Picture

Hello friends.....

I thought I would share another

picture with you, that I have taken.

I went out to take a picture of my

gardenia, that I got from my Mom's

place.  It has only bloomed twice for

me now, and I have had it 5 or 6 years. 

Last year it only had two or three

blooms and this year it had seven or

eight!  I noticed when I was coming

back in the house that the glass on

the screen was steamed up and so I wiped

 it off.  I didn't think about the lens, at

the time.  The picture looked a little

hazy, when I looked at it later in the

day....I went out to take another and

the flower was alot different, it was

not near as pretty....So, I decided to

keep this one and spotlight it and this

is how it turned out.  It looks like it was

taken on a misty morning!  What do you

think?  The blooms are so fragrant, just

one can make a room smell wonderful!

On my next post, I will post my

Americana bedroom....It's like the

4th of July in there, every day! 


Until next time~


Karen

Give Away Winner!

And the winner is...

Donna, One Simple Country

Girl!  Congratulations, Donna!

Your package will be on the way,

today....

Thank you to all those who

entered.  Have a great week.

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

Meet a Bear Monday

Hello Bear Lovers...

I was working on the numbers

numbers for those who have signed

up for the give away.  So, I am

finally getting around to showing

you a bear for  

"Meet A Bear Monday"

She is another Boyd's Bear,

16" tall and wearing a navy blue

dress with stars and a bright red

sweater.  She is also wearing her

favorite straw hat with red

carnations.  I don't have the tag

for her, but I think her name is

"Gloria Bearsevelte"....One of the

upper crust, ya know....I still have

patriot bears, but I will just show

one next Monday, then I will

change to some others.

Tomorrow morning is the drawing,

for the give away, so be sure to sign

up, before 10:00 am, if you want to

be included in the drawing.

Thanks for stopping by.....And a big

thanks to my new followers for signing

on and all those who have signed up

 for the give away.

Bear Hugs~Karen

Americana Give Away

Just want to remind you all

to sign up for my give away if

you haven't done so....I added

more to it, but I am not going to

show you what it is, it's a secret,

although it is Americana...Better

hurry, the drawing is Tuesday

morning. Scroll down to the post 

below this one to sign up.

Bear Hugs~Karen

Ist Blogiversary, Americana Give Away!

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My First Blogiversary~

Americana Give Away!

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Hello Blogging Buddies, I want

to celebrate my blog anniversary, by

giving away some Americana things!

I love patriotic things and I have a bed

room decorated in the red, white and

blue.....So, I thought I would give away

Americana items for someone to decorate

with, for the 4th of July....So, are you

ready to see what some lucky winner

will receive?

You will receive the patriotic items

in front of the stack boxes and the

set of stack boxes, also.

A closer view of the stack boxes....

I painted these and then I put an acrylic

stain.

This patriotic pin cushion on a zinc

fruit jar lid....

These patriotic star cookie cutters...

                         

This metal star and flag ring...

Also, this little Uncle Sam, shelf sitter...

Between now and the drawing, there

might just be more added to the box!

There are just a few rules....

I am sorry, but this is only open to

residents of the USA.  Not many

would want these Americana things,

in other countries, but I thought I had

better mention that.

I would like to thank my followers for

hanging in there with me and also, a

big Welcome, to my new followers, that

have signed on recently.

Chance # 1

You must be a follower of my blog....

So, sign on, what ya waiting for?

You will get an entry for becoming

a new follower.

Chance # 2

You don't have to have a blog, but if

you do, and post this on your side bar,

you will get an extra entry. If you don't

have one, leave me an e-mail address

on your comment, or e-mail me your e-mail

address, so I have a way to notify you if

you are the winner.

Chance # 3

Leave me a comment telling me that

you are a follower and if you posted it,

so I will know.

Chance # 4

Tell me about your favorite 4th of July,

either when you were growing up, or

a more recent one, in your comment.

Did you have a family get together, or

go to a parade, shoot off fireworks at

home, or go to a big fireworks show?

You will have until the morning of

June 29th at 10:00 AM to sign up, and it

must be on this post, and this post only.  I

will mail the package to the winner, that

 day, so you will be sure to get it before

the 4th of July.

Good Luck to everyone!!!

Bear Hugs~Karen

Give Away Coming Soon~Meet a Bear Monday

Wow, it's Monday, again!

I'm having another give away!

I will have been blogging a year,

soon....I started the account in May,

then went on vacation, and I lolly

gagged around awhile, before I posted.

So, I decided to have the give away in

between.....Watch for it, it will be all

Americana items and I will get it

shipped to the winner, so they can have

it to decorate with, for the 4th of July.

If you didn't see it before, scroll down

a few posts to see the Americana stack

boxes that are going to be included.

Also, I have another patriotic bear to

show you for "Meet a Bear Monday"

Her name is Libby D. Beanford....

I have a different bear, that I thought

had this name. She is dressed in a

patriotic outfit, too.....I will have to

check it out.  Anyway, this one is 12"

tall and is wearing a navy blue romper

with tiny white stars with red sleeves

with gold stars.  She is also wearing a

cute hat to match her outfit.  As you

can probably tell,  by now, that I

bought a lot of the patriotic Boyd's

bears!

