OFG is having a Summer Celebration in Etsy!

I apologize...sometimes I can be such a bonehead! Excuse my wordage please! I need to let my readers know that the ofg team is having a summer celebration in Etsy and please come check it out! There is a lot to be seen and lots of Americana items that would make great additions to your home. Giving any of these items as gifts is a GREAT idea too! Come in today and see all the talent that is coming from the OFG members! Simply put SCOFG in your search and look at all the work this group has done for this grand celebration!

Primitive Shabby is the Description of these Spring/Summer Beauties!

Hello everyone! How are all of you? Are you gardening yet? Just about set for summer to arrive? Do you have your porches, fences, outdoor sheds painted? Your flowers ready to go and all ready do your first couple rounds on the mower getting the lawn in shape? How about putting the bark down, adding stone to your driveway, or cleaning the built up mold off your patio? Don't worry I won't pin you on all of these questions. There is still time! We have done a little of everything here and still have much more to go. Our gazebo is up and has all ready had the "breaking in rip". The wind has been horrible and one of the corners broke open . It called for a quick sew and back on the top of the gazebo it went. Hopefully the 50mph ,or more, winds won't be back for awhile! This is an every year job and did a fix up job on our last gazebo and its top was made of canvas! Now when does canvas give into nature and all it has to throw at it? If this is common I guess I've been missing something major about the quality of what you can get today and how much things REALLY cost!

I am here today to tell you of two new additions to my Etsy shop. I have made these little gals because my daughter-in-law's sister is having a baby and she asked if I could make her a doll for her room. Well we all know what I do can't be in a child's hands because of its construction and made sure that Nicole knew this. She was still interested that I try. So I do what I normally do. I make three. Not all turnout exactly the same and there will be at least one that I like better than the other two so I went ahead and made my three.

Actually they all turned out pretty cute and each looks just a little different from the rest. My favorite feature is their wild, windblown, hair. Shake her head and almost any look is possible. Comb it down and she'll look very tame and tailored. I love to give them plenty of layers to get these different looks. I gave them different colored store bought bear, after giving them a touch of life, and snappity-do-day day...never thought you'd hear those words huh?LOL I finished the dolls today. I sent Nicole the picture of the one that I have set aside for her sister and had two left and they have become my latest additions to my Etsy shop. Here are the Shabby girls now:







When you love every style of doll there is, yet my very favorite is primitive, mixing the styles is easy and love the look of them because it is like getting two creations all wrapped up in one! I hope you enjoy them as much as I have making them for Nicole's sister and for you! Go and take a gander and see what you think!

The 4th of July has just Opened in My Etsy Shop!

Good morning everyone! I how are you all doing? Hasn't it been just beautiful out lately? It is due to be another very warm/beautiful day here again today but we are expecting cooler weather, 50's, this weekend. If this the case for you too don't fear..the warm weather will return. It is still early yet and there is plenty more "nice" weather to enjoy! Be sure to go out and enjoy what we will be getting, wait until the cool spell passes, and sure enough this great weather will be here to stay! Yippee!

Well I promised I would be back and bring some new items with me...red, white and blue was going to be the theme and sure enough I have just filled my shop again. This time it is with Americana goodies. Uncle Sams with Pinwheels , Patriotic Annies and Frogs, Sun Flower Americana Black Gals, and Annies that are dressed for the upcoming 4th of July Celebration are just some of what I have moved in.





























I also listed another Ugly Dream Angel and Cat and Mouse Set that sold a week ago incase you were interested in buying one of these yourself! I ended up just adding to my list of Items in my Etsy shop and hope to get a few more things made for this very special celebration so be watching!







This is where you will see the items first after they have been listed so come back soon and I'll see whatelse I can crank out! Have a great one and hope to see you again soon!

Additions and Changes made in my Etsy and FuzzB Shops!

Hello all! I have been so busy the past will getting my slide show on Fuzzb, getting new pictures posted and getting new items listed. I have added my Etsy shop mini widget to my fuzzB social page...along with my networking signup to follow my blog. This shop in general has truly been through an overhaul and more. Now I can begin new items to add to this shop and my Etsy shop as well.The new items I've added here are many and you must go in to see them all! This shop is certainly now growing and plan to continue to add more items as I continue to create so be watching!

In Etsy I have added two new items: an Annie and Andy "Luck of the Irish" doll set. Yup I realize Saint Patricks Day has come and gone...but this set would actually look cute year round out where your visitors can view them. Best of all this set is a set that I created myself ...so there is no set like it anywhere! It is TOTALLY original!

