Wall of Gameboards........

Hi all prim friends...I hope all is well with everyone...We had a gorgeous day here today on Coveredbridge Road...the high was 65 and its expected to get up in the 80's over the weekend...Warm weather is finally here.....With the sun shinning bright today I got to get outside and finish up my gameboards that I had started earlier in the week.......I was going to hang them in the hallway downstairs but decided to hang them in the hallway leading back to the Master bedroom...I took one of the old barn boards that came off my grandparents barn....hammered masonery nails into it and hung pip berries with rusty stairs  on it for now...centered it between all the gameboards...I also took two of my black stars and hung them between the top three gameboards to give the wall more color....Thanks for stopping by for a visit....take care to all and Prim hugs,    Trena

Gameboards......

Goodmorning all prim friends...I hope all is well with everyone...its a dreary Sunday here in Central Pa...Before I get into showing you all my gameboards that I am making I wanted to take the time to thank all of you that joined my blog over this past year and left me such nice comments..Today is my first year blog anniversary...I can't believe its been a year already..Where has the time gone....For all of you that take the time out of your busy schedules to stop in and leave me such wonderful comments...I thank you from the bottom of my heart...Your such wonderful ladies and I am so very happy to get to know each and everyone of you...Amy...from http://www.athomewithamy.blogspot.com/ has won my very first giveaway and Amy that will be in the mail tomorrow so you can expect it in time for Easter..

With all that said here are some pics of the gameboards that I got painted yesterday...There not cut individually yet...its easier to paint and stencil all on one board at one time then...cut..paint...stencil...sand then stain....I base coated them black with Montgomery Umber for the top coat...after there cut individually they will then be sanded and stainted...

Thanks for stopping...

Take care and Prim hugs to all,

Trena

Primitive/Colonial chair

Hello all prim friends...I hope all is well with everyone....I was looking thru the new edition of Country Sampler last evening ...for anyone that doesn't know...Jen from http://www.taylorsfarmhouseattic.blogspot.com/ home is in this issue... Congratulations Jen your home is gorgeous...anyway what I was saying Irvin's Catalog layout caught my eye with the Colonial rocker ....I have two pieces of furniture that belonged to my grandparents that was passed down to me and the more I looked at the print of the Colonial rocker from Irvin's I thought the print of my grandparents furniture looked similar to it...I ran down stairs to my Familyroom to look at the chair...where I have it proudly seating...and it does resemble alittle bit of the material on the Colonial Rocker...The rocker is stored away in our garage so now I am going to have to dig it out...you just never know what you really have in your garage until a light bulb goes off in your head when you see something similar displayed somewhere...

This is the layout of Irvin's Catalog that is in Country Sampler with the Colonial Rocker...

This is my chair that belonged to my grandparents..

I add my blue Colonial throw on this pic...

I added my cream throw to this pic...

When I brought the two pieces of furniture home I cleaned them really well with my Bissel steam cleaner  ...My daughter has been wanting this chair for along time but I am holding off until she has her own home then I think it will be proudly passed down to her for in her home..

This afternoon I think I am going to be out in the garage looking for my rocker so maybe tomorrow I will post a pic of it...

Everyone have a great day....thanks for stopping by...

Prim hugs to all,

Trena

Olde Farmstead signs....

Hello all prim friends...
It's going to be a gorgeous day here in Central Pa. today...high 50's low 60's...
It's been cold and rainy the past couple of days so today I'm going to be out in the garage making some signs...taking advantage of this nice weather...
With spring finally here I decided to make myself a couple of Olde Farmstead signs for the outside of my home..
I made one barn red over black for outside the french doors for the sunroom...and the second one I made Montgomery umber over black.....its hung in the familyroom for now...I want to get my back porch washed down and cleaned before I hang it outside for summer...

So that will just about be it for today....I have so much I want to get done today since the weather is nice..

I need to get my butt in gear and make more prarie dolls..I got a call this morning for another order of dolls

for a nice lady for in her shop....so I wish everyone a nice day....thanks for taking the time out of your busy schedules to stop by for a visit...

Take care everyone,

Prim hugs,

Trena

Mattie goes to.........

Amy....At Home With Amy.....Congratulations Amy on winning my very first giveaway....Please send  your address to homespuncrafter@hotmail.com so I can get her in the mail to you...Thank you all who entered my very first giveaway....
Prim hugs to all,
Trena

First day of Spring....

Wishing everyone a wonderful first day of Spring...

Prim Hugs,

Trena

Spring Thyme in my yard

Hello all prim friends,

I thought since it's only two days away from the first day of Spring I would share some pics of my spring flowers from last year.

