~Fall Crafts and More Rolling Pins~

Any free time that I’ve had when not babysitting the grandkids has been spent making more goodies for my upcoming show in October.

 While looking through my craft supplies…I discovered that I had a few glass jars left.  So, I embroidered a couple of Fall design labels…glued them to the jar…added a homespun ribbon, rusty star, and a hang-tag…and put some good smelly potpourri in the jar.

 These would be cute with candy corn in them, but I was afraid to do that for the show…thinking that the candy corn might melt if it is hot outside the weekend of the show.

I also got all the labels sewed on to the sleeves for the rolling pins. I have 4 rolling pins that look old…so I sewed the sleeves on to the pins and got them all done.

Now I need to make the 14 new, unfinished rolling pins look old and get the sleeves sewn on to them.

If you read my last post…you know that we went to the wedding on Saturday evening for the bride that I made her veil and worked on her dress. The wedding was beautiful…the colors were white with pastel yellow. I didn’t take any pictures during the ceremony, but  took some at the reception…so I thought that I would give you a peek of them cutting the cake. Well…actually of them getting ready to stuff cake in each other’s face!

I hope to make more goodies for the show over the next two days…since I don’t have the grandkids again until Thursday. So, I’ll be back in a few days with more goodies to share. Until then…..         blessings, Cindy

~Rolling Pins And Fall Pins~

I was able to get some crafting done over the last couple of days, since I wasn’t needed to watch the grandkids. I can’t believe that my big Fall craft show will be here in 6 weeks…so I will be crafting every chance I get between now and then.

I embroidered 12 labels to go on some old rolling pins…

I used the words…bake, biscuits, vintage, antiques, sugar cookies, and primitives. Some are on small checked homespun and some are on small floral calico prints. I’ll share more photos as I get all the sleeves sewed onto the rolling pins…I just love how these are turning out.

I also made some pumpkins pins with the help of my sister. She has offered to come over one day a week to help me craft. We have fun crafting together…there is a lot of work getting done, but there is also a lot of laughing going on.

Even with all the silliness…we made 12 skinny pumpkin pins and 12 fat pumpkin pins.

This coming week…we hope to get some black cats and bat pins made with little jack-o-lanterns on them. And as soon as I get the rolling pins all done…I will be making some embroidered door knob bags and dish towels.

I also found an unfinished wood cut-out cat piece like one that I had made in the past…and will be making another one just like this one.

Well, I had best be going to get some rest as it is getting late here…and we have a wedding to go to tomorrow. Yes, it is the wedding for the bride that I did the alterations on her dress and made her veil. We have known this young lady since she was in 3rd grade…her and my youngest daughter played basketball and volleyball together through out their school years. Both their dads coached their basketball team from 3rd grade through 6th grade…and us parents become very good friends over the years. The mother-of-the-bride has been very teary eyed for the last couple of weeks…we’ve been teasing her about making sure that she carries a tissue box around with her tomorrow. The wedding is outside in the evening and weather is going to be great and a little cooler. Should be a perfect evening for a beautiful wedding!!

Until next time…..         blessings, Cindy

~Pics From The Country Gathering Show~

Finally getting to share with you the pictures from the country show that I went to on Saturday with my sister and a friend. We had a lot of fun even though it rained…then quit…then rained…then quit…then rained! A little rain or a lot of rain wasn’t going to stop us gals from going to this show!!

There were lots of country and primitive goodies to look at…

 I was looking for more firkins/sugar buckets to add to my ever-growing stack of them…but I didn’t see any the size that I needed. They were sizes that I already had…that’s ok, cause I had fun looking at them anyways! I was also looking for anything white, weathered, and chippy to go with my country farmhouse style.

Here’s a few photos that I took of the show…Enjoy!!

This next picture is of my favorite booth…it was like you had stepped into a little log cabin.

My sister purchased a coverlet and an old framed piece of floral cross-stitched. My friend picked up an old game board and a primitive mammy doll.

And this is what I got…

 a reproduction pair of old-looking scissors…my sister purchased a pair too. Mine is hanging in my sewing/craft room. Yes, I’ve used them and they work great!!

Best be going for now…will be babysitting the grandkids again tomorrow. My son-in-law’s mother had her face reconstruction surgery today and everything went well and she will be coming home tomorrow. Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes for her.

I have actually been doing a little embroidery in the evenings after the grandkids leave and hope to share pics of what I have been working on with you on my next post. Until then…..         blessings, Cindy