tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69215116711486016542024-03-13T05:03:59.493-07:00PRIM FROM SCRATCHCHERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602817546328183015noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921511671148601654.post-7416695823498734592010-05-21T17:22:00.000-07:002010-05-21T17:23:11.110-07:00Summertime Swap<div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I joined a "summertime swap" with Char at .<a href="http://charsethman.blogspot.com/">The Pickled Pepper Patch</a> I decided to go with a red,white and blue, since it was a summer themed swap. Here are the items I sent Vicki:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S_chgt68-zI/AAAAAAAAAlE/CezM5iwFDfY/s1600/096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S_chgt68-zI/AAAAAAAAAlE/CezM5iwFDfY/s400/096.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">These are the items I recieved from My summertime swap partner, Vicki Hardcastle.Vicki is an artist .If you want to check out Vicki's blog, it is:<a href="http://www.thehogscaldholler.blogspot.com/">http://www.thehogscaldholler.blogspot.com/</a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for swapping with me Vicki!!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is our duck house/yard.(still not complete). There are 3 stalls underneath, and the kids and I made this by ourselves. Yes, seriously, it was simple.We also added a kiddie pool pond, but we took it back out to make a drain(from pvc pipe).If you think you can't do it, trust me, you can_If you want further instructions, let me know!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S-iB0btHFUI/AAAAAAAAAkE/uVKOcxLGJa4/s1600/081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S-iB0btHFUI/AAAAAAAAAkE/uVKOcxLGJa4/s320/081.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div>CHERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602817546328183015noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921511671148601654.post-25358612751732520952010-05-08T19:52:00.000-07:002010-05-08T19:52:49.678-07:00Country Life?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S-YhEpIO1CI/AAAAAAAAAjU/CNLVIRZVayA/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S-YhEpIO1CI/AAAAAAAAAjU/CNLVIRZVayA/s640/005.JPG" tt="true" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is our second batch of chickens and ducks. The others have grown quite large, and are different breeds. We are not even sure what the other chickens are called. They remind me of muppets(no kidding)-- I'll post pics of them another day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I put a few things on the other wall of the dining area:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also recieved the following from Pam Henry. This has got to be my most favorite sign EVER!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is so sweet, huh? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank You So Much Pam!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just take a look at these goodies!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>CHERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602817546328183015noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921511671148601654.post-28741951737435779642010-03-08T13:08:00.000-08:002010-03-08T13:11:26.959-08:00Trashy swap goodies<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I am a happy girl today. I recently signed up for another swap with Char at <a href="http://charsethman.blogspot.com/">The Pickled Pepper Patch</a>(super talented and I have become a PPP groupie--thanks, Char) My swap partner was Jan from <a href="http://oldeharborsaltbox.blogspot.com/">http://oldeharborsaltbox.blogspot.com/</a>. After you check out my goodies, go visit my new friend Jan. She has an awesome personality and Don't tell her, but I think she may have missed her calling as a writer. haha.Her personality is amazing and She's the type of girl that you want to come for coffee and never leave. What a blessing to have met her. And, on top of all of that, she sent me all of this really super awesome cool stuff!!! How can you beat that? I feel speechless about how appreciative I am. The rules of this swap, which was a PRIMITIVE swap, were to find 3 items that some might consider trash and turn it in to treasure for your partner. Well, Jan's items and talent in transforming them were perfect for me. I love them and Jan, Thank You So Much!!!! First, I have really, really wanted a gameboard with a crow, but well..... I was too cheap to buy a stencil to only use once( ya, well at least i am being honest). So I was super happy to find Jan had made this board for me. This is what it looks like on one side:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Jan created this rolling pin out of one that looked new. Awesome. I love this!!! (Please tell max that)wink, wink.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I discovered recently that I had too much red, white, and blue in my front room. I was making a serious effort to watch for green items and wished I had green paint. I know, me without green paint, weird, huh? </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So when Jan sent me this perfect green candle hutch, It is very possible that I may have been doing a little jig, maybe. If I was, it is not likely I would want to tell everyone. ok, I was... Happy Dance going on round here!!! Ha Ha!!!It is cool, huh? This candle is called "Olde Hearth"-- and I can't wait to try it.The card is so wonderful, as well and I am going to frame it. The whole package smelled heavenly,thanks to this wonderful potpourri of fixins:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">i put it with a candle under my food screen in the kitchen right where I can enjoy the scent throughout the day.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S5VdBxjd5II/AAAAAAAAAgo/hcX5SS1scOQ/s1600-h/049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S5VdBxjd5II/AAAAAAAAAgo/hcX5SS1scOQ/s320/049.JPG" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank You Jan!!I am busy now finding places for my new treasures.and Thanking God for you and for them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S5VeMhkjd5I/AAAAAAAAAg4/aXZ5FF4Iuz8/s1600-h/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S5VeMhkjd5I/AAAAAAAAAg4/aXZ5FF4Iuz8/s320/045.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S5Vdjru0CxI/AAAAAAAAAgw/tUMR-j_WnvU/s1600-h/048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S5Vdjru0CxI/AAAAAAAAAgw/tUMR-j_WnvU/s320/048.