Some News..... And What I Have Been Working On

Well, so much for posting some

more dishes, I have something 

else I want to show you all....

I have been working on some 

stack boxes, the blue set is for a

friend over at Prim Pals, we are 

doing a swap.

 As you can tell with the lid up, I 

coffee stained them. I dried them with

the hair dryer, so I left the lids on. I 

was afraid the fabric hanging down from

the rims, would shrink and 

I wouldn't be able to get the lids back 

on, but I took one off and I got it back

on, so I will coffee stain the top edges

and do some spots on them. 

I know Jan will like more grunge.

                

The ones on the right, are going to have 

silhouettes on the lids.  I can't wait

to see how these are going to turn out!

I am opening a selling blog, next month!

So, if you want to be the first to know 

when I post things for sale, go on over 

and sign on to follow!  I am thinking of

giving something away, too!  Go on over,

what ya waiting for?  The name of my 

selling blog is: The Prim Bear's Cupboard..

Watch for the opening, next month!

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

The Swan

Hey everyone, I finally got the pip

berries around the swan....I took 

them off of a big stand and then 

twisted some together, to make a

smaller one, because the big one 

was way too much....

I have some goodies, that I bought 

awhile back, to share with you all

and some news!

Until next time....

Bear Hugs~Karen

Brenda's Give Away!

Hello everyone, I had intended on 

posting some more of my pottery

or my dishes, but I had to tell you 

all about Brenda's give away, she

has added two more prizes to her

give away, for the month! The first

person drawn, gets their choice of

which prize she wants and the 

second, gets her choice of the other

two and the third winner gets what

ever is left! 

The choices are this rabbit, 

Brenda made and the hearts...

This adorable bunny on spools....

 And this gift card to use for 

Brenda's creations!

Go on over to The Rusty Thimble

to sign up, if you haven't already!

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

Package In The Mail

Hey everyone, I thought I would

show you the doll, that I got in 

the mail, over the weekend.  She is a 

prairie doll that I bought from Denise 

over at The Krazy Kraft Lady's...

I put her on a white, child's chair,

but it was just too bright, so I opted

to put her on this larger, red chair...

I like her on this one, much better!

Denise has another cute one, with a 

patriotic dress on, that is just darling! 

Go on over to see what she has...Just 

click on the link, above and tell her 

Karen sent ya!

Until next time....

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Old Rug Tool and Lime Squeezer

 Hey everyone, I thought I would

show you all this lemon or lime

squeezer and an old rug hooking  

tool, that I got this Fall...

A closer view...

I assume that you use yarn with this 

tool....I would love to learn to do this, one

of these days....I think I will find me some

supplies and get started....I want to do 

some needle punch, also.  I have a couple

books on rug hooking, so I just need to

find me a cutter to do the strips, since I

have been collecting wool, so I will have

some, to start with.

Well, that's it for today...I will show 

you the cute doll, I got from Denise

at KKL Primitives, on my next post

and then I will show you all some more

of my dishes. 

I want to thank you all for your 

sweet comments, and for taking time 

out of your day, to read my  blog.

Until next time....

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Chum, here....

Chum, here....

Hello, to my Mommy's blogging

friends....I thought I would get on here 

and show you just what a cat has to 

go through around here!

First of all, it hard trying t o fit into 
places that I used  to fit, months ago....
I do think Momm's keyboard got a 
whole lot bigger, 'cause I used to fit 
here, on this keyboard drawer, just 
fine!

Then, if that isn't enough, something 

happened, while I was laying around, 

enjoying myself.

I go outside and find all this cold, white

stuff in my yard!  Brrrr, it was cold on 

my toes!

I didn't know what to do, but sit under
the bird feeder! Thank goodness, my 
Mommy took me right back into the
house, cause I don't like the cold or that
white stuff!

Daddy turned the gas heater on, in 

the living room, so I can lay near it and

stay nice and warm!  Oh, the joys of 

being a cat! Oh, before I go, I have to

say "Hi" to my fur buddy, Skippy!

Until next time....

 Purrrrrsssss~Chum

More Of The Blues

Hello friends, I hope you all are

staying warm...It has sure been cold

here!  It was in the 20's all day, 

yesterday and it got down to 14 deg.

last night....Brrrrr!  We got about 

6 inches of snow over the weekend

and it is melting today, for it is up 

in the higher 30's....Great!

I wanted to show you the other blue

and white dishes I have collected.

The lighter blue plate, is "Oriental

Garden"  is  by Myott Meakin  and

is made in Staffordshire, England.

The smaller, dark blue plate on the 

upper right is a Bicentennial plate

awarded to Avon representatives,

made exclusively for Avon, by Enoch

Wedgewood.  I have found that there 

is another one to go with this plate.

I came across a set of them, awhile 

back, but I didn't want both of them

and they were being sold as a set, only.

 

I put the picture in twice, so you don't

have to scroll back so far, if you want

to keep taking a look at the picture.

