Getting things done

We are so happy that our little room is done. It has added 10 feet of setting, and a fresh new look to our back door entry. A nice place to set, read, and change shoes in the winter. You have no idea how glad I am that it is done:)

Painted a shelf that was already here while it was a craft room. I am going to use it for some of our favorite books. I also added the Benn's that had been used in the pantry. I thought they would be handy...not sure what will go in them yet. The bottom shelf will go for games, markers for the grandkids. We could put a small TV in here sense the cable is ready...not sure I want to do that. At one point a twin bed was in this room. It was for my Mother. She stayed with us for a few months and cold not go upstairs. So we put a small TV in so that she could rest and watch her soaps. At another time it was a playroom for our Granddaughter Kayla. We put in the sink, ref, stove, chairs and table. This was her kitchen next to mine. A lot of foodies, tea parties, and listening to her talk to her babies. It is a good room!

At this point you wonder if it was the right thing, but with the progress I felt it was perfect.

Most of you know that I live in a 1906 cottage farm house. Arney is on top of the barn fixing very old wiring. The wind has been blowing really hard, so some stuff came lose. Arney was not looking forward to going up there, but being the adventurer that he is it was calling him. He said, "watch me in case I fall." Lovely last words from my guy.

Nothing like the fear of falling on a cold windy day.

Angel..............Food

Since I decorate my tree with goodies for the kids...I got an idea to make Angel food. So I will fill a clear bag (small) with some kind of little candies and put a poem about angels with these little angels I made on the front of the bag...with a dot of glue from my trusty glue gun. I hope you like them and that you might like to make some too.
My own pattern....then I blanket stitched all around the edges since I doubled the flees...cream color. Made little hearts and sew them on with just the button holding them on.

I had some gold wire so I made a little circle and put the beads on and clipped them in the back and made a little stitch to hold them in place. Each have five little beads in there halo.

Then I used tiny beads for their eyes...I sew them on, hiding the thread.

Then with Gel Medium I put some on the wings and bottom of the angel. Sprinkled with glitter. So if it gives you an idea or two, have fun.

Christmas Stockings

I bought 13 of these stockings. They are 3 feet long. I love to decorate them for the grandkids for Christmas. So the next time you see them they will have names on them with lots of fun embellishments. I was so happy to find these at the dollar store...Yep, I am going to be busy. Gerri if you have come to visit...hello..lunch was fun. It always is. Mary

Pillow top and curtains done

I had to lower the curtains. I have room for pictures above them now. Some touch up painting and I will hang some of the pictures that have been waiting to be seen.

The pillow top and curtains are done. I made curtains that can be tied back or left straight. Arney is going to finish the sanding and paint on his day off. I was going to do the painting but he said that he would like to do it. He knows I drip to much. It is cold and windy today, I have a fire going in the wood burner. Our tree's are almost empty of leaves because of all the days we have had with wind. A good day for doing things around the house. I will take more pictures after the seats are painted. Happy Monday!

Header

I am going to put this in the header somewhere, then you can see what I have done.

I thought it would be fun to share something about my header. The background picture is something I found, somewhere last year. I thought it looked so fall. I am enjoying digital. When you have to teach yourself it can be daunting. I hope to improve with time. I found some Victorian ladies and gents, also the Victorian houses...learning what works and can be blended makes for interesting fun. Happy Fall, Mary