Lidded Crockery

Howdy friends!

Today I feature my lidded crocks. 

The above 3 gallon crown crock has this 

number three stamped on its crock lid.

My cake crocks all with their own lids.

This bee sting crock with its wood lid.

Two more crocks with wood lids.

Another crown crock. This one a five gallon.

This lid is my favorite with its intricate design.

Do you have any lidded crocks?

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On another note, Mother Nature 

decided April Snow showers to be in our area.

The tall tree on the left is our flowering pear,

which was just starting to bud.

Tree in the middle is our Redbud,

also just starting to bud,

with our Honeysuckle vine leaves 

to the left. All full with snow.

Not sure if they will bloom now.

Lidded Snowy Crockery Blessings To All!

Janice

April CupboarbScape

Happy Weekend my friends! 

Today's CupboardScape is a little bit April,

with a tad dose of May.

I so loved this chocolate box the minute I saw it.

Filled with May flowers.

Since Easter was in April this year,

this chocolate box is perfect in this display.

Which come after the April showers.

Bunnies and Easter are always a hit,

even though I keep this one out year round.

Made from wood and purchased eons

ago from The Country House catalog.

They may have an online shop now.

A close up of this child's quilt.

This quilt always reminds me of Spring colors!

This antique umbrella was either used for showers

or as a sun blocker...not sure on this.

It is linen and no longer opens with a wood handle.

Well there you have it.

April Showers bring May flowers!

Are the April showers in your area bringing

the May flowers yet?

For those folks who believe in ghosts,

nothing was found on our camera this time.

I do say this time....

Heigh-Ho

Heigh-Ho

Its off to work I go.

Well first Tundra and I will stop at Timmies.

(Tim Horton)

for our breakfast.

April Blessings To All!

Janice

On The Move

How is your day going?

                                                               Well it started.

Bob wants me to start clearing out the kitchen.

This little bucket bench will no longer be there.

I decided it would be just perfect in the living room.

No buckets on it, but a nice display nonetheless.

I had this empty corner where it now resides.

Now if this haze was a picture taken from our store,

I would think it was a ghost.

However it is just the sun getting in the way

from the window to the left.

How often do you see an intricate stool like this one?

It sits on top of another stool.

I purchased this beauty from a vendor in our store.

We currently have 27 vendors.

Full of wonderful goodies.

Speaking of ghosts,

Now one of our vendors contacted us Sunday night

to tell us she saw a shadow in our store.

Her and her husband were working on their booth.

They heard noises in the back and when she

walked back to turn on the light,

she saw the shadow by a cabinet.

Bob needs to check the camera 

to see if he can see anything on it.

We do have ghosts in there, so could be.

Do you believe in ghosts?

On The Move Blessings To All!

Janice

Brown Beauties

 Happy Happy Friday!

Most of my primitive antiques are colorful.

I do have one small collection of early brown stoneware.

Early brown stoneware is not as collectible,

but I so love it!

Not much Easter decor was put out this year.

Bob was supposed to start on the kitchen,

so I did not want to drag it out 

to have drywall dust on it.

Well now Bob decided to wait until May 

when I have my 5 week vacation.

This way I can work the store,

while he does the kitchen.

MAYBE

If you noticed most of my brown stoneware

has a brown glaze on half the piece with 

just the stoneware on the other half.

I wish I could find more pitchers.

Notice the iridescence. 

If you see this, your piece is from the 1800's.

Without the iridescence, your piece is newer.

Even the inside has this.

So love this look up close.

It shines in the sunshine.

I know you have seen my sampler before.

Another early piece.

Not much of a Spring display...

but it does have bunnies!

These bunnies I keep out all year round

in different parts of the house.

I have a few more that are year round too.

I did had to move my stoneware out of the kitchen, 

so here is where it went.

Soon cabinets will be getting moved.

One will be moving right out of the house,

to be sold at our store.

The window person came last night.

We bit the bullet and ordered new windows.

Will not be installed until July....

this is the maybe part of our kitchen now.

Bob thinks he still can do part of the kitchen until

the windows get installed.

Me I am not so sure.

Always something.

Good thing about the windows was we

have zero percent financing for 5 years.

Since the windows were original to the house,

they were badly needed.

I may have to work another year though now.

Have you ever ended up paying for something that

was unexpected? 

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Brown Beauty Blessings To All!

Janice

Spring Window Goodies

 Hope everyone enjoyed their Easter weekend!

Bob and I had a quiet dinner at home.

In the morning we set up our Summer displays.

I wanted to show you the goodies that were

in our window display.

Aren't these ducks just fun!

Mr. Rabbit with his suitcase and another bunny 

decked out in a pink satin ribbon.

These fun bunny buckets were a hit.

As were our Spring wreaths,

Bunny pillows to delight 

Me love bunnies!!!

The vases on the bench are perfect for a plant.

They look like a rattan basket.

How did you spend Easter?

Well off to work the store.

Took a few days off from real work to work our store.

Spring Blessings To All!

Janice

Spring Has Sprung

At the gift shop.

Well actually on February 15th it did. 

I created the garland from cardstock.

Also added more bunnies afterwards in the mantle.

(sorry no pic of that)

This large bunny is 6 feet tall and is not for sale.

I bought him last year for our front window.

See sleepy bunny.

Now you dont.

Almost out of the wee topiaries.

Watering cans and tins for seeds and bulbs.

I created the Easter garland also from cardstock.

Spring flowers and frog vases.

Large Peeps pillows.

Bob cut the woof tags for me.

I painted in three styles.

Also made in colors.

Looks a bit bare.

Was worried my big Spring order was not coming in.

It finally came in.

Strawberries are all gone.

Bob made the garden bench.

It is for sale. 

Bunnies and pillows.

Carrots too.

These wood tags were so fun to make. 

These are real magnifying glasses on stands.

Adjustable too!

Well Spring is this Sunday.

Bob and I will be spending it alone.

We will have an early dinner

and then go pack up what is left of the Easter

goods and redo the room for Summer.

The kitchen redo has been put on hold until May.

Bob also wanted to get new windows for our home now.

So we have the window folks coming out next Wednesday.

The windows are original to the home...

so we really do need them since the house

was built in the late 50's.

I just dont want to spend more money,

but cousin Jimmy (contractor) says we at least need

one for the kitchen before they start the reno.

It looks like windows come first now.

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter!

Pre Easter Blessings To All!

Janice