Monday, September 29, 2008

Another Celebration is upon us with the OFG TEAM in Etsy!

Hello all! I am here to keep you caught up and the newest and upcoming news that is hitting Ebay, The Olde Primitive Sister's Online Marketplace and Etsy. This news has to do with what is going to be going on in Etsy with the Old Farmhouse Gathering Team. We will be having another celebration that the group will be posting items for. It will be called "OFG Holiday Celebration" and the items that will be entered will be able to be viewed by putting this in the search on Etsy on the main page. The day of actually posting our entrants won't take place until Oct. 1st. So please be patient. It will be happening soon enough! The items I will be entering will be a set of Snowman/ Candy Cane ornies, A Snowman/Gal with Annie in the Bag Doll, An Annie Ginger Gal with her bowl filler ginger decoration and lastly a creation I designed and made myself...A Black Gal Santa and her Mouse and Cheese Doll. Please come in and take a look at all of these in my store and checkout what the others have to offer. I think all of us are just so anxious to get ready to post our Thanksgiving and Christmas offerings and hope you enjoy browsing at what will be available! Below are the items you will be seeing while there:


Primitive Ginger Annie with her Bowl Filler Ginger Decoration Doll



Primitive Snowman/Gal with Annie in Bag Doll

Primitive Snowman Ornies/Bowlfillers Candy Cane Ornament Doll




Primitive Black Annie Santa and her Mouse with Cheese Doll

MAIN ETSY LINK:
Http://www.etsy.com

MY SHOP IN ETSY LINK:
Http://www.willowtreetreasures.etsy.com

Enjoy browsing!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Just started a new project!

Good morning everyone! I just wanted to let you know of a new item that I am going to start making and have a set of them on Etsy as we speak. I have a set of dog pins and am planning on doing more types of pins as time allows. I have snowmen, raggedy annie, gingerbreadmen and angels that I'll be putting on as they are made so please keep a watchout for my new additons. I soon will begin making prim wreaths and door greeters also. So keep your eye on my blog and I will have posted here as the materialize and be posted in my selling spots!

Primitive Pooch Dog Clothes Accessory Pin

Primitive Pooch Dog clothes accessory pin and matching pooch dog doll shelf sitter (sold separately)



Please view them today by going to my Etsy shoppe!

Http: www. willowtreetreasures.etsy.com


Thanks for coming today and I hope these bring and smile to your face!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

New items on Ebay this week!

Hello readers. I just wanted to let you know that I have listed three items on my Ebay this week. The first item I listed was a "Primitive Good Witch Doll " and is just the cutest. The second item I listed was a PrimitiveHalloween witch and cat set. The last item I listed was a Halloween Black cat and her Pumpkin on a stick. All three would be wonderful for any home decorating for Halloween and any one of these items would say Halloween in a very special way. Please go into my Ebay and Check them out. I believe there a about 5 days left until the end of the auction so hurry before the auction is over! Enjoy and thanks for reading my blog today!




Primitive Black Cat Witch and Pumpkin on a Stick
Doll


Primitive Halloween "The Good Witch" Doll



Primitive Halloween Scarey Witch and her Cat Doll


EBAY Link: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/willowtree-treasures

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

I AM SO FAR BEHIND ON AWARDS!

Good afternoon readers. I have a guilt I have to admit. I am soo far behind on awards and will attempt to get caught up now. First of All Judy of blackberry-ridge has awarded me the honor of getting the " I love your blog award."


Thank you Judy for coming in and reading my blog and feeling that I am a deserving recipient! I appreciate that you have thought of me. To visit Judy's blog please follow the link below and you can read why Judy got this honor also!

http://blackberry-ridge.blogspot.com


A second award I have received from a real sweet gal. Her name is Donna...of DaizyDonna's.com
She has awarded me the following award and I do appreciate it soo much! Donna you are the best and always so encouraging! Thank you!




Please take time and checkout her blog at : http://daizydonnas.blogspot.com/


I think this way the gammit of awards that have come in and thank both of these fine gals for sending them to me! Thank you for including me in such great honors!

Now what I am to do is to honor 7 other people to get these awards and I will do them together. To accept these two great awards.... I love your blog and Primitive excellence award! READY? Here we go. The list are as follows:

1) Kris from PaintedKreations. She is well known for her gingers and painted items in general. She is the most talented artist I have every seen and is sweet to boot. Please visit her blog today!

Http://paintedkreations4u.blogspot.com/

2) Robyn from Motherlode Toad. She is an extradinary artist and is such a wonderfully sweet person! No one could be any more good hearted than my dear friend Robyn. Please visit her shop in Etsy !

Http://motherlodetoad.etsy.com

3) Sondra from Whimsystitches Primitives. She is an amazing primitive artist that every item she makes is a work to behold! She has a heart of gold and always has encouraging things to share with the people that know her. You can view her blog by visiting the following link.

Http://whimsystitches.blogspot.com/

4) Doris from IPlayOutsidethebox. She is the most creative person to figure out what all you can do with a box and how it can be decorated. Her heart is pure gold and is one of the many hard workers of the OFG Moderator Team! Please view her blog at the following link.

http://iplayoutsidethebox.blogspot.com/

5) Shirley from Dumplinragamuffin. She is a very talented artist that has the best of patterns and makes the most professional looking dolls ! I truly think alot of her work and she is a sweetheart to boot! Anyone that can make dolls like she does has to have a warm loving part about them. Visit her blog and you will be as crazy about her work as I am!

Http://dumplinragamuffin.blogspot.com/


6) Shannon from Magick Garden Studio. Her items are absolutely wonderful and she is one gal that is just filled to the brim with talent! She is one artist to see if you want a doll that will forever become a heirloom for your family to have for a lifetime! Please visit her blog at the following link.


