New Pattern!

Busy, busy that is what I've been lately!! I have to many projects going at once!! I usually don't do that. I like to work on one thing, finish it and then move on to another. My sewing table is a mess. I just don't want to take time to clean up before starting another project. Just aren't enough hours in a day for me that's for sure.

So..........I made a new pattern!! woo hoo! Meet Lucky!!!

It's always good luck when a elephants trunk is up! The pattern for this sweet guy is now for sale in my etsy shop, Pattern Mart and my website.

My friend Angie from Love The Prim Look requested a elephant pattern that had his trunk up. She has been making all kinds of prim animals and someone asked about a elephant with a up trunk. So here he is! After I made this little guy my 26 year old daughter almost ran away with him. She says she wants a pink one with silver sparkles. Will have to work on that. I'm sure it would be very cute for sure!

And....Here is another thing that I finished up today!!!

This sweet little Easter Chick, which will be listed in my etsy shop tonight, is made with a pattern by Victoria Lynn of Kentucky Primitives 

Ok that is all for tonight. Just have to keep my fingers crossed that we don't get that 3 to 5 inches of snow they are predicting tonight!! At least that is what they said this morning. I don't know what it is now, been to busy to turn on the tv today! :)

Vintage Reproduction Feedsack Easter Eggs

Happy President's Day, on another dreary gray day. I'm so ready for warmer, sunnier days. I've been seeing the robins the last couple of weeks. So spring can't be to far away. After all, Puxatony Phil said it was going to be a early spring and March is almost here!! I always get excited for spring to see everything come back to life.

So thinking about Spring has gotten me thinking about Easter. And I just love making these eggs with the feather stitching. This year I decided to make them a little different, with vintage reproduction feedsack fabric. I searched through my fabric stash from my days of quilting and found some great scraps to make these eggs. After I stained them, I thought they sure do look like have been around for awhile. This set of 5 eggs (minus my wooden bowl) will be for sale in my etsy shop beginning tonight.

 

That’s about it for this Monday. Everyone have a wonderful night!

Primitive Rocking Horse

Since I made this little rocking horse and the pattern about a year ago I haven't made another since this last weekend for a special order. Now I am missing the little guy because I mailed him today. So I will be making a few more and listing them in my etsy shop. If anyone is interested in me making them one, let me know and I can cut out several at once. tambo331@mchsi.com I am asking $30.00 plus $5.00 shipping. He measures 8 1/2" tall by 9 1/2" wide. Glad I took pictures of him before I sent him away today. I almost didn't.

                    

Ready for some Spring!

I think the weather is going to try to warm up a bit this weekend. Maybe close to 40º on Sunday!!

This week I worked on a couple new projects! Both were great fun to make! They are up for sale in my etsy shop right now.

This is such a sweet gal that I made with a pattern from my very good friend Doreen Frost of Vermont Harvest Folk Art

And....

This guy is made with a pattern by Stacey Mead of The Goode Wife of Washington County

These two ladies are some of the most talented around. Stop by their sites to see what they are up to. You won't be disappointed!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Hope it warms up in your neck of the woods. :)

Home Again

Hubby and I got home early last night from our trip to North Carolina. We drove straight through, which is a 12 hour drive from there to where we live in northern Illinois. We missed the BIG snowstorm while we were gone. I guess we got around 16 - 18 inches of snow. We had some pretty nice weather while we were in NC. The first couple of days it was in the 60's and the rest of the week in the 40's. That was heaven compared to the temps in the 20's and below here. So it's time to get back to normal life once again. I need to get working on my Easter items to list in my etsy shop and Bucktown.

Here are a few pics I took with my digital camera while I was in NC with my daughters family.

That's me and my brand new sweet grandson! Max is such a good baby. He did a lot of sleeping while we were there. He is so much calmer then his sister was.

And here is Cora and little brother. Cora is 2 years old and has lost her top front tooth already. A couple months ago while she was at daycare she was riding a little bike and flipped over the front of the it and chipped off part of the tooth. Then a couple of weeks later it got infected like they thought it would and had to have it pulled out.

Cora holding her day old baby brother. I love, love this picture!

And here is my daughter Tara with Cora and Max. I'm so proud of my daughter, she had a home birth and did wonderfully!!

And my hubby (Grandpa) holding little Max for the first time.

That's all for now. Have a wonderful Sunday everyone!!!

New Arrival!

Maxwell Pierce finally made into the world last night, after being 8 days late. He weighs 7 lbs. 9 oz. , 20 1/2" long. He is my first grandson. He has a older sister who is now 2 years old, Cora. Mom and baby are doing just wonderfully! Little Max is just perfect!

When Cora first saw Max all she wanted to do was hold him. He was just a couple hours old here in this picture.

Here's my daughter, Cora and little Max!

Well that's about all for now. Will try to get more pics up this weekend!!!

Baby Watch 2011

Well my daughters due date has come and gone. She was due on Monday the 24th. I jump every time the phone rings. She had an appointment with her midwife this morning and was told the baby is all lined up in great position. If there is no baby by this weekend she is going to have a non stress test to see if the baby's heart rate and movements are normal on Monday. We don't know what the baby is so I am super excited to see if it's a boy or a girl.