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time~

Bear Hugs~Karen

My Americana Swap Goodies From Melissa

Hello, Blogging Buddies....

I said on my next post that I would

show you all what I got from Melissa,

for our Americana Swap over at the

Prim Pals Forum.....We didn't swap

with each other, like last month, I  

sent a package to Sharon and Melissa

sent a package to me.  I got some

awesome things from her! 

She made the red, white and blue stars

and these cute little pillows!  I just love

them!

I thought they would look good in this

trencher with the yummy candle that I

won in a give away.

She sure spoiled me, she made this blue

large blue star with pip berries and

stars and curlies...What a cute idea!

She does such good work!

These flag pillows are just the cutest,

I put one on the door knob of the French

doors and the other one on my little hutch.

This flag is awesome, she did a fantastic

job on it, and it smells so good!

It was like Christmas last week, opening

all the wrapped treasures, from Melissa

and Gina...They are both very talented

crafters. It sure made my week!

Thanks, dear friends, I will think of you

both when my eyes rest upon the

wonderful things you have sent me!

Blogging friends are just the best!

Don't forget, be watching for my

Americana give away!

Bear Hugs~Karen

My Swap Package From Gina

I forgot to add this picture of the

basket of salt dough ornies that

Gina made me....So, I am adding it to

the top of the post....Aren't I a lucky

gal? 

Hello, Blogging Buddies....

I just wanted to show you all

the wonderful things that I got

in the mail from my dear friend

Gina, this week.  She has a great

blog called Cat Nap Inn

Primitives...Click here to check

out her blog.

I think this was the first thing I got

out of the box, after the card, and it

brought tears to my eyes!  She made me

this pillow with my blog name on it! 

I love, love, love it!

Next, are some cute cookie cutters, I

know she read that I collect them and

that I collect old fruit jars, so she sent

me some of the old zinc lids for them.

An old mold and, of course a card.

She made these for me, a penny rug with

a pineapple on it and a cute tea dyed dish

towel with bears on the top of it. 

She knows I like game boards and she

found this cute apple one for me.

I'm telling ya, I didn't think I was ever

going to get to the bottom of the box!!!

I think I said "Oh my word" almost every

time I opened something!

I couldn't believe all the stuff she sent!

She sent an old rolling pin and grater,

(I collect them), some note cards, a book,

and some cute hang tags that she made.

I like books that take place in the 1800's

and I am looking forward to reading this

one.

She even sent me some sweaters and a

vest for my bears!  I think she said she

made the beige one.  My nekked bears

can be decked out in style, now!

Gina you spoiled me rotten!  I love it

all!  Thanks so much, I am glad I got

you for my partner on this swap.  We

are members of Prim Pals forum and

we are doing monthly swaps, so if you

would like to join us, we are doing a

Christmas in July swap.....I think it will

be fun.....On my next post, I will show

you what I got from my Americana swap

buddie, Melissa, so be watching for that.

And don't forget that I am having an

Americana give away, soon......So, check

back, so you won't miss out on signing

up for it.

I hope you all are having a great

weekend....

Bear Hugs~Karen

Give Away Coming Soon!

Hello Blogging Buddies....

I just wanted to get on here to tell

ya all to be watching for my next

give away.  I started my account in

May, but I didn't post until near the

end of July, so I thought I would

celebrate my 1st Blogiversary, in

between.

These stack boxes are going to be

included in it, along

with some other Americana items.

I painted them and put a stain over

top to prim them up....So, if you like

things red/white/blue....Check back

to sign up!

I did a set of these for a Prim Pals

Americana swap, but I put a clear

finish on them.  I like the stain, better.

I have gotten two boxes from my PP

swap partners, this week!  I will be

taking pictures of all the goodies I got,

and I will post them, soon.  I got some

wonderful stuff, and lots of it! 

Until next time....

Bear Hugs~Karen

Chumlee

Hello, pussy cat lovers! 

Chumlee, here!  I came to live with a

new Mommy and Daddy and boy am

I having fun!  I have been getting into

all kinds of things!  Monday was a day

of being entertained!  Momma says she

forgot how much attention a little kitty

needs!  Yesterday, I got on some of the

things in Momma's computer/craft room,

and it tipped over on me. It is a wonder I

didn't get killed with that basket full of

goodies and a HUGE wooden bowl!  I

made a dash for the laundry room and

tried to stay out of trouble for awhile.

After that, I returned to the room to be

with my new Momma, and I was good for

hours, I just laid on the other chair on a

 pillow!  I napped and played with my new

fish.....I can be good, but it's more fun to

into all the goodies around here!  I will

keep ya posted on my adventures....

I know, my new Momma loves bears, but

she loves kitties, too!  She has missed her

big kitty, Bucky for over 2 years, since he

went missin'.......So, I must be special, since

she brought me home to live with her!

Ok, I think it is time for a nap....

Until next time~

Chumlee