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My Blog is Moving…

Cindy Goff — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:52:18 +0000

With the New Year, I’ve started a NEW blog and wanted to share. American Spirit and Friends will cease at the end of the month. If you liked this blog…I think you will like the new one too. Thanks for joining me on this new journey and hope that you will stop by often! http://www.weavingfriendships.blogspot.com

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Another Fill-It Idea for Baby

Cindy Goff — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:34:46 +0000

Last night we had a “meet and greet” our new grandson, Hendrix. Fun to have the baby already here to introduce him to family and friends.

Let's get this party started!! Crazy hat from Aunt Chris. Isn't it cute?!

Liz and Hendrix. He started smiling a few days ago! So fun!

Animal Cracker and Gumballs as the center piece. I used a black checked wool car blanket for the table.

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Utensil Crock

Cindy Goff — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:07:24 +0000

Don’t let the name fool you. October brings this awesome Utensil Crock for just $25! It’s vitrified so it can be frozen or heated, put in the microwave or oven. Even goes in the dishwasher too. At last night’s “meet and greet” with our new grandson, Hendrix, I filled it with whipped cream for our awesome pies from Willamette Valley Fruit Company. (bought them at EZ Orchard)

I placed it in the freezer a couple of hours before the party. Added the whipped cream and it stayed cold all night long!

Available in all 7 color choices.

There has to be a gazillion uses for this:

holds long pretzels or bread sticks
straw keeper
bottle of wine
ice bucket
fill with beans and add knives to it
curling iron/flat iron in the bathroom
paint brushes or craft supplies
any more?

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Tami’s Birthday

Cindy Goff — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:44:25 +0000

Today is Tami Longaberger’s Birthday. She is such an inspiring person and a wonderful advocate for all women. Read her autobiography Weaving Dreams, The Joy of Work, The Joy of Life. available at Amazon or any fine bookstore.

Welcome to the 50's Tami! This beautiful Celebrate Family Basket is available for just a short time (Oct 23rd).

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Pumpkin Hollow

Cindy Goff — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:46:35 +0000

Emily and Sue always know of the greatest places to go. Pumpkin Hollow is definitely worth the trip. They are open until October 30th. Another awesome day with the Ansel women and their friend Sue from back east. Thank you very much.

Arrived at Pumpkin Hollow.

Already looks wonderful...

Love. love. love the picket fence!

Giant bee skep. It has it's own house.

pumpkins everywhere!

Now you know where I got my pumpkin ladder idea. Had seen it several years ago in Country Living but this is what really got me to thinking about doing it. Put my old ladder to good use.

Old fashioned wheel barrel and of course a pumpkin.

Looks like a lttle shed...and it's filled with all kinds of warmth and primitives.

The inside was just as delightful as the outside.

Full of whatnots.

Shaker boxes and crocks.

Grubby homemade candles.

Big mason jars.

Butterchurn and fireplace broom.

I can spot a basket anywhere. Love this vintage BIG one.

Dried pod flowers in an old barrel.

I bought these little beeswax pears that are made locally. Aren't they cute?

I’m looking forward to heading back to Albany for their Christmas Season beginning on November 11th. You can follow them on facebook at Pumpkin Hollow. Happy Pumpkining!

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Pumpkins make me happy!

Cindy Goff — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:24:41 +0000

okay. I surrender. It’s finally fall here and I just had to go get some pumpkins. I’m just not an orange girl but between my Denver Bronco’s and the Orange Crush, the color of orange is becoming more appealing to me…and pumpkins are just so fine this time of year!

My impatients are looking pretty tired. Time for some PUMPKINS!

You can barely see the Wrought Iron Halloween Lantern but it's a favorite I bring out every year.

Made my trip to EZ Orchard on a Monday to avoid the weekend traffic. These giant mums are beautiful!

I even managed to pull my cart beyond the corn maze to the pumpkin patch so that I could pick out my own. Maybe coming on a Monday and not the weekend wasn't such a good idea. No David Dear to help me. lol

Every year I say I'm going to plant sunflowers and pumpkins. Hasn't happened yet!

Did I mention that EZ Orchard has the very best apple cider donuts?! O Yum! I had 3 for breakfast, 2 for lunch and lucky David Dear got the last one!

Pumpkin ladder and my scarecrow greets everyone at the front door. I need to find the picture of him with a basket on his arm.

Got this old couch spring from another creative crafter, Judy. Looking for more....

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Wooden Spools

Cindy Goff — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:56:07 +0000

On the hunt for wooden spools. My friends Tricia gifted me some, then Marie, and now sister Charlene is sending me some from Texas! Yippee! Here’s what I’ve been up to and looking for more creative ideas to do with them. Right now you can find the quilt wrapped spools at American Country Mercantile. The hunt continues….

I've been wrapping and sewing strips of vintage quilts around all sizes of spools. Fingers got a little sore. =)

Like my model? Take 1. lol

Lincoln - take 2. I filled up the Longaberger chip and dip bowl for the display.

Take 3 - he told me the bowl was toooo HEAVY so we moved on to putting them into the Medium Flare Basket.

Take 4 - say cheese!

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Pick a Letter

Cindy Goff — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:55:00 +0000

I’m still on the hunt for an awesome G or B (for BASKET of course!) or maybe both! =)

The "R" is great for my maiden name, but a "G" would be better. And I decide that if this sign said Wake Up America with a Diet Coke pictured, I would have for sure bought it.

Seems the letter R was the letter for the day!

Did you say Eeeeee!

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Great Show and looking forward to more…

Cindy Goff — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:53:37 +0000

Next up is Black Autumn at the Roost Barn. Be sure to check out Sarah’s blog for more details.

Here’s a few more pictures and then I’m calling it good. Enjoy!

Do you know how much I LOVE straws?!!

Even Sarah's little dog got to join the party!

wonder what stories this old trunk has to share?

love me some junk!

stairway to.....

got to get me some of these boots!

so dang cute and I know I would put them to good use in Oregon!

white goblets in all shapes and sizes

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I’ve been looking for a bicycle.

Cindy Goff — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:42:04 +0000

I wanted to bring this one home with me. Isn’t it so dang cute?!

Not so sure how many calories I would burn on this little guy.

don't you just love canning jars? so many uses.

more silver pots

and I love cookie cutters!

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