The Funky Farm House Farmer's Market is Open for business!!

 

 

MISS VANESSA "FUNKY CROW DOLL"

made to order from my Etsy Shoppe!!

 

This lil Cutie Pie was a sweet Mother's Day Gift!!

 

click on the link below to get to my Etsy Shoppe to order one just for you!!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/214199486/crow-doll-ooak-made-to-order-handmade?ref=shop_home_active_3

 



 

 We Have our New "HAMM HOCKS" available!!

No Animals were hurt in this process!!
click on the link below!!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/529957397/pig-hamm-hocks-up-cycled-rustic-decor?ref=listing-shop-header-1
 

 

 

Also available are our new "PICKLED PIGGS FEET"

with no animals hurt in the process!!

click on the link below!!

 

 https://www.etsy.com/listing/516146870/pig-pig-feet-faux-pickled-piggs-feet-up?ref=listing-shop-header-2

 

 

You can see a lot of what I have been up to on my Instagram. Link on the side.

Stop by n see what else I have been up to!!

XOXO Love Fran.

AND I say to myself what a wonderful world!!!

 

CROW DOLL CROCK HOLDER

DESIGNED AS A "CHIMNEY SWEEPER"

WITH A FRIENDLY "PIGG SNOW DUDE"

DESIGNED AND HANDMADE

BY thebagglady76!!

Available in my Etsy Shoppe!!!

XOXO Love Fran.

 

 

2016 "PRICELESS"

 HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

(BUD the Snow Dude!! is still available. I have not listed him yet but just get a hold of me if interested. He will be listed soon in my etsy shoppe unless he sells first!! Christmas time got in the way!!)

 

We had a quiet night at home. Well the neighbors did light a few fire works! We ate at Arby's for dinner using some cool coupons I had and best part no dishes!! Plus we saved some money. Something I always like to work on. I think I have decided what my word for 2016 is gonna be!! Last night when I watched the ball come down I saw the word "priceless" on a building and it just keeps sticking in my head!! But I have been thinking life is "priceless" people are "priceless" n the gifts God gives us are "priceless" n Love is "priceless".

 

I think like everyone I have been a bit gone from my blogging!! Sometimes the business of life gets in the way n I take the short cuts through social media. I miss the blogs but I also have a problem reading blogs with all the advertisements on them. My computer takes for ever to load up n I get impatient. Ha just realized my time is also "priceless".

 

I have been working on some new things in my etsy shoppe. I started a new section called "JUNQUE YARD RESCUES". Can ya digg it? I just love it and also making the new rescues for it!! Here are just a few. "Peggy" SOLD right away. My dogg "Frankie Ray" is still available.

 

 FRANKIE RAY still available from this link.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/254526539/dog-rescued-from-found-items-rusty?ref=shop_home_feat_1 

Up cycled from an old vintage coat and put onto a old rusty spring. I also added a vintage dog license from Michigan and a piece of real rusty chain link.

 

PEGGY is "SOLD" XOXO
Peggy is made from an old gas can nozzle with other rusty parts and a quilt piece dress. She's really cool.
 

Well just wanted to stop in n say hey!!! I am working on some special orders which is very cool. I love it n keeps me crazy busy but in a good way!!

Hope you are all doing good. Thanks for stopping by!!

XOXO Love Fran.

"PRICELESS"> extremely valuable or important!!!

Stoppin in to say Hey Whatz Up?

 

Here are just a few of the things that have been keeping me busy!! A lot of special orders and a lot of sewing here at the Funky Farm House!! I love being busy and I also love that people love my gigs!! Fall is in the air!! and now it's time for me to start thinkin about Christmas goodies!! It will be here before we know it!! I've got some things in my head!! Now just some more time to get em going!!

 

Hope you guys are havin a great FALL!! and lot's of Pumpkin Spice goodies!!

and thinkin about what to make with your Turkey for Thanksgiving!!

 

I know I am!! haha maybe a few to much goodies!! And I love me some pumpkin pie with cool whip!! Thank God it only happens once a year!! Don't forget to change your clocks back next weekend!! Hey we get an extra hour of sleep!! Ha I think it messes me up!! My schedule is always an hour off somehow!!

 

Peace Out!!

Keep on Keepin On!!

XOXO Love ya Fran.



HAPPY SUMMER Y'ALL!!!

Hope everyone is gettin into the groove of Summer Thyme!! The Funky Farmhouse is gettin into the swing of Summer!! Gardens are being planted weeds are being pulled and vacations planned!! Woo Hoo!!

 

Keep on Keepin On!!

XOXO

Love Fran.

