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Friday, September 28, 2012

More Crafty Affair Creations

Thanks to all for the great comments on the previous posts ...have a few more photos. Spent a few hours setting up last night, will go in today to take some pictues of my friends items.  You'll be amazed. The "WOODEN" designer has lots of old barn board converted  into beautiful pieces. Th;e "FABRIC" lady has a huge assortment of flags, table runners, mini quilts and lots of bright colors.

A few more oddities from my desk:
                                                      Halloween, Lace and Old Bed Springs
                                                                   Corky Angels
                                                              Peat Pots
                                                                    Red Solo Cup
                                                                    Old Friends
                                                                       Gourds

                                                                   My husbands Metal Art

Hoping to post some of the gals things later today.  Now it's off to paint a few "old" pieces for soon to be  renovated studio.  It's really the wee hours of the morning, but who can sleep with ideas running thru their head and sooooooooooo much more to do.
Thanks for stopping by, I am hoping you are enjoying some wonderful weather outside. It sure is a delight.



Tuesday, September 25, 2012

WOYWW #173

The Stamping Ground has been a hi-lite on Wednesday with me for sometime. Julia has created a monster in terms of people showing WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK WEDNESDAY.  Simple take a photo, post it to your blog, and go to Julia's blog and post it for the adventurous  world to view and comment on their visit.

 My dining room table has had the brunt of this weeks work. Somewhat packed and ready to load on Thursday to prepare for our "Crafty" affair on Saturday.  One thing it is all priced and pretty much ready.
The garage to the left has somewhat the same amount. Gourds in baskets, in natural, white, red, orange, white, gold and silver. The big box on the table is full of greeting cards for most occasions.
This is my work desk on most weeks...oh you say...somewhat a renovation between sorting and pricing. My tree shaped storage unit for glitter and glitz,  removed the stamps above now in drawers and the pin board above...came from my dads garage, it was a trellis for his flowers. In a few weeks I will have lots more to show you..I've been painting "Cloud White" on a lot of things, accents in pink and sage green.  I literally can find nothing I need. So bear with me...

Have fun visiting others, enjoy your week and Happy WOYWW.  In the post previous I've shared a few pictures of my creative items  and will have many more this week.  Thanks for stopping by
Perfect fall weather here...just perfect for biking and enjoying a fall day outside.

PRIMITIVE PLUS - CRAFT ITEMS

Hello everyone...what a most beautiful day here in IOWA!!! WOW could not be more perfect fall weather.

Want to share some of the "Crafty" items that have been consuming my time. I am excited for Friday (set up) and Saturday's event...but when it's over, I'll be really happy to continue my blogging in a more timely fashion.

                Some squatty jars, with little sewing needs inside and topped with a pincushion lid
                                          Some wooden square snowmen with curly wire arms
           Vintage white fabric makes up a strawberry shaped pin cushion topped with a ribbon rose
           Some singing gourd angels, with wire halo, feather wings, and a wire necklace, with a tin heart
                                                  Some old glass jars filled with Potpouri



                                                          Lacy little Lavender Sachets
                 Rose colored felt topped with lace, a pink flower and a little gold heart lavender sachet
                     More pin cushions...candle holder, topped with lace, felted wool and a stick pin
                                                  Pin cushion from a baby shoe, pink and lacy
                                                               Halloween peat pots
                                                            A snowman on an old spring

             Have lots more, but time for Taco's,  hope to share a few more between now and Saturday.
                                    Thanks for stopping by,  hoping you are having a wonderful day.



Monday, September 24, 2012

Need some BLOGGER help

I cannot post pictures on my blog.  If anyone has a solution for helping, I would appreciate it soooooooo much.

I get a message when trying to add a photo to my SIDEBAR.  But it seemed to work here.

Message is         We're sorry, but you have exceeded your photo upload quota. For more information, check out this Blogger help page.    

When I go to the help page I only see about 20 photos randomly picked from my blog in a Picasa album
(which I never knew I had!!!)   They want me to pay for more space...sorry not interested but
Tried this by going to my Layout, Add a Gadget, Picture.... will not allow me to add

Anyway Vicki's poster came from her blog and the event sounds fun and a huge undertaking. more info here  This Art Makes Me Happy  . Thanks for any suggestions etc.

