My name is Teresa and I'm the proprietress at Aunt Polly's Attic. I'm a wife, mother, friend, dog lover, and gardener. Born and raised in northern Illinois, I come from a long line of modest needlewomen.
KoOlina, Place of Joy
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I was in Hawaii for the wedding of my niece, and what more appropriate
place than one named KoOlina, the Place of Joy. My brother officiated, and
he del...
This is the Day....For a Free Doodle!
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Have fun with the doodle....make a great little hooked rug or punched
piece! Paint or maybe embroidery....whatever you choose ENJOY!
Happy Trails.......
A Wet Winter's Day
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It's a wet winter's day here at Chelsea Blue. There are still some Autumn
leaves left on the trees. I am still in my pajamas at 10:30 am but I do
have som...
Blackboard Finished with Art....
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Blogger is a pain.
It wouldn't allow me to show all THREE of the images
I uploaded.
Anyway...here is our finished blackboard that we
painted on our pantry d...
Summah's Almost Over!
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Have you used your 30% *SUMMAH* discount yet? There's still time - orders
placed *through midnight Sunday, June 3rd* using the *SUMMAH* discount code
at c...
More rugs for sale
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As promised, here is another weekend update of the rugs
I have for sale to make room for new projects.
This one is called “Big Basket” and is a pattern f...
Dry Brush Painting Technique Tutorial
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There have been several questions as to what I mean when I say I dry brush
something. So today, after cleaning the garage, and finding a quick item
to red...
Simple is Good
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Making simple little doll quilts refreshes, inspires and soothes me. And I'll bet it does the same for many of you too. If you're still with me and enjoying...
Good Witch Mary ~
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here is the painting I finished last night of my
Good Witch Mary going for her Broom Ride (well, ok Whale ride)...
this will be listed on Ebay today ~ f...
Just a Reminder ~~~
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Want to win this hanging cross stitched pinkeep from primitivebettys? You
can! All you need to do is stop by
http://www.primitivehandmadesmercantile.com/ ...
a house full of honey
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No one ever tells you that when you extract honey from the frame, your
entire house smells like warm honey. I walked in yesterday, and in that
holy time be...
Seafood Stuffed Mushroom Caps
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Crab and shrimp add elegance and flavour to these savoury appetizers.
*Ingredients:*
- 8 large mushrooms, stemmed and cleaned (keep 4 stems)
- 1 tbs...
Meet Green Sleeves
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Except it is not her sleeves.
Yes it is another episode of 'Homestead X Files'. What the heck is this?!
At first I thought it was a grass stain, but the...
Photo Transfer to Wood Tutorial
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Kristin and I have been busy busy with our website
the last couple of weeks!!
But ... in between the busyness there are
babies coming very soon!!
Kris...
THE PATIENT
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WE ARE HOME AND I THOUGHT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SEE HOW GOOD BRIAN IS DOING.
WE GOT HOME BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR YESTERDAY.
IT WAS A BIT OF A LONG DRIVE FOR HIM ...
JUNE 1st
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UPDATE DAY for Early Work Mercantile!!! Please click on the banner over at
the right to check out the goods!!!! Puter & other problems goin' on,so I'm
sorr...
Need a Travel Project?
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Do you have trips and vacations planned for the next couple of months?
Boy, do we. It's always nice to have a small project to work on in either
the car...
CAMPING AND AN OLD OBSESSION
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Me - nah - I'm not the camping type - I need a/c, cable, nice restaurants,
great light and a comfortable chair. Now those big fancy motorhomes have
all th...
Bee Happy Swap
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I joined in on the fun of Amy at Bumble Bee Lane's " Bee Happy Swap".
My partner was Theresa from Dulaney Wood Treasures
Theresa's package arrived with b...
Anybody want to Party??????
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I can't believe I am kicking off year 4 of the Where Bloggers Create Party!
I look forward to this event every year. You girls have some of the most
insp...
