The Barely There Primitive Bear

Watch For My Sale Coming Soon!

2012-01-31T16:30:00.000-06:00

Well, I have been pretty lax about

posting and I promise to do a

better job, this year....Or quit,

one or the other!...lol....

I am going through a

lot of my stuff

and it has to go, so be watching,

the next couple days, I will

be posting a lot of stuff for

sale.

I will be posting on both of my

blogs and I will accept Paypal

& money orders...You never

know what I am going to come

up with, so be on the look out!

January got away from me,

but look out February, I am

ready to roll! About time,

I would say!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Dishes I LOVE & A Birthday Gift!

2012-01-18T11:13:00.000-06:00

Morning everyone....I thought I
had better do a post before everyone
forgets about me! I am still here,
just haven't had much to blog about.
I've been keeping up with what you
all have been up to....I intended on
posting about these beautiful dishes,
that my sister gave me...She had these
from when she was first married, back
in the 60s....I looked them up on ebay
and I can buy some to replace the ones
that are missing.

There are even glasses to go them...

These are the cups to my blue set

of dishes....

I had to clean out the china cabinet

to make room for them and here's

all the stuff from 2 shelves, on the

table, plus the dishes.

Here are two round platters and

one oval one, below. In case you are

wondering, no I didn't paint the

inside of the cabinet, green...

Might look good all decked out

for Christmas, though....lol....

I really should paint the inside a

different color.

I packed up some of the glasses and
I put a couple of the white pitchers
in the bedroom, then I crammed
everything I wanted, back into the
cabinet. Everything left on the
table, I am going to be selling.....
I have way too much stuff around
here and it needs to go, so I am
going to list some things on here,
to give you all a chance to buy
it and then I will take it to an
antique mall.....So, be watching
if you are interested!

Last, but not least....
I did not blab about my birthday
on here, but everyone's friend,
and you know who I mean, sent
me these hearts for my birthday!
They are on the table and they
are not included in the sale items!
She sent the cutest card, with a
wiener dog, but I forgot to include
it in the picture....Thanks so much
for thinking of me, Linda! You
are just the sweetest!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Do You Have Goals For 2012?

2012-01-03T23:16:00.000-06:00

Do you have goals for 2012?

I have several goals for this year

and I wanted to share Carey's

blog.....She has some ideas on

how to make those goals.

I have read her blog for quite awhile,

even before she changed the name of

it....Go check out her wonderful blog,

she shares recipes and decorating ideas

and more.....

Click HERE to get there and

tell her Karen sent ya! I hope you

all reach your goals this year!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Happy New Year!

2012-01-01T11:43:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year, everyone!

I hope 2012 brings you all

great health, happiness and

many blessings!

If you have been searching for

the Tournament of Roses Parade,

it will be on Monday. Who would

have thought that??? Not me, I

was hunting for it, because it is

supposed to be on New Years Day,

right?

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

2011-12-30T23:58:00.000-06:00

I hope you all had a great Christmas,

I know I did! I said that my spirits

were lifted after I talked to my sister,

well, we spent Christmas together

for the first time, since the 60's or

the 70's! My family is spread out

all over the U.S. and she lived in

Oregon for a long time and now

she is back in Missouri....So, I hope

we can visit, more often. It was an

awful short visit, but it was wonderful!

I did get some pictures going up

and coming back.....This is not far

from where I live and we were way

up on a ridge! It doesn't look like

it is high up in the picture, like it

does with your eyes!

Still in the Kiamichi Mountains...

I loved this X in the sky! My hubby

wanted to know if my sister lived under

it!...lol...Like X marks the spot!

I think this ridge is the one with the

tunnel, below.

I can see daylight at the end of the

tunnel!

This is not a good picture, but I was in a

hurry to see my sister and I didn't want to

walk a long ways to get a better one!

I hope you weren't in MO, Angie, becaue

I will be mad that I didn't have time to

meet you!

I love all the rock in Missouri, we used

to go there to see my grandparents

when I was young.

This is Tom, my sister's turkey....He

kept following us around and talking

to us and showing off.

On the way back home, in Osage, AR,

there is a pottery shop, just off the

road we were on, so we stopped and

my hubby got a coffee mug....The

potter said it was a general store

from 1901 until 1989...He has been

there a long time and lives next door.

I love the stacked stone on the side.

Have you ever heard of the War Eagle

craft show? I wanted to go to it in

October, but didn't get there, anyway

he said he has set up there for 33 yrs!

I love this picture, it reminds me

of a folkart picture with the hills

going this way and that!

This was taken shortly after the pic,

above it....If you make the picture

bigger you might be able to see the

houses up on the ridge! I could have

cropped this picture, but then you

wouldn't be able to see how high

the ridge is....The trip was fast, we

went up on Saturday and back on

Monday! I have more pictures and

some of them are misty from a lot

of rain, that we ran into....

I want to thank you all for coming

along on the trip and thank you all

for following! I love blogging and

seeing what everyone is doing, how

you are decorating, what you are

creating and so on....

I want to say Happy New Year

to you all and I hope the new year

brings you many blessings, good

health and many more friends thru

blogging!

I forgot to have my giveaway at

Christmas time, so I will have one

later on....What is up with that?

I guess it was because I was

Bah Humbug!...lol....I am so glad

that I got over that....Geese Louise!

