OLM Ornie Swap

Greetings friends.... I sure hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Ours was a quiet one with hubby, Silas, Aunt Holly, and I.  It was just as well really since poor Silas came down with his first ear infection and hubby came home from a business trip with a head cold.  I'm sure you all have guessed by now that I didn't escape the germs....oh...no...I have a head cold and then some so I thank my two lovely boys for sharing...LOL.  It seems like the month of November came and went with in seconds.  Every weekend has been so busy that I haven't even had time for a hair cut which I sorely need.  Anyway more about what's been keeping me so busy in a little bit. 

 I just have to show you another wonderful set of ornies I received.  A little while back OLM  http://primitivesbyoldeladymorgan.blogspot.com/ did a ornament swap that I participated in.  The above photo are of the lovely ornaments I received...I forgot to take photos of what I sent (I know I'm bad).  Starting with the top and going clockwise... Lovely prairie doll and sweet little stocking by Tam @ http://aprimitiveplace.blogspot.com/,  The cutest reindeer I ever did see by Becky @ http://primitivesnstitchin.blogspot.com/,  A tasty looking gingerbread man from Allison @ http://sewmanygirls.blogspot.com/, and last another yummy looking gingerbread man from Cindi @

 http://www.cindiscountrycorner.blogspot.com/.  If you haven't seen these gals blogs please go check them out.... all of them are so very talented and I feel honored to have their ornies on my tree for many years to come.

 This year we did things a little different in the Meloon house... every year I drag out the tree and all the decorations while hubby watches football (I decorate it by myself  too).  I usually put the tree up in mid December and enjoy it until mid January.  Well this year since turkey day was going to be a quiet one I talked my best gal Holly into helping me and Silas decorate our tree.   It was fun to see Silas get so excited about hanging ornaments on the tree....after all it is his first time doing it.  Well he put them on all backwards...which was cute but Aunt Holly was there to help him get it right.  I think they both had a ball.  :0)

Here are a few close-up shots of  the tree so you can see some of the lovely ornaments...you'll see all the new ones from the OLM swap and even some from Amy's swap (they're all on the tree believe me it's a big one...plus I love them all).

 Isn't my tree topper just the sweetest...it makes me think of  Santa's misfit toys for some reason.  It was created by the lovely and sweetest gal you'll ever meet Sandy Melerski.  You can find her daughter's blog on my side panel to the left (just tell Jackie I sent ya).

Here are a few of my Santas....the one on the left and right are by Tricky Stitches Primitives http://trickystitchesprimitives.blogspot.com/ and the one in the center is a Stein's Country Collection http://www.steinscountrycollection.com/.

 My sweet and only Limerick bear http://www.limerickbear.com/index2.html with my cute Carol Stuck Santa.  Carol gave him to me in a swap this summer.  Here is Carol's blog http://buttermilkcreekfarm.blogspot.com/  if you would like to see more of her creations.

My big Wanda Carson bear http://www.carsoncreations.net/ with his snowman from Jodi Parkes -Fat Hen Farm (on left) and my sweet marshmallow boy by Kimberly @ http://theredcupboardpost.blogspot.com/ (on right).

 More of Kimberly's dolls....my set of snow folks.  They stay out all year I don't have the heart to pack them away.  I have a Christmas corner... where my treasures stay out all year.  Hubby says he's good with it as long as it doesn't start expanding...LOL....good luck with that hubby. :0)

 More goodies from Kimberly....I know I have a problem....LOL!

 

Last are a few of my Pat Murphy bears http://murphybears.blogspot.com/.  I was lucky enough to see Pat last week at a very small show in West Virgina.  It was so good to see her...it's been a few years so it was good to catch up on what's been happening in our lives.  Did I take photos....of course not....did I take photos of the Hunt valley bear show the week before....no....okay one.  What can I say I forget about my camera...it's all about living in the now. 

Well... I'm sure you're all thinking... look at all the links.... what the....well I believe in sharing what you love.  :0)

Okay...I must be off...hopefully the next time I'll be able to post about a swap, a few good finds, and about a few projects I've been working on. I hope this post finds you all happy and healthy. :0)

Hugs,

Theresa

Blog Hop Ornament Giveaway!!!!

http://therustythimble.blogspot.com/

Brenda over at The Rusty Thimble got a bunch of us crafters/artists together to help in spreading the Christmas cheer. One winner will win all the ornaments.... I believe there are 36 total.  I know....WOW!!!!  Okay....so here is how it works. You will go to each crafters blog to sign up....if you don't go to all the blogs you wont be eligible to win....so it's important that you go to each participating crafters blog.  To get the full list of all the participating crafters/artists involved go to Brenda's blog (link is above in red).  Now don't forget to sign up for my ornament while you're here. 

Giveaway will run from November 12th-18th and the winner will be annouced November 19th.

 

My ornament is cross-stitched on 32ct linen with DMC threads which was stained with walnut stain.... and then the stitch was added to a moss green wool pillow which is stuffed with clean sawdust.  

