Doll for my sister and ordered some jar labels

Hi everyone!I just wanted to post a picture of a doll that I just finished making for my sister.No,it is not my usual grungy,primitive style and believe me,it was so hard for me not to stain and grunge up this doll but my sister does not like primitive and she doesn't even like country,she is more froo-froo modern...LOL.I really couldn't believe it when she called and asked if I could make a doll for her.She told me to get out my Country Sampler magazine and she told me what page to look for the doll.My sister works in the office at the Hickory,NC Hobby Lobby and while she was on a break she was looking through Country Sampler and found the doll and she said she just had to have it to put in her office because it was holding a pillow with the same saying that she always says every morning when she comes into work...I'm up and dressed what more do you want!I told her I would do my best but it would be my version of the doll so here it is.I gave it black hair because my sister has black hair.She hasn't saw it yet,unless she reads my blog tonight...LOL.I hope she will like it.Tomorrow I am back to my grungy primitive dolls!

I also wanted to tell everyone that I just ordered some great primitive jar labels.I saw them on the Tomatoe Creek Prims blog and I just fell in love with those jars and I knew I had to have some.I got in touch with Susie and got my order in.I can't wait to get them!I already have a couple of jars and I wouldn't let Mark throw away a salsa jar today...LOL...I thought it would look good with a label on it.So now I am gathering jars...LOL.If you have not saw the great labels made by Susie then you need to check out her listings on ebay and lemonpoppyseeds...her Id is yankeelaneprimitives.Once you see her labels you will have to have some too!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Prim hugs,

Tammy

A great day with a great friend!

Yesterday I had a really great day with a really great friend!My friend Sundae and I were both so busy during Christmas that we just decided that we would get together after Christmas and exchange gifts.So yesterday was our day!I went to Sundae's house....I love going there....it is like primitive Heaven!We had decided to just have a fun day of eating,exchanging gifts,talking and looking at magazines and that was what we did!Sundae had made taverns(kind of like a Sloppy Joe but no sloppy)baked beans and she had chips and salsa and pickles.I made some spinach dip and took potato chips and I also made a Holy Cow cake for us....so we pigged out!Everything was so good!We exchanged gifts first because we were like two little kids that just couldn't wait to open their gifts...LOL.Sundae gave me some really nice gifts and I love them all!I just had to take a picture so everyone could see all my gifts.Sundae loves to find old junk and remake them into great primitive pieces.She found the old chair and painted it black for me.I LOVE it!I love the canvas picture.I am thinking I will put it in my bedroom.I love the candle!It smells so good!It is a vanilla scent and it is a crackle candle...when it is burning it sounds like a crackling fire.I also love the black wrought iron hanging candlelabra.I can't wait to find a corner to hang it in!She also gave me a really sweet girlfriends book.I read it last night and I love it so much!After we opened our gifts we ate,talked,looked at magazines and laughed alot.It was a great day!I am so blessed to have found such a wonderful friend!

Today I will stay at home and get back to some sewing.I need to get some things finished for the shop Sassafras in West Jefferson.I am hoping to make a trip there next week.I have some Valentines Day things ready for them but need to get some more things made.I will be posting pictures soon.

I hope everyone will have a nice day today.

Primitive hugs,

Tammy

Happy New Year!

I just wanted to take a minute to wish everyone a very happy and safe New Year!There won't be any celebrating going on around here.It is hard to stay up late when Mark has to be up at 4am to get ready for work and leave by 5am and when you are getting older like me you just can't stay up too late...LOL.I am making spaghetti for us tonight and we will watch some tv and I am sure be in bed by 10:00.I know we will be woke up at midnight because we always hear the New Years Shooters that come through from Cherryville.I hope 2009 will be a great year for all of us!
Blessings in 2009,
Tammy

A great Christmas and a relaxing weekend

I hope everyone had a nice Christmas.We had a great Christmas!I was so busy right up until Christmas Day and there was alot of running here and there but it was all worth it!We enjoyed being with our family,eating lots of good food and watching the kids open their gifts(even though they are not little anymore,13 and 16).We recieved alot of nice gifts too.I was so ready to get the Christmas tree down and all the other decorations put away so I spent all day Friday doing that.We were going to take down the outside decorations yesterday but it was raining so hopefully we will get to do that tomorrow.I left out my snowmen.I leave them out until Feb. I will also leave out my outside snowmen and my old sled that is on my porch.
I have spent the weekend just relaxing.It has been really nice because it is not too often that I get a whole weekend to do nothing but relax.I do plan to work on some stitching today.I have been thinking about Valentines Day and what to make for the new year.I already have some Valentines Day things ready for the Sassafras shop in West Jefferson and will be making some more new things for them so that means I get to plan a trip there in the next couple of weeks!I will try to post some pictures of the things I make for Valentines Day.I hope everyone will enjoy the rest of the weekend!

