make a primitive snowman-DOLL SIZE...... no ornies
i can draw names and pair everyone up with a partner
OR
instead of hooking everyone up with a partner you can swap with ME only...so if we choose only swapping with me we will be limited to the first 3 people who sign up. So that means I'd be making 3 snowmen but you'd only be making one.
so decide what you'd like to do swap with ONE person or swap with ME in the swap and let me know via posting here under comments
Leave a comment here on my blog under this post saying you want to join.
If you have any questions write them in as a comment.
THEN send me a E-mail to:
eweniquetreasures@yahoo.com, I will send a confirmation E mail back to you. If you don't receive a confirmation E mail back from me within 3 days, E-mail me again-I don't want anyone getting lost in the shuffle. I need you to copy and paste the info below and send it to me in a E-mail.
YOUR:
Name:
Address:
E-mail address:
Blog or website address (not required to join):
Deadline to enter The Snowman Swap is October 31st by midnight eastern time. Snowmen will need to be sent/postmarked by November 21st 2008~
Wednesday Inspirations 10/22/08
Happy Wednesday everyone!!!!!
I have some pics to share of some of my things, i know WOW i rarely do that lol
i have less space to decorate now but it makes me even more
determined. I love to decorate and im not gonna let my situation stop me from it,
so with that said....................
I put out a couple of fall thingies in my room. I still have some more to find
just haven't unpacked all my things yet.
like above ^ this a pic of a trencher bowl i decoarted i used a
burgundy mum and its hard to see but an orange pansey was thrown
into the mixture too Virginia Tech colors :) and they're fall colors so
its a win win situation. Now i just gotta remember to water them.
Maybe mr crow will help remind me LOL.
heres a better color photo of it
Okay every year I try to get a new pumpkin guy this next one i got in Hillsville one year at that huge town flea market they have I love him, hes been a staple for me to put out every year he makes me smile. He's holding a black cat rattler
as you see hes sitting on my unfinished corner e center along with
an old scale, a wooden bowl filled with crocquet balls, and its all backed
by an old wooden cutting board.
some more pumpkin guys below and me oh my i just remembered i have a scare crow
somewhere i need to pull out and im slackin i haven't bought a new pumpkin man
this year yet to add to my collection :( the one sittin on the ledge is from a local
prim store the other i purchased at Tuesday Morning
Next pic is of a chalkboard i made. I took one of my mothers old pictures
painted over it with chalkboard paint and woila i have a new chalkboard lol
the picture was just put on heavy cardboard too not a wooden board so i was
pleasantly surprised to see it took the paint.
My room is a garage thats been converted to a living space and its
connected to my parents house so you'll see a lot of "brick" can't hang
a lot of things over it to hide it im just using nails that were previousy put
in there so im limited at what i can do but its UGLY i know i like the loft
feeling but its so cold so im trying to use lil things like this to warm it up.
i have plans on buying some O hooks and hanging them from the ceiling
shhh don't tell dad LOL and hanging a pole and a quilt over it to hide a window
leading into the house and the brick of course. Will take pics when i get that done
i have to find a ladder somewhere to reach the celiling only good thing about the
room lots of head space LOL
Theres always a "casualty of moving" ya know we lose something
or something gets broken below is my broken item my noah's ark :( ya can't see in the pic but the top deck of my noahs ark is cracked :( wasn't wrapped up when it was packed just thrown in a box and its made basically out of balsa wood i think and well its cracked now but didn't have
the heart to toss it out added some glue some paint just hope it holds together.