Secretary Skirt Tutorial: pintucks
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I’m sharing this skirt over at Crafterhours for Skirt Week! Last year I
entered a shirred pocket skirt and won a prize! I was pretty excited.
[image: Ent...
Pocket Chick Spotlight: Greta Hammond
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Hello eveyone! I'm Greta Hammond and I'm here to share a little bit about me today on the blog. I have been with Fancy Pants Designs since the beginning and ...
daisy days
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You have got to LOVE the Daisy.
How can you not love the daisy.
Especially, the white daisy....with the cute green center...
and the birch!!!
this new s...
CQJP MAY COMPLETE
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This is the final result. I finshed the block with various seam treatments
using chain, straight, chevron etc. I paid closer attention to
create repetit...
My TDIPT Mercantile July Updates
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*Well I made it! I was actually able to make 4 new items for TDIPT
Mercantile updates. For more details please check them out right *here* :)*
~*Early Work Mercantile Updated!*~
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Hello Dear Friends! My offering page on Early Work Mercantile has been
updated for June 1st. Here are my wares for this month...
My finished Farmhouse Loc...
Happy June and A Peek...
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Hello Dear Friends, Here is a peek at my June offering at Early Work
Mercantile
~*~ Star Spangled ~*~ Wool Crazy Pillow ~*~
Hope you will take a moment to ...
Prizes and Surprises!
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This week I was the lucky winner of Cheryl Lynch's giveaway. I won a
package of goodies that she got from market and it was filled to the brim.
I got thre...
Hooray for the USA pattern.
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I have been struggling to get my creativity back.....it's lost somewhere.
I did have these girls started a bit ago however, so I decided to bring
them to ...
Wool (deal) of the Week
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*Wool, wool, wool, can anyone ever have too much wool?*
*I've been rummaging around in my wool closet...and maybe I have just a
little more than I can store...
Heading off to Farm Chicks
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Photo courtesy of the farmchicks
I'm headed off to The Farm chicks show in Washington with a couple of my
BFF's.
For those that don't know its a HUGE an...
The STING!
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Well, finally here is my completed rug which I am calling America. I guess
that's a no brainer huh? As you probably noticed I changed the design a
bit ...
Post Market
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Here's a peek at our booth from Spring Quilt Market. Each quilt in our
booth will be in our new quilt book, *In the Meadow.* Our book will be
available i...
A Hole in One
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*Tomorrow (June 1st) is *
*National Donut Day**!*
*
*
"National Doughnut Day was established 75 years ago as a way to commemorate
the work of The Salvation...
A Little Preview For You
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Hello my dear friends,
today I would like to share a little preview of my newest making. I did not
design the original piece but I did a 'remake' of it in...
Frenzy...
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*Hello Friends!*
A hearty welcome....won't you come in?
*this is a jam-packed looooong post...so settle in!*
[image: front door]
*Where did March, April...
Mini Izzy Gets a Life
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This doll had a perfectly fine face but something about the eyebrows
bothered me so I repainted her. When will I learn???? I decided that I
would NOT le...
SEWING SEA SHELLS BY THE SEA SHORE...
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When packing for any trip it is essential that I include some sort of
crafting supplies and my recent trip to the sea shore was no exception. I
chose a ...
If you love A&E's...
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You might like this upcoming reproduction of mine. Mary Ann Ibbotson was
11 years old when she stitched her sampler in 1842. I bought her last
year, and...
today's bounty
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Here's some of today's bounty.....
cut fresh from my garden....
and now gracing my home.
I'm so lucky to be able to fill my home with fresh cut flow...
Liberty Rug
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Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. We did, it was so hot
though. They say everything is 3 weeks early, strawberries are ready. I'm
going to m...
coming soon, TSG Companion: MERMAID BOOKLET!
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New booklet coming out early summer ~ stay tuned here, on the website,
Facebook, and Twitter! If you love mermaids and stitching, I believe you'll
be enc...
Primitive Americana Doll on ebay....
