tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28309369094535171972024-03-12T23:40:52.166-04:00Glen Oaks PrimitivesPRIMITIVE DOLLS,PRIMITIVE SAMPLERS& NEEDLEWORK,PRIMITIVE BEARS & HARES,
DRIED FLOWER WREATHS & PRIMITIVE & COLONIAL NEEDFULS FOR YOUR HOMSusan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.comBlogger351125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-63725474211389652742014-01-25T06:00:00.000-05:002014-01-25T06:00:02.625-05:00Valentine Cross Stitch Designs<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Hello! I'm so happy to share my thoughts with you this morning.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Here are patterns from last year that I'm re-posting for creating Valentine cross stitch projects. They are all free grids for personal use. I love the red and white or cream colors. Cute as little pillow tuck tokens of friendship. Click link below to go to the blog post with the designs.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I became a Grammy last November 27th to Brooks Aaron, my daughter and son-in-law's first baby. He's a healthy boy and he's smiling and laughing all the time now. I will have to do the proud Gramma bit and post our pictures of the little dear very soon! I'm watching him today and can't wait to see him. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I need to get to sleep because Ashley wants an early start.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I have lots to catch up with you. Until then ...</span><br />
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<br />Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-17242456601862757842013-09-16T23:45:00.001-04:002013-09-16T23:51:43.823-04:00Quick and Easy Grungy Rusty Tin Luminary | Tattered Sisters Primitives via 'Blog this' posted link<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I love this fast and fool-proof method of grungy/rusting tin cans or buckets, scoops, anything metal. You may already know about</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Rustoleum textured spray paints for rusting objects, but I like how</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.tatteredsisters.com/2011/02/grungy-rusty-tin-luminary.html">Grungy Rusty Tin Luminary by Tina of Tattered Sisters Primitives</a> <span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit;">is to make:</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk"><span style="font-size: large;">'via Blog this'</span></a>Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-89408282535553512982013-09-16T22:40:00.001-04:002013-09-16T22:45:52.097-04:00From SweetPepperRose: Clay Pot Wreath Tutorial via "Blog this"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I came across a post from JoAnn for this great Clay Pot Wreath. She did a fantastic job on the tutorial.\</span></div>
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk"><b>'via Blog this'</b></a>Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-76475734169945287542013-08-30T23:40:00.001-04:002013-08-30T23:40:56.183-04:00Eye Candy: "Babes from the Woods" by Kathy Patterson<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Here are some new Queen Ann Woodens from fabulously talented Kathy Patterson. She is an amazing doll artist. Just look at the clothing on the doll on the right, and her "trousseau". Click the link below to visit Kathy's blog:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.babesfromthewoods.com/2013/08/here-is-what-is-happening-in-my-studio.html">"Babes from the Woods" by Kathy Patterson: Here is what is happening in my studio right now.................</a>: <br />
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a>Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-48131032405818776522013-07-25T06:00:00.000-04:002013-07-25T06:00:02.160-04:00Even I Can Do This!!<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Gooseberry Patch has lots of free recipes all the time. This recipe came from Mostly Homemade Mom on the July 17th blog post from Gooseberry Patch the Blog. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I've been staring at my cherry pie filling in the cabinet every time I open it. Finally! Something besides cherry pie (I like to have different treats every now and then). I didn't have sugar cookie mix in the pouches or the rolls, so I made my own and followed the recipe. Yum!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I hope everyone is doing well and having a good summer. It's way to humid here for my health! It was so bad one week, the mister had to go to the hospital because he couldn't breathe! Ugh...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">It's so nice right now, and it cooled down a lot from the 90's. The mister actually talked about living in Arizona! Is he crazy?? He said it's dry there. Yeah, and it's like a hundred and five degrees!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Still doing radio frequency procedures on my leg nerves and back. Some have worked for four months, a couple didn't work for more than a month.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I've got to build my strength up to get out and about more!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a wonderful weekend everyone.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: large;">Click Mos<a href="http://www.mostlyhomemademom.com/2013/05/easy-cherry-pie-sugar-cookie-bars.html">tly Homemade Mom: {Easy} Cherry Pie Sugar Cookie Bars</a>: for recipe</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Susan</span>Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-28467514448422675642013-06-10T20:19:00.001-04:002013-06-10T20:19:42.138-04:00Love Sheep? Brenda's Having A Giveaway<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b>Hi, Everyone.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I haven't blogged in sooo long. I just saw Brenda's newest giveaway that ends June 15th.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">In addition to the Wooly Sheep, <span style="font-family: inherit;">she's also giving away 2 sheep tucks and 2 printed sheep pillow tucks.</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Click <a href="http://therustythimble.blogspot.com/2013/05/time-for-another-giveaway.html">The Rusty Thimble</a> to enter by June 15th.</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's been really raining for days here, and will continue for a few more days. You should see the shrubs and flowers!</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That's the great part about rain.</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I finally stopped going for injections. I'm supposed to be enjoying being pain free. I am for the most part. They did get rid of the leg pain which is excruciating. I can deal with the rest!