I’ve taken a break from crafting to redo my kitchen. It was one of the things that I loved about this house when we purchased it 14 years ago, but I didn’t realized until we moved in that it is always dark. There are dark cabinets on every wall and only one small window. We have to turn the lights on even during the day. So I’m finally getting around to redoing it. I decided to paint the cabinets a creamy white, then distress them by rubbing on a dark stain and sanding them in places to give them an aged feel. I’ll post some pictures in a few weeks when I’m finished with this major undertaking.

I’ve been getting and making some primitive folk-art goodies to put in my kitchen. I found a small old ladder at a local craft shop that is perfect for the prim dish towels that I’ve been embroidering on. There is a ledge between the kitchen & dining room and I placed the ladder on that ledge against the side of the refrigerator. I’ll post a picture of it when the kitchen is done. Until then, here are a few pictures of some the prim dish towels that I’ve sold online or at my craft shows. These towels would also look great hanging over the edge of an old ironing board and from a basket or old crock.