Cindy's Country Crate Organizer

Hey there folks!

I know I have said this before, and I will say it again... 
I so love this time of year!!

The abundance of fresh from the garden fruits and vegetables is truly a blessing.

Tom and I eat fresh garden goodies almost on a daily basis, savoring every tasteful awesomeness bite! 

We can't grow our own garden because of so many trees resulting in lots and lots of shade on our property. 
But the local Amish farm markets are everywhere and we take full advantage!

Here are just some of our rewards from the bountiful harvest:

#1 ~ grilled corn on the cob soaked in real butter.
#2 ~ fried peppers on Italian or French bread, sometimes adding a fresh egg from our neighbor's chickens, making it a pepper and egg sandwich! 
#3 ~ sliced tomatoes on toasted, buttered bread.
#4 ~ cubed cucumbers mixed with sour cream & fresh ground black pepper.
#5 ~ fresh picked green beans, fried in olive oil till they are a crispy golden color!

Shall I go on? 
Okay, you talked me into it!

#6 ~ mouth watering watermelon slices.
#7 ~ the sweetness of a juicy honey dew and 
#8 ~ cantaloupe, both topped with a dollop of whipped cream. 

Oh, I can't forget my homemade,
#9 ~ moist zucchini bread and zucchini brownies.
#10 ~ scrumptious blueberry pies!   

Have I made you hungry for some garden fresh goodies? 
I sure hope so!

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So, with all that in mind...
How appropriate is that my craft table organizer is made with the FARMHOUSE Paper Pad by Crate Paper!

I designed and created this for a friend as a thank you gift.

To make the paper lace trim around the top of each box, I used Martha Stewart's Doily Lace Edger Punch. 

The metal stamped brads on the corners of the base are from Graphic 45.

The entire organizer base is made of two pieces of 10 3/4 in. by 4 1/4 in. medium weight chipboard and glued together.

I added a crocheted doily from my stash and finished it with a chipboard letter S {for Sharon!} that I heat embossed {twice} with Tim Holtz Mustard Seed Distress Embossing Powder.

The small box base measures 3 1/2 in. square and the sides are 1 3/4 in. tall.

The middle box base is also 3 1/2 in. square, the sides are 3 1/2 in. tall.

The tall box base measures 3 1/2 in. by 2 1/2 in.
The sides are 5 1/4 in. tall.

I had so much fun designing and creating this organizer, I think I will design a different style and make one for my own craft table!



Well, apple season is next.
I can not wait to pick some wild, juicy apples for homemade apple pie with my mom's pie crust recipe, apple crisp and applesauce.



Don't forget to take some time to create your life!

Have a fantabulous weekend!
TTFN!
aka The Rebel Blogger

Spellbinders Father's Day Card

    

Happy day to you!

As another Father's Day has arrived and left us, 
I can't help but be thankful that my father was here to live another, at the ripe young age of 83!

Of course he is not the same whipper snapper as he was in his younger days, but he sure gets around pretty darn good. 
He loves to galavant and shoot the breeze.
Tom and I went for a drive the other evening to our local homemade ice cream stand and who comes pulling in... Dad ...you just never know where you'll run into him!

Everyone says I am my father's daughter. 
We can be feisty, and hard headed as ever. 
He is always right and so am I.

We have butt heads way to many times to count. 
Neither is willing to give in. 
I am sure we both, at one time or another, were responsible for a grey hair or two on my dear departed mother's head!

Rebels are we and I have come by it rightly!  :-)

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I had the opportunity to attend Northern Ohio's rubber stamp and scrapbooking convention ~ Adventures in Stamping this past April. 

My friend Sharon told me she would lend me her Big Shot till I can get one of my own, so if I wanted to purchase some dies while there, go for it!
And that's just what I did!

Thank You So Much, Sharon! (hug)
Your kindness brings warmth to my heart and oh my... the joy I am having! 


Needless to say I had to create a card with those newly purchased dies...

I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Romantic Rectangles Two dies. 
The leaves are Impression Obsession dies and I applied Glossy Accents for added dimension. 
The argyle patterned paper is from Authentique Blissful collection.

Inside of card   

The Spellbinders die cut was embossed with Tim Holt-Mustard Seed-Distress Embossing Powder
The photo doesn't do justice... I love the weather-worn texture of it!  



Thanks for stopping by and hope everyone's week is an awesome one!

Till next time...Happy Crafting!

                                                                                                                        
aka The Rebel Blogger