I have also added a set of primitive cats with the eyelids and beautiful hypnotic eyes. Everyone seems to love this set no matter what fabric is used or what style the cats are made in they are always a hit!

I hope you have enjoyed hearing what I've been up to, the changes you will see in both shops, and hear some of the new items that you can expect to see. Along the left side you will see where I can be located...FuzzB and Etsy are listed there. Just click on these and have fun! I hope you enjoy what I have been doing lately and hope to start my first new project next week so be watching! Have a great day!

My new Slide Show of Past and Present Creations!

Happy Easter Everyone!

Good morning all! I'm in kind of a rush today but just wanted to send out a message that.... "I hope all of you have a glorious Easter surrounded by happiness and love from your relatives and closest of friends!" Please be careful as you travel to your chosen destinations for this wonderful celebration and please pass this message on to your visitors if they are traveling to see you. I will see you soon after the holiday and plan to stay put. Therefore I will be here if anyone sees something you just have to have from my Etsy shop or FuzzB shop. Feel free to make those purchases and I will be right here to complete any transactions. The next theme that I will be working on with be 4th of July items so keep watch... there will be plenty of red, white and blue to hit my shop(s) soon! Take care and stay safe!

New Items have been listed in My Etsy shop! Come see for Any Special Occasion!

Hello readers I am here to update you on items that I have added to my Etsy shop. I have made a series of bag/sack lamps and have just listed them! Each is very different in look and feel! These would be great gifts for Mother's Day, Easter or any upcoming spring/summer happening! Come see them and see if they be what your looking for to finish off your spring/summer decorating...or as a handy gift for that someone special!

COME VOTE!

Today is the first day of the Primitive Peddler's "SPRING CHALLENGE!" The chosen theme was bunnies and the polls are open. Come in and choose the bunny that strikes your fancy! They are ALL so great it will be hard to choose. By clicking on the creators name you can view even more items that each creator sells...and will take you right into their website or Etsy shop....but remember to vote first! Polls are in the upper left side of the page that opens. Just click on this link and have fun!

I've got the Cutest Frogettes for Your Enjoyment on Etsy

Hello readers! I know I wouldn't be long before I would have a new creation made and posted on Etsy and I am here to share with you what these new creations are. Are you a lover of our swamp friends....frogs, toads, turtles, snakes or slugs? All of them...fan are not...our wildlife depends on their services to keep nature in check. I personally have a love for peeper frogs for their smallness and toads for the sounds they make when extending their bellies and how they can skillfully eat a fly! Not that my newest treat are flies! I have made a very fancy selection of what I'm calling....the Frogette Sisters and are very talented singers during the day... that will perform at any "hoppin' pad" and keep watch over the swamps at night so things stay calm and quiet! There is Alice, the redhead, Bonnie, the brunette, and Chrintina the sandy blonde. Now I'll have you meet them.....


Here they are together:





Meet Alice:



Meet Bonnie:




Meet Christina:



If you never thought you'd like a reptile....maybe you want to rethink that because you have to admit these are not the typical reptilian type...they are special and they are waiting for you in my Etsy shop! Go take a look and see if frogs can be something that you would add to your home! Enjoy and look to the left to get the link you will need to view them in Etsy. Enjoy!

A Special thank you goes to The Feather Factory!

Hello readers! I hope all of your are doing fine and enjoying my newest creations for Spring! I have a very special thank you that I would love to send to the owner of the shop "The Feather Factory!" I am soo late and apologize fully for having to wait so long for sending this thank you for a fantastic item that I won in a give a way on her blog!

The Feather factory is a wonderful shop that is located on FuzzB. For the nature lover she has anything you may want for your home decorating that has to do with wild life and nature, mainly our bird friends, that have many uses such as squirrel feeders, rooster wall hangers, a humming bird clock and rooster canisters. All of her items are very affordable and would be great additions to any home! The neatest items are all the many types of bird feathers she sells. They are from all types of birds with the most beautiful feathers and can be used in crafting and are made with many types of feathers called feather pads. Feather pads made with marabou, guinea, peacock, reeve and many other exotic bird feathers can be found. What her FuzzB shop is truly full of is bird houses. Not just any type of birdhouses ....but birdhouses that are so beautiful and detailed that they are made to find a great place to display them in a favorite nook, or cranny of your home! Actually, that is where I diplayed my winnings was on another winning that I won from The Firecrackerkid from Etsy's winnings of a primitive candle holder that is hanging in my kitchen right above my kitchen table! It puts it high enough that my cats can't touch it...yet is in sight well enough, upon entering into my house that you can see it right away!

