Working in my studio sunday!!

OH YEAH~~ it is gonna be a wonderful creative day today!!  what are yall doing on this beautiful sunnny sunday???  I made some more of my silly little punkin stick guys!~~ they are just too cute in a vase or a basket on a side table with some pumpkins or gourds around em! 

My little "Mr Boopie Woopie Boo" in his chair next to mine in my studio! Daddy got him a new stuffed bear last night and he is sucking on the nose?  he usually sucks on the paws and I am not sure why but he has done this since we got him as a wee little puppy~~ too cute~~

I been busy painting some new signs to sell.  Love the soft blue backround.  I have 8 more outside drying, 4 blue and 4 a soft sagey green I mixed up.  And I have 4 skates basecoated hanging out side drying. 

I love this long skiny one with a family of snowmen decorating trees. 

And of coure have to do one with a birdie, a cardinal on this one. 

I am gonna do one with a black crow............hmmmmmmmmm wonder if I have pics of last years ones I know I did a few with crows.?? cant remember how those were done up. 

One of the kids skates I finished this am.  Love the double runner ones that stand.  Just getting difficult to find em.  I add a little battery candle lamp in the tops. 

Both sides have something painted on them.  Too much fun~~

I am off to see if my stuff outside is dry so I can do some more.  And I have scarecrow heads drying in the sun to work with today too!! LOTS to do!! be back soon to share more!!

have a blessed day!!

HUGS

*ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE FOR SALE*

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

Working on prims

Yesterday and today have been wonderful, I have worked in my little studio making some fall prims and also some winter painted signs.  Love those snowmen!!

These little silly prim punkin guys are on sticks with grapevine twig stems and little curley curls.  Love their little faces!!  They are made from osnaburg that has been sewn, painted, stained and sanded for that perfect prim look.

A bunch all ready for market

A kids skate just about done, I need to antique it yet then add some *sparkly* glitter and red/white gingham laces with a few rusty bells. 

 The other side of the little skate.  I think it needs a battery candle light in it too.  Love the light blue backround!!

One of my signs I did up today, about 1/2 done. 

Another sign I started

And some finishing touches on the earlier sign.  Just need to add some more snowflakes, and antiquing and done. 

My little "Mr Boopie Woopie Boo" sitting pretty for mommy!!  such a cute pie.  He was sitting on the edge of Buster's bed

Buster was barking at the tv?? not sure what was on he didnt like

little "Mr Naughty Pants" Arnold just about asleep

And all 3 litttle guys laying together in a recliner!! they are such cutie pies and good brothers!! 

My guys!!  Love dem babies!!

Tomorrow will be a busy baking day since I played "paintin hookie" today!!  It rained til 2 today and is soooooooooooooo windy out it is blowing everything around and only 60 outside.  BRRRRRRRR tonight is supposed to be in the 40s!! WOW!! so not ready for this cold weather..but it is what it is!!

Hope yall have a great evening I will be back soon with more pics from the kitchen!!

HUGS

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

Cookie Recipe

These are such good cookies I just have to post this recipe~~

Lemon Cream Filled Cranberry Pecan Sandwich Cookies!!! whew what a mouth full!! Can U say that ten times fast??LOL
Cranberry Lemon Sandwich Cookies
2 cups butter
2 cups shortening
2 cups sugar
2 cup powdered sugar
4 eggs
4 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cream of tartar
3 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups chopped dried cranberries

1 1/2 cups chopped pecan pieces

filling: 3/4 cup soft butter, 5 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 cup 1/2 and 1/2 cream, 2 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest, 1/2 tsp lemon extract

cream butter and shortening with sugars, until light and fluffy. add eggs one at a time, beat well after each egg. Beat in van. Combine dry ingredients and mix well, gradually add to butter mix, mix well. Stir in cranberries. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle.
Roll into 1 in balls (i used a small cookie scoop and used a shot glass bottom dipped in sugar to smoosh down a bit) place 2 in apart on baking sheets, use parchment paper or grease on sheets. Bake 350 for 12-14 min or until edges are lightly browned. In small bowl comine filling ingredients beat until smooth. Spread a dollop onto bottoms of cookies, top with remaining cookies.

This was my favo thing I painted for the show this past weekend!! Which by the way was EXCELLENT!! we had such a great turnout!! and actually did about 1/3 more than last year!!

We were setting up friday and had quite a few customers wander thru we opened from 3pm to 7pm I sold quite a bit of painted things and all my almond toffee and pecan brittle.

The snowmean are painted on a cabinet door I bought and it was the first sale!! Now I am goin to have to paint this week for my show sat and then one more next weekend! YEAH!! plus we are suppossed to get *S*N*O*W* this weeek!!! YEEHAW!!!

Have a super duper monday yall!!

HUGS

Darlene

I painted these snowmen on a big ol block and made them into a cute little lamp. Love those snowmen!! LOL

ENJOY~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

Busy Busy days this week

These are packages of my newest chocolate bark. White chocolate bark filled with chopped pistachios and almonds and dried cranberries!! SO YUMMO!

I like the way the little tags turned out too. They are perfect to gift someone like your mail carrier, teacher, friends, coworkers you get my idea!!

These are 4 oz bags and sell for $3.25 a bag. (plus their travel expenses) IF you would like one PLEASE EMAIL ME OR LEAVE ME A COMMENT HERE~

Now on to what I have been doin up at 3.00 am the last few mornings! Cant sleep I am too excited to paint!! LOL

Ok i do have 5 more that just need the finishing touches so will post those pics later or tomorrow!!

The snowmen decorating the tree is my absolute favorite one! BUT i do like the one i am finishing up this am with a snowman and a deer... well no the tree one is my favo!! I am goin to do it with a darker tan backround too i think.

These are all my hp designs, no patterns just paint-n-go!!LOL

I am off to finish signs and then to the kitchen. I signed up for a few more shows. NEXT weekend is the Lowell MI christmas thru Lowell with like over 200 exhibitors!! Will post more on that too. BUT THIS SAT!!! DONT FORGET MOUNT PLEASANT West Intermediate School show!!! SOME GREAT TREASURES THERE! and yours truly will be there with lots of sweet treats and primitives for yall!~

Have a blessed day!!

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

New sign and paintin projects

Hey yall!! I love the striped sign I finished for up at the shop!! Maybe will have to do a couple more big big ones for out front for the bakery stuff.

I made up a couple new things for the shop too.

First thanks to a gift from a friend of mine Kim Lance last xmas I came up with a couple of garlands to hang around shop. Snow is on old mason jar bands. As u can see above I cut out my own chipboard letters, painted and distressed them and of cource the " farmgirl bling" being glitter then adhered some of My Mind's Eye great holiday pack papers to use on the lid. Added the letters to each one speckeled them with white for snowflakes and will put them on either twine or rusty wire to hang.

I cut out the letters winter and brr to do a few more and will show pics as soon as they are done. Plus I have 5 big signs almost finished to show ya but they are drying outside right now!

So will see yall in a bit!!

Have a great morning!!

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~