Homespun Ornie Swap

In my previous post I showed a picture of the ornies that I received in the ornie swap hosted by Amy of Bumble Bee Lane. I forgot to post a picture of what I sent. I made four of these Santa ornies to swap. Hope everyone that received one is enjoying it.

Homespun Ornie Swap

I recently participated in an ornie swap. I received four ornies.The top snowman is from Amy of Bumble Bee Lane. The other snowman with the red scarf is from Jessica at Blessings in the Country. The homespun star ornie is from Allison at Sew Many Girls and the prim Angel ornie is from Cynthia at Cynzplace. Thank you everyone. I love all my new ornies. Thank you Amy for hosting another fun swap.

HARVEST SWAP

I recently participated in a fall swap hosted by Amy of Bumble Bee Lane. My partner was Diane of Cottage Wishes . This is what I sent her. There was a black cat, pumpkins,leaves, pumpkin spice candle and tarts, coasters, a pin cushion and a bag of little pumpkins, spools, clothespins and a crow.

Diane sent me an adorable wooden bowl with dried flowers in it, a neat tin with more dried flowers, a cute little white dish, scrabble letters that spell out boo that are magnets, a ghost and burlap pumpkins.

She also sent this banner. Love everything Diane sent. Thanks so much Diane for the treasures. You can find more pictures on Diane's blog at Cottage Wishes . Thanks Amy for hosting another fun swap.

FARMHOUSE SUMMER SWAP

I recently participated in a swap put on by Amy of Bumble Bee Lane. My partner was Danice of Homespun Hannah's Blog. There was a cute apron and towel, framed picture, a personalized crow, potpourri, clothespins tied with homespun, a pinkeep,  seeds and small pitcher with a homespun bow. Thank you Danice. I love everything. 

Here is the cute crow Danice made for me. She put my name on it. It says Schenk's Chicken Farm. No we don't have a chicken farm. I just like chicken things as you can see by the Apron.

Here is what I sent Danice. She likes Raggedy Ann dolls. I never made one before. I didn't have a pattern  so I just used a shelf sitter doll pattern I had and made it into a raggedy.

This swap was lots of fun. Thanks Amy for putting on another great swap. Stop over to Danice's blog to see more pictures of the swap.

Spring Tidings Swap

The previous post showed what Melissa from Hickory Creek Prims sent me for the Spring Tidings Swap. Here is what I sent her. Thanks Amy for putting on another fun swap.

Spring Tidings Swap

I recently participated in a swap put on by Amy of Bumble Bee Lane. My partner was Melissa of Hickory Creek Prims.She sent so many nice things.There was a bunny trail sign, wax bunny, Spicey tarts, crow on nest, sheep,Easter postcard, recipe cards with rolling pin pen and towel,wax roosters,basket with wax carrots and bunnies, the cute little doll is covering a bottle of maple buttercreme spray that smells yummy,black spoons and hollyhock seeds from her garden. I love everything. Thanks so much Melissa.

HUMBLE HEART SWAP

I recently participated in the swap put on by Amy from Bumble Bee Lane. My partner was Francine from Primitive Stars. When I opened the box it smelled so good. There was a heart pantry cake, candles, iced carrot cake cubed melts, an old Valentine postcard, hankie, heart pin cushion, prim heart, sheep tablet, and the cute little cutters. I love everything. Thanks Francine.

Here is what I sent Francine. A heart mug rug, spicey melts, crow pillow, prim stars, a bag filled with stuffed hearts, old clothespins and old spools and the heart pinkeep. Thanks Amy for putting on another fun swap.

Merry Christmas Swap Goodies

I recently participated in a Christmas Swap put on by Amy of Bumble Bee Lane. My partner was Danice of  Homespun Hannah's Blog. She sent wool coasters and a tin to put them in, a Santa, jar candle and a blackboard with a box of chalk.

She also sent a Raggedy Ann Angel, pin cushion, clothespins tied with homespun, red hot cinnamon potpourri, a small rooster picture and gingerbread hanging from a star.  

There was also an Apple spoonrest and apron and a mitten with cinnamon sticks and Apple oil. Thanks Danice. You really spoiled me.

Here is what I sent Danice. There is an owl, snowman pillow, owl mug, snowman magnet, tart, bag of winter bowl filler that has cones, snow and greens in it, red bird, snowman, tablet, snowman coasters, rusty star ornie and snowman ornie. Thanks Amy for putting on another great swap. Make  sure to check out Danice's blog at Homespun Hannah's Blog. She has more pictures posted there.

Also I forgot to post this before when I did the ornie swap. This is one of four of the ornies I made to swap with.

Ornie Swap

I recently participated in an ornie swap put on by Amy of Bumble Bee Lane. The snowman in the mitten is from Theresa at Dulaney Woods Treasures. The boot is from Holly of Holly 's Hobbies and Darbee Days. The Let it Snow snowman with the yo yo buttons is from Cyn at Cynz Place and the bottom snowman is from Amy of Bumble Bee Lane. A big thank you to all of you for the ornaments. I love them all and an extra big thank you to Amy for putting on another great ornie swap.

