EASTER GIVEAWAY AND BLOG MOVE

To all my old followers and anyone  who would like to become a follower..I would like to invite you to my new blog
 "Gathering Goodies" ...
it is about the same as this blog..except I will be posting more about other blogs, tutorials and goodies I have found on the net.

If you are now a follower of this blog or would like to become a follwer, please come over and join me on my new blog..I will only keep this blog up for about a month..then it will be taken down.

I would love to keep my followers as well as welcome any newcomers...so please join me.  I will be posting more freebie graphics..such as tags, holiday graphics..in fact I have several freebies already posted for you to save to your computer.

I have found lots of great sites and will be posting more shortly. 

I am now having a Easter Giveaway...March 4th. some Vintage Style Bunnies and Chicks for my US friends and some Eprints for everyone.  All you have to do is leave a comment at the bottom of this post:

EASTER GIVEAWAY

                       

You will also find my some of my items for sale by clicking on the link at the top left ....I have several Bunnies and Chicks Easter Items at a great savings..so be sure and check these out.

"MY BLOG SHOP"

Thank you to all my friends and be sure to come over and join me...I don't won't to lose anyone that I have met doing this blog.

If you have any problem with getting to the new blog
EMAIL ME
and I will be happy to help you.

Thanks..Sue Mc

What a beautiful Sunrise

I haven't  posted on this blog in a while..I have a new blog...you can find me there most of the time..please know that you are all invited to visit and follow if you like.

I just had to share this photo I took this morning..it is so beautiful.

My new blog is "Gathering Goodies" I will be featuring lots of good links to tutorials, sewing, artist ect.  It leans more towards handmade items and great blogs that I have found.

Today I featured some aprons and a baby blanket that my daughter makes in her shop on Etsy.. "fweetmom" 

Here are a couple of her items..

She is very reasonable on her prices and does great work.

Here are photos of unique dolls that my sister created...their heads are clay and the bodies are cloth..aren't they neat. I have been wanting her to create some to sell...hopefully she will..her name is Mary Beth Rauschenberger..I am very proud of her too..Plus my other sister will be sending me photos of a doll she made ...I know it will be cute.

Now these are just a few of the things I have on the new blog..so I hope you will come over and join me...if you follow my new blog I am having a giveaway of a Shabby heart as seen below..so please come visit..you are all welcome..Thanks

Your Invited!

I have created a new blog... "Gathering Goodies"  and I want to invite all of you and my followers to join me.

I have found lots of links to things I would love to buy or create..there are lots of great tutorials out there for sewing and all sorts of crafts..so I thought I would feature some of the links on a new blog.

I hope you will join me...maybe even send some links to things you make or heart.

For my first post..I am featuring some valentines I created and embellished from my scrap bag.  I will be adding some links to really cute items...primitives, shabby and cottage chic items.

Please give it a try...here is my link..you are all invited to join and send suggestions...I would appreciate your input.  This will be a light hearted blog for your enjoyment.   Just click on the link below...I will be adding more items shortly...please check back often.  Thanks I do appreciate all of you.

Gathering Goodies

Here is one of my new valentines

A Christmas Print Sheet Freebie

Here is a print sheet free for the taking.  You can use it to create a mini bag, plus lots of little items to place inside it.  Simpy click on image for the larger size and right click and save to computer to
use on your on printer.  You may use this sheet to create ornies and the little bag to sell, but please do not sell the image sheet as it is my design...copyright 2009 A Primitive Gathering.

The little images make great feather tree decorations when printed on brown cardstock and threaded with a hanger of your choice.  Also after you make the little bag..stuff it with greenery and some of the little items to make a cute Christmas accent.

Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving with family and friends..I know I look forward to seeing my children and grandchildren and
visiting with all of them.

We need to return to our roots

In view of recent happenings in our country such as the outrageous spending which in my opinion is going to be the ruin of this nation, and Congress trying to pass this hugh healthcare bill which the majority of American people do not want.  Not that  healthcare should not be reformed, but this bill is nothing more than taxation without representation.

I have been reading documents of our founding fathers and  the fundamental values which guided these founding fathers.  Thus I am posting this document of 1782.  You must remember that these men who fought the America Revolution...gave it their all.

Remember the brave men who signed our Declaration of Independence in 1776 put everything they had on the line as shown by this line from the document
"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor."

