Winnings - Family treasures – projects

My New Kitties…
Nothing more fun than to be driving up the road and see a large package sitting by your door from the mailman….and today was one of those days…that’s right – I won again and this time from Carol from Firecracker Kid Primitives  http://firecrackerkid.blogspot.com/ how lucky am I ?

Remember those adorable fabric stuffed Kitties she had up for a Give A-Way…well they found their way to my home. Now I have 4 kitties…yikes – well at least they don’t eat much – they’re quite stuffed already!  Not sure where they will end up but they are in my bedroom for now.

Now tell me…aren’t these just too sweet…and oh my goodness they are much larger and heavier than they looked on her blog. And each one has its own special decoration around its neck. I think they’re happy here…look at those sweet smiles.
Thank you so much Carol - you were very sweet to do this for us.

Family Treasures…
How blessed we have been to have received special treasures from my last living aunt…Friday while were visiting her she gifted me with a Bowl and Pitcher that was in my uncles family for generations. It was his grandmothers and dates back to 1892.
It is English pottery made by J.H.W & Sons Hanley, England.
The stamp on the bottom says it’s the Daisy pattern

I put this candlestick next to it so you can see the size
 

These normally were set on a wash stand and used in the bedroom in the 19th century to wash up….similar to this

Lots of work ahead for me…
For the last few weeks I have been purchasing fabric so I can cover my Mache stacking boxes for the show I’m doing this summer…I love the combinations I have come up with and now I’m anxious to get working on them.

 

  

I know I posted these boxes before…but as you can see they never got done then…please send me wishes that I get them done this time!

Birthday Time…
Our granddaughter Emily turns 14 on Tuesday and today we all went to breakfast for her birthday…didn’t get pictures of the group but did get one of her with her gift from us.  She wanted anything to do with the new The Hunger Games…we got her a couple books and then added a gift card for Kohls (she had a specific list this year – we couldn’t miss getting her something she loved).
Don’t know what The Hunger Games is…here’s the link http://www.thehungergames.co.uk/ it looks awesome and the movie comes out next week March 23rd.

Aidan was intrigued with Joe’s IPod Touch.
Joe is showing him how it works – it took him just a few seconds to learn how to use it.

Jesse, Darren and MaryAnn
 

Hope you are all enjoying the thoughts of Spring soon arriving…I know I am.
Thanks for joining me

Karen 

A little of this and that

I had this posted last night and for some reason when I
made a correction on something and tried to re-post it,
it said there was an error…blogger is giving me fits lately.

I added the LINKY widget on my sidebar if you care to
start following me from there…no telling when
Blogger will delete my followers…please add your name!

I won some wonderful treasures from Kathi from
http://rusticheartramblings.blogspot.com/ 

Not only did Kathi send the Sheep and Hearts
but she included Two adorable Sheep Note Cards…
now how did she know I like Sheep!

Thanks so much Kathi

We have also had a couple of very pretty but heavy snowfalls…one of them came on Friday.
Not a ton of snow but it was wet and heavy and came in a very short time.

I can’t think of anything real interesting
OR fun so I will share some of my old treasures
from my husbands grandparents.
We were gifted with these a few years ago at a reunion of cousins…
being I’m the only one in the family who researches our family history they
thought we would enjoy them and take care of them.
Doug’s aunt placed notes on each piece when she got them so whoever did receive
them would have the history of the item…thanks goodness!

This little teacup set was a Christmas gift to
Doug’s grandmother when she was a little girl.
She was born in 1889

Cut glass dessert dishes as a wedding gift to
Netti and Martin – they were married in 1908

Green Candy dish….given to Doug’s grandmother
by her uncle when she was a small child
.

Creamer/Sugar set, Toothpick holder
These belonged to Doug’s grandmother’s mother.
These have a dark gold ring around the top
edges that has worn off over the years

Hand crocheted doily given to his
grandmother, made by her grandmother

Two platters of his grandmother’s – the
large one was given to us by his cousin.
The small one was from Doug’s mother when she passed
away…they were from the same set of his grandmother’s
 

Information on the dishes

Spooner jar…these were used on the tables to hold teaspoons
This design is the Turkey Foot

And lastly…a silverware caddy that Doug’s grandfather
made for Doug’s grandmother when they got married in 1908.
It has the original green paint on it – I love the wear marks.

Martin and Nettie Martinsen – their wedding day
December 23, 1908

Taken in 1926
 
Netti 1950

Hope you enjoyed this step back in time with me.

Oh, I forgot…my gorgeous sheep from
Teresa’s Primitive Treasures arrived last week
It’s even better than the picture…
http://www.ezshoppes.com/shoppe/?sid=teresasprimitivetreasures

THANK YOU TERESA

Before I forget…our new granddaughter will be named
MIRANDA PAIGE MARTINSEN…I love it!
She’s expected to arrive July 7th

One of my customers requested a special order
Candle Hugger…a Rooster – to go in her
Yellow and Red kitchen, well I didn’t have a
good pattern for one so I combined Two to get this
I think she’ll like it. It is to fit one of the Mason Jar
candles but I’m showing it on a tin I had

SHOWS I WILL BE DOING
Come visit me if you are coming to the shows
Lititz, PA, August 11, 2012
My space is the very first one located on Rt. 501
Lititz, PA, October 12-13, 2012  Artisan’s Porch Walk

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MY PRODUCTS
KM Primitives
http://www.kmprimitives.com/pages/home.php

You can also purchase patterns from my site

OR…

The Pattern Cupboard
http://www.thepatterncupboard.com/shop/km-primitives/aff_144.html

Prim Pattern
http://www.theprimpattern.com/index.php?_a=viewAff&affId=75

I updated my Lancaster, PA and the Amish Books tabs at the top of my blog

Thanks so much for visiting me today…

Karen