Happy New Year!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Christmas Decorating

2011-12-24T00:23:00.000-06:00

I wanted to show you all the little

bit of Christmas decorating that

I did.....I have been Scrooge the

all month! Usually when I get

this way, it doesn't last this long!

Anyway, my spirits have lifted,

with a little help from blogging

friends and my Sister!

Here's Chum! (Sound familiar?)

Bah Humbug, I'm not wearing

this hat and you can't make me!

It is only going to be on here one

more second! And that is all it was

on his head! Chum thinks his Mom

is nuts for trying to put a hat on

him!

And she probably is!

I would like to thank some blogging

friends for thinking of me and sending

me these wonderful Christmas cards!

I usually send out cards, but not this

year.....I know, Bah Humbug! Anyway,

they are from Tonya of My Primitive

Creations By Tonya, Gina of Catnap Inn

and Teresa of Deppenhomestead...

Thanks so much ladies, you sure lifted

my spirits!

I got out my gingers and I don't

have all that many...Guess I need

to shop for some, for next year!

Close up of the ornie in with the

gingers, from Brenda of

The Rusty Thimble, last year.

This ginger is from Brenda, this year.

I sent her a box of graters and a sifter

and she sent me gingers! I love them,

thanks again, Brenda!

In the picture, above you can see

beeswax gingers from Sandy of the

Olde Country Cupboard and another

ginger from Brenda on a grater. Plus

that big gingerbread man I won

from Grandma Kringle's giveaway.

I love him, too!...Thanks again,

Grandma!

Here's my little tree in the kitchen.

I got the little mason jars from

Samantha's Accessories.

I decorate my mantel different,

every year and this year it has

Santas....

My new tree....I love this

skinny tree, it is like my 3 ft.

one, that I didn't put up, but

it is 6 ft. tall.

Well, I would like to let you all

know how much I have enjoyed

reading your blogs and getting

to know all better....Blogging

friends are the best! I hope you

all have a Merry Christmas and

a Happy New Year!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Kitchen Pictures!

2011-12-13T15:29:00.005-06:00

Hi everyone, I am going to

show you the kitchen today!

I forgot to get the new handles

for the drawers, when we were

gone this weekend, but they

can wait.....I have a couple

things to do, but they can

wait, too....This is going to be

a picture heavy post, so get

you something to drink and

settle in.....

Evening shot!

Now for the before and after shots...

To the right of the sink, is a ditty bag,

that Linda Claus sent me, a long time

ago and it has "Sunflower Seeds"

stitched on it! How appropriate for my

kitchen! Thanks again, Linda...I love it!

I filled in all the designs in the doors

and the drawers! I filled it in, let it

dry, sanded it with the electric sander,

filled it in, again and let it dry and

sanded it.....Any place that needed it,

a third time got it, again and then

sanded after it dried.....I painted the

door fronts and drawers, twice and

the back of the doors, once, except

for 4 that I forgot.....I painted all

the hinges for 23 doors, drawer pulls

for 10 drawers and 10 screws for each

of the 23 doors! See why this took me

so long?......On to more pictures....

This was one ugly stove and a pain

to cook anything on, the burners did

not work too well and you had to

switch food from one burner to

another.....From the one, above to

the new one, below....

I love cooking on this one! The

towel with the crow on the pie is

from my blog buddy, Gina....

From Cat Nap Inn....Thanks, Gina!

I love it!

Butt ugly counter tops, I can't believe

I lived with this for almost 5 years!

My new counter top!....Love it,

it is called Jamocha Granite.

To the right of the sink, with the

ugly design...Before...

Smooth doors!

Before:

Above and to the right of the

fridge....Pantry is on the right.

I am going to get those drawer

pulls that look like a half a cup

for the drawers, since I don't

like the ones I have, even after

painting all the brass. As you can

see, I painted all the crown

molding, too....We used the same

trim on the bottom of the top

cabinets as we did for the plate

rail, we just turned it opposite

direction.

A shot from the dining room side,

after we put the new cabinet under

the snack bar and had the bead board

sitting behind the stove.....You can

see the beautiful post and the extra

dowel holding up the cabinets.....They

all had slid down about 1 inch and it

is a wonder that I didn't come home

and find the top cabinets laying on

the counters! Hubby put lag screws

in them to hold them up tight.

Here, we have the stove out and we

had to cut the cabinet off some to

make room for the larger stove, so

it would be centered more in the

opening of the top cabinets.

Picture above is over the snack bar.

Now with the trim and the bead board.

We built the wall on the end, too....

And my teeny valance above, it on a

shower curtain rod.

A shot to the left of the stove....I

made all the curtains and I have

a good place for water, flats of

canned goods, water, sodas and

what even behind the curtain. I

keep forgetting to get a knob for

the new cabinet (far left) and the

hinges need to be painted black.

I bought the crow at the Fall Festival,

last month....

Well, I hope you enjoyed the tour of

my new kitchen, I know it has been

a long time coming! Getting the

curtains done, has really made it

come together, (in my opinion.)....

As happy as I am to have it done, it

did make me sad on the 1st of

December....I was painting and it

was the anniversary of the death of

my mother.....The last thing, that

she helped me do, was paint my

cabinets in my kitchen, in Texas.