</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The mister is almost done with his custom job. By the end of June he should be able to start on our house. I've been making a list for about a year so he doesn't really know what's in store for him! His boy is spending a good deal of the summer with us like he usually does, so he's going to be a big help with the heavy lifting like the drywall sheets.</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We've been watching a lot of British crime shows on Netflix. They've got some AWESOME shows over there. Gosh, I love Netflix.</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have a bowl arrangement of white peony flowers from my peony bush and they look like big pouf balls. The fragrance is so wonderful, I didn't know they were scented the first year I lived here. I'm glad I found out, because they're wonderful sitting right next to me while I write or watch t.v. Uhmmm...</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My sister's birthday came and went and no Izannah Walker doll. I had to resort to sending conventional gifts like a matching purse and slingback shoes. She loves them, but I wish I had made the doll in time. They are so involved, anyone who's made one or attempted one knows that. I can't get the head just right; it's still too big for the body. So, I start over tomorrow.</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She sent me antique fabric that she bought at a doll show somewhere so little Izzy's clothes are going to be fabulous.</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I really need to go to the eye doctor. I can't see the little holes in the linen when I cross stitch. Mister's been after me to go for two years. So I really need to make an appointment.</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mom's doing very well. She turned 87 in February. Gosh, I'm getting old. Every time my sister has a birthday, I get a reminder that she's 10 years older than me, so I realize that my next birthday in 4 months is gonna be my 57th. Oh, well...</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Handsome can't find his wallet, so I'm going to help him now.</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He needs to go to CVS.</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You all take care and enjoy your week.</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hugs,</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Susan</span></span></b></span>Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-59366215635813064152013-03-16T12:03:00.000-04:002013-03-16T12:03:32.154-04:00Folk Art and Primitives Etsy Team Giveaway Winners<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Hello, everyone. Today the artists of the blog and team of </span><a href="http://folkartandprimitives.blogspot.com/2013/03/winners-of-our-first-team-giveaway.html?showComment=1363449095781#c1524135223994806601" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Folk Art and Primitives</a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> announced the winners of their first giveway from their ETSY team.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I won Group Number One and I'm so happy. The win came at a particularly sad time for me and it really, really made me happy again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Go to their blog site <a href="http://folkartandprimitives.blogspot.com/2013/03/winners-of-our-first-team-giveaway.html?showComment=1363449095781#c1524135223994806601">HERE</a> to see their new blog and to see all of the prizes, artists' work and winners of their huge giveaway.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Take care, stay safe and happy. We're expecting more snow today, and next week for the first day of Spring we're expecting 6-12 inches of snow! Oh, well, the daffodils are already poking thru so it won't be long now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Hugs,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Susan</span>Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-66795551588232163952013-02-27T06:35:00.002-05:002013-02-27T06:35:55.971-05:00Spring Colors Floss Giveaway<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Good Morning!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Nancy of <a href="http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/2013/02/spring-floss-give-away-enter-now.html">Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe</a> is having a giveaway on her blog for 5 winners</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>who will each win 5 skeins of floss in new,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>antique-looking spring colors. She's keeping the</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>colors a surprise until the winners are chosen</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>and we all like surprises.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>A lot of you are already stitching your Spring</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>pinkeeps, samplers and other projects, and from Nancy's description, this floss would be perfect</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>for primitive and folk art projects.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Go to Nancy's blog <a href="http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/2013/02/spring-floss-give-away-enter-now.html">HERE</a> to enter. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>After this giveaway, Nancy says she will be showing more spring colors and she plans on having another giveaway with possibly some trims, too.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Good Luck!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It snowed again during the night. Wherever you are I hope you are warm and safe.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-8626476875803095432013-02-16T21:28:00.000-05:002013-02-16T21:28:57.785-05:00Saturday Nite Cravings and Bear Fur<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Is anyone else in menopause having cravings?<br />This has been going on with me for several months. Poor sweetie, after working 12 hours he's stopping off at the store for fried chicken, baked beans and cole slaw. I just couldn't help it. We've both eaten supper,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">but we're eating again. And we wonder why we're overweight (no we don't).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The boys and I have had a quiet, lazy day. There's something in the air, it's supposed to snow again. Yesterday was just a dusting, 2 inches. It made everything pretty again after the semi-meltdown.