A Great New Giveaway at Barb's Heartstrokes

Bar over at Barb's Heartstrokes is having a great giveaway for a set of four little Prim Tom Turkey Magnets. Check out the details at: http://barbsheartstrokes.blogspot.com

So get on over there and join in the competition----I did!!!

Hugs
Barb

The entryway continued....

The mural is finished until I think of something else to add to it. I wanted to keep it somewhat true to the farm that existed on this property at the turn of the century. The barn that sits at the right hand side is now our home, as the farmhouse was destroyed in a tornado in the 1940's or 1950's ( according to a neighbor).

The carriage house that sits lower on the mural was destroyed years ago when a fire enveloped that building and almost destroyed the barn. The carriage house was so old and such a loss. It had the square nails in it and also some wooden pegs. I thought it was a treasure waiting to be restored. I think I was just one of a very few. The modern garage is nice but the charm just isn't there. But that's me. I love old pieces of history and workmanship.

The top picture is a gathering of items I sometime put together in the entryway, just because I like them. Things move around the house, as I just sometimes want a change.

The doors still need to have the knobs put on--but this is an idea of the mood that the rest of the house will have continued--I hope. The blue wainscoting was aged by applying a glaze of cinnamon on top and ragging it off.

You can see the old stall door at the left hand side of the picture. I just love them- kinda different.

So many things to do-----better get to work and have a nice week.

Hugs
Barb

It's another Great Monday Marketplace with the Olde Farmhouse Gathering!

This weekend was a wonderful treat after the wild weather of the previous week. It was good to spend time with my horses and check my sheep and goats without being blown into the next field.

This Market place Monday is dedicated to the farm animals I raise and those around the area. Check my other blogs for great Etsy stores that have merchandise that celebrates the wonderufl animals that are a part of our lives.

Here I am featuring Mulberry Lane Folk Art. She moves wonderufl signs and there is one right for every home or office--great gifts!!!!

Everyone has to have a lucky horseshoe--even the birds in your yard.
I would love to put the fresh eggs sign outsife my chicksen hut! But it would also be great for the kitchen. sun room, porch and even the living room. Great sign!

And since one of my children always bet the sun up the "Early Bird bird house has a plave in my heart. He is still an early riser and gets so much done in his day.

Please visit http://www.etsy.com/shop/mulberrylanefolkart and enjoy some wonderful time spent with a great craftswoman.

Hugs
Barb

What a storm here at the farm-and over the country!

Wow! What a storm! Granted this tree was old and not in the best of shape but--wow did it come down. No damage to the fencing. Lost a lot of the shingles on the barn roolf. Hope everyone was safe. That is some way to bring in winter.

Stay warm and safe
Hugs
Barb

You have to see this one!!! An Incredible Etsy Treasury!!!!

These are just a few--great collection--see it and it speaks for itself!!!!


http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cc777a194fd8eef7ecd5d05/brr-brrrrr-brrrrrr-wintery-shivers

The entryway continues!!!!

This has been a work in progress for a while. Here is where we are so far.....

When you step into my home I would like you to feel welcomed and hugged in the warmth of memories that days gone by can give.

The plastered top of the entryway was painted a wheat color---appropriate for a farm. The wainscoting was painted a traditional blue/gray and then a glaze of cinnamon brown was added to give it that old, weather look. The doors that are hard to see, but roll on the black tracks you see near the top of the wall are actually the stall doors to the barn in the days it was a barn. Super idea for the bathroom!!! lol (a real stall door for the bathroom!)

THe goose makedo as well as the veggie patterns are available at PrimPatternEmporium: http://primitivepatternemporium.com/shop

The Faith Hope and Love sign as well as the candlesticks are available at: http://prairieharvestarts.com/shop



Next week- the other end of the entryway---the mural is finished!!!!!! Hurray!!!!!--Now onto anther home project! What will it be?

Hugs
Barb

A Marketplace Monday with I Sly Pond Primitives

Winter is coming and we will all be spending more time than we want to indoors. Time to make it more welcoming and comfortable.

I Sly Pond Primitives offers so many wonderful items to help make your house a home--a welcoming home.Each sign is handcrafted one at a time in our shop using the highest quality materials. We only use authentic Olde Century Milk paints on all of our signs and furniture. Most of our signs have a routed edge to create a framed look. Each sign and piece of furniture is then put through a antiquing process and finished with protective sealant. The backs are finished with stain and sawtooth hangers.

Your sign, peg racks and furniture can be done in your choice of Milk paint colors:

Barn Red
Cranberry
Saratoga Blue
Dark Mallard Blue
Old Clay Red
Fenwick
Old Parchement
Linen
Petwer Grey
Black
Brierwood Green
Revere Green
Old Forge Yellow


Take some time to see the many items that could make your home is nice at:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/lslypondprimitives


Relax and enjoy
Hugs

Barb

Giveaway at Holly Ridge creations!

Please stop by Jody's Blog and find her post on a giveaway. When she reaches 100 followers- she will celebrate by having a giveaway.

Blog: http://hollyridgecreations.blogspot.com/

Have a great Wednesday.

Hugs
Barb