Some new Fall and Winter creations!

Back to work today after spending yesterday with friends! I entertained 4 wonderful ladies to a day of crafting, laughing (real hard at times) and eating! Caught myself chuckling a few times today just thinking about our time together!

Anyway.... I managed to finish up some new Fall and Winter items! The first is "Primitive Halloween Party Jack in the Moon! I used a really cute pattern by Blue Moon Beginnings to create this door greeter! He is listed in my Etsy Shop for $22.95 if you can't live without him! If you don't Etsy you can order here in this post!



Next I have a 9 1/2" by 9 1/2" primitive star snowman ornie. This one is made from 100% wool and listed in my Etsy Shop for $12.95. I'm also making these with fabric which will be painted and stained more prim. This picture does appear to make him brighter than what he is in person.... the face is an off white wool and all the pieces have been stained. I used a pattern by Crows Roost Prims to create this ornie or door greeter!

Happy Hot Hot Summer!!!!

Hope you all are enjoying the hot hot humid summer!!! I sure could do without the humidity!!!!
There is so much going on right now but first I want to show you some craft show pictures! The show was last Saturday at Caledonia State Park and after a week of 100 degree temps, high humidity, and the forecast calling for thunderstorms all day Saturday.............I was dreading even going!!! Fortunately, it rained in the wee hours of the morning..... and of course while we were setting up..........and you know what rain does for the hair-do????? Anyway, it turned out to be a beautiful, cool, sunny day with no humidity!!! Unfortunately the crowd was way down so my sales could have been better!!! Here are a couple of pictures from my booth!



Next I want to share some new happenings over at the A Primitive Journey forum! Diane is starting chapters in all the US states for you to join! You will get together every month with a group in your area and share in crafting, eating, shopping and enjoying the company of others with similar interests! Stop by the forum to learn more! I will be the director for the Harrisburg/Lancaster area and we already have 10 members and will be meeting August 21st for the first time!

I also want to start promoting my next show which is August 14th!!! It is a huge show in Lititz, PA near Lancaster called The Lititz Rotary Club Craft Show ! It consumes the whole town so you can't miss it! You will find over 700 vendors and my space number is E 4-5! So please let me know if you are coming............I would love to meet you!

Until next time..............stay cool!!!

Prairie Apron and a Blue Mason Jar

My working hands are now creating aprons for your primitive home! I started out with this wonderful mustard, black and tan checkered homespun fabric. It hangs a little over 29" with 26" ties. I hand stitched a pocket in place which is made from osnaburg. On the pocket I appliqued a wool sunflower which I created from a beautiful piece of hand dyed wool. You can purchase them from my Etsy shop or just send me a message.
I also wanted to share a really nice piece for your kitchen that my mom created! She sent some of these along to my show last month and they were the first sale of the day! That is always a fun thing for my sister and I to see who has the first sale! Love it!

A Day at Brickhouse Crafts

Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending the day with some good friends!!! Michele BriarPatchPrimitives arrived at my house around 8:30am and we headed up to Patti's Brickhouse Crafts for a craft day and drop off some new things for her shop! What a perfect day to spend with friends! Nice humid free day and a beautiful breeze! Just look at Patti's flowers and her shop porch! So relaxing and inviting!
Also to arrive was Tarrah from The Pottery Shed! I don't know how I did it but I failed to take a picture of Tarrah stirring her sugar cakes............which was a hard job for her because she was suffering with a stiff neck! Hope you are feeling better today Tarrah!!! Not sure what Patti thought of us dropping by to mess up her kitchen! Yikes! After making 2 batches of Sugar Cakes we took a break for lunch! Patti prepared the most beautiful salad........I forget what she called it because when I found out it was TUNA I was freaking out in my mind! You see.... I really don't care for tuna so I was trying to figure out how I was going to eat it! Not only that..... when I looked at her homemade dressing it had some lumps in it and I was so afraid it may be bleu cheese and I can't eat that at all! I prayed real hard as I took my first bite that I would like it!!! Guess what?!?!? It was rather tasty!!! I did not confess until we were half way through our meal that I was a little frightened when I found out it was TUNA! Thank goodness the dressing was not bleu cheese and it was delicious!!! I'm happy to say I cleaned my plate! Thank you so much Patti for the lovely lunch!
After lunch we whipped up two more batches of Sugar Cakes! It's funny how all 4 batches turned out a little bit different in texture! Here is Michele stirring her pot!
After lots of good laughs and chatting we each went home with some new Sugar Cakes and left Patti's house smelling like brown sugar and cinnamon!

Craft Show Pictures!

The past 3 days have been so very busy!!! It all started on Friday morning as I started to carry all my props and boxed crafts up from the basement into the garage for loading!

Around 10:30am I left for the PA State Track & Field meet to watch my niece, Laura Loht win the AAA title for the javelin throw!!! It was sooooooooo exciting and I'm so proud of her!!!

After the track meet we loaded the truck and then I went for groceries and never returned home until 7:30pm! An hour later my brother and sister-in-law arrived for the weekend. Didn't get to bed until 11:00pm.
Woke up Saturday morning at 3:30am to be on the road by 4:30am and traveled 2 hours to the show.

It was a hot and humid day but no rain!!! The crowd was down and we had more lookers than buyers which made the sales a little less than last year. Returned home around 8:00pm totally exhausted!

On Sunday we had a picnic so I skipped church to get ready for that! Had a great time with friends and family.... lots of water balloons were flying to cool us off.

Today I'm relaxing and staying indoors to stay cool!!!

Enjoy the craft show pictures and a picture of Laura with her gold metal!!! After looking at these pictures I see I need to get busy for my next couple of shows..... it looks bare compared to other years!

I won this in a Giveaway!

Check out these cute reusable fabric snack and sandwich bags I won from Originals by Lauren! So nicely made by Lauren Darby! Lauren is a very talented seamstress with 2 Etsy shops filled with some great things! Be sure to check both of them out...OriginalsByLaurenToo and OrginalsByLauren You will find aprons, potholders, cloth napkins, table runners, quilts and even jewelry! Thanks so much Lauren!!!

Country Memories Day Craft Show!

Hello blogger friends!!!! It's been a while.............nice weather, son home from college, inventory to build and still only 24 hours in a day! Next Saturday I will be heading off to my first show of the year! It is in McVeytown, PA so if you live nearby I would love to meet you! Sure hope the weather decides to be nice. Two years ago it ended in a very bad thunderstorm and collapsed one of my tents! The joys of outdoor shows!
It's amazing how quickly the weeks pass when you have so much to finish up! Here are some new towels I created with a wool pocket to hang from the two drawer wooden shelf that Jeff made. I also needed something for a Summer Celebration that our OFG Etsy team has coming up so I made these for both events!
Not only do I have one week to finish up lots of crafts I have started but yesterday I picked up a box truck (which I needed for a long time) that needs lots of love and cleaning. It will be so nice having all this room to transport my wares!!!!

I need everything ready to go by Thursday because on Friday I will be attending the PA State Track and Field competition to watch my niece compete for the state title in the javelin throw! She won the title in her sophomore year, last year struggled with the pressure but this year she is back in great shape! Good luck Laura!!!