Showing posts with label egg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label egg. Show all posts

Friday, January 10, 2014

New jar labels-2104- Organizing my Kitchen!



Do you love my new chalkboard tags on my vintage jars?
The shelves above my fridge have always been a handy place to hold odds and ends. Know it is even better. I bought these vintage jars a few years ago at Brimfield antiques and I love them. 


When I was preparing muffin batter about a year ago,  I thought I had added sugar to the batter but it was salt. Listen, I have a salt addition but even I could not eat those salty muffins!

I have been careful since then.  I think these labels will help! I found them at Target while Christmas shopping. Similar ones can be found online but for me the red border around the black label, meant for Christmas, are perfect for my kitchen where red abounds! 


Now I am looking  for  places to put  labels, think it is addicting.I used actual chalk to write on the labels and I love the effect but there is also a pen that writes like chalk and is permanent. 


 Humpty Dumpty, the stuffed guy I made, sits on the middle shelf. It was made by first sewing a egg from cloth and then drawing on it with black marker. Kind of a an egg thing going on in my kitchen. 
Come back for my more organizing ideas from my homestead. 
I love my labels and no more mistaking ingredients!

Thank you for visiting the Homestead,
Karen

Sunday, June 26, 2011

eggs in one basket


enjoy a summer collage to celebrate a joyous
SUMMER DAY


is there anything more quintessentially summer than
birds and nests?
here is my attempt at creating a bird's nest for a jewelry photo shoot...


so longing for a bike basket like this one to nestle my Krumpet in as
we are bike riding...
Happy Summer...

linking with Coastal Charm 

Images: collage of Etsy items, Brayton Homestead Interiors, Google

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

my Humpty Dumpty...


HUMPTY DUMPTY sat on a wall
and this HUMPTY DUMPTY was handmade by me. Every year at this time, right after Valentine's Day, I start to work on my Humpty Dumpty dolls. Well, maybe more of a toy~ decoration. I sew them up with muslin, stuff , paint and then draw directly on the fabric egg with permanent marker. .

I have made him (or her) to order for family and friends and is always my favorite baby gift to give (sometimes lighty hand painted with pink or blue).
I have had him copyrighted, as many projects are planned for his future (not scrambled eggs). This inspiration, this love of Humpty all started when my Mom quilted my twin brother and I each a Humpty Dumpty when we were born...

thanks,
Karen

linking to Wow Us Wednesday at Savy Southern Style ,and White Wednesday at Faded Charm, Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground, The Charm of Home at Home Sweet Home, Show and Tell at My Romantic Home, and Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

They are beautiful blogs- check them out...

Image: Brayton Homestead Interiors

Friday, April 2, 2010

my Easter decorating




Simple and Easy
is my holiday decorating style this year~
a lamb cake mold with a jaunty check bow tie
and the hand quilted eggs I made.
Happy Easter
Images: Brayton Homestead Interiors

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Easter images




Easter images for you to enjoy.

for me, blue and white interiors, nature's freckled eggs
and a pink handbag softly say
Easter and Spring...

Friday, July 3, 2009

Red White Blue and charming

Hoping your holiday is everything you want it to be. For me that includes a family cookout followed by relaxing with a stack of books and magazines....
or maybe in my yard at the Brayton Homestead, circa 1796, getting ready for its 213th Fourth of July....
or eating strawberries and cream (vintage needlepoint)...
but it is not a holiday until I bake Mom's famous chocolate pudding cake (shown above)! Have a wonderful holiday....
Images: Home and Garden 1, Brayton Homestead Interiors 2-4

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Simple holiday decor

Only one week to Easter, thought I would finally display a few of my vintage decorations. Always nice to be surrounded by nostalgic holiday keepsakes. This year I am going to keep it simple~ or at least that is how it will start out. Besides, if it is new to a room, Krumpet decides it must be a new toy for him! Decorated, natural or vintage eggs in a wooden bowl are a lovely way to decorate…
Image: Brayton Homestead Interiors

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Humpty Dumpty

HUMPTY DUMPTY sat on a wall
HUMPTY DUMPTY was handmade by me….He was hand drawn on fabric. I have had him copywritted as he his my original one of a kind creation and has many projects planned for his future (not scrambled eggs). My Mom quilted my twin brother and I each a Humpty Dumpty when we were babies! Check out my Humpty http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22166868%20 on my Etsy shop and have a great day….
Image: Brayton Homestead Interiors