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Passion equals Purpose

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I have always been a 'passionate' person. I'm passionate about 'every day life'. Each day brings new 'treasures' to be enjoyed!  'Making Memories' is our family motto. And we certainly make the memories around here! My most prized 'treasure' in life is my family.  There are so many words to describe this 'crew'! Funny, creative, loving, rowdy, unique. Visit our About Us page to meet them.  The 'Love' of my life.  This is a pic of 'hubby' taken when we were camping. He is doing his favorite thing: Cooking! He is the best cook and baker there is.  No kidding. I cook out of 'necessity'.  He cooks with passion! You can visit  our Mom's Country Kitchen page to see the kind of 'food-prep' I enjoy doing. Heritage Home~Place Shoppe We absolutely love our booth space in a local business called the Iron Horse Primitives. There are over 20 vendors called t

Passionately Pink Party

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Our Holiday Cookie Exchange Party and Fundraiser was a huge success! Guests bought tickets to get their name in the  Gift Basket Drawings. Several businesses donated gift items for the drawings. The money will go into our Breast Cancer Fund to be used for buying Gift Certificates from local businesses. The Gift Certificates are 'gifted' to local women that are going through breast cancer treatment.  Mmmm...the Hot Chocolate Bar! Deliciousness!  Googling for answers to Christmas Trivia questions?! Is that allowed?  Whatever it takes to win, right? Gotta love Google!  Stickers, Stickers everywhere! How many stickers can you collect at a Cookie Party!  Beautiful, Delicious, Creative Cookies!!!!  My personal favorite of the party were our two grand-daughters singing  'Create in Me a Pure Heart' using sign language! Precious little 'elves'!  Follow us on Facebook

Pink Christmas!

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I'm on a pink mission! Inspired by my mother who is 'Fighting Like a Girl', I add pink to any holiday throughout the year. I bought a bag of pink bulbs from a consignment shop and of course since I'm a modpodge freak, I had to glitze the pink bulbs up with modpodge and glass glitter! Add some 'foo-foo' and some cute tags from   Eileen Mikolayunas   and voila, beautiful Christmas gifts!  My next mod-podge project are these beautiful glass wine glasses and small vases. These are Thank You gifts that will be given to donators to our Breast Cancer Fund. I filled them with candy and added a tag. The wine glasses will also make a great tea lite! Pink Peppermint Sticks! Added to a gift tag, they make great party favors! There's no end to all of the 'cutesy' things to be made in PINK! Follow us on Facebook

Mod Podge Christmas Decor!

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As I'm getting ready for our  Holiday Cookie Exchange Party here at Heritage Home~Place I am decorating every indoor and outdoor area possible. As I add a silver tree to my 1954 Clipper Silver Streak Camper I realize that I don't have the right color of bulbs. Hmmm...do I search online for the right teal color or do I create them myself? Of course, my first place to look for diy projects is Pinterest. And I found the perfect solution! Make them myself! Debbiedoos had the answer for me! So, with Mod Podge and Rit Dye I started the process of creating my own color for the bulbs on my tree!  Since I'm already a fan of Mod Podge, it was easy to follow Debbie's directions!  I bought some really cheap small silver bulbs from the Dollar General and started the process. I first mixed some Aqua Marine Rit Dye in the Mod Podge. Then I painted the bulbs.  I sprinkled on some silver glass glitter and hung to dry.  Inspired by the color, I

Holiday Cookie Exchange

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Join us for our  Holiday Cookie Exchange Party Saturday, December 7 at 1pm Location: Heritage Home~Place 7770 NE Jones Road Cameron, MO  64429 Door Prizes ~ Scavenger Hunt ~ Christmas Games Cookie Vote ~ Cookie Awards Hot Chocolate ~ Cookies! The Cookie Exchange Party will not only be a day of fun but will also be a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness. Tickets may be purchased for a Gift Basket Drawing. The Gift Basket will be filled with goodies from local businesses. Proceeds will be given to a local woman that is going through breast cancer treatment. What a great way to start the Holiday Season! Follow our Facebook Page      

Ye Old Cook Stove

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This little cook stove is the center piece of our booth space in the Iron Horse Primitives. This beauty used to be my moms. There is quite a story that goes with this little stove. My mom bought it from my father-in-law many years ago. It was in pieces.  She and dad fixed it and set it up. They had it for several years until it was sold in an auction. A few years later, my mother-in-law was at a friend's home and saw the stove and recognized it. The owner was wanting to sell it. My hubby and I bought it and set it up as a decorator piece in our dining room in our old farm house. We sold the farm house to our oldest son and left the stove to him. A few years later he sold the farm house. We took the stove to store it for him. I stored it as a decorator piece in my potting shed.  It was pretty rusted.  I decided to move it to my booth space in the Iron Horse Primitives. To clean it up, I used white vinegar and a scouring pad and scrubbed as

Joy Puppy

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I know...how many blog posts can one have about their puppy? Well, just look at her.  How can you resist that face! This is Joy.  She is our five month old mini long haired dachshund. She is full of vim-n-vinegar! Her best friend is the cat.  I've never seen a cat and dog play so amusingly! Well, there you have it....another puppy post.    

October Shoppe Goodies

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  Welcome to our Heritage Home~Place Shoppe! Our booth space in the Iron Horse Primitives is full to the brim!  We are having so much fun finding treasures to put in our space in this wonderful venue!  You will find many home~decor items for your home.  We also have custom~crafted and re-purposed treasures. We love 'foodies'.  Specialty Mixes and Missouri grown products.    We invite you to visit Heritage Home~Place Shoppe!  We are located inside the Iron Horse Primitives 207 W. 3rd Cameron, MO  64429 Visit our Facebook Page.

New/Old Camper

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1954 Clipper Silverstreak My parents have had this camper for 10 years. When they bought it ten years ago is had been sitting in a field.  The interior was in bad shape. The floor was rotted out.  It had bullet holes in it as well. They brought it home and started the renovation process.  After many months of work this beauty was ready to hit the road! And hit the road they did!   Through mountains, deserts, prairies.... Oh the memories! This year they bought a newer camper and will continue their travels across the highways and byways. They will miss their Clipper. Hubby and I are now the new owners of this beauty! We look forward to continuing the memory making. It is a special treasure to me to own this camper knowing that my parents loved and enjoyed it so much.  

Preschool Fun

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Heritage Home~Place Preschool I truly love the circle of life! I have always been involved with my children's education through homeschooling as well as public and private education systems. I am excited about the opportunity to work with my  two grand-daughters this year for Preschool! One grand-daughter already attends a lovely Preschool in our home town, but, I get to enjoy additional learning with her. Visit our P reschool Page to follow our fun!

Summer's End

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What a busy Summer it has been here on our little 'farmette'! Two weddings within five months of each other! Grandchildren visits! Gardens, Gardens, Gardens! Camp Outs! Puppies, Puppies, Puppies! Fun ~ Love ~ Memories! Welcome Friends and Family! I created this cozy indoor garden spot in our entry.  I love being surrounded by green growing plants! Summer may be coming to an end, but by bringing in the live plants it is an oasis in the middle of Winter in our entryway.    This is a great spot to sit with a hot beverage on a cold winter day and watch the birds on the bird feeder just outside the window. Summer was fun and full of memories. I am looking forward to the cooler, crisper days of Fall. But most of all, I look forward to the new memories made!

Family Ties

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We've Gone to the Dogs!

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  Okay we are definitely Dog Crazy! Another puppy?  Yep!! Meet 'Joy'!  Our new little Mini Long-Hair Dachshund! This is 'Joy' and daughter Anna on our way home.   Hello 'Joy'! Sitting on hubby's lap. He's 'dog-tired'! Joy is pretty cozy! 'Joy' with daughter Leah. We just got our Boxer pups in a good routine and now starting over with Joy! But she is worth it.  She's a real joy to our family!