Almost....

Well, the snow is finally melting away,,, and  the rains are coming in.... but... if all goes according to plan, this weekend the hubby and I will get to go play out in the 'ManCave'  and work on Tin Cup...

We decided to do a 2nd dose of 'bug bomb'... just in case there are any multi-legged creepy crawlies... so we'll be vacuuming (again) dead creepy crawlies and dehydrated wasps!
That being said,,, hubby wants to work on the wiring... I want to work on the windows... hopefully the weather will co-operate and we can leave the barn door open so we can get lots of day light to work by. Sunshine would be great, but we'll settle for day light and maybe 40 weather.... :>)

In the mean time I am almost finished with my stitchery of my "7-days a week of Glamping"... but look what I spotted on Face Book,,, hmmm, maybe I should think about trying to stitch up one like this as well!

Isn't it just the cutest? 
Well, back to my other stitching projects.... tata-4-now...

Work....

Sure wish Spring would get here,,,,,  we have work to do on "Tin Cup"...

and,,, Lucy and Ricky are ready for mischief and adventure!  lol!

Just Cute!

I spotted this over on Face Book..... and just had to share...

How cute!

Fly Fishing anyone?

While out Junktiquing with my BFF (the hubby)... we found a few goodies we couldn't pass up on... which I posted on my 'katmom' blog (you can click on the button on the right to get to it)...
In the mean time here are two that I wanted to share on this blog...

 I haven't decided if I will put the grape cluster in Tin Cup (our 1965 Silver Streak)... but the aluminum coasters are perfect! I had a set of 5 aluminum cups but sold them... go figure...

 Well Gary found this DVD and said, "You need this!"... he also said, "after all, you are a 'Sister on the Fly' aren't you?...so you need to learn to fly fish!....  uugghh !I hate it when he makes sense! lol! 

Is It Summer Yet?

Is it Summer yet?

 cuz we gals "just wanna have fun'.... (mig. sherry, karen, me, juli)

 It's all about the Sisterhood of friendship, fun, food and folly....  (marie, deb, mig,toni, dee, me)

 This is now.... but soon.... (painting by Paige Bridges)

it will be this again.... I can hardly wait!
Happy Trails & Wagons HO!

New Purse...

I bought this license plate purse at a Yard Sale last year...and it goes perfect with my new license plate binder (show below)...
Hmmm, Arizona and Colorado.... I see a road trip in my future! lol!

 It originally had a strap made from thick black rubber...which I didn't like... so I removed the old strap, put this one on... but I am not all that crazy with it... so I will keep my eyes open for something that will work better to my liking....

Now to find one made from a California plate  :>)

For Tin Cup

As you know,,, I am on a quest to find the perfect mid- 1960's deco items for our Silver Streak...'home on wheels'...
Well I recently came across this container.... and guessed it to be from either the '50's or '60's...
I wasn't sure...at first I thought it might be a diaper pail... or a lingerie holder (for the laundry)...
I showed it to hubby dearest and her said, Oh My Gosh! we had those when we were little kids, except ours were a bit wider...
Well after cleaning it up, I discovered a patent  date for 1958... SCORE!
Then on further inspection, I saw it was a 'Tuppercraft" by Tupperware...
I am at a disadvantage, as I was living in Germany almost all of the 1960's (returned Stateside in 1969) so for me I really have to rely on family photos, and search the Internet for what I missed out on. I never even heard of Tupperware until 1969 when we moved to Kansas,,, and then we moved to the suburbs in SO. California... where Tupperware was really popular.

So this container is 20" tall and 7" across.... I am guessing it was for a lady's delicates...
Anyways, now I am off to go research it on the Internet...
 I think I will use it to store toiletries in the trailer or maybe my 'delicates' that need laundering! 

Cool Idea

 How's this for a clever idea?     Take an old license plate, and re-purpose it into a binder for

photos, autographs or journal....  I won  this one on the Shopgoodwill.com auction site...
The center is cut to create a spin and a front and back... the attached with a small piano hinge then the binder is attached as well as a snap tab...

Wednesday is Done!

Ok, I finished up 'Wednesday'... now to start on 'Thursday.'.. and then 'Friday'....and then I can start quilting everything together... 

I snuck into my darling hubby's fly fishing tackle box... borrowed' a fly... heeheehee...
Then I cut the hook off, and stitched it on.
I think I will keep my eyes open for 2 really small fish looking buttons to stitch onto/over the stitched fish... just because I can!  :>) 

Vintage Magazines....

I was down in the storage room in search of some 1965 magazines when I came across some 1951 Western Horseman magazines... I just couldn't resist sharing a few with you...

 I had another  WH magazine, with a Native American riding an Appaloosa horse... The magazine  had a very special article about George Hatley... and I knew I needed to give the magazine to a friend who so admired and was mentored by George.... I believe the magazine has since been given to George's Widow, Ione...

 Check out these boots and the prices... I have to laugh... the first thing that came to mind...when I saw the yellow & green ones... John Deer tractors.... what a Hoot!

 Still around and still one of my favorite cowgirl boots.... I know I love mine.