Things in the Mail

Hi, everyone...

I received some goodies in the

mail this month and I thought I would 

share more of it, with you.

 First of all, I won Audrey's first

give away on 1840 House...Thank

you Audrey, you are very generous!

These are

all the wonderful things that I 

received from her. I am going to make

something to hang the bonnet on, since 

I don't have a hat stand.  I thought I 

would post all these things after I got

it done, but that will take too long. If

you would like to go to Audrey's blog,

click on the picture on my sidebar.

I also received these nice gifts from my

friend, Midge in England!  That was so

sweet and thoughtful, of her.....And she 

made the tote and the pin to wear!

Thanks so much, my dear friend!

Click here to go to her blog!  I am going

to do all I can do, this year, to make sure

that I can go to England to meet Midge!

I have always wanted to go there and now

I am going to do my best, to get there!

I bought a bunch of things from Sandy,

of The Olde Country Cupboard, and

she sent me these tarts and and a large

bottle of room spray, Amish Quilt and 

it all smells so good!  Thanks so much,

Sandy!  You are so sweet for doing this.

Well, I have to say "Happy New Year"

to all my friends! I hope the new year

brings you much happiness, prosperity 

and good health!

Until next year~

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

 

Treasure Hunting

Hello, friends...

First of all, I would like to thank

all of you for stopping by my blog 

and leaving me such nice comments

on my Christmas decor....I really do

appreciate it, so much!  I have made

some wonderful friends, through the

year and I am looking forward to 

making more in the coming year!

 Time is just flying by, it is hard to 

believe that it is almost the 

New Year, already!  I said that I

would post some of the goodies, I 

bought awhile back, so here are some 

of them.

I bought the blue apron and basket in 

Kansas, when I went there  for 

Thanksgiving.  I thought

that I would paint the basket, but I 

think it looks good hanging with the 

apron, so I am going to leave it the 

way it is. It is a good thing that I did

get the apron, because it was in with 

some dishes I bought for my set. Well,

Chum pulled the bag off the table and

they hit the floor and the apron saved

them from being broken. Saved Chum 

from the dog house, too!

I got these goodies on the table at an

estate sale in Arkansas....We were just 

over the state line....The gameboard is 

painted on canvas over wood and framed.

I have one just about like it, but hubby 

wanted it, so we got it....The sugar and

creamer go with my set of dishes, that I'll

show you all, soon. The saucer does not,

but I bought it anyway. I have a lot of 

small white pitchers and they look cute

sitting in saucers. I will show you all 

them, too one of these days....I have a lot

of collections, that I will start sharing, 
plus make overs.

 

I got these goodies, right after the estate

sale, I got these at Goodwill....I am going

to sand off the cow and paint something else

on the rolling pin and I plan to paint the 

silver bucket.  The wooden bucket is an

ice bucket, I don't know if I am going to 

paint it, or not....Let's see what kind of 

mood I am in when I get the paint out.

I need to stay home.....I bought a swan

the other day and a wooden gingerbread

man....I thought I would put the swan in 

a dough bowl and put pip berries around 

it.....But first I need to take care of all the

Christmas decor, which I usually keep up

until after the 1st of January. I didn't

get my Christmas decorating done until 

later, because I went out of state....

I need to go through my pictures to find

more to post...

Until next time.....

Bear Hugs & Blessing~Karen

Sunset Pictures

Hello, everyone....

It looks like you all had a great

Christmas!  Mine was pretty quiet,

just my hubby and I watching 

movies, eating and talking to friends

and family on the phone.....

I thought I would show you some 

pics I took of the sunset, just a few

days before Christmas....

I took these just a few seconds a part

and you can see that there was more pink

above, in the first picture....My hubby

called me on his way home to tell me,

I bet it was even prettier a little earlier!

Until next time...

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

 

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year, with many 

blessings!

Bear Hugs~Karen 

Christmas Decorating Part 3

Good Evening Friends!