It gets me down, this time of year,

for that reason and we are alone

on Christmas, our son and his

family are all in Indiana...So, I

think I will put on some

Christmas and go sing and

decorate the halls!!! Good thing

you are not here, you

wouldn't want to hear me sing,

because I can't carry a tune

in a bucket!...ha ha....

Now, I need to finish doing my

Christmas decorating and put

the extra stuff and boxes away.

I will show you the dining room
side, later. We have some things
to build and I need to do a little
painting.

Thanks for stopping by!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Kitchen Pictures Coming Soon!

2011-12-11T12:31:00.000-06:00

Hey blogging buddies, I have been

seeing all the wonderful Christmas

decorations on your blogs and I feel

like Scrooge! I just got my tree done,

last night and I usually get it done

right after Thanksgiving! Well, the

kitchen has taken a lot of my time!

I am going to try to get the curtains

finished today and I will do the big

reveal on Tuesday, so be watching

for that!

You would think that Chum is more

like a kid, than a cat, because he

always wants to help and gets mad if

you don't let him! ...lol.....Crazy cat!

I have gotten some goodies in the

mail, that I will share with you and

then some of my Christmas

decorating....All coming this week.

I would like to welcome my newest

followers, I am grateful for all my

blogging friends and I am looking

forward to getting to know you all

better!

Until next time...

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Christmas Giveaway!

2011-12-03T22:28:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone, I just want

to let you know that Sara, of

Salmon Falls Prims, is having

a Christmas giveaway!

Click Here

to take you there to sign up!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Fall Fesival, Part 3

2011-11-28T00:08:00.000-06:00

I am so glad that we made it

home, that drive yesterday, was

too long for me! I drove a long

way in the dark, with it raining.

I guess we shouldn't have

stopped at a couple antique

malls ;)....

Here are the rest of the festival

pictures that I took. I didn't

get a lot of pictures of the craft

booths inside, but the ones that

were outside, were interesting.

This is a great place to take your

kids to learn about how things

were done, a long time ago.

I am not sure what this man was

working on, I didn't get a good look,

but I think he had knives in his

case.

I was at the festival, shortly after it

opened and this booth was pretty full...

They had fur boots and Davy Crockett

hats, little pouches, swords, necklaces

and more, outside the booth.

Love the teepee.

Making lye soap.

The picture, above gives me the creeps!

More furs...

A little Fall decorating and some of

the handmade baskets, that Linda

made.....And more, below.

Well, that is it for the festival pictures.

I wish I had gotten some pictures of

Santas, painted on driftwood, soda

bottles and anything else, they felt like

painting them on....I need to take a

picture of the crow and the mittens,

that I bought.....The mittens are

so cute! Thanks for stopping by

and thanks to those that have left

me comments, recently. My email

wasn't working, so I could not reply

back to you.....I hope you all had

a great Thanksgiving!

Until next time....

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Wonderful Giveaway!

2011-11-27T11:33:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone, go on over

and check out Teri's awesome

giveaway, you get to choose

which of the two groups of

goodies that you want to win!

Hurry!

Click HERE to go sign up!

I will be posting the 3rd post of

the festival, today. I was too

tired to do it last night, we just

got home from Kansas.

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-23T08:11:00.002-06:00

I hope you all have a wonderful

Thanksgiving with family or

friends!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Fall Fesival, Part 2

2011-11-22T12:47:00.003-06:00

Hi all, I am pretty busy today,

but thought I would get on here

for a bit and show you some

more pictures of the festival.

I didn't get as many inside, as

I thought....There were quite a

few crafters and demonstrators,

but I was short on time and I

didn't get them all, but I did

get quite a few of them.

This couple were playing dulcimers

and they would even give you

lessons. I don't know about you all,

but I love dulcimer music!

These ladies were spinning wool...

Looms for rug making....

Handmade canes and walking sticks,

santas and more.

There was man making broom,

another making candles and you

could even dip your own, sorry, I

didn't of them. They even had one
room, just full of quilters and
quilts! I didn't even go into that
room, this time....

Now, outside we go....The Heritage

Center is built like a circle and

they have this old post office out

in the yard....

We used to have a booth in an

antique mall and a lot of the tins

on these shelves are ones that we

sold there, they used to be part

of my collection!

This huge bear is on the porch of

the center.

This huge Indian is over to the

right a bit....Isn't he awesome?

Behind him is a stage, that they

had people playing music, telling

stories, or clogging the whole 3

days of the festival. I would have

loved to stay a long time, just to

listen to the music, but since I

was going to Texas, that didn't

happen.

Well, I hope you enjoyed part 2 of

the Festival, you can catch part 3

on Saturday....

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Prims At The Fall Festival!

2011-11-21T12:50:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone, prims have made

it to Oklahoma! I went to the

festival, just before heading for

Texas, recently and I could not

believe that they had someone

with a lot of prim goodies!

I have lots of pictures of the

festival, of women spinning

wool, soap making, blacksmith,

people playing dulcimers, etc,

but I am going to show you

them, in 3 posts....I thought I

would just show you this

wonderful booth, first....I

should have taken more, but

I got most of it. She had some

wonderful things and she came

all the way from Kansas.
She said I could take all the

pictures I wanted, which was so

nice of her, vendors don't always

want you to take pictures, they

are afraid you are going to copy

them.

The front of her booth...These ladies

are standing in front of the dolls, in

the next picture.

Lots of dolls!

