tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70364919012797992932024-03-13T07:34:18.924-04:00York Mountain PrimitivesPrimitive Crafts, Handmade, Tips, Recipes, Decorating Ideas, Re-do's, Crafting, Tutorials, Free Blog Graphics, Christmas, Primitive, Patterns, Free, Giveaways,Traci~Moon Gypsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01038215074890522885noreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036491901279799293.post-56016306156894661782013-05-17T08:31:00.000-04:002013-05-17T08:31:32.431-04:00Grow Where You are Planted<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello blog buddies...thought I would share a few pictures of my summer plantings and</div>
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also my Re-Do project from yesterday</div>
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I started with this old decrepit chaise lounger, she's a beauty, huh?</div>
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I hope the cold temperatures are finally OUTTA HERE for the year...</div>
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here are some of my plantings this year</div>
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I'm really "digging" the colors purple and yellow together :)</div>
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And now, you remember the lounger from above...it got a re-do into</div>
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a prim Flatbed Wheelbarrow yesterday</div>
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Much Better</div>
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Thanks for stopping by for a little visit!</div>
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Blessings, Traci</div>
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Hello my friends... I thought I would share a cute idea that came to me today!</div>
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You will need (1 or 2) 12" Coca Shell Flower Pot Liner</div>
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Jute or Hot Glue Gun (if you don't sew)</div>
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White & Brown Paint (optional)</div>
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First you will cut a good sized wedge out of the liner (save the cut-out section to shred for stuffing)</div>
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Next, simply fold over the cut edge to make a bee skep shape</div>
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Cut a length of jute, using a big yarn needle, whip stitch the seam closed </div>
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Next, cut another length of jute to make the "gathered" look of the bee skep </div>
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Here's a close-up of the "gathers"</div>
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just sewn using a running stitch and pulled tight </div>
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I made a bottom for my skep using another piece of coca shell liner</div>
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the left over liner that you cut out and I also used some wood chips (animal bedding)</div>
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no sew...use hot glue to attach bottom</div>
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Finished bottom</div>
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Now, if you want a natural Bee Skep you are finished</div>
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I took it a step farther... </div>
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Using white & brown acrylic paints I dry brushed my Bee Skep </div>
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Hope you enjoy making a Coca Liner Bee Skep...if you share this tutorial please remember to link back to this blog. Also, please remember that with <b>any</b> pattern or idea you use, give credit where credit is due.</div>
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♥ Traci ♥</div>
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Sharing some Christmas Cheer, I have not had a chance to decorate this year as in years past....</div>
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a little glimpse into my homestead</div>
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Wishing you and yours a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year</div>
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Love this warm & cozy time of year BUT...it has been a bit on the chilly side the last few days. I prefer a gentle ease into the cold weather.</div>
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I've added a few touches of Fall to the homestead, nothing much..</div>
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Pretty dried sunflower on my quilt rack</div>
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Wax Sunflower from <a href="http://1890gablehousemusings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Misi </a>(I've had the sunflower for over a year, it still smelly divine)</div>
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And a special thank you to my friend <a href="http://www.grannytracescrapsandsquares.com/" target="_blank">Granny Trace</a> for this extra special gift I received in the mail on Saturday....She shared her Woolie Love with me...Granny T, you are one of the sweetest ladies I know.</div>
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A few of the signs I've been working on, will be set up at a small Fall Festival this coming weekend.</div>
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Been busy in the painting and making early wares in the woodshop</div>
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Also finished a couple hooked ruglets </div>
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Well, I bid you farewell...time to get back to work. Thanks so much for your company today!</div>
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the back of the Trailblazer was packed</div>
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there is something about old wood...any kind of old wood that makes my heart skip a beat. </div>
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super old headboard and footboard</div>
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not sure what it will become but I'm thinking on it</div>
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And please, pull up a seat...this is where my "new" table and chairs took up residence</div>
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my final find of yesterday was this super old, super long bench</div>
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Have a Great Day...and weekend for that matter, my friends!</div>
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Blessings, Traci</div>
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there have been gatherings, festivals, decorating, & creating going on </div>
