Bunnies And More Bunnies At Country Freckles

I know I have been MIA for awhile, sorry.....I have been sooooo busy and may I add, a bit stressed also. School is NOT easy and I find myself absolutely exhausted when I get home at night. I keep telling myself....this is only temporary and I thank God everyday that it's only temporary!!!!!! It's not that I don't like doing hair....I love that part, it's the homework, the deadlines and sometimes the school environment that wears on me. I just keep trying to put a smile on my face and keep my eye on the prize!!!!!

Anyway, on a happier note....last week, I got to enjoy all of Joni's awesome finds she brought back from her market trip to Pennsylvania. She is well stocked with prim bunnies that's for sure. I took several pictures of the bunnies and other goodies around the store.

This big guy is huge and so adorable!!!! The chair he is sitting on is also a new item Joni brought back with her from market.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this light. Brent and I want to buy it to go over our kitchen island, it would look amazing!!!!

A new blue make-do chair

This fireplace unit is awesome and the man standing in front of it is not so bad either...ohhhh, that's my handsome husband Brent. He has made more trip to Country Freckles with me then he probably cares to remember. He is always so patient while I look around the store and of course visit with my very dear friend Joni:)

LOVE this make-do chair....also a new find from Pennsylvania

Cute little Panda Bear sitting on a new chair

Little bunny ornie

Bunnies with cinnamon rolls....cute

This little guy is adorable

This guy has the "deer in the headlight look" I have had this look on my face many, many times. Actually, this is the look I have on my face every time I have to perform a new service on a client at school, lol

So cute!!!

Easter bunny

Mrs. Bunny

Mr. Bunny

Adorable!!!

Love this horse

This is an adorable trio

Well, that's it folks....Brent and I are heading home this weekend to spend some time in our hew house, I CAN NOT wait. We have not went home for 2 weeks now (because the it's so expensive when we do). I miss my home and family so much!!!!!! Until then, I will be at school trying to do my best and learn all I can. Blessings to you all.....Rhonda

New Creations And Our First Cozy Fire In Our New Home

Blessings......I had some time the other day to finish up the hearts, bunnies and egg ornies I had been working on last week. I found these hearts at the thrift store for $1.99. Someone had handmade them out of a ticking fabric and strung them together to make a garland. When I saw them, I knew instantly they would make adorable ornies for Valentine's day. I took them apart, coffee stained them and then baked them a bit in the oven to give them that old prim look we all love:)

Finding things like this really saves me so much time...and time is so precious to me these days seeing I am in school full-time:)

And here are the bunny/egg ornie set I finished up....I think they are adorable.

They look so sweet tucked in a bowl with Easter grass.

Prim Elephants and Pinkeeps

Country Freckles
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Lately, while I am on my lunch break from school, I have been heading to Country Freckles to visit with Joni and enjoy looking around her beautiful store.

She has so many awesome groupings...she does such a wonderful job of decorating.

I LOVE these rugs!!!!

Gorgeous store.....she is heading to Pennsylvania soon to go to market...there will soon be new goodies to buy!!!!!

Rug Hooking At Country Freckles
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Joni is offering rug hooking classes at Country Freckles. A gal named Kathy comes in one Saturday a month and I think one evening a month and teaches ladies to make these beautiful creations.

I am so impressed with the talent and patience it takes to make and finish one of these babies:)

I took one of Kathy's rug hooking classes at her house about 1 1/2 years ago and loved it. Hopefully I can take another class at Country Freckles soon.

All the beautiful wool Kathy has available for creating.

And here is the little cozy spot in the store where Joni has set aside for the classes......so comfortable and inviting.

A Cozy Fire In Our Fireplace.....We LOVED IT!!!!
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When we were home the other weekend, Brent and I decided it was time to enjoy a fire in our new fireplace. How relaxing and enjoyable!!!!!

We are both so glad that we decided to put a fireplace in our livingroom....LOVE IT!!!!

Brent tending to the fire.

I have to say, relaxing by the fire was the best part of our weekend....I felt like I was at a lodge....it was so cool

We are going home again this weekend....can't wait to sit by another fire with my sweetie and enjoy our new home:)

And as for what I have been doing with the rest of my time....or should I say the most of my time, I am still in school. It has been going real good and I can actually say I love it (but am so glad the homework has let up some!!!!) We are now on the clinic floor doing hair 4 days a week and we are in the classroom one. I have had several clients now and enjoy it so much!!!!!! I am getting more confident and am feeling more relaxed each day which is a huge relief because I was so nervous at first....school is good and life is good:)

Hope everyone has a great week, Rhonda

New Prims And Pictures Of Country Freckles

Happy Tuesday everyone......I spent my lunch hour at Country Freckles visiting Joni and taking pictures of my newest creations. Joni has such an amazing store....I wish you all could stop in and see it too. Christmas is all down and Joni has started working on her spring decor. She leaves for Pennsylvania in a couple weeks to go to market to find more amazing primitives we can't live without:) Can't wait to see what she comes back with!!!!!

The above picture is of the cats I made last week....they are so adorable!!!!

Here are some Easter eggs ornies, I made them out of a vintage stitchery which I coffee stained and primed up.

Here is a set of 3 hearts ornies I made out of an old table cloth.

Here is one of my hens sitting pretty ready to find a new home:)

An Easter bunny all ready for Spring:)

And here are a couple of prim dolls I made...they can also be door dolls.

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Country Freckles

Joni has been in her new store for 2 month now....wow, how time flies. Her Christmas decorating was so awesome but now it's time to change seasons and thing Spring:)

I love all the cool furniture she has on her showroom floor.

She does such a great job of grouping things together.

I LOVE this old screen door with the baskets and greens sprinkled in, it's so inviting, it reminds me of simpler times!!!!

A snap shot of all her Black Crow Candles....if you have never owned or smelt one....you have to....they are so fragrant!!!!

I love this grouping:)

A long shot of her store, as you can see she has a lot of stuff....you can shop till you drop:)

Love all the lamps and hanging lights.

This looks so inviting you just want to sit down with a hot cup of coffee and a good book and relax a spell.

And last but not least......a cupboard full of linens.

Getting back to school went really good. I gave a perm and a hair cut right off the bat...it went really good and I enjoyed talking with my client very much. I think that is what I am going to enjoy about this business also.....making new friends.

I will have to say that I am pretty tired tonight and am thinking about going to bed early tonight....."like right now" even though it's only 6pm.....oh well, ya gotta do what ya gotta do. I am the receptionist tomorrow at school (we all have to take our turn at it) so I think I better be well rested for that job.....it gets pretty hectic at the desk.

Gina (if you are reading this post), the perm rods I used on my daughters hair were called Italian rods....our teacher picked them up in Chicago at the hair show. I took some pictures of them but some how, they got erased before I could put them on my blog. I will try and get a picture of them tomorrow and post it.

Hope everyone had a wonderful day.....Blessings.....Rhonda