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.





My Rusty Muse!! and a special birthday!!!

 

This is my new cool little sign I made for my Rusty Junque Creations!! It is made from a pop top I found in the parking lot at the grocery store. And then I typed with my old vintage typewriter "FRAN'S JUNQUE" I have it sitting in a litte rusty spring I found. 

 I had been thinking for quite awhile that I wanted to make things from my rusty little finds. So I just went for it!!!

 

 

And this is what I came up with!! It is small and is on 2 inch wooden spool. The sheep is up cycled from an old coat and I used a rusty car part and rusty larger washer. I grubbied it up real good and dryed it in the sun!! This turned out so awesome and I LOVED it!! It SOLD in like 15 minutes after I put it on my facebook page!! Woo Hoo!! It lives in Virginia now!! I have another one almost ready to be finished!! And I am diggin it!! I am designing more too. I always see things in the junque I pick up. It feels real good to know that other people love what I make also. I guess I am officially an up cycled artist now!! LOL

 

 

On Friday we went down and celebrated Caylee's 3rd birthday!! She is so cute. We got her gardening stuff so she can be like Papa Sim and Grannie Frannie. We found a Little Princess greenhouse that was so cool. And got her some gloves and things to go with it.

 



 

I LOVE this picture of Caylee and her Daddy. Ryan and Christine got her a bike. Daddy is telling her how to ride it!! Precious moments!! That is her Mommy's legs in the pic!! I just captured this moment and I was so glad I did. She is  such a blessing!!

I am just working around the house and enjoying the sunshine and nice weather. To soon to go outside to work. But in a week or so I will feel more like it. I always have a lot of things I can work on inside!! LOL I want to make more things with my rusty goodies. I have been waiting along time to get my mojo going on it. And now it is here!! LOL I want to be able to go find more rusty goodies too. That part is a lot of fun!! Hope you are all doing great!!

Peace Out Love ya

XOXO Fran.

A new Farm Animal and "NESTING"!!

Meet "ROXIE LOU HICKS". Oh how I am digging making these little beauties!! This one is named after my grand baby sorta the Roxie comes from her middle name Roxanne and the Lou is from my Kaitlin's middle name which is Louisa. They will all be from the Hicks family!! LOL I decided not to grunge this one up as the blue was so pretty. But I think I still like the grunge better. Right now I am working on finishing up one of my Prim DOG dolls as I can't wait to use that cute material on it!!

 

I have also been "NESTING"!! I made these pretty nest spoons for my Esty Shoppe. I have been watching the birds return slowly and I found some Downing Woodpecker feathers and added them to the nest. I love their feathers sometimes they look like polka dots on them. Oh how I love nature!! I have been takin little tiny walks outside. I had a cold for about a week it was driving me so darn crazy!! But it is gone now but I am still havin a flare up with my bladder disease. I am praying and praying as what the direction God has for me. I don't want to have a pity party as no one comes to them. AND I LOVE PARTIES!! Just not ones where no comes!! So I am kickin my own butt and trying to listen to HIM!! Hmmm.. as I just typed this the sun perked up!! I did a craft show this weekend and I have come to the realization that I am probably not gonna be able to do them much longer. I am praying for direction as I love to be with people and I love to create and sell what I make.

Thanks for listening. I have been praying all morning and watching the birds. I know God has a plan.

XOXO Luv ya all to the moon n back!!

Fran. 



Meet "DAISEY MAE HICKS"!!!

 

 

Here is my second sweet little sheep I made!! This is "DAISEY MAE HICKS" 1864. All of my sheep belong to the Hicks family. Her sister "AMY ANN HICKS" lives in Kentucky now with a sweet little girl. She is pretty grubby from playing out in the pasture!!! I love making these little cuties!! With Easter coming it is the perfect thyme!!

 

John 10:3



I am in a new team on Etsy. We are kicking off our team tomorrow!! March 1st. I have donated this little mystery item.It is handmade by me!! See if you can guess what it is!! I will put up the link to the team blog page tomorrow so you can check out my fellow team members!!! It is the Folk Art and Primitive Team!! Go FAAP!!! Alot of great talent and lot's of goodies too!!! I feel very blessed to be a part of this awesome team!!!

 

 



Can you guess what I am giving away? Stay tuned for tomorrow!! I'll give ya the info!!! WOO HOO!!! I had alot of fun making and putting this together!!!

PEACE OUT!!! Love ya Fran.

So I am pinching myself!! and my mystery doll I made!!!

 

and thanking God for being so blessed!!!

 

 

Yesterday was Valentine's Day and Sim got me these roses!! I was so surprised!! I got some homemade turtles also but we shared them!! LOL I wasn't expecting the roses and that was so cool!!!

 

 

Ok I can't get this pic to turn!! EWW

After two days of not getting the mail Sim came in with these special Valentine's for me from Blog friends!! I got them right on V-day cuz of that!!! Woo Hoo!! The top one is from Jackie-O from Washington, The middle one is from my altered tag swap I am in monthly and came from Judith in Australia!! and the sweet clown one is from Erica in Minnesota!! I was very blessed and surprised!! I feel so loved!!

 

 

And if that wasn't enough this awesome bunny came too yesterday!! I won Vicky's http://www.etsy.com/shop/paintspotsnsplinters giveaway!! Oh my goodness such beauty!! She smells yummy cuz I also got some candles in the box!! The bunny is prim perfection!! I adore the grubby doily collar. There isn't anything I don't like on her!! I have been calling her Beatrice!! LOL The tag says" Dear Lord Make me mindful of the little things" How cool!!! She has stick arm n legs!! Vicky has these for sale in her etsy shoppe!!

 

 

And here is my mystery doll!! It's a lamb!!

 

 

 



Meet Amy Ann Hicks 1862!!

 

Remember I up cycled her from an old well worn coat lining and a well used baby blanket. I used scraps of material and lace and grubbied her up real nice like. I made her little tag also. She has a cute little bracelet with a bell. I put her on my facebook page and she is already SOLD!! I have already started on new one!! She is gonna be purple.

 

AND this afternoon I got a call from Danny' group home and we are going on a date to Mickey D's tomorrow his favorite place!! I can't wait to see him!! I am super duper exited and pinching myself!!! for everything that is happening!! God is good!! I feel so loved and blessed!! Well I better get busy sewing!! LOL

Have a great weekend!! Love ya XOXO Fran.