The big day is almost here!

I can't believe it is only 2 days until Christmas!I finally finished making those gifts I have been working on and got them wrapped yesterday.Over the weekend I made some goodies for us to munch on....party ham sandwiches,vegetable dip(thanks Barbara,it is so good!)and potato chip cookies.Now Mark wants me to make a cheeseball....I am not sure it that is happening...LOL.I can't believe that I have the whole day to just relax and do whatever I want to do.I don't even have any housework or laundry to do,finished it all yesterday.So today I am going to have a fun day.I am going to go visit my friend Judy at her shop,Country Comes Home in Hudson,NC and we are going to exchange Christmas gifts.I will treat myself to lunch while I am out and I need to stop by the grocery store on my way home....gotta get those last minute things.I am going to enjoy the day and rest as much as I can because tomorrow I will be spending the day in the kitchen baking and getting things ready for my family's Christmas dinner.We will be going to my in-law's Christmas Eve night to eat and exchange gifts.My MIL always makes us chicken and dumplings....YUM!!She will only make them at Christmas so we always look forward to that!I will be up very early Christmas morning to finish making things to take to my Mom's.We have dinner around 2:00 and then we exchange gifts.Somewhere in all this Mark and I will exchange gifts.I am sure that when we get home Christmas night I will be ready for a hot bath and some sleep.I am not sure if I will get any computer time in the next 2 days so I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Delicious cake recipe

Hi everyone!
I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays.I am trying to but I have been so busy.I had to go out shopping today.I had one more gift to buy and I had to get some stocking stuffers.I am so glad that is done.I went grocery shopping so now I am stocked up and have everything I need for Christmas Eve and Christmas.I am trying to finish up a couple of gifts that I am making and hope to get those finished over the weekend.I have not wrapped one gift so I am going to spend tomorrow wrapping gifts.I also want to bake some cookies and make some goodies for us to munch on over the weekend.Speaking of baking....I just had to share the recipe for a delicious cake that I had at my friend's Christmas get together.It is called Holy Cow cake and holy cow is it good!Here is the recipe:
Holy Cow Cake
Ingredients:
Devil's Food Cake Mix
Small Caramel Ice Cream Topping
Sweetened Condensed Milk
8 oz. Cool Whip
Bake in a 9x13 pan.Bake cake according to box.While cake is hot poke holes in it and pour the caramel ice cream topping over cake but save some for top of cake.Next pour sweetened condensed milk over cake.Cover cake and refrigerate overnight.Before serving cake top it with Cool Whip and drizzle some caramel topping over the Cool Whip.

This cake is so moist and so good and it is easy to make too!I am making it for Christmas.
Well it has been a long day so I will go for now.I hope everyone will have a great weekend!

Fun day yesterday and a new adventure

I am behind in posting but I just had to make a post about my fun day yesterday.My friend Sundae and I left out early yesterday morning and headed to the mountains to go see Barbara at her shop Cabin In The Woods as it was our last trip going there for Barbara is closing her shop and moving onto new adventures in the world of primitives.I will so miss making things for Barbara and shopping at her primitive shop....it was the best!I had a really nice visit with Barbara and I got to do some shopping so that made me happy and Sundae did alot of shopping and that made her very happy but I don't think her hubby will be too happy when he finds out...LOL.Oh well,he will get over it...LOL.Barbara gave me a really nice gift.If you are reading this Barbara,I couldn't wait and opened it on the way home.It was full of all kinds of nice goodies!I love everything!You were too good to me!Thank you so much!On the way back from Barbara's we stopped at a shop in West Jefferson.The shop is Sassafras.They have a little bit of everything....country,primitive,antiques,hooked things,rug hooking supplies,and they also give rug hooking classes.The owners are a Mother and daughter...Delores and April.They are really nice ladies.My friend Sundae had bought some of Delores' hooked creations so we had to stop in and see what she had.We all got to talking and Delores asked me if I would like to put my primitives in their shop.It was a big surprise to me but it made me feel good that she liked the things I made and wanted to put them in her shop.So I am giving it a try.If you are ever in West Jefferson please stop by Sassafras and if you are ever in Elizabethton,TN go by Corner Nest Antiques and look for Barbara's booth...you can't miss it just look for a little log cabin.I hope to get to go see it real soon!