THuRsDay Already!

It has turned back to Winter in K-ville today! It was in the 80's yesterday and they're calling for freezing rain on Friday! What a hoot! I had some errands to do today and thought I would freeze my fanny off. I had to drag out my wool coat again.....

Where has this week gone? I had so many plans and to be perfectly honest...lots of stuff just ain't gonna get done this week!! LOL!! I think I need to organize my time a little better. Hubby was out of town for several days and I usually get soooo much done when he's not here, but not this time. Maybe, I'm just getting old.

A wonderful thing happened yesterday that I would like to share! Rondell over at Tomatoe Creek Prims and I decided a little while ago, to do a trade. (She has a fabulous blog
http://rondell-tomatoecreekprims.blogspot.com/, check it out if you haven't before.)
I had seen this lovely stitchery on her blog and fell in love with it. Being the obviously Sweet person that she is, offered to get one for me and send it to me! So this was the start of our trade. She chose the set of Shaker Boxes from my site. But, I had no IDEA that she would go to the trouble of also including the fabulous little BIRD! and the note pad! How did she know that I absolutely adore birds and was so excited to get this one. A perfect trade for me!!! I love, love, love everything! Thank you so much, Rondell!!!

The note pad is too cute....and the note was so sweet! I would love to go shopping at the Country Store where these goodies came from!

I put the stitchery and the bird on my crock bench at the front door. Everyone can see them when they walk in my foyer. Whoever did the stitchery, did a beautiful job on it! Very impressive !

Another couple of little updates to share..........our new booth at the Antique Market Place is doing sooo well! I couldn't be more pleased for no longer than we have been there. Retha and Deb are also happy with the sales. I have a feeling that we are going to stay pretty busy keeping the booth stocked the way it should be. Right now we have holes every time we sell something, you can tell things are missing. (Too funny) It's pretty full now, but they keep telling us to have it packed.

And my booth at Walnut Cove is doing fabulous since their re-opening last Saturday!!! Praise God! I really wasn't sure how they would do after being closed for 4 months. But, apparently they still have their customer support, which is great in these horrible economic times.

I'm getting up early tomorrow and catch up on my blog reading! Just haven't had much of a chance so far this week..............How do you other guys do it??? I see some folks that have a blog list that goes on and on. How do you have the time to follow them all? I wish I could figure it out.

Until next time........
Hugs and Blessings,

Shari

AnOThER beautiful day in the neighborhood....

Happy Tuesday, Y'all!

Another Spring-like day in K-ville! I just love it...I get so much done on days like this. I had several projects in the garage and outside today. The perfect day to paint, a little harder to stay in and sew.

I have a couple things to share........I have added several new goodies to my web site today. One in particular is a gathering with several different prim items. A terrific buy at $ 16.99!

Also, there's a few things that I picked up from my booth in Walnut Cove. Christmas items, but truly bargain priced! You can find them here:

http://www.homespunandprimitives.com/store/WsDefault.asp?Cat=OOAKSALE

Gotta run for now, but I'll be back soon!

Until then.

Hugs,

Shari

Winding down the weekend................

Can y'all believe that just last Sunday we were sitting here waiting for the snow. This Sunday, the temperatures are in the 70's and my little buttercups (?) are blooming! They're so pretty and springy. I remember when I was a little girl, my Grandma had these and tulips as well. Sometimes, they would bloom early and be peeking thru the snow....

I have been busy today trying to play catch up around the house. I have been working on so many projects that my housework has suffered this week. Personally, I would rather craft than clean, but sometimes you just gotta take a few minutes to do the basics....

I can already see it!! This is going to be another busy week in K-ville. Walnut Cove re-opened yesterday and I will have to run over there (one day) and take a few things. We're planning to go to the new place on Tuesday, (wonder if we sold anything?) I want to take my camera this time. Retha has some wonderful pictures of our new booth on her blog....

http://cinnamoncreekprimitives.blogspot.com/

I picked up these little dresses the other day when I was at the Antique Mall. They are just too CUTE! Just couldn't pass them up.

The daylight savings time has thrown me for a loop today. It normally takes a few days for me to adjust to it. It's getting late & I really should make us something for dinner. So........

Until next time.

Hugs,

Shari

WhEW! We Are OpEN!