The dolls above, are to the right

of the ones, before....Still outside

the booth!

Inside the booth, looking to the left....

She had lots of gingers and Santas...

The back wall in her booth....Lots of

witches, crows, bats and JOLs....

I don't have a picture of what I bought,

but I bought a crow and mittens, made

from a red and white quilt, that are so

cute!....I will show you all, later.

I have been busy, we went to Texas

and sorted and sorted stuff to bring

back, to sell at the flea market. I got

it all marked and packed and we went

on Saturday. It wasn't that great, but

we did sell some of it....I have been

working on the kitchen....The

weather is not great for painting,

but I am plugging away....I might

get it done, this year!....I need to

get some trim, so I am going to do

that, tomorrow when I take the

cats to the vet for their boosters.

Tomorrow, I am going to make

fudge......Chocolate, with nuts

and a batch of peanut butter, also!

Mmmmmm....I need to get back

to work on the kitchen!

I'll post the rest of the pictures,

soon and hopefully some things

on my selling blog.

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Wonderful Giveaway!

2011-11-15T17:03:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone, I just wanted to let

you all know about a wonderful

giveaway that Tanya is having

on her blog for her blog's second

anniversary! She is giving away

3 different groups of items, so

you can sign up for which group

you are most interested in! I think

that is just awesome!

As you can see, this is the 3rd group....

She has different ways to get more

entries, so click HERE to go on over

to sign up for this wonderful

and generous giveaway!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

If You Can't Be Anything Else, At Least Be This!

2011-11-14T23:51:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone, I just had to save

a picture of this on a comment

page....

Well, time is just flying by and

I have been down to Texas 2 times,

lately.....Week before last, I went

down on Tuesday and came back

on Friday and I thought I might

get the kitchen finished, but it was

either rainy or colder than I wantd

to have the windows open to finish

the painting I need to do....Then,

last Friday, hubby and I went down

to do some work at our house....

I sorted and sorted things and we

brought back several totes of stuff

to sell....He unloaded it tonight

now I need to go through all that....

Now I am wishing that we had left

it all down there!

I got some goodies in the mail,

that I will show you, soon, but my

next post will be about the Fall

Festival, that I went to, just before

we left. Prims have come to

Oklahoma!

I guess I better get off to bed,

I hope you all are having a great

week!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

PAFA Winter Giveaway

2011-11-10T11:25:00.001-06:00

Hey everyone, they are having

their winter giveaway over at

PAFA....(Primitive And Folk

Artist) team and ONE lucky

winner gets all the goodies!

Click Here

to go over to sign up, they have

some fantastic items made by

some very talented artists!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Whole Lot A Shakin' Going On!

2011-11-07T13:47:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone, l have to say that

I felt my first earthquake on

Saturday night! I first thought

that my hubby was shaking my

chair, because he was leaning

on the back of it, but he said

wasn't doing it and then the

floor lamp was shaking, too. I

told him I thought we were

having an earthquake and then

I could hear the house making

a creaking noise......Our house

is brick and on a cement slab and

I am glad that we don't live close

to where the center was! Yup,it

was a 5.6....Earlier in the day,

there was a 4.7, but we didn't

feel that one. I heard on tv that

you have to have an

earthquake rider on your home

owners insurance, or it won't pay

for damages.....I think I will give

them a call to find out.....I can tell

ya one thing, I am not moving to

California!

I was down to Texas, last week

so I didn't get the kitchen

finished, but I should be able to

get it all done, this week, if the

weather is good, it is supposed

to rain for the next couple days.

Well, I have other things to do,

so I better get with it.

I hope you all have a great week!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Happy Halloween

2011-10-31T14:29:00.000-05:00

I hope you all have a safe

and fun night!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Wonderful Fall Fun Giveaway!

2011-10-25T09:57:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, I just wanted

to let you all know about a

wonderful giveaway over at

Hungy Hook Primitives!

Margie is giving away this beautiful

candle mat! If you prefer, you can

choose the kit and make it yourself!

How awesome is that? Go on over

and sign up, the drawing will be

on November 1st.

Warm Blessings~Karen

Wonderful Wildlife

2011-10-24T01:39:00.000-05:00

Hello, blogging buddies....

I was out taking pictures, the

other day and I thought you just

might enjoy seeing the

~~wonderful~~ awesome carved

animals in downtown Broken

Bow, OK....They have been

redoing all the sidewalks and

putting in wheel chair ramps

and raised flower beds, with these

wonderful carved statues of

wildlife....I have seen a smaller

bear holding a "Welcome"

sign, that I just might have to

buy to put on my front porch.

I had to get two views of this eagle!

Isn't this little one cute?

Love this turkey!

There's even a fish!

I do believe this one is a hawk.

Better view of it's face...

These last two must be the

latest, because they don't have

and flowers in their beds....I

love the owls...

This beaver is so cute with

his buck teeth! There are still

some empty beds, so I imagine

there are more to come.

I hope you enjoyed the tour

and the wildlife!

I have been working on the rest

of the kitchen cabinet doors

and the drawers

and I think I see light at the

end of the tunnel! A few more

days and I will have them all

done and the trim all done!

My hubby has some more to

do, before I can finish it all...

I need to make curtains and

also a Halloween costume for

the contest that they have,

where he works.....

Well, it is late and I better

get to bed, I have lots to do

tomorrow.

