C & C Furnishings

Gourds Have Arrived!

2012-02-20T13:00:00.000-05:00

....and they don't stay around for long!

Spring Has Sprung at C&C

2012-02-10T12:32:00.000-05:00

All kinds of bunnies have been
hopping through our doors!!

Stop by and get a few before it's too late.

New favorite saying!

Have a blessed day!

New Inventory Arriving All This Week!

2012-01-18T16:25:00.000-05:00

New 2012 goodies are arriving almost every day!

Here is a sneak peak...

Plus spring Candleberry Candles are in-stock!

Juicy Macintosh is a crowd favorite!

Restocked!!

2012-01-04T15:31:00.001-05:00

New inventory coming in everyday!

Stop by and check it out!

NEW YEAR'S STORE HOURS

2011-12-28T14:27:00.000-05:00

We have had a fantastic Christmas season,

thanks to all our wonderful customers!

But we are in need of a long winter's nap...

...well not too long, just a couple days.

So we will be closed December 30th - January 2nd.

We will reopen January 3rd, 2012

with all new goodies in stock.

See you next year!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2011-12-23T11:49:00.000-05:00

Remember to thank God for his

unspeakable gift...

Jesus!

Merry Christmas!

CANDLEBERRY CANDLES

2011-12-21T15:14:00.000-05:00

Need a last minute gift idea?

We have lots of great items

in stock to choose from...

...but what better gift than a

Hot Maple Toddy Candle

by Candleberry?

We'll be open through Friday, 10:00 - 6:00

and Christmas Eve 10:30 - 2:00

New Stock

2011-12-09T16:26:00.000-05:00

New stock arriving daily between now and Christmas....

great last minute Christmas gift ideas!

CHRISTMAS SALE!

2011-11-28T15:05:00.000-05:00

Now through Christmas, all holiday decor

(excludes special orders).

Snowmen Gourds In Stock!

2011-11-16T11:10:00.000-05:00

Snowmen Gourds have just arrived! These gourds are hand-carved and made to look like snowmen with a light inside. Very unique and a great conversation piece.....but hurry, they are selling fast!

....and last but not least, a gourd candy dish!

Primtive and Country Christmas Decor

2011-11-02T14:30:00.000-04:00

Finally have my Christmas display's out and ready to sell. Lots and lots of primitive snowmen! Hope you enjoy. If you are planning on stopping by, come early. Most of the one-of-a-kind pieces will be sold out fast.

How many snowmen are in your family?

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6?

These hand made, hand painted wooden snowmen

can be made to match the number of people in your family.

Looks great sitting on you porch greeting your guests.

And the best part? Have your last name painted in Frosty's hat!

Need a primitive snowman ornament?

We have many to choose from.

Need a snowman top hat tree topper?

Look no further...

Need a special one-of-a-kind gift?

How about a snowman in a coal bucket?

Not a creature was stirring...

....not even my mouse!

Need a personalized gift?

Need a new Gingerbread Man?

How about a wreath?

Many, many small resin Santa and snowmen to choose from.

Antique slaw/kraut cutter with winter scene.

Need a large Santa or snowman to put on your front porch?

These are hand made, hand painted.

Need a "Baby's first Christmas" ornament?

Why not get a unique baby shoe hand painted

and personalized on both sides?

Need a new firkin sugar bucket?

Don't forget about your 2012 Calendar

Thanks for taking the time to look...

Stop by our store for more great

Christmas gifts. Don't forget,

we specialize in custom orders!

SNEAK PEAK OF CHRISTMAS 2011

2011-10-24T16:32:00.000-04:00

Just a quick peak of what's in store for Christmas 2011.

All my one-of-a-kind arangements along with

some creative and unusual primitive decor will be on display on October 31st.

Stop in early for first dibs!

DOUBLE DOOR, ANTIQUE WINDOW CABINET

2011-10-03T16:49:00.000-04:00

Great new cabinets are arriving at

C&C to stock up for Christmas!

This cabinet was built

around two antique windows.

Plenty of storage space in these deep drawers.

Don't forget, we specialize in custom furniture,

so if you are looking for a very specific piece,

stop in and see us, I'm sure we can build it for you!

