PRIMITIVE FOLK ART THANKSGIVING TURKEY

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Fall & Thanksgiving Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Grungy Turkey that I have fondly named "Crosby". He would display nicely as a center piece or shelf sitter on a halltree or bureau accenting your Thanksgiving Decor. This piece measures 12" tall, 6" deep and 11" wide.

I have created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. The Turkey's body is sewn from muslin and stuffed with fiberfill with a weighted bottom and his tail and wings are quilted and top stitched. I then aged him with a mixture of cinnamon-coffee-vanilla solution, baked in the oven, followed by a dusting with dry cinnamon giving him a wonderful scented auroma of fresh pumpkin pie. Tiny dark buttons are sewn on for the eyes and his waddle is cut from barn red paint-washed muslin and his beak is paint-washed antique gold.

His scrunched down top hat is sewn from muslin and paint-washed in black, aged, baked, sanded and dusted with the cinnamon. One wing holds a bunch of natural raffia to resemble straw. For his collar, I have strung rusty bells on rusty wire around his neck. His webbed feet are made from bent rusty tin wire.

I have given him a Prim Hang Tag that I aged with the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain and carefully burnt the edges with a flame. "Crosby" is printed in black prim letters.
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This piece has been lovingly made by me from a pattern designed by Soft in the Head Primitives.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

"CROSBY"

$20

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PRIMITIVE EXTREME HALLOWEEN GHOST ART DOLL

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Halloween Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Folk Art Ghost Art Doll that I have fondly named "Boo". This Olde Guy would display nicely as a wallhanging or door greeter with your Halloween Decor. He measures 20" tall and 12" wide and 3" deep.

I created this piece in the primitive grungy fashion to give it that time-worn look. The ghost's body is sewn from muslin, stuffed with fiberfill, and aged with coffee-vanilla stain, and baked. His eyes have been both hand-painted and drawn with artist pencils, and I have given him a pinch-stitched nose and those wonderful up-lifted eyelids that I have stitched on by hand. His facial wrinkles were created with artist pencils and I have prim stitched his mouth with black floss and sealed it all with a matte sealer.

I have hand-stitched the word "Boo" onto a circle of stained felt with black floss and prim-stitched this to his chest. Shading was done with artist pencils. His out-stretched arms and spooky hands are made from floral wire, wrapped in floral tape, painted and stained.

I have given him a spooky hooded drape made from cheese cloth that I have put through the grunging process with coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain. It is tied around his neck and drapes over his skinny spooky fingers.


I have given him a Prim Tag that has been stained in the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture and topped with a nostalgic vintage greeting card image of a witch flying on her broom by the light of the harvest moon and an olde owl perched on a tree branch that says "Hallowe'en Greetings". I have carefully burnt the edges with a flame, sealed it and attached it to the drape with a rusty safety pin.

This piece has been lovingly made by me from a pattern designed by Soft In The Head.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

PRIM GHOST ART DOLL

$29

PRIMITIVE FOLK ART HALLOWEEN SHAKER SET

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Halloween Offerings. Here we have a 4-piece Set of Primitive Folk Art Halloween Old Fashioned Shakers that I have fondly name "The Spooks". This set would display nicely as nestled in with your Halloween Decor. They would be perfect arranged in an olde rusty pail filled with bird seed or sticking out of a hay bale. The measurements are: the Pumpkin is 13" tall x 4" wide, the Ghost is 13" tall x 3" wide, the Witch is 16" tall x 4" wide and the Mummie is 11" tall x 3" wide.

I created this set in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. All heads are sewn from muslin, stuffed with fiberfill and needle-sculpted by hand. I have sewn each of their heads onto an olde antique sewing bobbin and painted the bobbins a matching color. I have given them those wonderful uplifted eye lids hand-stitched onto their faces. Facial features were both painted with acrylics and shaded with artist pencils followed with a matte sealer.

For the Pumpkin Shaker, I paint-washed her head in terra cotta, sanded and aged her with a grungy, coffee-vanilla-cinnamon staining mixture and baked in the sun. Her eyes were hand painted brown and I sponge painted a leaf in green tones and connected it to the twig stem by way of curly rusty wire. Her collar was sewn from a midnight black Debbie Mumm original printed with golden ribbons and stars. Underneath I have gathered black tulle netting. The bobbin was painted in black to match the collar and the front is embellished with a rusty star with dangling rusty bells on black pearl cording.