Its sittin on my unfinished Pie safe. This is the wall i want to cover with the
quilt
ONE LAST THING I WANNA SHOW YA
shes extreme prim..... i know there are few of us that apprecaite extreme prim
but the new special someone in my life "Greg" bought her for me so i wanted to share.
her name is GiGi :) and he surprised me with her first time we met i had
noticed her in a prim shop and he snuck behind my back and bought her for me
UNFOURTUNATELY when we got back with her and read her tag she was
suppose to have come with her prize winning sheep we contacted the shop
and they couldn't find it :( so GiGi is lonely without her prize winning sheep
but i love her just the same Thanks again Greg :)
okay so thats all i have i know not much nothing exciting but thats my life
right now i'm working on it =/
Now that i've bored you all with my stuff i have some links to post that
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THANK YOU KIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
she sent several in so i'll share some each week til i run out
OK POOF my blogger has gone kaput not sur e what i did
trying to get my page back the way it was i've lost stuff again LOL
argh lol so computer illiterate
bare with me folks i'll have to add all my fave blogs back.. counters, etc
will take me a bit....wish me luck LOL
Wednesday Inspirations 10/15/08
No one submitted any links or photos for us this week :(
I do have some projects going of my own, that i'm almost finished with,
hopefully by friday or this weekend at the latest just some fall stuff
but i'll have photos to share.
I'm trying to rearrange my room.... hard to do with 12 years worth of stuff
from my house in it but oh well it will get worked out. Just weeding
thru stuff seeing what i really need to keep and tossing the rest.
I've been scouring the internet for small room ideas but i think i need
to purge some stuff before i even consider layout at this point.
If i have time this weekend i'm going to start
working on my christmas presents and get those out of the way I've
already decided what to make just have to get the time to do it.
That's all i've been up to...hope all my friends out there are having
a good week drop me a line or leave me a comment would love
to hear from you and hear/see what you're up to.
Wednesday Inspirations!!! Oct 8th
HELLO this week our inspiration comes from Paula with Rusty Pins and Old Lace
I did an interview with her &
Paula sent some photos of her fall decor/crafts for me to share with everyone.
Thanks Paula!!
you can visit Paula's online shop here:
Enjoy the interview and photos and remember if you have a prim home/shop you'd like to share for wednesday inspirations send me an email to eweniquetreasures@yahoo.com
PS trying to work on the blog and change templates etc so some things are missing please bare with me til i get it figured out THANKS
interview i did with Paula.......
How long have you been in business and how did you come up with your business name? We've been in business now for 5 years. Our name was really just a rambling of things that to me represented Primitive. It had to be unique and at the same time something that would continue to represent us as our company grew. I really wanted it to be a name that would stick in customers minds.
How long have you been crafting? I've been sewing for 6 years now, but have crafted most of my life. I started out as a 'cottage' lover and lived the cottage life. I had painted for a long time..then Rhumitoid Arthritis hit me at 35 and when I wasn't able to hold a paint brush any longer, I had to give it up, but I didn't want to give up living, so I taught myself to sew. And as they say, the rest is history.
What do you make? Everything Primitive. I create dolls, seasonal goods, old fashion soaps(my passion), alot of different items really. Hubby works on all the wood items we carry. I find it very boring to create one single item...say dolls...it just bores me to tears. So I work on many items. I'll sew for a while, and when I tire of that I make soaps, or work on our wood items...then I'll go back to sewing. It's a cycle I guess.
What are your favorite primitives to collect? I love unique farm items. Things that a farmer threw together because it was needed at that moment. Old cabinets made from crates.....anything wooden...tables, stools and totes. I just can't pass up a tote. I have almost a dozen of them and I always find uses for them. Ironstone! Love ironstone. I get a kick out of finding pieces one at a time. It's one collection I'll always have. It's simple and goes with everything.
What inspires you? My life. Living on a farm and being so close to nature is such a love for me. Nature and the quietness of this place helps me to focus. And nighttime. Right before I doze off I always think up new ideas. In fact some of my best ideas come to me at bedtime. I've learned to keep a notebook on the bedside table so I can jot them down right away. I never remember them in the morning.
What are your favorite tips for decorating using primitives? I collect items that I can use. I hate putting away anything. It has to stay out...and because we live in a small house, it has to function as well. I'm not a 'period' decorator. I LOVE the look of it, but it just doesn't fit my lifestyle. So I decorate with many different things. I'm an eclectic Primitive decorator I guess you can say. My one true belief that I've learned and live by is..'if you love something, and I MEAN love something, buy it' It will ALWAYS work with what you have at home. And play! Move things around. I purchase items that can live many lives. For example...a dresser that is now in my living room was once in the dining room holding platters and table linens, and before that, it was in the entryway holding rugs, winter hats and scarves. Always remember, there is no 'right & wrong' in decorating. It's all about what makes you feel good' After all, your the one that comes home to it every night and wakes up to it every morning.
