Lil Raggedy Annies

Hello everyone,I hope you all had a wonderful week-end .I just got these listed on ebay here is the link

http://shop.ebay.com/mylittleraggedyblessings

Good morning everyone,It is so beautiful here this morning ,I was out watering some of the flowers I have uncovered .Need to get the rest of them cleaned up this week they are growing so fast .It has been so nice seeing the green starting to show and letting some fresh air in the

house.love it!!!!!

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I did this candle jar up for my table over the week-end. I love anything with birds, eggs and nests so just had to make one .I used the graphic above for it ,you are welcome to use it . Just find a clear jar, place some moss in the bottom of it .I painted some paper mache eggs up and placed 3 in there. Printed the graphic off to fit the back of the jar used some mod podge to attache it facing the inside of the jar .Then covered the back of the image with some coffee stained rice paper ,any paper or fabric that shows on both sides would work that you like .Then I glued the same bird graphic over the coffee stained and other image so it could be seen on the outside of the jar as well.Then coated the outside image with some more modge podge .Then just place a glass votive or whatever you like that will fit in the top of the jar.I used an old blue glass cylinder I had . Then put flicker candle in very simple. These would make really cute gifts for friends and loved ones .Mothers day is coming soon :)Just one idea for some of my lil ol graphics .
































And here is another idea ,I used some little boxes from valentines day the little sampler Russel stover ones . I got plenty of them on clearance very cheap for the kiddo's and just had to come up with an idea for them . The kids ate the chocolate and mom played with the box's :)I just took one apart traced a pattern onto paper and covered them with mod podge and pretty paper .I have been playing with pressed flowers lately so I added one of those to the box as well .I can't wait for my own flowers to grow so I can get busy and press some of those .But anyway another idea ,they are perfect for jewelry.

Last night Hubby and I went to the high school .My youngest son made honor society at school and they had a little ceremony for them .Rather proud of him ,he only has one more year of high school left then he is off to college to be a chiropractor .About the same time my oldest daughter will have to go to a different college to get her bachelors and my oldest son will most likely be headed over seas .So I am going to cherish this next year with them all still here under this roof :) time goes so fast but I couldn't be more blessed .
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Ok I am off to get some sewing done ,yes you heard me right back at the sewing machine and almost have a couple things finished up to get on eBay .Just need to put a few finishing touches on them and work on some pictures .Feels good to finally have something finished up again and ready to get back into it all :)I think that sunshine and nice fresh air has motivated me again . Have a good day I will chat at you soon .

Hello everyone, I have been away from the computer for the better part of the week. Monday morning we woke up to police officers in the driveway as hubby went out to warm his pick-up , up for work. There they were taking pictures of his pick-up and filling out a report. Some little punks had smashed in 3 of his windows with a baseball bat .They also got the neighbors work pick-up. And what sounds like over 60 other peoples cars Sunday night sometime. Sooo yep that was not cheap to fix and no insurance to cover that only liability. It pushed me over the edge so to speak and I spent a couple days in bed on muscle relaxers due to very severe pain in my neck which had started a couple days before but got much worsethat morning . X rays showed nothing so doctor thinks most of it was due to way to much stress and a possible small injury of some kind ..really have no clue other then I slept for almost 2 days straight and thinking I needed it :) Doing ok now just have to be careful not to move my neck fast or around to much and not lift anything heavy for awhile oh and the big one doctor says no stress .Ummm ok...Ha ha I don't see that one happening ..after all I am human, a wife and mother LOL.

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So hubby got up on Wed morning to drive to work after we got his windows fixed and he had a flat tire poor guy .This after his tooth broke off the night before which we think is from the prednisone he is taking those wonderful side effects ughhh .He is in pain waiting to get into the dentist. Flat tire was probably from the glass ughhh!!! Bless my oldest son's heart he was getting his dad back and forth to work and taking me to see the doctor and checking on me. As Natte Kay my daughter helped out there as well.. They learned what it was like to have mom unable to do much but sleep for a few days not a good thing. But anyway just one of those weeks could have been worse i know that :) just frustrating is all and worried the little punks will come back again this week-end .After all they hit our street twice last summer this made a third time .And I live in a nice area makes me so darn mad.But what you going to do but suck it up and deal with it I guess.

