Spring Time and Easter Goods

These primitive flat egg tucks are so cute and great to display. Great bowl fillers... Shoppers are already looking at spring items and purchasing them to stock in their own stores or to get the items before they sell. You know ~ the early bird gets the worm :) It's been cold here for the past couple of days, but only one more month of COLD weather and spring will be here.

The daffodils will be popping up all over and the forsythia will be blooming... the robins will be pulling worms out of the soft ground. ahhhh I can't wait ~

Inauguration Thoughts

This was my favorite moment of the Inauguration. I watched much of the events... I really enjoy watching body language and facial expressions and the moment that touched me the most, was "the hug". It looks like Bush is hugging a son that he is proud of going off to college. I feel that the first time President Obama was briefed by Bush that he had a very big "uh oh" moment. At that point I think he realized all of the things that Bush had done was simply because he "had" to. As what is surfacing now, President Obama cannot make the promises he campaigned to do because his hands are tied, due to all that encircles him. The one thing that I have always loved about President Obama surfaced yesterday (I voted for McCain and volunteered many hours on his campaign) was the eloquence in which he delivered his speech. He is an excellent orator and his voice and delivery alone can mesmerize even the biggest Republican fan. Let us hope with God's touch, President Obama can pull the country out of its economic woes and put us on the path of energy independence. God bless us all.

Valentine Heart Bowl Fillers

We've been crafting most of the day today and finished up several sets of these to list on eBay and of course, if I have time, Etsy. These heart bowl fillers turned out so cute! I love plaid and gingham ANYTHING. Thank you for stopping by my blog and if you get a chance, please visit my eBay store to see all that we have to offer.

Quilted Throws to Cuddle Under These Cold Winter Months

This GORGEOUS Tea Cabin throw amongst other beautiful primitive throws and Americana throws are available now in my eBay store. Don't you love to throw a nice quilt over your legs while curled up on the couch or your favorite chair reading a great book or watching your favorite tv show? Winter is definitely upon us and I hope you give yourself a treat and purchase a nice warm throw for yourself :)

USPS Carrier Pickup

Have you ever used USPS Carrier Pickup? I absolutely love it! We live in a rural area and to go to the post office feels like it takes 1/2 day to get there. I use carrier pickup all of the time. You have until 2:00 am to request it the night before and if you live 100 yards or so (you'll have to confirm the exact distance with USPS) from your mailbox, your carrier is required to leave your parcels on your door step and pick up your parcels using the pick up option.

We lived here for years before I knew that our mailman should be delivering our packages. He used to leave them with my friend that lived on the corner by the mailboxes, or we would receive a slip of paper in the mail telling us we had a parcel to pick up at the post office.

One day I received a form to fill out so they could see how happy we were with the service. I expressed my feelings about the drive to the post office and how it was nice that our neighbor accepted the parcels for the neighborhood. It was at that time that I was told I lived within the distance that the mailman should have been delivering our packages all along.

Give it a try and if you are living in a rural area and have been receiving notifications to pick up your parcel, you may want to inquire with the postmaster or call USPS.com to see if you are within the distance to receive that service.

Winter and Cardinals

We have so many poplar trees here on the mountain and the birds are blessed with their seeds through the winter. The cardinals love them. We watch them through the window take a single poplar seed and run it through their beaks to get to the seed in the end. The other day, we were looking outside and there were several cardinals perched in the top part of our Bradford Pear tree outside the front window. It's nice to see that out of all the spaces on the mountain, they chose our tree right outside our window to rest so we could admire them and watch them. We are blessed!

Valentine Heart Bowl Fillers ~ Pink

I listed another set of these pretty pink and white polka dotted hearts that I handstitched vintage cutter quilt pieces on today on eBay. I haven't listed them on Etsy yet, and not sure if I'll have time. I attached a small hang tag that is hand stamped with small hearts and added a rusty key to it. You will receive the exact set shown. I hope you like my pretty heart bowl fillers as much as I do. Click on my eBay link to the right to purchase them. Thank you for peeking :)