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I've been piecing patterns over cloth all day. Trying to decide which color I'm going to use for Priscilla's dress. Priscilla is the 16" bear that Mom is getting for her birthday tomorrow. Yes, you read that correctly. Her birthday is tomorrow and Priscilla and her wardrobe are still on the table. It's not all my fault. Yes, I ordered everything with enough time to spare. But the storm (first one) delayed the deliveries. When the fur got here, guess what? The piece wasn't big enough. I don't know how I blundered but I did. Now, the second order won't be here until the 19th. Last night on the phone, I had to break the news (she's actually getting used to me breaking news since she moved South) and she said, 'Oh, sweetheart, that's o.k. I'm not a child, I'll live'. Well, I'm hoping I really am off the hook and she means it. Sis and Dan are taking her out to dinner tomorrow. Dan's birthday is actually right after Mom's so they're doing a 2-fer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Mr. Glen Oaks will be home soon, I hope, before the snow starts again. I need to finish up here so that I can greet him at the door. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you all have a peaceful, happy weekend.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Hugs,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Susan</span>Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-12857801813466575102013-02-07T18:15:00.001-05:002013-02-07T18:28:28.326-05:00Check Out Kathy's Beautiful Finish of Faux Grain Sack Dish Towels<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We're expected to get two feet of snow starting tomorrow, and I went looking for something that I could do in case the power goes out. Check out these projects <span style="font-size: large;">from the blog <span style="font-size: large;">Dee Duncan writes at </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://vintagecountrystyle.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html">Vintage Country Style</a>. Thank you Kathy at <a href="http://kittredgemercantile.blogspot.com/2013/02/faux-grain-sack-dish-towels.html">Kittredge Mercantile </a> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">for posting about her recent finish of faux grain sack dish towels.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">They came out beautiful<span style="font-size: large;">, Kathy! She listed the link for Dee's tutorials so I wanted to share with more of us bloggers.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The links are below. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have the deep blue paint and I found some very old feed sacks that have no printing left on them anymore, it's so faded it's almost invisible. I thought I'd use those to work on. Even if the power doe<span style="font-size: large;">sn't go out, it<span style="font-size: large;">'s looking like a great project to work on. I've got my sister's birthday coming up, and if the Izannah Walker doll doesn't work out, I need back up<span style="font-size: large;">'s!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">T<span style="font-size: large;">hank you, Kathy and Dee:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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Faux grain sack pillow covers,<br />
Repro blue stripe grain sack flour towels <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I've spent the last two months reading everything I can get my hands on. I love reading in the winter, getting all snuggled under a quilt in my recliner with a book.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I recently ordered two books from Amazon, they are a wonderful source.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">One is titled <i>American Samplers </i>by</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Ethel Stanwood Bolton and Eva Johnston Coe. It's an older book; it contains 17th, 18th and 19th century samplers. It lists the schools and schoolmistresses that taught young ladies to stitch samplers, a section on sampler verses (great source),</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">a list of early schools and a section on materials, designs and stitches. It's a wonderful book.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">My second book is modern-day, it's titled <i>Sampler Workbook Motifs and Patterns </i>by Caroline Vincent. She's given the meaning of a variety of motifs, like squirrels, trees, houses and other animals. Shapes and patterns are also explained. She has charted some fantastic graphs of them and quite a few alphabets and texts.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm looking forward to charting my own samplers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">This is Brenda's current giveaway. Visit her blog <a href="http://therustythimble.blogspot.com/2013/02/my-fur-babies-and-tv.html">HERE</a> to enter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Believe it or not, I'm still working on the Polly Daggett sampler. I keep picking up new work and my little sampler keeps getting put down. I made quite a few gifts at Christmastime and I've had 4 series of injections for my back since November, so I'm going even slower than I normally </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I'd like to post the pictures of the dolls and bear I made for Sis and Mom. Maybe the next post...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It seems I've done it <span style="font-size: large;">again and gone and won a blog giveaway!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">This win is from Brenda of T<span style="font-size: large;">he Rusty Thimble<span style="font-size: large;">, and here's</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Isn't he cute? <span style="font-size: large;">We're putting our tree up very soon, as soon as the mister is home long enough to bring out the boxes. He's so busy, and he's having such a hard time with his ruptured disc. I don't know</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">how he does it, really I don't.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The tree will be covered with Rusty<span style="font-size: large;"> T<span style="font-size: large;">himble ornies this year.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not writing too much tonight. I've been having a hard time myself with the back<span style="font-size: large;"> pain. I canceled my last appointment because of the comp<span style="font-size: large;">ounding companies men<span style="font-size: large;">i</span>ngitis outbreak in the corticosteroid shots. That<span style="font-size: large;">'<span style="font-size: large;">s all I need. I think 23 people have die<span style="font-size: large;">d from it. Until I'm certain that the Pain Center is completely clear (they assured us they are) I won't be getting any shot<span style="font-size: large;">s.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wor<span style="font-size: large;">ked on Polly Daggett some yesterday. It was slow going getting back in the swing of cross stitching on tiny threads of linen.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the sampler though. It's really a work of "heart<span style="font-size: large;">" for some lucky winner someday soon!