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Well I only had a couple hours of sleep last night due to the neighbors lovely dogs barking and worried about the punks coming back ...so I am off to try and catch a little sleep if possible.Just wanted to stop in and let you know why I was not around this past week .If my neck remains to keep getting better I will be back to my sewing this week I Hope I am trying anyway :)

Enjoy the rest of your week-end chat at you soon

Hugs

Renae

Hello everyone, a couple images to share with you :) click on each one to bring it up in a new window right click and save .

Hubby started back to work today worried about him ,I know he was nervous . We still have no answers but are working with a new doctor that feels the problem is with his pancreas . Also thinks what I did at the time this all began that the medications he was on had lots to do with things as well . He has gained 20 of the 24 pounds he lost that first week . He got the brace for his leg on Friday it better help for $2400 yikes!!! The guy that fitted and made it for him said he has never seen a guy his age have to get one before . If we do not get anywhere with the doctor we are with now we will then go to the Mayo clinic we had to make some hard choices . If hubby did not start back to work today he would lose his insurance and job so need I say more there ... Doctors feel it would be good for him mentally to get back to a routine again as long as it is light duty mostly paper work . He does have to go back and have another scan done of the nodule and blood work done in March I think to double check for cancer . The nodule did not show cancer but is not normal looking either . They checked for several things with that including a rare fungal infection all came back normal which is good . So right now only time will tell and I am setting here praying he is doing ok at work today .

We did get some answers on my oldest daughter a couple weeks ago ,she gained so much weight in the past year , was having horrible headaches and the only way I know how to describe her attitude the past couple years is bipolar . Well it is her Thyroid so working with a doctor to get meds adjusted right now,finally an answer . And some very good news about lil miss Haley Doctor feels she is possibly in remission from the arthritis and in July if it continues she will be taken off meds to see what happens for sure . One of those days I actually left the doctors office with happy tears :)

As for myself I am doing ok .....The best I can right now after the roller coaster ride the past several months , It has challenged me beyond words....But I will take the good stuff and come out of it strong again in time :) .I will be slowly starting back to my lil business in the days to come . What can I say my heart hurts right now I miss grams so very much .But maybe putting all that energy into my work is just what I need right now .So expect to be seeing some angels soon . I already have one pictured in this head of mine now just to create her .I also have some other things planned possibly another give away coming soon I do love doing those so be on the watch for that :)

Well I better get busy I decided to clean Haley's closet today imagine my surprise when I opened the door ...all I can say there is my daughter is a little pack rat Hee Hee .I was scared I would get lost in there still am lol :) Have a good day I will chat at you soon .

Ice skate and star ornies

an image for you above :)

Hello, Been busy playing with sparkly glitter and paint today .As you can see in the picture above my little ice skate and star ornies . Have a little more work to do and should have them listed in a couple days. Very cold here today Brrr!!! so not a good picture hope to get better ones done later .

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Took hubby for his biopsy on the lung on Tuesday . Was a very long day and should have results by tomorrow . He has a partial collapse of his lung right now from the biopsy it is getting a little better had it X-rayed yesterday and go back tomorrow to have it looked at again. They do not want to have to put a tube in to fix it if they do not have to .That would mean another hole placed in the lung and can sometimes collapse worse when the tube is pulled out .So just watching him close right now and hoping it will fix on it's own in the next few days .

