Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone a very

Merry Christmas.

Hope your holiday is filled with 

Peace, Joy, Love and 

lots of cookies.

God Bless.

Kelly

Craft Show season.

Good morning!

Craft show season is in full swing

in these parts and I'm lovin it.

Went shopping at 3 shows

this past Saturday and there

are at least 2 more in the area

this weekend.

I was also a vendor at a show

a couple of weeks ago.

Here are a few photos of my booth

(they are a little blurry).

The show was a great success,

I'm so glad I decided to rejoin the

craft show circuit.

Here are some of the 

Thanksgiving items that

are now available

in my Etsy store. 

And some of the

Christmas items

that are available. 

I will have many more

of the burlap banners

available in the coming days.

Thanks for stopping by.

Kelly



Happy Halloween!

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Halloween.

Frustrated with Facebook

Do you have a Facebook fanpage?

I created a Facebook fanpage

a few years ago in effort to

promote my Etsy store.

I figured out the basics,

how to post comments, pictures, etc.

Here is my problem.

 When I first created my fanpage

I could "Like" and comment

posts on other peoples pages but

my picture/avatar didn't

 appear next to my comments,

(the picture next to my comments was 

a blue & gray generic silhouette of a

persons head...very unflattering don't ya think?)

Now, for some unknown reason,

I cannot even Like a post or

leave a comment.

I haven't changed any of my settings

and my fanpage is public.

I have tried using the

Facebook Help center

but nothing has worked.

to resolve my problem.

I have seen other fanpages that

have "Liked" and commented on

posts of my fanpage, so I know it's possible.

This is so frustrating!

What am I doing wrong?

Please Help!

~Kelly~

  

Craft Show count down....

Yes, it's true....

I will be participating in a local craft show

is just 2 weeks.

 

I love going to the seasonal craft shows

and seeing all the handmade wares

but, am I the only one who is

discouraged by all the VENDOR's

at these CRAFT shows in recent years? 

 

My mother and I used to do a few 

annual shows every 

year in the 1990's, with much success.

After a few years hiatus, we decided

to try a show in 2008.

Well, it was not what we expected.

The show had more vendors than crafter's.

The booth next to us was 

actually selling bed sheets.

That's right, nothing handmade,

 just pre-packaged bed sheets.

Really!!!!!!!

Bed sheet, tupper ware, food vendors 

and etc. belong in the flee-market circuit, 

not at the craft shows.

 

OK, I'm done venting,

now for the important stuff.....

 

 

I will be at 

St. Margaret of Scotland Church

in St. Clair Shores, MI 

on Nov. 2 from 9am-4pm.

 

I have been a shopper at this show for the 

past several years and they have a great 

variety of crafters. This is their 35th annual craft show. 

Here are a few of the new items that 

I will have for sale at the craft show.

 

 I am still working on many

other new projects and whatever

doesn't sell at craft show will

 be available in my Etsy store. 

Hope to see you there.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

~Kelly~

 

 

Goodies from my summer travels....

Finally got around to down loading

some of the pictures of all the goodies

I acquired during my summer travels.

Back in August, I took a trip to 

West Virginia to visit my Dad.

A stop a The Woolen Willow in Williamston, WV 
is a must for any quilter, wool lover 
or primitive collector.
Here are some of the goodies I found
at The Woolen Willow

Some beautiful hand-dyed wool.

A little wood crate, vintage bobbin 
and a rusty horseshoe.

A sweet mini charm pack by Moda.

A wood dough bowl and a burlap sack.

Then in the beginning of September, 
I attended the Harvest at the Mill 
show hosted by Dawn and her team

at Holly Hills Primitives 
in Holly, Michigan.

Just look at these treasures I found at the show.

Found this pumpkin and crock at the

Back Porch Antiques booth 
(aka: Prims by the Water) 

and the vintage scissors from

The Evening Stitcher booth.

Another prim pumpkin from 
Back Porch Antiques

and some Hand-dyed orange wool

from the Wool Room.

The bowl is full of dried walnut 
but I can't remember which 
vendor I bought them from.

The awesome primitive drawer from

Prism Antiques.

A vintage wood rake from 

Red Dog Antiques.

Can't wait until the next road trip.

Have a wonderful evening!

~Kelly~

Here's what I've been working on....

I just love how these

wool pumpkins turned out.

Click here to purchase

      A little pear pillow

    click here to purchase

A sweet little prim sheep

click here to purchase

Some Fall acorn pillows

click here to purchase

This weekend I'll be finishing up some

apple pillows and more Fall pumpkins.

 I will also try to post some pictures of

all the goodies I brought home from

 my trip to The Woolen Willow store in WV

 and The Harvest at the Mill show.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

~Kelly~  

  

 



Harvest at the Mill pictures

Good morning!

I was lucky enough to attend the

Harvest at the Mill
show last Saturday and

Oh Boy did we have a great time.

We didn't want to miss out on any

treasures so we arrived at 10am
for the opening,

everyone else had the same idea
because there was

a line to get inside.

Dawn and her team at
Holly Hills Primitives

 did a fabulous job hosting this show.

It was like primitive Heaven.

There were so many wonderful vendors,

antiques and primitive
goodies everywhere.

I was able to meet some
fellow bloggers too!

Here are some pictures for inside the vendors booths.

Love this little ladder at

Back Porch Antiques

(Janice - Prims by the Water)

More goodies at Back Porch Antiques

Antique treasures at The Evening Stitcher(Bobbie's booth)

Bowls and cookie cutters at
The Evening Stitcher

And a sweet little pie safe at
The Evening Stitcher

Fell in love with this Sheep hooked rug at
Teresa Koguts booth
(Teresa's Creative Whims)

This is Lauren's booth(Rugs and Pugs)
Isn't "Jack" cute!

More goodies at Rugs and Pugs

Some antiques goodies

Antique furniture at Prism Antiques

Love the Mantel with the
white chippy paint
and the pie safe with
the punched tin doors
at Prism Antiques

Country Primitives booth had these
awesome herb racks.
Hmmm, where could I use these?

Just love the primitive sunflowers
in the shotgun shell bags
at Country Primitives booth...too cute!

Wish I had taken more pictures but,
I was so overwelmed by all the goodies,
I forgot to take the camera out of my bag.

Well, after 5 hours of shopping I felt like
we had seen everything.
It was truly a great girls day
out at the Mill.

Can't wait until next years show!

I'll share some pictures of
all the goodies I brought home
in my next post.

~Kelly~

Harvest at the Mill show.....

It's almost time for the

Harvest at the Mill show

in downtown Holly, MI

Here is the link with all the info:

 http://harvestatthemill.blogspot.com/

Yippi...I'm so excited.

My Mom, sister and I are leaving at 8am

so that we can be there by 10am

for the opening.

Looks like the weather is going to be beautiful

for the show tomorrow.

I'll be bringing my camera along

and will post some pics for everyone to see.

I hope there is enough room in the SUV

for all the treasures we'll be bringing home.

Have a great weekend everyone!

~Kelly~

White Pumpkins and Autumn Leaves

I can't believe it's almost Autumn already!

I'm sooo behind on my fall projects.

Where does the time go?

Summer just flew by too fast, don't ya think?

I was finally able to get a few of my 

autumn projects finished.

Here are a couple of my White Pumpkins

that are for Sale. $9 each

And a wool Oak Leaves Penny Rug. $15

More pumpkins and

fall penny rugs will be available soon.

I'll share some pictures

of the treasures I bought

while visiting West Virginia

 in my next post.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Kelly



West Virginia here I come....

Finally taking a

long overdue trip to

visit my Dad

in West Virginia.

The car is packed and

ready to go at 5am tomorrow.

It's a long journey

but I just love traveling

through the mountains.

There's will be lots 

of front porch sittin'

and sweet tea sippin'

in the next few days.

As always,

Planning on making a stop

at The Woolen Willow

in Williamston, WV.

I just love their shop

(maybe  they'll let me take some pictures).

Oh Boy,

I can't wait to see what

treasures I'll find this time.

I'll be bringing some

wool stitching projects

along with me

to work on while I'm there.

The finished projects will

be listed in my Etsy store

along with some new Autumn items

(hint...white pumpkins)

when I return.

Have a wonderful day!

~Kelly~

 

Soldsie anyone?

I just read a news article

about a fairly new app

called "Soldsie".

It's a Facebook app

that allows you to sell items

through comments

on your fan page.

Looks interesting! 

Has anyone out there

tried it?

Here is the link

to the article:

http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/08/01/5077929/women-moms-at-the-epicenter-of.html

~Kelly~



Vintage finds......

Good Morning.

Just want to share with you

 some of the treasures

I found at a local

Antique Fair

 This little cabinet has a great patina,

I just love the rusty latch 

and Faux keyhole.

Here is a shot of the inside

Some vintage scissors, a wooden spool

and a another crock 

to add to my collection.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

~Kelly~

A visit to the Mill and some new projects

Oh my, It's been almost

a month since my last post

(bad blogger).

I recently took a day trip over

to Holly and had the pleasure of meeting

Dawn at Holly Hills Primitives.

Her shop is inside of an old Mill

and is filled with primitive treasures.

(I wish I had some pictures to share

with you but I forgot to bring my camera)

Dawn is hosting the 

Harvest At The Mill show

on Sept. 7 with vendors from

around the midwest.

Oh boy...I can't wait.

Check out her blog for more info:

http://hollyhillsprimitives.blogspot.com/

I have been building a stash of wool

for some time now and

decided it was time to

use some of it.

 Cone Flower pillow

Crow and Flowers pillow

Star Penny Rug

A few months ago, I started

collecting vintage

tart / muffin tins.

Here are a couple of my

Pin Keeps

Primitive Pin Keep

 Cupcake Pin Cushion

Working on some burlap bunting

and some framed wool items

but it's just too darn HOT

to go outside and take pictures.

Have a wonderful day and stay Cool!

~Kelly~

Goodbye Google reader....Hello Bloglovin

With google reader 

shutting down in a few days,

it was time to make a move.

 

Well, after a little research and

a lot of confusion

I copied my Google Reader

blog list to Bloglovin.

I'm not very good at posting

messages on my own blog

but I would truely miss

reading all the

wonderful blogs that I follow.

<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/5971371/?claim=bs9k2aydapx">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>

I hope you will continue

to follow me.

Now, If I can just figure out

how to add the

Bloglovin widget to

my blog sidebar.

*Sigh*

My winnings...

Where does the time go?

I have been so busy lately!

I haven't had the time to

properly thank my blog friends

for my latest winnings,

My apologies Ladies.

Take a look at these

wonderful gifts

that I won from

our fellow bloggers.

Thank you to

Apple Grove Treasures!

Lori sent me these beautiful

handmade daisies

in a rooster vase

and some lovely

flower seed packets.

Thank you to

The Rusty Thimble!

Brenda sent me these

sweet little Sheep.

Aren't these little fellas

adorable?

I will be hosting

another giveaway in June.

Stay tunes!

~Kelly~

Summer Fun Celebration

It's finally here.

The Old Farmhouse Gathering teams

Summer Fun Celeration

is going on NOW!



Betsy Bunny is for sale

in my Etsy store

plus 3 other items

for the celebration.

Stop by and take a peek!