painted skate & more snowmen

Hey yall!!  So what a great day! just gloomy out and rainy today.  I got lots of cookies done at the kitchen today and made some french onion baked burgandy soup.  YUMMY!!  Here is another little frame I couldnt load up this am. 

This frame is a wood one from dollar store $$ 1.00 cant be better than that!  LOL    I made the snowmen using some styrofoam ornies I had in my stash and took apart and cut in 1/2.  Flat sides are glued to the frame, I did use a piece of my favo papers My Minds Eye and made a little mini wreath with a star in the center.  Joy are Making Memories scrapbook stickers. 

The little green buttons on his belly are just paper brads that I dipped in triple thick glaze and glitter. 

He is ready for the shop. 

One of the little kids skates I bought finally done.  This one has a little battery votive candle in it. 

One side is double snowmen decorating a tree the other is the snowman head. 

And a rusty safety pin holds a tag that has believe on it.  

A few more skates are about 3/4 done and drying in my studio, a couple ornaments need to be finished up and I also have more snowmen heads to finish up.  Not sure what I am gonna do with them but will figure that out soon enough. 

Hope yall have a wonderfully restful evening.  Tomorrow a couple friends and I are gonna go and decorate the hall for our artisans market on wed.

Foundry Hall South Haven   MARKET WED 3-6pm or later! 

HUGS

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

snowman bottle and another frame

Hey yall!!! What a gloomy dark and wet day we have had here!  But it actually was in the 50s this am and now down to 45 so not too bad!!  So we are moving forward with the shop just have to get a couple more things in line and we are OPEN!  WOO HOO!! YEE HAWW!~! we are so excited!! and we have decided to also do some scrapbooking classes there too!!  FUN FUN FUN!! Since there are 3 of us that scrap we could do little stations like one maybe a book, or card, or layout and another doing altered tags **WINK WINK*** that would be me!@!@ LOL  so lots to plan and we so hope this months trial will go good, then we can be open all year!!
So here's more goodies that will be at the shop and show this week. 

This is an old bottle I had that I found out in our garden so thought it would be perfect for this project.   Merry and Bright are Making Memories stickers and I also added some pearls and glitter inside the bottle for extra sparkleness!!  Glitter flakes by Martha Stewart are added to this snowman's head and of cource his sheet music hat too.  I did sprinkle with white paint afterward and added a bit of green velvet ribbon under his silver scarf. 

Well I guess that is all I am sharing tonight for some reason the rest of my pics wont load here to blogger!! >>>>///?????  URGGGGG!! oh well hope yall have a blessed evening and I will be back tomorrow!@!  Baking day and making cookies!! 

HUGS

Here's my schedule this week:::

Wed- Foundry Hall farmers/artisans market 3-?

Thurs Allegan Market 11-1

Thurs-Everyday People's Cafe artisan show 5-9pm

Friday- Bronson Winter Market 10-2

Saturday- Kalamazoo Bank Street Market 8-2

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

shop pics

I am calling these yummy little treats PIE POCKETS"  these are filled with thick pumpkin pie filling and are just delish.   I think next week I will do cherry.

Made some linzer tart cookies and these not only look good they do taste good.  trying to get a jump start on xmas cookie varieties and thought these look nice and festive.

Cherry preserves inside a butter cookie.

Isnt this just the cutest entry!!  This is Foundry Hall I talk about so much, where we have our farmers market each week.  I put pine wreaths on teh gates and also our banners but my batteries were dead so I couldnt take more of it once I had all the decorations up.

Inside main entry! LOOK AT THAT FLOOR!! love it! I have always wanted black and white in my oun kitchen but never have done it.  HMMMMMMMMMMMm maybe time huh!!

And this is the entry to the shop we are going to rent.  I love it!!

Inside the shop, you can see it isnt alot of space but we can fill it up I am sure of that!

I really am not a yellow fan but this is a nice and mellow and yet bright color. 

Very welcoming to me and cozy, this cabinet is a built in and would look great with holiday gifts. 

We are hoping to get things tied up this weekend and can start moving in next week!!  Also next week is our Farmers/Artisans market!!  I have at least 20 different crafters/artists coming along with our farmers so should be fun!!  My friend and I are going on tues to decorate.  I  have bought up every artificial garland I could find and and white lights for them too.   Of cource I will take more pics of our process. 