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He had taken the last of his steroid treatment on Saturday which he was on for a month and as of Monday things started going backwards again. Knee all swollen to point he cannot straighten it all the way and in lots of pain . And feeling yucky again so went to see one of his doctors yesterday for the knee and he put him back on the steroids which should start to help in a day or so they think . What it basically means is they put him on the steroids to strengthen his system and keep whatever is going on at bay .It started to work blood counts were back to pretty much normal last week and things looked good at that point so we hoped it would remain that way . Which would mean whatever was going on would have been gone . But does not look like that is the case the past couple days have shown that already and fast . So yep more doctors waiting and answers and lots and lots of praying and faith ... just trying to do my best to keep him comfy .

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Haley and I started to put the tree up last night ,just need to get the lights on and decorate it now which she is very excited about . She got her little one put up in her room a few days ago :)

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well I have lots to do so better get busy ,just thought I would give a little update on our crazy little world right now . off to do some cleaning , make supper then play with more paint fabric and glitter :)

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Have a good evening my dear sweet friends

Hugs

Renae

Hello everyone, Thank-you so much for all your kind words .They mean so much more then I can express right now. To put it bluntly I am exhausted ,frustrated and hanging on to every ounce of faith I have right now .It is hard for me to put into words what is going on in this head of mine right now .
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We did get some answers as of yesterday and hubby is home as of this evening I have to watch him very close . What I can tell you at this point is he got the flu it turned to strep which caused sweets syndrome, which caused the kidney failure and such . the kidney failure caused the suto gout to flair . There are still some remaining questions and things being done which I will share in a month or so when the steroid pack has run its coarse and the doctors can get a little better look at some things . The doctors will be watching hubby very close for a while more tests were done that will be coming in and more to be done in the months to come . He is on 7 different meds right now which I need to make charts for to make sure they all get taken right . Work is a bit of an issue and not sure what will happen there he has to be able to do something very light duty for a while at least for a month or so till the steroids do there magic and we do further testing . So I will be starting to look for work outside the home as of this week. I in all honesty at this point do not know how many of my lil creations will make there way to ebay for some time but every spare moment I have I will be trying .
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My son who probably checks in on moms blog if I know him well enough . Is still waiting on answers himself due to trianing and having to be in class to graduate .So things have been delayed with the doctors and still waiting to get some remaining answers there as well . We cannot wait to see him hopefully in 4-6 weeks .Right now we are not sure of the date due to the issues with his leg .But I can tell you I miss him so very much and the day he gets off that plane and is back home can't come soon enough for me .
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well I am beyond tired right now so I am off to check on hubby and try to get a lil sleep . But wanted to give a quick update on things the best i can right now . I will chat at you as soon as I can .Again thank-you so much for all the kind words means so very much bless your hearts .
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Hugs
Renae

My new front porch decor....

Hello, just finished this little 4-1/2 foot pumpkin guy up for my front porch :) He will be there greeting all those little trick or treaters next week-end. I very rarely make myself anything that I keep so figured it was due time I did .And of coarse I won't loose this guy Ha Ha .

When I get the special little treats finished up I am handing out to some of the neighbor kids I will take pictures and post those.

Hopefully this next week I can get back to some sewing for Ebay. That is the plan anyway it's been so long I may have forgotten how lol :) It has been chilly and raining here ,snowed a couple days ago again .but didn't last long the rain came back and washed it all away which was ok with me .

Hubby is very sick right now has been for the past week but turned into strep throat and now has his knee all swollen up again so back to the crutches today . We will have to wait and see what tomorrow brings might be another trip to the doctor poor guy is miserable . talked to my parents they are down with it as well and I am not feeling so well myself but trying to ignore it right now.

Well I am off to get some housework done and cookies and such baked to get off in a special package to my kiddo . I found such a yummy new recipe the other day when I get a chance I will post it.It's my favorite now:) enjoy the rest of your day I will chat at you again soon .

Little witch trinket box

Good morning , I thought I would show you what I have been busy working on the past week .It will be up on eBay soon. She is the first of a collection of these boxs I will be doing in the months to come . I decided to add a little bit to my pin cushions I have been making and try something just a bit different :)

I am off to run lots of errand s today ,go see my grams and try to get this listed yet today so I will chat at you later. Have a good week-end !!!!!