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Maybe we should forget all that stuff and start fresh</div>
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Hope to catch up with ya'll soon</div>
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Started digging and I came up with more green wares than I thought I had</div>
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Green & White Enamelware made for great ice and drink containers on the beverage table.</div>
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Maygan made the Welcome Sign</div>
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:)Traci</div>Traci~Moon Gypsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01038215074890522885noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036491901279799293.post-66736319920792582872012-07-02T09:11:00.000-04:002012-07-02T09:11:26.965-04:00Blog Deserter?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The lastest addition to my shanty</div>
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Maygan & I made this sign a week or so ago</div>
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and we made this too, using up scrap wood from the shed</div>
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My potting bench got oiled....FINALLY</div>
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The kitchen garden is growing with lots of help (and not from Mother Nature)</div>
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Hubby and I had seen one about 3 weeks ago walk right up the tree line by my garden, now I'm starting to think it has taken up residence in the back woods. Anyway, this morning it was after the turkey!! I made hubby run in the house, grab the gun and fire off a shot to scare it away. Let's hope it went far away.</div>
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We went pickin' this morning, looking for treasures never expecting</div>
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to come toting home a Mini Rex. Maygan has wanted a bunny forever so this was her pick of the morning at one of the sales. She's in Bunny Love!</div>
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Tuesday night we went on an overnight camping trip with Maygan's Girl Scout troop</div>
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On our way home from the cabin we stopped by Wildwoods Animal Park to take a tour and the troop made a donation to the animals with money they raised from their cookie sales.</div>
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In other news... I am still doing work little by little to my Shanty, Maygan & I made a couple of cement Bee Skeps last weekend. Been working on orders and am hoping to have a large handmade Facebook Update in a week or two. I have about 42 handmades on my to do list of prims I want to make. Haha, who am I kidding...it's summertime and I don't like to be inside this time of year :)</div>
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I will say so long for now..Maygan says it's time to check on Midnight (the bunny:)</div>
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Today's addition to the build site is anther Wattle Fence</div>
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...planted the fence line with ferns</div>
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Yesterday I installed the shelf on the north side</div>
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Laid the stones and decorated today</div>
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...hoping to get moss to grow between the rocks & am planning a lean-to roof over the rock area, just need to find some rusty tin roofing</div>
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These are the little babies in my garden birdhouse, they are house wrens</div>
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they keep me constant company with their little peeps as I'm working :)</div>
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Welcome back, my friends...this post has been a long time coming</div>
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It all started with a vision and a bunch of pallets</div>
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no plans, just an image in my mind</div>
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I say with pride..mission accomplished!!!</div>
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This is my biggest "do it yourself" project to date..</div>
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super excited to share it with you along with a tutorial for making</div>
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the below pictured "Living Wreath"</div>
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presenting my Lil' Primitive Shanty</div>
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I built it from the ground up...DH helped me with the framing, then I did all the rest.</div>
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It's made entirely of reclaimed pallet wood, the framing is wood cut from an old water bed frame.
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The first door I've ever built and the first time I have ever put on a tin roof, I can add two more notches to my tool belt ;)</div>
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Cost for this project = Zero Dollars</div>
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Just starting to ~move in ;)</div>
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I have lots of plans...will share as they transpire</div>
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Now I would like to share with you how I made my "Living Wreath"</div>
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So the base of my wreath is a jar rack from the inside of a canner, I happened to pick one up at a yard sale a week ago for $.25 with intentions of making a hanging chandelier with it, well plans change</div>
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Using scrap chicken wire and tin snips I made the cage to hold the contents of the wreath,</div>
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it doesn't need to be perfect...just bend the chicken wire up around the edges, snipping it where you need to, to make it work</div>
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Now, I'm lucky enough to call the big woods home so finding sheet moss is an easy task for me..just one big rock in the woods provided all the moss for my project.</div>
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If you can't find moss in your area...you can purchase sheet moss at craft/fabric stores in the floral section</div>
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Simply line the inside of your cage with moss...overlapping your pieces so it is covered completely with no holes</div>
