Taking A Wide View

Why does Blogger always have to change things up?

I finally figured out how to do a new post.

Not fun.

I don't normally show wide shots of my rooms.

Today I did just that.

Soon the patriotic displays will

be put away for another year.

Out will come the Autumn decor.

Hope everyone enjoys this last day of July.

It is both my son Matt's birthday and his girlfriends.

Happy Birthday to the both of them!

Wide View Blessings To All!

Janice

 

Fun With Paper

Hallo

Hello in Halloween. :=)

So for the past few weekends I put down

my needle and started creating these

Halloween pictures to sell in our store.

The frames were purchased at an estate sale

Bob and I went to recently.

Some of these images I printed

right onto pages from a book.

Others on card stock.

I tried to capture images that would

appeal to everyone.

I have a friend who loves anything funeral related.

I am assuming there are others like her.

Most of the images I found

from the Graphics Fairy.

This website has images of almost everything.

Others I found free on the internet.

This one I printed on orange cardstock.

Creepy pumpkin kids.

Do you have a favorite?

Now I have picked up my crochet hook.

More Halloween colors.

Fun With Paper Blessings To All!

Janice

Our Entrance

Hello friends.

Cannot believe it is Saturday already.

This week went by so fast.....

I did finish my flag banners.

I almost finished my fabric goodes.

Finished some other store projects.

Spent more nights checking in inventory.

I know that I am rushing the season...

but cannot wait to decorate our store

for Halloween.

Today are the pics by our front door.

I moved the red dry sink to a different wall.

(will show in a different post)

I recently purchased the leather book

on the right from Ebay.

These are so hard to find in the size I want.

Depth are 3 inches for both.

The one on the left is 5 inches high.

Added my linsey woolsey blanket

to one of my many baskets.

Notice my fabric dead bunny.

This red cabinet was on the wall

where my drysink is now.

Thanks again to Bob for bringing

in the dollie to move things!

Speaking of Bob,

today is our 11th wedding anniversary.

We are going out for Sushi

after I close the store.

I moved my side table by our couch

and moved it back here.

Moved my windsor chair from the bedroom.

This piece is from the 1700's.

Although it is still sturdy,

no one is allowed to sit in it.

Added a coverlet piece and a hooked chair rug.

Our front door is on the left.

Am loving the change!

Plus added my pie peel above the chair.

Oh yeah, the sampler is from 1897

and is framed in original glass.

Someone from high society 

must have stitched this.

A gorgeous piece!

Well off to Tim Hortons and then the store.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

Entrance Blessings To All!

Janie

Winky Blinky and Nod

Oh boy.

What did I get myself into?

I decided to make Halloween banners

for the gift shop.

I saw them for sale at $25 for a 5 foot one.

We have 20 feet for the space I wanted.

Plus I want two rows....

so I figured I could make them myself.

Have been working on them for the last 2 days.

I want our store to be so cool for Halloween.

It took me 2 hours to just draw and cut 

out the flags from the fabric.

2 yards each of orange, yellow and two blacks.

Will show once completed.

Glad I took the week off to get these finished.

I have one row done now.

One more to go.

I made mine 26 feet long so it will drape.

Today I want to show you my latest

pumpkin brothers.

Meet Winky.

He is the outgoing brother.
Winks constantly at others and very social.

Blinky squints all of the time.
He refuses to go to the eye doctor,
because he thinks glasses will not look good.

Nod stays up all night

so he nods off all of the time during the day.

These pumpkin pillows

were made from wool.

Their colors are more true in this picture.

Well of to finish banner number two.
Then onto other projects.

Pumkin Brother Blessings To All!

Janice

A Hall Red

Can it be Sunday already?

First off I want to thank you all for 

the sweet comments regarding 

my sugar skull.

With me working during the day

and Bob and I checking in

 Halloween inventory nightly,

I dont have much time for anything else.

However we sure do have some

unique Halloween items.

I am busting at the seams for the end

of August...so we can start to decorate.

I know, I know Janice,

don't rush the season already.

Anyway,

I am taking this week off for vacation

to finish up my fabric and wool goodes for the store.

Today I want to show you the after pics

of our hall redo...with the help of Bob.

He moved our red hanging cabinet from

our bedroom and hung it here in the hall.

When it was in the bedroom 

the red looked more brown.

I also moved the bucket bench from the bedroom

and placed here too.

I took this picture with the light on so you

can see our hickory hardwood floor.

Without the light.

Also moved our drysink to the hall.

Moved my my man picture above

the drysink.

More of a simple look now.

This was the before picture.

The brown hanging cabinet was moved

back to our bedroom.

I like it better here now.

I matches better with our cabinet here.

Well off to the store to work today.

Bob and I will be digging out some

of our stash of brown bottles at 

our antique store before we open.

He will work the antique store,

me the gift shop.

Hopefully the bottles will work with what

I want to do for Halloween.

Fingers crossed.

(if my plan works, will show in a future post)

Hall Redo Blessings To All!

Janice

Day Of The Dead

Hope this post finds everyone safe and sound.

Be very afraid though....

It has an eye.

Wait

Two eyes and a nose.

Even teeth.

Oh my!

It's my latest creation.

A Sugar Skull.

Or as they are also called

Day Of The Dead.

Day of the dead is celebrated

yearly on November 2nd.

In Latin America,

folks dress like skulls

and parade around.

It is a day of feasting and praying 

for those loved ones whom have past.

Us Catholics also call this day

All Soul's Day.

Sugar Skulls have gained popularity,

so decided to create a pillow

to be sold at our gift shop for Halloween.

Sugar Skull Blessings To All!

Janice

Tea Time

Monday morning blues.
Have to work this morning.
Took Friday off to get more fabric
and ended up driving to my mom's.
She received food from their food bank
for seniors and she had way to much for herself.
I drove up and gave it to Bob's dad.

Both stores did awesome business 
over the weekend too!
We are so very thankful for great customers!

OK so today is my feeble attempt
to show you what our garden tea party
themed window looks like.
We set up a small outdoor table
with two chairs.
I added an embroidered vintage
dresser scarf to the top.

Our store is on the wrong side of the street,

Too much sun in the windows.

 

I tried several times to take pics.
Always seem to get the houses across the street.

I added our chalkboard sign

which I added 

"tea party"

Yesterday I printed these fun Halloween

witch tags onto brown cardstock.

6 styles.

We sell tea in our gift shop,

so thought it would be a fun idea

to add these tags for Halloween.

All of the tags have witch images

of brewing something in her cauldron.

Since you brew tea.....

I packed our loose tea into these fun bags,

Added the bags to this vintage glass jar,
and next month they will be ready
when we introduce our Halloween
themed gift shop.

Black Tea
Vanilla Almond Coconut
Watermelon Basil
are the three flavors we have.
The bags are weighed at 30 ounces
using our candy scale.
Enough for 2 cups.

I will be taking a week off for vacation
soon to work what I can
to finish my creations.
We want to start decorating the 3rd week of August.

Hope you all have a wonderful
start to  your week.

Tea Time Blessings To All!
Janice