Hope yall have a wonderful friday!  I was feeling quite under the weather last night and am really worn out, feels like maybe an allergy infection or something so gonna take a nap with the boys.

Talk soon!!

HUGS

Darlene 

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

baking day

Hey yall!!   Well I got alot done at the kitchen today and a new recipe called "Smokey Joe's turkey tart", a cornmeal pastry crust topped with shredded turkey breast, black beans, tomatoes, onions, and sweet corn, parsley, olive oil and montery jack cheese. 

The innerds of the turkey tart

Cream cheese n chocolate chip swirl brownies

Double chocolate gooey butter cake

Here's the tart shell goin in the oven

topped with sauteed veggies and cheese

And the cookies were great!! these are actually Martha Stewarts spritz cookies using a press I did them in wreaths with little green n white sprinkles

All nice n light golden brown edges

The turkey tart out of oven.  I should have made this for us but I did give one to my mom to try for me!! cant wait to see wthat she thought of it!

Lemon glazed lemon blueberry cake

Gooey chocolate cake

So a pretty productive day was had!!   I did miss creating prims but will get up extra early to work on things before heading to the kitchen.   I am making little hand pumpkin pies tomorrow and also more cookies then it will be off to market!!  SOUTH HAVEN FOUNDRY HALL tomorrow! 2-6 tomorrow and I will take pics of our new shop!! 

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

Shop opening~~ and more primitives

I GOT THE OK TODAY TO OPEN OUR HOLIDAY HOMEMADE SHOP~    It will be on Eagle Street in South Haven Mi and there are at least 6 local artisans that want to 'rent a spot" inside so we will have a great variety to choose from!! YEAH!!!
kind of like a co op of handmades!!
SOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!  I will post more and pics this week!~!
In the meantime here is what I got up at 3am to do this am!! LOL

Joy is the first one done.  I used stryo ornaments I cut apart and used some drywall compound and flaked glitter on to make the snowmen body. 

I also have another one on my work table not done with peace on it. 

Another round head snowman ontop another .20 cent jar! this one I didnt put lights in, just a white feather tree, glitter.   I love painting these and have 5 more waiting on me.

Also I did up some snowmen head that will go on sticks but have to finish them too.  TOO MUCH TOO DO!! LOL and I really need to get to the kitchen and get things ready for markets!!

Hope you have a wonderful day!!  Will be back soon to share more!!

HUGS

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

spoon ornies

I finished these guys up late last night and wanted to post em quick this morning.  Busy day at kitchen today I have 3 markets this week so candy making and baking today and hopefully time in my studio when I get back! 
I bought this big box of old silverware at a flea market this summer and there was only 2 big spoons in the whole box, at least my mom and I found some at the thrift stores this weekend so I could make more.  I do have 6 more on my work table right now that are drying.  It takes a bit but after sanding and basecoating this guys are fun to do.

Obviously this batch was just snowmen but the next ones are with sheep too. 

I bend the handle part of the spoon back and make a twine hanger with little homespun tie.

quicky took a pic of em hanging off a box in my studio.   A rusy bell is attached to a litle curled wire embellishement.

Some glitter and on a couple I used some tiny little stickers from in my scrap stash. 

They are coated with lots of triple thick glaze and some teeny tiny shimmery glitter.  Happy with the way they turned out.  I will be back later to share another round head snowman creation and also hopefully the other spoons will be finished.

Have a great monday!!

Hugs

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

one of my thrift store jars...

I did get a couple things done last night and finished this guy up using one of my .20 cent thrift store jars.  I made a round head snowman head and painted his face then did a nice coffee stain on him for that distressed aged look.

These jars are perfect for this.  You really cant see it but I did put a feather tree in the jar, attached down with some E 6000, some glittery snow flakes and a string of mini white lights.

On the front I speckeled it with snow and added a couple pieces of some scrapbook gem flourishes and the words let it snow.   

The cheesecloth scarf is perfect for him with a rusty star.

The black stovetop hat is just osnaburg fabric painted, sanded, and then rubbed with some cinnamon.  I have 6 more of these guys hanging on my clothesline in my craft studio drying, cant wait to make something with them next.  I also painted some old large spoons we found and basecoated some tins for painting snowmen on.  Lots to do today!!  Hope you have a wonderful sunday!

HUGS

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~