First Snow & Homemade Ornaments

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! We sure did!  We spent tons of family time together, ate spicy party mix (recipe in a previous post) watched several classic holiday movies and made some homemade ornaments!

But first I have to show you these pictures I took of our first snow! It was a perfect, beautiful snow! We enjoyed watching the flakes fall all day long.

Our front porch~

Here is our walkway….totally undisturbed~

This is looking out our front window~

It is a quiet, gorgeous night. Cold but SO beautiful!

And this was our snowy day project. I went to Michaels and bought packages of the clear Christmas ball ornaments. We just used my craft paints (watered down a bit to make them blend better) Then we squirted whatever colors we wanted into the ball and then shaked, rattled and rolled it all around! Then we finished some of them off with writing and ribbon!

Here is Alex making his first one~

This is Noah shaking his paint all around~

Here they are drying~

Close Up~

Here are some of our creations~

Here are the ones I made. Some of these the kids did the paint and I did the writing on~

Here are some more! We made lots~

What an EASY and FUN project to do! We had a great time! And the best part! There is NO right or wrong….Alex put six colors in some of his and we all thought “wow…. how is that one going to turn out”!? And they turned out FABULOUS!

We made some old fashioned bead ornaments too! The kind I made when I was a kid!

Our kids are crossing their fingers for a snow day tomorrow so that we can do more crafts! :)

What a positively perfect day! I counted my many blessing today. So thankful for my wonderful husband, our five beautiful children, and our families that love us so much! And our healthy puppy too!  :)

Until next time. Take care. ~Sarah~

Sharing Some More Christmas

Happy Friday! I am looking forward to the weekend. We have nothing planned. That is the best kind of weekend! Tonight is Family Game Night and we are watching the movie Christmas Vacation. Tis The Season!

Thought I would share a few more Christmas photos from here and there around the house. The only thing I haven’t done yet is hang the kid’s stockings from the fireplace mantle! I can’t believe I forgot to do that, it is usually the first thing done! I will do that soon, and of course take pictures!

These photos are of our foyer~

Looking into the living room~

~Welcome~

This is our basement stairway ~

Small Bowl Rack in the Living Room~

Master Bedroom~

Close Up~

One of my favorite Santas in the Kitchen~

My doughboard for the Holidays~

Hope you all enjoyed this “mini tour”. Time for me to get busy around the house today so we can enjoy our family night in! Have a wonderful weekend where ever you are and whatever you do!

Until next time, take care. ~Sarah~

I Am SO Proud To Announce!

Hello everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful evening! I know I am!

I am so proud and pleased to announce that our home is The Holiday Featured Home on A Primitive Place!

How exciting for me and my family! And what an honor!

I hope you will all stop on over and take a holiday tour of our Midwestern home. Grab yourself a cup of hot coffee, hot cider or tea and enjoy.

Welcome to our home~

Click here to head on over!

Bench Makeover & Happy Thanksgiving

Hello everyone! Hope you are all having a wonderful short week! It’s been a busy one at our house, but busy is good!

I started adding some Christmas touches to the house. Trying to get decorated early so we can sit back and enjoy it! It seems like we have our Christmas decor out for such a short time. And so many of my favorite things are holiday/winter prims!

I also found time for a makeover. A bigger makeover this time. This is a bench that sort of has a funny story that goes along with it. A few years ago (before I was doing makeovers) we gave this bench away to our neighbor.

Well…then I started doing makeovers and everyday I would see it sitting in his garage collecting cobwebs, needless to say…he never used it. Soooo I had my hubby ask for it back! Our neighbor was SO nice about it and didn’t mind one bit.

Here it is before~

After~

A Closer Look~

I am SO glad I got it back! :)

That’s about it for today. LOTS to do before tomorrow! I want to wish you all a safe, blessed Thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for. Good family, good friends and so many other things. Take time out to reflect on all of the wonderful and good things in your life. Enjoy your holiday with the ones you love.

Blogging has given me many great gifts. I have made so many new friends. All of your comments and visits mean the world to me. Thank you.

Until next time, take care. ~Sarah~

More Makeovers

Happy Tuesday to you all! It is another gray day here. Makes me want to curl up under a blanket and watch and movie. But….there is no time for that. Things to do. But I can dream can’t I? I have been in the mood to watch Gone With The Wind for SO long…maybe this weekend?!

I have been busy with some Goodwill Makeovers. I intended to do a couple but once I got started I just kept on going. Before I knew lots of things had a black basecoat then a topcoat, then I was sanding and staining! I haven’t found places for all of it yet. But a couple of the things I wanted to get done in time for Christmas decorating.

So here is what I accomplished.

This is an old chair that I got at an antique store for $9.00 a long time ago.