Take a look at this beauty!













This is the cutest,decorative, birdhouse I have ever seen! If you think this one is cute go into her FuzzB shop and take a look at all of her other birdhouses. They are every size, color and style imaginable! If you LOVE anything having to do with our feathered friends checkout her shop. You won't be sorry!

THE FEATHER FACTORY FUZZB SHOP
http://fuzzb.com/shop.php?user_id=101080

An extra suprise in with my winnings was a bottle of Linden Flower bath and shower gel! Apparently this same seller has another shop...which I am thinking is the one from Art Fire that sells this wonderful product! I haven't fully checked out all that this shop contains but is just as interesting and sells things that you won't be able to get elsewhere!



I was so suprised to see this extra winning in with my first and LOVE body and bath supplies! I have gone crazy over this also and as you can see have used this soo much that I'm now running out so I'll need to look her up soon! This shop's name is Gypsy G Designs! To get there just put this link in your search and enjoy!

GYPSY G. DESIGNS Art Fire Shop:
http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&page_no=1&display=20&op=new&sterm=&sort_cats=&seller_id=34433&sc_id=0

Every time I was done showering...my husband would walk in and say what a lovely smelling product she sent me! And IT IS!!!! She has so much more items for the person that loves the look of beautiful feathers from more feather pads to handknit lampshade covers!Her shop is full and is currently having a 10% off sale so see her today for some great prices on some GREAT items!


Again, thank you Feather Factory for my wonderful winnings! It has been a pleasure to get to know you and see what you have to offer your customers! Two thumbs up for this shop's owner for great offerings and wonderful service!

Remember to visit her blog and become a follower!


THE FEATHER FACTORY BLOG
http://thefeatherfactory.blogspot.com/

New Easter Items just added to Etsy!

Good morning all! I have been working hard on adding a few new items to my Etsy shop that will help celebrate the Easter holiday and wanted to share with you these new items.I have just added three new bunnys that are hanging onto a heart ornies. Three different fabrics have been used for the hearts so each one is different. I have also added a set of three chocolate heart ornies.....one milk chocolate, one dark chocolate, and one white chocolate and would be a great gift for all the chocoholics out there. The following are pictures of each of these additions:













I hope you enjoy my new addtions and will be back with more new items soon! Look to your left for my link to send you into my Etsy shop and enjoy!

Three Bunnies Hopping Down the Bunny Trail!

Good morning readers! How are all of you since my giveaway? I am hoping that all is going fine with all of you! I just wanted to take some time and show you a few of my new additions to my Etsy shop. I have just got down with three more bunnies for the Easter time rush. Here are two of my newest bunnies and the third will be posted soon! Where is the third bunny? Well the third bunny is lacking a bow to put around his neck and will put that on him sometime today and get him posted with the rest. So be watching for the third bunny. All will be posted in my Etsy shop and welcome you to go and read about these new additions to my shop. I hope you enjoy them and there will be even more bunnies, and Easter/Spring items as time progresses! ENJOY! (Sorry for showing their behinds. I just thought the tails turned out soo cute I couldn't help but share a picture.)Here is the third bunny so now they are all together and fully decorated!





















Look to your left and you will find the links to where my items can be found.

The Winner of my Annie and Andy Lamp Is.......

Good morning all! How are you all this morning? Finally the day is here to pick the winner of my Annie and Andy lamp giveaway and I wanted to explain my system to you so that anyone that would like to use this system can do so since it can be used over and over and may be need to be modified due to the change of number of participants.

Ok...this is very simple and doesn't take a mad scientist to put together. The supplies needed include a fine tip pen from a pen that will not smudge, a number of earplugs that will represent each person that has signed up for the giveaway, a bowl with a lid, a piece of paper and writing utensil.

1)What you do is make a copy of the list of participants for your giveaway and replace each name with a number in sequence. 1...2....3....and so on.






2)Next you take each earplug and write these numbers on the plug.(I wrote the numbers on both ends.)Each plug will represent that corresponding number/person on your list





3)Once finished place all plugs in a bowl with a lid and have them lay flat inside the bowl.



4) Give a great shake and reach in with a blindfold on ...or with closed eyes and pull out one plug and this is your winner!