I have quite a few flower beds on our property that brings so much pleasure to us this time of year...just seeing the tulips and daffodiles breaking thru the ground is so heart warming...A brand new spring is upon us...

So take the time to enjoy the simple things in life...you never know what tomorrow will bring..

Wishing everyone a wonderful day,

Prim hugs to all,

Trena

SPRING THYME GIVEAWAY

Hello everyone..

I hope all is well with everyone this warm but rainy day here in Central Pa..

We are expecting temperatures up in the 60's by this weekend and I can't wait..

Warm sunny days...bring it on...

As I have posted before my first year blog anniversary is fast approaching at the end of this month...

And I wanted to have a Spring Thyme giveaway for all you nice ladies that has joined by blog and left such nice comments..

There is a few rules that everyone needs to be aware of and they are as follows:

1. You must be a follower of my blog...Not just visiting every now and then...actually signing up to be a follower.

2. You must leave me a comment on this post only...

3.You must have a blog of your own and post my giveaway on your blog...

I thought long and hard about what to giveaway  and I come up with something I thought everyone would like to have in there prim homes and something that can be left out year around..

So with that said...All you lucky ladies get to take a chance on one of my "Prarie Dolls"

Everyone meet Mattie....

She's been made out of tea dyed muslin....

Here dress is made out of burgundy and tan homespun material..

With a tea dyed pocket book that I have done a little prim stitchery on.

I'll be having my drawing on Sunday the 21st ..so good luck to you all.

Thanks for stopping by for a visit...

Take care and god bless to all..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Colonial Williamsburg in the spring

A few favorite pictures of Colonial Williamsburg taken in the Spring Thyme..

Doing some tweaking....

I was doing some cleaning and simplifying downstairs yesterday evening and decided to take my dry sink out of the Summer kitchen and set it up against the stone fireplace wall...

Then took a old tea kettle...filled it with some artificial hydrangea's..set it on the top shelf and set my antique crock on the lower shelf with two candlesticks and left it at that..Just a simple look....








































Wishing everyone a great day..
Prim hugs to all,
Trena

Spring Thyme GiveAway...

I am having a Spring Thyme GiveAway since my first year blog anniversary is fast approaching..
I can't believe its been almost a year since I started my journey in blog land..
I want to take this time to thank everyone one of you that has stopped by for a visit and left me such wonderful comments..
So stay tuned for my very first giveaway coming soon...
Prim hugs,
Trena

Spring Thyme.......

Wishing everyone a glorious Monday....

The sun is shinning bright...white puffy clouds...a gentle breeze...I can't ask for anything more....

It's expected to get in the high 60's here in central Pa. today....and I am enjoying it..

I stripped the bed this morning and washed up the sheets,heavy blankets and the quilt and hung them outside to dry...
Everyone have a great day and enjoy the sun...I sure am...

Prims I made...part 2

A few more things I've made for our home...

Prims I made..........part 1

Hello all prim friends...
I hope all is well with everyone on this beautiful sunny Saturday...
It's supposed to get up in the 50's today here in Central Pa....The snow is slowly melting...the sun is shinning bright....spring is on is way...
I've been away from the computer these past couple of days..getting spring cleaning done...windows washed...carpets shampooed...walls wiped down.....Just the usual airing out and cleaning up....
With that said I thought I would show you all some of the prim items that I have made for in our home this past year....
The first two are a couple of game boards that I made for on my black hutch and wall shelf in our Family room...






























This dry sink is setting proudly in our Summer Kitchen ...














The bowl rack is hanging on the wall in the Dining room...





















The candle board is hung on the wall above the stairway....





















and the candle holder is hung downstairs in our Family room...




















There's so many pictures of my prims so I'm not going to post them all at once....I'll do them in separate parts starting with today...
I'm off to get some more cleaning done and I'm wanting to get some prims spray painted since it is so nice outside..
So thanks for stopping by and I wish everyone a wonderful weekend...
Prim hugs to all,
Trena

Favorite pieces of prim furniture............

I thought I would show you all a few pieces of my prim furniture that I have thru out my home... The Make-do chair I made myself...

The Windsor rocker we bought at a estate sale.....

An old Phylco wooden cased radio that belonged to hubby's grandparents....

Oval claw foot table that was bought at an estate sale......

King size Wooden split rail bed....

Oak vanity for in master bath....

I'll be posting a big give away soon for my first year anniversary that is at the end of this month... so stay tuned for that...

I haven't decided what I am going to giveaway yet...

I have a few things in mind that I hope everyone would enjoy having in there homes..

So that's about it for today...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit and all the nice comments...

Until next time..

Prim hugs to all,

Trena