Harvest Gourds

I have been making something new...and I am loving the results.

With Fall right around the corner, I have designed some new harvest goodes...yes, GOURDS.

These gourds are fabric..but I bet they could fool people and the best part is

They are FOREVER GOURDS

no need to worry about them breaking!

First Offering is this Forever Gourd Garland..it measures 3 ft. long.

Pear, Bottle-neck & Dipper Gourds are strung on rusty wire with Dried Pumpkin Chunks & Bay Leaves

~Garland is $40.00 plus Travel Fare~ signed & dated

These are my hanging Gourds..these are big guys, they are 12" tall.

Currently sold out but taking orders

~$18.00 each plus Travel Fare~ signed & dated

Gourd Gracious...there's more

Long Dipper Gourds 13" ~ $16.00 (3 avail)

Bottle neck Gourds ~ $16.00 (1 avail)

plus Travel Fare, signed and dated

all gourds are original designs..please do not copy...Thank You

and yet another addition..I'm up to my ears in gourds

Gourd Bowl Fillers

tinted in hues of Autumn

includes Long Dipper Gourd, Bottle Neck Gourds and Pear Gourds

range in lengths from 5" to 9"

~$19.00 plus Travel Fare~  signed and dated

I have more gourds in the works...going to finish up some more now.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Traci

Autumn's Dance

She'd say

It was so near to the end of September,

not a cooler fall day us olde folks can remember.

Some fields still stood full with wheat's golden tops,

The meadow lay bitten by the first seasons frost.

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Now, I can't tell you how many times I have sat

 listening, trying to focus my view

I would shudder once as my gram went on to tell

and she'd say

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The fires were lit, to take off the chill

Outside trees were blazen, orange and red topped the hills

It was on this day, this crisp fall morn,

a new baby girl, my child was born.

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I can remember

There she'd be sitting, her in her rocker,  me at her feet

She'd pause just long enough to take a sip from her tea
Start rocking again and go on to tell

she'd say

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The years went on by and the seasons did change

With each new September, the young girl she did age.

From a young girl to a woman in no time at all,

There seemed a connection between this woman and Fall.

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Now the picture grew vivid in my mind as hers

another sip from her cup, I'd rustle up to my knees

and she'd say

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Another fall day much like the first,

I witnessed a miracle, the miracle of your birth

The fires relit, to take off the chill

Your mamma, my daughter, you child, her first

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Another pause for a sip and to reminisce

she'd rock a bit more and go on to tell

she'd say

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Even though your sweet mamma was called home that day

She left me with something, her sweet child to raise

She went on her way to dance in Fall's Leaves

Your mamma, my Autumn, my heart she'll never

leave

She dances her dance, when the leaves float on down

from the mountaintops to meadows

her colors abound.

Autumn's Dance

written by Traci Stoddard
9/9/2011

Please meet Autumn
a plain and simple prairie doll
handmade by me, she's 18" tall

Dress in the colors of Fall
Patched and Mended
Pin-Tucked Apron and All

Autumn can be purchased for $30.00 plus Travel Fare.  She will arrive signed and dated by me, her maker.

Autumn's Blessings to All,
Traci

~Fall Leaves Pumpkin & Batty 4 Halloween Punkin..x..Primitive Greeters~

New Offerings - September 7th

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Fall Leaves Pumpkin

Quilted Prim Pumpkin - this one decorated with

handpainted Fall Leaves in all the colors we love

of Autumn.

Hangs with a rusty wire and measures 11" tall (that's not including the hanger)

Think of all the places one of these Quilted Pumpkins would add just the right touch of Fall too!

Fall Leaves Quilted Pumpkin is Sold plus Travel Fare.  It will arrive signed and dated by me, the maker.

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Batty 4 Halloween Pumpkin

This Quilted Pumpkin has a friendly creature who

is just Batty 4 Halloween.  Batty has sculpted wings and black

bead eyes.

Pumpkin has a rusty wire for display and is 12" tall (not including the wire)

Batty 4 Halloween Pumpkin is SOLD plus Travel Fare, it will arrive signed and dated by me, the maker.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my newest creations!

Blessings,

Traci

~Falling Leaves Penny Rug~Primitive Sampler

Falling Leaves

Penny Rug Sampler

~Autumn Penny Rug Offering~

All handcut wool appliques stitched on cream wool.

Sampler measures11 1/2" by 10 1/2". Blanket Stitched edge, done by hand.

Sampler is backed with Brown Plaid Wool.

...OOAK...

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Falling Leaves Penny Rug is Sold TY J plus Travel Fare.  It will arrive signed and dated by me, the maker.

Humble Pumpkin Mini's ~ Primitive Fall Pumpkins

My 2011 Humble Pumpkins go Mini

Olde & Worn....Tattered & Torn

Humble Pumpkins

Here we have a Set of 5 Humble Pumpkins

perfect "bowl filler" size, yes, they are

you'll get 2 Orange, 1 White and 2 Green Pumpkins

Patched-Up & Mended & Repaired

sawdust filled so they can be shaped a bit

Largest is 3" across the top

Lil' Humble Pumpkins are $14.00 plus Travel Fare.  They'll all be signed and dated by me, the maker.

Hey, thanks for stopping by!

Traci

Primitive Patched Up Pumpkins ~ Humble Pumpkins

Olde & Worn....Tattered & Torn

Humble Pumpkins

These are a couple faceless Humbles

Both have been patched & mended & repaired

filled with sawdust, so you can squish'em and shap'em

a bit

Perfect for your Autumn Pantry, Cupboards, Pie Safes, Baskets and Bowls

and no faces means they are not technically "Halloween Pumpkins"

so hey, they'll look great clear through Thanksgiving!

One pumpkin is slightly larger, making the other slightly smaller, hehe

the bigger one is 6" across the top, the other about 5"

Patched Up Humble Pumpkins are SOLD TY Janet! plus Travel Fare for the pair.  They will arrive signed and dated by me, their maker.

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