For the Ghost Shaker, I have pinch-stitched her nose and paint-washed her in antique white, then baked and sanded. Her eyes are painted and shading was penciled in blue with orange lips. The sparkly star at the corner of her eye features Black German Glass Glitter. Her collar is layers of ivory-stained cheesecloth embellished with a rusty moon with dangling rusty bells on black pearl cording. The bobbin was painted antique white to match the collar.

For the Witch, I painted her face antique white, then baked and sanded and penciled it pale green. Her green eyes and orange mouth were painted and brown artist pencil was used for shading. Her separate crooked nose was stitched onto her face. Black sheeps wool was needle-felted in place for her hair and her cheeks were blushed. Her witch hat was paint-washed black, sanded, aged with coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain and sewn to her head with a rusty bell tied at the tip. Fine black vintage tinsel garland adorns her hat at the base. Her collar was sewn from a Debbie Mumm original block print with flying witches and jackolanterns over an under skirt of gathered black tulle netting. The bobbin was painted black and orange to match the collar.

For the Mummie, I painted his face antique white, then baked and sanded. His Grey eyes and black mouth were painted and grey artist pencil was used for shading his pinch stitched nose and saggy eyes. I have wrapped him in layers of grey paint-stained cheese cloth and painted his bobbin grey to match.

This piece has been lovingly made by me from inspirations of a pattern designed by Pea Picker's Primitives and adding my own embellishments.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.
PRIM HALLOWEEN SHAKER SET

$40

PRIMITIVE FOLK ART HALLOWEEN BOWL FILLERS ORNIES X 3

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Halloween Offerings. Here we have a set of THREE Primitive Halloween Glittered Bowl Filler Ornies consisting of a Jackolantern, Black Crow and Black Cat. This very detailed set would display nicely in a tureen or wooden bowl or nestled in with your Halloween Decor. The jackolantern measures 7" tall and 7" wide, the black cat measures 4" tall and 4" wide, and the black crow measures 3" tall and 2" wide.

I created these ornies in the primitive grungy fashion to give it that time-worn look. All three were sewn from muslin, stuffed with fiberfill, paint washed and aged with a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain, then sprinkled with cinnamon. The jackolantern girl's dress was painted orange with hand-painted black stars and sleeves. Twigs form her arms and legs. I have sculpted her head from terra cotta baking clay and painted on her facial features. After sprinkling her dress with orange German Glass Glitter, I have used a matte sealer. Orange vintage tinsel is wrapped around her neck for a collar.

The black cat was paint-washed with black acrylic and the facial features were hand-painted. Orange
vintage tinsel is wrapped around his neck for a collar. Black German Glass Glitter was sprinkled on and sealed. The black crow was also paint-washed black with wings cut from cotton batting and sewn to his body. Tiny black beads were sewn onto the needle-sculpted head and beak. Orange tinsel wrapped around the neck and Black German Glass Glitter sprinkled on with a sealer.

I have given this piece a grungy Prim Tag that I have soaked in the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain, baked and adhered a nostalgic vintage greeting card image of a little Witch Magician that says "Hallowe'en". I have bordered the image with orange German Glass Glitter for a bit of sparkle.

These ornies have been lovingly made by me using a pattern designed by Hidden in the Attic.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

$18

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PRIMITIVE FOLKART WHIMSICAL HALLOWEEN WITCH MOUSE & PUMPKIN CART

Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Halloween Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Halloween Whimsical Gathering consisting of a Mouse Witch pulling her card of Pumpkins that I have fondly named "Punkins 4 Sale". This set would display nicely as a shelf sitter or as a conversation piece nestled in with your Halloween Decor. It measures 8" high and 10" wide and 4" deep.