Well, I got to looking at the

pictures that I posted and I knew

I had more of my decorating to

post, so here goes....

My hutch I painted awhile back.

Big, wonderful Santa that I got in

a swap with my buddy T.J, over

on Prim Pals Forum...I love him!

The Jackson press with two of the houses,

that I got from my friend, Lorna...The 

large house is on the fireplace.

I won this wonderful snowman head

nodder from Brenda, over at The

Rusty Thimble!  If you have been to her

blog, you must go and check out all the

wonderful things that she makes! I 

bought some gingerbread guys from 

her, that I just love!

My big bears, all decked out in their

santa hats....

A couple of my Boyd's ornies on the 

dining room table.

I bought this doll from Sandy 

of The Olde Country Cupboard,

when I got the Santa, shown in an 
earlier post.  Speaking of Sandy, she
sent me some wonderful smelling 
tarts and a large bottle of room spray,

that smells good enough to eat, or
drink, I should say, it's called Amish 
Quilt....Thanks so much, 

Sandy, I love it!

Well, that is it for tonight!

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

Christmas Decorating Part 2

There will be a part 3,
I just found some more
pictures, that I took earlier,
so be watching for them. 

Here are some more pictures

of my decorating, for this year.

These will be the last of them...

As you can tell, I took this picture after

it was getting dark....I was going to put

it on the back of the chair, but my hubby 

wanted it on the ugly flag pole holder.

I hope you enjoyed the tour, without a 

lot of words....

 I have several things to post,

so I will do another post in a few 

days, my friends...

My wish is for you all to have a

Merry Christmas and a Happy,

Healthy New Year....And for those

of you, who are out of work, may 

you find a great job, soon in the 

new year.

This has been a great year, for me 

and I am grateful for what I have 

been blessed with, and for all my 

new friends, that I have made during 

my blogging venture!  I am looking 

forward to making new friends in the 

coming year, plus I am going to start 

up a selling blog, soon. I will be 

painting and sewing items to sell, so

be watching for that.

I would also like to thank you all 

for reading my blog, I do so 

appreciate it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time~

Big Bear Hugs~Karen

Christmas Decorating

Hello friends, 

I thought I had better get a few

pictures posted of my Christmas

decor before Christmas!

I will have to take a few more 

because the one of the fireplace 

didn't turn out well and I have

added some new things since I 

took some of these pictures.

 Tree next to my hutch 

 In the kitchen

 On the hutch

 Most of my Prim Pal ornies

are on this tree....

 Over the sink

 My kitchen tree

   I loaded these at the same time, so 

they are not in order, by kitchen

or living room....I have more to 

come.

I have give away winnings to show 

you, plus some swap goodies, 

treasures from out hunting, 

some presents I received

from friends, and some beautiful 

sky pictures that I took, recently.

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

Meet A Bear Monday

Here is my Boyd's bear for

today's Meet a Bear Monday.

His name is 

Samuel T. Kringlebear and he is

holding George. He is one of my 

favorites, I would have to say....I love

his patriot coat and I keep him out 

all year long.  Almost all of my 

Christmas bears get packed up, so 

they can hibernate until I decorate

for Christmas, so he is a lucky guy,

he doesn't miss a thing!

 He is one of my larger bears, at 16"

tall.....Well, it is late and I am going

to head to bed....I hope you all have a

great week.

Bear Hugs~Karen

Christmas Lighting

Good Evening Everyone...

I thought I would share this little

video that I took the other night...

I also took a short one of a ferris wheel,

but the seats didn't blink in order, so it 

didn't look like it was going around right.

I hope this works, this is my first try at a 

video, on here.

Bear Hugs~Karen

Things I Bought In Kansas

Hello everyone, I hope you all are

staying warm, where ever you are.

I have been behind on my posting, so 

I thought I had better get back to it...

I went to Kansas for Thanksgiving and

you all know we have to stop at antique

malls, when we can! Most of the things

on the table came from antique malls,

and the molds came from Goodwill.

