Ticking Christmas Stocking Tutorial

Today was one of those

random days where I go from

one project to another and

create a disaster everywhere I go ....

Actually most days are like that :)

While I was creating I took some

pictures along the way to show

you a quick and easy

Christmas stocking ~

I tea dyed the stocking first ~

If you don't have one I have

blank tea dyed ones here for sale ~

Then ripped two 2.5 inch

strips of ticking ~

I gathered mine on my sewing

machine but you can also gather

by hand ~

Next use a fabric glue

( my ultimate favorite is

Fabri Fix ) to glue the

gathered ticking strips on to the

cuff of the stocking ~

Just glue them where you like the

way they look ~

Next I made some rolled roses

out of tea dyed muslin and also

a tea dyed tag for a name ~

I tied the tag with jute and then

glued it on with the roses on top ~

That is it !!

This stocking is for sale on my

website if you don't want to make one ~

Chat soon!

Uncommon Farmhouse Decor

Today I just

wanted to show you

a couple of clever

uncommon Farmhouse ideas ~

I have some things on my website

from a local artist who

does some of the most

creative things ~

Just paint and bling

some gardening tools and they

work perfectly inside too!!

I also wanted to show you

a super cuteness candle holder

idea that my son in law did ~

You've gotta love a son in law

who gets junkin' and recreating!

Also I wanted to say

congratulations to April for

winning the giveaway at

Funky Junk Interiors to our shop!!

Blog Giveaway at Funky Junk Interiors !

The cutest gal ever

Donna, at

Funky Junk Interiors is

having a $60 giveaway

to anything in our shop!!

{photos courtesy of Funky Junk Interiors }

WOOHOO!!!

Go to her blog

and enter to win!!

BTW she rocks at writing and

photography! What a great post!

Baby!!

I am so excited that I

am going to be a grandma!!

Kristin {my daughter }is due June 8th!

I love how God prepares us for

each step of our children's lives ~

When my girls were little I didn't want

them to go school because that

meant they were growing up ~

Then I didn't want them to hit the

dreaded teenage years but

they were actually alot of fun ~

Then I didn't want them to leave

and go off to school or get married ~

They are both married now and my

husband and I LOVE this stage of life too!

Now we get to be grandparents and

even though we are way too young

{in our minds at least }we are

so excited!

I love how the Lord prepares us

for each age and stage of our lives!

Vintage Leather & Lace

When I was at the flea market

last week I found these really

cool old leather camera bags ~

I am loving the look of leather

and lace right now so wanted to

embellish them with some vintage

lace ~

I think the two larger ones would

work perfect as purses and the little

one is just cute!

This is what they looked like

when I bought them ~

I can tell I will be on the

hunt for old leather bags more often now :)

Farmhouse Goodness!!

I had an awesome Canton

day on Wednesday finding

some Farmhouse goodness!!

I was totally on the hunt

for rusty and galvanized ~

Haha!! Can you tell...

Here are some of the things

that I found and are listed

on my website ~

There is also some vintage ticking

that is being washed

and a bunch of other things that

need cleaned and worked on ~

I want to go back sooo bad already!

I am kind of obsessed with treasure

hunting there!

I need to get out my paint

and work on some step ladders
~

Thank you for stopping by!

{added later }....all clean and

smelling good!