Happy 4th of July To All

I can't believe it is July already. Where has this year gone. 2009 is officially half over. Now how depressing is that! Anyways, onto celebrating the 4th. Hubby and I decided to go camping for the weekend. We both have an extra day off work so a three day weekend in the woods sounded like the perfect getaway.

We have been busy all week stocking up the camper. I believe I have enough food to last us for weeks in case we get stuck and can't come home. You know you can never have enough goodies when you are camping in the woods.

Here are a few extra pictures of our camper. I don't put out all my decorations when we are just going for a weekend trip so I will have to share more at the end of the month when we head out to Myrtle Beach for two weeks. More on that later.

Hopefully if the weather cooperates, we will be swimming, walking on trails and sitting around the campfire a lot this weekend. Our son Aaron is not going with us because he has other plans. I am trying to be okay with his decision. After all he is 21 and not a baby anymore. Our 13 year old daughter Allison asked her friend Carmen to come along for the weekend. I know the girls will have a great time together. We will be pulling out tonight to set up and tomorrow bright and early the fun will begin. Tomorrow we will just be filling the day with camp activities and Saturday we will be having a picnic with my in-laws. Sunday we will be packing up and heading home. Monday it's back to work for both of us. Drats to that!!

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Independence Day. Blessings to all my friends new and old. I hope you have made some fun plans and maybe you would like to share them with me.

Take care,

AMY

Labels from Yankee Lane Primitives

I think by now just about all of us bloggers have purchased some sort of labels to add to all our prim goodies and I thought I would share a few of the items I added labels to. I am so fascinated with the way they look on everything. You can get them in any size to label just about anything you can think of.

Let me first apologize for my picture taking. I have come to realize I really stink at photography. I think maybe I should take focus lessons from someone that knows what they are doing. If you click on the picture to enlarge it, you can see it better. The labels will be easier to read as well. Now onto my goodies.

This reproduction treenware bowl is holding the bowl fillers I got from my last swap with Cindy. I know I just showed this picture but it was worth showing again.


Next we have a little bottle that I filled with the miscellaneous buttons I had scattered all over the place. I need to gather up more so you can see them in the bottle.


I found this little box at the GW a while back and it was blue with "Recipes" painted on the front. I think it looks so much better in black.

I want to paint out this knife holder in black but for now I just slapped a label on it and I think it greatly improved its appearance.

I have my toaster and can opener hiding in this little box. It is the top cover off of an old treadle sewing machine. You can't really see the label but you get the idea.


These canisters look much better with the labels on them. They were so plain before I added them. (Can you see the little piggy beside them? I think he is so cute.)

I think this cutting board is my favorite. I wish it were bigger so I could keep it on my stove top.

Finally I added labels to a few jars I found hiding in one of my cupboards. Can't seem to remember where they came from but I just love the way they turned out.

Even though my pictures are out of focus, I think you get the gist of how things look. If you haven't tried labeling anything yet, be sure to check out Susie's blog at http://www.yankeelaneprimitives.com/ or her Lemon Poppy Seed site at http://www.lemonpoppyseeds.com/shoppes/psyankeelaneprimitives/ or her eBay link at http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/yankeelaneprimitives. I know you won't be disappointed that you did.

Have an enjoyable Friday everyone. Get out and do something fun with your family this weekend and if you have anything exciting planned, please be sure and share it with me.

Hugs to all,
~AMY~

Another Wonderful Swap

As I have asked before, "Am I Lucky Or What!!" I decided to participate in another swap that Char from The Pickled Pepper Patch sponsored and boy am I glad I did. The goodies I received were all homemade and wonderful. My partner in the Patriotic Porch Swap was Cindy at Cynthialeedesigns@wordpress.com. You might want to stop over at Cindy's blog and take a look at her last post. She is a very talented crafter and I'm sure you will fall in love with her creations.

Here is a picture of all the wonderful goodies Cindy handmade especially for me.

I hung the Liberty Hanger on my front door. I just love the flower arrangement she put in to make it extra Patriotic. My mom tried to con me into giving this to her but I said "No Way Momma."

I just adore these little bowl fillers. I might even have to say they are my favorite of all. At first I couldn't choose a favorite but I think these just may be it.
Cindy also made me this flag sign. I have it hanging on my front porch with my primitive tools. Sorry but you can't see the tools in the picture. I think the flag makes the display just perfect.
This next picture does not do this gift justice but she stitched up this wall hanging and accented it with rusty stars in the corners. I need to put it in a regular frame so it doesn't get lost in the over sized one I have it in now.

I would like to thank Cindy for all the time and thought she put into making these things for me. Everything is so perfectly stitched and neat. I will treasure these gifts for years to come.

Now ladies don't forget to enter the next swap providing Char sets another one up. You will not be sorry you did.

Blessings to all!