Mini Hoosier Cabinet Makeover

2011-09-26T14:12:00.000-04:00

This technically isn't a "makeover" since the only piece that is being made over was the old, metal enamel top. But, we tore the table apart, and salvaged the white enamel top (and it had black trim around the sides). Then we designed and built a new cabinet around the enamel top. It's small, the table top was only 22" x 27", but I think that's what makes it look so cute! And with the trim around the enamel already black, I couldn't think of any other color to make this one....but black. We also found some old porcelain knobs that really set off the enamel top. It's unique, different, and one-of-a-kind....and it is in-stock, for sale right now!

Wanna Follow Me On Facebook?

2011-09-15T15:30:00.000-04:00

You can now follow me on facebook

at C&C Furnishings

Hand Carved, Lighted Gourds

2011-09-13T13:44:00.000-04:00

Don't miss out on these unique hand carved, lighted gourds. A perfect conversation piece for all your fall visitors to your home. They are selling fast! Stop by a get yours today.

COUNTRY SAMPLER CHRISTMAS 2011

2011-09-06T16:24:00.001-04:00

Santa has stopped by with Country Sampler's 2011 Christmas issue.....get yours before they are gone!

FALL HAS ARRIVED!

2011-08-16T11:12:00.001-04:00

Whether you are looking for pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, scarecrows, wreaths, berry garlands, candles, flags or that special, one-of-a-kind primitive fall decor.....we have it all! Stop by and check out our primitive and country fall and harvest decor. We have lots of hand painted, original creations selling everyday, so get yours before they are all gone.

Check back often, I'll be posting more

pics of my one-of-a-kind pieces soon!

NEW FALL FLAGS IN STOCK NOW!

2011-08-10T11:28:00.000-04:00

Love, love, love these new flags...

Fall flags sell out quickly,

get yours today!

ALL NEW CANDLEBERRY!

2011-08-05T15:30:00.000-04:00

All new Candleberry Candles in-stock now!

Hurry and get yours today....they are selling fast!

HANSEL & GRETEL'S HOUSE

Smells like a yummy gingerbread house!

FROSTED APPLES

Has a fresh, clean apple smell!

(My new favorite!)

FALL FESTIVAL

Combined 3 fragrances in one:

Sweet Potato Pie

Buttercream Cake

& Candy Apple

~delicious!

FARMHOUSE CIDER

Very unusual fragrance ~ home-ground spices

combined with a hint of citrus.

Very original.

SPICED PUNKIN PIE

Nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice make

this candle smell like a real pumpkin pie!

VANILLA CRUMB CAKE

Crowd favorite...nutty vanilla cake

drizzled with caramel & sugar....yummy!

And or course, our old faithful...

HOT MAPLE TODDY

Warm, rich maple meets the syrupy sweetness

of honey, with a slight, spicy nip of rum.

ALL ARE IN-STOCK NOW,

stop by and pick one up today.

New Antique Shutter Cabinet

2011-07-14T14:43:00.000-04:00

These antique shutters made great doors for this primitive cabinet....

In stock now!

NEW AMERICANA DECOR

2011-05-17T12:28:00.000-04:00

Americana decor arriving this week.....

Baseballs...softballs...& firecrackers!

FRESH, HOT COFFEE

2011-04-11T17:49:00.000-04:00

For all my locals...the C&C COFFEE HOUSE is open for business!

Come in & try one of our gourmet coffees today.

mmmmmmm!

MORE SPRING GOODIES

2011-04-06T13:06:00.000-04:00

Here are a few pictures from around the store:

This is an old chick feeder.

There is another long chick feeder here.

And these little ducks were in the river in front of the house earlier this week.

SPRING HAS ARRIVED....

2011-02-11T14:59:00.000-05:00

I painted two new pieces for the store for spring. First...this old window needed some bunnies painted on it, so I got busy...and second, this wreath is too cute with the bunny painted on the fabric background.

Here's the wreath...

I forgot to add wiskers to the bunnies in the window. How about some straight, wispy wiskers? Do you think they would look better with or without wiskers?