Before~

After~

This chair is just waiting for a Santa or a Snowman to sit in it…or maybe a little tree?…so  many options! Anyway…it is still drying so I have time to think about it!

Remember the mirror I got at Goodwill?

Before~

Here it is after. I will be flipping it around and making the top the bottom and the bottom the top. Because I like the way the finish came out better on one end than the other. But here it is hung up “as is”~

I got this spoon rack for a $1.99!

Before~

After~

I got some small bowls for 99 cents each. Here they are before…shiny salad bowls~

Here they are after~

Here is a little cutting board….$1.99.

Before~

After~

Close Up~

Notice the wonderful turkey in the photo above? It was made by Audrey. Here is her selling blog  A.Lil Somethin And her other blog Audrey’s Prim World. She makes the most amazing prims!

Here is a close up~

I have a couple more makeovers finished. But I will save those until next time! I got the glass canisters with wooden lids done, the square Kleenex box and I also painted my wooden candle holder that I got at the Prim Open House.

Here are some prim napkins that I found at Target! I just love them and thought I would share them with you. I think they are  great for Thanksgiving~

Oh..one more thing! I got these bowls at Good will. The large one was marked $7.99 and the small one was marked $3.99. When I got up to pay the lady said “I am just going to give you the set for the $3.99 price”! To that I say Woo Hoo!! I am sure she thought… “If you want to buy these “cute” bowls more power to you”!

Here is what was painted on them~

Now as much as I “loved” the munchies on these bowls…the design HAD to go! Wink Wink!

Here they are After~

Much better don’t you think? Back to their original beauty! FYI for those of you who don’t know…nail polish remover takes the paint right off of crocks or crock bowls like these! I don’t know if it makes a difference but I have “Salon Strength” remover, you can buy that pretty much anywhere. I got mine at Walgreens.

Here is the bottom of the 10” bowl~

And the bottom of the 6” bowl~

Roseville, Ohio U.S.A. Not bad for $3.99!

I hope you all have a wonderful day! In the time I wrote this blog…the sun is now shining! :) Might just be a great day for a walk outside. To enjoy the last sights, sounds and smells of Fall.

Take care, until next time.

~Sarah~

Primitive Open House

Hello everyone! Today was a busy day! A lot of running kiddos around here and there! In other words…a typical day! :)

Tonight was a fun night! Kindra and I went to a Primitive Open House in a town nearby. They had wine, bread, crackers, cheese and dip. So that you could munch while you shopped. We both got some prim goodies and had a great time!

Here we are~

And one more. I was taste testing the kiwi pear wine and Kindra was tasting the apple wine.  I don’t normally like wine…but this one wasn’t too bad.

Here are the goodies that I got~

I love the light with the snuffer. And the wooden candle holder was only $5.00. It is green, I think I am going to paint it black. And I couldn’t resist the little grungy flicker light. Everything was really reasonably priced, that makes it even more fun!

Getting together with Prim/Blog friends is the best!

Time to hit the sack! Everyone have a wonderful weekend!! Until next time, take care. ~Sarah~

Goodwill Goodies

 

Happy Tuesday everyone! Hope you are all enjoying your day. Another wonderful weather afternoon here. I just looked at the forecast and it looks like rain for the end of the week. So we better enjoy it while we can!

I went to the Salvation Army and Goodwill yesterday and found some goodies~

This pitcher I got at the Salvation Army. It was $10.00 but I liked it so much I was willing to pay a little more than my usual “thrifting budget”!

Here are the other things I got. I am excited about the mirror. I have been looking for a mirror to put in our office. I think I will do this makeover first!

The bowl is heavily coated in a VERY shiny finish! And aren’t the ivy leaves gorgeous!? This bowl could prove to be quite a challenge! But I am up for it!

I got another Kleenex box, a square one this time. And a couple of glass canisters with wooden lids.

Here is a close up of the little picture. I am going to paint and prim up the frame.

It was a good day! I also got a prim rake, but my camera battery died. I will take a picture and post that soon.

Thought I would share these cute napkins I found at Target! I just love them!

 

Here is a picture of my MOST favorite turkey! I have had him FOREVER! I got him at a craft show a LONG time ago! And every year I get him out! I plopped him in my big bowl of pumpkins and gourds for a picture…who knows maybe he will stay there! :)

And last but certainly not least! It is our daughter Emily’s 15th Birthday today! Boy does time fly, people always tell you that and I never believed them but it is true! I CANNOT believe she is 15!!

She is growing up SO fast and we are SO proud of her!

Happy Birthday Emily! WE LOVE YOU!

Make a wish!

Have a wonderful day!! Give the special people in your life a hug and tell them you love them! It is just an important thing to do! And you just might brighten their day! Love….pass it on!

Until next time, take care. ~Sarah~