Also, I won the gingerbread man

over at Grandma Kringles! I was

so tickled, I was going to buy one,

because I didn't think I would win

it and I like to decorate my

kitchen

with gingerbread men for

Christmas. It sure made my day!

Thanks again, Grandma Kringle,

I can't wait to get him!

Besides working on the kitchen

and some of the dining room, I

have been walking and let me tell

ya that my legs are telling me to

slow down!......I was out working

in a flower bed this afternoon, so

that might help stretch the

muscles in my legs, they sure

are getting tight....

Well, I am off to bed, you all take

care and have a great week!

Thanks for stopping by....

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Fall Decorating and Wonderful Gift in the Mail

2011-10-09T13:29:00.000-05:00

I hope you all are having a

great weekend. I have gotten

a little Fall decorating done

and thought I would share it

with you.

This picture doesn't look very clear,

but you can see what I did in front

of the house.....I usually put the

scarecrow on the porch, but I think

I like him out in the yard, you can

see him better. The shrubs hide him

too much when he's on the porch.

Closer up picture.....

I got a package in the mail,

from Traci of York Mountain

Primitives and in it was this

adorable little Jack-O-Lantern,

wearing a witches hat!

Traci sent everyone something

handmade, that left a comment

on her blog, one day. I didn't

know it, until after I had left

my comment that she was doing

that, what a wonderful surprise,

it was! I love it Traci, that was

really sweet of you! Stop on over

to her blog by clicking here

While you are there, check out

her website, she does some

wonderful prims!

Thanks again, Traci....I sure

love my gift in the mail!

Now, I need to do some Fall

decorating in the house....I

still have lots of stuff all over

the house, because of the work

in the kitchen and dining area.

I better get back to work on

some things for the kitchen and

then tomorrow, I am going to

get back to work on the rest of

the doors, my one week break

ended up being 3 wks.....week

days only, I still have been

working on the kitchen on the

weekends......This project has

been a lot of work, but will be

so worth it, when it is done.

You all take care and have a

wonderful week!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Great Story!

2011-10-05T16:06:00.002-05:00

Hello blogging buddies, I just

thought I would pop on here to

share this wonderful story about

two women in Texas.....

Click (here)

to check it out....Never under

estimate the power of a woman!

I hope you all are having a great

week. I have done some decorating

outside, that I will share with you,

soon.

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Goodies In The Mail

2011-09-29T13:57:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, I hope you all are

having a great week....It cooled off

some and then went back to the

mid 90's....

Well, I guess I better get on with

what I got on here to post about.

First of all, I was lucky enough to

have won one of Cyndy's giveaways

over at Crafty Stitchers! I won

this cute scarecrow, he is just

awesome! Cyndy does such great

and I am happy to have one of her

creations in my home! Thanks so

much, Cyndy, I just love him!

I also received this cute little

gingerbread guy from Dina of

The Country Primitive Shoppe,

she was giving away 5 ornies that

day and I was lucky enough to

post a comment to receive one. I

just love him, too! I decorate my

kitchen with gingers for Christmas.

We are making head way on the

kitchen....We had to take a counter

top back, it had a flaw right down

the middle of it, but we have it all

on, now.....just need to adjust and

hook down the last part. We got the

kitchen sink back in, we went a

week without one....I still have

the lower doors and drawers to

do, yet. I took a break, last week

from working on them and I

haven't gotten back at it. I have

been trying to find the dining

room table, it has been piled up

with all kinds of things from

the kitchen. I have two boxes of

things, that I took off the table,

that are not going back into the

kitchen.....There was way too much

stuff on the counters.....I might

post some of it on my selling blog.

I have been putting things back

on the counters and then changing

it to another place....Tweak, tweak,

tweak.....I might get

it where I like it all, soon....

This is going to be the 4th weekend

for working on the kitchen, plus

the 10 days on doors, knobs and the

hinges.....It will take another week

or more to do the doors, etc.....

I will post the pictures, after we

get it all done.....I need to make

curtains and do a couple other

things for the kitchen, also....I

swear that I am getting an arm

like Popeye! The muscle on my

right arm is getting huge! I guess

it is from putting all the hinges

back on....I did it all by hand, so

I wouldn't scratch off the paint

on the hinges....

Between the clogging

and working on the kitchen,

I am building lots of muscles!...

Better not mess with me...he he...

Well, I need to go back to work on

the dining room and maybe mop,

the floor, too.....I think I will do my

outdoor decorating this weekend,

since Saturday is October 1st.

I have enjoyed seeing what everyone

has been doing (that is when the

internet has decided to work)....

You all have a great weekend!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Autumn Equinox

2011-09-23T09:34:00.000-05:00

Happy Fall, Y'all! I thought I

would show you all my egg

sitting on the counter top, this

morning! You should be able to

do this during the Spring equinox,

also....The earth is not tilted on

it's axis, today.....It is straight up

and down, so the Eastern and

Western hemispheres are getting

the same amount of sun....You

can sit an egg on the counter, in

the morning and it will just sit

there!

I couldn't get it to work on the new

counter top, but it worked on this

section of the old one, that we have

left to replace....Now, I wish I had

picked out an green egg to try it with.

I even opened to drawer to get out a

spoon and it didn't fall over, I was

surprised! It has been sitting there,

since 8:02am CDT and it is now

9:24am...How cool is that?

