Bittersweet & a new blogger!

Happy Tuesday....

Feels like Monday doesn't it?

We had a busy weekend, seems the running never stopped.

Early Sat morning my SIL, hubby and I took the 60 minute drive to gather bittersweet.
We hit it JUST RIGHT! If we had waited another week the berries would have been open!

Ive known about this spot for about 12 years but didn't realize just how much bittersweet was actually here. It grows along side a busy highway, about a mile stretch on both sides of the rd. We packed our car and Sonya's van FULL of it!

It was a HUGE job de-leafing and I'm still not finished. Ive got a bunch of garlands made up to take to the booth and whats left Ill decorate with around here.

This picture really doesn't show just how big this pile it, it took me about 6 hours total to de-leaf it all!!



That was ALOT of work!

On the way home we stopped at a few yard sales and got some treasure which I will hopefully post later in the week.

We also stopped at our booth and it was wiped out! I cant believe it! There was only a few of my fall things left! I have a ton of sewing to do this week so I can stock it back up and Ive got 2 orders that need to be finished and get shipped out Sat. So if you dont hear from me for a while thats why:)

Back to school today!!!!! YAY!
Bella starts kindergarten so she will be gone from 8:30-4:30 and it will be just Dom and I. Kin will go to high school for half of the day and then to Boces for Cos for the last part of the day!

My brother Nick and SIL Sonya started a blog selling their primitive furniture and smalls. Please stop by when you have a chance and welcome them to blogland. They do WONDERFUL primitive work and are just getting started but their blog will be up and running in no time.

Primitive Blessing At The Olde Farmhouse
http://primitiveblessingsattheoldefarmhouse.blogspot.com/

Well I better get busy:)

Bittersweet, grapvines and corn stalks

Happy Monday Friends!

This weekend was on the chilly and rainy side so we decided to take a ride to my fathers on Sunday to pick apples. He has a huge Orchard and doesnt eat that many so we loaded up. Most of his property is wooded so Jason also got me my grapvines. Friday night Jason cut down some corn stalks for me, they are drying in the garage. So it was a weekend of welcoming Falls bounty. Linda at Behind My Red Door posted about finding her Bittersweet which had me drooling, haha! Ive been looking for it around here for the past 6 years and havent been lucky. There are a few shops that sell it but it is SO overpriced, Jason would kill me if I bought it!

I know of a spot about 60 miles South where it grows alongside the road so after leaving my fathers we decided to take a little rd trip! I hit the JACKPOT!! There are about 25 "bushes" just loaded with berries. The trunk was full of apples and grapevines so Jason and I STUFFED the bittersweet into the back seat and floor, between the kids and in the front seat. As much as I could fit went in and it was ALOT!

I just knew in a matter of time I would start seeing spiders, of course I felt something crawling on my foot and then I see him coming up my leg. I HATE spiders so of course I freaked and there wasnt a thing I could do. With all that bittersweet, it was SO worth it:)

Jason and I sat down and pulled off all of the leaves last night, now I just have to find places for all of it, ha!

I did put a few corn stalks in the kitchen for decor and will post pics soon.




If you click on this pic of Jason de-leafing youll see exactly what bittersweet looks like before the berries open. A good way to see the foliage when looking for it in the wild!