HAPPY Saturday Y'all!

After many hours of hard work and extensive conversations... Hand Madens is now open at Antique Market Place in Greensboro! We moved in our display pieces on Wednesday, Thursday we started filling it with merchandise and added more on Friday. Needless to say, we are all pooped. But, it looks pretty good and we are hoping for sales this weekend. There's a Ladies basketball thing going on at the Coliseum that brings millions of dollars to Greensboro, so maybe we can get in on that...





A few shots of our booth...taken with my cell phone. Retha's going back today with her camera.

Nifty display shelf and grid

Crate display

Gotta get back to work on some orders ...and then I'm trying to catch up on some blogs today. I haven't read any in DAYS and I'm missing out.

Until later.

Hugs,

Shari

WeDNeSdaY is the BiG day...

What a difference one day makes.....Monday was definitely a stay at home day, but it wasn't too bad today. I stayed in much of the day, but this afternoon, I had a few errands to do. Cait was here, so we went out and did our thing. It was fun spending time with her today. We hardly ever have any time just the two of us. (She has found a new job and will be starting soon. I'll share more of that at another time.)


I worked on orders bright and early this morning and then decided to re-do the little dress that I offer on my web site. It's still very similar, but I felt I needed to change it a bit. The skirt part is much longer, the hanger is now a stick and there's only one button on the shortened bodice. I am pleased with the changes....it's quite grungy and prim, perfect for a peg or nail.

Grungy tea dyed muslin Prairie Dress is about 27 inches long.

Tomorrow, we ( meaning Retha, Deb and me) are moving into our booth at the Antique Market Place! I am very anxious about it...there's a lot riding on this for me. This is what I have been waiting on for sooooo long and now we're finally doing it! I'm hoping that we can get a lot done tomorrow, but it will take several days to get it like we want.


I also have to run to Walnut Cove sometime before Friday. They want us all to come and straighten our booths and pick up the Christmas items that we have. I was there the day before the collapse, so I shouldn't need to do much, except pick up the Seasonal and maybe drop off a few Springy items.


I'll be back soon, but until next time.


Hugs and Blessings,


Shari

SnoW, sNoW, SnOw, oh my!

This is what we woke up to this morning. It started around 8 pm last night and was still snowing when I went to sleep around 1 am. We haven't had this much snow in K-ville in a long, long time. We won't be going anywhere for a while, so I'm going to start crafting in a little bit.

Looking out my front door.

Cars covered in driveway. Trees covered in side yard.

Back yard is covered.Patio table too.

Amity has already called and the kids are getting ready to go outside and play. It usually takes 45 minutes to get them dressed for 5 minutes of outside time. LOL! She used to love to play in the snow when she was younger. This reminded her of our old Chicago days.

HAVE A GREAT MONDAY, Y'ALL!

Until later.

Hugs,

Shari

A Cold, SNOwY Sunday

On the first day of March, we are getting SnOw!

After waiting all day for the snow to start, I had just about given up on it. It has rained just about all day! But, a little after 8:00 the flakes started coming down. Our cars sitting in the drive are covered and it is sticking on our sidewalks and streets now. We could possibly get several inches before it's over. I'm glad that I don't have to get out first thing in the morning. It will be pretty nasty regardless! I have no plans for tomorrow except to work on orders! And hubby says he can work at home if necessary...

This is one of the things I have made today...I love, love, love birds and have been wanting to make one for me for a long time and just haven't gotten around to it. But, I saw this one yesterday from Rock River Stitches and fell in love with it. I had to have the pattern and got started on it right away. It turned out pretty good, I think.

Dark blue calico bird pin-keep with painted felt strawberry.

Here's another one of my projects for this week.

I finished up the prairie doll yesterday to use with my re-designed bowl shelf. I decided to put a painted plate, berries and some of my spools in it for a while. Right now, I have it sitting on my little black table instead of my kitchen counter. Not sure where it will end up, but I like the looks of it, so I'll find a spot for it.

~MINI UPDATE~

Walnut Cove is scheduled to re-open March 7th, 2009.

AND

We can move in our NEW craft booth anytime now.

I gotta run for now....Brothers and Sisters is coming on and it is a special 2 hour movie tonight.

Until next time.

Hugs,

Shari