Two New Sampler's

Here are a couple more samplers I have ready for my harvest sale. I have also just listed them on Etsy.

Kimberlee's Primitive Fall Home

Click on the picture to go to my sister Kimberlee's Picture Trail album. She has a wonderful primitive home! You'll love it !

Pumpkins and Candy Corn

I spent the day yesterday sewing, stuffing, and painting pumpkins and candy corn. Glad that's done !

A Couple Stitcheries

Here are a couple stitcheries I finished for my Harvest Sale. Today I'm working on pumpkins.

Prim Harvest Sale

I'm having a little Harvest sale at my home ( outside like a yard sale ) Sat. Oct 11 for anyone in the Omaha area that might be interested.

Newly Painted Hutch

Well, here it is, my newly painted red hutch. It looks so much better to me in person than in these pictures. Reds come out weird in pics sometimes. I like how it turned out, but will like it better when I get some pewter to display in it. The last two pictures are after I decided to go back and sand some edges. I like it better after doing that. I also plan on buying these Presidential portraits to hang in this room. It will look very Colonial~ just the way I like it!

Should I Paint It ?

I am having trouble deciding what I should do about painting my hutch in my dining room. I have already painted my dining chairs black and plan on painting the pedestal of the table black and restaining the top of the table a darker stain. I was thinking of painting the hutch black and the inside paneling a dark red with lot's of distressing~ maybe with some black showing through. Or maybe a more neutral tan or pewter color instead of the red. I'd like it to be more primitive looking. I know it will be a big job sanding it and painting, but I think I would love it ! What do you think I should do ? If you think I should paint it, then what color ? I don't think I want it to totally match the table~ I like the mismatched look. Oh and by the way my plan is to fill it with pewter like the first cabinet you see below. I added some pictures of cabinets that I like.


I love the red on the inside of this one!



Here is a picture from The Country Junction Blog. I always loved the furniture they had. I love the red one with the dark tan color on the inside.


I love this black with a little red showing through.

The Miller Homestead

Just wanted to send everyone over to visit The Miller Homestead~ my good friend Jamie's new blog. She's been checking out everyone's blogs for a while now and finally decided to start her own. I'm so glad you're a blogger now Jamie~ it's so fun here in blogland!

Colonial Christmas

Can you tell that I've been in a sampler mood ? Here's another one I did yesterday. I really like this one!

More Christmas Goodies

Here is a sampler and one more sign I listed on Etsy.

New Christmas Sign and Stocking

I just listed this Olde Time Christmas sign and Stocking on Etsy.

Mercantile Gatherings

I'm very excited because last week Twigs from Mercantile Gatherings contacted me and invited me to have my house featured in the magazine. I sent all my fall pictures and filled out the interview . I don't know when it will be featured, but I know it will be a while . Maybe even a year or two, but I'm still so excited !

Merry Halloween Bag on My Etsy

I made this prim bag today. It is filled with a grungy moon, a crow, a pumpkin head with witch hat, and some sweet annie. It smells so good too~ I just love walking by it hanging on my peg rack ! Mmmm, yummy ! If it sells I'll be making another one for me to keep !

A Great Giveaway

Shay over at Olde Colonial Peddler is having a great giveaway! Here is the first prize. I love these guys ! Stop over at her blog to see the other prizes.

My Outside Fall Display

I finished my Fall display out front this afternoon.

An award and I've Been Tagged

I've been given the Your Blog Rocks Award by Lisa at Black Sheep Prims Homeplace and Angie at Sugarplum Patch Thank you both ! Lisa, Angie, and Pam at Antique or Not also tagged me ~ I'm supposed to list 6 random things about myself and tag six other friends. Here are the six random things about me ~
1. I love coffee ! Especially a grande nonfat mocha from Starbucks.
2. I was homeschooled from the 10th -12th grades and now homeschool my kids
3. I've lived in Arkansas, Maine,Mississippi, England, California, Georgia, Illinois, and Nebraska
4. I'm a beauty school drop out~ I went to cosmetology school for 3 months right out of high school and decided it wasn't for me !
5. I like watching Disney Channel shows with my daughter
6.I never wear my glasses ~I can't stand them on my face~ I just go around squinting ( bad, I know) !
These are the blogs that I love to visit and would like tag and give the Your Blog Rocks Award to . You can post this award on your blog if you like and then list six random things about yourself and tag six other friends~
Gettysburg Homestead
Ribbonwood Cottage
Country Girl at Home
Grits Greens and Cornbread
Oakleaf Hollow Primitives
Cobblestone farms

Happy Harvest Giveaway Winner

Thanks so much for all the entries and sweet comments! I can't believe there were so many entries ! After Paige's birthday party last night she picked a winner from the bowl of names and the winner is Marcia Hilmes ~ Congratulations Marcia ! I will get your goodies mailed out to you in the next few days. :-) Now I can't wait to do a Christmas Giveaway ! Hope you all have a great weekend !

Paige's Birthday Party

For Paige's 12th birthday she wanted to have a Halloween Costume party with just a few friends on our street. We had fun decorating and making our cupcake Jack~O~Lantern cake. It was a cute and simple cake to do. My mom found this beautiful queen costume for Paige and sent it to her in time for the party. I thought that all the kids looked cute in their costumes. They all watched Halloweentown and played the Wii. Then it was time for cake. Paige bent down to blow out the candles and as I was taking the picture I noticed that her hair looked like it was hanging into the flames of the candles. I looked up from my camera to tell her to pull her hair back , but it was already on fire. I quickly grabbed her hair with my hand and put it out. Thank goodness it wasn't worse than it was. Only a few hairs were burnt. her hair is so long and thick that I can't even tell. It sure smelled awful though ! So that added to the party excitement ! It was a fun and simple party and now I'm ready for bed. I'm planning to work on my scarecrow to put in my outside display tomorrow and make one or two more Jasper's tomorrow. Good Night !