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Good nite, everyone, and take care of yourselves.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-45723827595367920132012-11-21T08:02:00.000-05:002012-11-21T08:02:24.399-05:00Happy Thanksgiving To All<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I wish a very Happy Thanksgiving to everyone; to those of you visiting family and friends, safe travels</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">to you all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I'm thankful for every day spent with the man who</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">loves me, and for my family. I'm thankful for blogging and for all of you </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">wonderful readers and friends. God Bless You all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Susan</span>Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-66849101526623881572012-11-04T19:21:00.001-05:002012-11-04T19:21:17.312-05:00SUNDAY NIGHT<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Good Evening, everyone,</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Sunday night and it's sooo quiet tonight. I love Sundays, not only because it's church day for </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>The mister is home for the day finally. It was a</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>so many awesome things done to the house, it</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>never seems to end for Mr. Glen Oaks. He doesn't</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>have time anymore to make furniture for me here</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>at home; I really miss that. My wish list has cob-</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>I did a little of this and a little of that today. Some</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>tracing of patterns. I forgot all about my enlarging</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>and he asked me why I wasn't using the machine.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Duh, I don't know, I had completely forgotten about</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>The new survey on <i>Patternmart </i>is out. The free</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>pattern is a snowman called "Long John" by Michelle Allen of <i>Raggedy Pants </i>pattern design.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>It's cute. I downloaded mine. I have about 3 years'</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>worth of free downloads that I've never touched!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>That's ok, good to have variety, right?</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>It's still not very cold here yet. I suppose that's a</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>good thing. Saving oil and all. The first snow is</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>always exciting, though. My mother and sister are</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>still wearing shorts! It gets cold in the part of</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>Friday for my Izannah Walker project. I'm making one for Sis, too, so I wanted to have a lot of choices of small prints. Don't forget, there's a sale going on</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>there, Christmas prints 50% off. I bought muslin and tiny calicos from the quilting fabrics.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>I love the ones I bought from Brenda Gervais at</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b><i>With Thy Needle and Thread </i>off of her website.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>They are the teeniest little prints, so sweet. They are from Windham Fabrics and some are from </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b><i>The Coverlet Collection, 1820-1850.</i> So Sweet!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>I just started using Fray Check on all of my cut ends of fabric and cross stitch linens. What a huge</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>On Saturday, I found the tiniest, old crochet lace and it's going to be perfect for the Izannah dresses.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>I'm trying to use old fabrics as much as I can. The</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>dress material, unfortunately, will be new but I</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>can't find any old dress fabrics. My antiquing gel</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>from Gail Wilson will do the trick making it look</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>I hope everyone enjoys their Sunday nite and I hope you also have a wonderful week.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>Take care of yourselves,</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-838797013492332732012-11-01T00:57:00.003-04:002012-11-01T00:57:52.187-04:00Note To Self: Do Not Paint Around A Cat<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Hi, Primmies,</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>I have started a Christmas project tonight. I am making a Santa Sculpture from paper clay and papermache. It stands on a little teensie papermache</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>round box and is so darn cute I can't stand it!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>I started painting the little box (another note to self: don't do this again at</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Twelve-thirty in the morning) and learned the hard way to dust and vacuum the craft room before painting, and put away all kitties.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Of course I dropped the little box and when I picked it up, yep, kitty hair all over the wet paint. Ugh, just wiped it off and started over.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Here's the little guy all finished from the Better Homes and Gardens website:</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>This will be my first paper clay project. I want to get warmed up before I make an Izannah Walker doll. They aren't as easy as they look to be to sculpt the little faces. </b></span><div>
<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Paper clay and Modge Podge are so expensive so I've found lots of websites with home made recipes to make them both. I'm trying a paper clay recipe later today (I need Mr. Carpenter's linseed oil and it's at the job site). I can't wait to see if they come out the same as the store bought.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>There are basically two different ways to make the paper clay, with and without tissue paper soaked and squeezed out, and some other things I can't quite remember right now. But I've bookmarked the sites and if anyone is interested I'll look for them and give you the links.</b></span></div>
