Halloween ~Simple Goods show~ and Swap Goodies

Hope everyone had a great Halloween! Sorry I've been busy and have not had time to post. Halloween here was very cold brrr!! We even had snow on the ground, not as much as some of my blog friends...lol poor Amy at Bumble Bee Lane had 8 inches.   We only had about an inch left because most had melted. My daughter Paige was dressed as a witch ( a nice witch as she called it...lol). My two boys Justin and Jordan don't really trick or treat anymore as they are 12 and 13 so they just dress up and give out candy and try to scare all the little goblins that are out.  We had a birthday party bonn fire for my Jordan's 12th birthday on Saturday. His birthday is on Halloween but we always have is party earlier.  Then on Sunday I worked on some projects that I am doing for a swap.  My hubby and I are making a buttery for my kitchen and so we finished one part of it this weekend too.  I'll post pics of the buttery later.
                                                               Paige and her witch dog

Paige at her grandmas house

Justin dressed like Mike Myers

Jordan as a zombie

Here is the exciting part!  Tomorrow me and the hubby are leaving to go to Mt. Vernon, Ohio to the Simple Goods primitive antique show.  I am so EXCITED!!! This is the first BIG prim show that I have been to because we don't have any big shows in our area.  It is going to be so fun, for me of course..lol.   Not sure how much fun the Mr. will be having but I am going to be having a blast.  He says he will just find the food and that's where he will stay so I guess he'll be having fun too...lol.  We are not taking any of the kids with us or at least we are planning on having no kids. My mother in law is watching them but  Paige doesn't like being away from mommy so we will see. Jill Peterson is supposed to be there so I hope to get her new book and cookbook and have her sign them.  I will post pictures  of my prim finds when I get back.

I received a great surprise package in the mail today!  It was swap goodies from Eve at Lee Hill Primitives.  Eve and I are partners for the Christmas at the Cabin swap that Amy from Bumble Bee Lane is hosting.  Eve handmade everything for me.  She is so talented.  I love her prims! Thank you so much for everything Eve!!

a great prim snowman make-do and some wax ornaments that smell awesome

loved this praire doll with a salt dough star 

a pantry cake and a great prm ditty bag with santa in it

I was so glad she made me this because I saw it on her blog and

wanted one

Thanks to Eve for all the wonderful prims!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!! Big Hugs~~Christina

Swap Goodies, Fall Pictures and New primitives

Hello prim friends!!  Be prepared, this post is long and picture heavy so grab a cup of hot chocolate and stay awhile.  It is very cold and rainy  here in WV today...temp is only 33 brrr. I'm staying in and getting some cleaning done.  Just wanted to get on and do a long overdue post and share some pictures.

 Last month I participated in my very first swap.  It was The Prairie Harvest swap that Amy from Bumble Bee Lane was hosting.  Amy was my partner.  She sent me some wonderful prims.  I loved everything!  Thanks so much Amy!!   I wanted to share my prim goodies that Amy sent.

                                                               She made me this great pumpkin
                                                               and the wonderful sunflower bowl fillers
                                                               the littlest one is a little prim pin

Some beeswax acorn and crow bowl fillers

they smell sooooo good!!

A great prim ditty bag

                                                                          A scarecrow doll

                                                                     here it is in an old
                                                                burlap bag I got on Ebay

 Thanks again Amy it was so much fun getting to know you and starting a great new friendship!

 I finally finished all my fall decorating.  It seemed like it took me forever to get done tweaking things.  I like to keep my fall decorations simple. I like to use real gourds and Indian corn.  I love bittersweet and I use a lot of it in my displays. Here are pics of some of my fall displays.

                                                           I stitched the picture using a simple goodes
                                                                   stitched by Jennifer pattern

 a bittersweet wreath that I made

this is simple stitched picture that I made it was my own pattern

Pumpkin sign that I made using stencils

My daughter Paige wanted to help with the fall decorating so she made her own fall picture

 My hubby  finally made time to make some prim creations that I had drew up for him to make.  I have to have him cut everything out because I'm afraid to use the saws and I'm sure that I would mess it up anyways.  So I draw up the design and he builds it and then I do the painting and antiquing.   Here are some pics of out latest creations.
                                                          a cubby box with drawers that we made I painted it brown

then pained blue over the brown

and after a lot of sanding and some stain

its finished

this is a lap desk that we made

this is a simple log cabin sampler that I stitched it's my own design

Well I'm off to go finish cleaning and start making chicken and dumplings for supper tonight.

Hugs~Christina

Fall pics and prim goodies from Mary

Hello prim friends!  Finally I am posting.  It has been so busy around here with the kids and fall decorating and a few little mishaps. Last week our pool got a hole in the liner and I came home to find a lake in my backyard. We drained the pool and thought that would fix the problem but the yard was still staying wet so my hubby finally realized that the problem was that the water line that runs under our pool had busted and now we have to rerun the water lines around the pool and buy a new pool liner. UGH!

I have been finishing a couple of projects for the swap I'm doing with Amy and I'll post pictures when Amy gets her goodies.  Last week I ordered this awesome scarecrow from Mary at Prairie Homeplace.  She added this great pumpkin and gingerbread man in with my scarecrow.  Super thanks to Mary!

You can visit Mary at picturetrail.com/prairiehomeplace to purchase her great primitives.

I have all of my outside decorating finished and most of the inside is done but it seems like it is taking me forever to get it all done.   Here are some of my pictures.                                                                   

This is a scarecrow that I made to hang on my lightpost.

Blessings~~Christina