I took a break from working on

the cabinet doors for a few days,

but we will be back to work on

the counter tops, tomorrow and

getting the sink back in...

I am so happy that Fall

has arrived, it is

my favorite time of the year! We

probably won't have any pretty

trees, this year, it has been way too

dry....It was 93 degrees on

Wednesday, but only 73 degrees,

yesterday and we got some rain!

That makes me HAPPY!

My hubby called me yesterday

to let me know that the grocery

store in the town, where he works,

has gotten their huge mums in,

so I am heading over there to

have lunch with him and get me

a bunch of mums! Yippee!

Have a great weekend, I am

hoping to get a lot done in the

kitchen and maybe get my

scarecrow out and decorate

outside!

Until next time....

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

I'm A Big Helper!

2011-09-16T15:29:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone, Chum here...I just

wanted to show you all what a big

helper I am in the make over of

the kitchen....Here I am helping

my Daddy with the measuring.....

Hurry up, Dad......How long do you

expect me to hold it in place???

Here I am holding down the

newspapers, that Dad covered the

stuff up with, before he ripped off

the old counter top.....Oh shoot, I

am out of order....

Shhhh, I bet I shouldn't be showing

this much, so don't rat me out to Mom!

This is what the counter top looks like...

Isn't it purrrrrty?

Mommy has been working hard for

days and days....It takes 2 or 3 times

to fill in that ugly design that was in

the doors, she has been sanding,

filling in, sanding, filling in and

sanding and fixing any spots

and sanding and then painting the

doors a couple times!!!

And look, she has painted all the

knobs, screws and hinges! She has

18 doors done, but she only has two

back up to see how she likes them....

Actually, these

are lower doors and she put them on

to keep me out of the cupboard,

cause I am so curious, I want to snoop

in everything! Yup, I think I should

know everything that is going on in

my house!....he he....

She has to take off the other 7 doors

and get them done, along with the

hinges, plus help Dad with the rest of

the counter tops, etc, tomorrow. Dad

has to move all the outlets and

switches up some, too and I will be

right there to help....More like

supervise to make sure he is doing

it all right!

She has really been busy, with all

that work, plus she is learning to clog

and has started back walking...I know

her legs were hurting the next day,

from all that clogging....I think she

is getting old, but don't tell her I said

that!!!!

Well, after all that work and this big

post, I think I will lay here on this

door and take a nap!

Before I go, I want to say "Hello"

to all my furry friends and to

Skippy.....Where are you?

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

like what I showed you, of the

kitchen....

Big hugs and squeezes~Chum

Paying Tribute

2011-09-11T15:02:00.000-05:00

Paying tribute to those who lost their

lives, 10 years ago, today....

God bless our great nation....

Until next time...

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

I Haven't Fallen Off The Map!

2011-09-07T23:39:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, I know it has been a

couple weeks since I posted, but I

have been having problems with my

internet. They had to adjust it for

the extreme heat and then they had

to come back the next week to adjust

it, again. I didn't want them to have

to come every week, and I knew it

was gonna cool off eventually! It has

cooled off this week, but it is going

to be back to almost 100, next

week.....The internet would work

about a half hour a day, so I wasn't

able to blog much,

which can be a good thing, if you

are wanting to get things done.

I am taking advantage of the cooler

temps and I am working on my

kitchen make over.....Here are some

pictures of what it looked like when

I started....

Beautiful wavy trim...NOT! Hubby

banged it up, trying to see if we could

get the facing off and it just didn't

want to come off.....Had to go to

plan B...We would have to take a

lot of the front of the cabinets off,

to get rid of all the places, that it

has been routered....We had two

other ideas for the cabinets....

I am not too fond of the routered

design on the doors...

Or this beautiful formica.....he he...

Getting started, getting the OLD

stove out....This was the pits to

cook on.....It didn't work too well

and it only had one large burner.

This is the dining room side, you

can see that we have taken the trim

off the top, already....That is bead

board at the back of the stove....

I am trying to decide whether or

not I want to paint the cabinets

a different color....I am not good

at making decisions on things like

this, it takes me forever....I wanted

to get new counter tops, then the

lumber yard didn't get the ones

that are already miter cut, so I had

decided to paint them black with

Caromal Colours paint, then I

thought I might like to tile them

and I priced the tile....Then I went

back to painting them....THEN,

we went to another town and they

have the miter cut counter tops

and I found one that I just love,

so.....I am going to get them and

we will go pick them up on

Saturday....I can't wait to get it

done! When we bought this house,

we planned on selling our house

in Texas, but changed our mind.

I was going to get all new

cabinets, when we sold it....So,

that is out....Anyway, I think

I will like it when we get it all

done.

More to come!

Thanks for stopping by....

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Hungry Hook Primitives Giveaway

2011-08-25T22:37:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, I have to tell ya

about a giveaway that Margie

is having, over at

Hungry Hook Primitives.

She is giving away a rug hooking

kit and patterns for a rug

hooking tutorial she is doing.

If you are interested in learning,

stop by and sign up for her

giveaway and check out the

tutorial she posted!

This is the pattern of the rug for the

giveaway, done two different ways.

Go check it out, by clicking, HERE.

I want to thank everyone that stopped

by and left me comments on my last

post, I love to read them.

I hope you all have a great weekend

and if you are in the path of the

hurricane, please get out of the way!