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Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-64273845753142344532012-10-29T13:10:00.001-04:002012-10-29T13:10:04.893-04:00Greetings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello, everyone. I'm sending an early greeting in case our power goes out tomorrow. I'm not anticipating anything major from the hurricane but we are supposed to have high winds that they say may cause some damage, power outages and downed trees. This storm is one year to the exact day of last year's storm when we lost our roof and car. I think all of the questionable trees have fallen on the house already so we should be o.k. tonight! Gotta joke about it, what else can you do? Hubba is home today so I'm not scared!?!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Out in the craft room I've uncovered my Izannah Walker patterns from Gail Wilson and Dixie Redmond's Izannah Walker E-Book on how to make an Izzy. I've got my paperclay, my fabrics (Civil War reproductions), paints and all the other goodies. I'm planning on following Izannah's patented method of how she made her dolls using the pressed fabric and glue in a mold that I made. The first Izzy is going to my big Sis (shhhh!she doesn't know).</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm so excited! I'm also very happy about the fact that </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I managed to decorate for the Autumn/Thanksgiving season since I'm feeling so much better after the latest procedure on my back.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">They can use radio frequency waves to "deaden" the nerves that cause pain in the back and the legs. It's called "nerve ablation" and they did 5 sensory nerves to my left leg. It worked! I felt the pain disappear immediately. The procedure is no joke, though. Fifteen needle holes, they go in the same as for the injections. The spine is on a magnified computer screen and they can see where the needle is going. The doctor zapped the certain affected nerves about 3 times, of course I asked for sedation. I'm no fool. You are in and out in a couple of hours, just wake up from a nice nap!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was tough to recuperate from, but they give you extra pain medicine. It really didn't help so I stopped taking it, ice bags were doing more good. The pain from the site (and my left cheek for some reason) went away 3 weeks from the date of procedure. It was well worth the discomfort. My sister says it sounds awful and she won't have it done. Sis doesn't like to think about needles.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So, the house looks cheery inside and out, my bittersweet crop came in so much better this year. It's gorgeous and I think the cold snaps we had did it. It also made the leaves fall off of our trees early this year, so that's good in case we get an early snow fall.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm easing my way around blog land. I still have a lot of pain in my back; until the next nerve ablation I'll still be going slowly on the computer and sewing time. I was able to browse for quite a while and noticed that a lot of bloggers seem to be taking a "break".</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'll be slowly reading, commenting and writing more very soon, I hope. I miss everyone so much, and I want to thank the ladies who have been emailing me to check on me and say "hello". It's always nice to have people who care. The healing power it brings is enormous.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope everyone who was and is in the path of the hurricane is safe and well. Take care of yourselves.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> How are you spending your day today? The Mister is doing some custom work on location today for a customer and I'm doing</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>laundry : ) Yay... it's going to be hot today so I don't mind being in the cool of the basement. My sweetheart had the air conditioners installed in May for me and I'm still having the hot flashes from jolly Ms. Menopause. I'm hoping they stop in the next year or two. My sister went through the same thing and hers lasted for quite a few years so I figure it's genetic. Another un-enthusiastic 'Yay'....</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> I want to say a huge "Thank You" to all of the new followers that have joined the blog in the past few weeks, and to my long-time buddies that have stuck with me during my absence.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I'm really happy that you're following along and I hope that you enjoy reading along with me.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> I picked up the Polly Daggett sampler and did some work this morning because I couldn't sleep. I also started playing with my rug hook and the box of woolie worms I won from Lauren of Rugs and Pugs. I <i>really </i>like hooking! When I get the hang of it I'll work a real pattern for a ruglet. But, that's after the sampler is finished.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> I got my new copy of <i>Create and Decorate </i>and there's another great prim rag doll; the last issue had one, too. It's the same artist that designed the prim Rabbit that I made for my Giveaway that Sheila of Seasons of Thy Heart won. Her dolls are really large and easy to make and very primitive.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> I received my order from Brenda of With Thy Needle and Thread. Oooh, the fabrics are gorgeous. And, they are tiny prints just perfect for some lucky doll's dresses and to back a pin keep, pillow tucks and huswif needlebooks.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And, I have some vintage seam tape in a beautiful oyster shade, and the teeniest rusty jingle bells, smaller than a pea! They'll make a cute necklace or teeny eyes or buttons for snow people.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> I never seem to start early enough for the coming seasons. I know that most crafters have already started making Fall and Christmas goodies. I told myself last year that I would get started in the summer for Christmas items and so far I'm still on Spring!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Oh, well. I move at a snail's pace and I'm okay with that. No choice, really!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> I've got lots of birds visiting the water fountain for their daily drinks. I love looking out of the kitchen windows when I'm at the sink and watching them all flutter in and out of the trees and land at the water and peek in the windows at me. They are very curious to see what I'm doing, too.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>The kitties love it, especially when the squirrels drop by. They have a never ending supply of acorns to munch from all of our oak trees and I'm glad for that.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> I'll leave you with this sweet picture of our mouser Biggie passed out after a busy night of hunting in workshop:</b></span><br />
