Crafts N Trends moving forward...

So, we recently got invited into a awesome re-purposing store, "Then and Again." I was so thrilled to meet Dawn and see her heart and worldview and to know it matched mine! She absolutely loves re-purposing, loves her family, and she loves the Lord... does it get much better than that!!!! She is incredible and I highly recommend you checking out her store HERE. On top of the fact that now Crafts N Trends is in there... even more reason to check it out! Did you notice my incredible farm table he built for my display/ to sell too! Remember back at Christmas when we went scavenging at my PaPas farm... well we brought back an ungodly amount of farm wood... and this table is built from it. We are thinking it has to be atleast 100 yrs old! AND it's beautiful!

See our display below. Thanks Parker dear for your patience in helping me put this together, he truly is my everything!

So for now... enjoy this sneak peak and keep an eye out for more to stem.

My Very Own Spice Rack

Fancy that, while we were on the farm in Missouri I was gawking over grandmas spice rack... it was one that was convenient and manageable. I loved it!!! Well earlier I told you about our barn scavenging! Well while others were simply passing by this piece of gold... I snagged it!

Ok, it may be a little dusty and raggedy in this picture... BUT, i saw the potential and visioned it in my kitchen! Yee Haw!

The finished product... with the already antiqued look, all that needed to be done with it was have a little vision and wash it off!

I am still in need of a few little glass jars (that I will be purchasing at ikea)... my spices from Africa unfortunately didn't come with containers :)

And they are only $3.99 for a pack of 4! (thanks Heather Still for the eye on this).

And that's a wrap!

The "Treasures" on the Farm

Tradition: The week after Christmas there is a "Ho Down" at the Hampton farm in Missouri!

Oh... and it's crazy... crazy fun! I think the most we fit in the small farm house was 30 people at once and maybe it slept 23 the night before :). Talk about intimate... no cell service, no cable, no internet... 100% quality time with everyone for a week! Woo I think I could without talking for at least a week now!!! But, it was great! While we were at it... us-ins sister-in-laws decided not to sit around all week... so you ask what we did? Oh yes, we scavenged the old houses on PaPa's farms. They were great grandparents houses... and boy did we find some treasures!!!

So below enjoy looking through some of the good, the crazy, and the treasures that we found in Missouri!

Of course... the trip included LOTS of pictures... here is one of many!

The infamous... Hampton Farm House... yes this is where nearly 23 people SLEPT one night!

Here are the wonderful PaPa and Grandma Hampton, we love them dearly!

Did I mention, we play cards... A LOT!

While the women scavenged... the men cut down wood for the furnace!

Oh and must we mention the horribly embarrassing make-up lessons that took place! Let's just say, I got lots to learn... and buy! :)

And the dishes... and the culprates! Cheryl and Grandma had a blast cooking... with EVERY utensil and pot available...

...and we had the joys of clean up! But oh was her cooking worth it!!!

The run down great grandparents houses... we tore through! Beautiful antiques!

And for the fun....

Oh and the treasures...

Papa Hampton looked at us like we were crazy for getting all this stuff... but, we told him... oh just wait til you see what we turn this into!

Geesh we got lots of stuff! Thanks to the Manuels... they brought a trailor :)

Oh I can't wait to DIY all of this goodness!!!

Did I mention we crafted A LOT while we were there too :) so fun!!! And don't you love the Crafts N Trends Bow in her hair :)

And the WHOLE crew... yea we hardly all fit on the porch :)

And then just the two of us! We LOVE the farm!

Stay tuned for the DIY's to stem from this!!!