I created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. The Mouse Witch is sewn from muslin, stuffed, needle-sculpted and aged in my coffee-vanilla stain. Tiny black beads were sewn on for the eyes and black floss was used for her whiskers. Her little witch hat was sewn from muslin, paint-washed black, aged with my coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain, sanded and I have sewn on her ears peeking out the brims. A rusty bell is tied to the tip of the scrunched hat with black pearl cording. Her dress featured aged muslin that I have rubber stamped with black ink the moon, stars and swirl designs. Her shawl is made from cheesecloth that I have paint-washed in black and closed with a vintage button. Her rusty square nail arms extend out from the shawl to hold her little muslin bag. I have hand stitched "Trick or Treat" in black floss and cinched it with black pearl cording. Tiny pointed shoes sewn from muslin are painted black and extend beyond the dress with rusty nails so she can stand up. Rusty wire forms her long curled tail with two rusty bells dangling at the tip.

The tiny pumpkins were sewn from muslin, paint-washed in burnt orange paint, sanded and aged with the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain. Each one is topped with green floral moss and a tiny wooden stem. I have piled the pumpkins in an aged mason jar lid that I have painted with a crackle finish. Rusty wire forms the handle for pulling the cart and the axel that supports the button wheels. I made the little sign from aged card stock, bordered it with orange German Glass Glitter and printed "Punkins 4 Sale" in black ink supported by a twig adhered to the cart.

This piece has been lovingly made by me using a pattern designed by Old Road Primitives.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

"PUNKINS 4 SALE"

$25.00

PRIMITIVE FOLK ART HALLOWEEN JACKOLANTER WITCH STOCKING

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Halloween Offerings. Here we have a Large Primitive Folk Art Jackolantern Witch Stocking that I have fondly named "Jack-In-A-Stocking". This piece would display nicely as a wallhanging or door greeter with your Halloween Decor. He measures 48" tall and 4" wide and 4" deep.

I created this piece in the primitive grungy fashion to give it that time-worn look. Jack's round head is sewn from muslin, stuffed with fiberfill, and paint-washed in terra cotta and baked. After sanding I have aged him with a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain, sprinkled with dry cinnamon and baked again. His facial features have been both hand-painted and drawn with artist pencils, then sealed.
I have given him a tilted cone hat sewn from muslin, paint washed in black, sanded and the grungy solution applied. Rusty tin star wire garland was wrapped around the hat and black vintage tinsel sewn to the tip and around the base.

The witch stocking is sewn from muslin, stuffed tightly, paint-washed in black, and hand-painted with burnt orange stripes. After sanding, the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain was applied and dry cinnamon sprinkled on and baked. Rusty jingle bells were sewn down the front of the stocking and one was placed at the pointy tip too....perfect for a door greeter. Black vintage tinsel was sewn around the top of the stocking just below Jack's head and I have tied a cheese cloth scarf around his neck that I have aged in the grungy solution.

I have given him a Prim Tag that has been stained in the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture and topped with a nostalgic vintage greeting card image of an olde owl surrounded by jackolanterns, a bat, moons, and owls that says "Hallowe'en Don'ts" with a list. I have carefully burnt the edges with a flame, sealed it and attached it to the scarf with a rusty safety pin.

This piece has been lovingly made by me from a pattern designed by Tennessee Ridge Primitives.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

"Jack-In-The-Stocking"
$38.00

PRIMITIVE FOLK ART HALLOWEEN CAT DOLL & LAP MOUSE

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Halloween Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Grungy Halloween black cat doll that I have fondly named "Katalina". This set would display nicely nestled in with your Halloween Decor. It measures 28" tall and 9" wide. I created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. Her body is sewn from muslin, stuffed with fiberfill with a weighted bottom and needle-sculpted by hand. I have pinch-stitched her nose and mouth, needled-sculpted her paws, and stitched on her ears. I have given her those wonderful uplifted eye lids that I have hand-stitched on her face. I then paint-washed her body in black, sanded and aged her with a grungy, coffee-vanilla-cinnamon staining mixture followed by a dusting with cinnamon and baked in the sun. Shading was done with both white artist pencils and sanding. Her "cat eyes" were hand painted with acrylics in moss green,white and black and pencil shaded, followed with a matte sealer. Rusty wire forms her whiskers.
"Katalina's" dress features a quilt-quality black cotton that is printed with cream spider webs, dangling spiders and sprinkled with silver metallic glitter. I have used a Debbie Mumm black and cream checkerboard coordinate for her puffy sleeve bodice using the spider print for the cuffs. Her pantaloons are also sewn from the checkerboard print and cinched with black pearl cording. Her cone hat is sewn from the spider print and I have used black vintage tinsel to trim the edge of the hat and the pom at the top. I have trimmed the skirt and the hat with vintage white rick rack that I have stained with coffee and vanilla. Her necklace is made with a round tag that I have soaked in the coffee-vanilla stain and hung from black pearl cording around her neck. A silver star brad was placed in the center with a dangling rusty bell.

