Red Geranium Cottage

Antiquing is so much fun!!

Hunka and I went to another great antique shop close to our house the other day.  I had no idea this one was here until Boo told me. Yes Boo knew and I had no clue.  But he did share his info with me so it's ok.  :)  This is the place where he bought my  sled at Christmas time.  I love my sled.  I took some pictures  this time for ya.  I wanted so many things in here. 

IF this was RED..............well you know where it would be now.

Ditto!!  I know, I know!! I could spray paint but I didn't wanna. 

Lots of good things in this booth.  Can you see one thing that caught my eye?

How about a closer look.   And no we didn't get it. But I think I'm heading back there because it would look so good on my front porch with a pot of RED Geraniums sitting on it.  Don't ya think?  Can you see the wiring holding the thing together under the seat between the legs? It's barbed wire.  Very odd.  But different too.

I wanted this soooooooo bad.  It was sold we think because we couldn't find a price so I'm having hunka make me one.  We have a bunch of old windows and mine doesn't have to be exactly like this one.  I love it!!

Loved the cubby thing in the background against the wall. Oh and that red stool.  lol

I saw a couple little sewing machines.  Loved the blue one.  I think it was 30.00 and I'm sure they would have taken less. I should have asked.  

Then this one...........loved it too. This one was in really good shape and a whole lot more. 

Lots of old spools.......

A laundry bag with clothespins.

Then these three quilts. The one was in such good shape. I really wanted to buy it but passed at the last minute.  

One half of this quilt...............

And the other side. It was a huge quilt.  Still folded in half.  I only took photos of part of it. I love the blue gingham in there.  

This actually was just a top not quilted.  But look how bright that blue still is. 

And I have no idea where this came from or how much "it" was. I didn't ask. I ran!!  I did notice him following me around the store though.   

Have a great weekend!!! I'm going to. My Boo and his girlfriend Hillarie will be in town.  Yippeeeeeee.  :) 

 

 

Red is for Valentines Day.

Sorry I didn't come back right away. I don't know where my time goes. True I stay up till late, then don't get up until 10:30ish everyday but still,  what happens to my time?  Seems like I get going around noon and then it's 7pm before I blink my eye. Don't you remember when you were younger and your mom and gramma would say, "just wait till you get older, time flies by so fast".  I thought to myself, are they crazy? Time moves soooooo slow.  The wait for Christmas day would take forever in my little world.  But now, I swear December is two weeks long.  Haaaa   We would go visit my cousins who lived about a half hour away and now it seemed like that trip was at least two hours long.  Now I always think about that as I'm driving up there to see them.  

I drug out a few Valentine things, very few.  Once Christmas is packed up it seems like the whole house is so emtpy doesn't it?   I have to admit I still have two big bins full of Christmas stuff sitting in the dining room floor waiting to go downstairs.  I'm wondering which one of us will get tired of tripping over it and move it. So far it's not bothering either one of us.  Maybe I should move it over closer to Hunka's path he walks everday.  

I thought my Jubillee quilt I made and kitted for the website would look good on the table now.  I love Pam Kitty's fabric line.  I'm happy I used it for this quilt.  It looks like a great picnic quilt too doesn't it? 

I love my cabinet that Hunka made me.  I always have it on the end of the dining room table.  Good thing we don't hardly ever eat at that table so I just use it to decorate.  Which I really enjoy as you can tell. 

Can't remember where I got the Valentine card holder but I love it. I keep all my cards I get and stick them on there.  I think I bought this when I lived in Ca.  But can't remember where.It's shaped like a heart.  Not sure if you can tell that or not. 

 Red polka dotted things, my favorite!!  I also love how I can use them at Christmas and move right on into Valentine's Day. I need to change out that quilt though. ICK! Doesn't Fen Shuey me one bit.  Matter of fact, I'm feeling queasy.  

The flash really messed up this photo. But I bought this frame at Christmas and I love it. It's a neat red washed out color.  Doesn't look so good there. But hey, I think I was 20 in that photo.  

