tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32151393018059904612024-02-21T08:56:14.324-08:00The Rusty NickelA small, seasonal shop filled with primitive/country decor, antiques, seasonal items, candles, cards, florals and greens, folk art prints and soooo much more!The Rusty Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730557177388502704noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215139301805990461.post-3986170002331124502012-10-18T13:11:00.002-07:002012-10-18T13:11:51.829-07:00My Fall and Halloween Decor '12I thought I would share with you a few pics of my decor at home. I know it's been quite awhile since I've been on here! We haven't had internet since we were anticipating moving over the summer and still have yet to move. We're waiting to hear today if we'll be closing next week. Living in limbo has done a number on me, let me tell you!! :) <br />
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I thought I would give you a little inspiration!The Rusty Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730557177388502704noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215139301805990461.post-7883278471655627842012-09-10T11:02:00.001-07:002012-09-10T11:02:22.808-07:00Fall Gathering 2012I'm going down my list and checking things off!! Our Fall Gathering starts Thursday and goes through Sat. Then we'll be open again next Thursday-Saturday!! 10-5 each day!! We'll be sampling dips and cider mixes. I may even sample some soups. I think it may just be chilly enough to put you in the mood :)<br />
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The shop is close to being ready. Still have a few more things to do but with this fall like weather, it's helping! But they're talking 90 tomorrow, ekk!! Guess I'll have to turn on the A/C. <br />
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We'll have tons of fall and halloween decor for your home and yard! I'm trying to get some mums to have for sale. Sorry, I don't think we'll have any pumpkins or bittersweet this year. But we do have fabric and resin pumpkins!! Atleast those won't rot :) <br />
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The Rusty Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730557177388502704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215139301805990461.post-15481989568360191162012-03-19T17:41:00.000-07:002012-03-19T17:41:15.974-07:00The Rusty Nickel Spring ShowThought I would make a quick post!!<br />
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Our spring show is March 22-24 and 29-31. Lots of great things. We have a new consigner making handmade cards along with Darla's photo cards!! Lots of bunnies, spring florals, candles, Billy Jacob, Mark Kimball Moulton and Irvin Hoover prints; and so much more!! Join us 10-5 each day, we'll have Wind & Willow dip samples and lots of great items for your yard. Can't resist with this weather!!<br />
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ErinThe Rusty Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730557177388502704noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215139301805990461.post-19781566052403842542012-02-24T17:56:00.000-08:002012-02-24T17:56:14.403-08:00Monster CookiesI know, I know, I've been MIA!! It's been a very unpredictable winter and with nice weather and then kinda crummy weather, I've been all over the place. I need to get some pics of my latest projects but tonite I was hungry for Monster Cookies so that's what we made. This recipe is a huge recipe, these would be great for a fundraiser or bake sale. I'm thinking I may whip some of these up to sell individually at the shop for our spring show!!!<br />
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<u>Monster Cookies</u><br />
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1 lb margarine or butter<br />
2 lbs. brown sugar<br />
4 c. white sugar<br />
12 eggs<br />
1 tsp. salt<br />
8 tsp. baking soda<br />
1/4 c. vanilla<br />
3 c. mini M&M's<br />
3 c. chocolate chip cookies<br />
3 lb peanut butter<br />
18 c. quick-cooking oatmeal<br />
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Mix margarine/butter, sugars, eggs, salt, baking soda, and vanilla. Add peanut butter and mix well. Stir in oatmeal by hand, mixing well. Stir in M&M's and chocolate chips by hand. Drop cookies by spoonful onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350* for 10 mins. Don't overbake!! Yields 15-20 dozen cookies. Freezes well!!<br />
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In my mind I'm starting to switch gears towards spring. But I'm not quite ready to give up santas and snowmen for bunnies and chicks. It's not that I don't want to see spring and green grass and play in the dirt...it's just I don't enjoy making those things quite as much as I do wintery things!! I sure know, I don't like the pastels of spring, ick!! <br />
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Thought I would share the few things I finished up and the pillows that now just need stuffed, the easy part!!<br />
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I hope the sun is shining where you are!! It sure didn't shine here today, even though it was 40+!! <br />
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I thought I would share the recipe with you. It's one we used at the bakery where I worked, and really learned how to cook/bake!! <br />
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Fanny Farmer Fudge<br />
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4 1/2 c. sugar<br />
1 can evaporated milk<br />
3 sm bags of choco chips<br />
1 lb butter<br />
1 tsp. vanilla<br />
chopped nuts (opt)<br />
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Combine sugar and evaporated milk in heavy saucepan; bring to boil. Boil 10-12 mins, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips and butter. (Can use 1/2 lb of butter and half lb of margarine.) Pour in bowl and use electric mixer and mix approx. 15 mins, until candy has lost some of it's shine. Add 1 tsp of vanilla and nuts, if desired. Pour into greased 9x13 inch pan and let set until firm.<br />
