Barbed Wire Globe Ball Set of 2 rustic country primitive table garden yard decor

Barbed Wire Globe Ball Set of 2 rustic country primitive table garden yard decor
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Barbed Wire Heart and Star Garland 24" vintage wire rustic country wall decor

Barbed Wire Heart and Star Garland 24" vintage wire rustic country wall decor
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Barbed Wire Globe Ball 6 inch country primitive table garden yard decor

Barbed Wire Globe Ball 6 inch country primitive table garden yard decor
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Price : $ 6.75
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Barbed Wire Spiral Wreath antique wire wall decor 9 in. across rustic primitive

Barbed Wire Spiral Wreath antique wire wall decor 9 in. across rustic primitive
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Vintage and Antique Barbed wire for crafts 12 foot Glidden Baker Brixner

Vintage and Antique Barbed wire for crafts 12 foot Glidden Baker Brixner
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Personalized Sign Vintage Barbed Wire rustic primitive decor 6-18 letters sm lg

Personalized Sign Vintage Barbed Wire rustic primitive decor 6-18 letters sm lg
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Barbed Wire Hearts & Star Sets of 6 antique Glidden's country rustic decor art

Barbed Wire Hearts & Star Sets of 6 antique Glidden's country rustic decor art
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Horseshoe Nail Bracelet Western cowgirl cowboy jewelry smal medium large

Horseshoe Nail Bracelet Western cowgirl cowboy jewelry smal medium large
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Barbed wire heart arrow Love Baker's rustic wedding wall art decor vintage wire

Barbed wire heart arrow Love Baker's rustic wedding wall art decor vintage wire
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Beyond The Picket Fence: Cabinet First Aid

I love this Blog!!!  I was actually looking at the cabinet she built to go under the first aid cabinet.  Such a simple design, cute and functional.  I think I could actually make this one!  Enjoy!

New Craft Pictures

I guess it's about time for me to show off some of my crafts!  I'm not making as many of the funny barn wood signs, but all sorts of cute stuff out of barbed wire.

This is a large personalized wall or door sign.

These are a huge hit.  These are 15" and I make them 20" also.

A lot of my items start from a request of a customer for something different.

Spring Break Houston Livestock Show

Spring break Houston Livestock Show was fantastic!!!  As expected, the pig gets sick a week before the show and drops 15 pounds.  We get him recovered and were lucky that his weight was at the maximum for the medium weight class.  Houston is filled with sift after sift, but Brady (my 3rd son) was waved straight to the ring with his pig.  The cheers rang out through the barn from friends and teachers who were also there.  They place ten, he was either 11th or 12th which is awesome.  The reason he didn't place higher?  One of the judges noticed the pig would swing a leg differently every once in a while.  That is how competitive this huge show is.  This is Brady's first year to breed, raise, and show his own pigs and he did VERY well in two major shows with two of those pigs in spite of all the obstacles he had to overcome.   We were tickled pink!!!!  Now, we start all over again.

Venues for Buying and Selling Crafts Online Comparison

I was just searching the internet to see if there might be another website other than Ebay to sell my crafts.  I found this great website I thought I'd share with everyone!  It's called Craftdom and not only has a detailed list of venues, but all sorts of other informative craft news and tips.

The Hazards of Working with Power Tools

I've had a couple of unfortunate accidents in the last few months!!  In November, I hit a hard knot with the circular saw and the saw "lurched" back so hard I couldn't control it.  It went right across my left hand that was holding the board.  The Dr. stitched it up so well, you can't tell at all and he actually extended my lifeline.

A couple of weeks ago, I bought a  brand new table saw!  The wind was blowing extremely hard, and the guard flipped up and didn't come back down.  Just turning to push the OFF switch and the wind caught me and the very tip of my ring finger on my left hand went right under the guard.  I'm not including a picture of that one because it was just gross looking.  I don't know how, but it heeled up fairly well too.  I'll have to send the ER doctor a really nice Thank You card!

I didn't post this to gross everybody out.  JUST BE CAREFUL!, especially if you are unfamiliar with a power tool.  I was following all the safety rules and still had two potentially life changing accidents.  They say not to wear gloves when you are working with power tools, but that is exactly what kept these cuts from being MUCH worse.  They are leather and I get the child sized large gloves so that they really fit.

Livestock Show 2013

The County Livestock Show went REALLY well this year!!  I'm so proud of my 15 year old who is breeding and raising his own show pigs.  One of his pigs won Reserve Champion of the breed and brought over $1000 dollars at auction!!! He was soooo excited because he'd been diligently saving for a truck and that put him over the top.
They took one pig to San Antonio for a show and one day before they left, the pig got sick and lost over 15 lbs. Guess what the judge whispered in my sons ear as they cut his pig from the ring.  The pig's composition was great, her just needed some more mass (weight).  That was disappointing, but he got quite of bit of interest from people wanting to buy from next years litter.  One more show to go.  We're going to Houston in March.

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!