...Hot Summer Days...

Thinking ahead to Summer

new page of Primitive Handmade Offerings 

~ Seasonal Summer  ~

lots more to come :)

Blessings,

Traci

Olde ~n~ Early Primitive Penny Rugs

~Today's Offering~

Just finished up 3 of my Olde ~N~ Early Penny Rugs...they are listed on the Penny Rug Page

Two Candle Mats and One Runner

Blessings, Traci

~~Today's Offering~~Primitive Cross Stitch~~

Today's Offering at

The Mercantile

Primitive Cross Stitch

..x..."Reap what you Sow"...x..

~"framed" on one of my primitive board hangers in a make-do fashion

Stitched in hues of Blue, Light Yellow & Green...aged with walnut dye

Cross stitch measures 7" wide x 4 1/2" tall

From the rusty wire hangs a blue primitive seed sack and bundle of preserved Rosemary

These boards also look great with a prim towel hanging from the wire.  Board is painted black with a layer of my "crust" (adds texture) underneath.  Then sanded and stained.

Cross Stitch Gathering Board is $30.00 plus Travel Fare...will arrive signed and dated by me, the maker.

Blue Bird Pin Keep Make-Do

Calico Blue Bird Pin Keep

added to the Olde ~n~ Early Primitives page

Adding to my Flock

Two new Pea Fowl just added to the Folk Art Birds ~N~ Fowl  page

~click here~ for details

If you are interested, just send me an email 

My Cup of Tea Pin Keeps

Lovely Brown Transferware Teacups

~fashioned into Pin Keeps ~

Pincushions made using reproduction Calico fabric and vintage Buttons

I have 4 available, each a little different

~click here~ for details and photos

New Spring Wares

added a few new Spring Handmades to my site

including this

Spring Tulip Bunny Pillow

 ~click here~ to visit

you will be taken to my store

York Mountain Mercantile

~Primitive Books~

Now available at

York Mountain Mercantile

Wonderful Fabric Covered Books with early copyrights.  Perfect to add to your Primitive Gatherings, many different aged fabric dust covers to choose from.  Fabric covers are completely handstitched for the earliest of looks.  

Featured books...Greg Shorthand Dictionary c. 1929 & 1930 (2), Webster's American International Dictionary c. 1950, The Murders of Rue Morgue & Stories by Edgar Allen Poe & more.

I currently have seven fabric covered books for sale..colors available Blue, Brown & Mustard Calico....Red, Blue & Brown Stripe....plain & simple, you'll love them!

Blessings from the....Shopkeep

Eggs...Eggs...eggs....Primitive Spring Easter Eggs

A tisket, A tasket .....  it will soon be time to fill your basket

Early Style Primitive Spring Eggs

I have three different designs/sizes available on the

Olde ~N~ Early Primitives page

with a fourth coming soon!

~Blessings~

New Member to the Primitive Pea Fowl Flock

She's a big ole' hen...  very early & prim

Click Here to visit the coop

Today's Mercantile Wares

Drab Early Style Rag Balls

~Collection of Three~

available here 

Olde Time Teddy

he's located here in the shoppe

Trying real hard each and everyday to finish something new to put in my shoppe, along with new offerings

for my website.  I appreciate your visit today!  Stop back soon...

The Shopkeeper,

Traci

seeking adoption....Primitive Teddy Bears

Today I have Three Lil'

Nooks ~N~ Crannies Bears up for adoption.

Dolly, Eddie & Tucker

If you would like to visit them...you can ~click here~

They are tucked into the Nooks N Crannies of the mercantile shoppe's Ragged ~n~ Worn Teddy Bears page

Thanks for visiting!

Primitive Valentine's Day..Smalls & Stitcheries

Beginning work on Valentine's Day Offerings

A few Smalls and Stitcheries that I finished up

for your consideration

If you are interested in purchasing anything....just send me an email

~ Love Stitchery Pin Keep ~

Handstitched on aged fabric & rag stuffed.

Cotton Lace trim on bottom edge and two vintage shell buttons for ornamentation.

Measures 6 1/2" x 3 3/4"

Aged cotton string for hanging if you wish (can be removed)

Love Pin Keep ~ $16.00 plus Travel Fare, it is signed and dated by me, the maker.

~ St. Valentine Framed Stitchery ~

Handstitched on aged osnaburg with black wood frame.

Measures 7 3/4" x 6"

Frame has easel back and hardware for hanging.

St. Valentine Stitchery ~ $old plus Travel Fare, it is signed and dated by me, the maker.

~Wool Penny Heart Make-Do~

Heart make-do is rag stuffed and has a wooden bobbin base.

Measures 10 1/2" tall x 5" wide

Penny Heart Make-Do ~ $old plus Travel Fare, it is signed and dated by me, the maker.

~Wool Heart Quilt Pillow Tuck~

Lil' Antique Quilt Pillow with handstitched Wool Hearts.

Rag stuffed and dated 1741

Measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

Wool Heart Quilt Pillow Tuck~ $old plus Travel Fare, it is signed and dated by me, the maker.

~Black Kitty Pocket Ornie~

Completely handstitched from wool, Black Kitty is rag stuffed, has a stitched face and mended ear.

Vintage Lace Heart handstitched on his Red Wool Pocket...all has been aged for an early look

Kitty is 4 1/2" tall.

Black Kitty Pocket Ornie~ $old plus Travel Fare, signed and dated by me, the maker.

Thank you Kindly for Visiting Today,

Traci

Let's Have a Ball ~ Oct. 31st

Get out your dancin' boots

there's gonna be a

Hallowe'en Witch's Ball

October 31st

Salem Hall

Free Tickets Available

Prizes awarded for:

Best Cackle

Longest Nose

Greenest Complextion

Wiriest Hair

and of course

!!...!!...The Best Boots...!!..!!

Here's some jazzed up Witch Boots

Green Laces and Lace

just perfect for the occasion

I'll bring the cauldron.......you bring the bubbly

Included is your Ticket to the Ball



Boots are 7" tall x 8" long

(just your size ;)

Pair of Primitive Witch Boots are $16.50 plus Travel Fare, they'll arrive signed and dated by me, the maker.

Olde & Early Penny Rug Sampler ~ Primitive Bay & Gray Horses

Olde Bay & Gray

Penny Rug Sampler

Early Style Penny Rug Offering, handmade in an Old Penny Rug Sampler Motif.

All handcut wool appliques and wool pennies stitched on cotton.

Olde Bay & Gray Sampler is 13" by 7".  Blanket Stitched edges, all done by hand.

Sampler is backed with Tan Ticking Fabric

Click to Enlarge Images

Olde Bay & Gray Penny Rug Sampler is sold 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

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.

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

~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)

Click on Images to Enlarge

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

Click Images to Enlarge

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.