Pictures of Oregon

Bend 

columbia

Lapine

Mt Hood From Portland

Multnomah Falls

Rouge River 

Mirror Lake

silver falls

waterfall along the Timberline Trail.

Photos by Dusty of Oregon

Beach at sunset

Forest floor

bridge

Beach 

Beach 

Front yard

Curly Cat

The bed set heads for the finish line.

Well as you all know my hubby has been working on building us a Bedroom set.
He built the 6 pieces last winter but could not finish until our weather turned warm.
We had below freezing until just last week soooo here is the first piece finished.

He is using cabet Cherry stain and semi gloss finish.

New Project Free Dresser

Hubbys new project 

We picked up a junk dresser

and hope to give it  new life

Ceder Bench

This was a bench made for my daughters B-Day

Cost was just under 200.00 for the wood.

They sell for 400.00 in the stores.

hubby free formed the pattern and it took 3 days to make.

She loves it!

sOME oF oUR RACING pATCHeS

These are a few of our racing patches now in the hands of the Patchman .

WE spent allot of time at the races in our younger years.

The Patchman

My Vintage Racing Patches

For those of you who know me  and those who do not.

Racing has always been a passion in this family.

While selling on ebay we met a wonderful man who has bought all of my 30 or so vintage racing  patches

Check out this great guy named Chuck and his collection

http://racestarpublications.com/gasper.html

 Chuck has an incredible collection that is first class! He has had many neighbors and friends and members of the racing community over to see his "hobby". He was offered five thousand dollars for it once and turned that down. Everyone has a price they say, but something tells me Chuck's going to hold on to his prize because he's worked for it for so long. A true labor of love!

If you have any patches or decals that you think Chuck would be interested in purchasing, he would be happy to hear from you. You can reach him at 219-322-4867 or email cana2@att.net.

This collection speaks eloquently to the legacy and diversity of the auto racing world, and who is better than Chuck Alm as the definitive proprietor of this legacy!

 

The Patchman

Welcome Painted for my Daughter

Made for my daughter for a Christmas gift.

Carved into the wood and then painted
One side winter the other spring

Recycle Seed Starts

The last two weeks have been really warm so of course I got my seeds started.
We have snow today but the seeds are started and will be moved to the cat buckets under plastic in about 3 weeks.
My seeds are started in egg cartons inside recycled cake containers.
I set them on top of the freezer or fridge for a few days until they sprout then move to a towel on the kitcken island for another few weeks.
You just lift the egg cartons out cut apart and plant straight into the soil when there ready.

Recycle Cat Litter Buckets

Many of you have asked do I recycle.
Well of course.
I have a cat and there is nothing better then the cat buckets for ,well,everything.
In the winter they sit on the counter with my herbs growing in them.
In the summer they make great planters with a bit of new soil each year.
WE painted the buckets White and left the handles on .

I drilled holes in one all the way around and use it as a potato bin.
Cat litter buckets !

Way Past Christmas

Yes I know it is way past Christmas.
But I was ill over the holiday and still wanted to post.
These are my handmade.
Some of these are 40 years old and the patterns long gone, but still cute just the same. Most were gifts from my mother but my favorites are the walnut shells.
The Eskimo and Snow people are walnut with filbert heads.
The Dolls are clothespins and cork.
The beads are created around small mirrors.
The snowman is wooden dowels and buttons.
I see on etsy they are back with a modern twist.
Would love to see your handmade and post on the site with any patterns or tips and your name.