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I then filled the inside with potting soil and covered the soil with a doubled piece of burlap</div>
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This is what the front of your wreath base will look like</div>
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Then with your finger..poke holes into the moss between the chicken wire for your plantings</div>
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I used Red Petunias, Ivy and White Alyssum, can't wait for it to fill out</div>
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Using one of the "handles" of the canner jar rack to hang my wreath</div>
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And while I should be working on other things..I'm sure you'll find me out back, tinkering with my</div>
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Blessings,</div>
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Traci</div>Traci~Moon Gypsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01038215074890522885noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036491901279799293.post-63188516128522137402012-05-22T09:51:00.001-04:002012-05-22T09:51:40.341-04:00Good Bye Allis<div style="text-align: center;">
Allis's final ride...the ending of an era</div>
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Last Friday, Allis took her final journey, taking with her a piece of my rusty heart.</div>
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This old broken down tractor was a big part of my life growing up, even with her seized up engine and rusted rims...she was still a beauty in my eyes.</div>
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You see, when I was a little girl, Dad & I made many a trips to the fields on this tractor. Whether it be to spread manure or mow the hay. Dad would be in the seat, me perched right beside him (my butt was a lot smaller then and I could fit between the fender and the seat)</div>
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We would stop on the way home in the early spring to dig leeks, wash them in the stream and eat'em on the way home. Once, while hitching a ride in the front bucket I was accidentally dumped out, luckily I didn't get ran over & no broken bones :) </div>
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This is the first tractor I learned to drive...you had to have skills in shifting down as I can't remember Dad ever having a tractor with working brakes. Even way back then, your hands would be blackened from the steering wheel after your drive. Mine looked just that way last Friday while helping to steer her onto the flatbed truck.</div>
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Allis sat "at home" for years after Dad passed away with no attention. It came to live on the mountain years ago with hopes that we could "fix her". Too many years of neglect had proven fatal for Allis.</div>
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So, Allis sat longer, waiting for the day I was ready to let her go</div>
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...so let her go I did...</div>
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My Tribute to Allis</div>
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and the love a little girl at heart has for her Daddy</div>
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♥Happy Belated Mother's Day Greetings♥</div>
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I've been terrible about blogging as of late... not much in the way of posting or visiting blogs</div>
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Yesterday I didn't have to worry about cleaning the house or cooking a meal (DH grilled a fantastic Mother's Day Dinner :)</div>
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so<br />I dove into my raised vegetable garden plot after we got the mowing and trimming done</div>
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First I tilled...soil all ready for planting</div>
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Transplanted some lettuce that survived the winter..almost enough for a fresh salad</div>
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Then I went to making a Make-Do Wattle Fence...I love fences and wanted something on the back side of the bed to support my sunflowers</div>
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it's a sparse Wattle to allow the sunlight through</div>
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Some seeds are in...Beans, Salad Greens, Spinach, Peas & Sunflowers</div>
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I can already taste all the fresh veggies....!! Tomato Sandwich..I am waiting for you</div>
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We have a bird family making their home in the garden bird house this year..no babies yet</div>
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Austin graduated college on Saturday...it was a huge ceremony</div>
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Empty seats awaiting the graduates</div>
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He's lost in the mix </div>
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Austin...we are so proud of you!!!</div>
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He is continuing his education...going on to get his Masters Degree</div>
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Blessings...Traci</div>
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This is a catch-up post of sorts..new treasures to share</div>
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I was the lucky winner of a FB giveaway hosted by Mary Flanagan</div>
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I received this beautiful "Token of Friendship" sampler hand done by Mary</div>
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it is a Notforgotten Farm design</div>
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Thank You Mary..I love it!</div>
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Purchased this super crock jug on Ebay last week, it's not old but I love the blues</div>
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Yesterday my neighbor friend and I went to do a lil' pickin'</div>
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when we set out in the morning it was just another day of garage sales..</div>
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t-shirt, jeans and flip flops were my chosen attire for the day</div>
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Well, I should have worn my mud boots...cause by the time I arrived home, I had mud between my toes, LOL</div>
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So let me explain...at one of the sales I spotted a beautiful..falling down Sugar Shack </div>
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no camera but I had my phone so I had to take a picture</div>