I haven't been working on to much lately. Went to a estate sale today and didn't get anything. Most of the stuff was priced to high. Then went to the Goodwill and nothing there either. Oh well. I was out running around in the snow and just came home and noticed all the birds at my bird feeders. So took a few pics and captured this Red-Bellied Woodpecker. He loves my homemade suet.

Homemade Suet

1 C. crunchy peanut butter

1 C. Lard

2 C. Oatmeal

2 C. Cornmeal

raisins, berries, birdseed

I keep those plastic forms that the store bought suet come in and pour the cooled done mixture in those. Pop into freezer. Works perfectly!

Well that's all for now folks!

New Primitive Mini Valentine Heart Wall Hanger

Just a short post tonight. Just listed this little mini in my etsy shop. This mini hanger measures 6" tall from the top of the wire hanger to the tip of the heart. The heart itself measures 3 1/2" tall by 2 1/2" wide. The stick from which the heart is hanging from measures 4 1/2" wide. I plan on making a few more of these little hearts.

Have a wonderful evening!!!

Primitive Valentine Heart Make Do

Was another very busy day today. Finished up this Make Do today. It will be listed in my etsy shop shortly.

Took this pic the other day of a Carolina Wren. He looks so cute upside down. He was looking for a way into my caged suet feeder.

Ok that's all for tonight!!

Loveable Prim Bear

We are half way through another week! It amazes me how fast the days weeks and month just fly by. I guess that's what happens when you get older.

Made a couple bears this week. One will be going to the ARTery at Bucktown and the other in my etsy shop tonight. He is made from a pattern by Maureen of Sweet Meadows Farm. I have quite a few of her patterns. I made a couple of these bears several years ago and forgot about the pattern until recently. They just have the most sweetest faces. Working on a Big Prim Heart Make do, hopefully will have that finished tomorrow. I'll post pics here when I do get it finished.

The fabric for this little guy, I am not sure what it is. I bought this from the clearance table at Hancock Fabrics several years ago. Just thought it looked good to make bears with. Anyway I think he turned out pretty darn cute!

Have a great Wednesday evening my blogger friends!

A Few New Things

Last night made up a pattern for my Primitive Simple Valentine Hearts Door Hanger. It's now for sale in my etsy shop, my website and Pattern Mart. Click on the link over in on my right side bar for a link to my Pattern Mart.

This past weekend worked on more coin purses. These are so fun to make and fast!! They will be up for sale in my etsy shop tonight after I get done here. They are the perfect size for your cash, credit cards, ipod, cell phone and what ever. They measure 4 1/2" tall by 5 1/2" wide. They are lined on the inside with cotton fabric.

I've been such a busy bee lately. Mailed off a order of 12 birds today and now I can work on some other ideas that I've had running through my head. My items that I've been selling at the local art gallery, The ARTery at Bucktown. I've been doing pretty good! I've been the top seller for the last 2 months! So this week working on more items to list there. Whew!!

More snow is on it's way tonight! IS IT SPRING YET!!!! Oh well...winter is a good time just to stay inside and create. And a few weeks I will become a grandma again for the second time!!! I am so darn excitied. Talked to my daughter the other day and she is so ready to have the baby. Very uncomfortable these days. She has not found out if it's a boy or girl, so we will be surprised once again. We will be making a trip to NC sometime after it's born. Can't wait to hold that precious little bundle. I love babies!!!!!

Primitive Simple Hearts

It's a brand new year! May 2011 bring you all health, wealth and peace. I wish so much there were more hours in a day. There are just so many things I want to do. I finished up this little door hanger today and it's listed in my etsy shop now.

This is a short post for tonight. Need to work on a order of birds and other goodies!! Stay tuned!! :)

Happiest New Year!!

Happy New Year to all my blogging friends!! I have to say that 2010 was a good year for me and I look forward to more good fortune in 2011. And the new year will start with a brand new grand baby for me in January! I can not wait for my second precious bundle to be born!! Won't be long now!

I haven't blogged for awhile because my daughter, son in law and granddaughter were here for Christmas. It was wonderful having them here. It was a short visit but it was nice none the less. Will see them again soon the end of January when the baby is born.

So my new suet feeders have been more popular with the squirrels then the birds. We just have so many squirrels around here. I thought I would write about Lucy who only has half a tail. This past summer she raised a family up in a tree right above our deck. I loved watching the babies come down from their nest to the ground for the first time. They would be so afraid of anything on the ground for awhile. She's been around our house I think for about 3 years. And she is a bossy little thing too!
Here's a few pictures of her.
 

I've been working on Valentines this week. Here is a little something I finished up today that is now listed in my Etsy Shop. Look for more new Valentines in the coming weeks.

Happy New Year!!!!!

Bath Time with Bonsai & Pepper

Here are my two kitties Bonsai and Pepper who love to give each other a bath! They are best buddies and do this all the time.

Pillow Gift Box

I have some jewelry to give to family this Christmas and don't have any small boxes to wrap them in. So I found this blog, Bird Cards with a template to make these cute and simple little boxes. These are just perfect for that handmade touch.

I used card stock and printed Happy Christmas with on one side and printed the pillow box template on the other side.

Cut out your template. Then with a bone creasing/scoring tool, score on the dotted lines. Then glue the long tab to the other side of the box. Let dry completely. Then fold in your curved ends of your box and there you have it!

Everyone have a wonderful Monday!! 5 days till Christmas!!!