Katalina is holding a jointed soft-sculpture mouse that I have sewn from muslin, stuffed, needle-sculpted and aged in coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain. Tiny black beads are stitched on for the eyes and a neck scarf made of stained cheese cloth topped with fine black vintage tinsel garland.

I have given this piece an aged Prim Tag topped with a vintage greeting card image of a vintage witch sorceress telling a fortune to a little boy with a jackolantern mask, that says "Hallowe'en". I have carefully burnt the eges with a flame and sealed the tag.

This piece has been lovingly made by me from inspirations of a basic doll pattern designed by Sweet Meadows Farm with my own embellishments.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

"KATALINA"

$65.00

PRIMITIVE HALLOWEEN MAKEDO "Moon Dust"

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Halloween Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Folkart Halloween Mice Witches on a Crescent Moon Makedo that I have fondly named "Moon Dust". This set would display nicely as a centerpiece, shelf sitter or tucked in with your Halloween Decor. It measures 12" high and 6" wide.

I created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. Both mice witches are sewn from muslin and aged in my coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain. Tiny black beads were sewn on for their eyes and black pearl cording was used for their long, skinny tails. Their little witch hats were sewn from muslin, paint-washed black and I have sewn their ears peeking out the brims. Each mouse witch carries a wand made from rusty wire and a rusty tin star.

The little bag of Moon Dust was sewn from osnasburg, stained and embroidered with black floss. Mica flakes are used for the moon dust to give it lots of sparkle.

The Crescent Moon was sewn from muslin, paint-washed in cream acrylic paint, sanded and aged with the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain. His eyes and mouth were needle-sculpted with black floss and cinnamon rubbed into the crevices. I have placed him onto an olde antique rusty door knob that I have used for the makedo base. A big bow is torn from orange and black homespun fabric and tied around the base.

I have given this piece a Prim Tag that I have soaked in the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture, baked and topped with a Halloween vintage greeting card image of an olde witch with her owl and black cat that says "Good Wishes for Hallowe'en". I have bordered the image with burnt orange fine German Glass Glitter.

This piece has been lovingly made by me using a pattern designed by Soft In The Head.
This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

EXTREME PRIMITIVE HALLOWEEN BLACK CROW WITCH CAT

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Halloween Offerings. Here we have an Extreme Primitive Grungy Halloween Black Cat & Black Crow Witch Duo that I have fondly named "Witch Buddies". This set would display nicely as a shelf sitter or tuck in with your Halloween Decor. It measures 10" tall and 11" wide.I created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. Both the Cat and the Crow are sewn from muslin and stuffed tightly with fiberfill. I have pinch-stitched the cat's noses and needle-sculpted the crow's beak. I then used a black paint-wash, light sanding, and brushed on an aging mixture of cinnamon-coffee-vanilla stain followed by a dusting with cinnamon giving them a wonderful scented auroma of spices. I have used tiny black beads for the Crow's eyes and embroidered the Cat's eyes with black floss. The Cat has an aged round tag stamped with the number "31" pinned at her neck with a rusty safety pin.

I have given them both a grungy witch hat sewn from muslin, paint-washed black, sanded and grubbied with the aging mixture and sanded again. Aged cheesecloth dipped in the cinnamon-coffee-vanilla stain forms a scarf around the crown of their hats. The Crow is nestled into her nest of spanish moss while sitting on the Cat's back.

I have given this piece a Prim Tag that I have aged in coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain, baked and topped with a vintage Halloween greeting card image showing an olde witch strolling with her broom and black cat in the light of the moon that says, "Hallowe'en". I have bordered the image with black German Glass Glitter to give it a little sparkle. This piece has been lovingly made by me using a pattern designed by Moonchilds Primitives.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

"PRIM WITCH CAT & CROW"

$16

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PRIM FOLKART AMERICANA UNCLE SAM HAT CANDLE LAMP

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Patriotic Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Folk Art Americana Candle Lamp placed in an Uncle Sam Hat. This piece would display nicely as a centerpiece, shelf sitter, or placed on a bureau, table or halltree during the July 4th holiday or year round in your Americana decor home. It measures approximately 24" tall and 13"wide and 8" deep.