Some new Kidds hangin out at the Funky Farmhouse!!

 "Cherry Belle Hicks" 1858

 

"Opal Anne"



 

Some new kidds here at the Funky farmhouse!! A special order that sweet Sue let me go free style on the colors!! I LOVE the way they turned out!! I have one more sheep special order I am working on. And then it's a new CROW doll I have been whipping up!! And also getting the farmhouse ready for that very special shower for new grand girl!! Busy Busy!!

Have a groovey day!!

XOXO

Love, Fran.

Whatz Happenin Girlfriends?

 

 

 

We had our Grand Girl come and see us while Mommy went to a Ladies day out up here. Caylee lives about an hour away from us!! So this was so cool!! We took her out to eat. It was so funny she brought a ton of her own toys BUT wanted to play with Grannie Frannie's pigs and lil ladybug. It was so cute!!! I love when kids use their imagination for things. Her Daddy arrived safe n sound down in Africa. And now it is less than a year!! YAY!!! 

 



Here is another "PIGG FARM" special order I finished up. I love the way they all come out with their own personalities. This one is livin in North Carolina!!

 

And this is a special order for one of my Up cycled Sheep " Amelia McKaye Hicks" 1899 is on her way to Wisconsin. I have two more I am workin on!! Which is a good thing cuz the doctor thinks I might have a kidney stone. I had an ultra sound and x-ray of my kidneys yesterday. I find out next week. This could be the pain I have been in except for I also have a bladder infection which is getting better now with the strong antibiotics he put me on!!

 

 This is my sweet n grubby "BILLY GOAT". I just love her. I studied a pic of this sweet goat I made friends with at the Genesee County Fair last summer. I took her outside and got a better picture of her in the sunlight. I named her after my Grandma Berry. As all of my sheep are from the Hicks family I decided to name my other sweet critters in the Berry family LOL.
 



 

Today is my birthday but Sim had to work 2nd shift so on Saturday he took me out to Red Robin for my birthday and for a nice long drive in the country. I had him stop so I could take this pic. It was so pretty and if you look in the first pic you can see a sweet lil chipmunk who let me take his pic while he just kept eating the walnut he had. It's kinda great the snow is melting and the sun has been shining a bit more. Today I took a "ME DAY" and am still in my PJ's and just doing nothing much. Trying to feel better and take care of myself but longing to get going on house work cuz yard work will be here soon!! Like real soon!! LOL

 

I am enjoying working on special orders. I now have over 600 likes on my facebook page and as soon as I hit 100 sales in my Etsy Shoppe I am gonna have a giveaway here on my blog. I'll keep ya posted when it comes.
 

Happy Spring girlfriends!!

XOXO Love Fran.





OH YEAH HAPPY FIRST FULL DAY OF SPRING PEEPS!!!!

Last night we went to a mix n mingle for the Chamber of Commrence in Mt. Morris. It was at Junes Floral Company. Oh my goodness Wanietta was such a gracious host with lot's of goodies to eat. Before we left Sim bought me some Spring flowers. These are Irises!! Still closed up. But soon will be open. I haven't made one of my funky vignettes in along time. So I gathered some things and put this together!! I used one of my "lil chicks" and put it on the seat of the rusty broken down tractor!! I love it there!! LOL Kinda felt good!! like maybe I am getting some of my mojo back for the house. Recently I have been in so much pain that I just kinda sit in my bed and sew. The doc put me on some strong pain meds. Hoping soon to get back off them!! Finally asked for prayer. Seems like it is so hard to ask for yourself sometimes.

 

Yesterday if you took a canned good to Subway you could get a free six inch sub sandwich with the purchase of another one. I took in 4 cans and they gave us both a free one. Felt good to bless others and also to have lunch in such a frugal way. The food banks sure are low on food around here so every little bit helps.

 

 

 





A few new SPRING GIGS for my etsy shoppe!! I love making the bird nests gigs. Well I actually love making all of my gigs!! Keeps my sanity!! I think!! LOL

The sun is shining here today and that is a good thing!!

 But I still have that nasty sn-irt I don't like!! My birds are coming into the feeders like crazy but I have not seen anymore Robins!! LOL Just that one day as a sign of Hope!! God is good.

 

Keep on Keepin on Peeps

XOXO Love Fran.

Here's the Sn-irt on me!!!

 

In case you wanna know Snirt is snow mixed with dirt!! LOL

It was about a week n half ago that I saw my first Robin!! OMG!! I had to get my camera!!! I get so excited when I see one!! Something I always shared with my Mom!! We would call each other as soon as we saw one!! I miss that.