Go to this link and read what happened to the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Founding Fathers

This makes one pause and take into account the meaning of this Thanksgiving Day....the price that was and is now being paid for our freedoms. This is not just another day for football, turkey and checking the sales ads for black friday..but it should be just what it implies..a Day of Thanksgiving to our Creator Almighty God.
And a time to remember all the people who have made this possible for us...and on that note..here is another link that only takes a moment to send a thank you to our troops...who are far away from family and friends and deserve our thanks and prayers.
This site is created by XEROX
Lets Say Thanks

Below is the document.

Thanksgiving Proclamation 1782

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.


IN COMMITTEE of SAFETY,
EXETER, November 1, 1782.
ORDERED,
THAT the following Proclamation for a general THANKSGIVING on the twenty-eighth day of November [instant?], received from the honorable Continental Congress, be forthwith printed, and sent to the several worshipping Assemblies in this State, to whom it is recommended religiously to observe said day, and to abstain from all servile labour thereon.
M. WEARE, President.
By the United States in Congress assembled.


PROCLAMATION.
IT being the indispensable duty of all Nations, not only to offer up their supplications to ALMIGHTY GOD, the giver of all good, for his gracious assistance in a time of distress, but also in a solemn and public manner to give him praise for his goodness in general, and especially for great and signal interpositions of his providence in their behalf: Therefore the United States in Congress assembled, taking into their consideration the many instances of divine goodness to these States, in the course of the important conflict in which they have been so long engaged; the present happy and promising state of public affairs; and the events of the war, in the course of the year now drawing to a close; particularly the harmony of the public Councils, which is so necessary to the success of the public cause; the perfect union and good understanding which has hitherto subsisted between them and their Allies, notwithstanding the artful and unwearied attempts of the common enemy to divide them; the success of the arms of the United States, and those of their Allies, and the acknowledgment of their independence by another European power, whose friendship and commerce must be of great and lasting advantage to these States:----- Do hereby recommend to the inhabitants of these States in general, to observe, and request the several States to interpose their authority in appointing and commanding the observation of THURSDAY the twenty-eight day of NOVEMBER next, as a day of solemn THANKSGIVING to GOD for all his mercies: and they do further recommend to all ranks, to testify to their gratitude to GOD for his goodness, by a cheerful obedience of his laws, and by promoting, each in his station, and by his influence, the practice of true and undefiled religion, which is the great foundation of public prosperity and national happiness.


Done in Congress, at Philadelphia, the eleventh day of October, in the year of our LORD one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two, and of our Sovereignty and Independence, the seventh.
JOHN HANSON, President.
Charles Thomson, Secretary.

New E-Patterns for Christmas and Freebie Tags

I now have 3 new Epatterns..these all are available at Instant Printables and The Prim Pattern
                                                                    

#101                  

                         

                          

#102

                               

#103

These are available for $5

The Ho Ho Ho Santas pattern will be uploaded very soon and will be available hopefully this afternoon.

These  patterns are very easy to use..I have included graphics for you to create iron-on transfers  and then create your pillows, santas, snowmen etc.  They are all in PDF...which means you can download them and save them to your computer to print.

I hope to create more patterns in this mode...so be sure and check out these sites and my blogs for new additions ..as you know Ebay won't let you sell downloads or email items now.

I think it is also time to give you all a freebie..so I am adding a new snowman tag sheet..it is yours for free.  But please don't sell the sheet in any form ..you may use it to create tags to sell or to add to your gifts or products but do not sell the sheet or tags as graphics.  Simply click on the photo to go to larger image..then right click and save to your computer to print.

New E-Pattern, Grandkids, Pumpkins & Snowman!

Well..this is a big post..I have been busy with lots of things...first my grandkids and daughter from Florida came for the weekend and we had lots of fun..remember my daughter Mandy and her husband Will plus KK, Emma Grace and Hanna were here for a visit this month.  This time my daughter Marcy and her children Ashley, Jaden and Kai came and the weekend weather was great for getting outside and enjoying the fall.  You might recall I have 15 grandkids and I hope to get all of them on the blog so you can meet them.  Below is a photo of Marcy and the kids..

Plus a group photo with Papa...he didin't want his picture taken

Here is Ashley, Kai and Jaden

And here are the Pumpkins they carved for my  porch

Now they left Sunday morning and I had to get busy again..I forgot about an open house this coming Sunday so I have lots of snowmen and santas to do..here is my biggest snowman.

Here are the Santas and Snowmen I have finishd so far..still got more to do.

Which brings me to my new Pattern and E-Pattern...I have had a lot of request for iron-on transfers for my Santas...so I created a pattern...it contains instructions and graphics for you to print out and make items show in photo..graphics are already reversed for printing on heat transfer sheets.