Http://magickgardenstudio.blogspot.com/


7) Susie at Yankee Lane Primitives. WoW the items that Susie has for her customers are great! She is one of those multi- talented types, that is a good thing, that everything she puts her mind to is fantastic! I'm sure that anything you see, with her name on it, will make you fall in love with it and to make it your own! Another great, warm hearted gal that has nothing but goodness to give your friends and family! Please visit her blog at the following link:


http://yankeelaneprimitives.blogspot.com/

Ok now I will contact all of these people that I just gave both of the rewards and tell them that they are the new people that have gained this honor with being presented with two awards and to do the same as I have just done.

1)Put a link between you and the person who presented the award(s)
2) Pick out 7 recipients to receive these award(s)
3) Contact your recipients and tell them something special is in your blog for them
4) Let them do the same.


Simple right? Congratulations to all the new people that now hold these new rewards! Feel free to use my pics to save to write about your rewards and have a fun time! All you ladies truly deserved both awards and I hope that this has been quite an honor to get not just one..but two...noteable awards on one special day! Enjoy !

Monday, September 8, 2008

Two new items listed in my Etsy Shop!

Hello everyone! I just had a quick announcement that there are two new items that I just got listed into my Etsy shop. One is for a Halloween Black Cat with a Pumpkin on a stick and the other is for a Fall Angel with her pumpkin doll. Both would be a great addition to a primitive decor for any home or would be GREAT to add to any Halloween collections! Please take a look and enjoy!


Main Etsy page:
http://www.etsy.com

My Shop:
http://www.willowtreetreasures.etsy.com

"Primitive Fall Angel and her Gittered Pumpkin Doll"


"Primitive Black Halloween Cat with eyelids"

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Last of the nice summer like days is very close. How about a BBQ?

Hello everyone! Are you ready for the weather to turn colder and wake up with the brisk air that will force you to wear sweaters, heavier shirts and slacks and even coats? I'm not sure that I even remember any of the spring or summer being here this year and , definitely for myself say, I'm not ready now ...or will be in the near future...be ready to say that I'm ready for all of this to happen. I do love the fall though and enjoy seeing the leaves fall, watching the squirrels collect their nuts for winter and hearing the leaves crunch beneath our feet! In fear that , everything having to do with fall will be here before we know it, I am having one of my last BBQ's of the year. I'm making my husband an myself BBQ ribs, rosemary potatoes , garlic bread and olive oil fried green beans. (Fresh cut mind you...not out of the can this time.LOL) Doesn't that sound delicious! The one thing I can say about this meal is that I make a BBQ that is truly out of this world and would like to share this recipe with all of you to have one of your last BBQ dinners too. Actually, this sauce it sooo good that we have put it on chicken, porkchops and are always looking for something else it could be covering! If you like your BBQ sauce alittle on the sweet and spicey side this recipe is for you! Give it a try today and let me know if you enjoy it as much as we do!

BBQ SAUCE RECIPE:

1 1/2 cups ketchup
1/2 cup vinegar ( I use the white vinegar)
1/4 cup worcester sauce
2 cups water
1 onion chopped
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp celery seed
1/2 tsp salt



You put all of the ingredients in a sauce pan and stir until it is smooth and lump-free. Cover the pan and cook on low. Now here is the tricky part. This sauce takes a very long time to cook. It can take a few hours in fact. When it is done you can tell by the consistancy should be the same as ketchup. (Rather thick like any other BBQ sauce even. It should spread on the meat and be like a paste.) Make sure that you stir it every so often just to make sure that you're not over cooking it and possibly burning it on the bottom and so that it cooks evenly. There is nothing worse than a BBQ sauce with a slight aftertaste of "burnt" in it! Regardless, that this sauce should be made well in advance to lathering it on your meat of choice. It is best on meat that you will be cooking on the grill ..but I have also made this BBQ sauce and put the meat in the oven to cook. Either way this is a treat that you'll be giving to your family to copy I'm sure! Enjoy the taste of a real homemade BBQ and let me know if you enjoyed it. Any problems? Leave me a comment and I'll try to help you out!

For all of you that are suffering through Gustav...take care of yourselves and many blessings that you all stay safe ! My prayers are with you!

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

ONE DAY LATE FROM LABOR DAY AND STARTING BACK TO SCHOOL SALE Going on in my ETSY SHOP!


Hello everyone! I just wanted to inform my devoted readers that I am currently holding a "1 Day Late from Labor Day Sale" along with a "Going Back to school Sale." The savings includes EVERYTHING that is in my ETSY shop and you take have a 10% savings off EVERYTHING! I have already changed my information in my sales to adjust for this savings. Just beyond the description of the item for sale. I have placed the original price so that you can view and calculate the savings for yourselves. This sale will be a September Bonanza sale and will last until Sept. 31st. That is just about one full month of savings so come in and join in the fun!

Also remember that the Spookfest is happening within the OFG...OLD FARMHOUSE GATHERING GROUP and invite all of you to come see what this group has to offer. Get those Halloween items now and be ready for when the ghosts and goblins come to visit for their treats! Just put OFG Spookfest in your search on the main page and enjoy! Hope to see you there.

(Please read what it says about my sale in my shop and email/ or convo me with any questions you may have before making a purchase. I want all of my customers to know what is exactly involved with this sale and understand what they need to do if they would like to purchase something and that is what I'm here for...to help....I hope!LOL Have a great day all and have a fun time browsing!

ETSY MAIN PAGE:
http://etsy.com


MY SHOP:
http://willowtreetreasures.etsy.com

Hope to see you there!