New Informative Pages!!!

Finally just set my mind to it and got a couple of pages made with information about how to choose the right kind of barbed wire for your craft project and about how to care for your barbed wire project once it's finished.  I tried to keep it short, but full of things you need to know.  Check them out!!!

How to choose barbed wire for craft projects

How to care for vintage and antique barbed wire

They should also be listed in the right hand side of this page.

Our Virginia Vacation!

I wanted to say, "We're off to see the wizard!", but we went to see my niece get married in Virginia.  We stayed with my older brother and his wife for a week.  The entire family got to go, including Dad, who unfortunately was taking the pictures and not in them.  It only took us 21 hours to drive there, one way.  We have a Chevy Traverse, but decided to buy a small trailer to haul all the extra stuff.  One of the best investments we ever made!!

We're half way back home now and I can't wait to get there so I can get some rest!

More Barn Wood Crafts!

Been a while since I've showed off some of my new stuff, so here goes!!!

I make these simple country rustic picture frames is all sizes, from a 4" x 5" to a 16" x 20".

These are a couple of new shelves I made.  Even something this small is a challenge to get half way level.  The picture is crooked, so it's actually a cute little shelf.

The simpler, the better, I say!

I'm all of five foot tall and maybe 115 lbs.  It's hard for people to imagine me with a circular saw, goggles, ear plugs, and saw dust all over, but here's the proof that I actually do look like a really small "Tool Time" guy sometimes!

I don't make anything much bigger than this little side table because I don't have the skills to make this old warped wood come out level!

Feeling Old!!!

My oldest son graduated from High School last Friday Night!!!  Don't know whether to laugh or cry.  He's got Asperger's Syndrome and graduated just one year behind!!!  It's been a long hard road, but I'm proud of him!!!!  You Did It!!!

Yes, he's over a foot taller than I am.

My second oldest boy, just got his driver's permit and the third oldest boy is just a few weeks from getting his.  By the way, if you haven't read my profile, my husband and I have 5 wonderful adopted children.

Notice the Name Change!

I fully intend to update this blog more often!  I recently had to close one of my sites because it was getting to be more than I could handle.  That's a good thing!  I also opened a store on Ebay because of all the sells and traffic I am getting there.  Another change you might have noticed is the name I use for my business.  It's just one of those "Key Word" things.  Now that I've downsized to were I can schedule my time a bit better, I hope to make this a more informative site!

I'm excited to announce a bit late that inside that old 1917 barn that was destroyed, I have found at least 6 different types of antique barbed wire!  Not just a few feet either!  I've began to sell a lot of it on Ebay, but if someone wanted to special order through Paypal, they can contact me at anevapeirce@yahoo.com.  It's a little bit cheaper because there are no Ebay fees.  I'm also going to create a separate page with pictures and information for that if you are interested.

Down on the Farm. Livestock Show 2012.

My 14 and 15 year old sons are getting a taste of raising animals through FFA in High School.  This year they decided to raise pigs.  My 4-H days came back to haunt me!! I raised pigs for 3 years and the one that did me in would run away as soon as he was out of the pen.  My 14 year old had a similar pig this year except his was at least funny.  His pig thought he was a dog and when you went to show her, she would run around, roll in the dirt, and try to get the other pigs to play with her.  Needless to say, she irritated the judge and she placed fourth out of six in her class.  My 15 year old had a GREAT pig, but 1 1/2 weeks before the show, he came up lame.  The judge didn't give him last place even though he was visibly limping and actually stated he could have at least placed 2nd had it not been injured.  BUMMER!!  I'm proud of them because even though both boys had some trials with their animals, they both stuck with it!  Lesson Learned!

Hope Everyone Had a GREAT Holiday Season!

Of course, the other reason I haven't posted for a while, is the Holiday Season, and trying to keep up with a blooming business.  I'm glad I started earlier in the year and had gotten the hang of things, and had a "kind of" routine to follow.  When all was said and done, I only sent one package to the wrong address, but the lady was so gracious as to let me know and then send it back.  Don't you wish everyone was so honest and helpful!  I did have one picture frame get lost in the mail, but it finally showed up 4 weeks later, torn to pieces.  I really don't know how they were able to tear it up so bad with all the reinforcements I put in the packaging, but they found a way.  All in all, made some money and some friends.  Had a little fustration, but a lot of fun and a great Holiday Season!

Congratulations to my Nephew!!! 2nd in the State of Texas isn't bad!

One of the many reasons I haven't posted in a while, is the fact that my "little" brother's son's football team (The Cisco Lobos) made it all the way to the State Championship game with my nephew (Reid #75) as a starter on the offensive line.  We had the opportunity to go to the Dallas Cowboys stadium just a week before Christmas.  My husband got to be down on the sidelines as their photographer.  It was soooo cool!!!  And they lost by ONE point!  They were just crushed for a couple of days until they started realizing how huge Texas is, and how they were #2 team by only one point.  Anyway, my nephew has gotten some good college offers since then.  I just wanted him to know how proud we are of him!!!!!  I'll try to get my husband to send me some of the pictures he took, so I can post them here.  If you're really curious, you can search his sight at http://www.Peircephotography.com.