MORE GREAT PICS OF MY CHRISTMAS CREATIONS!

2010-12-06T13:40:00.000-05:00

I promised some updated pictures of some of my Christmas creations......so here we go!

This Santa Sleigh is new.

You can see him up close in this one.

This is my favorite...a nativity and trees in a glass bottle.

Up close, inside the jar.

My bowling pin & duck pin snowmen!

Oh, I love this coal bucket!

Up close.

Old sled.

Up close.

Look at that cute cheese grater!

It's an angel in a sleigh.

Another coal bucket.

This guy is sitting on an old spool.

Sleigh in a bottle.

Up close in the bottle.

Grapevine star wreath.

Up close.

Snowman sleigh.

Another coal bucket.

Up close.

Hang in there....almost done!

Up close.

Old cheese box.

Up close.

And one last picture....this is a shelf that Chuck made me to go over my pictures in my dining room to display some of my cheese grater collection. I love the candle holders on either side!

Want to see my previous pictures of my Christmas creations?

Click on the two links below....

MY STORE FRONT WINDOWS

WINTER WONDERLAND

MY STORE FRONT WINDOWS!

2010-11-04T14:14:00.000-04:00

Here are my front windows here at the store. (I only have 2, six foot windows....so I only really have two displays to show you). One window I wanted to arrange some snowman in....the other one I wanted to display Santa. The sleigh is a real antique I arranged some snowmen in, and the Santa is a 40" tall, made of wood and hand cut, sanded, painted and arrranged by moi...:) I then put a tree with berries and snowflakes in his hand. Hope you enjoy. Very hard to take pictures behind glass, so I hope you can see it all.

I had a customer like the display so well, she brought me an old carriage and I arranged the same snowmen in hers. Here is her little buggy.....

If you missed my store pics....click on WINTER WONDERLAND for pics of all my cute wittle snowmen!

Stay tuned for more pics of all my new creations!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

WINTER WONDERLAND

2010-11-02T14:20:00.000-04:00

After many LONG hours....I finally have the store put together for Christmas. Lots of new arrangements and one-of-a-kind pieces will be added every day all the way up to Christmas. Hope you enjoy the tour......but be prapared.....I went a little picture overboard!

Hand painted antique ironing board.

Old mini coal bucket.

Hand made & painted snowman head in wreath.

Antique sleigh.

Old rubber boot.

Mini wooden sleigh.

Hand painted skate.

Old measuring cup.

Prim angel tree.

Hand made, hand painted wooden snowman.

How did that sleigh get in there?

Teacher tree.

Hand painted teacher skate.

Hand made, hand painted snowman wreath.

Hand painted snowman skate.

My favorite piece in the store...this wicker sleigh.

Oh, I just wanna pinch his cheeks!

Hand painted skate.

Hand made, hand painted snowman wreath.

I didn't forget about Santa....

Hand painted skate.

Well.....that's all the pics I have right now. I will continue to update you on all the goodies I make between now and Christmas. Although.....I will have to say....my front windows are quite cute...I'm waiting until tonight when it is dark to snap some pictures of them. Stay tuned....you'll wanna see them!!!

Thanks for the looking, I'm sorry I got a little carried away on the pictures ....leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

Christina

What Fall Was Like In 2009

2010-09-21T16:41:00.000-04:00

It is very hard to get all your fall decorations out when the temps are still near 90 degrees, but I was excited to sit in the air conditioning and reminisce about what last years decorations looked like at home.....so I thought I would share...

Until next time...

Happy 4th of July!

2010-06-10T15:03:00.000-04:00

Ok, I know it's not the 4th of July YET, but I was excited when I got this piece finished, I just wanted to share. Chuck gets on me all the time to list my pieces on Ebay with his furniture, so I started to post a few pieces here and there. Click here to see my listing on Ebay. I'll be sure to take pictures of more pieces as I get them finished.

Americana Hat Centerpiece

Happy Memorial Day!

2010-05-27T13:17:00.000-04:00

Happy Memorial Day bloggers! I made a few pieces this week that are Americana themed and I thought they would look good all the way through the 4th of July. Both pieces are sewn and painted by hand and then arranged. Hopefully they will get you inspired for some crafty summer decorating!

