HOPE YOU ARE ALL HAVIN AN AWESOME MEMORIAL WEEKEND!!

 

 Special Order for a gal in California!! My "Kin Folk" are soakin up the rays in Cali!! XOXO

 

 

 

New Gig from thebagglady76!!!

will be available in my etsy shoppe!!

It's Graduation time out there!!

 

Slowly but surely getting my groove back!! It's been a long time my friends. Lookin up, movin forward and feelin groovey!! Summer Thyme is here and it so great to have better weather. Been getting dirty in my funky gardens!! Can't wait to take pics!! I am also excited about the parade up town tomorrow!! I have been workin on my parade bike!! No sillies it is for my garden!! That was one of my favorite things to do at the summer parades!!

 

Keep on Keepin On!!

XOXO

Love ya Fran. 



Well hello Beautiful Friends!!

The sweetest lady special ordered these lil tomatoes from me!! They are so cute!! I used all scraps for them. They measure 1 inch across. Funny thing I made one for her and one for me I have another set just like it!! I added the lil chick for the photo shoot!!! I digg the little pie pan they are in!!

 

I also had the Funky farmhouse baby shower for my granddaughter coming in July!! Ok my name is Fran. I couldn't find my camera for the whole time of the shower. This is the next day and is the set up I had for the cupcakes and cake. That is a old pull toy I put my glass plates on and some in the front. I used glass snack sets and real silverware except for the plastic forks for the cake.  And yes I found my camera the next morning. They were 36 ladies/kids here. LOL I didn't know half of them cuz we did the two families together. I am the step Mom and Nick's Mom invited her ladies here. Oh my Thank God my BFF was here and my sweet DIL helped also!! And of course I planned to have it outside it got a bit chilly so inside they all came!! Yes I had a panic attack! No kidding!! LOL And that morning when I went out to the barn to get something for the shindig I fell and broke my little toe!! But all is good I have learned to laugh at myself cuz if I didn't I would probably be in the looney bin!! LOL or else my family would be!! They just shake their heads some days!! LOL

 



 Here is another special order I did. This was a special request with her granny's name and year she was born on it. I love these Up cycled sheep and making them!!

 

 

 And here is another Tomato I canned!! LOL This one is Red White Blue. I put it into a Quart jar that has a liberty bell on it and says 1776 on top of it and 1976 below it. I added some old ripped up flags I found at the cemetery I pick them up every year after the long winter. I have some in a blue ball jar and they look so cool. I just can't throw them out. This is so cool I love how it turned out!!

Oh I also found this jar in my neighbors trash!! No kidding I got two boxes of old canning jars in her trash!! I couldn't believe this cool one was also in there. So that is why I went Americana with it!! YAY!! It will be heading to the shoppe soon.

 

 

And here is my lilac bush on Memorial Day I can't ever remember having lilacs on that day!! Usually they are out for Mother's Day!! This was the last day of it looking good. I picked some bouquets and put them in my bedroom and my daughters and the kitchen!! They didn't last long but smelled good!

 

 

This pic is from our church Mother/Daughter Banquet. That is me in the middle. My MIL Marlene behind me and my SIL Carmen in pink her signature color and her DIL Nicole beside me. Nicole is gonna bless us with another baby girl in October!!

 

 I have been a busy bee LOL but I love it.

Can ya believe summer is here!! Let the good times roll!!

BOOM XOXO Love ya Fran.

Valentine's Made In Michigan!!!

 

WOW is all I can say!! Janicehttp://primsbythewater.blogspot.com/ sure blessed me for our swap that Amy hosted. Janice lives in Michigan too. She knew my favorite colors are brown and orange. She made me this primitive awesome doll and I LOVE the colors and pattern she picked. She made the crow and baby cupid too. And a sweet heart that says Hugs on it.

 

 

 

She also included these awesome hearts she made from the material that matches the doll. They are so cool they look like they are frosted. So sweet. I feel like I went to a store and got to pick out these awesome treasures!!!

 

 

Janice likes red white n blue. So I made her a set of my new "Kin Folk" in a cool wool plaid. I sure love making these.

 

I also added these goodies. Janice and I both go to the thumb of Michigan. Me more in the summer and she is blessed by living there. I upcycled a jar from the General store at the museum in Port Sanilac with vintage strawberries. I grubbied up a small year long calender and clipped with a vinatge clothes pin, a wooden heart that I put her and her husbands name on with my vintage typewriter. I got a spoon at the flea market with the name of a city she lives by. The pen is made by Brooke for her workshop. And some coffee and cookies. I LOVED putting this together for Janice!!! Thanks so much Amy for hosting this awesome swap.

 

 

And here is alittle teaser of what I am working on right now. My pattern I've been making and re-making!! LOL The material is from my cuzins husband coat from the inside of it that he could no longer wear. And a baby blanket. Oh my goodness it is turning out so gosh darn cute!! I know I will have it done very soon. I get so excited. LOL You know I will be posting pics real soon!!

Love ya all bunches!!

XOXO Fran. 



  



Happy Memorial Day!! and a few pics of our Hometown parade!!!



Happy Memorial Day!!!

I decorated my Garden Bike for the parade!!!

A big thank you to our Veterans!! They started the parade and I love how everyone stands up in honor of them!!!

And here are a few other pics of our Hometown Heroes!! These Firemen are so darn cute and went to school with my daughter Kaitlin. Little boys dreams of growing up and becoming Firemen came true for them!! We even had a rock band playing on a float! and guys doing karate right on a float too!! And the precious girls waving are from our Genesee County Fair Queen float!! Lot's of candy too cuz it's an election year!! Yay! My friend and I had our bags ready for goodies!! I love the tootsie rolls!!

And this little cutie is my Great-Nephew Owen!! He is checking out those firetrucks!! Hey maybe he'll be a Fireman someday!!!

I love going to the parades and look forward to it every year!! It was already very hot at 10:00 am today! Sim and I tried to find this 10 acre Flea Market that I heard about in another town but couldn't find it! Oops I forgot to get the name of the road!! Guys will just not ask for directions for anything will they?  LOL

Hope everyone had a great day I'll be back soon with more stuff to share!!

XOXO Love, Fran.