I hop this post finds all of you happy and healthy my friends....now go blog hoping and have some fun....good luck!  :0)

Hugs,

Theresa

Ornie Swap

Some weeks ago I signed up for a ornie swap over at Bumble Bee Lane.  I'm sure most of you know I love Amy's swaps and I try to do most of them....I know I'm addicted. :0)  Anyway  I sent out my four ornaments (which I didn't take a picture of because my mind tends to walk away from me when I need it most....LOL) and these lovelies are what I received.  I know.... can you believe it....JACK POT!!!!

  It was like Christmas morning when I opened my package...I was so excited and each ornament was fantastic!!!! Starting with the top left....The cutest little black Santa, grubby eggs, and stitches are from Terry Loewen -http://threecatfarm.blogspot.com/.  The beautiful snowman punch needle ornament is by Michelle Mauk- http://threecatfarm.blogspot.com/.  The sweet little snowman doll is from Olde Lady Morgan-http://primitivesbyoldeladymorgan.blogspot.com/.   The too cute gingerbread man and star ornaments are from Linda Gates-http://countrypickins.blogspot.com/.
I also want to mention that Amy sent me this sweet little whisk broom (she heard that I have a collection of these beauties).....isn't it so tiny and cute!!!  I can't believe all the sweet treasures that came in my package.  I want to thank all of these sweet ladies for making my Christmas tree this year so very special. :0) 

Before I go I have to tell you that I made an ornament for Brenda's super giveaway it starts tomorrow and runs until November 18th.  If you want to learn more go to her blog http://therustythimble.blogspot.com/.  I hope this post finds you all well my friends. :0)
Hugs,
Theresa

And The Winner Is!!!!!

 

First I want to thank you all for joining in the fun....I feel so lucky to have had so many entries for my first giveaway.  With everyone adding as many chances to win as they could I had 97 entries....YAHOO!!!!  As you can see I had a little helper.... he was the brave one to put his little hand into the spooky Halloween hat.  It is rumored to be magical.... :0)

Silas thought it was fun to wave the name around so I held on to his hand to get a photo of the name he picked but still he was all motion... LOL....so with that said.... drum roll please. The winner of my Halloween giveaway is.... SUE- "WICKED FAERIE QUEEN".  Congratulations Sue...I'll be contacting you soon for your mailing info. :0)
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On other news I know I promised you all a few photos from "The Spirit Of Friends" show in Lucas Ohio. The show was so different from all the other shows I've been to...this one was so relaxed and easy going.  It was also very family friendly.  The people were incredibly nice and heartwarming. Plus the primitive artists and antiques that we saw were fabulous.   As some of you know each year I choose a show I'd like to go to and we treat it as our family vacation.  A lot of times we drag my best friend Holly and some times my older sister too.
 In the past few years we had gone to the Ghoultide Gathering show in Michigan. It was hard not to go to that show again this year but we all agreed we needed something a little bit kinder to our wallets this year.  Plus we were meeting some good friends at the show as well.

Now almost all of you know I respect and admire Stacy Nash greatly so one of the first things I did was to go to this lovely lady's table. She was so sweet to let my hubby take a photo of us together.  I was so lucky to purchase one of her pieces... my first too. :0)  I'm sure I acted like a groupie....LOL...but I'm sure she gets that a lot from fellow stitchers.

Here are twos photo of just one of the tents....I loved that table but there was no way to fit it in my little car.  I kinda have a thing for old  tables... lucky for me someone put me out of my misery and purchased it because it was marked sold...LOL.

 

 Here's Silas enjoying his free cup of ice cream at the show.   They had free ice cream for everyone so we all had a yummy treat.  Plus Silas had his first cup of chocolate milk... I avoid giving him anything with to much sugar but we were on vacation so I gave in.  All I can say is I'm trying to spare him from having a wicked sweet tooth like his mommy.  I've never met a cookie I didn't like. ;0)

My partner in primitive crime...Holly sitting in front of the park entrance.  This was late in the day and we were ready to go back to our hotel.  I'm sure you're wondering where all the bags are.... well they're in the car already.....LOL.  Half way through the day we dropped off our goodies at the car so we had free hands to get into more trouble.  I'm sure you can tell by Holly's smile that she had a good time getting into trouble too.  :0) 

 I just had to take a picture of the crowd.  It was a beautiful 68 degrees and sunny so everyone was out and enjoying the day.

 Silas opted out of riding a real horse but he was more then willing to ride this little guy.... go little cowboy go.  I wonder if he'll ever ride a real horse.

 Lastly here is a picture of the farm house.  I've never heard of a state park owning a farm before but I must say it was beautiful.  I would go back to Malabar Farm anytime.  In fact we're all thinking that our next year family vacation might just be to Malabar Farm for "The Spirit Of Friends" show again. 

Before I go I must apologies for not having photos of what I purchased...some how I forgot that part but at least you got to see a little bit of this years family vacation in Ohio.

I hope this post finds you all happy and healthy my friends.
Hugs,
Theresa

Halloween Giveaway!!!