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I use all butter, it just tastes better. And thank goodness I have a KitchenAid mixer!!! This stuff is fabulous!!<br />
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Until next time!!<br />
ErinThe Rusty Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730557177388502704noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215139301805990461.post-35461342123024062822011-12-07T08:32:00.000-08:002011-12-07T08:32:06.602-08:00Christmas At My House 2011This year I was so excited for Christmas to come!! That was in late September, before hubby fell and broke his leg. Then when that happened everything just kind of went out the window. Between decorating the shop and trying to make a few things, I just felt like I didn't care. I knew I had to do something with Missy Pete still being so young and watching her face fill with magic everytime she rediscovered things!!<br />
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I've slowly gotten things out and put up. We had the tree up for a week before I decorated it :) I was so frustrated with lights not working this year, it kinda killed my mood!! I did a few things outside, more fresh greens then anything. Oh well, simple is good. I almost fell off the ladder myself, so I guess we'll stop at what we have, we both don't need to be down :/ <br />
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I snapped a few pics, I thought I would share!! Enjoy!!<br />
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I thought I would share a few more pics of what got accomplished!! Have a wonderful week!!<br />
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The weather is much too nice right now, being it's mid-November. I'm not asking for snow, but I would mind a dusting just before our open house, always puts you in the mood :)<br />
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Enjoy!!<br />
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Hoping the snow holds off until atleast after Thanksgiving. I could go for a dusting, but only a dusting to put people in the christmasy mood. <br />
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Have a wonderful weekend! You know I'll be working away, either crafting or working at the shop :)<br />
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ErinThe Rusty Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730557177388502704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215139301805990461.post-16078475063222087972011-10-11T19:21:00.000-07:002011-10-11T19:21:28.279-07:00When Life Comes To A Screeching HaltSo we didn't make it to the mall this weekend. About 20 mins before we were to head into Mason to set up, my husband fell off a ladder and broke his leg. The last 5 days have been a blurry, overwelming mess, to say the least!! We are slowly moving into a schedule. Hubs came home Sunday after surgery on Friday morning. They put pins in, took some fragments out and put bone putty back in. I am thankful it wasn't his neck or his back! <br />
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After a summer of constant going, overdrive, if not faster. We are now left standing at a complete halt! As the caregiver of everything and everyone, I fall into bed every nite exhausted, but yet can't sleep. I'm use to snoring next to me, give him an elbow every now and then...and now, he's not there. The next 6 wks until he can put weight on it, will be trying to say the least for all of us. I am not a patient person, but I will have to be. I've also learned that all these things I've been waiting for Hubs to have time to do, I can do myself or I can now toss them in his lap and he has more then enough time to do them :) I know I'm not the one laying in bed, I'm already going stir crazy. So I will try to keep him entertained and busy as best I can. <br />
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Just thought I would let everyone know why we weren't there. We'll be ready to go in Nov on Black Friday though! I've got most of the fall/halloween packed away and I'm ready to get the Christmas out! I just better give the place a thorough cleaning before. You'll once again have to look past the lack of window trim and base board and my paint job not being quite done. My contractor won't be back on the job for some time and I am not even attempting some of these things!<br />
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Have a wonderful evening, and be thankful for each and every day!!<br />
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ErinThe Rusty Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730557177388502704noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215139301805990461.post-64472678410307319042011-10-04T11:41:00.000-07:002011-10-04T11:41:59.529-07:00Join Us This Weekend At The MallOhhh, I've been falling down on the job! The job of blogging that is! I've been so busy getting ready for my fall open house, and then 3 weekends of my open house. My, where has the last month gone? If you missed us at our open house, you can join us this weekend at Southbridge Mall in Mason City. We'll be inside the front entrance. I'll share a few pics from my open house. Enjoy the beautiful fall weather we've been having. Off to make some more snowmen!<br />
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Well I best be on my way. Here are a few pics of what I've been up to<br />
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We also got 2 new windows put in last week and start putting up electrical boxes where I'd like them to be. Here are a few pics I took<br />