Moved the birdcage and put in a red lamp. Remember I had it on the table for Christmas.  I changed the shade.  And of course my Valentine Annie that Debbie made me years ago.  I love how her heart is pinned on her apron.

I always have an Annie on my baking area. Nicole has made some cute Valentine ones too, they area all over the house.  

My newest find. My friend Paula invited me out to lunch at a tea house this past week. When I walked in I spotted this beauty right away.  After we lunched I made a dash to the front where this was.  Luckyily she was still there waiting for me.  

I decided to put photos on this table for Valentine's Day.  I love all my photos but with the digital cameras I hardly ever print out photos anymore. I've got to start doing that again.  I love frames and I love setting my photos out.  

Do you see that big photo of the boys hugging? Well I cherish that photo because I don't think I'll ever see that again!!!!  I took the photo and had it restored because it had faded so bad over the years.  It is my all time favorite photo of any I've taken of them.  Be still my heart.  I have the best boys ever. Have I told you that lately??

Isn't this little guy cute? Homegoods!!!  The two guys in the polka dotted frame are pretty cute too.  

Freakin cute  little things.  They make me smile.

Not happy with this little happening but it's all I got.  I need Hunka to make me a red little cabinet like that black one.  Then it would be making me smile.  The quilt on the wall my friend Tammy made me.  Can you see the X's and O's?  So cute.  The heart quilt was a tutorial I did a couple times.  

I had this out for Christmas too but like I said I rolled it right over to Valentine's day if I could.  These candles smell sooooo dang good. Of course I'll never light them.  I love them just the way they are.  I wish my computer was scratch and sniff cause you would be scratching like crazy.  Trust me on that one!  

Guess I'll stop here and get back to my REDwork.  I've been doing a lot of that lately. Red runs through my veins.  Well, yours too, but more so in mine!!!  

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to come back soon.  

 

 

 

RED, RED and more RED

I can't believe we're starting week 2 already this year. Around here it feels like we are having Spring. It was almost 70 on Friday, Saturday  close to 60 and who knows what next.  The poor plants and trees are going to be so confused soon.  I'm wondering what this will do to all of my bulbs that I planted last year?  I hope they still come up. Last winter was so bad it even snowed into March so my bulbs didn't all bloom. I'm thinking this year might not be so good either. I went to get a pedi today and dug out my flip flops. People are walking around in shorts and t shirts.  That's unheard of here in January.  How's the weather where you are?? Crazy too?

I've been quilting on my Gammill. I finished a football themed quilt for Hunka that I started, oh about 8 years ago. Haaaaaa    I swear, it could even be longer.  It's all quilted now and the binding is sewn on, I just need to sew it down.  It's a full size quilt so that will take me awhile. It was a surprise when he saw it. Only bad thing is it's not RED like his favorite football team. The SF 49ers.  It's green and brown. More Packer fan really.  But still he likes it. He better.  :) It's not real exciting unless your a guy and a football fan.  

He liked that it was these retro football players.  I do too.  Just wish it were red/gold.  :(

 

I'm still dragging out my Valentine stuff. I don't have a lot like other holidays but still I've got enough. I love making pillows for Valentine's day each year.  I have another one I just remembered. I'll have to find that one. 

This is the one I made for this year.  It's a kit too on my website.  :)  

Check out what Boo gave me for Christmas. I told him I'd love to have an old rotary red phone just to use for decorating. And he found one!!  This thing is soooo heavy.  I love it. I can't believe he found me one.  Isn't it awesome? I'd love to use it. Do you think it would work with the rotary dial on it?  

I love my red suitcases, cakestands, annies and of course pillows.  All in RED. 

I was just looking through my older photos and found this one. Now where did I put that little quilt?   Isn't it funny how your forget about them, then you make yourself crazy trying to find them again.  

