Estate Sale!

Hope everyone had a safe and relaxing holiday.  It seems like mine was a whirlwind of cooking and eating.  Trying to get all my sons in one house, doing the same thing at the same time is like trying to herd cats!  They seem to have something that takes each one in a different direction and the plans seem to all change every few minutes. 

Well the weekend is over and time to get back to work.

 I must admit I didn't do one thing on my crafts this weekend, but I did get to an Estate Sale and found a few things I wanted.

Over at my Kraft Outlet blog, The Kraft Journal, I have a wonderful team of creative paper crafters that are always coming up with the most beautiful cards and things.  I have seen them display these items using old vintage floral frogs.  So of course I had to have some.  I found these at the estate sale and they were just a dollar each.

Then I found these oh so charming Vintage Christmas ornaments.

Each box was a dollar!  {I may want to keep these from myself}

And just as we were leaving Mr. MySpareTime spots this wonderful children's chair.  He is a little squeamish about dickering for a better price, so I handle that. It was hot and things were really moving and those ladies were ready to sell!

So we got this little treasure for only $15. 

I have just found all the listings on Craig's List for garage and estate sales and love it!

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Ready For The Weekend!

Sorry I missed the Tuesday post, I have been really busy trying to get all my projects finished before this weekend.  My son is coming home for the long weekend and I would like to spend some time with him. 

I also have an estate sale to go to on Saturday morning and I need all my strength for that one.  They posted preview pictures and my mouth is watering already!  Mr. MySpareTime and I will be there when they open.  I want some vintage floral frogs and they were pictured in the preview! 



I have been working really hard on the Halloween stuff, here are the latest pictures.

As you could guess, Crow Pie! {did I mention I love crows!}

Great little witches hat! {bigger version coming soon}

The Wicked Witches Party Shoes!

A dancing BOO Pumpkin!

Hootie the Owl on an old branch with an Autumn Moon!

Two Punch Needle Halloween pictures!

{Thanks Barb for teaching me how to do these}

The cutest ghost, this side of Casper!

And drum roll please ........

The Halloween Clock!

This may never make it to the show.

My friend Barb said she has first refusal on this piece and to be honest it has her name written all over it!

The over the top shape of this clock just screamed Halloween! 

It has this old style face and filigree on the glass. 

 I covered it with spooky images and tucked inside a paper mache goblin with a vintage dictionary banner spelling BOO! 

Hope everyone has a safe and relaxing holiday!

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Happy Birthday!

My son, Drew had his 24th birthday on Wednesday!

Boy does time fly. 

He has turned into a fine young man that Mr. MySpareTime and I are very proud of.

He has pushed us to the edge a few times, but what a great kid.  He is a very talented artist and a true DareDevil!  I should have known from the start, at 5 I caught him riding his bicycle on the curb in a pair of Roller Blades!  When I asked him why he was doing that he said because no one else could!

As far as work goes, I am pushing to get all my Halloween finished this weekend so this will be short.

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I'm In A Groove!

Don't you just love it when you get a lot of things finished? 

I'm one of those kind of people who work on 4 or 5 things at once and sometimes it looks like I haven't gotten anything accomplished, but then the up side is that I get a lot finished at once! 

Here a few new things I have gotten finished this weekend.

A large painted canvas

A small painted canvas inspired by "Barefoot Primitives" cats!

A cute little owl on a painted canvas.

A very Spooky lighted Halloween Saltbox

and {drum roll}
the Halloween Chair!!!

Now this is just a sample of what I have left to do!

{Mr. MySpareTime was very busy this weekend too!}

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Blogs Back Up!

Sorry this post is late in the day, Blogger has been on Read Only mode for a few days and I tried to post this morning but couldn't get on.  So I took that time to list a few new things on The Prim Nest, Etsy and Zibbet.

Here is a quick look at what I have been working on!

Hand painted Happy Harvest Sign, 6" x 24" ~ $18.00

Skeleton Keys made with vintage keys ~ $5.00 each

Welcome Black Cat Sign, 6" x 24" ~ $18.00

Trick or Treat Sign, 12" x 18" ~ $15.00

Dear Great Pumpkin Sign, 6" x 36" ~ $22.00

{this is my personal favorite, I could see this hanging in my utility room!}

I have several other things finished but didn't get a chance

to photograph them yet.

I will get some shots this weekend and post it next week. 

Just a teaser, I have finished a Halloween chair and this pink chair

 is the before photo, wait till you see it finished!

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