Do you ever wonder where you will be in 3 years or 5 or 10....
I try not to but hmmmm, just a thought for today.
I am already getting Christmas orders. Mostly for my custom coasters. They always go good at Christmas for a gift. So today here are a few pictures of past custom coasters for all my special people. Thank you all!

What Was I Thinking?

I just looked at my blog here and was I ever shocked to see how long it has been since I posted anything. Where has the time gone? I do not know. It seems like we are all the busiest people. I thought when our kids were grown I would have all the time in the world. NOPE not happening. Now it's the grandkids etc. etc.....
My shop on Etsy has grown since I started this blog and I do spend a lot more time working now but still...I couldn't find 10 minutes to write here????? I don't know how people who blog constantly do it. But I promise to try and do better..... Sorry.
Here are some pictures of some of the things I have been working on.

Bamboo Utensils

Bird Feeder

Pinterest Love

I have been spending a large amount of time on Pinterest. I am so amazed at what I see on there. There are so many crafty people. It really stirs my imagination. I have several family members who are hooked too. We have quite a few conversations now that start "Have you seen (fill in here) on Pinterest?" I think it's wearing me out, so the other day I thought I will spend one day without Pinterest. I was having withdrawals. Ha Ha.....So if you can't find me anywhere else, just look on Pinterest. I'll be there hanging around. Until later, be blessed.
Carla Rae
(aka Carla Rae Vintage on Pinterest)

Happy Thanksgiving

Time has passed and once again Thanksgiving is here. I want to take this moment to say how very blessed and thankful I am. In this world it seems overly easy to moan and complain about even the smallest things. But we just need to take the time every day of our lives to be thankful for something, and to be quiet and not complain. I think when we groan we make too much noise to really hear the voice of God in our lives. And so I write this today for myself  just as much as anybody else to remind me to be still, be quiet, and to be thankful....for everything. Yes, I AM BLESSED.

May you all be blessed also.
Carla Rae

Todays Thoughts of Gran

I was watching the news today and I thought about how people keep talking about how bad things are getting. For some reason I thought of my Gran and her life. She was born in 1896. Her father was an alcoholic and was beaten to death when she was 8 years old. Then her mother remarried and she was sent to live with other members of her family's family. Not her blood relatives but her blood relatives family by marriage. From that time at age 9 on, she stood on a step stool (until she was tall enough) and she cooked 3 meals a day for a big family. She married at 16 and had 5 children that she raised plus 3 grandchildren she helped raise. We lived right next door to my Gran when I was growing up and I learned so much from her. She never complained about her life. Gran worked everyday of her life...hard...not at a job someplace that paid her but at her homemaking. She painted her house when she was 73 years old. She loved Jesus and went to church every time the doors were opened. She said she was blessed. She didn't complain and she was happy with her family and what she had.....I think we could all learn a lesson. I know I sure learned alot of lessons from her. She is a part of me. She left a legacy. Me.

I know this post is different from what I normally post. But its what I thought of today. My Gran.

Am I Done Yet?

For the past 10 months I have moved, remodeled, started a new garden...and wore myself out. I have not spent enough time doing many things and I have spent way too much time on other things. So here I am at my blog and I just realized I have not posted anything here since March. Shame on me. I will try to do better friends. My facebook and twitter have suffered too. And my Etsy shop some.
On a new day note I am posting some pictures of things in my new garden. Enjoy...until I post again.

Dreaming of Spring

     Yesterday was warmer here and I actually got to get outside. We had strong storms in the morning but sunny skies later. Since we are now moved into the other house on the farm I have lots of plans for it and mostly right now for the yard. I will be moving alot of my gardens from the other yard to down here. My daughter and her family now live in our old house and she is not a gardener. I don't know how that happened. She loves the way my gardens look but she wants no part in it. I laughed and told her she must not be mine. She thinks I work too much. Anyway my longing for all out spring got me to looking at some pictures from last spring so in the spirit of spring dreaming I decided to post some for everybody. I hope you all are dreaming of spring with me. Have a happy day.
Carla Rae

Goodbye Old Dog

How do you mend a broken heart? Time. It is the only way. I have a broken heart. Yesterday my sister's old 12 year old boxer dog died. He may have been hers but we live on the same farm only a little ways apart and I think he was my dog too. He came by my house every morning and stood looking in my front door and waited for his "cookie" dog treat. Sometimes I didn't see him at first, but my dogs always let me know he had arrived. I loved him. We all did. There is a whole farm neighborhood here that is hurting. 

