

New Shelf from "Firecracker Kid"

Carol "Firecracker Kid"  and I did a swap, of course I love everything of Carol's , but decided on

one of her awesome shelves. I really like the label she put on the shelf too, "Jenkins Farm Poulty

Conditioner".  the people that built and lived in the old farmhouse that we are remodleing in WV,

their last name was Jenkins. So I may put it at the farmhouse, but for now I want to just enjoy it here in VA.

  Please check out Carol's Blog, her and her husband make the most wonderful shelves and other prims.


Thanks Carol, I absolutely love my new shelf. You are the greatest! Don't you just love the color!

Friday, June 17, 2011

A few new things I have made!

A few things I have been working on,
old school slate set

Prairie clothes pin dolls

towels

Prairie covered book

baby socks
prim dress

Doll dress and bonnet set

Shelf sitter dolls
baby socks

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

New Bonnet and Apron

I decided to make an apron and bonnet in matching fabric, I think they look awesome together.

 If anyone is interested, I will be asking $35.00 for the set.  I was pretty proud how they turned out,

I may just keep it for me, they look pretty awesome together. He He


Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Surprise in the Mail!

Today when I went to the mailbox their was a package addressed to me. It was a surprise,

Brenda "Pine Tree Prims" sent me the cutest pin keep. Check out Brenda's blog, she makes awesome

pinkeeps and stitcheries. Thank you Brenda, I just love my prim friends! I will cherish this forever!

Friday, June 10, 2011

Meeting a blogging friend and something she made me!!!!!

As many of you know Jean - Prim Crafts and I only live about 8 miles apart. Lucky me!!!!

We have met , but decided to get together again yesterday. She came over to my hair salon and had her

hair cut. Darn 'I forgot to take pictures. I hope you like your hair cut Jean. Then we went out for lunch.

 But I had asked Jean if she would make me a standing prairie doll. Without hesitations she said yes, Well to

my surprise she made two instead of one, she said they were, "Prairie Sisters" !!!

Look at these dolls, aren't they the cutest ever!! I love them!!!

I love the fabrics Jean has used, I love how this one is standing.

Isn't she the cutest sister!!!

I think they are my new favorite dolls!!!! They look awesome displayed on my old hoosier!!!

Perfectly Prim, thank you Jean from the bottom of my heart, Jean is so beautiful on the inside and outside. She made these for me as a gift. I can't express in words,
how thankful and proud I am of these dolls Jean.
I am so glad we live near each other and hope we get to have many visits.
You other blogger girls just need to move to the Shenandoah Valley to be near Jean.
Please check out her blog, she is one awesome crafter!!!!!!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Swap Pictures!!

Cyndy "Crafty Stitchers"  and I decided to do a swap. I fell in love with her Halloween Bag Holder dolls.

So we decided to do a swap.

 I was giving her a bonnet, plus we were adding a little surprise gift. Well to my surprise not only

did I get one bag holder doll, but two and she added a fall penny rug.(  You gave me way tooo much

Cyndy. You really spoiled me). I really love everything and thank you sooooo much from the bottom of my

heart!!! You are just tooo sweet!

Check out Cyndy's blog, she is an awesome crafter!!!

I love how the little tag says, "Lecia's Broom", tooo cute!

I love this Americana bag holder doll. I have her displayed now!!!!

And this penny rug is so beautiful, I love all the colors. Cyndy does beautiful work!!! Thank You Cyndy!!!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Surprise Package!!

Today I received two packages in the mail. I will show pictures of one package today and the other one

tomorrow. This package was a surprise and it was from a very sweet lady , Linda, Parkers Paradise

Linda has one of the biggest hearts and is one of the kindest persons that I have ever met.

Thank you Linda, for surprising me, I love my goodies!

Wow, look at all of this, I am in awe of all of this!!!!

Look at this wonderful old sewing basket filled with old sewing notions. ( Look at the  needle pack, the old tape measure and other goodies),. she also included a quilting book.

I wanted you to see some of the prices on the threads, but they aren't showing up too well. There is some for 29 cents, some for 35 cents. Wow

More thread and an awesome americana tissue holder.

I kept thinking what awesome thing can I do with all of this beautiful thread, I saw one of my old green canning jars and it hit me, doesn't it look awesome in the jar!!!!
Thank you Linda, I love my goodies!!!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Surprise Swap Package!!!

I participated in a swap that Tammy"A Primitive Place"  hosted. We didn't know who our partners were

going to be. Well when I arrived home from work yesterday I had a package waiting for me from Linda

"The Pin Keep" .  I was thrilled with all of my goodies! Thank you Linda!! Now I have a new prim friend.

That is the best thing about swaps!!!! This was fun Linda!!!


Yankee car freshener, and cute magnets.

Beautiful crow/star towel, I will probably use it for a table square, so prim!

Clipboard portfolio, the picture on it reminds me
of our old farmhouse in WV, love it!

Now this is what put the icing on the cake, He He
look at this beautiful pinkeep. It is gorgeous!!!

This is the inside view, prim perfect!!!

Thank you Tammy for hosting this wonderful swap!!!!


Sunday, June 5, 2011

Birthday Bash!

Today was my grandson Coles' fifth birthday. His party was yesterday! It was a pirate theme.

Look at the awesome cake, doesn't it look like a real treasure chest. One of my daughters friends made the

cake.

Cole, the birthday boy, and his sister Riley!
Cole said, "this is the best birthday party ever"!!!

Doesn't this look like a real treasure chest, look at the jewels, they are edible.

Hubby and my other grandson, Jake!! He is having fun too!!
What awesome memories!!! Grandchildren are so much fun!!! I should have had them first!!!

Friday, June 3, 2011

Some things I have been working on!

Last week-end I was able to do some crafting, I made several bonnets. I have two sisters with June

Birthdays and one has a Birthday in July, so I made them each little Birthday gifts. I made them each a table

runner and towel.

These bonnet are 26" long and are $20.00 each, email me if you are interested.

The 22" ones are $18.00 each, many of the fabrics are one of a kind.

Table runners for my sisters.
Towels for my sisters.

I made this slate and slate holder for a swap and also these
prairie bust dolls.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

New goodies in the Mail!!!

Michelle of "Grannies Pantry" and I did another swap. If you don't have one of Michelles' awesome penny

rugs, you don't know what you are missing. She can just look at a picture or you tell her what you like and

she designs it. Plus she is such a wonderful  sweet giving person!! She is another great blogger friend that

I am privledged to know and own some of her creations. I am showing all of the pictures of what she made

me except one item, it will come later. I had her make it for a special friend and I know that friend peeks in

on my blog. He He Thank you Michelle for the wonderful swap and making these for me, you are such a

wonderful friend! You are another "Kindred Spirit".

Look at this beautiful pineapple penny rug!!! It is gorgeous!!!

I just love this crow on the pumpking for fall, look
at all the tiny leaves that she has going around the mat!!!
And I love this, this is my Americana one!!
Doesn't Michelle do awesome work, check out her blog!!!

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.