last garage sale this season "finds"

Hey guys,

I went to a pretty good neighborhood sale Saturday morning before my son's soccer game. The boys came with me, so needless to say I spent WAY more than I intended to spend. We came home with a scooter, pogo stick, legos, hot wheels.... I only got a few things, but I like what I got. The metal pumpkin with the cute fabric turkey inside and the leaves and berries on top was only $3.00. I love it. It was the first item I bought. I got a nice, big Tupperware bowl for 50 cents. I found the lamp for 50 cents too. I plan on spray painting the bottom brassy part a nice, flat black and I will get a cool shade for it. I got a couple of frames for 25 cents each and I got the wooden plate for $1.00. I will be sure to prim it up soon. I hope to get to a few more sales before the weather gets to unbearable here in PA to shop in someone else's yard- LOL!

Have a great one, Kim

my fabric pumpkin and some stitcheries

Hi guys,

I made one of the cute little pumpkins that Char had a tutorial on at http://charsethman.blogspot.com/2009/08/tutorial-tuesday_18.html

It was sooooo easy to make and turned out really cute too.

These are a few stitcheries I did for Fall:

I got the free patterns from Homeberries. I didn't frame 2 of them yet. I love the cat one.

One more thing..... This is a wool autumn piece that my great friend Char made for me. She is the best. I love it. It is so clean and perfectly made. Thanks Char.

Have a great day, Kim

blanket crane finished

Hello all,

Been rather busy with some projects. My buddy Char (pickled pepper patch) came over last week and we each made a wooden blanket crane. We followed the wonderful tutorial posted by Kris over at simply prim blog. I absolutely love how it turned out. If you get a chance, go over and check out her other projects and tutorials. She does great work!

Starting back to school today. Got some excitement and got some jitters. Even after all these years of teaching, I still get nervous. Having some gorgeous weather today in PA. Have a great one, Kim

decorating for Fall

Hello,

I was getting a few things out for Fall and thought I would share. I am making a few signs and redoing some wooden bowls for the black and red hutch, but I thought I would show my "so far" look. Can't believe summer is almost over already. Have a great one, Kim

my solar light post

Hi guys,

Char (yes, the infamous Char of the Pickled Pepper Patch) came to my house the other day and we had a good time crafting. We made a solar light post. She is so clever. She had the whole thing planned out in her head and whipped it up so quickly. I used a solar light that my boys accidentally broke the first day I put it in the ground. They kicked it over with a soccer ball and it cracked off the stem (boys will be boys). I hot glued it to the top of the post. It looks so nice at night. I plan on taking it with us when we go camping. It is portable and small enough to fit in the camper.

We are getting together today for another project. I will leave you in suspense until we post it. Have a great day, Kim

updated rooms' pictures

Hello,

I haven't posted for a long time, but it isn't because I haven't crafted for a long time. I have been busy working at the community pool, getting my classroom ready for school to start (I teach 2nd grade) and doing a lot of garage and goodwill stuff over. I thought I would post pics of my living room and dining room walls. I don't have the before pics, but I thought it would be nice to share what my room look like. I think they are coming along nicely. I started to redo them slowly since January. My boys constantly tease me about "wooden" redos. We go to Goodwill or garage sales and they know their mission- look for wooden things for mom. They know all about paper mache boxes, wooden bowls, trays, shelves... I am raising them right- hee hee. Thanks to you for all of your constant inspiration. Enjoy, Kim

My chinese auction fall window

Our West Newton Swim Team hosted an 8 hour swim meet on Saturday. There were 300 swimmers that participated including my 2 sons and me. That's right, me. They have parent events also. I took first place in freestyle and third in both back and breast. We had a lot of fun! My older son got 2nd in free and 3 in both back and butterfly. He is really fast.

Well anyway, every year I make a window for the chinese auction. Here is the one that I did this year. I just cut out 2 tall pumpkins from 1 inch pine and painted, sanded and stained them. I nailed them to the window. I took a piece of muslin and cut it for a valance on the back and stapled it onto the back of the window. I took a board and cut it and painted Autumn Blessings on it. I cut the tin stars and hot glued them to the board. I believe they got $45 for it. I am always out looking for windows in people's trash.

Enjoy your day, Kim