 

 

This is a pic of my two handsome step sons. This is at Ryan's going away party a few weeks ago. He is on the right. Nick is on the left. Ryan left us on March 1st for Africa for one year. He is a Navel Reservist and this is his first assignment away from home. We are so proud of him!! His wife Christine is a rock star and Caylee knows daddy will be home by her 5th birthday!! Sim was in the Navy for 12 years so his family knows how to rally together at a time like this. Please keep Ryan and all of our servicemen in your prayers!!!

 

 

 Ok I have had this ideal rolling around in my head for awhile!! So I put it together. A pig head on a old rusty hammer!! "HAMM -er- Head" What do you think? I may try a more cutesier head next time. Although I think everything I make no matter what I try to do ends up coming out in my own style somehow!! LOL that being what people call Fran. Style!!! LOL

 

 

Ok here is another new gig!! This is my try on a poodle!! I grew up with a poodle dog. Pepie was a white show dog with papers!! We didn't show him but could have!! My favorite memory was when my Mom would color die Pepie for the holidays!! Green for St. Patrick's Day and Pink for Easter and Red for Christmas!! OMG!! he was the coolest!! I named this one "RAGGZ" cuz she went from rich to Raggz cuz I kinda grubbied her up a bit!! and that pom pom on her tail is from my slipper sock that came off!! I up cycled it and it is kinda a bit grubby. It was hard to shoot "RAGGZ" so I did different angles!! LOL Do you think somebody has had a lot of winter? But I look at it this way I am kicking out the gigs and sewing!! LOL

 

I want to show my livingroom soon but it has been so darn cold I haven't been hanging out in there. Stayin in our room with the heater on!! LOL

Tell me what cha think of my new gigs!! I am curious if I should make some more of the pigs or not? Just be honest with me I can take it!!

 

Keep on Keepin on!!

Peace out!!

XOXO Love Fran.



Can you guess what it is?

 

Yep IT's A GIRL!!

And we are all so excited!! Her name is gonna be Madeline Grace and she will be called Maddie!! She is due on July 1st 2014. All of the grandparents(there are a lot of us!!) found out at the same time via text!! I was driving down the highway and when I read it I started to text back cuz I was so excited and then remembered no texting while driving!! LOL

 

This a special mouse I made. I made it for a super fan of thebagglady76. She was so loving and always routing for me!! She got very sick on Super Bowl day and never recovered. Just fine one day and the next not!! She is from my extended family but an awesome lady. I named the mouse "Kylie" using her initials in the name. I am going to be passing this on to my cuzin. But I already have another one cut out and ready to go. After I looked at it I could see it kinda has that sweet baby look to it!! I am in baby mode I guess!!

 

 

On Valentine's Day Sim and I went to the For-Mar Nature Preserve. They had a Valentine's Night for Couples and it was all FREE. It was so well thought out and fun!! We lined danced went for a Winter Nights walk and as you can see here it was so cold! But yet so beautiful!! Walking through the woods was so beautiful. We watched for Night Owls and actually heard one!! We had hot chocolate at one of the stops and a fire to warm up by. Then we went in and we played "The Dating Game" well Sim and I were picked as couple#2 and Guess What we won!! Kaitlin said she had no doubt we did which made me feel good. She said you guys know each other so good!! LOL I am so glad she sees it!! We also went out for dinner before we got there at McDonald's and used a coupon!! These are the kinda dates I really dig!!

 

 

Besides the mouse I have been working on this special order. This is a make-do pig I made on a rusty hoe head. I love making these. This is the second one I've made. This "PIGG FARM" is going to PA. I hope it brings Spring with it for Jennifer!! I am just working on more gigs to keep myself busy. LOL And maybe out of trouble too!!

Keep on Keepin on!!

XOXO Love ya Fran.

 





Some Special things to share!!!

The beauty of Gods world!!

 

On Friday it was my Mom's birthday. It is so hard to believe it has been two years since she's been gone. I have decided that each year on her birthday I will still celebrate her and have pizza her very favorite and some sort of dessert. Just like when she was here. This year I made this pie I got off pinterest it is made with kool aid. It is kinda like a cheese cake and so very easy!! I make it a lot!! This one was strawberry-lemonade. I even used pretty winter napkins.

 





These little sweeties were a special order that I have been working on. Sherry was a sweet gal to work with and I loved making these for her. She had seen them on another gals facebook page that had bought them from me. I am also working on another special order for another gal. God is good and keeping me busy just like I need!! LOL

 

I am also working on my living room alittle bit of adding some granny chic to it and moving things around when I can catch Sim for that!! LOL I plan on getting pics when I finish up. I really like it.

