Old Washington Kentucky

Sights from Old Washington, Kentucky
Simon Kenton Festival

Horse Drawn Carriage Ride

Down Main Street

 Old Country Stores & Antique Shops Line the Streets

Old Washington beckons you to step back in time.

My parents come from farther down in Kentucky

each Spring and Fall to enjoy the festival times with me.

The people are friendly and you find yourself having long

talks with complete strangers so when you leave, 

you have made new friends.  

Old style music drifts through the air with a happy tune.

Men lead teams of oxen pulling a covered wagon as

they holler out commands for the beasts of burden.

 Seeing this living history before us reminds us of stories of our

families and how they farmed, worked and survived.

I have been told about my Grandmother who led teams of oxen.

She was a small lady and I can't imagine how difficult the work 

would have been during those times.

 This is one of my favorite pictures of the day.  As I watched

them go by I felt myself relax and was reminded of slowing down

and enjoying life.  The cool Fall weather, bright sunshine and shade trees.

What a beautiful world God has given us!

You certainly want to move out of their way when they

come down the street!  They are much bigger in real life!

One was about 2,000 pounds!

There was not only sights & sounds, but smells during

the festival.  Street vendors sold everything from

lemonade and funnel cakes to barbecue.  

I just had to take a picture of this whimsical pig smoker.

Thanks for going on the trip with me to 

Old Washington, Kentucky.

Remember...Don't get so busy making a living,

that you forget to make a life!

Pop Bottle as a Gift Bottle

Baby Gift Bottle

I saw an idea to use a pop bottle as a container 

for a gift, so I gave it a try for a baby gift I need to give.

 

Pretty little package for a pretty new baby!

Remove the label from the bottle and use it

as a template for the new label allowing extra to overlap

Size:  5 1/2" x 15 3/4"
I pieced this together since I used 12" x 12" card stock

Scor-tape was used to adhere the card stock pieces together

and to adhere the decorations since it will need 

to bend around the round shape. 

 Use Goo Gone to remove left over pieces of label/glue

Make a slit in bottle allowing enough room to use 

utility scissors to cut an U shape to create a door

to load gift items inside.  

Be sure to make door smaller than label.

Use the back side of utility knife to

lightly score on right side of door so it will 

stay open when loading.

Run card stock through your shredder to match colors needed.

Bunch the pieces up with hands to get the scrunched look.

Load gift items in bottle and use small piece of tape to

close the door.  Adhere the decorated label to the bottle

by using Scor-tape.

My gift happens to be baby outfits, but small gift items really 

look better inside such as office supplies, baby rattles, etc.

Have fun creating unique gift containers that will

show those receiving it how much you care!