Happy Memorial Day....a day when we pause to give thanks for the people who fought for the things we have. "Thank You"...to America's true American Idols!

PINEAPPLE & CROW WREATH

2010-05-20T17:24:00.001-04:00

Lately I've started working on a few projects for this summer. I'll be posting pics of the pieces I have for sale here in the store. This wreath I hand made the crows and pineapple and then arranged the wreath.

Thanks for taking a look!

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GIFT!

2010-04-26T16:30:00.000-04:00

The Old Farmhouse Gathering blog so kindly sent me this beautiful gift! I was so surprised when I got my mail this morning. Thank you so much for such a sweet gesture!

Jody at Primgals Primitive Palette blog was the talented artist behind this wonderfully painted shoe!

Check out her other great creations at her ETSY store:

Primgals Primitive Palette

Don't forget to add these two wonderful blogs to your favorites!

Thank you all so much!!

REMINISCING LAST SUMMER

2010-04-13T15:30:00.002-04:00

ith all this warm Virginia weather and beautiful spring flowers blooming, I couldn't help but look through last summer's pictures to give me hope as to what lay ahead in these next few months. I thought I would share some of my favorite pictures of flowers around the house and with my babies. Enjoy!

Can't wait 'til it all blooms again!!

NEW WREATHS I PAINTED!

2010-03-13T13:32:00.000-05:00

I painted a few bunnies for some wreaths I arranged this week. I thought about doing a tutorial for painting, but I was already halfway through the project when I thought of it. Maybe next painting project I'll do a tut for. Anyway, thought I would share my wreaths for spring with you....

I had some leftover greenery for spring I decided to arrange in a firkin...

And last, I had an extra bunny I made and didn't know what to do with, and next thing I know, the hubs dug out an old cheese grader and stuffed him inside. So I fluffed it up and it turned out pretty cute!

Until next time.....

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!

2010-03-05T13:07:00.000-05:00

Our store is starting to look like spring! I snapped a few pics I wanted to share....

I'm offering this Chubby Bunny Wreath for sale through the "Add To Cart" button on the right. I can ship any of the bunnies I have here in the store. Just let me know which ones you are interested in.

I hope these bunnies put you in the mood for spring...they sure have me excited!

Thanks for taking a peek.

Primitive Carrot Wreath

2010-02-17T12:55:00.001-05:00

I combined two of my tutorials to make this wreath. One was for my Spring Primitive Wreath, and the other was my Primitive Carrot tutorial. I think this wreath would look great with a bunny in the middle, or maybe a primitive tag that says, "Welcome Spring" or just plain and simple the way it is.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Primitive Carrots

2010-02-10T12:14:00.000-05:00

Hello again! I wanted to share a tutorial for making some primitive carrots to go along with your primitive bunnies. Click on my older post in February to see how the bunnies were made and add these carrots to make your spring arrangement really "pop."

Here we go again.....

First, I drew a carrot on this muslin with a pencil. I doubled the muslin so when I cut it out there will be two peices that are the same size and shape.

Next, I cut out the carrot leaving a quarter inch space around the outside. Stitch around the carrot right on the pencil marks. Leave an opening in the end the greenery will go in.

Turn the carrot inside out and stuff it with poly fill.

Next, find some greenery to stuff in the end of your carrot. I have some leftover primitive pine from Christmas that will do the trick. Use your imagination here, almost any type of greenery will work.

I used my wire cutters to snip off three pieces of this pine to use in the end of the carrot.

Stuff your greenery in the end. I then used a needle and tread to bunch the top together around the greenery and sewed it up.

Next, I used some acrylic craft paint to paint the fabric orange with a brush. This is "433 Terra Cotta" by Folk Art. I prefer to use muslin painted, instead of orange fabric because the paint helps to make it look old and makes it stiff. But you could use orange or orange patterned fabric to make these carrots and then skip the painting step.

While the paint is drying, I mix cinnamon and Mod Podge in a disposable cup. You can use any spice you like here, it just grubbies the carrot up and makes it look more real.

Now take a paint brush and brush your Mod Podge mixture all over the carrot (not the greenery though). Let this dry and your carrot is finished. I do a bunch of carrots at a time...it makes each step go by quicker. Now all you have to do is decorate them. I made some "Carrot" tags, bunched them together and tied cheese cloth around them. Check out my older tutorial in February titled Primitve Bunnies to see how I made the tags. Then just stick your carrot bunches in arrangements or sit them out in bowls or all by themselves. Use your imagination! They really make everything look so much like spring with the bright color!

Thanks for taking a peek...let me know what you think!

**Christina**

Primitive Bunnies

2010-02-02T12:28:00.003-05:00

Here's another tutorial for my primitive bunnies that can be put in all kinds of arrangements. I'm sharing the instructions for making the bunnies, use your own imagination for different ways to arrange them in all different kinds of containers.

Here we go....

First, I used muslin and folded it in half so when I cut the bunny out, it is double thickness. I free handed drawing a bunny outline directly on the muslin.

I cut out the bunny about a quarter inch on the outside of the pencil marks. Stitch along the pencil mark but leave an opening in the bottom to stuff him.

Turn him inside out, and place a piece of craft wire doubled over (like the piece shown) up in each ear. I then stitch a line at the base of the ear to keep the stuffing from going up into the ears.

Now stuff the bunnies and stitch across the bottom to close him up.

I cut a triangle of fabric and stitch it to his face for a nose. Use any decorative stitch you want here. Then I coffee stain them, I just dip them in a full pot of coffee, but use any formula you like.

Then I took Hemp thread and pulled through to make wiskers, you can use rusty wire curled on each end if you would like to instead. Use buttons, stars, paint or whatever you like for eyes. I used grungy berry bowl filler that I hot glued on.

For the tags, I cut a piece of brown paper bag from the grocery store, and just used a Word program on my computer to print "Bunny" and Rabbit" for their tags. You can use your imagination here for the tags.

I cut the tags out, punch a hole through them, wrinkle them a little and then thread a loop through each one. I just used cheese cloth around their necks looped through the tags, but you can use any fabric you like to here.

Now you're finished...how easy was that?

This bunny I placed in an old wooden bucket with some spanish moss for filler in the bottom and some spring berries in the back.

This one I arranged in an old, rusty wire basket.

Here, I arranged one in an old metal cup.

Here's my favorite, two bunnies arranged in an old tool box.

I hope you enjoyed and can use my bunny tutorial. I would love to see how yours come out!

**Christina**

Spring Primitive Wreath Tutorial

2010-01-26T11:40:00.003-05:00

This is my first Blog and my very first post, so I wanted to share a little project I have been working on for spring and offering a tutorial for you to make it yourself. This primitive wreath is very simple to make and can be used from spring through summer.

Well....lets get started...

First, I cut out the petals out of "off white" felt and just lay one on top of the other to pattern them. There are five flowers on the wreath, six petals on each flower, so that is thirty petals. They are double thickness, so you will need to cut out 60 of them.

Here are all my petals cut out.

Now they need stitched together. I use crochet thread and stitch the two pieces together around the edges. Use any stitch you like, it's just for decoration.

Here they are all stitched around the edges...great project to do while watching TV. I then sew buttons to the center. I like black on these, they really "pop", but you could use any color.

Now I coffee stain them. If you have your own formula, use it. I just brewed a pot of coffee, poured it in a tray, dipped each one for 2 seconds, and then wrung it out.

Here are all these cuties all finished. Just let them dry over night.

Next I use a spring bush and pull apart each branch that is attached to it with brown floral tape. Each piece you pull apart has wire in it and it is much cheaper to use one large bush torn apart than paying for alot of smaller picks.

Now I take a plain twiggy wreath and use each piece of spring greenery I pulled apart and wrap each piece one at a time around the wreath. Then with a piece of wire through each flower, I wire each flower evenly around the wreath. I used a dap of hot glue on each flower to keep all the petals secured flat to the twiggy wreath.

And now all you have to do is "fluff" the wreath, hang it up and enjoy!

Check back soon, I promise to keep you updated with all the new pieces we make here at the store!

-Christina