GREAT GREAT DAY

Wow, not only was this the fourth day of my four day weekend, but it has been a wonderful day.
I got a bunch of stuff done for the store, went and dropped that off. Got a Tim Horton's donut, yum.
Went to visit and have lunch with a dear friend. Cleaned my kitchen. There is a table in there again. Got a bunch of stuff painted this afternoon.
My friend had given me a couple of large round wooden cheese boxes. I am painting one to see what it will look like when done. I hope it comes out great.
My friend Nicky hasn't been able to come over because by afternoon every day the wind has picked up and our road is a mess because it is in the boonies. But maybe after work this week.
Oh and HOLY COW, Primitive Place on facebook posted that someone had 11 copies of the premier issue of their magazine for sale. I GOT ONE. That one was sold out before my subscription went in and I was very sad but OH MY LUCKY DAY. I am getting one.
Doing a little jig of joy.
Kat

Lazy Day

What a wonderful lazy day it has been. Oh and I still have tomorrow off. I think that makes today even better. I say lazy but I got a lot done already. Painted about 15 signs for the store, made a few new things, cleaned up the kitchen mess I had going. Laundry done, now down to the basement to work on my hall bench. Think I had better call Nicky and tell her to get over here.
I hope you are all having a great Sunday doing whatever it is you love to do.
Kat

Guess what I am making?

I am making something, and it is not just a mess either. 

 Every year now, for the past few years, I have my best friend pick a project, or tell me something she would like to have for her birthday.

I get the supplies needed to create/complete the project as part of my gift.
One year we did her bathroom, and her bedroom. We build closet/cabinets and stuff like that and painted, etc.

Whatever she picks though, I get the supplies and then we get together for some great fun and we do the project together.

This year it is a hall chair/bench whatever they are called. This is the prep. On the chairs are the boards for the backs, all base coated in black.
On the table are the boards for the sides. So the project begins. I have no idea how to build one of these things but I am hoping they will come out great.
Hers will be a uniform blue and mine I am painting Yellowish Cupboard White buttermilk paint.

 The small boards are not for the bench, those are prepping of sign boards for the store. Oh and on the end is one of the cheese boxes that my friend gave me from her basement. Oh what shall I do with those.

 Yes that is suppose to be a clothes drying rack along the wall. However I have come to realize it makes a great drying rack for wood. Right to the left of it is my woodstove so makes for some quick drying. Works great.

I will post more pictures as a go along, and I will post the final project, no matter how it turns out.
Have a great weekend all.
Kat

Printed fabric, Amazing People

It worked, I ran it right through the printer.

Well this is just amazing. Lorna (Live Oak Primitive Peddler) posted about printing on fabric. I couldn't believe it. Great idea. Also, I was wandering around A Pickled Pepper Patch and she posted directions on how to do it. She is also the one that had posted this needlepoint pattern (I had saved from a previous visit to her blog), (or at least I hope it was her). 
Anyway I thought hmmm, brand new wireless printer, do I dare? What if it only works on certain printers. "Oh what the hey, it is just a printer". It was 11:00pm and I dug out my freezer paper, previously tea stained fabric and gave it a whirl.
It worked amazing. I couldn't believe it. No more light box, no more tracing onto fabric. Oh how I wish I had know this earlier. Not that I do a lot of needlepoint anymore, but I love to. I have some ready for when I go on a trip, (something to do in the car or hotel, while waiting at appointments, stuff like that.
So thank you to you most amazing people for always sharing such great ideas, tips, hints, life experiences, laughs, etc. Thank you I am so loving blogging and the people I meet here, everyday someone or something that I see or read here brings a smile to my face. What more can you ask for from anyone.
Have a great weekend
Kat

I started stitching while I was waiting for my son.

I left the paper on so that it would not stretch and basically thought why not!

Finished product. Almost. I still need to put my name in the little box at the bottom and frame it or something.

Stuff on the refrigerator

Does it drive you crazy to have stuff all over your refrigerator? On it at all? I want something to put on my fridge but I don't want it stuck there with magnets. oh what shall I put. I loved it when Ryan was younger and he would draw me pictures to hang. Now all the pictures are electronic. BUT he is taking a drawing class at college so maybe he will give me one of his drawings. I could frame it with a thin frame and hang that one thing on there.
I do have one of pennants from his college on there and that is it.
Phew, my son just called me and scared the """" out of me when the phone rang. He sat on the phone and it redialed by mistake. He said he didn't know he had done it until he heard me saying hello from his butt. NICE son.
My four-day weekend has begun.

I hope you all have a great one
Kat

Happy Valentine's Day

I just wanted to stop by and wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day. I hope it is filled with love for each and every one of you.
Kat

Home Again Home Again

Back from visiting my son. Love seeing him and hanging out. I have to drive by a primitive shop "The country Goose" on my way home, so I called her, knowing she is not open on Sunday normally, and asked her if she carried A Simple Life Magazine. She did, she had the new issue, the new issue of Mercantile Gathering and the new Judy Condon book, Simply Gardens. Oh I am such a happy camper right now. This will definitely keep me busy from now until the next edition. And then some probably. She is so nice, she let me stop in and pick up whatever it is I wanted. I showed her my "A primitive Place" mag. She had never heard of it so maybe she will carry it. I already subscribe. I was thinking about subscribing to the other two but if it is the same price to subscribe as it is to buy individually why not support our local stores. That is just my theory.
Well I hope everyone had a great weekend, and I hope you have a fantastic week ahead. Off to declutter something before I settle down to paint.
KAT