Property is never more important,

than life!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

The Wedding At The Grand

2011-08-24T23:12:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, I hope you all are

well and doing great! I know it

has been awhile since I have posted

anything, other than the giveaway.

One of my friends mentioned that

I hadn't posted more pictures of

my granddaughter's wedding and

so, I thought I would show you

the place where she got married.

It is an old movie theater made

over for weddings and parties...

This is across the river from Louisville, Ky

in New Albany, IN...

I hope so!

This is their picture out

front in one of the cases.

This is Brittany in the lobby,

there are two entrances into

the other part and you can see

one of the doors, behind her.

Between the doors, are this lounge

and a huge mirror...

This is on the upper level

I love how they put, what looks

like, clear ornaments in the

fountain, to look like bubbles.

This one is much bigger and

the food is put around this

on the round counter...

On the lower level, looking

toward the stage, waiting for

the rehearsal.

Looking back toward the front and

the balcony, above.

If you didn't want to take the stairs,

you could take the ramp, there is one

on both sides. There is more gold

railing in the place, I just didn't get

pictures of all of it.

Beautiful gold mirrors on both sides

of the room....

This beautiful chandelier hangs in

front of the stage where they perform

the ceremony and over the dance floor.

This lovely arrangement had

her colors, wisteria and teal, and

it was on our table.

I guess I better show you, the bride

and groom, just in case you didn't

see the first group of pictures.

It doesn't seem possible that they

have been married almost 3 months,

already!

Well, that is it for tonight and I do

hope you enjoyed the tour!

Thanks for stopping by....

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

We Have A Winner!

2011-08-17T11:04:00.000-05:00

We have a winner!!!

Morning, everyone, I used the

random generator to pick the

number, since I had 50 people

enter with a total of 307 chances!

I wrote down numbers on several

pages with two rows on each page,

with everyone's names next to

their numbers in a box....That

took me a long time! Well, I

know you are thinking, "Get on

with it, will ya?" ......Drum roll

please.....The number is 288 and

the winner is Genevieve of Olde

Pear Prims! Congratulations to

Gen! I want to thank you all for

entering and my giveaway and

for reading my blog!

I hope everyone is having a great

week!

Until next time...

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Last Day For Signing Up and Commenting Problems

2011-08-16T12:38:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone, this is the last day

to sign up and I see that some

are having problems leaving me

comments. Check to see it you

are entered, or not, on the

July 27th post, if you can't leave

a comment to enter, please email

me and I will enter you, even if I

can't post the comment.

Also, I am having internet problems,

so I will get on when I can, tomorrow.

Midnight is the deadline for

entering.

Good luck, everyone!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Just A Reminder

2011-08-15T01:12:00.003-05:00

Hey everyone, I just want to

remind you all about the giveaway

I am having for my 2nd blog

anniversary.....You only have

today and tomorrow left, to sign up

for it! All you gals that commented

on my blog when, I was checking

to see who all was reading my blog,

get two extra entries, BUT you have

to sign up on the July 27th post, to

get them and enter. So, you better
check to see if you entered, or not!

There are a lot of great giveaways,

right now, so please pass the word
and good luck! I would also like to
welcome all my new followers, I hope
you all like reading my blog.

I hope you all have a great week...

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Good Place For American Pickers

2011-08-07T23:57:00.000-05:00

Hey y'all, I thought you might

like to see this place that Mike

and Frank, on American Pickers,

would love to stop at! It looks

like it has been closed for years,

but I would still like to see what

all is on the inside! I see that Mike

and Frank have been in Texas, too

bad they didn't find this place,

while there.

I love all the old signs and I know

Frank would be wanting them all!

Looking to the right....

This is looking down the left side of

the building....

I would love to have some of these

old wheels....

I walked along the side for a better

shot of the signs and things along

the building.

Looking to the left at some more

great things and another building.

You should be able to click on the

pictures to make them bigger for

a closer view. Check out those old

bathtubs, I have one of them in my

other house, it is on legs and good

to soak in.....The trouble is, I think

is has shrunk over the years (or

maybe the problem is, I got bigger)....

nah, couldn't be the latter ;).....I

hope you enjoyed seeing this old

place, thanks for coming along.

If you haven't signed up for my

giveaway, please do! All of you that

have signed up, I will be e-mailing

you all in the next few days with how

many chances you have earned. Also,

welcome to my new followers.

I have to tell you to be aware of

where you are putting your feet!

I was out in the garden on Friday

morning and I felt something bite

me and looked down and my feet

were covered with fire ants! I tried

to wash them off with water from

the hose and it ticked them off!

I have at last count, 113 bites on

my right foot and 20 on my left!

Some are showing up more as they

start to blister! I was moving some

grass, etc for mulch around the few

tomato plants that have survived

this awful heat and I was standing

in a nest of them! I had sandals

on and so they had a lot of area to

bite on!......Beware, be very aware,

they might be coming to a yard

near you!!!

Talking about surviving the heat,

it was 110 or more most of the past

week, I think it was Wednesday,

that it hit 116 degrees! That did not

include the heat index!

I am going to be staying in the

house as much as possible,

this week!

Thanks for stopping by and I

hope y'all stay cool and have

a great week!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Problem Leaving a Comment?

