Pitter Patter Goes My Heart Compliments of Olde Lady Morgan

 

Good Morning. I just finished up swapping with a wonderful blogging friend. Marie from Primitives by olde lady morgan & I did a personal swap. My package arrived a little over a week ago. Today I'm going to show you how she spoiled me. And in the days ahead, I'll show you where my treasures ended up in my home.

 

So...here goes.... The giant box arrives. I haul it into the house but can't open it right away because I've just gotten home from by son's bake sale & I'm late for a baby shower. So the box sits & I think about it for the next 5 hours or so until I arrive home. Once home, I rip into it.

 

 

The view when I open it up. Believe me...it was hard to stop & take the picture.

 

The first package gets ripped apart. I can't contain my giggles....

 

 

A very large white pumpkin...

 

 

A special request...a girl rabbit. Don't ya just love her antique dress???

 

 

Fantastic needle felted pumpkins & acorns...

 

 

Another special request....a little misfit for Ms. Becky. Ms. Becky was a giftie from Marie from our very first swap.

 

A grater...my newest addiction....started by none other than Missy Marie when we met up & had a girls day out. And...this little shoo fly...LOVE..

 

 

 

So when we played in Oshkosh, she showed me these little antique candy containers that she collects. Naughty girl sent me one....I think she's trying to start another obsession.. He he..

 

 

 

Funky alphabet dollie..Love her in her blue dress...

 

 

Ms. Maggie the turkey handed girl. Little did Missy Marie know that I have a Maggie in my family. My neice is named Maggie. Maggie has a special place in my home. She is wonderful!!

 

 

And last, but not least...a GIANT misfit. I never knew how big these guys were. I love, love, love him.

So visit again to find out where all these goodies showed up. Thank you Marie for another fantastic swap!! Marie sells here goodies online, so hop on over to her blog to visit. Just click on her name at the top of this post to visit her.

Have a wonderful day friends~Becky

Tuesday Display Chain...Patina

 

It's Tuesday and time for the display chain again. The display chain is hosted by the talented Misi of 1890 Gable House Musings. This is the final week of the chain and the theme is "Patina". Love this one...I could go on & on. Warning....this is a picture heavy post.  This time I 'll keep the yakking to minimum and let you look at the pictures. Hope you enjoy them.

 

Since it was a beautiful Fall day, I took advantage of the weather & took some pics around the yard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And inside...

 

 

 

 

 

 

See that wonderful white pumpkin??? It's from a swap I did with Marie from Primitives by Olde Lady Morgan. I'll show you all my goodies in a post coming soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some other goodies from Marie...the little doll and the tiny pumpkins on the childs cupboard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I could keep on going, but I'm stopping here. I'm off to visit the others participating in the chain. Thanks again to Misi for hosting. It's been great fun.

Have a great night all~Becky

Tuesday Display Chain...See it..Do it.

 It's Tuesday and time once again for the Display chain hosted by the talented Misi of 1890 Gable House. This weeks theme is See it..Do it..  

I have been pinning like crazy on Pinterest and have quite a few projects I would love to try. Here are just a few...I will share the links with you all, so you can check them out if you would like. I like how some of the projects turned out...others~not so much. So here goes....

 Project number one...treat bags made from newspaper. The link is here.

 My version...I actually like how these turned out. My pictures don't do this justice. It is a very easy & inexpensive project to do. The only thing I would do different is make my bags a little shorter & wider.

 Project number 2.... A light up pumpkin. Inspiration was found here.

 Hollow out your pumpkin, drill holes any way you want, and add lights. I used an old set of Christmas lights. Love the idea of this, but I wasn't thrilled with the results. I think next time I will use a stencil. 

 Project #3 is a paper project. You can find the link here.
 

 Love this one. I did not make this one. A friend from work loves paper crafts & made this for me. 

 And for the kiddos or kiddos at heart, project 4 can be found here.  This is a simple project made from toilet paper tubes. Cut some eyes, add a glow stick, and stick in the bushes. Spooky eyeballs. Perfect for Halloween.

Here is my version. Easy...yep!!
 

This is what it looks like in the bushes.
 

 Thank you to Misi for hosting the chain again this week. I missed the second week of the chain & really missed it. I'm glad I was able to join in this week.

Make sure to head over to Misi's blog to check out the other offerings in this week's chain. That's where I'm headed.

Have a wonderful evening~Becky

Busy, Busy, Busy

Happy Monday Blogging Friends...  I'm trying to post after being absent for weeks again and I'm getting extremely frustrated. I can't seem to get the underline to go away,so please bear with me.

Oh lookie~it's gone!!! So anyway~Tim & I have been helping our youngest son gear up for his Eagle Scout project. He needed a little push to get the ball rolling. Here he is with his project proposal. He'll be doing a lot of painting for our local fire department. He will also be doing some landscaping around the building & designing a plaque for the fire departments 150th anniversary. Good news is the project was approved. Yippee!! He's on his way!!

 Next up~lots of fundraising. Fundraiser #1 came up super fast. The fire department was having an open house this past weekend for Fire Prevention Week, so Stephen asked to host a bake sale. They said yes, so the baking began. Friday (my day off) was spent baking. Stephen did a lot of the packaging & pricing, but it was up to Mom to do the baking. Another friend baked too & Grandma donated some baked goodies, jelly, & salsa to the cause. This is just some of the loot.

 Here he is the day of the sale. All priced and ready to go. Waiting for his customers. It didn't take long. It ran from 10-2 and was a great start to kick off his fundraising.

And this last pic is for Marie aka Olde Lady Morgan. She's already seen it on Facebook, but I thought I'd tease her a little again. You see, we did a swap & teased a bunch. My package arrived on Saturday. Hers is sitting in my truck waiting to be mailed. No mail today, but it will go out first thing tomorrow morning. I'm sad to say, it will probably sit at her house for a bit before she gets to open it. She'll be on shopping trip with a group of ladies & living it up.

Have a great day!! I'm going to try to play catch up in blogland for a bit before I have to go to work.

Becky

Tuesday Display Chain~A New Appreciation

It's Tuesday and a good day to jump into the Display Chain hosted by Misi over at 1890 Gable House Musings. This weeks theme is A New Appreciation. It all started on a shopping trip with Olde Lady Morgan. Graters she said. You could put them anywhere she said. They're only eight bucks she said. Little did she know what she was starting. I now see graters everywhere & have to drag them home with me.

 

It all started with these 4 little graters...

 

 

 

And then I added another...

 

 

And one more...

 

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And another....(actually I've had this one for a while.)

 

 

 I have a few more, but they are stuffed in a cabinet for now & there's no way I'm going to show you the inside of that cabinet..Hehe...Hubby calls it hoarding. I call it fun.

And this last pic is for Marie...We're doing a swap. And a swap is more fun when you can torture tease the person you are swapping with. Wonder what this could turn into??? What do ya think OLM?? Any guesses??

Make sure to click on the link above to visit the other talented ladies that are participating in this weeks chain. Thanks Misi for bringing the chain back for a limited run.

Have a great night!! I'm off to visit the others in the chain this week.

Becky

Giveaway Goodie from The Rusty Thimble

 

Good Morning to you all!! I finally have a few minutes to blog. I've been so busy lately. I pop in for a few minutes here & there to see what's new, but that's about it.

 

I want to show you my wonderful pillow tuck I won from Brenda at The Rusty Thimble. Oh my... I was going to say this came a couple of weeks ago, but when I looked back, it's been a month since I won this wonderful goodie. I would like to tell you about Brenda. She is a very talented creator of wonderful goods. She is always having some kind of wonderful giveaway. She blogs, has an etsy shop, does facebook, and still has time to come up with new & fabulous creations. If you haven't visited her yet, you must do it now. You can ask her how she does it all. Oh...and don't let me forget....she has a couple of cutie pups that love attention. Thank you Brenda!! I only wish I could do half as much as you.

 

 

 

 

Here is my tuck in it's current home.

 

 

I'll be back soon to show a couple of pics of the craft show I did last week at a wonderful historic farm.

 

Have a wonderful day~Becky