                                                             

 

The Delmonte can is one of a set that

I have. There are 4 of them and one

has different writing on it, than the rest

of them and I can't remember which one. 

I am leaning toward the green beans one.

Well, this one is apricots, so with it being

cheap, I bought it anyway.  I hope it is the

right one!  I think the odd one, has the 

name under the fruit, I am not sure.  I will

find out, the next time I go to Texas, again.

 Notice how short and fat the middle rolling

pin is!  The smaller one is child's size. I even

found a couple of pieces of gray pottery with

blue paint. 

I  did my decorating for Christmas,

so this is where I put the gingerbread

man and the old black scale. I put some

real greenery in the firkin, after I took

this picture.  This may look odd to you,

because the cabinet is not centered 

under the shelf, that is because the pantry

door opens from the left, into the cabinet,

so I need all the room I can get, to get in 

there and this cabinet, stops the door

from opening all the way. We just put 

pine and cedar around the house, on 

Sunday and it is getting dry, already.  I 

boiled water on the stove, since then, too.  

It helps the air feel warmer and you are 

able to breath easier.

Do you all remember the white chippy

chair?  I painted it black and then I dry

brushed red over top and I like the way

it turned out.  I painted the windsor chair,

for my porch, at the same time....I painted

it red and it is now out on the porch, so I 

need to take more pictures of my Christmas

decor, before Christmas just flies by!  I also

have more things to share with you that I 

bought, over the weekend.....Also, my dishes.

So, it will be Christmas first, then the 

goodies and chairs and then my set of dishes, 

then any make overs.....I better write this 

down, or at least refer to this post!...LOL....

Well, that is all for today, I am going to

make fudge and cream cheese truffles.

Maybe, I will post the recipes for you 

all, if you would like them.

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

Anyone want to purchase a Sifter Arrangement?

Hey everyone....

I have another sifter, so I can

make an arrangement, if someone

would like one...I will sell it for

$22.95 + shipping...The first person

that comments, or e-mails me will

be the one to purchase it. The ornie

in the picture will not be included.

I hope you all are having a great 

week!  I am feeling pretty good,

just got a cough, yet...yea, I will

be over it, soon...I hope.

Bear Hugs~Karen

Meet A Bear Monday

Hello, blogging buddies...

Now that I have the give away over 

with, I thought I would post a bear....

This one I posted last year, 

but for those who haven't seen him, he

is Benjamin Santabeary....He is 16"

talk and is dressed in a patriotic suit, 

he is a Boyd's bear, of course.

I will be posting some pictures of my trees, 

later in the week, also pictures

of some of the goodies that I got in Kansas,

Texas and Arkansas....I was really happy

to find a sugar and creamer to the set of

dishes, that I am collecting. They are Historic

Ports of Call.....Made in England....I will 

show you all some pictures of them, soon....

Well, I am going to bed, I have some kind

of crud and I was in bed almost all day.

I have been coughing and hacking for a

couple days, now....Although, I don't feel

really sick or anything, I just sound like it!

I hope you all stay well and warm!

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

We have two winners!

I want to thank you all for

signing up and making this a

fun give away!  I had 71 of you

sign up with 213 chances to win!

It took me hours to get it all on

the pages!  I started with the first

post and then worked up to the 

most recent post, not by when you 

signed up, because you all signed 

up on either one. I went to 

random.org to pick the numbers.

 So,

without further ado....Drum roll,

please..... 

  

The number picked for the

sifter and the ornie is # 54....

That number belongs to

  Flutterbygone's! 
 

The number picked for the 

gingerbread bucket is 

# 73.....

That number belongs

 to Crafty Stitchers!

Congrats to the winners!

Ladies, please e-mail me your

addresses and let me know if 

you want your candy canes

coffee stained and Crafty Stitchers,

let me know if you want the 

grunged candle or the white one.

Thanks again for signing up and

welcome to all my new followers!

Until next time....

Bear Hugs~Karen