Decorating and Taking a Break

Hey everyone, I hope this finds you

all well.  I thought I would show ya

the shelf decorated....You may, or 

not remember this shelf, that I got

about a month ago. 

 

Anyway, we put it up and I put

three of the bonnets, that Lorna 

sent me, on it and some of the

other things she sent me in our 

swap.

I was thinking of putting some stack

boxes, where I put the game board, 

but I haven't gotten them painted, so 

this will work for now. When I get 

the boxes done, I will hang the game 

board in the hall, with my others.

I have some things coming up, that I 

am going to be doing, so I am going 

to take a break from blogging for a 

few weeks.  I have some projects, that

I want to work on and I will post all

about it, when I come back.....And I

will be having a giveaway to celebrate

2 years of blogging!  I can't believe 

that I have had something to 

blog about, for this long, but I guess

I have!  I want to thank you all for

hanging in there, with me. I sure do

appreciate all my followers and I 

think you all will like what I have in

mind for the giveaway!

See ya all in a few weeks!

Until then....

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

 

Teddy Bear and Coffee Pots

Hello friends! I wanted to share with

you, pictures of my Mother's Day 

present from my son and family. She

is a Jim Shore bear, from  Boyd's. The 

title on her tag is "Blessed Garden"...

He bought me one of his, last year, too.

She is just so cute and I just love the 

front of her dress! Thanks, Tony, she
is beautiful!

Here are the coffee pots, that I got on 

the way to visit friends, in Texas....

I was going to put them on a shelf in 

the kitchen, but it isn't deep enough, 

so I might have to put them up over 

the French doors, where I have most 

of my crock pitchers.  I have too many

collections going on, but that doesn't

stop me from buying more!  lol..How 

may of you, out there have that same

problem?  Come on now, admit it!

I have more things to post about, but

I need to do some more hunting for 

just the right things, for the shelf we

hung up...... 

Until next time.....I hope you all

have a safe weekend.

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Hey everyone, I have been gone  too long!  

I went to Texas for a few  days and I have been busy since, I   got back...I am asking my friends,  in blog land, for prayers....Not for  me, but for our friend, Lorna of  Live Oak Primitive Peddler.  She   has had problems with her shoulder,  since she fell and has been in a lot   of pain....She is seeing her doctor,  again to see what can be done.  Please pray for her to be healed.  She is a wonderful person and I know  she would appreciate it, so much!  I have several things to post about,  so I will start doing that, in the next   couple days. I hope you all missed me!  Until next time...  Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Found Treasure

Here are some of the goodies, 

that I got a couple weeks ago, that

I was going to post and I didn't...

 I got the old picnic basket at the

flea mart and the fall arrangement

and wall baskets at an estate sale.

I was thinking on spraying the

lanterns black....The pottery bottle,

I believe is the bottom of an old 

kerosene lamp.  I am going to be 

hunting for a burner to see if one

will fit it.

Thanks for the congrats on my win

at PAFA, I appreciate you all 

leaving me a comment...I am looking 

forward to finding a place for it, in the 

kitchen.

Until next time~

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

I Won Over At PAFA

Hey everyone, I got a surprise

email saying that I won one of the

of the prizes given away at PAFA,

for Mother's Day!  I was so happy,

I had to go check it out, right away,

to see what I won.

This is what I won, this wonderful 

enamel ware lid hand painted by

Karen of Cedar Creek Primitives!

I just love it!  Thanks, Karen and

to all you generous ladies, over at

Primitives and Folk Artists!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Happy Mother's Day

I want to wish all my blogging

friends, Happy Mother's Day!

 I hope you have a great day, filled

with love, happiness and pampering!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

At The Auction

Hey everyone, I hope your week

has been a good one!  I thought I 

would show you all the pictures that

I took at the auction....This is a post

full of them! 

Most of the crocks went really

high....There were two big ones,

one to the right of the beige crock

was a 12 gallon and it went for over 

$100!  Behind the brown crock is

a little pitcher, it had 2 blue stripes

on it and it went for over $40.

Some of the people were dealers, they

bid pretty high for an auction...The 

wicker chair went for $65 to the same

lady that bought the paper racks.

 

I think these paper racks went for $45

 

Lots and lots of dishes, some were in

boxes under the tables. The Fiestaware

went high...

 

Toward the side fence, you only see

half of it in this picture and had 2 rows

of boxes, also.  There was a table full of

cast iron pans, that I didn't get a picture

of and a drive way full of stuff, plus the 

front yard had a lot! The people weren't

selling out their furniture, just getting 

rid of a lot of extra stuff, and boy did 

they have it!

The picture below is what I ended 

up with....I didn't bid high enough 

on the one basket that I wanted and

the other one, I didn't know they 

included in a group, so I missed out

on it.....I didn't bid high enough on 

quilt, but it was too good to cut up 

and I have several, anyway....Most 

of them, my Mom gave to me.

My hubby got some stuff and we even

got stuff, that we didn't want, because

we bid on a pile of things, or boxes.

I also got an old wash pan, with a 

red rim, full of junk and on closer

 inspection of the wash pan, later....I 

discovered that it had something on the 
bottom of it, to keep it from leaking,

I assume....So, it will not look good on 

the wall, so I might use it for a planter

or sit it on the washer with laundry 

things in it. I got another wash pan at

the other auction, that I didn't post,

so I will show you both of them and 

my laundry room, after I get in there

and get it cleaned....

I hope you enjoyed your day at the

auction!

I want to thank everyone for your

comments on my last post, most

of them came into my old email

account, so I couldn't reply back.

Until next time~

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Goodies In The Mail

Hello friends....I can't believe

it has been so long since I posted!

I have lots of things to post about,

this one is supposed to be about some 

of the treasures I have been

finding, but I got some goodies in

the mail, that I want to show you all,

on this post....I will show you

all the treasures that I got at an 

auction, over the weekend, later.

My buddy, Lorna of Live Oak 

Primitive Peddler and I did a swap

and we both got our packages in 

the mail, today!  I was so excited, 

that I forgot to take a picture, when

 I opened the box....

I was only expecting 2, but she sent me 

4 prairie bonnets! They are just awesome!

She made me this whale tale candle

board.....I love the red and now I 

need to get some more candles so I

can grunge them up to put on it! Oh,

and I need to find a place to hang it.

 

I love the game boards she sent, I am

going to hang them in my hall with the

other ones I already have there. I had

given her a quilt top when we met in 

February and so she made me some 

little pillow tucks with some of it....

 

Plus, she sent me this cute little pin

keep, that she made!  I just love it all

and I can't wait to get my shelf up to

display my bonnets and some other 

things!  Thanks so much, Lorna, you 

sure did spoil me and I love it all,

so much! You did a great job on every

thing!!!

I got a picture of the shelf, it

is not the best way to take a picture 

of a shelf, but here it is.

I got this shelf, a week ago and I was

hoping to get it painted the same color,

as the hutch, but we have had so much

rain.....I decided to just clean it up and

leave it the way at is.  Maybe my hubby

will help me get it hung up, tonight.

 It only has 3 pegs, so I will put one of 

the bonnets on the rack in the hallway.

I wish my hubby would hurry up and 

get home, I have a job for him!...he he

Well, I hope everyone is staying safe 

from all the bad weather, we have been

getting a lot of rain, and I know that 

 those in other states are getting a lot

and it is causing a lot of flooding. Please

be careful and don't drive into water.

Until next time....

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen