God spilled the paint

Springtime.....

please hurry!

The east side of Carrizo plain, in the Temblor Range California.

Photo by Barbara Mathews on May 14, 2005

Nothing man can ever do could equal the glory of God's creations.



Rocking Chair Refurbished

I was not sure what to do

with this old Rocking Chair

when we inherited it.

It was fragile and in desperate

need of repair.



The woven seat was brittle, broken

and only partially attached.

The bottom rocker

on the right side was

not attached to the frame

in the front and the hardware

was severely rusted or missing.

We found Randy, a local

furniture restorer

http://www.bearsboardsllc.com/

and he went to work

disassembling the chair

and making the repairs.

A couple weeks later,

when the chair was repaired,

we went back to Randy

and choose the color stain

we wanted. 

Randy called to say the

chair was done a few days later.

 

Isn't it beautiful?

We could not believe that

this was the same fragile chair.

The stain color was perfect

and the frame was solid and sturdy.

Now it's time to weave a new seat!

 

After watching several YouTube videos,

I decided on the material and

pattern that I wanted for the seat.

If the people in the videos could

weave a seat in under 2 hours,

so could I right?

I ordered 2 coils of 1/2" flat reed

from http://www.basketmakerscatalog.com/ps/

and watched more DIY videos

about Herringbone seat weaving.

When the reed arrived,

I set-up my workshop in the basement

and started weaving.

I have never work on a project like this

and was nervous and anxious

to see the outcome.

A few hours later,

Our antique rocking chair

is finally completed.

That wasn't so hard, was it?

I don't know the complete history

of this old chair, only that it spent

it's life at my Grandmas home

in the mountains of

West Virginia.

I LOVE IT!

By the way,

Randy mentioned that this chair was used a lot

and someone using the chair leaned to the left

because the rocker on the left side is worn nearly flat.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kelly

  



St. Valentines Day Decor

Get your Valentine's day

gifts and décor

before they are gone.

$12.00

$13.00

$30.00

$30.00

$15.00

$12.50

$9.00

$6.00

$24.00

$30.00

Thanks for stopping by!

Kelly



Dreaming of spring.....

 

.....and hoping it will get here soon.

Like much of the country, we are in a deep freeze.

This mornings temp was -10

and with the wind chill

it will feel like -30 all day.

Tomorrows forecast is much like today.

 

Oh spring...bring us your blue skies,

your warm sunshine and

your fragrant blooms.

 

  



 

Scarecrow Cabin will have a booth at the show.

If your in the area, stop by and say "Hi".

Stay warm!

Kelly

  

Down on the Farm

Farm Fresh Primitives

from Scarecrow Cabin.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/scarecrowcabin

Stop by and take a peak,

new items added weekly.

 

Enjoy your day!

Kelly

Love the OFG Team

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Primitive Valentines Love Le... oldgoatprims $14	Candle Mat Pattern Primitive... thetalkingcrow $3
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'Sweet Valentine' by homemadescents

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Happy Thanksgiving

Can you believe it's

Thanksgiving already?

Seems like just a few

shorts weeks ago

we were in shorts and t-shirts.

The countdown til Christmas has begun.

It's time to decorate the tree, hang the wreath

and start shopping.

Scarecrowcabin will offer FREE SHIPPING

on all purchases made on

Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/scarecrowcabin

Customers can use coupon code SBS2014

at checkout to receive the discount.

Wishing all a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

~Kelly~

Clearance Sale on Etsy

Scarecrow Cabin is having a

Clearance Sale.

I have run out of space and

need to make room for

the new Fall and

Christmas inventory.

Stop by the Clearance section at

https://www.etsy.com/shop/scarecrowcabin

to find these items and more

for 15% off the original price.

Was $30.00 - now only $25.50

Was $15.00 - now only $12.75

Was $40.00 - now only $34.00

Was $13.00 - now only $11.00

I will be adding more sale items

in the coming days

so stop by often.

Kelly 

It's show time...again

The Harvest at the Mill show

is this Saturday.

I've been so busy working all

new prim goodies for the show,

getting everything priced

and packed up for the trip to Holly.

Here is a sneak peak at some

of the handmades I'm taking to the show.

Wool pumpkins, prim pillows and dolls.

Lots of penny rugs.

Burlap banners.

If you haven't heard about the show

here is the link.

http://harvestatthemill.blogspot.com/

Hope to see you there.

Kelly

A morning laugh.....

….and NO, this did not happen to me.

CAR KEYS

Several days ago as I left a business meeting; I desperately gave myself a personal TSA pat down.

I was looking for my keys. They were not in my pockets and quick search in the meeting room revealed nothing.

Suddenly I realized I must have left them in the car. Frantically, I headed for the parking lot.

My husband has scolded me many times for ...leaving the keys in the ignition. My theory is the ignition is the best place not to lose them. His theory is that the car will be stolen.

As I burst through the door, I came to a terrifying conclusion. His theory was right. The parking lot was empty. I immediately called the police. I gave them my location, confessed that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen.

Then I made the most difficult call of all, "Honey," I stammered; ( I always call him "honey" in times like these.) "I left my keys in the car and it's been stolen."

There was a period of silence. I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard his voice.

"Are you kidding' me", he barked, "I dropped you off" !!!!!!!

Now it was my time to be silent. Embarrassed, I said, "Well, come and get me."

He retorted, "I will, as soon as I convince this cop I didn't steal your car."



Save the date....

The Harvest at the Mill show

is less than 3 short weeks away.

Mark your calendar for Sept. 6

harvestatthemill.blogspot.com

Stop by later this week for a

sneak peak at some of

the prim goodies

I'll have at the show.

Hope to see you there.

Kelly



Look what I won!

I am so happy to have won

this lovely pillow from the
http://primitivehandmadesmercantile.com/
blog. It was made by Teresa @

Teresa's Primitive Treasures.
She does such beautiful work, 
check out her Etsy store here
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TeresasPrimTreasures?ref=shopsection_shophome_leftnav 
 

Thank you so much Teresa
I Love this pillow.
 Hugs, Kelly

Road Trip

Wow.. What a wonderful trip

to West Virginia.

It's a long way (10 hours), but worth it.

The longest part always seems to be traveling the

Ohio turnpike.......are we there yet?

 After traveling through the Akron/Canton area

the site seeing is awesome.

I did not get to take pics of the mountains this trip

but can share some pics of Mother Nature.

 

Don't you just love the Butterflies?

 

Kelly