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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Primitive ~ Halloween Witch ~ Magick Hat Box


In the depth of the Night,
the Keeper unlocks the Magick

Today I have to offer you a Primitive Box, not just any old box but one full of Magick and Witchs' Keepings.  Olde and Creepy, heavily laden with moss and containing many a Moons of Secrets.  Beware Keeper, unlock the box, unlock the Magick that Lies Within!

The Witch Hat Box, made of papier mache, is painted & distressed.  Inside you will find the Keeper's Key, a lock of Maiden Hair, an Olde Jar of Wart Potion and a portrait of the Witch this box once belonged to.

Box is 7" tall x 4 1/2" wide.

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want to know what secrets lie within, you'll have to unlock it

Magick Witch Hat Box is $18.00 plus Travel Fare.  It will arrive signed and dated by me, the maker.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Olde & Early Style Primitive Penny Rug Sampler ~ Miss Kitty Blue

Pretty ~ Miss Kitty Blue

Early Style Penny Rug Offering, handmade in an Old Penny Rug Sampler Motif. All handcut wool appliques and wool pennies stitched on cotton. This Penny Rug Sampler is 7" by 7".  All blanket stitched, by hand.

Shows detail - colors in hues of Grays, Blue/Turquoise & Black


Backed with reproduction paisley fabric, blanket stitched edge

Miss Kitty Blue ~ Penny Rug is $old includes Travel Fare.  It will arrive signed and dated by me, the maker.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Olde & Early Style Penny Rug Sampler ~Autumn Moon

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My latest Early Style Penny Rug Offering, handmade in an Old Penny Rug Sampler Motif. All handcut wool appliques and wool pennies stitched on cotton. Homemade make-do flour sack fabric binding, stitched on by my hand and a dated 1821 rag patch. This Penny Rug Sampler is 15 1/2" by 15".  A perfect addition to the Earliest of Primitive Gatherings, use as a wall hanging or table mat.

This OOAK Early Style Penny Rug Sampler is named

"Autumn Moon"


"Autumn Moon" Penny Rug Sampler is SOLD TY J .  It will arrive signed and dated by me, the maker.


The Moon

The Moon of the night,
the light of the evening
sometimes orange and sometimes white
it is very, very bright

Written by Maygan , age 8

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

TriXX ~ the Primitive Black Halloween Cat

Be on the look out for TriXX
he's a rascal of a Black Cat

he'll sneak up on you before you know it and
one never knows what's in his prim Bag of Tricks

TriXX the Cat is handmade, he's a stump kitty
(you're probably thinkin'...well how's he supposed to
sneak up on me with no legs?)  I can't answer that, must be
a trick in that old sack of his!

TriXX is 7 1/2" tall.  He has a Rusty Ringer ie. bell, around his neck,
thought maybe you'd hear him comin' that way.


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TriXX is ready for Halloween and can be adopted for SOLD plus Travel Fare.  He will arrive ready to trick ya, signed and dated by me, his maker. 
Both SOLD ~ TY RB & Janet

Monday, July 25, 2011

~Primitive Pantry Pumpkin Stack~Cupboard Pumpkins

Short, Squatty & Stackable
Pantry Pumpkins

Tuck'em into your cupboard and pantry shelves
stacked up or not

Always an odd ball pumpkin in the patch
set includes 2 orange and 1 white (the odd ball ;)
graduated sizes
large is 8 1/2" across, small is 3 1/2" across
stained & mossy pumpkins
(these ones are not spice rubbed, but can be if you'd like)


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Stack of Pantry Pumpkins are $16.00 plus Travel Fare. They will arrive signed and dated my me, their maker.

~Primitive Halloween Humble Pumpkins Jack I, Jack II, Jack III~

Please meet
Jack I
Jack II
&
Jack III

Humble Pumpkin Brothers
second offering of my 2011 Humble Pumpkins

Olde & Worn....Tattered & Torn
Humble Pumpkins

The three Jacks are handmade with patchwork faces
moss laden cracks and crevices
patched,  mended, stained & wrinkled

Squishable too, change their shape a bit
the Brothers are sawdust filled

display em' stacked or seperate, cute either way
just don't let'em part too far
Jacks X 3 are as close as can be

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Three Jacks are 10" stacked

Made to Order...$38.00 Set plus Travel Fare.  They'll all come signed and dated by me, their maker.

X~ PriMitive HaLLoween JaCk~O~LaNtern PuMpkin ~X

Jack~o~       Jack~o~
he's our man, if he can't scare ya
no one can..

no, no, not really
Jack~O~ is a sweet kind of
Pumpkin Man

Jack~O~ is the first of my 2011 Humble Pumpkins

Olde & Worn....Tattered & Torn
Humble Pumpkins


Jack~O~ has a patchwork face
mossy witch's hat
patched,  mended, stained & wrinkled

changes shape a bit, just give him a squish
.....he's sawdust filled
Jack~O~ is 9" tall to the tip of his hat


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Jack~O~'s fee is SOLD TY Arlene plus Travel Fare.  He'll arrive signed and dated by me, his maker.

~Primitive Pantry Pumpkins~

Short, Squatty
& Stackable

I have just started creating Fall...new ideas, new offerings to come and cooler
temperatures too!

Primitive Pantry Pumpkins
 shorT, squattY, & stackablE
just right for tucking into
Pantry & Cupboard Shelves

largest is 8" across, smallest is 3 1/2" across
7 inches tall - stacked up

Grungy & Dirty........x.......Mossy & Spicy

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Prim Pantry Pumpkins are SOLD plus Travel Fare.  They will arrive signed and dated my me, their maker.