 

And remember in my last post how I bragged about Sim making it to work in the Snow Storm. Well Kroger this past weekend gave employees a 20% off Kroger products day for helping the store out and making it a success. We went shopping on Saturday and saved about $50.00!! We stocked up!! And it felt really good!! Our cupboards were a bit bare!! I have been baking and cooking!!

 And we haven't found out yet if the baby is a boy or a girl. We hopefully will find out next month!! I have been working on gathering things for a shower!! I have it all planned out it will be a funky farmhouse ducky kinda shower with lot's of fun!! LOL This Grannie is excited!!

 I hope everyone is staying warm cuz baby it is cold outside!! We've got the water dripping in the bathroom tonight and the heat turned up and lot's of blankets on our bed!! LOL

Keep on Keepin on!!

Love ya Fran.

XOXO

Been workin down on the "PIGG FARM"!!

 

My new project has been my "PIGG PEN" and boy do I love how she turned out! Her make do is a rusty rake that measures 7" across and she sits 10" high. I used a lot of my things I love on this one. Her dress is a piece of grubby cutter quilt.

 

 

I gave her a rusty washer necklace and added one of my lil chicks I upcycle from an old blanket onto her rake with moss and two little tomatoes. I think she is so funky farmhouse and it was kinda hard deciding to sell her! But she is for sale and I have already started another one!! LOL The next one will be on a hoe. They will all be different that is for sure!!

We had a break in the weather!! THANK GOD!! I feel I can get something done! My disease has been kickin my butt with the heat. I went to the doc today and guess what more medicine!! What cha gonna do!! Keep on sewing and making things is my best bet!! LOL Thanks for stopping by!!

XOXO Love ya Fran.

Frannie's New Up cycled "PIG" Gig

 

Check out my new groovey PIG!!!

 

 

I sewed this pig by hand and grubbied it up real good. It is my own design.

 

 

 

I found this rusty spring from an old mattress out in the pit up in the city. I also went on some other walks mainly up in town and found these other rusty items. I put Spanish moss in it and made a grubby tag that says "Pig Pen". I put a clothes pin on it for notes.

 

 

This is one of my favorite parts. I had this old bottle and Sim helped me put rusty wire on it to hang on the spring and then I added some dried flowers and weeds and a feather.

 

This is the back and I made a curly tail on it. I think it turned out pretty cute!!

I know for sure I will be making a lot more of these! My favorite part is finding the rusty gigs for it. I have always found things and made things out of them. One of the things I had the hardest thing with this pig was pricing it. I put a lot of work and thought into it. I sold this one before it was even finished. I have some more of the springs but each one will be different as I will be finding different kinds of rusty things. I may not be able to live on a farm but I can certainly make things that go on a farm!! LOL Pigs being my favorite!!

XOXO Love ya

Fran.

 



 

 

 







Oh My Goodness!!! so much to catch up on!!

 

 Here is alittle tour of my walk I took today. Sim made this hose wreath for me last Fall. I LOVE it and it helps to remind me that I can get out gardening soon!!

 

  I was outside drying a piece of coffee/spice dyed lace when I saw this!! A gift from God!! Even though it is a creeping weed it has beautiful flowers!

 

Ok don't laugh but he is my friend!! And yes I talk to him! I just call him Sweetie Pie. I had surgery again on Friday and I did great!! No aspirating this time!! And boy did they baby me and kiss my butt!! LOL So I have been talking to the animals. My neighbors cats come over too!! Cuz we feed the birds. LOL I have been sleeping a lot due to stronger pain pills but I am weaning myself off them and getting some sewing done.

 

I am finishing up this little cutie!! How do you like the dolie hat on her? It is handmade from some cotton thread I bought at Salvo. The lady who ordered her likes the original one that looked like a dolie. I had a hard time trying to get one like it. So I came up with this!! I like it myself.

 

 



And Sim got these for me from the hospital gift shop. He was so excited that I was ok!! LOL He loves to spoil me!! These are reading glasses and they are perfect for my hand sewing!! I am digging the bubble tear drop earrings too!!

 

 

 And my MIL brought this cupcake over to me!! She said it looked like a Fran. cupcake!! LOL It does doesn't it? (it was delicious too!!)

 

I have been watching a lot of TV and sleeping a lot. Tomorrow I get to go bye bye!! LOL We have errands to run and then I found a church sale that starts tomorrow!! Now it is really getting to be Spring!! Woo Hoo!!!

So glad to be back and also getting my mojo back!! Now I have another three months of doing things and having fun before the next surgery procedure!! At least it will be summer by then!!!

XOXO Love ya and Peace out!!!

Fran.