Check out my little helper.  Of all places she could lay in my sewing room. She thinks she's  a cat.  lolol

My pan O hearts!  Some of these were given to me by Doe years ago. And some I made this year. 

Love my dotty clothespins.  

Took down the Christmas stuff and put up a different house. I love this potting shed.  

Put this back up there too by the house. I love the things hunka makes me. 

Ok, enough RED for one post.  Be back soon with more.  :)  I'm a blogging role you know. 

 

 

Nothing much over here!

How's your New Year going?  So far so good over here.  But we're only 6 days into it so I won't get too excited.  

Today is my wonderful Mother in law's birthday. We miss her so much.  She was the best lady, and the best gramma to both of my boys.  Wasn't she pretty?  

Today is also the day that Hunka and I first met in San Diego.  25 years ago.  Who knew time would fly by so fast?   Yep we met on his momma's birthday.  At least we never forget the date right? 

My poor Pfaff had to go to the sewing machine doctor.  I turn her on and she has a seizure for about 20 min. I just couldn't stand to watch her anymore suffer like that.  Yesterday we dropped her and it was a sad day for me. I'll have to wait for two weeks before I get to see her again.  :(    Oh yes I have other machines. Lots of them matter of fact, but none stand up to my Pfaff.  I've probably had her for over 24 years.  Hunka bought her for me at a Home & Garden show in Ca.  That machine is a work horse.  Do you have a favorite machine like that at your house?  

I wanted to show you a couple things I got for Christmas.  One is a quilt and pillow cases that Nancy made me.  

Isn't it cute? I think I'm the one in the middle with the red dress on and she is the one standing next to me with the green skirt on. 

And King Sized pillow cases to match.

Beth made this one for me.  Sooo cute.  Love Civil War fabric.

While I'm showing quilts I thought I'd show these again.  Hunka made this quilt hanger to fit in a hallway when we lived in Ca. We brought it with us and it fit perfectly at the bottom of our stairs going into my sewing rooms.

These are two little mini's I made. Not too hard but fun to make and quilt.  I'm into the mini's now.  I'm running out of room for quilts in this house.  My boys have so many they say, NO MORE!!   All I can hope for is a couple daughter in laws that will want them.  

That's about all I have for now.  Not a lot going on over here.  I'm still taking down Christmas and putting it away.  Bringing out my Valentine decor too.  It's always fun to see it after a year of hiding.  

Thanks for stopping by!!

 

 

HAPPY 2012

Happy New Year everyone.  Here's to a great new year for all of us.  I think mine is off to a great start.  At least I'm happy with it so far.  :)  True it's only day one but still.  I'm optimistic. Which doesn't happen often with me.  My cup is usually half empty.  lolol  

I know Christmas is over but I still have some stuff to show you.  We had Hunka's cousins over for dinner right before Christmas so got out lots of my red dishes.  I loved the way my table looked.  

I loved having a lamp on the table. Made me feel like I was in a fancy restaraunt. Even though I was the chef at this restaurant.  Still felt good alright?

Ok, I'm not so sure why this photo is LARGE!!

One more thing with Christmas.   Just one please!!  Can you tell I love red?  Well, I do.  And now that Valentine's Day is coming I can continue with my RED.  This quilt I made years ago and I love it.  It is a big one let me tell you. Thought I'd never finish it. My bed is a Ca. King if that tells you how big it is. 

 

I wanted to make something using Natalie of Cinderberry Stitches new fabric line.  So this is what I came up with.  I just started messing around with a couple rulers.  I'm happy with it.  Now to quilt it.  And it's red so you know I love it.  

This is going to be one of the Monthly mini's on Daisy Cottage.  Sort a busy looking but not too bad in person.  haaaa Let's just say it's HAPPY ok?  

Another project in progress.  This fabric is also from Natalie's Woodlands line of fabric.  

I hope everyone is having a great January 1st today.  Now if you'll excuse me while I have some of chocolate taht Boo gave me for Christmas.  Yes, it's Godiva too.  Only the best for his momma.