The saucer below it, is "Royal Homes

of Britain"....I picked it up, where I got

the sugar and creamer to my set.

The next saucer to the left is, "Liberty

Blue" color, I assume, from the set

"Historic Colonial Scenes" and it has

"Old North Church" on it, also made

in England.The last dish on the left,

has a sticker label and was made in 

Japan...

Above, you will see two demi-tasse cups,

I am sure I didn't spell that right....I found

6 of them, awhile back, but I didn't get them

because I bought these to use for putting a 

single rose in.....Next to that, is a mustard

jar, I do believe it is from Germany, from 

the writing on it. The cup next to that has 

a windmill on it and it says "English 

Ironstone"...I couldn't tell what town, but

it has England on it, also...Can you tell 

that I like things from England? The 

blue and white pitcher was made in Japan.

 Close up of the two....

I have quite a few white ironstone 

pitchers, of different sizes....This is 

something you can do with pitchers

and saucers.

Well, I hope you enjoyed seeing the rest

of my blue and white dishes. I do have a

tiny little pitcher, that didn't get in the 

pictures, but I will make sure that it

gets in with my pitchers, when I show

you all, them.

Until next time....

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

 

I've Got The Blues! I'm Talking Dishes, That Is!

Gee, I can't believe that it has been 

almost a week, since I last posted!  

The time just flies by when you are

doing other things....I said that I would

start showing you all, some of my 

collections,  so I will start with some 

of the blue  and white dishes I have 

gotten, so far.

Here is one setting of the dishes, called

"Historical Ports of England"....I got a few

plates, some cake plates, cups and saucers,

to start out with and I have been hunting 

for them for about a year and a half, I 

think.

I found the gravy boat in TX, then later, 

some plates in TX....I got 4 cups in another 

place in TX, then some plates and saucers 
in Kansas, and the last things I found, 
were the sugar and creamer, one has a 
crack.....But, I don't care, these dishes 
are hard to find!

So, far I have at least 8 of all the dishes, 

except for the bread or dessert plate, which

I only have six....So, I will still be hunting 

for them....Oh, the thrill of the hunt!  I have

decided to quit buying some of the things,

that I have collected.....Getting way too 

much to dust!

This is the back of the plate, which has

"The port of Bristol"...

                                Close up of the plate....

The cup and saucer, has the "Port

of Hull" on it.

In this first picture, again, you will see

that cake or bread plate are the same

scene, the berry bowl only shows part

of it....They are both "Port of Plymouth."

 I can tell that this gravy boat is really 

old,and it has a different label on the 

bottom, as do the berry bowls and the 

sugar and creamer.

The newer ones have a ribbon across the 

ship with the port name in it, where as the 

older ones do not have the ribbon, the

port is written under the ship. I have a few 

more blue and white dishes, that do not

go with the set, but I liked them....I will

show you them, on the next post.

We got several inches of snow and Chum

didn't know what to think about it!  He 

went out and huddled under the bird

feeder.  He does not like the cold, if he

goes out and it is cold, he wants back in

and he is not too fond of the snow, either.

He was just out when hubby was filling

the bird feeder and he was scratching on

the windows of the French doors, wanting

back in the house.

I hope you all are careful if you have to 

go out in the snow and ice.  We have some

ice under the snow and I am staying home.

Until next time....

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

More Treasures To Share

Good Evening....

I have some more things to share with

you all....I bought this Santa when 

went shopping in TX, last month, and 

I got the candle holder in an antique 

mall, here in Oklahoma....I am going

to take the glass votive out of it....

I also got this gingerbread man and

the swan at the same place.  I took the

raffia off of it and put it in a trencher.

  I plan on putting red pip berries around

it....I think that will look good! I will 

have to take a picture of it, when 

I get it done.

I am still putting Christmas things away

and I have been cleaning my computer/

craft room, I could barely get around in

here, for all the stuff!   Well, I need to 

keep at it, for I am on a mission!

Until next time....

Bear Hugs~Karen

 

A Make Over

Happy New Year!

I do hope that everyone had a

great weekend!  

I got almost all of the Christmas

decorations packed away today, for 

another year.  It seems unreal that we 

are in the year 2011, already!

I thought I would show you all the

chair that I painted awhile back.

Here it is before....

I love the shape of this chair, but I 
am not into white, chippy paint, 
so I painted it black and I didn't 
like the shine on it, so I dry brushed
the red, from the hutch on it...

 I distressed it a little and I like it
much better.  How about you?

I have a bread box, that I painted 
black and distressed, that I will sell,
if anyone is interested....I will post 
it, soon....You can e-mail me about 
it, if you would like.


I am going to get to painting and 
sewing, very soon and I will be 
starting  up a selling blog, so be 
watching for that, in the future.
I will also be selling things that I 
no longer want, and things I  have
made over.


I am on a mission to get rid of things,
 and what better way to get rid of it, 
than to sell it to my prim friends?


Until next time, my friends...


Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen