Country Girl Sale

It's time for another Country Hearts sale!!!

Visit our Etsy store and enjoy 25% off your 

whole purchase.  We are making room for more

country items, including handmade quilts,

book purses...

Simply enter

COUNTRYGIRLSALE

in the coupon code area.

Click Here to Start Shopping

Christa

Thanksgiving Day Sale at Country Hearts!

Happy Thanksgiving

from the Smith Family!

(Red and White Gingham Country Hearts Apron)
 

We are offering 20% off any purchases 

made in our Etsy store 

starting today.  This will only
be offered to my followers and
anyone who comes to visit my
blog.

The sale runs from

Wednesday, November 24th

through

Saturday, November 27th at Midnight.

Use coupon code at checkout:

HAPPYTHANKSGIVING

Please click here to start shopping

Be sure to check back throughout the week

since we will be adding more items.

 
(Morning Coffee Cup Pincushion) 

Warm Country Blessings,

Christa 

***This sale also includes the custom

painted barn quilts and custom sewn

aprons.  However, if these items are needed

 for gift giving, please e-mail me to make sure

they can be ready for Christmas since they

are made to order.  Also, to receive the discount

price, all details of custom orders must

be finalized and paid for by 

November 27th at Midnight.***

 

 

Budding Young Entrepreneurs and a Treasury

I know I have been talking a lot

about Etsy lately, but I just want 

to share a couple of things.

First, I know a couple of budding

entrepreneurs who are very good 

friends of mine and they 

just launched their Etsy shop.

You can visit their profile here.

These two young ladies are 

on a journey to learning how

to run a small business from

their home under the tutelage

of their Father and Mother.

I'm so proud of them and I

hope you will visit their shop

and take a look around.

Introducing:

A Measured Gift

Next!

Take a look at this bundle of 

sweetness

If you have never visited an Etsy

treasury before, here is your

opportunity to do so.

I put together a group of favorite items

and placed them in a treasury for

others to view.  My theme was

 Life is Sweet, Don't You Think?

The challenge was that I could not

feature any of my own items, only

items from other shops.  I'll tell you,

I learned there are some very talented

people out there.  I am amazed at

the creativity that some have. 

I hope you will visit my treasury and

leave a comment on the treasury page

and tell me which item is your favorite.

Have fun!

Click below to get to the treasury

Life is Sweet, Don't You Think?

Warm Country Blessings

Christa

A little Paint and Crackle...

What's new in our Etsy store?

I listed this quilt block yesterday and it sold 

right away.  However, I am taking custom orders.

 This block was hand painted, crackled, antiqued

and then finished.

You can read more about how my husband's 

hardwood flooring business inspired me to 

finish these blocks so they look like they

are fresh out of a barn or old farmhouse.

Click on the image above to see the crackle finish.

The unfinished quilting is my signature.

Click here to read more

Enjoy your weekend my friends!

Christa

Got Red and White?

Hey Y'all,

     This week we have been busy putting 

together all kinds of cute things.

So, my mother is having me post

about our recent find, 

and my most current project. 

     Last weekend Mom and I went to the

flea market in Nashville to search 

for some antiques.  

While we were looking around, 

we found this cute vintage pot for a very 

reasonable price.

We snatched it up with our Etsy store in mind.

 

     Meanwhile, back in our sewing room, 

I have been working on another apron 

using red and white gingham

for our Etsy store.  

I liked it so much that I wanted 

to share it with all our country friends.

Do you like to cook in style?

Has my mom ever told you 

that we love the color red?

  

What is your favorite color?

~

Cassaundra Mae

Shop at Country Hearts and Garland of Grace

Hello Friends!
Our Country Hearts shop is now

available for you to browse on our 

blog.  Simply click on

"Shop at Country Hearts"

above.

Also, Brittany has opened a new Etsy

shop featuring her custom made

Regency dresses and accessories.

You can visit her shop at:

Garland of Grace

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I am so glad you stopped by and
I hope you have a wonderful weekend.


Warm country blessings,


Christa

Painting and Quilting

Take my love for painting

and

my love for quilting,

and this is what I'm creating.

I thought I wound finish my wooden quilt

block with this.

It will be my signature on others that I make. 

This is ALMOST the end result.

