Pinkeeps from Brenda

Happy Saturday!!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend. I'm enjoying my day off by working on some craft projects. I have a small quilt quilted & a bunch of mouse heads sewn. I'm taking a quick break to show off some recent purchases.

I bought some pin keeps from Brenda over at Pine Tree Prims. She was selling her goodies on ebay & I wanted them all, but stopped at 3 of them. They arrived on Thursday. I love them all!! Thank you Brenda.

I put one by my little blue kiddy cupboard.

And I put the other 2 in my blue wooden box I bought from Misi. I packed my Spring pinkeeps up until next year. I will miss them. Hehe

And look what Brenda sent me!! A bonus little ditty bag. I'll fill it with some drieds & display it from one of my cubbies. Thank you so much Brenda!! I love my new goodies!!

I'm off to check on some blogs.I knew I couldn't go a whole weekend without blogging. Just a few peaks & then back to work.

Enjoy the rest of your day~Becky

Antique Mall Goodies X 2

Yippee!! It's Thursday!! One more day to work. Hopefully I'll get busy & get some goodies made this weekend. It's only 3 months till my first show & I have nothing done. 3 months seems like a long time, but it's really not. I usually work on goodies all year.

I went to the Pardeeville Antique Mall with my Mom last week & picked up lots of new goodies. I found lots of blue things (my favorite color).

This wood bowl is huge. It's my biggest yet. Don't know yet if I will add it to my stack or if I will find another home for it. I also got both whisk brooms, 2 little pillows (one from on old coverlet piece & the other feather stuffed made from old ticking).


Here's a close up of the quilt covered whisk broom. It has an old #37 metal tag attached to the front. The little tag says Vintage finds.

Some quilt wrapped clothespins. Made from an old blue & white quilt. The bowl is one of 5 hubby brought home from his mom's house. They used to use them as cereal bowls.

I love this strawberry pinkeep. It fits in perfectly with the larger strawberry pinkeep I made this year.

This little bag was too cute to pass up. One side has an old quilt piece...

And the other side is stitched with the date 1860. I didn't even notice the stitched side until I unwrapped it at home. LOL I liked the quilted side.

I also bought a stretcher board & a little metal grater, but forgot to take a picture. Oops!

Thank you for all your kind comments. I love to read them all. I'm off to read & respond to yesterdays comments. Have a good night!!

Hugs~Becky

Antique Mall Goodies Sneaky Peek

Well I promised to show you my antique mall goodies, so here's a little sneak peek of what I bought. I wasted a little too much time today, now I have a bunch of things to do before heading off to bed. So...I've just chosen a couple of goodies to show you. First up is a wonderful feed sack pillow. Not sure where I will put it yet, but I loved it & it had to go home with me.



And when I spied this little quilt covered whisk broom, I had to bring it home too. I think at one time it was a bigger whisk broom & was cut down.

More to come soon!!

Have a good night~Becky

Flag Day

Today we honor the Flag & all it stands for. Display it proudly!!

I'll be back soon with an update on my antiquing treasures. I know I promised pictures a few days ago, but it's been a little hectic here.

I'm off to enjoy this beautiful weather while it lasts.

Hugs~Becky

Goodies in the Mail & Giveaway at Firecracker Kid Primitives

Happy Friday!!! Yippee!! The weekend is here & it's time to celebrate!! Well, not for me, I have to work tomorrow :(

On to better news. Have any of you not heard of The Firecracker Kid?? Carol's her name, & woodcrafts are her game (actually it's her & her hubby's business). She's having a surprise giveaway. Run (at least click as fast as you can) over & get yourself signed up http://firecrackerkid.blogspot.com/ . You'll find all the details on her blog. She sells her wonderful goodies on etsy. So while you're over signing up for a chance at something special, check out her etsy site. If you're like me, you'll want one of everything.




And speaking of goodies, I received some in the mail today. I took part in a Summertime Swap hosted by Misi of 1890 Gable House Musings. It was a secret swap with no partners. Misi emailed us our secret intended & Kat from http://primitiveechoes.blogspot.com/ got me. Look at all this colorful paper. Ohhh!!

She sent me this pinwheel that I promptly added to my porch flowers.

And look at the rest of my goodies. A birdhouse shelf, a nice big prim candle in a wonderfully prim bag, & a soldier's journal with love letter. They really look better in person. I had a really hard time getting a decent picture. Thank you Kat. I will enjoy my summertime swap goodies.

My swap intended was Amy at http://bumblebeelanecottage.blogspot.com/ . She has a wonderful blog & if you would like, you can check out what I sent her.

After work yesterday, I went to Madison with my mom to drop off some paperwork for their business. We stopped at our favorited quilt shop & checked out a new (to us) antique mall in Pardeeville. OMG!! I was in heaven for about 30 minutes. You see, we got there only 30 minutes before closing time, so we had to browse super fast. I WILL be going back. It was fabulous. I'll show you what I bought tomorrow.

I need to do some catching up on some blogs before bedtime (which will be real soon).

Enjoy your weekend!!

Hugs~Becky

Babies!!

Good afternoon!!

Hope you're all enjoying your day so far. I've finished reading a book & have caught up on reading my favorite blogs~so now I'm off to try to get some things done. It's going to be in the 90's today so it's a good day to stay in and craft.

Thought before I go, I would show a couple of pics of Mamma morning dove & her babies. It's amazing how fast they grow. They are about 5 days old in these pictures.

Have a wonderful day & stay cool!!

Hugs~Becky

Today's Projects

Hello friends!!

Today was a beautiful day~the sun was shining & the temperature was in the 70's. I had the day off, so I worked on some projects. I finally found a little ambition. My first finish is this wool journal. It's perfect for a little hammock time~something to jot down your thoughts, sketches, or anything else you may be dreaming about.

And since I had my wool out, I finally finished this lampshade for my son. I have hopes that he will become an Eagle scout like his older brother. I found 2 eagle lamps at an antique shop a few years ago & made a shade for Cody when he completed his Eagle project. Hopefully Stephen will follow in his footsteps & earn his Eagle scout badge also. If he does, I will be ready.

Have a good evening. I have to work tomorrow, so it's off to bed soon for me. 2:30 a.m. comes really fast, so I need to go to bed early. I need my beauty sleep. LOL

Hugs~Becky