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.

It's Just About Fall Y'all!

It's that time of year again. Harvest time, Craft Fairs and Fall Festivals are just around the corner. Then come the holidays. This is most crafters favorite time of year. It is certainly ours here at Celene's Treasure Chest Country Store in Coffeen, Illinois. We will be showing our crafts at several fairs and festivals. Pam and I (we call our crafts Wood n' Whimsy) are hammering, sanding, sawing and painting as fast as we can. Here are a few of our newest fall primitive crafts. I hope you'll let us know what you think.

This is an old telegaph insulator

I made this out of an old antique farm seed sifter/shaker box. It hangs or sits.

Til next time....God Bless,

Celene

Porch n' Yard Pickets

Hi everyone! I thought I'd show you a few things that my friend Pam and I make and sell in Celene's Treasure Chest country store in rural Coffeen, Illinois.
Pam and I call our crafting venture "Wood n' Whimsy" which by the way is also the name of my crafters blog that features free prim craft recipes, patterns, DIY and how-to's. Come on by and check it out!
I've been thinking that you might find it interesting to see how we make some of these things, so I'm going to start taking my camera to work with me. We have a work shop in the back of the store where we make all our crafts. So stay tuned, as they say and I'll include that in furture episodes.



The first picture is of a white washed picket that props or hangs on the porch or hangs on the outside of a home.

This next photo is of a spindle picket. There is a rain gauge and temperature gauge on the back.
Here is a bird bath made from a spindle and an old granite ware bowl.

Check out How to make grungy hang tags over at Wood n' Whimsy.

If you are anywhere near our neck of the woods, give me a holler. Forsee Winery and Vineyards are just 3 miles from the my shop. You can make a day of it, enjoying crafts, antiques, and a lovely picnic lunch at the picturesque countryside winery and vineyards.

Til next time...God Bless,

Celene

Vintage Hot Pads and Doilies

Hey y'all! I've come across some of the cutest vintage goodies! Back in the day, crocheting on plastic doilies was all the rage. Here are some good examples!

I think I'll put these on sale this Flea Market Friday, so if you are interested, check back on Friday. Come on by my website and see my other vintage goodies and hand-did prim purties.

I've also found some adorable vintage aprons! I haven't had the chance to launder and iron them. That could take a while as I need to locate my iron and then find someone to retrain me to operate that particular piece of equipment. I forget, do you need a special heavy equipment license to operate an iron? LOL! It's been awhile.

Until next time...God Bless,

Celene

Free Advertising for Primitive Crafters

Hey Ya'll! Check out my new plugboard in the sidebar on the right. All you primitive crafters and prim bloggers are welcome to add your plug for free! It's so easy to do. It's a great way to advertise your website or blog. If you don't have a plug, Laura over at Penney Layne Graphics can hook you up with one for only $1.50! Add a plug to the plugboards at my other sites as well.

My country store Celene's Treasure Chest

My other blog Wood n' Whimsy

Let me know in a comment if you have a plugboard and I'll come on over and and add my plug yours!

Til next time...God Bless,

Celene

Bloggy Giveaway Winners

Hey ya'll! Here are the winners of the Bloggy Giveaways
on Wood n' Whimsy:

Marie at A Little Bit of Country won the cute heart bowl fillers.

Linda at Linda's Kitchen won the barn star ornie.

Here are the winner's of the Bloggy Giveaways on my other
blog Celene's Treasure Chest:

Katy at The Country Blossom won the 14K Rose Gold Filled Chain
Mommiof4 at Tadpole Lane won the primitive americana sign.

I'm having trouble reaching the winners by email. When I click on the email button in your profiles, I get an error message from my email provider. Please contact me at celene-@hotmail.com with your addresses so I can send you your goodies!