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It will be sent via email PDF file 

 You may order it for $5.00

The E-Pattern has a color photo on front as shown below.

Email Me and I will be happy to send you an invoice thur paypal or you may send a money order.

E-Pattern is now available on line at

The Prim Pattern

or if you prefer just email me and I will send payment information and send your pattern via email.

Gosh..I got to get back to making snowmen...I hope everyone is enjoying this fall weather..I love it.

Free Snowman Tag plus Thankgiving Tags

Here are some freebies..the Snowman Tag..it iis a single tag...simply click on image and a larger image will appear..then right click and save to computer to print.
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Below is a Thanksgiving Tag sheet..It is sized to print a sheet of tags on 8.5x11" cardstock...simply click on image and a full size image will appear then right click to save to your computer to print as many as you like for personal use or to create your own tags..but please do not resale the tag sheet graphics..you may create them to put on your own projects or to create tags to sell but you may not sell the image sheet..Thanks so much..please enjoy.

Some new items

I rented another booth..so I got to get busy.  I finished my Winter Chair and a bread box to put in my Heber Springs booth.  Thanks to Mary Beth my sister I found a great rocking chair to paint..only $12..don't have a photo yet..plus a rack for $2 that makes a perfect bowl rack.  Here is a photo of the bread box and chair...thought someone could use this chair on their porch for a small Christmas tree.  I sold my last halloween chair and thought Winter or Christmas would be the best to make now..since they will be having Christmas open house soon.  I love going up to the booth at Heber..the trees were really pretty today..makes you want to go out and walk in the woods or ride a four wheeler or mule and enjoy the fresh air.  We used to do that at the lakehouse and I really miss that..winter was more fun than summer. 

Also went out to my sister's house and saw her new room she just redid...it was really nice...she is a very talented painter but she doesn't think so...I wish she would make some pictures for me or signs..she painted the cutest little table with a primitive moon and I love it plus an old window that she painted a cow and cat with lots of background..they were really great. Below is a  photo of her new buffet..we found it in Beebe and I think it is really old..all the drawers have key holes and it is really carved so beautiful..plus it has a bevel mirror that doesn't have nick or scratch on it..I think it is very old and she only paid $60...what a find.

I am making a few snowmen..I will try and post a photo later tonite...I need to paint some items to put in the Beebe booth and hopefully the chairs and tables at Heber will sell soon.
 I sell stitchery epatterns and graphics on a site called the The Prim Pattern ...it is really a nice site and they are looking for pattern makers that would like to list on their site..they have a really great deal going..go there and check it out..I think they are going to be a really big site..so if you sell your patterns..this would be a good deal.  Check out some of their vendors...some great primitive patterns listed there. 
Will try to add some photos later.  Also I have been trying to get in touch with Lee Hill Primitives...but with no luck..she won my giveaway..my ISP had email problems over the weekend and that may be the problem..but please tell her to contact me if you should talk to her..I need her address to mail her winnings..Thanks for any help.

Fall Giveaway Winner!

We have a winner of the Fall Giveaway..Thank you all so much for entering..this was fun and I hope to do another for Christmas..The Winner is "Lee Hill Primitives" Be sure to visit her blog..it is really neat.

I am sorry it took so long to post the winner but I was enjoying a visit from my daugher Mandy, her husband Will and my three grandaughters KK, Emma and Hanna..we had a great time.

Mandy has a sewing blog "The Sewing Closet" she just started..plus she made a lot of cute pillows for my booth at Heber Springs.  I will post a photo later today.

We also had another grandaughter who celebrated her birthday with a party at the bowling alley..Ariel..she was 9 years old yesterday and that was really fun.  Happy Birthday Ariel! I  wish I had taken my camera to get a photo of her..I had a lot of photos of my grandkids but my old computer crashed..I will have to post some in the coming weeks..
We have 15 grandchildren and they are all special kids...grandkids are a gift from God.
Ok..I am trying to post a lot in a short time..but here is a photo of a little pumpkinman..that I made for a new booth...I am also posting a drawing of his body so that you can make one yourself and finish him in your own style...he was fun to make.  Just click on the pattern then right click on the enlarged pattern to save it to your desktop to print..it is kind of a primitive drawing but maybe you can create one of your own from the drawing.

The pattern is sized 8.5x11" for printing but you can reduce it to make his little pal..
The large one is made out of cotton and painted with a blend of autumn oranges..added button eyes, handstitched nose and mouth ....plus a homespun scarf and a twig stem.  The pocket was stitched on after he was stuffed and I added some fall gatherings to accent it.  His little friend has handstitched nose and mouth and painted eyes with button trim.

