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Cowley’s Outdoor Market

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Cowley’s Outdoor Market

Cowley’s Outdoor Market is this Saturday (April 22) at Wilson Park in Arkansas City, Kansas. Come join me!

Yep, I’m taking the plunge into an outdoor/spring show once again. I know this will surprise those of you that know me well. Outdoor shows are unpredictable because weather usually doesn’t cooperate. It looks like this Saturday will be no different. Yikes! Wish me luck. The forecast is calling for heavy rain/flooding and wind on Friday. If we are lucky enough to escape rain on Saturday, we will certainly have soggy ground and wind to contend with in our little piece of the park…

…but, I am going for it. I’ve been in creation mode for weeks and the following is just a peek at some of what I’ll have to offer.

Signs…

…Signs

….More Signs
I gave my new Silhouette a workout!

Western Style Bench
I am also selling the little HOME pillows.

Shabby Chic Desk Restyle

Train Case Makeover

Vintage Roller Skates

Shabby Chic End Table

Western Style Frame Crosses

They are priced to sell.

Antique Trunk Lid Coffee Table

This is a favorite OOAK. I’ve had the trunk for a few decades, but since it was so big I decided it needed to go. Well, I really can’t seem to let anything go without rethinking it so I took it apart and restyled the lid into a shabby chic coffee table.

Vintage Sewing Drawers

Of course I have tons more. These are just the things I remembered to take photos of before I packed them.

Cowley’s Outdoor Market-April 22 starts at 8 AM. Hope to see you there!

Enjoy!

Valentine’s Day Porch Decorating

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DSCF6534Valentine’s Day Porch

As promised a few weeks ago, I am ready to reveal my Valentine’s Day decorating on my porch.

I’m pretty proud of myself because everything I made was done using things I already had.

DSCF6535This sign was made using one of my newest sign stencils. I make them myself using my Cricut. I made my sign using an old cupboard door, but I’m working on my next post showing more I made using old boards from my wood pile. I like the way they came out much better because there were no raised areas to stencil over.

DSCF6540The love sign is another new sign addition. I just happened to have a long board that worked perfectly.

I don’t want to put these signs away after Valentine’s Day so I chose colors that would coordinate with the inside of my house. I think they will work well with my home’s decorated style.

DSCF6538-001I made the rag swag with my stash of Valentine’s Day fabric. I thought it added a nice spot of color to the display.

DSCF6544And what is Valentine’s Day without roses? Yep, more things I had in my stash that were just waiting for a purpose.

Enjoy!

More Witchy Wisdom

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More Witchy WisdomWitchy Wisdom

It’s that time of year again. Time to craft in preparation for fall craft shows.

These witchy signs have been a big hit the last couple of years so I headed out to the woodpile to find wood that had potential for making more. I’ve made these with pallet boards, wood chair seats and cupboard doors, but this time I used scraps from my brother’s new fence.

DSCF4876He had quite a few pieces that were already cut to the same size, so I didn’t have much cutting to get them prepared.

DSCF4877I try to buy gallons of paint colors that I use a lot of. I’ve used this same orange paint for about three years. Sigh…it’s almost gone so I’ll need to be buying more soon.

DSCF4902The stencil was made using my Cricut. It’s the same one I have used since the first sign I made. It’s just card stock, but it has held up well.

DSCF4944I tried something new this year. I had some black raffia in my stash so I used it for the witch brooms. In the past I have used the natural raffia. I really like them in black.

DSCF4953The last touch was attaching green raffia to the rusty wire handle.

Enjoy!

Words of Wisdom Window Signs

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3-DSCF3505Words of Wisdom Window Signs

I’ve been enjoying the windows that Middle Kid gifted me with a couple of weeks ago.

I saw a similar sign to this one on an HGTV show (my new addiction-Fixer Upper) and have been itching to replicate it on a window.

1-DSCF3496I painted the frames black so they will really “pop” on a wall.

2-DSCF3493It took me a bit of time to size, cut, re-size and re-cut the words for stencils on my Cricut until I had a fit that worked with the window, but I finally nailed it.

3-DSCF3505Just like the frame, the lettering was done using black paint. I love, love, love the way it turned out!

I now have two of these posted on local (to me) Facebook selling pages. If you live close (Winfield, Ks.)  and are interested, message me.

Enjoy!

Places I’m partying this week:

Monday:

Show and Tell
Inspiration Monday
Motivate Me Monday-Block Part
Making Memories Monday
Craftastic Monday

 

Tuesday:

Trash 2 Treasure Tuesday
The Inspiration Board
From Dream To Reality
The Scoop

Wednesday:

Wow Us Wednesdays
{wow me} wednesday
A Little Bird Told Me

Thursday:

The Handmade Hangout
The Project Stash Link Party
Creative Inspirations Linky Party
Create It Thursday

Friday:

Feathered Nest Friday
Frugal Friday
Creativity Unleashed
Show and Tell Friday
I’m Lovin’ It
Simple and Sweet Fridays

Saturday:

Party Junk
Skip The Housework Saturday

Sunday:

That DIY Party
Nifty Thrifty Sunday
Sew Darn Crafty
Bouquet of Talent

Scrap Wood Shamrock Signs

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2-DSCF3176Scrap Wood Shamrock Signs

This project really took on a life of its own.

I sell lighter, smaller things on Etsy, mainly because bigger, heavier things are more expensive to ship. So what do I do with the furniture and wood things that I make when I am not doing craft shows?…I sell them on Facebook.

Facebook has several local selling pages for people that want to sell just about anything. I post a picture of the item, describe and price it. When someone is interested, they contact me and I send them info on where to pick it up.

1-DSCF2844A customer that bought one of my scrap wood hearts a few weeks ago asked if I would be making anything for St. Patrick’s Day. Honestly I hadn’t even considered it. With the cold weather and snow I was pretty sure it wasn’t going to happen, but then last weekend there was a few hours that were almost spring-like. I knew it wasn’t going to last so I gathered and cut wood to make signs.

1-DSCF3162Construction…

5-DSCF3189…and painting could be done indoors.

4-DSCF3181I made four and posted them on Facebook…and WOW! Within a couple of hours I had sold all four and had orders for nine more.

Who knew St. Patrick’s Day was such a popular holiday!?!?!

Making the extra orders was not as much fun. We didn’t get a lot of snow, but the wind managed to pile that small amount of snow around, on top of and in every crevice of my wood pile. I was about frozen by the time I pulled out the wood I needed for the signs. Then, of course, there was the time I spent freezing in the garage while I cut the boards.

4-DSCF3186Since the wood was in the snow, it was pretty wet. I went ahead and built the signs, but then I had to allow them to air dry overnight before I could paint them.

7-DSCF3197When they were dry, the assembly line really got moving. I made five more than I needed to fill orders because I knew we were in for more frigid weather and the idea of digging for more wood was/is definitely not appealing.

Enjoy!