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<br />Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-88073889206185239962012-07-02T06:00:00.000-04:002012-07-02T06:00:04.015-04:00Happy Monday Morning<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Hello, Primmies,</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b> I'm writing a short post since I'm feeling a little bit better each day, and I'm getting stronger.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>The warm weather has reached Massachusetts and</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>we're enjoying 80's and low 90's temps with some</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>wonderful breezes in the afternoon.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>The birds are enjoying their birdbaths and supplies </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>of fresh drinking water. People always put out</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>feeders, but lots of times they forget that the little</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>birdies need lots of fresh water supplies, too.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b> My poor sister had a stroke 2 weeks ago! It was</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>quite a shock to everyone. Luckily, she received</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>superb medical attention right away and she just</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>has some minor damage to her vision with respect</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>to the peripheral vision. She's still recovering so</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>we've been worried about her and hoping she'll</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>make a complete recovery. She's very tired and has</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>a very bad migraine headache tonight and we don't</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>like the fact that she's been getting them almost</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>every other day. The hospital has to put her back</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>on a drip of medication because of the stroke; she can't take her regular medicine anymore. And, she doesn't want to go </b></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-size: x-large;">back. She's stubborn, but I'm sure my brother-in-law Dan is going to win out on this score.</b><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b> The Mister has been diagnosed with Sleep Apnea and is being measured for the machine that</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>you wear at night to breath. They need to set the</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>pressure and then come out to the house with the</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>unit. He's stayed overnight at the Sleep Center and</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>that's how they found it, and did the measuring for</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>the pressure of the air flow last night. I don't know how it </b></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-size: x-large;">all works exactly. I'm just relieved that he'll have it.</b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-size: x-large;"> My typing is getting a little easier and less painful so I hope to start posting again. Mr. Glen Oaks Junior will be here next week to spend some of the summer with us. </b><b style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-size: x-large;">We're looking forward to seeing him. He seemed to get so big and grown up all of a sudden. He's in Junior High School already! If we could just get my </b><b style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-size: x-large;">m-i-l to come up and stay for a few days that would be a lot of fun. She's so upbeat all the time and she really makes us so happy when she's here, and I know she could use the time to get away from it all.</b><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b> My kitties are sleeping and so is my bubba so I guess that's a hint for me to be doing the same!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>And I haven't forgotten about the sampler giveaway</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>I promise...</b></span>Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-39783594447386861102012-05-29T19:34:00.004-04:002012-05-29T19:34:48.011-04:00Just A Small Hello<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Hello Primitive Pals,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I have been sadly neglecting this blog and my stitching, so I gave myself a kick in the butt and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">turned on this darn laptop.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I really don't have anything good to write about,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have been housebound and on bedrest. It's pretty</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">boring and that's all I'll say about that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Tomorrow is another round of spinal injections.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I am calling it quits after tomorrow if these don't</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">work. I'm hoping to talk to the doc tomorrow about the spinal cord stimulator implant since</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">they assured me that it works miracles for people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">As I said, I haven't stitched but that doesn't mean I forgot about my sampler giveaway. Polly Daggett</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">sampler is in my stitching bag and it's waiting for</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">me to pick it up where I left off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Well, there was a tremendous crack of thunder just now. The light company called and said that we are having severe weather tonight, with the likelihood</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">of the power going out. I'm really scared because</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">you know about the trees, it's terribly windy and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">the ground is already very soggy. I couldn't stand</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">another tree falling on the house. I'm still jumpy from the ones in October. I find myself still having</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">a bad dream here and there, waking at 4:30 in the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">morning and jumping up straight in bed (that's when the trees hit before).