My Goodies from Brenda, Car Crash, & a Finish

Happy Thursday!! One more work day till the weekend!  Yeah! I have to work Sunday, but at least I'm off Saturday!!

I would like to Thank you all for the kinds words about my Grandfather. It meant a lot to me.

I would like to show off my winnings from Brenda at The Rusty Thimble. I was the winner of her giveaway & she sent me these wonderfully prim pears. I just love them!! This is just a temporary place for them. I have a bowl I think they will look great in. Brenda makes some really nice things, so hop on over to her blog & check her out. She is currently having another awesome giveaway.

We also had some excitement outside our home on Monday night. We live on a curve in the road & had a car flip over. The had a tire blow out & the car wouldn't turn. The car went straight & they drove up the ground wires on the electric pole by our house. The car went 1/2 way up the wires & flipped on it's roof.

It was a couple about my age & they (of course) were pretty shaken up. My pictures aren't too good, but this is the car on it's roof. Thank goodness they were both okay. This happened around 11 p.m. and it took until 2 a.m. before it was all cleaned up & hauled away. I was a little tired on Tuesday.

Our city electric truck had to come out to make sure the pole was okay & to help guide the car off the ground wires. We usually have a couple of cars each winter hit the guardrail by the curve, but never one that tried to climb the electric pole. The scary part of all this excitement was that on Tuesday night another car hit the guardrail & the police had to come out again. I told hubby I think it's time to move to the country. We've been waiting for the kiddos to finish high school. Only 3 years to go~although I've been checking the local real estate section for a while now.

I did have time to finish up a crow cross stitch this week. I mounted it to a bread board that I painted, then I added the prim candles. I love how this turned out. The cross stitch is a Primitive Betty's freebie.

Have a great day!! I'm off to blog hop to try to catch up on what I've missed in the last few days.

Becky

Sad Day

Hello everyone~

Just a quick post to let you all know my hubby's tests came back & everything is okay. We're still waiting for the results of one biopsy, but the doctor seemed to think the results will be good.

I lost my grandfather this past weekend. His funeral is today. He was 90 years young. He will be missed.

I've been working on some things & received some packages in the mail. I will post pics soon.

Take care~Becky

New Hooked Rug & Swap Goodies in Place

Good Morning~

  I just had to show off my new hooked rug I purchased on ebay from Rhonda at My Glory Stars. I have to say I just love it!! I have one other rug of Rhonda's & I have to say she does quality work & her color choices are wonderful. I can't wait to display this in my home.

I also wanted to show you were some of my goodies ended up in my home. This is one of a set of towels. As you can see, it found a home in my kitchen on the handle of an old fruit carrier.

The prairie bonnet found a home on my hoosier cabinet in my dining room. I thought I would like it on my peg shelf in the dining room, but it didn't look right there. I love how it looks next to the frosted glass door.

The little prairie stump doll looks perfect with all my kitchen goodies.

I have a little candle mat that is in my kitchen, but forgot to take a pic. I'll post that later.

I'm off to sit with hubby at the hospital. He's having some health issues, so please keep him in your prayers. I'm hoping all is well & we should know more later today.

Enjoy your day!!

Hugs~Becky

Still Stormin & My Swap Goodies Arrived

Happy Friday Everyone~

I hope you are all have a good day so far. It's raining again today & hot & muggy. We already have a lot of flooding in the area as some nasty storms came through yesterday. Well~enough about the weather~on to the goodies...

I participated in Char's textile swap over at The Pickled Pepper Patch. My swap partner is Lecia of Farmhouse Prims. I came home from some errands yesterday to find this package on my porch.

Hmmm.... I knew who sent the package, but what goodies are hiding inside??

Even though I wanted to rip open the packages, I was a good girl & opened her wonderful card first. I nice note from a new friend....

Inside the first package was this cute little Halloween pillow Lecia bought from another blog friend.... Can it get any better? We're off to a great start!!

Next package....A house & willow tree candle mat~just perfect!! Love it!!

Package #3~a wonderful pack of hand towels & prim Halloween tag. I love crows!! Score ;)

Better view of one of the towels.

I'm showing you all the goodies in the order that they were opened. I think I saved the best for last without even knowing it.

I have to tell a little secret. Lecia was a little nervous about our swap because she said she was not a crafter. These next two items were made by her hands & they are my favorite two items in my swap package. It is wonderful that she came out of her comfort zone to attempt to make a handmade item for our swap. The rule was at least one item had to be handmade by someone. Lecia fulfilled that rule with the pumpkin pillow. I am honored that she made both of these next 2 items for me. She did a wonderful job on both the bonnet & the little prairie doll. I hope she had fun making these & it will something she continues to do. I will treasure them both!

Thanks Lecia for the wonderful goodies my friend. I just hope you will enjoy your goodies as much as I am enjoying mine. If you're reading this, your package will be in the mail soon!!

Enjoy the day everyone~Becky

Challenge Revealed....Meet Momma Mouse

Good Morning~although it's going to be another hot & sticky day here today, I'm not going to let the heat get to me. I'm going to spend the day creating (and do a little cleaning). I decided to participate in Donna's (Sweet Prairie Dwellings) challenge. The challenge was to create something from this wonderful roll of potty paper.

I thought what the heck I am going to do with this? As I was waiting to fall asleep one night, I thought about making a mouse make do. I've been on a mice kick lately as you've all probably noticed. So this is the start....

Meet Momma and her babies.

Momma was sneaking around the people house looking for scraps when she came across this roll of toilet paper. She started by stuffing some of the paper in her pouch, but decided to hide the whole roll under her skirt. She figured the people of the house wouldn't miss one little roll of toilet paper & it would make a nice cozy nest for all her little ones. What do you think? Did she succeed in hiding it?? LOL

 

Momma with her little pouch & 2 of her babies.

A close up of her pouch. She made the little bag with a scrap of leftover antique quilt she picked up off the floor in the sewing room of the lady person. Baby loves how soft the snippet of toilet paper is & can't wait to snuggle into a bed of it when momma gets it home.

I hope you enjoyed Momma mouse. I had a wonderful time creating her for Donna's challenge.

I'll be checking back later to see what the other's have come up with for Donna's challenge. If you haven't checked out Donna's blog yet, you really should. She makes some wonderful things, has great giveaways, & does fun challenges.

Off to do some creating~I have a swap to finish up & another one to get started & 2 big shows coming up in September (which really isn't that far off).

Enjoy the day & stay cool~Becky

Garden Tour

Good Morning~

I spent a lot of time by a friend's rummage sale last week & while there, I took some pictures of her flowers. Enjoy the pictures...

I'm off to the dentist today, doing some grocery shopping, & cleaning.

Enjoy the week~Becky

I WON & Goodies from Maxwwell Street Days

Happy Friday Friends~

I'm off to sit at my friends rummage sale today, but decided to do a quick post. First is my exciting news..I won Brenda's giveaway!! Yippee!! She's in the process of moving, so I'll be getting my package towards the end of the month. I'll be sure to show you the goodies when they arrive. I'm not sure what she's sending me yet cuz it's a surprise. Hmmm....what will it be? To check out her wonderful blog just click here.

Here are some of my Maxwell Street Sale goodies.

I bought all this at our local thrift store at half off. I spent a total of $7. The little doll size iron & the rusty light are my favorites. I also bought a lamp shade that I will redo, but didn't take a picture of it.

Have a great day & stay cool~Becky