Exciting news!

Can you believe we are in the month of July already?!?!?  Time sure is flying by and the rest of my Summer is going to be so busy I'm sure it will past even quicker!  

 

 Let see!  The first bit of exciting news I have is I'm featured in a magazine called The Wool Street Journal!

If you would like to find where to purchase the magazine and learn a bit more about my story on how I started "hooking" be sure to check it out! You can see a sneak peek of the issue by clicking here!

I couldn't tell my story without including Robin Leuschen of Bird In The Hand Primitives, Linda from Grant St Woolworks and Kathy Harris  so you will read a bit about them as well! 

And oh yes!!!  Robin designed a wonderful nautical hooked rug design for the issue!

 

I designed this hooked Flag Bag to be released along with the issue!  It can also be appliqued! The pattern is available on my website for $12.00 but if you order here in this blog post or by sending me an email you can have it for $6.00! I will send it to you in a PDF!

 

Here is the appliqued version and the finished bag is available on my PHM page this month!

 

Some other exciting news I would love to share is I'm going to be setting up my wares at a show on September 21st at Lori Brechlin of Notforgotten Farm's Gathering of Primitive Friends show! You can read all about it here on her blog! 

This will make the start of 4 weekends in a row of shows!!! A first for me so I'm busy busy busy stitching, sanding and painting inventory so I'm ready! 

Next week I will post pictures of the new wares being created!  Until then! Stay cool and dry!

~Teresa~

 

 



Some new handmades on PHM!

I'm down to crunch time preparing for the upcoming shows!  They don't start until the second weekend in August but it will be here before we know it! The first one is the Lititz Rotary Club Craft Show.  My daily and weekly goals are set to help achieve the amount of inventory I need! 

At the same time its a challenge to create something new each month for the awesome group over at Primitive Handmades Mercantile!  If you haven't check us out lately you really should!  So many wonderful hand mades again this month!

Here is what I have to offer!  It's been fun creating the primitive hooked rugs! Just can't seem to get enough wool lately!  Click here to go right to my page!

This burlap pillow was a big hit on Facebook! I was very excited to see how many "likes" it received!  Guess that tells me I need to hook a few more in this style for the shows!  It you haven't found my business page on Facebook yet please do!  Here is the link which will take you directly to my page and be sure to hit the Follow or Like button!  I post lots of pictures as new "treasures" are created!

https://www.facebook.com/TeresasPrimitiveTreasures 

Happy First day of Summer!  Enjoy the Super Moon this weekend!

Bridal Shower for Carley!

On Saturday I hosted a bridal shower for my son's fiancée Carley! I didn't take enough pictures as usual but here are a couple! 

 My daughters Steph and Britt did most of the work!  I was just the cook in a bit of a frenzy right before everyone arrived! 

We didn't set up outside until the last minute because it had rained hard for a couple of days and we weren't sure it was over!

We had a mimosa bar!  Such a colorful display!

                                   Used crates and sunflowers at the end of the tents for the gifts!



 

Here are our guests hard at work on a game!

 

I have no idea why I didn't take any pictures of Carley opening her gifts! Here is a picture of the picture they had taken for their engagement. The day was snowing and freezing!

 

All the decorations and games were found on Pinterest! What have we done without Pinterest all these years!

Have a great day!

~Teresa~

 

Memorial Weekend Project!

What unusual weather we have been having! I'm sure you all agree!  Freezing one day and frying the next! No different this weekend with lots of sun but a chill in the air.  We still made the best of it!   We arrived at our cabin late Saturday morning and the temp was only about 64 degrees but with the sun shining it did help with the spirits. It dropped to 34 degrees that night! It is the end of May.... right?!?!?

 It was so nice to have a 3 day break from crafting but guess what!  The creative mind just never sleeps!  I was taking note to all the grapevine hanging from the trees so before I knew it we were gathering it up.  With a little bit of twisting and wiring we completed the arched trellis.  On Monday we completed the 4 with the straight pieces which go a lot quicker.  Hope to have a few more ready by the time the craft shows roll around!

 

It may be hard to pick the vines out of the trees but this is what we started with.

 

Until next time! Enjoy your day!

~Teresa~

 

Some new "treasures" on PHM!

 I think Spring has finally set in!  A few warm days in a row sure does make a difference in ones mental mood! LOL  It's amazing what a person can accomplish after spending some time in the fresh outdoors with a warm breeze!  It's been long overdue!

 

Just a quick note! This month for the PHM update I'm offering another sweet little child's folding chair with a hooked rug!  It has a nice blue background with a tan and brown beehive, tan ABC's and 123! 

 

Be sure to stop over and check out all the pages of PHM!  We have a great group of artists in one place!!!

 

You can find my page here!

 

Enjoy your weekend!!  I'm headed to Virginia for a bridal shower today! Looks like a perfect day out with my daughter and soon to be daughter in law!

 

 

New Finds and a late Happy Mother's Day!

Yesterday my husband surprised me with an afternoon of antique and flea market hopping! Always a fun day! 

 I found another child's folding chair to hook a rug for and this awesome dirty old table!  Not sure if I will offer the table with a penny rug or a hooked rug!  I'm thinking a penny rug would be more suitable.  What do you think?

Both will be cleaned up, fixed up and packed away for craft show inventory!

 

 

What inspires you to create?

I love going to visit my mom! Her home is filled with antiques and wonderful primitive displays. It's funny how things inspire us to create something new!  I love this little carpenters box and just had to snap a picture!  I usually take my camera with me but I forgot it! Fortunately, my phone was able to capture the appeal of this little treasure! 
I posted it on Facebook and someone said they used something like this for their wool strips while hooking a rug!  The little bulb came on!!!!!  Yes, it would be perfect for keeping the colors separated while hooking!  My husbands woodworking list just got longer! I need one of these a bit larger than this antique piece! 
Please share what type of things inspired your last creation!!!  I would love to hear about it!!!