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm going to close now because I don't want to be using any computers in case they get zapped. I want to make these guys last for a long time.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I miss you all very much. A few of you have written me and left comments asking about me.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">The friends that have done that I appreciate you</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">so much. I know how busy you are and to take</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">the time to think of little me is extremely sweet.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Tomorrow promises to be an extremely long day.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I won't be home until around 7 p.m. and I leave</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">here at 10 a.m. I probably won't write tomorrow</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">so until I do, be safe and happy doing what you love doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Susan</span>Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-23275573149431888632012-04-12T06:00:00.000-04:002012-04-12T06:00:06.937-04:00Just A Quick Hello<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dear Primmies:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know most of you are talented enough to make doll furniture from fine woods, but I thought this was cute and it's also very inexpensive. You could do this project with an older child, but still young enough that she loves her dollies still.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You can just click on the link below the photo. It will take you to Martha Stewart and the page that this project is on.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm sorry to say that the shots didn't work out as well as they did the last time. I have leg pain that is pretty extreme, maybe they hit a nerve. I'm just so grateful that God put this doctor in my path and that he put the Pain Center in my path. I am genuinely fortunate to have the procedures available to me, too. If you don't see any posts from me, I'm just resting and taking it easy again.<br />It's sunny but chilly today. Mr. Glen Oaks has a job he's been working on for a few days, the sketching part and materials amounts, etc. He'll be going to the doctor's home to be doing this custom laundry room, the doctor was the one that did my EMG last week. He saw the book John was reading and the conversation went from there. He doesn't advertise and has no blog or website. I keep telling him he needs to do all of that.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He's hurting so badly, too, and he's determined to do this project because jobs are so hard to come by around this area. I'm so proud of him, I couldn't do this heavy physical work if it was me. I have trouble just sewing dolls!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of sewing, I APOLOGIZE big time for not having the sampler finished yet. This is why I am sorry I started blogging about it until I was finished. But, I had the rabbit giveaway for that reason. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So we're buzzing here at the homestead with excitement about both of our projects. I can't wait for the post about being finished with the sampler, and starting the giveaway. I should just plan on saying it will be in May now!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ashley and Timmy are set up at a flea market every Sunday. It's their "new" thing. I get to see their stash before they bring it, did I tell you about the awesome green antique chair they gave me? I still have to clean it up to take a picture of it and find a home for it in the house. I love it. More seating for the dollies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you all have a great weekend and I'm wishing for sunny, warm weather for all of you, in case I don't talk to you again before the weekend.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I also want to say "Thank You" again and "Welcome" to the new followers I have. I seem to gain 1 or 2 every few days lately. I'm so THRILLED! I can't email some of you so I'll say it here. And my friends that write and see if I'm o.K., you are wonderful for thinking of me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hugs To You All,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Susan</span>Susan At Glen Oaks Primitiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619649654030199570noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830936909453517197.post-81858096669852556552012-04-07T21:04:00.000-04:002012-04-07T21:04:56.119-04:00SATURDAY EVE BEFORE EASTER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>I hope everyone is well. For those of you with little ones I know you must be excited about Easter tomorrow. I remember the joy of having old fashioned egg hunts when Ashley was a little girl. I think about when the day will come that we are</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>having egg hunts for grandchildren.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>We're having a roast of beef for dinner. Timmy can't eat ham so like at Christmas we've altered the menu a bit from our traditional menu.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>I'm happy to say that the last shots I received did relieve my pain up until this morning. I am so blessed to have had all the past days with almost no pain. The good news is that I'm going in for round two of the injections on April 11th. The bad news is that I don't sew and blog very much after I have them. I missed everyone so much the last couple of weeks. But if we can get these injections to 'stick'</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>I'm going to be out of pain for quite a while, and then I can get back to sewing like a madwoman and keep up with my blogging!! Wish me luck...</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>I wanted to remind you all that I changed my blog and put current giveaways on their own page. And I've added several new ones today on the page. There might be one or two there that you weren't aware of. So make sure you check periodically, when you can. I won a blog template set from</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>Danice of <a href="http://homespunhannahblog.blogspot.com/">Homespun Hannah's Blog</a> and also</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://danicesblogtemplates.blogspot.com/">Danice's Blog Templates</a>. Danice actually has quite a few different blogs. If you have some time, you could visit her and she has a tab for all of her blogs at the top of each one. She's extremely knowledge-</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>able about the blog codes and html and her blog templates are all free. I'm going to be using the one that I got in the giveaway soon. It's so beautiful.