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Very excited for fall to get here....as I know, all of you are!The Rusty Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730557177388502704noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215139301805990461.post-68866208919529311332011-07-26T14:21:00.000-07:002011-07-26T14:21:21.871-07:00Hot Weather Brings Progress At The ShopIs it hot enough for you?? It's so crazy how it was such a cool, wet spring and now it's sweltering!! <br />
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Last week, it was so miserably hot, temps in the high 90's and heat index well above 110. Hubby choose to work at the shop, so we turned on the window air and fired up about 4 fans. They ended up getting most of my floor built up to the level of other parts. They also got my plumbing moved around so I can have a bathroom, yay!!! <br />
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We have the chance to buy another building, the man's just not quite ready to sell yet, but when he is, it's our. So this means, we are putting in a shower in the bathroom and a few other things, so we can turn my current shop into a studio apartment. It adds more work now...but it would be soooo much more work later on. <br />
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I snapped a few pics of the projects. They aren't very clear, but I'll try and keep the pics coming so you can see the progress!!<br />
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Stay cool!!<br />
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Tomorrow I'm off the Manly's Farmer's Market. I'll have a table or two set up. I have several fresh items from the garden and also a few of my thinks from the shop. If you're in town, come check up out :)<br />
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Until I take a break again....have a wonderful summer day!!The Rusty Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730557177388502704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215139301805990461.post-18913481384591867142011-07-04T11:39:00.000-07:002011-07-04T11:39:17.777-07:00....And The Barn Came DownWhat a busy weekend!! Hope everyone is having a great long, 4th of July weekend!! <br />
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Friday nite we had a bad rain/wind storm. So windy it bent my umbrella on my patio table right over and also blew over my outhouse...ohh, and it took out our cable. The one thing we were waiting for, was our barn to blow over. Hubby had the excavator and everything ready to tear it down on Saturday morning, and just knowing our luck, we thought it would blow over. Thankfully, it didn't. I don't want to be building my neighbor a new garage.<br />
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Saturday we took our poor, delapidated barn down. It put up more of a fight then I thought. But luckily, nothing got broken (well hubby was pissed he backed into his sprayer he pulls behind the lawnmower, and my yard cart, grrr.) Other then that mishap, we won't be building the neighbor a new garage, we didn't loose anything on our own garage, and the dog kennel was not flattened. <br />
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Now, onto the next project. We've decided put a garage back up on the slab and pour a slab for the dog kennel, and I'm hoping for a little covered patio, since our deck bakes in the late day sun; it's not very usuable. <br />
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Here are some pics of before, during and after! Have a great 4th!<br />
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Last weekend was city wide garage sales. I gladly got rid of several things, but also picked up a few things :) It's a disease, I can not help it. Also picked up a few things at an auction, I'll have to get pics of them later. I hope you enjoy a few shots of this and that. Have a great 4th of July weekend!!<br />
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Here are a few pics I snapped, I already have started using some of the wood for my outhouse and have plans for a garden shed as well as a little potting shed at the shop.<br />
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And a few auction finds<br />
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I want to thank all the men and woman who have lost their lives and those who have served/serving our country!! Thinking of my grandfather who served in WWII. Wish I had a picture to share of him in his uniform, but they are all at my mom's. <br />
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A very busy week ahead. Headed to Waseca tomorrow to pick up my things, hopefully not many left. Then Wednesday will be spent scurring around preparing for my open house Thursday-Saturday!!<br />
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Have a great one!!The Rusty Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730557177388502704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215139301805990461.post-70872688704935849682011-05-18T12:33:00.000-07:002011-05-18T12:33:45.173-07:00Way Too EasySo these have been sitting in my shed for atleast 2 yrs. I brought them over to my garage a few months back. After the whole mowing incident I got inspired to do something good, haha! I did kill the pesky dandelions that have blessed my yard. Very few considering what our yard ususally looks like. Thank you hubby for killing them off last year. Okay back to my trash to treasure. I think these took me 20 mins. What do you think?<br />
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I have been out doing yard work. I mowed, our house and the empty lot. I was informed at lunch time I didn't put the blade down. Well dammit!!! I'm going back to bed...lol<br />
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Have a great day!! Hope you're having great weather like here in Northern Iowa!The Rusty Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730557177388502704noreply@blogger.com1