Update....

I got her up on eBay here is the link.....

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/mylittleraggedyblessings

Pin cushion listed and some vintage images

Hello, Well we had a nice supper last night and I learned I can actually make fried chicken lol :) I was doing it the wrong way all those years ago when I tried it then I was to scared to attempt it again until last night . With the very kind help of my step moms advice .Who knew it was so easy to make not me until now lol .A couple caps of oil in the skillet roll it in some seasoned flour and cook it about 15 minutes on each side ,lid on the skillet .And there you have it very yummy fried chicken which hubby will be wanting more of now I am sure :) He told me not to let his dad know I knew how to make it while laughing . It is one of his favorites I guess as well . I also made BBQ meatballs , there were very few left overs hubby and the kiddo's ate almost all of it. I think all that was left were a few mashed potatoes and gravy a tiny bit of corn and a couple pieces of the chicken which got sent in hubbies lunch today so it must not have been to bad :)

As you can see I was playing with some vintage images this morning .Just click on each one to bring it up larger in a new window .Right click , save and enjoy.

This is a repeat image of one I played with back in February, just a bit different I just love this cute lil image . You will figure out which are my favorites because I use them over allot :)

I got the Annie pin cushion and needle keep listed just a little bit ago on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=330335293678

I also have the link in the upper left corner of my blog.Just click on eBay and it will get you there I have a few more pictures if you want to take a peak .I did a set with the needle keep and pin cushion .

Well I am off to get more work done .I have a couple Annie's to dress then onto a new project.

Enjoy your day I will chat at you soon .

lil annie pin cushion and needle keep

Wow two posts in one day whats up with me lol .I thought I would show you the pin cushion and needle keep I have been working on this past week . I should have them up on eBay by tomorrow . It has been raining off and on the past couple of days and sprinkles in between which makes getting the pictures I need hard to do since these cannot get wet . But I did get a couple quick ones so I could post a couple pictures on here and show you what I have been working on .

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Have a good evening ,I am off to start on that special supper for hubby .

bottom of the pin cushion

And in the surprise box was ........

Hello everyone, I just checked the tracking number and it looks like the surprise give away box arrived at it's new home today . So now I can show you all what was in it :) .... I did a bird stitchery up and framed it with a little nest and tiny little eggs . Along with it I made a small birds nest and added some little eggs I made from clay and painted, then placed it in a small shadow box .And I made a fabric covered trinket box with a bird stitchery on the top of it . All done in matching spring colors . I also made a couple little hang tags but forgot to take pictures of them :)

I want to thank all of you again for all the kind comments . I will try to get around to visit some blogs soon. This week I have been very busy with preparations for graduation it is getting very close only 3 weeks left to prepare for it .So I may not be on much in the next couple of weeks . I am so very proud of Natte ,but I have to admit I will be happy when this graduation party is all over and I can get back to sewing again . Today I finished up 100 cupcake wrappers I have been working on . And I have 60 picks done with 40 more to go. Then I need to get busy on the photos . I purchased two baskets yesterday at hobby lobby that I am going to place peat moss and some flowers or something in them .Then make picture holders from wire to add pictures so it looks like a bouquet of pictures for center pieces on a couple of the tables. I am also working on two large old window panes that some of her pictures will be added to . Along with other things I want to do .I will take pictures when they are finished .

I am off to work on those cupcake picks . Have a good week-end :)

Primitive lil annies

Good morning, Here are a couple of little Annie's I just finished up and listed on eBay this morning.

This little one is only 7 inches long the smallest round headed doll I have made so far .

I did up tiny little socks and felt shoes for this one . I was having so much fun dressing this dollie . She is about 12 inches long . They can both be found here .

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/mylittleraggedyblessings

I Have a ton of things to do today so I need to get busy.But I wanted to stop in and show you what I spent all day yesterday working on finishing them up . Have a good day I will chat at you soon : )