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>My head is spinning with Americana projects and even Halloween and Christmas ones. Yes, I'm going a little cuckoo with ideas bouncing around. I keep a 5x7 yellow lined tablet and pencil next to me on an end table in the family room so that if and when I get a spark of an idea I can quickly write it down and make some very pitiful sketch of it. I cannot draw but I try and I "get" my crazy doodles when I look back at them. I have some beautiful indigo blue Schulte mohair that I want to make a rabbit or bear from and dress in a delightful outfit with reds, whites and blues. I keep my Americana things out all year. I love it when I see someone make an Americana Santa!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>The Mister has been in the basement all day long! He's been banging and shutting off water and turn-</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>ing the power on and off. Lots of muttering and a few swear words here and there drifting up through the heating vents. I asked very early this afternoon what he was doing and I still am not sure what it is that he's doing. He said to just keep fresh coffee brewing and he'd fill me in later. All I know is that whatever he's doing is #4 on his To-Do List. Hmmm...</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>Did I tell you that he re-arranged our whole sun room and set me up with a wonderful work space? I love being out there. I just need him to put the desktop computer and printer/scanner/fax out there and my little television and I'll be in heaven.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>The cats like to be out there and love laying on the sofa and watching the birds and squirrels. And I have a handy place to lay down and rest when I start to hurt and get tired. I love it when it's warm out and the windows are all open in the spring and summer and the breeze blows through. There are eight windows on three sides so it's a wonderful room to be in. I remember when we went to my Grandma's house in South Carolina that me, my sister and our cousins used to sleep out on the 3 season porch. It was all screened in and just about the only place you could find any relief from the heat during the summers. And there was a lake nearby that we used to go swimming in, too. We didn't go there very much because it was so far away but I started remembering while hubba was working on our porch. The screens are in so pretty soon we'll be enjoying the balmy weather out there. We can be together while I sew, too.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>My stitching on the Polly Daggett sampler wasn't moving along for a while because the new medicine I'd been given had made me so awfully drowsy and I've been dozing all during the daytime. I had an</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>EMG at the Pain Center this past Wednesday and the nurse assured me that I would be getting used to the medicine as soon as I completely switched over, I have to gradually go off of two medications while I'm taking the two new ones. So it will be about 3 weeks or so before I'm back to myself again. I've been sleeping during the night which is wonderful because I haven't been able to for years.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>I was actually wide awake at 6am for a while there before I started the new stuff. It was such a great feeling to sleep and get up in the morning like normal people instead of being awake all night!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>I've been adding new followers for the past few weeks and I'm so thrilled. Thank you to all of the newbies and to my regular buddies. I still remember squealing last year when I had my first follower! It's anniversary time for a lot of you and I'll be blogging for one year in May.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>I'm going to get a little time in stitching on the sampler and watch some movies with the hubba if he ever comes out of that basement. Boy is he going to be hurting.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>I wish everyone a very HAPPY EASTER!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>Hugs,</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>Susan</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tonight while wandering through my Reading List I found a new blog, My Stitches To Treasure by Deb.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She's a terrific prim artist and she's celebrating one year</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of blogging and online sales. She opened an Etsy shop, started her blog and a Facebook page. To celebrate with us she's offering us a chance to win this adorable prim sheep:</span></div>
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<a href="http://mystitchestotreasure.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-one-year-anniversary-giveaway.html">My Stitches To Treasure Giveaway Ends April 12,2012</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Isn't he awesome? Just click the link above to visit with Deb and get to know her, and to enter her giveaway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not much to report going on here at the homestead.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We're grilling some turkey breasts on the outside grill and we're slowing dismantling the upstairs rooms and finding places to store things down here. Mr. Glen Oaks did a fantastic job clearing out the sunroom so that I can get to my supplies. I couldn't believe the fabric and patterns I found this time around. I've spent the last few days and nights quietly sitting and cutting out patterns and organizing them. I have a lot mounted to heavy cardstock so that I have strong templates.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm taking it very easy this time and giving the shots a chance to work. They seem to be, keep your fingers and toes crossed for me that it's working! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The new issue of <i style="font-weight: bold;">Create and Decorate</i> arrived here yesterday, and there's another great doll featured by Kim Grasso, the artist that designed Miss Peabody that I did as a giveaway. This one is called Miss Molly, do you see another giveaway coming your way?......</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">'Nite, all -</span><br />
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