Yard Crawl was a success!

Good Tuesday morning blog friends!

Well, I think I've recovered from the weekend.

If you do craft shows, you know how much work it is to prepare for, set up and sell your wares.

This years yard crawl was a great success! I sold at least 75% of my inventory.

I got to see so many of my faithful customers and am so thankful for their patronage. 

There was a steady stream of people all day long.

I only had a chance to take a few pictures to share.

The above two pictures are of the field full of vendors at the flea market.

I got to walk around briefly on Friday afternoon, to see what everyone was offering and I could not believe the prices!! As you can see by the pics, not many people with arm loads of items being carried around.

When they got to our area it was a different story.

My sister came down with a truck load of household items, clothing and toys and my friend Dr. Kim set up selling household items and toys. We all priced our items to sell. People commented ~you all are selling a lot cheaper than anyone else here! They left with bags full of goods! At the end, there wasn't a whole lot to have to pack back up!

This is a pic of my setup late afternoon on Saturday. Wish I had gotten one earlier. We started at 5a.m. and   was pretty busy most of the day. I sold two of the make do chairs I made! A lot of people surprising to me~knew what they were and love them.

There's a new flea market opening next month and I'm thinking I might give it a try.

Now I gotta get busy again, making fall items to stock the selling booth.

Thanks to all my wonderful customers for making this years yard crawl a great success!

I'm looking forward to seeing you all again next year, Lord willing.

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by to visit my little blog.

Blessings,

Jean

Rt. 11 Yard Crawl~

Hi Blog Friends!

So, have ya missed me? Lol.

I've been hard at work trying to get lots made for the yard crawl this year.

It's finally here!

This Saturday ~ August 11th is our annual Rt. 11 yard crawl.

This is my third year selling and I look forward to seeing all my return customers.

It's so much fun!!

Below are just a sampling of items I've been working on to offer this year.

Sadie and Katie~ witch/cat and Gibby and Gabby ~ scarecrow/pumpkin

pattern by a new designer on patternmart~ Old Homeplace Primitives.

Prim Salem witch doll and cat~ pattern by Sweetpeas Primitives.

Folk Art Jack O Lantern~ pattern by Dee Duncan ~witchyhollow.com

Wonderful 3-D pumpkin has moss and tealight inside.

The Puritans ~ pattern by Sweet Meadows Farm~ The Roundabouts.

Ye Old Spinster Shoes~ witch boots~ pattern by Dee Duncan~ witchyhollow.com

I made the witch hat to sell separately. The boots and hat displayed together look so great~ I just did this to show y'all. 

Black prim bowls with corn bf. Very prim in person.

and some lumpy, bumpy pumpkins!

If your in the area~ be sure to stop by! 

I'll be next to the Shenandoah Valley Flea Market on Rt 11. Just look for the white farmhouse!

I have sooooo much more to do~

Have a great weekend everyone!

Blessings,

Jean

Another make do finished:

Hi blog friends!

Here's another make do chair I finished up this weekend.

I think it's my favorite one yet!

I used an old sack to cover the back and used the excess to make the seat cushion.

I love the old mending spots and all the stains thru out the sack.

Gives it a time worn look.

Although the stains look bolder in the pics and not in person.

Guess what I made the sides from?

An old ironing board!

I split the top angled portion of the board in half!

Here's a view of the back.

See the old mending down to the right.

This one is going to be very hard to part with.

I have two more chairs to finish before the crawl and have a stack of sewing to get working on for the fall.

Never enough time in the day, is it!

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

Hi blog friends!

Boy is it HOT!!! I’m sure a lot of you on the East Coast are experiencing this sweltering heat wave.

I wanted to share a sweet swap I did with Brandy over at The Lil Prim Cabin.

Brandy sent me a beautiful blacken wax cupboard hanger, six great smelling wax tarts and a prim can candle.

The can has a Prim Cupboard label and the top is wrapped in cheese cloth. I have it sitting on my prim cupboard in the kitchen. Smells so yummy!!

Thank you Brandy for all the goodies!

Brandy has an Etsy shop were she sells all her wonderful handmade candles/tarts.

Stop by to see what she has to offer.

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I’ve been working on veggies this week and made up two Farmer’s Market baskets.

Filled to the brim with~

corn, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes and green beans. Oh and a few radish for good measure.

Still got lots to do, So stay in where it’s cool!

Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

Jean