Work In Progress – But Hubby’s Done Good!

Hello All,

Some of you may remember awhile back, me talking about my hubby giving up his old office so I could have a sewing room.

And him moving into a larger room in the back part of the basement.

His Steelers Man Cave Office!! :)

Well, he has been working away in there.

It is Not finished yet…

No flooring and I have promised to get in there and help organize all his memorabilia.

Yep, on my list of Have-To’s,  just Haven’t got to it yet.  :(

Any way…

He did get his walls all painted.

And OMGosh!!

It seems like it took him forever!

Lots of taping!!    Tons!!

And yes, he did it all on his own.

Now I warn you, Prim Pretty it is Not!

But it will make any Steelers Fan heart race.

LOL!!

*The Huge emblem is a “Fat Head” decal, everything else was done with paint.

Try to ignore the clutter.

I should have straightened it up some before taking pictures, But…

*Also ignore the ugly plaid couch, we need to get that carried up out of here.

He is wanting this…

Oh, and of course he had to have a spot for his hero!!

Indiana Jones!!

Hehee!

I also want to mention that we have 11 foot ceilings in our basement, so the black doesn't make the room feel small at all.

In fact, it helped.

Now didn't my Hubby do a Great job!! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit.

And I will leave you all with this….

Here We Go Steelers!!

Here We Go!!!

 

How To Make Paper Christmas Ornies ~ S0 Easy and Fun!

Hello Everyone.

I have been working on some ornies lately.

Some of them I can’t show off right now because they are for an upcoming swap.

But I did want to share something Easy you might like to make for yourself.

Look how cute!!

These are made of paper (both sides.)

Sewn, stuffed, and then a wire hanger added to back side.

Okay, I'm not the best on giving instructions, but I’ll try.   :)

First you will need is some printer paper and some tea.  (or anything to age the paper with)

I simply wet down a large tea bag and rubbed it on to one side of the paper.

Got out my hair dryer, and flipped the paper back and forth until dry.

Then I went through my photos folder and found some with Christmas themes.

I changed all of mine to black and white, but you could leave them colored if you wanted to.

The graphic shown below came from  Cajoline-Scrap.

Original graphic.

After I turned it to B&W.

*Feel free to copy Santa graphics and use for your ornies.

I printed it on to my dried, tea stained, paper.

Cut them out.

I then backed it with another piece of the stained paper.

Using my sewing machine to sew around the edges.

*No turning, sew with design side up.

Leaving a small section across the bottom to push a little stuffing inside.

*Use small amounts and go slowly so you don't tear the paper.

Once I had it a little puffy, I stuck the bottom back into the sewing machine and closed it up.

Lastly, I took a little wire, formed a hook, and with a little hot glue attached it to the back.

And that’s it!

Easy, wonderful Christmas decorations.

And you can use any design or size you wish.

And there you have it,  nearly Free Primitive Christmas ornies!

Now I have to get back to work.

Take Care and Talk Soon,

Perfectly Primitive PAFA Style

Penny And Pillows

Penny has been adopted.
Thank you Betty.

Happy Friday Everyone!

I thought I would pop in and show you what I have been creating lately.

1st is my newest burlap bear.

Meet Penny…

She is a big one.

She measures approx. 24” tall.

She is a Large, primitive, handmade, teddy bear.
She is made to look old, worn and well loved.
Her arms are string jointed. Which give them ability to be moved and posed some.
Her head is not jointed in any way.

Her eyes are made from black, antique style, shoe buttons.
She is made completely of burlap to give her the appearance that all of her fur has been loved away.
She is stuffed with old quilt batting and rags.
Which gives her a wonderful lumpy feel to her.

She was made to look Old, Worn, and well loved.
Including little prim patches and primitive repaired spots here and there.

I dressed Penny in a simple dress, made from reproduction black and brown homespun.
Over that I placed a true vintage old baby slip.

No glue is ever used on my bears.
Everything is either machine or hand sewn.

She and her clothes have been put through a grubby process to give them that worn prim appearance.

My original creation.
And Penny, like all of my bears, is a One Of A Kind creation.

She will come signed and dated.
She also will come with a hang tag stating she is a one of a kind creation, handmade by me.