Thanks to everyone who entered. Please add me to your favorites or your blogroll as I will be doing giveaways regularly on my blog.
Til Next time... God Bless,
Celene

14K Rose Gold Chain Giveaway

Hey ya'll, it's another giveaway here at Celene's Treasure Chest Blog! Today's giveaway is a lovely 14K rose gold filled 20" chain. It's gorgeous and you're gonna love it! All you have to do is follow the simple instructions on the sidebar and let me know in a comment to this post which item you like the best at Celene's Treasure Chest website. Yep, it's that simple. Make sure you check out the other giveaways on this blog and on my other blog Wood n' Whimsy . Good luck! Until next time....God Bless,

Celene

Monday's Giveaway, it's finally here!

Yippee! I anxiously await this time each quarter. I count down the weeks and then the days and then the hours. It's kind of like the anticipation I have at Christmas, well, kind of. I love these giveaway carnivals. The rules are on the sidebar on the right. Make sure you comment back to this post to enter and follow the simple rules. Without further adoo, here's todays giveaway! TaDa!

This is a rustic little primitive Americana sign hand painted on very old reclaimed wood. it's made by my friend Pam and myself. Our crafter name is Wood n' Whimsy. We sell our wares in my little country store in rural Illinois and online at Celene's Treasure Chest. Don't forget to go there to choose your favorite item and comment on this post to enter to win this cute sign. Check back daily for new giveaways. Good luck and God Bless,

Celene

Flea Market Friday!

Yep! It's Friday. I hope you have a great time here today. With gas prices the way they are, shopping online makes more sense than ever! I'm showing you a few of the items I sell on my website Celene's Treasure Chest If you see something you like here, click on the link under the item to make your purchase and to shop for lots more hand-did prims n' purties and vintage goodies. You'll be glad you did! By the way, come on back here and let me know what your favorite item is at my website Celene's Treasure Chest. I'd love to know what you think! Thanks to Polly at Counting Your Blessings for sponsoring Flea Market Friday!

Next week I will be participating in Bloggy Giveaway Carnival by giving away several items, on this blog as well as my Wood n' Whimsy Blog so make sure you visit both blogs daily next week to see what's new!

Until next time... God Bless,

Celene

Prim Cinnamon Rolls Bowl Fillers, a bakers dozen
Telephone Receptor with homespun and Americana pips


Three Decorated Prim Country Antique Spools


Primitive Lathe Country Star, Metal Rooster Ornie

Vintage Majolica Pottery Monkey Pitcher


Vintage Kitten, Yarn Ball Salt-and-Pepper-Shakers


Vintage Pottery Pitcher

My Little Country Store

God Bless America! Thank you so much to our troops and veterans. It's because of them we are free.

Here are some photos of Celene's Treasure Chest, my little country store in Coffeen, Illinois. Stop by Celene's Treasure Chest website to see some of the hand-did primitives, crafts and jewelry, as well as vintage and antique items.

I hope you have enjoyed visiting my little country store. Come on by Celene's Treasure Chest and we'll have a nice visit! Til next time...God Bless,

Celene

Celene's new website.

Hi! As many of you know I own a small country store in Illinois. I make hand-did prims and rustic primitive crafts. I also sell handcrafted candles and jewelry, vintage goodies and antiques. I've spent the last couple of weeks working on my new website and it's finally finished. Yippee, Hooray, Yowza, Hallelujah!! What a lot of work. It turned out great though, I'm pretty proud of it. Please stop on buy and admire my handy work. If you want to exchange banners just email me from the site with your banner URL and I'll reply with mine. You can also drop in a free plug. Until next time... God Bless,

Celene

Family Reunion Vacation

Hey Ya'll! I've been away from blogging for several weeks, but I'm back. I went on vacation with my 82 year old mom and 3 sisters. We went to California for a huge family reunion. What a great time we had reconnecting with cousins we haven't seen in years! It was wonderful, so wonderful in fact that we are going to do it again in 2 years in Illinois. Most of us are from either California, Phoenix and Illinois. We are all very excited and looking forward to 2010! I am originally from California, but it has been many years since I have visited there. We did some site seeing and touristy things such as going to Fisherman's Warf in SanFrancisco, Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, and a lovely trip to Napa Valley. Hope you enjoy a few of the photos I took. You may have to click on the "View All Images" button as it doesn't seem to be loading correctly. Until next time...God Bless,

Celene

Hi ya'll. The winner of the sign Giveaway at Celene's Treasure Chest is Penny from Miss Pootsie's Primitives and Glad Tidings Primitives and Folk Art. Congrats Penny. Everyone needs to check out her blogs. She has the cutest hand-did prim dolls. Make sure you bookmark my blogs and check back often as I plan to have ongoing giveaways.

