Ahh...Summertime

The weather is getting warmer - we turn our attention to the yard and garden.
We want our outdoor living space to be as welcoming as our indoor space
A good start is to hang a "Welcome Sign", or other Signs  - display Letters -  arramge your plants in colorful
boxes  etc.
a few examples...........

PICKETT WELCOME    $25.00                                WELCOME TO OUR HOME  $20.00
shown in Yellow with black stenciled letters                   shown in White with red stenciled letters

Garden letters - (G in bead board, Wooden Flower attatched) - $18.00  [in stock]

Assorted Flower Boxes - made to order - prices vary
Box style with side handles and Stenciled words
Pickett style with "flowers flowers flowers" stenciling

AMERICANA

Summer time = AMERICANA!

A lot of people leave Americana Decor up year round - I do sometimes - but Summer  is always a great time to display your Patriotic values!

I love to Stencil  - just added this stencil to my collection.....
Pledge of Allegiance - set of 2 12x12 plaques - distressed edges
makes a perfect gift year round!
$25.00

I love this little "Rustic Flag Hanging"
saw one like it on Pintrest - had to make one - changed it a little bit
a great way to use odds and ends from my wood pile
$9.00

Here are a few  more of my designs available...... Order your way or maybe get some great ideas to do on your 
                                                                 own - let me know if you want instructions

                                  Prices will be added later - in the mean time just contact me

USA Chubbs  -  $15.00

Big Flag project we are doing for our Midnite Maddness Craft get away
Friday, June 14th  8:00-mid night   Cost $25.00 include all supplies, Food, Fun
we have a couple of more spots open (as of today June 3)
I will post pictures of all the fun we have!

Great ideas you can craft yourself - let me know if you want
instructions

of course everyone loves letters -
Set of Liberty shown - $18.00 finished
Kit only - $10.00

                             
 

I have a whole collection of long skinny Welcome signs
(to fit between my front door and little window)
this is one of my favorites - does not say Welcome, but "Freedom"
is a perfect Summer sentiment - can be order horizontal also
FINISHED   $25.00
KIT               $15.00 
(includes flag, star, board and letters) 

             

Initial Picture Frames

This year I made Initial Picture Frames for my Wonderful Piano Students
They are really easy and cheap to make - can use this idea for...Weddings, Birthdays, Birth Announcements, Graduations,  Craft days for kids etc,.......

You can probably just look at them and see what to do - but if you are new at crafting I listed the steps below, supplies are listed in CAPITALs

1.  Get your WOODEN FRAME (Michaels $1.00 - have a little peg for standing)
2. PAINT, orSTAIN  the back and edges
3.  Apply SCRAPBOOK PAPER to front with MOD PODGE
4.  Sand edges - when dry -  to remove excess paper
5.  STAIN edges of frame if desired (I used a black stamp pad for this step)
6.  Apply a layer of Mod Podge over front and edges of frame
7.  Paint LETTERS to match - letters can be - chip board, balsa wood, or wooden, I saw some  glittered          
     letters at Hobby Lobby - that would be cute!
     (I cut my own letters out of 1/4" birch scraps I had on hand)
8.  GLUE letters to frame - I used glue dots and then stapled from the back

                                                         backs painted .....

                                                        paper added.....

                                                       finished project .....

And so the Wedding Season starts!
What to get for the happy couple...

Here is one idea.....

A HUGE LETTER IS ALWAY A GOOD IDEA...two smaller letters can be hung on either side
for the couple's first names....

This "L" is aprox 20"x16" and is resting on a shelf
- it does  come with saw tooth hangers on back for hanging-
These huge letters look  great added to  a family picture wall....
  Smaller letters - first name initial -  can be hung by individual pictures.  
millions of ideas for letters!

WELCOME POST TOPPERS

I have been working on these Welcome Post Toppers orders and I finally mailed some off today!










IN THE WORKS............

FINISHED SET

This is the post - nice if I would have
 pictured the whole post-



It is too late to order a set for Mother's Day
But ....it makes a great gift year round

SET $25.00 it  INCLUDES.....

Post  and 2 toppers of choice

additional toppers $7.00 each

I designed a few of the toppers as requests
for some of my customers...I just added the
Witch Hat and am working on Thanksgiving
                                                                and Christmas designs

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A couple of new toppers a customer ordered...

•      Dangle leg Turkey
•      Christmas Tree Trio  bundle

These would be a great addition for those
who are collecting Welcome Post Toppers

I LOVE THIS FLAG!

This is the Big Flag we will be making at our
 "Midnite Maddness" Craft Evening  
  Friday, June 21st  8:00pm til Midnight
  704 N. Reed Pl. in Kennewick
  ~instructions by Shirley@Ransom.made & Kim from KimberleSu designs~

It measures aprox  30"x 22" with hardware on back for hanging
The cost for the Evening is $25.00 (all materials and Food!)

Just comment here if you are interested  - I can sign you up
or leave a message on the Ransom.made FB page


Thanks
and Craft On!

Workshop Back in Order

It took me a while but I finally got my workshop (garage) back into shape after our big "Spring Event"

This is what it looked like - Happy Customers - included

This is what it looks like now - all my machines back on the table tops

working on new designs and filling orders

Glad to be back in the groove