Tuesdays Treasures

Since I have had a few comments on my green hutch I thought I would feature it along with my other hutch for Tuesdays Treasures .First off is the green one, this hutch we acquired when we bought a house a number of years ago and this was built in the pantry , it was an older home and had this neat old pantry with lots of shelves and this was part of that area , I suppose the lady used it to bake on in earlier years .At any rate we cleaned off the old stuff they had glued to the counter part and refinished the wood and left it with just a varnish finish . The dishes in this hutch are used everyday and I really am not too sure what I would do without it , it is wonderful storage .I tried to get a picture of the full hutch but there isn't quite enough room to get back far enough to do that but you can see there are doors on the bottom for extra storage underneath .

Then there is this very special hutch , this one has a family history that dates back to the early 1800's when my husbands ancestors came from Scotland and landed in Nova Scotia . These men started a sawmill where they made some furniture from the wood they milled and this hutch was made at that time and it has been passed down through a few generations now . The funny part about this is , well actually it isn't funny at all, we saved this hutch from the landfill , my husband was over helping his great aunt Bessie(his grandfathers sister) , you have heard me talk about her before , well Bessie was doing some renovations to the old homestead and decided she wanted a new modern kitchen and was literally having the whole kitchen gutted . There outside in the pile of debris was the hutch that I had admired so many times ,Bill was horrified and asked her if he could have it rather than see it thrown away . She said if you can get it out of here go ahead I don't want it . So he quickly retrieved it from the huge pile and got it into his truck and took it home . It didn't look quite like this , it was much darker , the varnish had darkened on it so overtime we have cleaned it off and just used Beeswax to preserve it and it has been with us now for over 30 years and has moved a number of times but I always made sure I had a special spot to place it and when we built this house about 6 years ago I designed the kitchen and dining area to accomodate both hutches and I am so glad I did .They are indeed treasures to me . To see more treasures be sure to visit with Melody of the House on the side of the Hill  , you will be glad you did.  Thanks so much for stopping by .
 hugs Sheila

Crazy Quilting Friday

I am back at making some darker blocks as I want to make a lap quilt and so far I don't have enough of this shade to do that .As you can see I have yet to add any embellishment,kind of ran out of time , it always seems to get away from me ;-)

I did however finish off the teacup crazy patch runner and I am really pleased with the results , the four blocks are a perfect size and as you can see it fits the hutch just so , will I leave it there , maybe not , you see I am a country girl at heart and this seems just a little too victorian for me , now I absolutely love the Victorian look but it looks out of place in my house so it may have to find a new home in the future . Now it may look better on a bedroom dresser , haven't tried that out yet .

It is a lovely sunny but very cold day here , -25C this morning with the wind chill , but at least the sun is around which makes it seem warm even if it isn't . Hope your day is filled with sunshine or at least all good things . Thanks for stopping by .

Hugs Sheila

Wool pincushion swap

Fiona of Bubzrugz has organized a wool pincushion swap and I am so excited to be taking part , first off I love wool , the feel of it and the look of it as well and then who doesn't love a pincushion that has been decorated by friends . So the base in front , the largest of these three will find its way off to the sunny south tomorrow .My hope is that by the time it finds its way back home that it brings some heat and sunshine with it ;-) I made this little wool label to send along so it won't get lost . So why three well , I made the one on the far right top before Christmas as I really wanted to try making one of Karrens pincushions  , I did make a Christmas one and wanted to do one with pastels but this is as far as I got so I will work along on these other two as practise pieces before working on the pincushion for my partner at least that is the plan right now. Have yourself a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by . hugs Sheila

Teddy Bears Picnic

Meet Harrison , he is all ready to head off to the picnic but he first had to wrap himself in a warm scarf as it is mighty chilly out there today , yeah a whopping -29 C. with the wind chill , sure hope it is warmer once we arrive at the picnic ;-) I made Harrison a number of years ago , too many to remember and I am no bear maker so he is far from perfect but my granddaughters Alyssa and Caitlin played with him when they were young and he really could use some tightening up . I hope there are lots of bears to meet so off we go to a much warmer climate and to visit more bears. Please head on over to visit with Melody who is hosting the picnic at The house on the side of the Hill and thanks so much for stopping by .

Hugs Sheila

Tuesdays Treasures

Today I thought I would share this hand carved purple finch , I love purple finches and this lovely bird was carved by a local artist Tom Gollin and is extremely well done . I love birds and we feed them on a regular basis and it is always a real treat when a purple finch arrives . For more Tuesdays Treasures head on over to visit with Melody at The house on the side of the hill .Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of this wonderful day . hugs Sheila