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I've made a sweet little Americana Liberty Doll and have listed her on ebay.
Hard to tell in the picture but she is nice and drab but still dressed in
A...
Freedom
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Hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend!
I sure did, spent it with friends!
I also found time to hook this rug, it is a freebie design from Robin over
...
Weekend Stitching
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I caught a cold last week, so I was feeling pretty miserable over the
weekend. I didn't go anywhere, I just sat on the couch and stitched. I
worked on a ...
REMEMBER
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Please remember all of those who have made the
ultimate sacrifice, along with all the men and woman
who defend this great country of ours today.
Wishing ...
Feast of Kings
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There is a little spot called Big Beef Creek. It runs into the Puget
Sound. It is a little bridge that separates the two. For about a week I
have been dri...
Halloween......
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shhhhh, is coming.... pre-order this issue in your fav shop..... *The Town
of Halloween* has to be your 'must have' :-)))) Stitched by me, with DMC
thread...
Denver Hook-In
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I thought I had done a good job of taking pictures of the rug show at the
Denver Hook-In, but after looking at what was on my camera, I see that I
neglecte...
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Just finished a penny rug from a pattern by Cath's Pennies Designs called "Snow". If you check out her pattern, you will see I left off the "snowflakes" she...
Remember
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**
*The story of how Memorial Day came to be ..*
*US Memorial Day.org.*
***This song makes me cry every time, but it needs to be listened to.
Sometimes we ...
Studio Redemption!
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~Lace~
Oh my...
My Love Affair with Lace
has been a Long Standing one.
This week I have been Sorting through it
to reintroduce myself
with the piece...
New Shelf
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Picked this shelf up at a local antique store (it was my birthday present
to myself!! ~ birthday is Memorial Day).
Still tweaking....not sure if I like h...
Summer Break
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It's that time of year again when I take a few weeks off to enjoy the
Summer before the push to Halloween. I will still post occasionally, but
not as reg...
WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING...
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Or what "haven't" I been doing?? It's been a crazy last couple of months.
With my daughter's wedding fast approaching, it has been a whirlwind of
activity ...
Meet Signor Frog
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A quick post today for Cynnie, who is painting frogs at the moment.
This is our resident pond frog, who we named Signor Frog
Isn't he beautiful?
I nev...
Still Can't Shoot or Sew Straight
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Last week I decided that I was going to "take the week off". I was still going to my big girl job, but when I got home, I was going to do whatever I wanted. ...
She graduated!
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What a whirlwind the past couple of weeks have been! My sweet daughter graduated high school this past weekend! Time flies, it really does. It seems like onl...
WEEKEND FUN ~ ~ ~
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Miss Luci was a darling kitty cat at her dance recital Friday night!
Looking at her adoringly is 3 year old great granddaughter, Blakleigh! She
sat thru the...
Content with little?
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Spring Pea Soup
Seems the last few weeks (OK...months) have been an uphill battle.
Two steps forward, one step back.
Though there are many days where it'...
Surprising mail
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Hello my dear friends,
don't you just love mail days like this?? Look what my lovely and sweet
friend Dorthe @ Den Lille Lade surprised me with. ( the pho...
A large family to move!
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Our new house is still upside down, but I can surely see progress. Jack
and our son in law Gary worked today to convert a large closet which was
intended ...
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*
*SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE* *
be sure to watch our
SALE PAGE
as we whittle down inventory preparing to relocate.
Great time to get some good di...
Getting Better
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This is where all my drawing and pattern cutting happens. The Oak kitchen
cabinet in the background is another family piece.My way of
organizing small odd...
A basket for me and A basket for you!
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Stopped at my first garage sale of the summer yesterday. Glad I did!
Mixed in with several China baskets I spied this gem.
Made from ash this basket fe...
My May Offerings on...
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Primitive Handmades Mercantile. Yes....it is that time again! Please stop
on by to see our wonderful offerings, you might just find something that
you love...