These are both simple and easy to make..I am going to make some snowfolks from this pattern also..for the booth..

Below are photos of Mandy,KK,Emma Grace and Hanna...and some of the pillows Mandy made for our booth.

Also added a photo of a wall I rented at a local mall.

Just a couple more photos...first is my scarecrow on the front porch and second is door hanger that I purchase on a trip to north Arkansas...it is made from Milo...the heads are a really pretty autumn color...they also had milo stalks that were really pretty but I was afraid they would make a mess in my sisters trunk so I passed..after returnng home my son Michael who loves farming..told me that he was cutting a field of milo the next day for a neighbor..I hope he saved me some stalks. 

If you live in the country..you could make one of these really easy..just wire the two top parts together and trim with some fall picks.  One year my husband went pheasant hunting and brought me home some large sunflower stalks..they were really neat the had dried sunflower heads that were really large and the birds enjoyed eating the seeds.  Corn stalks are great too.

Well better get off and get something done..hope you enjoyed this day...I love our cool weather and pretty fall leaves..my favorite time of the year. 

"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish thou the work of our hands upon us, yea, the work of our hands establish thou it."

 Psalms 90: 17

New Iron-on Transfers

I have been busy listing some new items on Ebay which I will also add to my selling blog.  These are made for pillows and sweats etc.

These are $2.75 on Ebay..but I am offering a special price on my blog shop

"A Primitive Gathering" 

 Buy 3 and get 1 free..if you purchase it off my blog. 

I am going up to my booth today to take some new items..here are a few photos of my booth.  I found these two great chairs..the old folding type church chairs and painted them kind of whimsey like..they are sold..so I need to take a couple more..but don't have them ready today.

Great Blogs, Prims and Goodies

Good afternoon...I started this blog this morning but here it is almost 12 noon and I am just finishing...so many goodies and so many great sites..I had to stop and make a couple purchases along the way.
I had started to make up an email for friends and family of great blogs and then I thought why not post them on my blog..so here are just a few of the great blogs and websites I found.
I hope to do this at least once a week in the future..now that Fall is upon us..my favorite time of the year...here are some links to wonderful sites that will inspire you and perhaps find a few goodies to accent your hearth and home..Enjoy!

Mill House Primitives

They have a geat give away ends Oct.12th.
Also a sale 50% off..check out this blog..leave a comment to enter..

The Pickled Pepper Patch

Love this blog..can't wait to try to make
this neat Wooden Tabletop Bench/Server
It only cost about $6 to make.  She has a post called "Wood'n It be Nice"?! Wednesday  So much more..Love it.

Cath's Pennies Designs

This girl is very talented...the table runner is now on ebay..under cwagner02 ...check it out.
Her blog is great shows you lots of tips for
Pennie rugs...Don't miss this blog.  Isn't that tablerunner beautiful...much more on her blog.

My Colonial Home
This is a great Blog and I love this Prim
Sheep.  Karen has been so kind to me and she has a store KM Primitives  Home of the original 'Candle Hugger'  I just purchase one of her candle huggers and it is so cute.
She has tons of primitive goodies so be sure and check out both her blog and her store..you will be delighted with what you find.

The Fruit of Her Hands And last but not least today..here is a another of my favorite finds plus she has a great blog  by the same name.  I just purchase these great little pumpkins and one of her gingerbreadmen...I have two from last year but these are the cutest items made from muslin and aged..they look good enought to eat. 

Don't miss her Halloween...Black Cat, Pumpkin Ornies with sweet annie, Pumpkin hanger..got to go back for more.

Ok...got to get some things done.  I nee to finish painting some flea market finds from shopping with my sisters this week and get them ready to take to my booth Monday...I am so excited about all the great items I have seen and I want to do so many things..I would love to do one of those little table/top benches from The Pickled Pepper Patch...some sewing I need to finish...plus got to help cut the grass..I cut 3 acres..my husband cuts the other two..I do love mowing...it is really nice to be out in the fresh air.  I will try and post some photos of the tables and items I am painting for my booth.  Everyone have a great Sat. and enjoy this day that the Good Lord has given us it is a unique gift.

Halloween Jumping Jack Freebie

Here is a new Freeie....simply click on second image to get enlarged photo then right click on enlarged Pattern and save to your computer to print..it is sized 8.5x11"

Just Print this on Brown Kraft or White Cardstock, cut out, punch holdes and thread together for a neat decoration.

This is for personal use only...Please do not reproduce in any form for profit.