I will be going on vacation to Sacrament for 10 days later this week. Check out my Wood n' Whimsy blog with all the fun details! I won't be posting Flea Market Friday's for a couple of weeks, but don't forget me, I'll be back!

Til next time...God Bless,

Celene

Fabulous Flea Market Friday Has Rolled 'Round Once Again!

Oh, yes it has! Just sit back, get relaxed and enjoy. Thanks for looking at my vintage and hand-did purties. Don't forget there are lots more purties and needful things below in previous posts. Only the ones marked sold are unavailable. I hope you will take the time to comment and let me know what you think about them. This will give me a better idea of what purties to display in the future. If you have any questions, please email me. Don't forget to stop by the other participants of Flea Market Friday. There are so many great things at great prices! Til next time...God Bless,

Celene

If there is a problem with a pay now button, please email me.

Vintage Americana Shutter made of wood and w/ grapevine wreath, pip berries n' stars. 10" wide x 26" tall.

Price: $16.50 SOLD

Americana Grapevine Wreath w/ tin star, pip berries n' stars. 10" wreath.

Price: $14.95

Vintage Green Glass Bowl with ornate metal base. No chips or cracks. A very nice piece. 61/2" tall x 10" across diameter. Makes a lovely centerpiece.

Price: $18.95 SOLD

"Flowers" Box for your window, counter or porch. Made with reclaimed wood.

21" long x 5" wide x approx. 5" deep.

Price: $14.95 SOLD

6 Grungy Prim Apple Cinnamon Votive Candles on tin tray with fixins'

Price: $11.95

Primitive Wood Shotgun Shell Hat/Coat Hook. Made with very old reclaimed wood, empty 12 gauge shotgun shells and reclaimed picket fence wire. 17" long x 7" high (including wire hanger)

Price: $12.95

It's Another Free Giveaway !

Here it is, my next free giveaway. This time I am giving away a really cute wall hanging. It is hand painted on reclaimed wood and says "A Heart That Loves Is Always Young" It's 10" long and 4" high. I love this sign so much and hope you will too! All you have to do to enter is comment on this post. You may enter daily from now until May 26th. You may also enter by visiting my Wood n' Whimsy blog. You may comment daily on the giveaway post there as well to double your chances of winning. Please visit both blogs and enter often. Good Luck!
Til next time....God Bless, Celene

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all of you. I hope your day is filled with love and laughter. God Bless,

Celene

Mother's Day Bracelet Giveaway Winner

Hi ya'll! The lucky winner of the Mother's Day Bracelet Giveaway is Janet Faye. Congrats Janet. I'm sure you will love it. I am going to start a new giveaway next week so everybody check back. I haven't decided yet what it will be. Anybody have any suggestions? I own a little country store with all kinds of rustic country and primitive crafts, candles, vintage and antiques so if you have some favorites that you would like to see in my giveaways, please leave it in the comments as I plan to do ongoing giveaways on this blog. I'd really like to know what gets you excited about winning! Til next time....God Bless,

Celene

Flea Market Friday and Last Day forthe Mother's Day Bracelet Giveaway.

Hi Ya'll. I couldn't access the internet for some reason last night. An inconvenient glitch of some kind. Anyway that kept me from adding new items for Flea Market Friday, however just scroll down and you'll see lots of really neat hand-did crafts, vintage and antique items and needful things! Also don't forget that today is the last day to enter to win the Mother's Day Bracelet Giveaway! I'll pick a winner tonight so hurry to enter and good luck!

Til next time... God Bless,

Celene