Trip to France!
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Our trip to France was the event of a lifetime! 5 friends and I had a wonderful time!! The scenery was incredible The lilacs and wisteria were blooming The f...
I'm a Farm Girl!
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Hi Friends!
I finally did it! I joined up to be a Farm Girl Sister at Mary Jane
Butters Farm Girl Sisterhood! Sister #4122 at your service!
Are there an...
Hooking Club
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A small gathering today, but those that were here were busy with that last
little bit of hooking or binding the edge of finished pieces. Then they'll
be o...
SPRING MESSENGER
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Just finished hooking this sweet rug, I love it!!! This is the Spring
Messenger, designed by Lori of NotForgotten Farm and offered through Spruce
Ridge S...
Know what is better than ...
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Buying a cutter that cranks out 6 beautifully cut strips with just a few
turns of the handle?
Why-- hooking up a rug using those strips! Promising a photo...
~Journals, Journals Everywhere~
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In preparation for a wonderful show I am doing in just a week (Saturday,
May 19 to be exact, from 10-4)..... lot's and lot's of altered journals,
not list...
Getting Back to the Roots
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*Getting back to the roots of who I am.*
* I am reading through the bible again this year. Being a Christian is at
the root of who I am. Even the name of m...
Laundry Room Prims!
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I have not posted for awhile, so apologies that this is a long post, heavy
on pics!
I really like my prim laundry room, some fun things in there I'd like t...
Rolling, Rolling, Rolling.....
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Working away on new images for Digital Antiques. Here are two more new
designs.
New Tag set, featuring Vintage Pens, Ink Bottles and Ephemera. There a...
Clown Car
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This was the car as we left Karla's house.
Looks full right?
Not even.
We managed to squeeze in 5 more boxes, a hatbox & a birdcage somewhere
between h...
A twist on The Farms
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It's exciting to see how *Joan Bynum*, one of the co-owners of a needlework
shop in Boaz, Alabama called *Out of the Box*, tailored *The Farms of Hawk
Run ...
Saturday Sellin'
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Long time, no see, my friends ! Many changes have been going on around my
Fine Farmhouse.... In fact...so many changes that I am not going to be
blogging ...
A Birding Obsession
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I frequent Goodreads and Librarything often seeking out interesting books
that I might otherwise not stumble across even with all the resources at my
disp...
Ridgeway Cutter – instruction sheet link
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Click HERE to open a new window (pdf file) with thea copy of the Ridgeway
Cutter instruction sheet. Thanks to Sue Fellenzer for sharing it with us!
CPLG on Etsy
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Spring is finally here and we at CPLG have a few new creations on Etsy!
We'd be honored if you stopped by and checked everything out!
* Click Here for CPL...
Alphabet Floral Sampler - New Pattern
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It's been rainy today so I've had a chance to finish up a few things. My
husband always thinks he's getting something good for supper but it's
actually me...
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Hi sweet friends, hope you're all well and looking forward to nice
weather. Here in the Finger Lakes we're still betwixt and between, 80
degrees one day a...
My crappy life...
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I am simply miserable!! I know we all get a attached to things in life but
this is taking over my whole being!! My cat Kegger somehow got out of the
house...
Missing Ft. Bragg Soldier is our Daughter-in-Law
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I don't know if you've heard about the missing North Carolina Ft. Bragg
Soldier but this girl is our daughter-in-law. Her name is Kelli Bordeaux.
The ...
not much..........
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tonight's sunset and lily's "artwork"............
nope........not much going on here...........not busy working on any indoor
projects..........hubby is i...
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Good Morning Blog Friends! Wow it has been awhile since I have been able to
post. I have been blessed beyond measure with lots of work this past month,
s...
Spring events.
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***The Spring air is now saturated with the fragrance of honeysuckle and
wisteria.*
*~*
* Inspired, I quickly get a small basket and make my way across the ...
