Grown by Grace farm is the name of our 14 acre homestead in Iowa. We came up with this name as it is our desire to grow by God's grace here, whether it be our babies, 4 kitties and a woof, crops, or gardens! Jon and I are both born again christians, which means we have a "new life" in Jesus Christ as we recognize Him as Savior of our sins, by His death and resurrection from the cross. I hope to use this blog to share with you some of the Lords blessings on our lil' country life here :)
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Valentines 2011
oh HERE it is.... my lost picture of my 2 $ Vday find at GW. Sorry for all the posts... But dont worry ... you probably wont hear from me for another couple of months! :)
Antique Mall finds
I probably spent too much on this lil thing... but I just kept coming back to it... I just really love the old tin and crimped design to it... its a 1800's matchstick holder.... but I have it by my kitchen sink
My wonderful husband bought me this colonial light fixture for our guest bath for Christmas. Im SO EXCITED about it... too bad Im not allowed to start ripping the wallpaper out of there to hang it until our bedroom is done! :) Guess this will motivate me to get er done quicker!
Two lil tin top jars I got at the antique mall in Omaha NE.... they were only like 4 bucks each... I though maybe Id used em for qtips or cottonballs when we get out bathroom re done?? I figured Id find SOMEWHERE to use em! :)
My new CROCK! I LOVE the color of this one... its dated 1800's.... i paid about 34 bucks for it. Im no expert on these babies... but I know if they have any blue glaze on em the price goes up like 150 bucks! But im happy with this one... and my utensils are too bc they are no longer invading eachothers personal space as much :)
VaLENTINES and re-do's
Isaiah's new/old highchair. I so wanted an antique one... this one was given to us from Jons folks... was used in his family.... it was pretty beat up and I thought I was gonna have to paint it... but hated to. I sanded it down and applied some dk walnut stain over it... which darkened it some (which was NICE bc it was a bit too "golden" for my taste)... and I made a lil chair pad for Isaiahs rump (and to cover up the most wear and tear)... as well as the back (covered with towel). Just needs a coat of polyurethane to the tray. Its very unique as it converts to a DESK! but the desk part was in BAD shape so my F.I.L replaced it with some plywood. I know I wont get the stain to match so Im considering painted it with that chalkboard paint... that way Isaiah can learn his letter and numbers on it?? Not quite for sure on that one yet! 
THese are calendar pages that I converted to envelopes for my grandma Arlene! Her sister had the idea of doing this and she loved it... so I told her I could try to cut them out on my cricut and it was pretty easy! I think she will likey:)
Ok...this is my coffee table decor right now... and NO its not Christmas bc its a SLED! :) I found it at GW and it was UGLY and so I worked my fake antique charm on it to distress and such and beat it up some... it looks better with some real green around the candle as well... but its TOO cold to go out and cut down some ! :)
Ok... another HEART thing... Ive had this for years.. it as a gift and often I have thought about getting rid of it.... so now I just use it for Vday :)
Valentines 2011
I never thought being a stay at home mom that I would not have TIME! Things are non stop it seems! I feel like I cant get any time to my self... which drives this crafter CRAZY. Jon has been working crazy long shifts.... so I guess that doesnt help things. This last weekend we got up early and drove 3 hours north so I could guest book attend at a wedding for a friend and got home with just enough time to pack up for Omaha and Lincoln for the weekend. Sunday was a train show.... (oops we never did make it to church... we were too late getting started for Omaha) and then my family Christmas in Lincoln that evening and out to eat. Then Monday am car appt and antique mall and drive back home in evening. And on top of it all... Isaiah is TEETHING... oh what fun it is! :) He gets us up at FIVE am!!!! and 5:30 and 6 and 6:30.....ugh! But I DO now see 2 lil teethers coming through his upper gums....I thought they were NEVER gonna make it! Seems this has been going on for weeks! (slow and painfully late.... that is the usual for us! haha)
WE DID get a new bed however and it is WONDERFUL! Jon doesnt toss and turn anymore...which means MUCH more sleep for me! I even remember my dreams now! I think our old mattress was just that AWFUL... its was worth the $$ big time.
AND what else? I started SHREDDING with Jillian Michaels (sp?)....oooohhh she is one MEAN, LEAN shredding machine! Im only on day 3 of level one and I hate her already! haha... no its a really good DVD... and i LOVE that its only 20 minutes... my back and my shoulders and my butt and my thighs are SO sore... but Im gonna keep at it! I started running again this past month on the treadmill and am GLAD I did! I needed the cardio to work on some endurance for Jillian!
Found this heart for Vday at the GW for 2 dollar! Thought about painting it... but I figured green was a nice change after all... plus it has some "crackling" in the paint that I didnt want to destroy (cant tell from pic.... they just NEVER do justice do they?)
WE DID get a new bed however and it is WONDERFUL! Jon doesnt toss and turn anymore...which means MUCH more sleep for me! I even remember my dreams now! I think our old mattress was just that AWFUL... its was worth the $$ big time.
AND what else? I started SHREDDING with Jillian Michaels (sp?)....oooohhh she is one MEAN, LEAN shredding machine! Im only on day 3 of level one and I hate her already! haha... no its a really good DVD... and i LOVE that its only 20 minutes... my back and my shoulders and my butt and my thighs are SO sore... but Im gonna keep at it! I started running again this past month on the treadmill and am GLAD I did! I needed the cardio to work on some endurance for Jillian!
Found this heart for Vday at the GW for 2 dollar! Thought about painting it... but I figured green was a nice change after all... plus it has some "crackling" in the paint that I didnt want to destroy (cant tell from pic.... they just NEVER do justice do they?)
Christmas 2010
Just for laughs... Lucy... our rescued kitty and Isaiahs BEST friend ( they are PETE and REPEAT) ... she seriously just layed under the tree like this for HOURS.... regardless of Isaiah petting (aka SMACKING) her.... she is SOO tolerant of him its AMAZING!
FAMILY 2010
AWE.... the LAST attempt at a decent family picture... STILL freezing and nope... we NEVER DID get out a Christmas letter! Im such a failure:(
Christmas 2010
This lil music playing giraffe I got at the GW for 50 cents.... it was NOT worth it! It is ANNOYING and there is no OFF button! BEWARE of this toy!!! (no wonder ive seen like 5 of these at various goodwills!)Christmas 2010
Uh oh! Here he comes chuggin along on his John Deere :) Its funny bc his lil legs wernt QUITE long enough for this toy yet!
Christmas 2010
Munchkin mans first Christmas! Oh boy did he get spoiled from Gma and Gpa. I hosted this year at our house... kinda nice to be home and not travel but I missed my momma! (esp. her doing all the cooking! ) haha. Isaiah has a nice lil cut on his upper lip... we kept joking he looked like he has a "hair" lip... poor guy .. apparently even cardboard boxes are dangerous!Family
Here is the FREEZING outdoors pic! Nice carhart Jon! Gag....man was it a trip up the hill too... youd think it woulda warmed me up carrying a 20 something pound baby uphill all bundled up in a foot plus of snow! NOPE... it was BITTER!Family
This was a family picture taken at Christmas this last year (2010) ... I SO badly wanted it taken out by our chicken barn bc it woulda been so CUTE... but it was SOOO cold out there that we couldnt bear to take off our coats for a quick snap.... so we kept them ON.. and look a bit W.T with our old farm/ work outside coats on.... post to follow
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