Nov. 2009 Issue Primitive Times Magazine

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Featured Crafter *Drawing* For December

If you have never been a featured crafter for Primitive Times Magazine, leave me a comment in this post why you would like to be considered for the December issue along with a way to contact you.  I will randomly select one entry  for the next issue....BUT WAIT.....the next randomly selected entry will be the featured crafter for the January 2010 issue.  Depending on how many entries I receive, I will continue to select entries for the remainder of 2010.
To be eligible, you must either have a selling website, selling blog or brick and mortar store. Deadline for entering is Nov.15th
The featured crafter for the November issue is Annie of Grans Attic Annies  be sure to download your copy November 6th to read her interview.

We are ALWAYS looking for our readers to donate an epattern or doodle. It's another great way to advertise your craft business.  If you are interested, please email me at kklprimitives@comcast.net

 

Busy Weekend

I went over to my daughter Carey's on Friday evening and spent the entire weekend to help her with the baby and do what I could to help around the house.  Her best friend Cindy has been staying with her for the past few weeks and has been just fantastic.  She will continue to stay as long as Carey needs her or until she gets called back to work.  
The other 3 grandkids also spent the weekend with us and went Trick-or-treating in Carey's neighborhood.  Jordyn dressed as a witch, Jonah as Mr. Bones and Ayden was a floppy eared puppy.

Love these pics of Jordyn - doesn't she look like the witch from The Wizard Of Oz?  lol  Notice she's wearing a necklace made from my 'witch fingers'.

 

 

Jonah wanted a necklace too so he got a prim bone 

Hope everyone had a great Halloween!

Update

    My daughter and baby Isabella will be going home today.  Poor Carey had a very bad day on Wednesday - the 'baby blues', missing her husband, overwhelmed, not getting enough sleep, etc.  I will be spending the weekend with them to help out and to bond with Bella.  
 I'm still battling this darned cough that just won't go away, but I feel so much better than a couple days ago.  I have to keep washing my hands of course when handling Bella and when I feel a cough coming on hand her back to mommy.
    I was up until 1 am last night finishing up the last four ornies for an ornie trade I'm involved in.  Had to make 28 of the same thing...after the first 10 it really got hard, lol.  They need to arrive at their destination by Monday out in California so I wanted to make sure they got mailed out today.
    A week from Sunday Tom and I will be on our 'road trip' headed to the Chicago area for the Chicagoland Antique Advertising, Slot Machine & Jukebox Show.  The show doesn't actually start until Friday morning but we like to leave early and do some antiquing along the way arriving on Tuesday night.  The Kane County Fairgrounds has a smaller show that goes on for Wednesday and Thursday that Tom likes to go to.  So we have a pretty busy week.
    I was inspired by  Homespun Annies Primitives' icicle snowmen to make some of my own.  This is my version. These were fun to make and the grandkids all are getting one for their tree. Their eyes are beads and the lower half of bodies are covered with 'snow' glitter.  I used infant socks for the hats and they are tied with mini rusty bells.

   This Santa Star 'Believe' Makedo was created from a pattern by Homespun From The Heart. He was sent to Massachusetts last week and I just have to make another for myself, I love how he turned out.

Meet My 4th Grandbaby - Born Oct. 27, 2009

Isabella Nazera was born at 10:13 yesterday morning, weighing 6 lbs 12 oz. and measuring 19 1/2 in. long.

She has a full head of black hair and Angelina Jolie lips, lol.  She is so precious!!  She has the cutest little cry, it's more like a yelp and ends in a purr, lol  too cute!!

This is Bella's mommy Carey, my middle daughter. 

 

No, this isn't me....this is my eldest daughter Deana who had to take my place in the delivery room since I was still coughing too much. She was so excited about going in so I'm glad it worked out like it did.  Isabella's daddy is overseas and was not able to be here.  We sent him photos via mobile phone and he cried and is so happy but missing his little family.

 

My husband Tom and his sister Caren, 2 of our daughters, Carey & Nicki, me and my eldest grandchild Jordyn, Bella's cousin. 