Greetings my friends it's time to have my first giveaway on my blog.  As most of you know I love this time of year...so I thought it was time to jump in the giveaway pool. The rules are easy...if you live in the USA or Canada you can enter to win.  All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post.  If you 'd like a second chance at winning become a follower of my blog.  For a third chance you can post this giveaway on your blog or Facebook (just leave me a link so I can see it).  Try to only leave one comment telling me about all your entries.  You have until Oct 23rd to enter. :0)

Here are a few close-up photos of a few of the goodies.  The wool crow rug and the aged Halloween cat box.   Now I'll be filling the box with some goodies but I wanted to keep that as a surprise for the winner so I'm not telling you what will go in there. ;O)  The little witch is something I've been working on for some time.  She is my very own pattern and I hope you'll think she's sweet....I call her Granny Witch.  There also will be some yummy smelling tarts too (they're in the paper crow bag in the first photo).
Okay ladies that's all for now.  I hope to leave another post sometime soon telling you all about our trip to Ohio.  It was our family trip this year out to the "Spirit Of Friends" show.   We had a wonderful time and I purchased a bunch of goodies. :0)

I hope this post finds you all happy and healthy my friends. :0)
Hugs,
Theresa

Harvest Gathering Swap with Amy From Bumble Bee Lane

Hello gals... I hope you're all doing well. I just wanted you all to see the lovely things that I received from Amy over at Bumble Bee Lane for our Harvest Gathering Swap. 

 I did manage to find all these new treasures a place in our home.  The lovely gourds and wool rug that Amy made look lovely in my trencher on our dining room table.  Now I just need to find a few more fall goodies to put in the trencher.... maybe some flint corn or something.

Here is my attempt at hiding our phone and answering machine.  My sweet pumpkin doll is from Kimberly at The Red Cupboard and the pumpkin it's holding is the one Amy made.  It's like the pumpkin and the pumpkin doll were made for each other.  Also you'll notice the book Amy created as well with it's willow branch "T" on it.  :0)   The little cupboard that everything is sitting on is one my Grandfather made.  He passed away when I was four and I only have a few memories of him...so having something he created with his own hands makes it feel like he's always with us.

As you can see Halloween/Fall has made it's way here...this is our buffet cabinet in our dining room.  I've put the wickedly good smelling witch Amy made me next to my dried flower arrangement.  Below is a close-up of her....isn't she great. :0)

Lastly here is a little sneak peek of what's going to be in my giveaway. There will be a few other things added once I finish them but I wanted to tease you all just a little bit. :0)

I want to thank Amy for the sweet box of goodies and for hosting the swap as well.  As always it's a pleasure to participate in Amy's swaps. I've truly met some lovely gals and received some fantastic treasures.  Okay....I should go I've got things to make. :0)

As always I hope this post finds you all happy and healthy my dear friends.
Hugs,
Theresa

Harvest Gathering Swap With Marsha From Tattered Chick

 I know it's been sometime since I put a post up on my blog...but I'm sure most of you know how the fall season is.  It's the last push to get things done around the house before winter and it's the start of a crazy crafting season as well.    With that said I hope you'll sit back and enjoy the photos of my latest swap with the very sweet Marsha Mees from Tattered Chick http://www.tatteredchick.net/. 

  As you can see she sent me some wonderful goodies....starting with this lovely witch hat box.  It was packed with so many sweet little goodies.  Just take a look.....

Inside I found two sweet crows and a moon for my Halloween tree.  A black star that quickly found it's home on one of our dining room door knobs.  A vintage quilt square that I adore along with some lovely antique buttons.  She even sent a sweet acorn face pendant that her friend made.  I should also mention the wonderful smelling soap too. :0) 

Here is a close-up of the crows, moon, buttons, and acorn pendant.

Here are the goodies I made and sent Marsha.   I must tell you that the photos are ones that Marsha took...she took pity on me and my failing mind....LOL. :0) I remembered that I needed to take pictures after everything was boxed up and ready for the post office.  I not only forgot to take pictures of the things I made her but for my swap with Amy as well (I'll be posting that swap in the next week or so).  I thought NUTS I'm not going to unwrap everything just to get photos.   Thank you Marsha for helping me out....LOL. :0)  If your wondering the Bewitchin' Belle kitty was created using a "Soft in the Head" pattern.  The wool crow rug was a pattern from Need'l Love,  The crow/witch hat pinkeep (photo below) was a Threadwork Primitives pattern.  The grubby candles that I made were a first for me and boy did I have fun!!! :0)   I can see more grubby candles in my future...LOL. :0)

As always I'd like to thank our sweet hostess Amy Smith over at Bumble Bee Lane Cottage  http://bumblebeelanecottage.blogspot.com/ for hosting yet another wonderful swap. If you've never been in a swap and you'd like to join in she's hosting a Homespun Ornie swap that's open to everyone that would like to join.    Just click the red link to hop on over to her blog to see the rules. :0)

 

Okay one last thing before I go....I will be hosting my first giveaway here on my blog.  As most of you know Fall/ Halloween is my favorite time of year (outside of Christmas)... so with that said please come back around Oct. 1st to see what you could win.   

I hope this post finds you all happy and healthy my friends until next time.

Hugs,

Theresa