Happy Spring ~ Happy Easter ~Happy Passover
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*I am back and I have so much to share with you! March was quite a month
and I am here to share the best parts with you! *
*Most of our daughter’s wed...
It's Wednesday evening....
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Blooming Clematis in my gardenand only two more days until the weekend. I
am ready to hide eggs for Emma to find. I think she will have a wonderful
time hu...
FLASH! BREAKING NEWS!
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Welcome sweet Eleanor Joy! The newest addition to my family is my FIRST
Grand! Miss Eleanor joined us early this morning. Her precious Mommy had
a very ...
Jean Pockets
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I had some old blue jeans that had seen their better days, so rather than
throwing them away I decided to recycle parts of them. I couldn't resist
doi...
~ Happy Tuesday
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I hope everyone is having a good day~ The sun is shining but the wind is
gusty here. I finished up a new pattern last evening. You can find it in my
Etsy...
snowy and wintery spring morning
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What a beautiful spring morning!
This is what we woke up to and it's coming down
in fat fluffy goose feather flakes...
beneath that snow are lots o...
{Peat Pot Poppets}
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“A light exists in spring Not present on the year At any other period. When
March is scarcely here.” – Emily Dickinson As seen on the Paper Whimsy
Inspire...
Happy Spring~Early Work Update~
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Happy Spring, Friends! We have enjoyed a very mild winter here in Northwest
Indiana and today the temperature reached an unseasonably warm, 80 degrees.
As ...
First Class of the year...
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My very first class of the year is coming up April 28 & 29th and I'm so
excited to go back and see all of my friends at 3 Sisters Needlework in
Knoxville, ...
Snippet Rolls
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I recently participated in a Snippet Roll Swap with a few friends and I
received some of the most fabulous Snippet Rolls! Not only was this a fun
swap, I a...
I WANT IT ALL SALE on my PATTERN CD!!!!!!!
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This is a great time to get EVERY SINGLE PATTERN BY TENNESSEE RIDGE
PRIMITIVES on ONE CD........this CD is FULL of patterns....for every
season.....Spring,...
Cand trebuie reincarcate stingatoarele de incendiu?
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Daca vorbim de *stingatoare incendiu*, chiar daca ele stau nefolosite, asta
nu inseamna ca ele nu trebuie reincarcate din cand in cand. Sunt elemente
de b...
Dye Resist & Wool Painting
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Hello, I do love to play! Last fall, I started to experiment/play,
painting my wool with dye, and trying dye resists etc... I am intrigued
with the ...
the Freedom Settlement faire
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Saturday June 9, 2012
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Admission $3.00
Clink link for more info.
New vendors welcome. Contact Linda at Tkeepingroom@aol.com for
appli...
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I have to say that even though my kids are grown and have started their own
lives, I find myself still very proud of the achievements and happenings in
t...
A Very Much Heartfelt Thank You!!
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I just wanted to take the time, to wish you each a most blessed New Year!!
I appreciate so much, your support, this my second full year of designing.
I do ...
~merry christmas~
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*I hope everyone has had a Wonderful Christmas....*
*My family and I sure have enjoyed our time together. Jeff took the week
off work and it was really ni...
Merry Christmas Dear Friends...
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The best part of this magical time of year is being with those we love,
our family and friends who make our lives so very special and meaningful.
Wish...
Merry Christmas
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I know it's been 6 mos since my last post. I have thought about so many of
you. I hope you are all doing well.
I wanted to stop in today to wish you all a ...
Christmas In The Shop!
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*We've got several trees just laden with antique spun cotton fruit, veggies
and Santas*
*This Christmas season the shop at The Black Angus is filled to t...
Winter is in the air.
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I love how the weather can inspire me to create. I am enchanted with the
way that mica replicates the beauty of new fallen snow and compelled to
create the...
Happy Holidays!
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First off "Happy Holidays" to All! I want to take a minute to thank you for
stopping by my blog and the Mercantile. I appreciate your business and
friendsh...
Surprise ~ Long Time, No Blog!
