Look at what I won!!! Wowee!!!

Hi folks,

It has been such a great summer. I was especially thrilled to have won the wooden surprise giveaway from our pal Char at the Pickled Pepper Patch. I can't believe I won. What a blessing!! As you probably read, she found this wonderful tray at GW and primmed it up to my liking. I love the green. It matches my kitchen perfectly. It covers all 4 burners on my ugly stove very nicely. I love that I can change the decor with the seasons. Thank you Char!! 

I have found a few GW goodies too and I am planning a giveaway in the next 2 weeks, so keep checking back for more info. Have a great day, Kim

peg board updated

Hello,

My dad recently made me the primitive candle ledge that Char had on her site a while ago. I love it and wanted to show it. For the complete plans, go to The Pickled Pepper Patch blog.. I think it looks great in my living room. I painted it black, then country tan. I sanded it and stained it with Minwax dark walnut. My aunt gave me the candle. She was selling it for 50 cents at her g sale. yippee! I like how it all looks together. Have a great one, Kim

garage sale redo and my gameboard wall

Hi folks,

How is your summer going? I am loving being off for the summer.

I wanted to show you my makeover for the kleenex box from the g sale. I also have been working on a redo for my living room wall. I took down some nice country pics that my aunt had given me and I made a few gameboards. I have 2 more gameboards and a sign to add to the wall, but I thought I would show the change now.

my americana table runner

Hi guys,

I went to Sal Army earlier this week and I found this really nice quilted table runner. I have a big dining room table. It is a tiger oak and it is dated 1849. I have a hard time finding nice things for it on a budget. Anyway, I found this runner for only $3.99. It is perfect for summer and July 4th. Enjoy!!

garbage can (potato bin) redo

Hi guys,

I wanted to show you how to take a potato bin and transform it into a garbage can. My aunt was throwing away this years ago and I snagged it from the trash. All I did was take the entire back panel off. I took a piece of wood (about 5 inches wide) and nailed that going across the top of the back. I use 2 clips to hold the garbage bag to the piece of wood. It works well. I lift the flap in front to put garbage inside. When the bag is full, I take off the 2 clips and pull the bag from behind. It works well. I just painted it black to match my hutch and new countertops. I really like how it turned out. I am going to replace the heart and star with round knobs.

Enjoy your summer, Kim

Nice tray redo

Hello all,

It has been a while since I posted, but not since I've been crafting. I have been so busy. I am enjoying my summer off and hanging out with my two boys. I went to Sal Army on Wed (1/2 price day) and found some yummy stuff. I also got some nice shorts and tanks.

Well, onto my favorite. I have wanted a stove top cover for a while now, but I didn't want to ask my dad to make it (my hubby doesn't have the skills :) Anyway, before I left to go shopping with the boys I had cleaned the house and when I went to leave I looked at my stove and I hated the way it looked. It is about 7 or 8 years old and it isn't as pretty on top as it used to be. Well, I was looking at all of the "junk" at S. A. (sal army) and I found this tray for 99 cents. I love it. As soon as I got home that day I did my redo on it and I am pleased. As you can see from the pic, it covers most of my stove and I am happy!

I simply painted it black, then antique white. I then sanded it and stained it with Dark Walnut (Minwax). I really like it. Hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think. Have a great one, Kim

great prim stitchery site

Hey guys,

I found a great site that has lots of prim stitching E-patterns for like $1 or $2 and so shipping. They are really cute! The site is http://www.primsicalpatterns.com/

She has cute seasonal, rag doll pics, americana...

Enjoy!! Kim