Any advice for those who are decorating challenged? I'm a magazine junkie. I collect pictures, rip them right out and save them. I don't think about the picture, it just has to make me feel good. When you look at them later, you'll usually see a common pattern in them. Maybe a certain style, or a certain wood look. Maybe you find all painted furniture.....it's a great way for a new decorator to start out. When my girls moved into their own places and had no money for decorating, I had them tear out one favorite picture. Something that really gave them butterflys. And as money allowed, they created that 'picture' room in their own home. Ofcourse most items where NOT what was in the picture, but items that closely resembled each item in the picture. It was fun hunting down every piece. And it was always on the cheap. Discount stores, antique stores and flea markets where their hunting grounds. It took some time...but it was worth the end result. Best of all, it was a chance to let their own personality shine! You just can't go wrong using this idea. So go ahead, start scouring those magazines. You'll have a happy and beautiful home in no time. :o)
Wednesday Inspirations, 10/01/08
HAPPY FALL YA'LL
*****Yea its gettin cold...... the leaves are turning, its beautiful here in VA. Everyone is down sick now including me BLEH lol part of the territory with the cold weather coming in i guess. WE need to see everyones fall decor so if you have already decorated whether it be for halloween/fall/thanksgiving send me a link to your photos or send me the photos to share here with eveyrone we'd all like to see.
*****Hope everyone is having a great week... my "special" someone is suppose to come see me this weekend :) YAY!!! so i'm busy trying to clean my space so he doesn't see my moving mess lol
.....you gals are gonna have to give me some ideas on how to decorate my small space to spruce it up its just one room basically.... sort of like a bedroom suite i have a "living" area small....and then a space for the bed its a room built onto my parents house so half the walls are brick because it was built onto their house and the other is paneled not very attractive but i'm sure there is a way to brighten the space will have to take you gals some pics when i get the boxes put away...
without further ado....I Only have two places to share with ya today. Working on getting some fall pics fromRusty pins n lace hope to have that to share with ya by next week but for now check these over
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/19212308
http://www.early-farm-primitives.com/SEASONS1.html
!!HELLO!! September 24, 2008
Remember me? LOL i'm still kickin around belive it or not.Miss you all so much...... A LOT has happened to me this past year not just with dealing withthe illness etc but my husband left me.....took off on meand his family no explanation we don't know where hes at....I was in denial a long time he started coming home less and lessthen the phone calls stoppedanywho who knows why or where hes at....my great friends and family pushed me to accept the fact he wasn't coming back and to move on with my life and i'm doing soI have lawyers trying to locate him and setting up court and all those wonderful things right now. Taking it one day at a time i have my up and my down days will just be glad when its all over with.Had to move back home with the parents so haven't really been decorating or crafting so i just let this blog go for a while. Been itching to do some pattern designing tho if i can get my mojo back.I'm staying busy with work, health is bout the same i'm doing fairly well. Just met someone special who is slowly becoming a big part of my lifemaybe all men aren't so bad LOLyes i'm laughing i can do that now....... feels good toomy online friends have been a big support to me over the years I'm a lucky gal to have so much love and supportwould love to hear from you gals please leave me some commentsi gotta get back into checking out my fave blogs and seeing what'sbeen goin on in your lives lately i miss my primitive sistahs ((HUGS))I'll check in again soon AN AWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wowza just checked my email and I received an award!!!!!!!!
