Feelin Sheepish. . .

Hello my friends,

A recent purchase of a sheep canvas got me feelin sheepish.

 

I have had a thing for sheep ever since I spied a darling one on Debra's blog, Common Ground clear back in '2013'.  It was instant love and I just had to have one!

 

 

How do I remember the date so well, you ask?  It's because we traveled to spain and walked 1/3 of the Camino.  From there we went on into Portugal.  I was on a quest to bring home a sheep.  I thought for sure I would find at least one.  But, much to my dismay; no sheep were to be found.

 

But shortly after that I started finding them here and there.

 

My first sheep was the cast iron one on the left side.  I picked it up at a local restaurant/deli called Kneaders.

 

 

I'm not sure where my new canvas will end up, but for now I decided to use it on our family room mantle.  After I finished decorating the mantle I decided to start countin sheep. 

I was very curious as to just how many I have.

 

I corralled them all in my chippy printers box.

Let's take a closer look, shall we?  (wink)

 

 

My friend, Joanne knew I was on a quest for sheep.  She gifted me one of her darling German ones for Christmas that year.

 

 

Another sweet friend, Paula Pollyanna Reinvents gave me these three cute triplets.

She said they weren't really her style.  Oh my, I love them!

 

After that they seemed to be popping up every now and then at thrift shops.  I'm sure some of them are pieces from a Nativity.

The little black one was bought at a flea market, Vintage Whites.  The bottom one on the right is chalkware, a thrift find.  It's one of my favorites.

 

 

The one with the black face was an ornament from Joanne's.  I simply cut off the string.

 

The two in the middle are bobble heads and made of cellulite.  I found them at an estate sale.

 

 

Paula also gifted me this candy dish.  The sheep bell was a favor from sweet Laura at one of our craft group dinners.

 

The two little ones on the top shelf are a resin.  Have you been counting?  :)

 

Now back to the mantle.  I know you've seen my mantle decorated at least 1,000 times, but I just couldn't wait to display my sheep painting.  Besides there's a few fun stories to tell.

 

I bought this large sheep at a fun shop called, Busy Biddy quite a few years ago.  My friend, Joyce gifted me the sheep bell one year for Christmas so I added it to her neck.

 

The angle of this photo made me laugh.  Looks like one nosey sheep!!

 

Dolly and I found the wool carders one day while going through her Aunt Bunnies estate.  She opened them up and saw the fibers inside.  Having no idea what they were, she said, "gross, and tossed them in the garbage".  I quickly grabbed them out and said, I've been wanting a pair of these.

 



 

Here they are in all their grossness.  :)  I actually love the bits of wool.  How about you?  Would you clean them out?

 

I added cotton balls from Décor Steals to a $2 thrift find jug.

 

 

I added another bunch of cotton that was picked from my friend, Amanda's granddaughter's farm to an old wooden bucket.  I realize that we get wool from sheep, not cotton, but I like the texture it brings. 

The reproduction sheep mold was purchased on our trip to Texas last May.

 

I placed an old bottle inside of this reproduction scoop and placed it on the other end of the mantle.

 

 

So there you have it.  Have you been countin sheep?  I know that my friend, Rita from Panoply has a thing for sheep too.  Anyone else out there have it BAAd?

 

 

And here's my most recent find.

 

Squeaky toys.  Now that's a whole other world of collecting. 

 

 

I'll leave you with this photo of a Baby Doll Sheep.

 

 

Oh my, if I was only 20 years younger and lived on a farm!

 

 

 

hugs,

 

I will be sharing with these fun parties::

Vintage Charm