The Color of Fall

I grabbed my camera and took a walk around my yard this afternoon. It was warm with a slight breeze , and the sun was playing peek-a-boo through a few puffy clouds. A beautiful Fall Sunday afternoon !

I can’t wait to get out on some of the hilltops around here and see what God’s paint brush has done there .

This next weekend is our biggest craft show . It’s in the middle of a beautiful area near Beaver Lake in north west Arkansas. Hopefully I’ll get some good pictures of the show and the fall colors .

Have a wonderful week !

Fall Mantel , Magazine Copy Cat Challenge

My Copy Cat Challenge is a easy one . I found the idea in the Romantic Homes magazine .

These gussied up pumpkins were my inspiration .

I bought 3 craft pumpkins from the Dollar Tree store.

They were really a bright orange that I wasn’t crazy about , so I tried painting one of them with a more pumpkiny color .

 

I still wasn’t crazy about it . I was going to put these pumpkins on my living room mantel and orange just doesn’t fit in there with all the white , pink ,  and green .

So I started painting them Old White with what was left of my sample jar of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

Here is the finished product …

I found another faux pumpkin I had that was already white and added it to the mix

I put them on either side of my spooky non working clock. Do you see the critters on the sides of it ?

I put a pink ceramic pumpkin that I got last year on top of the clock and added a few other spooky things to finish out the mantel .

So it is not a real close copy , but the inspiration was there and it was fun !

Do you like it ?

I am going to link up with Debbiedoos’ Magazine Copy Cat Challenge.

Can’t wait to get over there and see all the Challenges !

First Craft Show Under the Belt

This last weekend was the first craft show for us this season and we have been working hard to get ready for it .

First thing Saturday morning we are trying to set up and open our little tent shop in the rain , so naturally we three got soaked . We managed to keep most of the merchandise dry , But we were soggy and cold all day .

It preceded to rain all day Saturday , so the sales were pretty much a wash out . Sunday dawned with cloudy skies but it wasn’t raining so the crowds came out to shop .

It ended up being a good show for us ! Just think what it could have been with two days of no rain . But you know what ? We really needed the rain , so I will be happy with one good day !

Here are some pictures of our booth…

That’s my sister Pam peeking out through the wire.

Pam and Billie taking a break.

There is almost 3 weeks till the next one so we have some time to make some restock. Maybe I’ll get someone to take a picture of me the next time .

Have a great week !

The Mad Rush

It has been crazy around here ! I have been working my bottom off trying to get stocked up for the upcoming craft fairs . On top of that my laptop died , I had to get a new one !  The software program I used to make our postcards , business cards , and hangtags is no longer compatible  with this new computer. I had to buy a new one of those also. And it’s different too ! Having to learn how to use it to get what I want is taking much more time than I want to spend on it .

Okay , I’m done complaining now !

I’ll show you some of the things I have been working on .

There are tote bags…

I almost don’t want to sell this last one…

Then there are some keepsake/jewelry boxes made from silverware boxes…

I made a few vignette boxes from old sewing machine drawers…

They come with a book bundle and a sprig of dried hydrangea .

Then I made some pillows…

The graphics are from Graphiques and The Graphic Fairy.

And now I am working on some lighted garlands like this one…

Some will have tags , some won’t .

I made a few dolls and teddy bears earlier in the summer  so they will go along too .

We just have a little under 2 weeks till our first
 show ,  so I am frantically trying to get more stuff
 done .

And then I am hoping it will sell !

I hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend !

Display Basket

Hi Everyone ! Boy have I missed talking to you all !

I have been in a mad scramble to get some things made for the upcoming craft shows this fall . As usual I leave everything till the last couple of months to get done .

About a week ago I went to a rummage sale and found a neat picnic  basket , of course I started to paint it before I thought to take a before picture . In this picture you can see the unpainted bottom so you can get an idea what it started out looking like .

Here is where I added more paint…

And more paint…

There ! That should just about do it !

I even painted the leather straps on the inside white so I could use it to display all the stuff I have been making this last week. This is what I am going to use it for .

I have been working on tea towels , coasters , and napkins with a French flavor.

They all have transfers using the CitraSolv method . I used graphics from the Graphic Fairy and Graphique .

Here’s everything packed away . Still lots of room for more .

So… What do you think ? Does it make a good display basket ?

And do you like my linens ?

Okay , time to get back to sewing and transferring .

I have also been working on some more altered silverware boxes. Turning them into jewelry and keepsake boxes . I’ll show you in a few days.

I hope you all are having a great day !

I'm going to take this little basket over to the Tweak It Tuesday party at the Cozy Little House.

Go on over to Brenda's and see what everyone is tweaking !