I just received the “Arte Y Pico” Award from
Sandy over at the For The Love Of Prims Blog http://fortheloveofprims.blogspot.com/
THANK YOU SO MUCH SANDY HUGSSSSSSSS
Ok, so here are the rules and remember if you already have the award just accept and that's all you have to do!1- You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserving of this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contribute to the blogging community, no matter what language.2- Each award has to have the name of the author and a link to his/her blog to be visited by everyone.3- Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that presented her/him with the award.4- The award winner and one who has given the prize have to show the link of "Arte y Pico" blog so everyone will know the origin of this award.5- To show these rules.So here are the blogs that I try to read everyday, along with many others.
I choose
http://countryblossom.blogspot.com/
http://3guysagirlandaprimplace.blogspot.com/
http://foldedgingham.typepad.com/
http://heathersheartfeltstitches.blogspot.com/
http://birdinthehandprimitives.blogspot.com/
Those are all great blogs and I'm happy to pass on the award to them all.
JUST A NOTE: when i changed over my layout a few weeks ago i lost some of my fave blog links some of you have been kind enough to email me some that i had on there i know i had more so if you're blog was listed here or if you'd like to have it listed here just shoot me an email to eweniquetreasures@yahoo.com and i'll add ya. THANKS
My flowers
These are the beautiful flowers that were delivered to me today for my
birhtday, they
always spoil me rotten here at work :) as if the party wasn't enough
okay
WEDNESDAY Inspirations 6/25/08
W00T!!!!!!!!! I'm in a happy mood today. Getting ready to help
set up for a "surprise" party here at work today. They think if they
get me to help set up tables and stuff that i won't know its for me lol
but after 9 years of working here I know what they're up to
but I will still put on my "surprised" face when i walk out in
the showroom at lunch today. They're celebrating my bday early
cause this is the last week of work before the plant shuts down for
vacation everyone will be taking off early for friday.
Saturday is my official bday so i plan on taking a trip to some
prim stores if i do i'll sneak and take some pics for you gals :)
Always like taking my friends with me when i shop.
I was able to get back to my sister's new home this past weekend
and i took some pics for ya. Can't believe its been a year lol
this time last year i had taken pics of her other home and then
thats when i became ill and its taken me a year to get back and
get ya'll some pics of the new home LOL time flies when ya
having fun eh?Sis' Home Wednesday Inspirations 6/18/08
ENJOY
i changed layouts and have lost some info
like all my favortie blog links :(
so if you gals remember what i had on that list or if One of those
on my list was your blog
POST a link to it here in the comments
so i can get you added back
THANKS!!!!!!
HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep I've lost my mind 3 posts in one week I'm on a roll!
Found this decorating inspiration while surfin blogs this morning
ENJOY
Hope everyone has a HAPPY Friday the 13th Today
http://dulcimatik.multiply.com/photos/album/2/My_house_my_woods_my_kids_my_life.
Wednesday Inspirations 6/1/1/08
WOW 2 days of posting folks please don't fall out of your chairs LOL it is Wednesday
after all so here are some more inspriations :) Enjoy your day everyone.
http://community.webshots.com/user/joeandkrys
http://community.webshots.com/user/the_heritage_house
http://community.webshots.com/user/PrimKarlee
http://community.webshots.com/user/MOTHERBEE5
http://community.webshots.com/user/TraditionalPineFurniture
Wednesday Inspirations 6/11/08
HAPPY MONDAY!!!!!! Inspirations lol
I know, I know I've been gone way too long, still not feelin good
just not into craftin or decorating lately but if you guys keep after me
to keep showing my face around here i'll try and start doing better lol
Its not wednesday either but thought I'd share some inspiration
cause I never know when i'll be on to post
Really do thank each and everyone of you for checking in on me
seeing how i'm doing LOVE the sisterhood around here
Barb called my attention to lots of new Webshot albums
available i found several so i'll share 5 at a time
remember you gals can always send me pics of your own
home or shop and i'll share them here as well!
so without furtherado here they are and I hope each and everyone
of you have a great week!
http://community.webshots.com/user/livintheprimlife
http://community.webshots.com/user/yellowfarmhouse
http://community.webshots.com/user/jap7881
http://community.webshots.com/user/Primpics
http://community.webshots.com/user/dllizotte
