This is a little spice rack I found at a garage sale. The person obviously smoked because it was covered with what I know was yellow nicotine. It took a lot of sanding, but after it was cleaned up, I think it turned out cute.

I use it for crafting items.

This is a kleenex box cover I also got at a garage sale. It was VERY ugly when I got it. Amazing what a little paint can do.

Again, I found this jar at a garage sale, and it was even uglier than the kleenex box cover, if that's possible! We use it as our gum jar now.

My Country Chickens...

I just love these chickens. This is probably the hardest jigsaw creation I've made, because all of the little pieces of each chicken are cut individually, then wired onto the piece as a whole.

Thanksgiving.....

Here's a Thanksgiving Turkey I made. Cut it from 1/2" pine, sanded, and painted it.

Christmas Crafts......

Here are a few of my jigsaw creations for the Christmas season. Each of these I cut using my jigsaw and then painted.

"Let It Snow" Snowman

Heartwarming Hugs Snowman, with two other snowmen

Snowbunny with Christmas Tree

Ho, Ho, Ho Santa

Snowmen Trays (I did NOT cut these!)

Hair Bow Holders

My best friend asked me to make her a bow and ribbon holder for her (adorable) daughter, Ashlyn. Right now, she shares a room with her brother, so we didn't want it to look super girly. So we went with a red, white and black lady bug theme. Thought they turned out cute! (The ladybug holder has a spot to add a picture, which hasn't been added yet!)

Beading!

Beading!!!

I've started teaching myself how to make jewelry. Here are a couple of my very first trys. I also want to try making some beaded crosses. I saw one at a friends house recently and thought it was so pretty. I googled "beaded crosses" and found a really neat website, Rustique Art. She has some gorgeous examples.