I have created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look....heavily grubbied. The USA hat is sewn from muslin and quilted around the crown with vertical patches and stained with my coffee-vanilla stain. The stripes are then painted red, white and navy blue and the brim and hat band are painted navy blue. After baking in the oven, the hat is gently sanded and grubbied with a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon sludge, sprinkled with cinnamon and baked again.

Inside the hat, I placed an electric silicone candle lamp adhered to floral foam and ran the cord out the back of the hat. The cord has an on/off control so that it does not have to be unplugged to turn it off. An arrangement of fresh Sweet Annie dried floral and red pip berries are nestled into a bed of green smagnum moss. I have printed out the Declaration of Independence on parchment colored paper, stained it with the coffee-vanilla solution and carefully burnt the edges with a flame. I then rolled it into a scroll and placed it in the hat.

Four American flags were cut from muslin and each hand-painted with red and white stripes and a navy blue square to hold the stars. The stars are cross-stitched by hand with ecru floss. The flags were then sanded and grubbied with coffee-vanilla-cinnamon followed with a sprinkling of cinnamon. Each flag is adhered to a stained dowel and glued into the floral foam.

A nostalgic vintage postcard image was adhered to cardboard, carefully burned the edges and adhered to a dowel as a pick. I have wired a rusty tin Prim star to heavy twisted rusty wire as a pick. A rusty bell is pinned to the front of the hat with a rusty safety pin. More smagnum moss was adhered to the bottom of the hat along the front. Cinnamon was adhered to the edges of the hat brim to give it that grungy appearance.

This piece has been lovingly made by me using a pattern designed by The Old Glory Company.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

PRIM AMERICANA FOLKART UNCLE SAM HAT CANDLE LAMP

$45

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PRIMITIVE FOLK ART AMERICANA SET 14 BOWL FILLERS/ORNIES

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Patriotic Offerings. Here we have a set of 14 Primitive Folk Art Americana Ornies for your 4th of July holiday decor. The Stars & firecrackers measure approximately 6" tall and 11"
tall for the pinwheels.

I have created each piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. The firecrackers are sewn from muslin, aged with a coffee-vanilla solution,hand-painted free-style, then baked sanded and sprinkled with cinnamon. Vintage silver tinsel form the fuses made from natural jute twine.

The sculpted stars are sewn from muslin and put through the same grunging and painting process. Each star is cinched with floss between the points and a rusty bell is sewn to the center. Cinnamon is rubbed into the seams for a grubbier look.

The pinwheels are cut from aged muslin on which I have handpainted red stripes backed with a blue on blue star print on the reverse sides. A stained, wooden button is sewn to the center with blue floss.

I have stained a natural wooden crate to hold the ornies and nestled them into the natural excelsior bedding.

I have given these ornies a prim hang tag that I have aged with the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon, adhered a nostalgic vintage image of three American Flags and an American Bald Eagle that says, "The clustered stars and the steadfast bars, The Red, The White, and The Blue". I have carefully burned the edges with a flame for a worn appearance.

This piece has been lovingly made by me using a pattern designed by Sweet Meadows Farm.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

PRIM AMERICANA ORNIES

$47

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PRIM FoLkArT AMERICANA YOYO FLORAL WATERCAN

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Patriotic Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Folk Art Grapevine Watering Can with Americana Yoyo Florals. This piece would display nicely as a centerpiece, shelf sitter, or placed on a bureau, table or halltree. It measures approximately 15" tall and 13"wide and 6" deep. This would also make a wonderful house-warming gift that is everlasting and never withers.I have created this floral piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. Each flower is hand-stitched into a nostalgic "yoyo" fabric circle, reminiscent of the olde fashioned yoyo quilts. Each flower is made from a different, but coordinating Americana print fabric in navy, rusty red, and cream stars and stripes designs. I have sewn a large rusty red lucite button with navy floss at the center of each flower. The fabric leaves are sewn from a hunter green leaf print fabric layered with interfacing and wire is inserted to make them poseable. The wire stems are wrapped in floral tape and then anchored into floral foam covered with spanish moss.