 

CLICK HERE to view Penny in my Etsy shop.

I also have been creating some pillows out of vintage burlap feed sacks.

These are Large pillows.

And have wonderful graphics.

Perfect for any primitive or farmhouse decor.

I am making more but here are the ones that I finished yesterday.

The back side of the burlap has been lined.

The stuffing does not show through.

You can view the pillows in my Etsy shop by Clicking Here.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great weekend.

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Giveaway Alert!

Cheryl's giveaway has ended.

But I hope you still decide to stop by and visit this talented, wonderful, woman.

Cheryl is having a giveaway and it ends tomorrow!!!

I love Cheryl’s creations.

I have been a fan and follower of her blog and her amazing Mammy’s for quite awhile now.

I was so thrilled to read she is giving us an opportunity to win one!!

Meet Addellene…

Isn’t she wonderful!!

Want a chance to have her come live with you??

CLICK HERE to pop over to Cheryl’s blog and read the rules to entering her generous giveaway.

I would wish you good luck but I am really hoping I’ll win!!  :)

LOL!!

Hugs,

Getting To Know Me ~ A to Z

I saw this on Renee's blog.

I really enjoyed reading her answers, so I thought I would make an A to Z post also.

A~   Age:  41.

B~  Bed:  full size, I still sleep on the bed my Grandpa made me when I was a young girl.

C~  Chore you hate:   Putting laundry away. Putting dishes away.  Putting groceries away. ~      *Hummm, I think I see a pattern here.  :)

D~  Dog:  we have a black and white,  shitzu.  Her name is Lucy.  Well, actually her full name is Buffy Lucille, but everyone calls her Lucy. Heehee.

E~ Essential start to my day:   Diet Coke. I'm too embarrassed to tell you how many I drink in a day.

F~  Favorite color:  Brown.

G~  Gold or silver:  Silver.

H~  Height:   around 5 foot 9

I~ Instruments I play:   None.

J~ Job Title:   Mom, Wife, Delivery Driver.

K~  Kids:  3. Two daughters and a son in the middle.

L~  Live in:  Southern Illinois.

M~ Make of car:  Dodge Charger.

N~ Nicknames:  Tam. Does that count as a nick name???  When I was little one of my dad's friends called me Blondie. And even worse one of sisters friends would call me Prune. *Long story to why but I promise it was not because of anything disgusting. LOL!!

O~  Overnight hospital stay.:  Yes. Once when I was a little girl.  Once in High School. And then, of course, when I had my 3 kids.

P~  Pet Peeve:  WOW!! Really too many to list them all. LOL!! But one of the worst is when people tale gate you.  You know, they drive behind soooo close that they are nearly touching your bumper. This drives me Crazy!!!

Q~ Quote from a movie: 

""I'll have what she's having."   Customer in next booth.

Movie: When Harry Met Sally.  ;)

R~ Right or left handed:  Right.

S~ Siblings:  One Sister.

T ~ T.V. Shows:  Ok once again Way too many to list them all.
So I will stick with the top ones that still are on TV. 

"General Hospital", 

"The Good Wife".

"The Vampire Diaries",

"Grey's Anatomy",

"Castle". 

There are more but I'll leave the list with these.

U~ Underwear:  Not sure how to answer this one???

Um, Yes! All types, except thongs!!

I mean come on, why even bother wearing any at all. LOL!!
*Men might think they are sexy but think they are ridiculous.  I told my husband, If he wants me to wear a pair then he has to walk around all day with a pair on then I will.  But he's 1st, so I'm safe there.  Hehee!

V~ Vegetable you hate:  cooked spinach.

W~ What makes you late? I would have to say, my kids or husband.  When it is just me, I'm not late. I always try to get places early.

X~  X-rays: Yes. Various reasons.

Y- Yummy food that I make:  Teen Age Crunch. This is a no bake chocolate cookie I make for the Holidays. Love them!

Z~ Zoo Animals:  Gorilla. My Favorite to watch.

Well, there you have it! The A to Z of me!!

Thanks for stopping by and reading my silly little post.

Until Next Time…

Take Care and Talk Soon!

Sometimes…

I feel like a broken record.