2011-08-01T22:33:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone, it has come to

my attention that someone

has tried and tried to leave

me a comment to enter the

giveaway......If you have had

a problem with it, please

email me what you wanted

to say and I will post it on the

blog for you. I don't want

anyone to be left out, that

wants to enter!

Please scroll on down to enter on

the post below.

Please sign up on the July 27th
post, thanks!

Good luck, you all!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Time For My 2nd Anniversary Giveaway!

2011-07-27T02:54:00.008-05:00

Update on giveaway....I forgot
something! My hubby reminded
me that I was going to give all
the ones that commented on my
"Just Checking" post on the 18th
2 extra chances in the giveaway!
So, if you are one of the
34, you will get the 2 extra added
to what you earn! I am glad
that he remembered, I bet you
are, too!

`````````````````````````````````````
Hey Blogging Buddies, it's time

for my GIVEAWAY!!! I know

you all have been waiting on pins

and needles, just for this!...lol...

Here is what the lucky winner

will receive.....

*An old grungy kitchen scale, for display

purposes only, it does not work.

*An old kitchen grater.

*A fruit jar in holder with handle.

*And a wooden bowl that I painted,

stained and gave my prim touch to, for

Fall, filled with a candle that I

grunged and some dried rose hips,

cinnamon sticks and pudka pods!
(whew, that was a long sentence)

Now for the rules....

1. You must be a follower of my blog.

You get 1 chance!

New ones are welcome! Tell me if

you are a new follower and you get

2 chances for signing on!

2. You must live in the USA, sorry

everyone, but the postage for this

package, would be too much to mail

out of the country. No entry for this

one, you are already lucky for living

in the USA!

3. You must sign up on this post, only.

The last time I did a giveaway, I had

sign ups on more than one post and

it was too much trouble.

You don't have to have a blog to
enter, if you don't, please leave me
your email address in your
comment, or e-mail it to me, so I
can contact you if you win.

These are simple rules, right?

Now ways to earn extra entries,

(for you that want to.) Please tell

me in your comment, which ones

you did, so I can give you the

extra chances.

If you go over to my shop and

come back and tell me what your

favorite thing is, in the shop so far,

that earns you

2 extra chances!

If you post this on your sidebar,

and link it back to this post, that's

2 extra chances!

If you write a post about this

giveaway and mention my shop,

The Prim Bear's Cupboard and

link back to my shop, that

= 3 more chances!

So, it is possible that you can

have 9 chances to win!

Let's see, when do I want to have

the drawing? hmmmm....Let me

check my calendar....

I am going to leave this open for

entries until noon, August 16th and

announce the winner on August 17th.

Good luck to you all!!! I will remind

you all, from time to time, and I will

post it on my sidebar, also.

I want to thank you all for making

blogging so much fun! It has been

great making friends, all over this

great country and meeting some in

person!

I appreciate you all

taking the time to let me know you

are reading my blog, thanks so

much! I don't expect you to

comment, every time you come by,

I know it is hard to keep up with

reading so many and commenting

on all of them is impossible, but

I know you are reading, so that

makes me happy!

Until next time!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

A Big Thanks and Anniversaries!

2011-07-19T11:29:00.000-05:00

Thank you, to all of you kind

ladies that took time to let know

you are reading my blog. I was

thinking of closing my blog, but

I am going to keep with it! That

is why I asked if anyone was

reading it...Also, my blogiversary

is coming up, I did my first post

on the 27th of July, so I am going

to have a giveaway to celebrate!

All of you ladies, that left me a

comment, before this post, will

get 2 extra entries when you enter

the giveaway! I want you all to

know how much I appreciate you

all! Stay tuned, the next post

will have the giveaway goodies!

Not only is my blog having an

anniversary, but today is our

wedding anniversary. We got

married 42 years ago, no wait,

that can't be right, I can't be

old enough to be married this

long!!! Happy Anniversary,

to my darlin' and thanks for

putting up with me all these

years! And here's to a lot

more years together!

You all have a great day!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Just Checking

2011-07-18T00:04:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone, I am just popping

in for a bit. I was just wondering

who all's reading my blog. If you

are reading my blog, please leave

me a comment. Some times I get

a few comments and other times

a lot more....I have been thinking

about something and I will tell

you all, later.

Thanks for stopping by and

leaving me a comment, I really

do appreciate it! I am
thankful for all my followers
and all the friends I have made
the last 2 years. Bloggers are
the best!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen

Barns

2011-07-13T11:16:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone, I know some of you

love old barns as much as I do, so

get you something to drink and

settle in for a bit, because I have

lots of pictures of barns on this

post, so it is going to take awhile!

We flew to Louisville, KY and

rented a car, then we drove

through Indiana and met up with

my cousin and T. J. of Willow Bend

Primitives and then on to Michigan

to visit relatives. Then we drove

back and flew out of Louisville, so

I got to get lots of barn pictures,

some pictures of court houses and

some stone and brick houses. But,

today you only get to see barns.

The picture above, is the close up of

the barn, below.....Which is my

favorite of them all...

The picture below, is the end of

the barn in the picture, above.

The barn, above is across the road

from the barn in the first picture

on this post.

These barns are all in the area where

I grew up in Michigan. The first one

is just down the road from the little

town that I got married in.

I didn't get as many as I thought,

but I hope you enjoyed them!

Thanks for stopping by!

Bear Hugs & Blessings~Karen