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">oops I almost forgot: Here are the items I transformed for Jan:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>CHERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602817546328183015noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921511671148601654.post-72295879785355505002010-03-04T08:56:00.000-08:002010-03-04T09:36:59.477-08:00Some people just don't understand (primitive decor)I am so thankful for friends who love and appreciate primitive decor. It is a great blessing to me to have others share their ideas and talents and appreciation. I wanted to share a bit about why we "show off" what we have found or what we have discovered or the ideas we have in primitive decor. Some who just don't understand not only do not understand why you would tote a paint chipped bench INSIDE your house, let alone why you would blog about it and tell the whole world.( I'd like to buy the world an issue of Country Sampler Magazine).Oftentimes, people think that you are bragging about what you made or bought or were given, when it is simply NOT the case. You see, primitive decor is like a treasure hunt for ancient treasures. When you accomplish finding or creating that treasure, you share the idea or the accomplishment with your prim friends, but generally, people do not mean to say "I have a new tote and you don't na_na_na_na_na!! Ha Ha. Finding or creating these items does NOT make you materialistic. If you took the time to KNOW me, you would know that is not the case.As a matter of fact, My husband has to force me to buy new things most of the time. My car just recently went to the shop, and they gave us a list of things that needed fixed, and when my husband said "you just need a new car!", I teared up, and so he gave in and I get to keep my old car. ( of course I will have to wait a couple of weeks until my car is fixed). Now, if someone makes a primitive item, and shares their work or idea with you, that is a GOOD THING, and it is great that people appreciate their talent. Primitive decor includes putting items together to form a "gathering". So when people share their things, it is showing what treasures you made or found, and how you put them together. If I tell you my husband bought me an item that matches my decor, it is not to brag, but to say......."can you believe a husband actually understands?".<br />
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Now with that being said, You just cannot imagine how much it means to have friends that have the same decorating style as you. Friends that understand what happens when people are talking about you like you are not there saying things like<br />
"is she lazy, or does she just not know how to refinish a table... we should stain it for her"<br />
"she actually means for it to look like that, She WANTS it like that"<br />
"now I know for a fact that you can afford to buy a decent table, I don't know why you have that crap in here"<br />
"looks like you gave up polishing many years ago"<br />
"how much work are you going to have to do to that to make it usable?"<br />
"I guess, if that's your thing"<br />
"You could at least paint that"<br />
Oh my. Those people are not invited over anymore. Ha Ha<br />
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oh, and a teacher forcing middle school kids to buy condoms <a href="http://karenrayne.com/2009/04/01/buying-condoms-in-middle-school/">http://karenrayne.com/2009/04/01/buying-condoms-in-middle-school/</a><br />
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oh, but there is so much more!!<a href="http://www.101reasons.org/">http://www.101reasons.org/</a>CHERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602817546328183015noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921511671148601654.post-68847490979312856582010-02-27T20:22:00.000-08:002010-02-27T20:22:45.557-08:00my own idea of treasure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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and her shop at:<a href="http://blacksheepsmercantile.blogspot.com/">http://blacksheepsmercantile.blogspot.com/</a>CHERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602817546328183015noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921511671148601654.post-6392656316777755682010-01-28T18:32:00.000-08:002010-01-28T18:32:06.718-08:00Am I ready for this project?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S2JDv2T2beI/AAAAAAAAAdI/nPP9riIEMJo/s1600-h/thriftin+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S2JDv2T2beI/AAAAAAAAAdI/nPP9riIEMJo/s320/thriftin+023.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S2JIGw-4lbI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/zzVBNzRzuUM/s1600-h/thriftin+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S2JIGw-4lbI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/zzVBNzRzuUM/s320/thriftin+007.JPG" /></a></div>check out these boxes--$2.00 , good thing I got some fabric to cover them!! Guess how I got all of this fabric for only $5? CHERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602817546328183015noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921511671148601654.post-24393669136331840582010-01-28T18:05:00.000-08:002010-01-28T18:05:00.136-08:00I wasvery excited to find some 12 inch shoo fly screens today. They needed some attention.... check out how they started.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S2JBYp-dqQI/AAAAAAAAAcw/VQp6XFLm4j8/s1600-h/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S2JBYp-dqQI/AAAAAAAAAcw/VQp6XFLm4j8/s320/001.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S2JB83HUaiI/AAAAAAAAAc4/KjmwenXGbWQ/s1600-h/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AY4MQsMygCY/S2JB83HUaiI/AAAAAAAAAc4/KjmwenXGbWQ/s320/015.JPG" /></a></div>CHERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602817546328183015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921511671148601654.post-57420294715577730742010-01-27T14:43:00.000-08:002010-01-27T14:44:22.543-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I'd share some old stuff with you today, just interesting stuff to look at. From beer shampoo to a giant can of penicillin....... to liniment oil. <br />
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Suet to feed the birds. Great project to do with the kids. <br />
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Mix dry ingredients. Melt peanut butter and lard together, and mix with dry ingredients. Press into pan, cool, cut into squares and freeze until needed.CHERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602817546328183015noreply@blogger.com2