Great fun at Red Barn Farms Fall Festival!

Well this weekend was a success, Elaine and I went up to Colton with three loads overflowing and returned with less than two.  Thank you so much to everyone who came up to say hi and browse our booth.  We took up the photobooth from the wedding for people to take pics in and it seemed to be a huge hit.  We are looking forward to our next show which is the Clarkston High School Christmas Craft show Saturday, Nov. 12th.

Red Barn Farms Teaser

 

Here is a sneak peek at a few things I'm taking to Red Barn Farms Fall Festival October 8 & 9.  Hope to see everyone there! Last year Elaine and I had a blast and I'm sure this year will be no different.

Housewarming Party

Hot Dog Bar!! Thank you everyone for coming and all the nice compliments. Hope you enjoyed the hot dogs (I heard the Thai Dog was by far the best)!





My Summer-LONG project!



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after



I know I haven't posted in quite a while. I've been a little busy with the move. OOHH YES, it's true, we finally moved. Chad and I moved into his fathers house which is where my great-great grandparents lived and my great grandmother Lita lived until she was about 13 so it has family history for both of us. The house is a beautiful craftsman style build in 1916. Here are a few before and after pics of the updating I've done so far!

Lucky Lucky Rubber Ducky

I think this picture pretty much sums it up...one egg to four, how lucky can you get!

Can you say "Stalker"

I don't know if this would be considered stalking or a Peeping Tom, but I have this cute little birdie I named Robin :) who set up nest under my carport. I started taking pictures from start to finish and was amazed at how fast the whole egg, hatch, fly away process really is. One thing that I did find odd is that Robin laid one egg and then a week later she laid two more...does anyone know if this is normal?

Well, it has been about a month since my last robin flew the coop but just last week I noticed another robin frantically building a nest (maybe it just dawned on her that it is now officially summer and she is a little behind the eight ball). I slipped back into my old ways and spied in the nest and who would have thought, one egg. Now I am intrigued and want to see if some siblings come later.

Upcycled Old Windows

Another little before and after for y'all on some old windows. I discovered that the Habitat store throws away the old windows that are broken which is exactly what I am looking for. So here are a few after I gave them a little paint and some nifty hardware. Little memo stations if you will!

Painted Kiddie Phono

My good friend, Elaine, gave me this cute little wooden bench to work some magic on. I originally thought it was a gossip chair or telephone chair but it has a sticker on the back that says Kiddie Phono. I decided to paint it a lite green, brown glaze, a little sanding to distress, a coat of poly for longevity and there you have it. I think this little bench would be sooo cute in a baby room, but for now I'm using it as a plant stand.

Before & Afters

I love before and after pics so I decided to post a few of mine!
Before:

After:

I've only upcycled two of the yard sale finds in the before pic so far, but I'm working on the rest!

Booze Bottle Bouquets

These little "booze bottle bouquets" were a special order from a friend of mine to put in a raffle to raise money for her Relay For Life team. I started making these a long time ago for all my friends when they turned 21! (back in the good ol' days)

This Weekends Finds

Wow, people are in the mood for yard saling, including myself! The weather Saturday morning was not beautiful but cooperative. Jennifer and I hit up, almost, every yard sale on my maps (yes, I make a map)-we only did about two drive-bys. Here are a few of my treasures that I couldn't pass up. We went to an estate sale where the owners must have worked for a coffee company and had tons of coffee advertisement. I love coffee, except when I have to scrape the stain off of people's teeth. I also picked up a ton of vintage half aprons for a steal and this lovely orange, antique milk crate.

Post Office Picture Frame

These are some super cute postal box fronts that I traded a fellow "junker" for. I decided to put some pics of Chad and I in the little openings. The birdhouses in the first picture were made by my buddy Elaine and the vases in the second picture are made with more of the wedding gems, jars from our candy buffet and resin.

Bowling Ball Garden Art

So this was my latest project that took up the entire kitchen in our huge house ;)
I started out by gluing left over glass gems from our wedding onto a bowling ball and grouting it. I added some additive to the grout which they say makes it less likely to crack outside enduring the weather. There you go...that's it. The only thing I would do differently next time is place the glass closer together or use less grout.

My new business cards!

I should say "my first business cards!" I just ordered them off vistaprint.com and I'm very pleased with them. They have all my info such as blog, etsy shop, email, phone and catchy slogan ta-boot

Betsy's on Etsy

Just made my first etsy sale!!! I set up the account in '08 with the intention of selling my creations but who would have gussed that it's hard to sell items when you don't post anything. Well...two years later, I finally posted some items and made a sale.

Red Barn Farms

Red Barn Farm's Fall Festival was a blast. There were so many cute young families and kids everywhere. Elaine and I were lucky enough to have a great booth location next to some awesome vendors like S-Wheatie-Pie http://www.s-wheatie-pie.blogspot.com/, Renaissance Designs, and Hungry Horse (jams and such).

The greatest part of the weekend for me was watching all the people try on our old hats and glasses and laugh at each other until they about cried.

Team Spirit

GO COUGS...WOOHOO!

Meet me at the Red Barn Farms Fall Festival to load up on all your Cougar accessories. I will have magnets, pendants, and flower headbands in coug colors. I also have U of I goodies if you're a Vandal fan!