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(can't seem to get the photo from phone to email:(</div>
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Hey, it finally showed up</div>
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that picture led to peeking in the door..and spotting an old sign</div>
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that led to hunting down the old man that owned the property</div>
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which led to asking if said sign was for sale</div>
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the answer.."yes"..."everything is for sale, I'm never going to use it"</div>
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so, that "yes"...</div>
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led me to enter said Shanty to retrieve sign and finding</div>
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MORE STUFF</div>
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Yesterday I turned -& American Picker</div>
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I found an old trapping basket, two 5 gal. buckets full of old traps, the sign, </div>
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and a fabulous old cast iron stove front</div>
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made right here in Warren County...the pat. dates are 1893-1909</div>
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notice the awesome "Keystone State" symbol</div>
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Needless to say...the back of my trailblazer was packed full</div>
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Also found a whole bunch of Chicken Feeders and Water'ers, and lots of smalls at other sales</div>
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So now, my porch (the one I'm trying to clean off) is once again full of "stuff"..treasured stuff though ;)</div>
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Blessings, Traci</div>
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<br /></div>Traci~Moon Gypsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01038215074890522885noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036491901279799293.post-11728732900273059502012-05-01T08:34:00.000-04:002012-05-01T08:34:21.408-04:00Primitive Handmades<div style="text-align: center;">
On Thursday evening I am planning a big update on</div>
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(there is a link to my FB on the right sidebar)</div>
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Here's a sneak peek at just a few of the dolls I have been working on</div>
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May 5th...around 8:30 pm these dolls plus many, many more will be up for adoption</div>
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Have a great day, my friends..</div>
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It's back to the needle and thread :)</div>
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Another week done gone...</div>
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An early start to a day filled with junkin'...treasure huntin'</div>
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Just a smidgen of my finds today</div>
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a great old bench, a cast iron bracket and three lovely old drawers</div>
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I will share some of my other "indoor" finds when I place them</div>
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I hit up 2 estate sales, 2 rummage sales and 2 garage sales</div>
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YiPPee...tis' the season</div>
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Last night Maygan's Girl Scout troop visited our lil' local airport for a tour</div>
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~The Flying Ace~</div>
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We all had a great time...</div>
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Other than that...just been the same ole', same ole'</div>
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Tomorrow is a trip to the fabric shop, gotta stock up on some essentials</div>
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Have a Great Weekend,</div>
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Traci</div>
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Look at this Handsome Guy... <a href="http://aprimitiveplace.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tammy from A Primitive Place</a> and I did a prim Teddy Bear Swap</div>
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Not only did we both receive an awesome Teddy Bear but our timing was perfect, both received ours yesterday. Tammy is a day ahead of me in posting, if you'd like to visit her post and see the bear I sent her</div>
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I just love my Burlap Bear to pieces</div>
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I have yet to think of a special name for him...but I will</div>
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Thank you Tammy for swapping with me and sharing your talent for making </div>
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perfect Olde Primitive Teddy Bears! I will cherish him always ♥</div>
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Tammy has links on her blog to places where she offers her Bears and other Primitive Handmades. </div>
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So are you wondering about the Coffee part of my title.....?</div>
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We have been without power for 8 1/2 hours and I am just now enjoying my first cup</div>
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we had a heck of a snow storm yesterday and last night, woke up to about 7" this morning and no electricity</div>
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which of course means NO COFFEE...but all is good now :)</div>
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This is was my poor, poor lilac tree, I rescued it a few times yesterday. This pic was taken before dusk, this morning the top of the tree was touching the ground.</div>
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A view from the front steps this morning, it sounded like gun shots going off in the woods.</div>
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Trees and branches coming down all over the place</div>
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until next winter...please!</div>
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Today is Tuesday and that means that it is</div>
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Display Chain Day...It's all about gardening..you can see links to all participating blogs at</div>
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so go, get your garden on!</div>
