Excited!

   I've been cleaning all evening. Hoping I can get things ready to decorate the house for Christmas real soon!  Changed the living room around yesterday with the help of my 2 year old grandaughter. lol   I was pushing furniture and she had her hands on my backside, pushing me, saying "I help you memaw"!  I know Christmas is going to be so great this year because she is a little older and  can get excited about  everything!   

       I spent last weekend alone at the farm in Ohio and surprisingly, I really enjoyed it!  I did some shopping, just worked on the house and finally got to make some signs using my new stencils! I've had them for a few weeks and all of my things to work with were in Ohio. Oh yeah, I went to a historic area in Parkersburg and took pictures of some of the old houses there.  I love looking at old houses, cabins, victorians, farms, whatever!  So here are some of thoses as well as some of my new signs!  Let me know what you think!

  

A little of this and that.....

 

 Well, I am loving the weather this week!   Last week made me realize that I am not ready for the cold weather yet!  When I got to the farm last, my apple tree still had tons of little apples on it and I took these pics but I'm sure that they are gone now since it's been so cold!





  I've been trying to organize my craft room and I have so much DMC floss that instead of seeing if I have a color to make a project with, I just buy what I need so that I don't have to look through all of it.  So I am hoping to take it from this.........

to this.......

  This is a fall scene from the farm. I've really been missing it this week. I haven't been able to go there for three weeks!  That's probably the longest I have went all summer without visiting!

       I love this cabin! It's in a state park here in West Virginia. It was moved to this spot from another location nearby and it's where husband asked me to marry him! Right there on those very steps!!

   This is the latest project that I have completed.  It's from Prairie Schooler and I'm bummed that I didn't get it finished before Halloween, but I guess I'll have it for next year!

 Until next time, hope everyone is having an aweome Fall and getting lots of projects finished!

Give me some ideas on how to finish these....

I recently completed these 2 embroidery pieces using patterns by Kathy Schmitz .  Not sure how they would look best completed. Should I frame them with a wood distressed frame, or use fabric to frame and back them and make wall hangings, or do you have any other cool prim  ideas?

Per request...

  Well, I am posting a few pics of my house for you that have asked and I guess for you that haven't, as well. lol.  Not really been spending alot of time working on my house lately because I've been working on the farmhouse in Ohio.  It's really hard to find time to take care of both places and make them look the way that I want.  I guess the farmhouse will be a work in progress for a long time, but I am so thankful to have it! Getting ready for my daughters wedding this weekend so everything is kind of on hold at this time.

     Hope you enjoy my pics!  I love roosters if you can't tell!  The cross stitched pic over the cabinet was made by me  The pie safe, my husband surprised me with last Christmas!  I think he did well, how about you? . Give me some comments/suggestions!

      Well, Ive been busy lately, but I love it!  My dolls are still waiting for hair and clothes and I am officially addicted to making signs but I still had time to visit the Soakum Festival in Caldwell, Ohio and the antique shops in Zanesville where I took this amazing pic of the Zanesville Courthouse!  Isn't it grand! I also have had time to enjoy a few sunsets along the way!  Still getting the hand of this blog thing but found a couple of others blogs today that I truly loved looking at! Maybe I can figure out how to put a link on here to them at some point!  Happy creating!

Our 1876 farmhouse that we recently purchased in Caldwell, Ohio!  I love it and am so excited about decorating and restoring it!  I've always wanted an old house to work on and I finally have one.  Now, if only I could live there full time so that I could have some chickens and horses and goats etc.!!! Lovin the farm life and love the little town that I now can call my part-time home!

Coming along....

Well, it's not really looking like I want it too, but it's coming along.  Any tips anyone can give me would be very much appreciated. Worked all weekend and I am so tired tonight but wanting to work on some things. This is a pic of a sign that I made recently.  It is made from old barn wood from a barn in Ohio that was atleast 100 years old.  Hope to upload some pics of my 1876 farmhouse that we recently bought soon!