*Those of you who actually remember what records are, understand that saying.  :)

Hehee!

I feel like every time I have made a post lately, I comment about being busy, or overwhelmed, or not enough time in the day.

Uggg… Sometimes I get sick of hearing myself say it.

Unfortunately this post isn't much different.

I feel like for the past month or so, I have barely been around.

And yes, I have noticed I have lost followers because of it.

:(

But such is life lately.

To name off why I have been so busy is hard to do.

Just normal life stuff.

Plus I have a huge list of half finished projects I have been “trying” to get finished.

You see I have this terrible problem of starting something, getting bored, something new, getting bored, and so on and so on.

So it leaves me with an overwhelming amount of unfinished mess everywhere.

I have been trying to pick one and not worry about the rest of them until at least one is finished.

Well… for me it is more difficult than it sounds! LOL!

And with my job, it doesn't make it any easier.

I never know when a run will come in.

But you can bet it will be right when I'm in the groove and doing good with something.

Ring… time to leave.

And when I return, well, the mood for whatever has past.

One of my projects has been trying to de-clutter.

So I have been going through closets, cupboards, drawers, pretty much everywhere trying to force myself to get rid of things I don't need.

And then listing the good stuff on eBay, Etsy or my website.

For the past two days I have done pretty much nothing but list.  And I still have a ton more to get on.

I guess, I also feel like I have put this home and the attention it deserves on the back burner for quite awhile.

That has to stop.

I must make time for the things that need to be taken care of.

And most importantly, I have to take care of my Mom responsibilities too.

Too often I let myself get stressed out about things that don’t deserve it.

No more.

I am going to enjoy working on my home, enjoy just hanging out with the people that mean the most to me.

And stop creating stress.

I'm just going to Enjoy my life.

Some thing's must take the back burner for awhile.

Not that I don’t enjoy them, because I do.

But I have to let it be okay, if I need or want to put other things 1st.

And not feel stressed or bad because of it.

I will get back to them eventually.

When I can slow down and actually enjoy.

Instead of stressing.

(does that even make sense??)

I sure some of you understand what I mean.

Well, hopefully!

:)

Last week was Homecoming.

My daughter seemed to have some type of activity all week long and then the dance on Saturday.

One of the spirit days last week was  favorite generation day.

She picked the 80’s!!

Oh heck yes!

I still love the 80’s!

I drug out some of my outfits from high school for her to choose from.

I got to do her hair before school on the day.

BIG HAIR!! A must for the 80’s.

It was so much fun.

Here is a photo of her in her 1980’s style.

I know I may be lame but…

I LOVE her hair this way.

I told her, you need to curl it everyday.

:)

She did get a lot of compliments.

And her friends told her, she was born in the wrong era.

LOL!!

Which is sort of true.

She’s my girl, she loves the 80’s style and music.

So never be shocked if you see us driving through town with Joan Jett blasting on the radio.

Hehee!

Here is a few photos of her all done up for the HC Dance on Saturday.

Kelsey’s friend, Emily, came over and did her hair for the dance.

We went with a 1960’s look for it.

Then a bunch of the kids met up over here before heading out to eat and then to the dance.

First dance Kortney actually got to drive herself to.

Usually Kelsey takes them.

We were talking about that when Em was over doing her hair.

And Kortney said…

Kelsey’s such a good big Sister.

Yes, Yes, she is!!

(We sure miss ya baby girl, if you’re reading this!!)

So that has pretty much been my life lately!

One of the things I am excited about.

You know, One of those half finished projects…

I am turning Kortney’s old bedroom into a Farmhouse style guest room.

(Kortney took over Kelsey's room when she moved out.)

I finally got everything cleared out, now I just need to paint and decorate.

I am struggling with trying to decide what colors to paint the walls.

I know to get the “look” I want I need to go white.

But I have never had white walls in my home.

So I keep going back and forth in my mind…

White or tan.  White or tan.

Hummm.

Here are some “Inspiration” photos from Pinterest of the look I will be going for.

(None of these are my photos. I borrowed them from Pinterest.)

~ Wish me luck on actually getting it accomplished!!

:)

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit.

Take Care and Talk Soon!