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Now I'm gonna go and get my day on, don't think I'll catch up now, LOL</div>
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Thanks for your visits yesterday and today... </div>
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Snow Angels Kisses,</div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">hosted by<a href="http://1890gablehousemusings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Misi at 1890 Gable House Musings</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's make this an extra special affair....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The theme for tomorrow's Display Chain is</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I know that for some of us, Mother Nature has put a damper on our gardens...but...</div><div style="text-align: center;">use your imagination if yours is covered with snow :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will not be posting a chain tomorrow as I am providing the prize for the winner..but,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you can bet that I'll be visiting all your blogs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you again Misi for so graciously hosting this fun blog fellowship</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings, Traci</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blessings to all,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Traci</div>Traci~Moon Gypsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01038215074890522885noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036491901279799293.post-6595124991611692442012-04-17T13:17:00.000-04:002012-09-08T15:05:33.045-04:00Tuesday Display Chain~Crafting Secret Revealed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Display Chain Tuesday, I told myself for two weeks now that I am going to remember to participate in</div>
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Misi's Chain Gang!</div>
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Well it's Tuesday and I remembered!</div>
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To visit all the gangsters stop by <a href="http://1890gablehousemusings.blogspot.com/2012/04/quick-fix.html" target="_blank">Misi's blog ~1890 Gable House</a> for links to all the blog posts and to participate yourself!</div>
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I had a hard time with this, been racking my brain to think of secrets, tips and hints that I have.</div>
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Just about came up empty but, I have a couple to share.</div>
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My BIGGEST secret is</div>
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When I create and decorate, I like to "paint outside the lines" so to speak. I use weird finds in weird ways, nothing "cookie cutter" about my style.</div>
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#1 - <u>Don't overlook the possibililites</u> ~ for instance, this is a top to an old egg crate. I picked it up at a sale, the rest of the crate missing. So, instead of a nice egg crate to display, I use the top as a prim make-do towel hanger</div>
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#2 ~ Here is a<u> use for those old bed pillows</u> that have become to flat to rest your head on...sew a cover for them and use for chair pads. I have also bought new bed pillows at the dollar store, cut them in half (stuffing & all), sew the open ends closed and cover for sofa pillows. </div>
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You can usually pick up a 2 pk. of cheap pillows for $5.00...that makes 4 sofa pillows costing a mere 1.25 each!</div>
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#3 ~ Lot's of sewing goes on here..there is nothing worse than getting half way through a doll body and running out of bobbin thread. I always <u>keep a couple of bobbins wound</u>, that way you don't have to stop to wind the stinking bobbin ;)</div>
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#4 ~ C<u>olor coded fabric drawers</u>.... my sewing room is by no means organized the way I would like it (severe lack of space)..but I do keep my fabrics all organized in see through plastic drawers, by color.</div>
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#5 ~ Creating in masses..I seem to <u>create in "bulk"</u>...I have days where I cut-out and sew all day. Then it's onto turning & stuffing. Next comes the painting & staining process. I find that by having lots of projects in the same stages, it saves loads of time. </div>
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Today was Dolly dress-up day...tonight I will put the finishing touches on my new babies and they be ready for new homes.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by...be sure to visit all the Display Chains..</div>
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Blessings,</div>
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Traci</div>
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</div>Traci~Moon Gypsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01038215074890522885noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036491901279799293.post-77822378476962480932012-04-11T09:16:00.000-04:002012-04-11T09:16:49.089-04:00Back to "normal"?<div style="text-align: center;">Well, friends...things are back to normal..if there is such a word</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring break is over, the kiddos are back to school. I believe April Fool's Day is late this year though...</div><div style="text-align: center;">woke up to snow covered trees and ground this morning.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been working on new Spring and Summer Primitives...It's strawberry season!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've made quite a few strawberries lately but they have been selling on facebook and never make it to my</div><div style="text-align: center;">blog or website...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the newest of my Early Cubby Quilts..just finished it up last night</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w1oOjw_XFb4/T4WBMrGQTWI/AAAAAAAADo0/Sp7J156ppuI/s1600/100_5912+copy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w1oOjw_XFb4/T4WBMrGQTWI/AAAAAAAADo0/Sp7J156ppuI/s320/100_5912+copy2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this is my newest Primitive Fowl design..it's a Quail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finished it to look like old leather </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N-CO5LPH5Yk/T4WBe1TA95I/AAAAAAAADo8/1nmUbuXEOTU/s1600/100_5871+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N-CO5LPH5Yk/T4WBe1TA95I/AAAAAAAADo8/1nmUbuXEOTU/s320/100_5871+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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