Friday Flea Market

Hey Y'all it's Friday Flea Market! Come on over to my online shops and take a gander at the wonderful handmade primitives, rustic country crafts and jewelry. I know you will enjoy

Celene's Treasure Chest

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Unique Boutique Jewelry

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

We have started decorating for Christmas at Celene's Treasure Chest. It's really looking good so far. Of course it's still a work in progress. I haven't started the lights or garland or any of the pretty sparklie stuff! I just love Christmas! Pretty, pretty, pretty! OK enough of that.
You can see some of the primitive crafts we make at Celene's Treasure Chest. These are just a few of the things we have make this year. I just love the old lunch box with greenery and the dear Santa sign. That's so me!



I have been busy with more than crafts this season. I've been building an online shopping mall called Shops Galore! Go on over to my Wood n' Whimsy Blog for the details. If you have a website, I'll list it for you for free.
Til next time...God Bless,
Celene

Crafts and Fall Festivals

Hi y'all! Wood n' Whimsy (aka; Pam and myself) are going nuts with the prim crafts getting ready for fall festivals and craft fairs. Our 1st one is the Lebanon Fall Festival on Saturday Oct 4th in Lebanon, Illinois. Lebanon is a small rural town, home to McKendree College, about a 30 minute drive from St. Louis. If you live in this area, it's definitely a neat place to go. Lebanon still has many brick streets, several old stately antebellum mansions turned B&B and tons of interesting and quirky craft, antique and gift shops line the main street. It's a very quaint old town. If you live within driving distance it's a great place to get away for a weekend. It's also just a few miles from MidAmerica Airport.

Anyway, here are some of the crafts we are crankin' out! Please let me know your favorite by leaving a comment.

Bowl Fillers. This is Pam's thing as I REALLY, REALLY HATE to sew. I started them and she had to finish them or I would have thrown them away! I have tried so hard to like to sew, but just can't do it. I did coffee stain and decorated them.
This is an old screen that I painted. I have it propped up against a coral color wall, so it isn't showing as well as it should. I love painting on screens. It doesn't require much skill.
This cutie stands about 3 feet tall or can hang.

I love old windows too! I am not an artist so this is a decoupaged picture with the edges burned.

Well that's it for now. Until next time....God Bless,

Celene

It's Time For Fall Primitive Decor.

We are gearing up for our fall festivals and craft shows here at Celene's Treasure Chest. We are crafting like crazy! Here are some of the things Pam and I are making for the online store, the shop in Coffeen, Illinois and the craft fairs we are attending. Let us know your favorites. We'd love a little input from you. Don't forget to check out the FREE crafter ideas and resources at Wood n' Whimsy . Please add your prim plug to my plugboards. Come on by and visit us in Coffeen, bring a picnic lunch and spend some time at lovely Forsee Vinyards just 3 1/2 miles up the road from us.

Til next time.....God Bless,

Celene

This is an old dressed up telegraph insulator!

Pam is always saying " what are you gonna do with that, it's junk!" But I know I'll think of something. Just like this old crooked frame with a rusted hinge that I pulled out of a junk pile.

I tried a new lettering technique. Raised letters made from hot glue and then painted.

Jewelry is a Girl's Best Friend

Hey ya'll! Today I've decided to show you some of the sparklin' purties I carry in my little country store. One of the crafters who display their wares at Celene's Treasure Chest is Jewelry Junction. They make the most beautiful jewelry! All their stuff is hypo-allergenic and won't tarnish, nor will it turn you green! It's made from an alloy of zinc, iron and nickel. It wears like stainless steel, looks like silver and is surprisingly lightweight. I have never been able to wear anything but solid gold or I break out, but this doesn't do that to me. I've been wearing Jewelry Junction's creations for about a year now with no problems. They use glass beads and semi-precious stones in their jewelry, which is why it is so beautiful. Some of the semi-precious stones used are Agate, Red Jasper, Onyx, Rose Quartz and Celestine. Don't ask me which is which, I am clueless! If anyone knows the difference between these stones will you please fill me in? Take a look and let me know what you think of it.

These matching chandalier earrings and bracelet are made with blue marbled glass stones.

This is set with semi-precious stones in a lovely deep chocolate brown with dark veins running throughout.

Pretty greenish/aqua colored marbled glass stones with semi-precious chips.

A lovely blue veined stone in this pair.

A variety of bracelets made from glass and semi-precious stones and chips. The bottom one is made from stones and actual bull horn!

This is similar to Turquoise, just a little darker.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing some of the purties Jewelry Junction makes. I sure enjoy having her purties in my store!

Bracelets $10.00

Earrings $8.50

Sets $16.50

Shipping is FREE

Bracelets lengths and earring sizes vary. Contact me for specifics. Can be sold individually instead of sets if you so choose.

Until next time. God Bless,

Celene

Wood n' Whimsy

Hey ya'll! It's been a few days since I've had time to post anything. I had a booth in a craft show and taxes to keep me busy this past week. Taxes, ugh!! Oh, well their done now. Next year I swear I won't be a last minute Lucy. Of course that's what I said last year and the year before that. I'm really going to try to keep up with it all this year.

As some of you know, I own a small rural craft and antique shop. I am revamping this blog to showcase some of the crafters and their hand did items displayed in my store. Not only will I be able to show them off, but perhaps I can make a few sales for them along the way. I will also be showing some of the vintage and antique items offered at my little country store.

If you have any interest in purchasing anything you see in this blog or my Wood n' Whimsy blog or have questions please let me know mailto:celene-@hotmail.com . Please check back with me often and leave your comments. I'd love to know what you think of my store and crafters. If you would like to add me to your blog list, just let me know and I'll add your blog to mine, too. Helping each other is what it's all about. Til next time, God Bless!

Celene

This is the view of my shop you see when you enter the door. That huge antique gray granite coffee pot on the floor is an old commercial restaurant pot. I'd run screaming the other way if the waitress came at me with that. The primitive wooden shovel is an antique snow shovel. The basket on top of the ladder is an old tobacco drying basket.








Our all year Christmas Shoppe 'round at the Treasure Chest. Everything you see here is made by Wood n' Whimsy. (that's what my friend Pam and I call our wood crafts)



Yard Stakes

Primitive Birdhouse made of old barn wood with a metal roof.

Primitive Crafts and God's Provision

Whew! I had quite a workout yesterday. As some of you know, my friend Pam and I have taken over my husband's never used workshop to make primitive woodcrafts that we sell in my shop and online. We've been doing this for over a year now. Primitive wood and supplies can be hard to come by. Fortunately we live in a small rural community where people know each other fairly well. A very nice lady called yesterday and asked if we would like some old wood from her barn. We jumped into Pam's old beat up pickup truck and headed out to her farm to get the wood and YIPPEE!! We hit the jackpot! It's going to take us a few weeks and several truckloads to haul it all off! Much of it is old barn wood and beautiful beams along with lots of other odds and ends that are at least 100 years old. Then last night someone else called me and asked if I could take some old windows and other wooden items off their hands. All I can say is God is good and he provides. It's a real blessing. We must be making a name for ourselves in the community, which is very good indeed. I have a very bad knee and yesterday about killed me, so please say a little prayer for me to be up to the task of hauling all this wood and for Pam as bless her, she has the brunt of the muscle work. You should have seen her climb that barn loft ladder to get to the wood. Did I forget to mention it's all high up in the loft of an old barn? A lot more goes in to making our crafts than most people realize. Anyway, I'm giving a shout out to Agnes for the plentiful supply of primitive wood. We truly appreciate it.