Fall Harvest Swap

I  recently participated in a fall swap put on by Amy at Bumble Bee Lane. My partner was Linda at Country Pickins. Here is what she sent.

She really spoiled me. I loved everything. My favorite was mama cat with her baby. They are so adorable. Thank you so much Linda.

Here is what I sent Linda. She will be posting more pictures on her blog. Thank you Amy for putting on another fun swap.

FARMHOUSE SUMMER SWAP, MY NEW ARCH AND FLOWERS

My partner for the Farmhouse Summer Swap was Cindi at Cindis Country Corner. She really spoiled me. Here is what she sent.

The little raggedy ann is adorable. The candle is battery operated.   I love everything she sent.  Thanks Cindi for spoiling me.

This is what I sent to Cindi. You can view more pictures on Cindis blog.  Amy at Bumble Bee Lane  put on this swap. Thanks Amy for continuing these swaps. They are so much fun.

In an earlier post I mentioned that my husband was going to make a new arch. Well this  is what he came  up with. He took old washboards and put them on the sides of the arch and added shelves to them so I can display things on them.

Our crabapple trees were so pretty this spring.

The Dame's Rocket was so pretty.

Our Daisies are in full bloom.

Sweet Williams add lots of color to the garden.

A couple of years ago we had purchased a yellow and a white  Lupine.  This is the first year they have bloomed.

Behind the white Lupine is our Wigielia bush.

Here is the new table my husband made. I had seen a picture in a book of a table with the hearts cut out.  I  showed it to my husband and he come up with his own version. I love it. For those of you that are on facebook I also have a page for my crafts. To keep up with what I am doing follow Ginger Creme Hollow on facebook.

SPRING TIDINGS SWAP, GOODBYE TIGER AND MY BROKEN ARCH

I recently particpated in a spring swap put on by Amy of Bumble Bee Lane. My partner was Kim of Blackberry Crows Prims. Here is what she sent.

There was sunflower seeds inside the cute little bag, bird on a bedspring, bunny, carrots and the towel underneath, the cute little basket with an egg, the adorable bumble bee and the picture of birds. I loved everything. Thanks so much Kim. Down below is what I sent Kim.Thanks Amy for putting on another great swap. In other news, last Friday was a very sad day for us. Our cat Tiger became very ill. He was very old. We think he was maybe around 20. We had to make the decision of having him put to sleep. He was loved by all, lived a long life and will be missed alot.One last piece of news to share is about my broken arch. Last year we noticed it was getting too shady for the flowers so we decided to have some of the branches cut on our oak tree. A couple of weeks ago a friend came and cut the branches. When they fell down they sort of bounced sideways and caught the arch and this is what it looks like now. So my husband said he planned on making me a new one anyways so we will see what he comes up with. I will keep you posted. Might be awhile though, since we still have snow here.

HUMBLE HEART SWAP GOODIES

I received some wonderful swap goodies in the mail recently. Amy  of Bumble Bee Lane put the swap on and Kendra of The Stone House Primitives was my partner. She sent these six cute little hangings. I think my favorites are the three heart stitcheries.

There was a spicey apple candle, two hearts with a key, an old plate for my garden, hand soap and three heart cookie cutters.

There were two notepads and prim pencil, a knife with the word simply, some handmade gardening salve and a cute card.Thanks Kendra I love everything.

Here is what I sent Kendra. Thanks Amy for putting on another great swap.  Everyone make sure you check out Kendra's blog. She has more pictures posted of the swap. While you are there check out the pictures of her  pet ducks.

Ornie and Gingerbread Swaps

I recently participated in two swaps put on by Amy of Bumble Bee Lane. One of these was an ornament swap. Here is what I received.

The snowman ornament is from The Stone House Prims, the star from Tattered Chick, the Santa from Cindi's Primitive Country Corner, and the three wood ornies are from Three small fry Primitives. Thank you everyone. I love them all. Here is what I sent for ornies.

The other swap was a gingerbread swap. My partner was Linda Tuyls. She doesn't have a blog so I am posting for her. Here is what she sent.

I love everything. Thanks so much Linda. Here is what I sent her.

Thanks Amy for putting on these fun swaps.

Kissing Balls

I recently learned how to make a kissing ball at our Garden Club meeting. It was fun to do. My husband Jeff and I made one together. This is how it turned out.

Old Barn Boards

Recently we had a friend give us some old barn boards. They are over 100 years old. My husband has started making things with them. We are selling them here in town at The Blue Awning.

Harvest Gathering Swap Goodies

I recently participated in a swap that was put on by Amy of Bumble Bee Lane. My partner was Michelle of Simple Pleasures. Here is was she sent.

She made a runner  and candle wrap to match. The wrap fit perfectly around my candle jar that I had. Isn't it adorable?

There were potholders with homespun butterflies stitched on, four  cute cookie cutters, a little Boo sign, and a wooden spoon painted black with a cute little ghost on it.

There was also a little scarecrow, a stuffed pumpkin and a Gooseberry Patch booklet called Wrap It Up. Thanks Michelle. I love everything. I had lots of fun being partners with Michelle.

Here are the goodies that I sent Michelle. Michelle will be posting more pictures so make sure you check out her blog too at Simple Pleasures. Thanks Amy for putting on the swap.