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Can you believe that I am blogging?!? For the first time in several
months, I thought that I would take a moment and update you on what is
happening in...
Small Annies
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Little Red Annie #2
Approx 17" tall...has her dress trimmed with vintage red rik-rak and lace.
Price $28
Small rag doll....approx 13" tall...Price $22
CYBER MONDAY SALE!
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We have an amazing Cyber Monday sale and it begins a bit early....NOW!
Battery Operated Taper Candles with Timers 15% off (these have NEVER been
on sale...
NEW Christmas Cards!
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Dan and I are pleased to announce that our new Christmas cards are now
available!
These cards are simply primitive & folky! The front is an original
il...
I Sure Hope You Can Join Us.....
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For the update of http://oldeprimitivepeddlerartisans.blogspot.com/
The ladies have some wonderful goodes and wares !!!!
Fabulous Friday with Betz White ...
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Hi! I'm Betz ... I love what I do. I spend time in my studio, designing prints, developing new sewing and craft patterns, contributing to books and magazines...
Kirkland wool gathering trip.
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Friday I convinced my son to travel to Kirkland, OH with me to go on a wool
buying adventure. It was a two hour drive and the local friends I tried to
ta...
SAD NEWS.....................
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Due to some bad luck I will not be teaching at the Artful Gathering.
PLEASE do not pre-register for my class! If you know of anyone that has
registered or...
THANK YOU ALICE
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I would like to thank Alice from Paris, Madrid for sending me a picture
of her finished sampler of "SHEPHARD AND SHEPHARDESS" she sent it to me a
while ...
April Showers
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Bring May flowers and a Robin or two! Announcing my new pattern. A sweet
and somewhat realistic Robin.
http://www.picturetrail.com/theprimitiveheart
Al...
~Sweet Spring Folk Bird~
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Yes, it is Spring (officially anyway) but in the northeast old man winter
is not done with us yet. So a Sweet Spring Folk Bird called me to take some
pictu...
Two New Stair Risers – They Need Names. . .
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I worked up these stair risers today, but I ran out of creative juice when
it came to their names. Any suggestions? This one is just for pure fun. I
design...
White Wednesday~Kitchen Whites
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I'm linking up with Kathleen's White Wednesday today....
These are the tops of our cabinets in the kitchen~
A chippy old column....
I had two like this, but...
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*I'm sure all of you are very busy with your shopping, decorating and
baking for the upcoming holiday.*
*I popped in to a new blog this evening.*
*
*
*
*
*C...
Season's Greetings
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For those of you still out there following my blog... I want to say thank
you! I realize it has now been more than 4 months since I've updated
anything her...
Fall Door Charmer Pumpkins!!!
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I just finished up this great 3 ft tall pumpkin. He is slender and has a
grapevine wreath with pip berries and a tag. Great for doors, porches,
fireplaces...
Goodies n the Mail
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Nothing like some goodies in the Mail to start your week off....
First are some ditty bags I ordered off of Ebay from Blue Cupboard
Primitives. I am loving ...
Life Changes
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I’ve been gone for some time now, so I’m not sure who may actually read
this.
I last posted in mid-July and since then I’ve had a lot going on. I was
s...
The Great Wall of china
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I've noticed that in Goodwill stores, flea markets, yard sales, etc. there
always seems to be a plethora of mismatched plates. I buy them - even the
broke...
Early Works Mercantile Update!
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*I'm new this month on Early Works Mercantile!
Come visit my page and don't forget to check out all the other OH SO
WONDERFUL Artisans there!
Click on th...
Tutorial: Hooking raw wool into your Rugs
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This is Gentle Gracie in the Pumpkin Patch, I am using Gracie's washed wool
from this springs shearing,I Use clean Raw wool instead of processed roving
as ...
Something to think about!
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One of my sister's sent this to me. I'm not sure who wrote it but it speaks
volumes!
BEING A MOTHER...
After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to
t...