July goes out with a Cottage Bang!

Hi Friends!  Can't believe that July is almost over!  The Etsy Cottage Style group is having a Cottage Colors party and they asked us to share our Red, White, and Blue things as a good-bye to July!!  

Sounded like fun to me....so .... Here are some of mine:    

This is a little pincushion I made using a sweet old silver sugar pot.

Pretty Floral Quilted Table runner made with a vintage hanky, some real vintage feedsack, some repro vintage fabrics and some actual vintage fabrics...and, of course, some rick rack!!  

This a is a pretty birds bagkeeper (for keeping those plastic grocery bags) made from a really wonderful vintage linen calendar.  It was never used or washed so the colors are scrumptious!  

This little guy I call Retro Baby Blue.  He is a small little guy in size, but big in personality!!  

Sometimes the blues at the cottage tend to lean a little to the aqua side!!  Here's a sweet little drawstring bag with a cute bird and some....wait for it.....RICK RACK! 

Well, that's enough!  Thanks for looking, stop by my shop and see what's "new" and what's "old"  and what's "new from old"!

OH!!  and I have some exciting news, I'm actually in the process of cleaning my studio (someone get the smelling salts!)  lol and I've opened a new shop on Etsy to sell off some of the goodies I'm running across!  They are Extra and they are Good-they're ExtraGoods!  

Who Gets the Birdy??

Well, drumroll please!   Time to draw for the little magnet--I know it's not a big deal, but they look cute on your fridge and they're made with love ♥♥♥




The randomizer has picked #5 -- wait here a minute while I go and see who that is!

....and the winner is.....

Oakleaf Hollow Primitives said...

They are ALL lovely, Karen! If I must pick one, it'd be the sweet little aqua one in the middle. Your birdies are awesome!
Thanks!
~julie~

Congrats to you Julie!!  I'll send along that little aqua one in the middle, hope it makes you smile!

Thanks to all who played along, it's always such fun to have these little drawings.  Just for you special friends, I am offering a coupon for FREE SHIPPING in my shop---just use the coupon code  THANKSABUNCH at checkout and it will magically erase the shipping costs for you!  Hugs and smoooshes!  

A Giveaway! Which Do You Like?

Which Do You Like?, a photo by misseskwittys on Flickr.

I did up a series of these little original art collage magnets and thought it would be fun to give one away---it's been a while since I had a giveaway and I always enjoy them so much!

All you have to do is tell me which of these is your favorite and I'll throw your name in the hat!

I'll pick a name on July 15th, in the evening some time, and the winner will get a magnet. If I still have the one you pick, I'll send that one, if not, it will have to be a different one.

These are for sale in my shop, so if you see one you just have to have, well--you know what to do! lol

Good luck!!

Busy Times in Life

I've decided to stop apologizing every time I finally get around to posting here!  LOL  (sorry)  Life is busy---it's that way for most everyone. 

We have another high school graduate in our family, Linds graduated and we are in the process of trying to get the house and yard straightened up for the "big Grad party"!  OMGosh, I have totally let things slide while dealing with my health junk over the last couple years and this is no small feat. 

 My darling sis-in-law's--Anita and Micki--have come to my rescue and are giving my yard a makeover.  I cannot believe the magic they are working out there.  I'm so grateful!!!  I'll share pictures once they are finished. 

Joe started college at the beginning of June.  The college he is going to is only a couple miles away from our home, so we still have him here (I'm so glad!).

I haven't done a whole lot of crafting lately, but have managed to make a few cute things! 

This is a pretty collaged key safe---there are 10 hooks inside for keeping all those extra keys organized. 


And this is just a sweet little greeting card.

Totally annoying how the picture management on these blogs are now---what a pain in the rump!  Is there a trick to this that I haven't figured out yet?  It's really taking all the fun out of blogging.

Summer Cottage Garden

Got some pretty new papers in beautiful summery cottage garden prints....Yummy!   I decided to dress up this mail rack that I've had sitting around here for a long time (yes, still in the box!).  I think it went from boring plain wood to cottage home decor FABULOUS!

Had to make some little birds from the extra paper---sweet !!  I'm pretty certain these would bring a smile!

The Look of Love

I have a dear online friend who is an angel for cats who are down on their luck.

the look of love, a photo by beeblecat - (working) on Flickr.

This photo sure does speak a thousand words!!  Here's the caption from this sweet picture that I "borrowed" from Beeblecat's Flickr stream (with her permission of course)featuring a little kitten and Beeblecat's hubby:

"This meezer kitten showed up in our driveway Sat. She was very hard to catch but I finally caught her by the tail. After bandaging my finger and cleaning up the blood (mine), I went next door to see if she might belong to the neighbors. They told me they'd seen her hanging around for couple of days but couldn't catch her. Jim fixed her up with a cardboard box in one of our mobile cages and she hid for the better part of the day. Finally after a lot of coaxing she began to purr loudly and came out of the box. She was covered with fleas and her little ear had tiny seed ticks all over it. She's very sweet and loves to play.
We really need to find her a home. We have too many cats and can't afford a kitten."

*****I'd just like to add that, judging from the rest of her Flickr stream, they did in fact keep her, named her Olivia, and are loving her up!! Lucky kitty!*******

I have a dear online friend who is an angel for cats who are down on their luck. Her online name is Beeblecat, and she and her husband run a cat sanctuary. They could use some help with funding, as expenses come from their own pockets, so Beeblecat sells little ACEOs and magnets in her Etsy shop to help cover costs. They are so cute and really reasonably priced, and for such a good cause.

                                                                      Little Olivia
All I'm asking is that you to stop by her shop and see if any of her cute pictures melt your heart like they did mine. It really revives your faith in human beings when you know some who are so self-less and do such wonderful things. God bless you guys!!

Sissy

FABULOUS Giveaway!

The Old Farmhouse Gathering team is having an unbelievable giveaway---you MUST check out the Slideshow--one winner will get ALL of the prizes shown!!  Wow.  Just Wow.

RUN---don't walk (lol) over to the OFG Blog and get your name in the hat!! 

....and the Winner Is.....

Time to announce the winner of my drawing for the Pretty Points bag.....

***drumroll please***

We had 38 entries, but the Sweet Junie Moon just wanted to celebrate my hair, and not be included in the drawing.  The lucky number is # 14 ...which means..... Mimi's darlins is the winner!! 

"mimi'sdarlins said...
Oh, this little bag is just so sweet, you always make the most charming things....and it looks like it belongs in my sewing room! These are the kinds of things I love to collect.
I'm so happy that you're getting your eyebrows and lashes back... and your beautiful hair.
You can reach me by Flickr mail, of course :-)"


So, I'm off to Flickr to let her know! 

Many thanks to all who entered and those who left their sweet, funny, encouraging messages, I appreciate them all!!

Oh, p.s.  I made up an extra bag that is listed in my shop, in case you really wanted one!  :o)

Go Fly A Kite!

Found these fellas sitting down on my workbench this morning just waiting for me to find them something to do!!......

What??, a photo by misseskwittys on Flickr.

I told them to  Go Fly a Kite!!

Eyes on You

Have you ever been working on your crafts and then suddenly felt like someone was looking at you??

Lol.  A little fun down in the studio!