The eight yoyo flowers are arranged in a natural grapevine twig watering can wrapped with a coordinating patriotic flag fabric bow that is torn and tied in the front and embellished with another large rusty red button.

I have given this piece a primitive tag, aged with coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain that I have carefully burnt the edges with a flame and topped it with a nostalgic print of a vintage greeting card showing a Vintage boy holding an American Flag with an olde cannon and his fire crackers that says "4th of July".
This piece has been lovingly made by me as my own concept and design and no pattern was used.

PRIM FOLK ART AMERICANA FLORAL

$10

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PriMiTiVe GrUbBy RED ROSES WALL POCKET FLORAL

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Offerings. Here we have a set of four Primitive Grungy Olde Red Roses planted in an Eyelet Wall Pocket. This piece would display nicely as a door greeter or wall hanging anywhere in your home year round for the Rose Lover. It measures approximately 15" tall and 9"wide and 3" deep. This would also make a wonderful gift that is everlasting and never withers.

I have created this floral piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. The each rose is hand-stitched with layers of muslin onto a natural tree branch. I then paint-washed them in red, baked and stained them with a grungy solution of coffee-vanilla-cinnamon, baked again and dusted with cinnamon.

Each rose has a set of eight leaves shaped and cut from hunter green cotton fabric and tied onto the stem, stained with a coffee-vanilla spray, baked in the oven, and dusted with cinnamon.

The fabric Wall Pocket is sewn from layers of dark tea-dyed muslin, cotton batting and topped with dark tea-dyed cotton Eyelet. The back of the pocket is flat against the wall and the front is channeled and fluted into the shape of a wall sconce. A heavy twisted rusty wire forms the hanger and the red roses rest inside nestled with Spanish Moss and Green Floral Moss.

I have given this gathering a primitive tag aged with the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain topped with a nostalgic print of a vintage greeting card showing a Victorian Lady and Hearts bordered with Red Glass Glitter that says "To My Love".

This piece has been lovingly made by me from a combination of patterns created by both Wilma's Whimsee's and Stag Lane Primitives.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

PRIM GRUBBY

ROSES WALL POCKET FLORAL

$14.00

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PRIMITIVE FolkArt SWEET ANNIE BARN STAR FLORAL

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Spring Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Grubbied Quilted Pocket Barn Star filled with Sweet Annie and dried florals. This piece would be the perfect display for your fireplace, or as a door hanger, or wall hanging in your entry way, measuring 16" tall and 13" wide.I have created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. The Star is sewn from muslin, tightly stuffed with a pocket prim-stitched on the front that I have cut from a remnant of an olde antique quilt. I have stained it in a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture and baked it to a golden brown. The quilted pocket is filled with sprigs of both green and burgundy fragrant Sweet Annie, Burgundy Iced Pip Berries, and creamy seeded dried florals. A rusty Key is pinned to the front and hangs from a rusted safety pin. I have wrapped the star with rusty tin star garland and it hangs from a rusty wire loop on the back.I have added a Prim Tag that has been stained in the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture, baked, and topped with a nostalgic vintage greeting card image showing two darling little ladies with bonnets peeking over a fence to see a lamb and tiny chicks that says "Joyeuses Paques" in French. I have bordered the image with clear Glass Glitter.This piece has been lovingly hand-made by me with inspiration from a pattern created by Tennesse Ridge Primitives.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

PRIM QUILTED BARN STAR FLORAL

$12.00

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PRIMITIVE FOLK ART BUNNY MOM & CHILDREN

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Welcome Prim Friends and thank you for stopping by to visit my new Spring offerings. Here we have a Primitive Folk Art Garden Bunny holding her two Bunny Children that I have fondly named "All My Children". She measures 36" long, from the tip of her ears to her toes and 12" wide. They are just the sweetest and sure to be a Year Round favorite!I have created this piece in a primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. I have sewn Mom's soft sculptured body from warm brown Shaggy Felt accented with Dk Brown Plush Felt for the contrasting eye spot and contrasting ear. The ear inserts are sewn from tea-stained muslin, and her body is stuffed tightly with sculpted paws using dark brown embroidery floss.
Her long ears are wired which makes them poseable and her eyes are stitched on with shiney black beads. I have prim-stitched her nose and mouth with dark brown floss and blushed her cheeks and ears. Sewn-on whiskers are made from strands of sisal rope.