 I'm almost ready for the Craft Fair..just a few more items to price and load it all up, 
and Hope my camera works and I can post...  Have a great week, and thanks for stopping by.




Tuesday, September 18, 2012

It's #172 at WOYWW..What's On Your WorkDesk ?

Oh so glad to be able to participate this week.  Julia at the STAMPING GROUND has over 150 creative people posting What's On their Workdesk Wednesdays.  Then to enjoy the fun you can visit each and meet great people and find great inspiration.


I've been able to maintain most of the orderliness on my desk, had some Tags to do for a swap and intended on creating a few other Halloween things. But got waylaid!!!  And my camera was on the fritz again.

Finishing up most of the "Craft Fair" items,  have moved it all up to our dining area in order to price and arrange by how I will display it.  Taking pictures as I go so will do a post later on ALL that I have been creating.

Enjoying some beautiful weather, strictly FALL...low in the 40's during the night. Hoping to finish up some painting some things in "SHABBY WHITES" as I am going to rearrange my studio. Have some new pieces to work into my area from my folks' home.

:Have had some good news from both of my sons. Josh and family will be moving into their newly built home this weekend. No more having things in storage, and living in a 2 bedroom apt with a dog and 3 kids.
Jeremy and family will FINALLY move to a home in Germany Oct 1st. Their things have been in storage since May also and can move out of temporary housing and get on with life as it is.  Now it's time for us to visit...I am so lonesome for all of them.

Thanks for stopping by, have fun visiting all the other WOYWW and have a blessed week.





Friday, September 7, 2012


Good Morning..
Up quite early, had lots running thru my little head.  So excited, my brother came to visit for a few days.  Visited our parents and is helping us clean out the house. It's always good to spend time with him.
So peeping about the blogs I love, I came across this little Poem that Melissa Phillips had posted.  It just hit the spot and I wanted to share it.   If you are not a follower of Melissa stop over to her sweet blog. Always some tender things to touch one's

S L O W D A N C E:
Have you ever watched kids
on a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down
Don’t dance so fast
Time is short
The music won’t last
Do you run through each day
On the fly
When you ask “How are you?”
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done,
do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
running through your head?
You’d better slow down
Don’t dance so fast
Time is short
The music won’t last
Ever told your child,
We’ll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
‘Cause you never had time
To call and say “Hi”?
You’d better slow down
Don’t dance so fast
Time is short
The music won’t last
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift….Thrown away…
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.
by David L. Weatherford


Enjoy and thanks for stopping by today.


Tuesday, September 4, 2012

IT'S #170 at WOYWW

Hi everyone...so glad to be back in the swing of things and post to the 170th WOYWW.  Oh, Julia at the
STAMPING GROUND  has created a Monster...well over 100 creative, snoopy people love to participate in her adventure of visiting others Work Spaces.  Hop on over and she has all the details for you to become involved.

I have still been cleaning, donating and organizing my WHOLE house...at one point today you could not even get to my work area.I moved the 3 maple colored chest around the corner. Things I don't use too much stored in there.
 This little table is what I have left to do in the AM...this is an area close to my sewing machine and where I work on fabric and lace projects. I will have some photos later this week of some items I've finished for my "Crafty Affair" in a few weeks....Have a few snowmen where I used the springs as the base.

Oh and my area for Paper items....my ATC swaps, seasonal cards and fun projects with paper. Mostly Halloween today, and believe me..this was stacked 3 feet high earlier today...and unavailable for  the past 2 wks.

My garage is full of items to be painted a "Shabby White", but we have had high humidity so that is on hold.
My storage area is almost cleaned out!!!! Yippee...you see I have a "Secret Desire" unknown to my DH.
I want a simple bathroom in part of this area...so I had to make space...Have talked with our plumber and he's ready  anytime I can make the space... now to wine and dine my DH  to get the OKAY..

I got on this cleaning out kick the day we started to clean out my parents home.  WOW..it wasn't just them saving and stacking!!  I too had the same mess.  SO 2 hrs there a day and 3hrs or more at home sorting!!!
Feels good.  AND they are now loving the Assisted Living!!! so Life is Good.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week.