But there is no way around it. Our pets will never live as long as we do. We can only enjoy them for awhile. They bring SO much joy and love into our lives everyday and then they are gone. But I would not trade one day of knowing them because their love is so unconditional. They love us no matter what. I think Jesus made our dogs that way on purpose. He knew that's what we needed from them. A companion who loved us always and no matter what.

Thank you Jesus for the pleasure of knowing such a sweet gentle old dog. It was a blessing.

Happy 2012

Happy New Year to everybody. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a great start to the new year. All is quiet on my home front. It has been cold here and as you know I am not a winter person so I have been huddled inside next to the heat. I recently discovered Pinterest and so far it has taken up some of my time. I just see so many things on there that are such great ideas. I thought that after Christmas I should take time to get a little more organized...but...so far...well you know I had good intentions. lol...Anyway...
Until next time
Jesus loves you.
Carla Rae

PS: left just one picture to think of summer, lol

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday Jesus. Have a wonderful holiday.

XOXOXO
Carla Rae

Merry Christmas

I just wanted to pop in to tell everybody Merry Christmas before it gets any more crazy. It has been a hectic year and I plan on working on this blog big time after the first of the year. Big plans are brewing. Oh, and I am now on pinterest too, so come on ever there too. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday filled with love.

I am adding a few pictures of things I am working on which I have on Etsy, but I will see you all in a new way after the new year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS
Carla Rae

Cooler Weather

Can you feel fall in the air yet? OK so I am not ready to give summer up completely but I do feel it in the cool morning air. So to remind myself that I am not giving it up I decided to post a few of my summer garden pictures. Happy Gardens to you all.



Impatiens fill an old washtub.



Another old washtub with hosta and yes they will survive the winter like this.

Early summer rust and decor in the garden. I LOVE RUST.

Summer Fades

Summer is fading somewhat here in Western Kentucky. A few cooler nights but still warm days. I am really not a fall or winter person but I am looking forward to a little cooler weather. Today is the last day of August so I guess I better be ready for summers end. lol

Vintage is selling ok for me on Etsy but I am itching to do some handmade crafting using some of the bits and pieces of vintage I have been saving. I am cleaning my craft room and I am WORN out. The piles are slowly going down. At this rate maybe I will see daylight next week. lol

I hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend and come see me on facebook too.

It's HOT

This has been one of the hottest summers in a long long time. Or maybe it's just me? No everybody says so. But we have had lots of rain so at least the garden is still thriving. The swimming pool has been used alot and the AC too. I hope you all are gardening even in the heat and remember to buy VINTAGE.
Oh and here are a few pics too.

Facebook

new photo album on facebook
https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/media/set/?set=a.138230496259032.36311.105589506189798

Where O Where Has Carla Rae Been?

Yes I have been absent from my blog. Please forgive me but IT'S SUMMER. That for me means outdoors and yard time and pool time. So please don't hate me when I forget to post all the time.  Sometimes I just can't fit everything into the day. And when it is nice outside I just can't bear to spend the day indoors on the computer. So to make up here are some more of my garden pictures for now.

Rescued birdbath and reused statue and rocks.

Peony

Lilly

Recycled pieces for a birdbath

New Facebook Photo Album

I just created a new photo album on Carla Rae Vintage Facebook. Come on over to see and LIKE.

Here is the LINK for the photo album:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.128542467227835.33553.105589506189798&l=280e7cbe85

Missed Me? New Garden Pictures

beautiful in bloom

Been busy, but here are a few new garden pictures for all my friends. Have a great week. Garden till you drop and enjoy the sunshine.

views of side garden

old tractor seat on a stump

hosta in an old canner pot

Summer Daze & Swimming Pool

It's summer all right. HOT. I have been doing my best the past few days to open our pool but it's a real big job. I am about to have to go shopping instead. Ha Ha.  We went right from spring on into hot summer time and even though I like that I am not into the sweating. Pool chemicals cost a small fortune too. I just can't bear to give the pool up. We have had it since my kids were small and now all but the smallest grandbaby has learned to swim in it. Plus I still really enjoy it too. OK...I will quit complaining about it to everybody and just be thankful we have it.

But it's a JOB. A BIG job.

New Handmade Garden Solar Lights

I have been working on a few new additions for my etsy shop, and here are a few preview pics. I make these from recycled glassware and solar lights like everybody has in their yards. I like the look of the unusual glass sculpture in my yard. Sometimes I make them 2 feet tall or more. Plus when they glow at night the glass reflects the light. Pretty.