It's Bronchitis

I did go to the Dr. on Friday afternoon and I have bronchitis and an ear infection.  I'm on an antibiotic and while I'm sure I 'must' be better than I was, I still feel like crap, lol.  I'm no longer contagious since I've been on the med for over 48 hours so I did venture out yesterday with my eldest daughter and we went to the Washington County Fairgrounds for the last day of the 2 weekend Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Christmas Festival.
I met Jodi of Crafts By Jodi at the show, along with her mom & dad for the first time.  I had purchased some vinyl lettering from Jodi a few months back and learned that she lived in my area and did the show every year so wanted to make a point to say hello.  Jodi, your booth rocks!!  My daughter is very happy with her sign!


I was looking for a couple items to add to my 'new' craft sewing room and I purchased these two items.  This lamp will go on the fireplace mantle

and this sconce will have to wait until the room is painted before it finds a permanent wall space.

After the craft show we stopped at Lowes and I purchased my paint and I chose a totally different color than the sample I posted a few days ago.  I went with 'coffee'.

I also bought 2 - 6 ft. black 5 shelf bookcases for storing my supplies and holding my finished items.

I also went with a totally different valance called Flying Geese.

The top half is a hunter green checked and the two lower sections are brown and gold.  I thought I better purchase them before I changed my mind again!

Tomorrow is the BIG day - grandaughter #3 will be born by C-section by 10 am.  I will not be able to go into the delivery room as planned since I'm still sick, so my eldest daughter is very happily taking my place.  I'm probably not going to be able to hold little Isabella either which just breaks my heart.

Damned bronchitis!!!! 

 

You Know How Excited You Get When......

you get that email that says you have made a sale?  Well, in the span of 3 minutes this morning I got 11 sales.
Yeah, right.  
Someone who has nothing better to do than to send fake orders has been sending them ALL DAY to me.  The first 15 or so were totally blank where the information is supposed to go.  The next 10 or so all have this 'crap' in all the info sections with various numbers. 



I don't know if 'you' are a reader of my blog or not, but just in the slightest chance that you are, please find something better to do with your time, and stop wasting mine.

Flu, Cold, Whatever....

I've been feeling pretty miserable since Sat. night.  Started off with a very sore throat in the middle of the night.  Happens occasionally so I wasn't too concerned.  By Tuesday morning throat felt like someone stuck a hot poker down it, I had severe coughing that hurt like the dickens and chest congestion that would make me gag and run for the toilet.  I spent all day Tuesday 'in bed' trying to get over this thing.  Yesterday was bad as well except add sleeplessness to the equation.  It's been a rough 5 days.  Don't feel much better today so called and got an appt. to see my Dr. tomorrow afternoon.  I need something to knock this thing out of me.  My middle daughter is having a C-section on Tuesday ( her first baby) and wants me in the delivery room with her and I won't be able to go in if I'm still sick.  It would just kill me not to be able to hold our new grandaughter.
I've been trying to move around a lot more today, got some towels & whites washed and made a pot of homemade chicken kluski noodle soup for dinner.  I also painted the top of the faux fireplace I bought over the weekend.  It was originally a brown color but had some gouges in it.  ( Don't mind the pink walls - they are NOT going to be that color much longer.  You may also notice that one of the grandchildren got into some paint that my daughter left unattended when she was stenciling her room).

 I got out my black acrylic paint and started to paint the mantle and decided that's what I wanted.

So here it is finished.   It looks like a totally different fireplace and you cannot  see any of the gouges any longer.

This is a paint sample.  I was really wanting the bottom color which is called Gingersnap, but hubby thinks it's too dark so I 'may' go with the middle color called Broomstick.  The curtain valance that I've been thinking of purchasing would go better with the Broomstick.

Black Star Valance

I'm having a real hard time deciding on a valance as I like this one a lot too

Primitive Gatherings 

If I decide to go with the 2nd valance choice I would then go with the Gingersnap paint.  Decisions, decisions.

Fat Quarter Bundle Fabric Giveaway

Brenda from The Pumpkin Patch Primitives Quilt Shoppe is having an awesome giveaway!! A Fat Quarter Bundle of Fabrics!!!  I would LOVE to win, but the more entries Brenda receives - the more pressies she will offer!!  Sounds good to me!!!