Adding some crackle finish to

a few spots will add kind of a

vintage look.

I made this one 2 feet by 2 feet, but

it can be crafted in any size. 

 Can you picture this embellishing the outside of

a barn or shed?

Maybe hanging on the front porch of

a country home that needs a little

sprucing up?

 ***

I will be sure to make one for myself.

I tend to paint things for friends and family

and then I end up without.

***

This block will be in my Etsy shop

in a few days.

I will take custom orders for

any quilt block design of your choice.

***

Warm Country Blessings,

Christa

Relaxed, Yet Fashionable and Modest

Cassaundra has been creating quite a bit

lately.

Here is a skirt she designed for our

Esty Shop.

 She re-purposed a jean skirt by cutting off

the lower part of the garment

 and adding tiered layers to the yoke.

Nice and full, enough room for a 

relaxed fit, yet...

fashionable and modest, 

country style of course.

Off to our Etsy store it goes!

 

~ Christa  ~

Our Etsy store can be found in our sidebar 

Miss Bunny Bird Feeder

I once was a plain piece of wood.

Then Luke cut me out and gave me a good sanding. 

I don't like to be rough around the edges,

do you?

Christa added a little paint here and there.

Can you see me coming alive?

My friends are about to join me too.

I just love my kindred Spirits.

Let me introduce you to

Miss Lady Bug and Mr. Black Bird,

my dearest friends.

How do you like my nose?

I can't wait to smell what's growing in your garden.

Hey, maybe you can invite me over for some

of Christa's delicious Carrot Cake and tea!

Visit here to get her yummy recipe.

Here I am, ready for some carrot cake Spring!

All your birdies are welcome to dine with me.

I promise I'll take really good care of them.

Well, off to Etsy I go.

~

Miss Bunny Bird Feeder is now available on my Etsy.

~ 

Christa

Photography by Luke Smith

Coming Soon!

 

I have been very busy painting!

Can you guess what this is?

I'll have the finished pictures soon.

~ Christa ~ 

 

I have been busy creating some goodies for our Etsy store.

Red Country Hearts Book Mark

and

A handsome Rooster

~ Christa ~ 

Every Mother's Little Helper Needs an Apron

Cassaundra has been busy on her sewing machine again.  Since aprons are a pretty popular article of clothing here in the Smith house, she thought it would be appropriate to offer a little girls' Edwardian apron in our Etsy store.  

This apron can also be worn as a pinafore or a gardening apron.  She chose super muslin to withstand the rigorous activities a little girl may participate in, such as, baking delicious chocolate chip cookies.

Of course the striped dress is not included, but any outfit would be fine to wear underneath.

 

Oh how I wish I had little girls around the house again!

 ~Christa~

 

Here Birdie, Birdie, Wind Chimes

See what's new in our Etsy Shop!

This adorable cat and his feathered friends were cut out using my handy dandy scroll saw and then hand-painted with much attention to detail.

Click on the picture to see a close-up of painting detail.

SOLD!

This White elephant gift was crocheted by Cassaundra using a soft white yarn.  He is sporting a sage green scarf to keep him cozy in the winter months.

SOLD!

 

Visit our Etsy Shop to view more pictures

Country Hearts at Home Mercantile

Happy Shopping!

~ Christa, Brittany and Cassaundra ~ 

 

Brittany's Regency Dress

My daughter Brittany made this Regency dress for our Etsy store.  This project not only entailed choosing fabric and sewing, she was to find the best way to photograph and market her finished treasure.

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Her younger sister volunteered to model the dress.

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Black velvet flowers rest on this beautiful burgundy taffeta.

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I think this dress would be perfect for the holidays.

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Sold

To purchase this dress,  visit our Etsy store.

(See our store in the side bar)

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~ Christa ~

 

 

Country Hearts at Home Etsy Store

Just a quick announcement to let you all know that my daughters and I have officially opened our Etsy store.

I am selling my pincushions, Cassaundra is crocheting some white elephant gifts and Brittany is working on a Regency dress.  So far, I have a red pincushion listed but I'll be adding  more colors every day as well as some other goodies I have been working on.

All items on our Etsy are also available by simply e-mailing me with your request.

Thanks so much for visiting

~ Christa ~