Isn't It Hot All Of A Sudden!

Some prim eye candy for you! More photos after my post below.

All Shaker Box photos in this post: Property of Traditional Home Magazine

Photos: Property of Traditional Home Magazine
Isn't it also funny how we want Winter to be over when it's upon us, and now that Summer is here with the awful humidity we get here in our valley, I don't remember Winter being all that terrible?!? Well, I'm in the AC today. Mr. Glen Oaks is sanding floors again. The week before last weekend, he started (after much painful prodding from Nana Glen Oaks) and being by himself and the perfectionist he is, of course it didn't get finished in time for his mom and son's visit last weekend. He really only had 3 working days out of the week anyway. So back everything went, furniture, curtains, pictures, rugs so that everyone had a place to sit down and relax, and a table to eat at. Last night, out again everything went (I really don't know where he puts it all and don't want to look anyway). He's sanding like a madman possessed right now, sister Rose and husband Danny are due
here from Indiana on Tuesday morning. They wisely decided to stay in a motel with doggie day care no less. Leave it to my sister to find a motel with special areas for pets to be pampered if she has to be away from him. Bogie lives the good life for sure. With two cats here and an especially unreceptive-to-guests and dogs kitty, I think she would have had to be committed if Puffy attacked Bogie. We will be keeping Puffy "sequestered" while they are here during the day and evening. Sister plans on doing lots of sightseeing and shopping while she's here so there shouldn't be any cat attacks (my homeowners is paid up-to-date). Since I'm trying to get the house together in the other rooms that aren't being sanded, I don't have too much time to showcase any artists and their wares but I have some eye candy for us Primmies. I was reading my digital copy of Traditional Home and here's what I liked for today:

Maple Shaker Box With Copper Tacks, C.1835

Shaker Box With Yellow Paint and Copper Nails

Yellows, Prussian Blue and Green are considered the most valuable Boxes

Here's a green painted box with the original paper label still visible (see right side) that they would write the contents on:

My favorite, the pumpkin color

Hope you enjoyed this post. Back on Monday with a featured artist's work that I crave.
Stay cool,Primmies!
Warm Regards,
Susan

Another Great Giveaway At The Rusty Thimble

Check out this beautiful, wonderfully ghoulie witch with puppy eyes that is in The Rusty Thimble Giveaway this month. The winner will be drawn on July 15, 2011. This gorgeous witch is a design by Brenda Sanker of The Vintage Polka Dot, a wonderful artist and blogger I follow.
You should be a follower of The Rusty Thimble blog and Brenda has lots of extra chances for you to be eligible for.

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Here's another chance to win a giveaway at Bittersweet And Prim. It's a SURPRISE giveaway and you have until July 14th at midnight to enter.

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Good Luck! Have a fantastic day if I don't talk to you again today.
Warmest Regards,
Susan

Citrasolv Transfers

This reply is to Margaret at The French Bear and anyone else interested in transferring images with Citrsolv:
Margaret, I just went to the website for them, you can click on their name CitraSolvFrom their home page click on the tab that says Artist's Gallery and you will find all of the
different mediums you can useCitraSolv with. I myself haven't tried it, but from the place I read
on someone's blog, I seem to remember them being very pleased with the results. I'm sorry I
haven't personally tried it myself to let you know how it is, but you could have some fun trying
it out.
Warm Regards,
Susan