This great thing about this method is because the earplugs can be used over and over and just the list will need to be replaced and renumbered for your new giveaways!

All the plugs are the same size and have the same texture so there is NO WAY you can tell who's number goes to what plug until it is checked! I'm sure many of you have thought of this method already ....or may have been doing simular for the giveaways you have already have been having. If you have been doing the name in the hat...well is her another option you may want to consider for a future giveaway!


Now onto the naming of the winner.....I bounced the plugs in there pretty darn good and reached in to find the winning number. When I pulled out the winning plug and read the number I thought I'd get a picture of the winning number and put that with that number/person on my signup list to get a picture....so here it is.....the winning number is 9 and Yorkie''s Primitive is the winner of my Andy and Annie Doll Lamp giveaway! Many congatulations to you and I will send you a private message of congrats and to get your information of where to send your prize!



A HUGE thank you goes to all that signed up for this giveaway. I wish I had something for all of you! Don't worry I will have more giveaways as time allows and so keep posted and I hope you all have a fantastic day!

What another obsession?!

Good morning readers! I have been up early and watching the videos of my newest obsession...Adam Lambert! How did I manage to let this young hunk pass my notice up until now. I have seen him on tv and never really knew where he came from. I never truly noticed him until he did an recent interview, and performance, on Oprah. and was immediately taken with this cutting edge performance! When thinking back I remember thinking now there is a odd fellow. ....a true rock and roller for sure! Maybe into heavy metal as far as I knew. His dark hair, makeup , over the top hair style, out of the norm clothing...yet eyes that can't be missed he certainly wasn't something I could get into...or even like. That just goes to say how people, in general, judge others because of their appearance and won't wait around to see what is behind the veil that hides the soul, mind and God's gifts that aren't readily seen.

I watched the Oprah show and was so impressed with this young mans abilities, was intrigued by his look and loved the wisdom Adam had to show about what has happened to him on American Idol and his developing stardom! I certainly missed a good season when he was competing...and sorry to say he came in second once the season came to a close. The hook was his performance of "What do you want from me" from his newest album. His commanded the stage and had a stage presence that was overwhelming! I've been searching for more videos on line and seeing that this, rising star, is someone that has become my newest obsession.I love to listen to his music ...but the magic of Adam is truly in his performance ablilities. Having done a number of onstage musicals Adam is more than just music. Part of expereiencing Adam is to see him in video. His talent goes far beyond a wonderful voice, a totally unique style and his command of the stage he possess! I'm sure as he gets further in his career he will go far and will continue to follow his upcoming albums...and possibly movies. Here is one of his latest songs that is on the new movie 2012...."Time for Miracles."

JUST A REMINDER:
(Please be aware that my giveaway, the Andy and Annie Valentine's Lamp" is now on the second page. Just hit older posts and it should be right to at the top of lists of posts. It will be over on Jan. 28th so if you want to still signup for a possibility to win this great prize just go to older posts at the bottom of this page!)

New Easter Doll just listed on my Etsy!

Hello everyone! I just listed a new doll set that is to begin my Easter doll kickoff! I have just listed a exteme primitive bunny set that are super for lovers of more than beyond prim! Come in today and take a look. I have now hit 100 items in my shop and there is plenty to look at and many home decorations just waiting to meet your decorating needs! More is to come so keep watching! Hope you enjoy! (Scroll down the posts and hit the giveaways that are being hosted by the OFG team and others. I have a Raggedy Annie and Andy doll Lamp that is up for a giveaway. Check them all out and put your name in. There is nothing like quality work won at one of these wonderful giveaways! Best of luck to you in all of them!)

The Last Three Valentine's Girls have been listed on my ETSY!

Hello all! I just wanted to let you know that the last of the Primitive sisters have been listed on my Etsy shop. There is Joanna, Suzanne and Nicole . Please welcome the newbies and I hope you find one...or a few of these little darlings that you find you just can't live without! Go see them today! They would be a superb addition to your Valentine's Day decor....or would be just what a Raggedy Annie collector has been waiting for! Enjoy!


MEET JOANNA




MEET SUZANNE





MEET NICOLE




Again, to the left you will find the links to send you to where my items can be found...happy Valentine's Day shopping! Scroll down and look at all the giveaways that the OFG team and others are having. Put your name in you could win any of these great items. I am having the Raggedy Annie and Andy Lamp giveaway. Put you name in today and you just may be seeing this cute lamp in your home! It all can be found on this page!