The children were constructed in the same materials as the Mom, but their spotted markings are alternating patterns using the two colors of felt. They have jointed arms and legs and are pinned to Mom's body with rusty safety pins. The darker child bunny has a stained scarf torn from green and cream gingham homespun and tied in a bow around the neck. The lighter child bunny has an aged scarf torn from rusty red gingham homespun and tied around the neck.

Her farm dress is sewn from a high quality 1930's reproduction keepsake calico featuring a muted celery green floral print with puffed sleeves and a gathered empire waste. I have used a keepsake calico print in rusty red roses printed on a camel background for the contrasting band around the hem and the sleeves. The collar is shaped from stained cotton batting, prim stitched with a rusty red floss border and topped with rusty red button tied on with linen string. The sleeves are cinched with dark red pearl cording. I have dipped her clothing in a strong coffee-vanilla ageing solution for an olde appearance.

Her pinafore apron with ruffled sleeves was sewn from a rusty red and cream calico floral print, gathered and secured to the front of her dress with two big black buttons. Her pantaloons were sewn from this same fabric. A band of the matching rusty red rose print compliments the hemline of the apron.

This set would make the perfect gift for the Bunny Collector for Year Round display or to brighten up your Easter and Spring Garden decor.

This doll was lovingly handmade by me from a pattern created by Sweet Meadows Farm.

PRIM FOLK ART BUNNY MOM & KIDDOS

$70.00

PRIMITIVE GARDEN BUNNY & SPRING POSEY BOUQUET

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Welcome Prim Friends and thank you for stopping by to visit my new Spring offerings. Here we have a Primitive Grubby Garden Bunny holding her Bouquet of Posies that I have fondly named "Prim Priscilla". She measures 30" long, from the tip of her ears to her toes and 10" wide. She is just the sweetest and sure to be a Spring Garden favorite!

I have created this piece in a primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. I have sewn her soft sculptured body from muslin with long wired ears, bent arms, floss sculpted paws and those wonderful separately stitched- on eyelids. She was then aged with my coffee-vanilla stain and baked in the oven. Her big eyes and 3-dimensional bunny nose are both painted on and shaded with artist pigma pencils, then sealed. I have prim-stitched her mouth and eye brows with black floss and blushed her cheeks and ears. Sewn-on whiskers are made from strands of sisal rope and a single blue posey is adorns one of her ears.

I have dipped her clothing in a strong coffee-vanilla ageing solution for an olde appearance. Her farm dress is torn and sewn from a high quality Debbie Mumm calico print featuring tiny daisies sprinkled on a blue mottled background. Her apron was torn from a coordinating deep gold reproduction print, gathered and secured to the front of her dress. The collar is made from an aged antique cluny lace topped with a tiny blue posey button. Her pantaloons were torn and sewn from a complimentary Debby Mumm gold stripe cotton.

Her Mary Jane shoes are painted on her feet, baked and sanded. I have used tiny Mother of Pearl buttons for the
buckles. Her antique white socks are painted on her legs
and trimmed with ivory French lace.

The bouquet of posies are each sewn from muslin, aged in a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain, baked and painted wedgewood blue with rose centers and antique white with gold centers. The tulips are aged and painted a dusty rose. Each one has a wired, poseable stem wrapped in hunter green checked cotton strips. The bouquet is sewn to her dress and her paw.

Priscilla would make the perfect gift for the Bunny Collector for year round display or to brighten up your Easter and Spring Garden decor. The last photo shows her sister doll offered in another auction.

This doll was lovingly handmade by me from a pattern created by Sweet Meadows Farm.

PRIM GARDEN BUNNY & SPRING POSEY BOUQUET

$55

PRIMITIVE GARDEN SPRING BUNNY & PEA POD BABY RABBIT

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Welcome Prim Friends and thank you for stopping by to visit my new Spring offerings. Here we have a Primitive Grubby Garden Bunny holding her Baby Bunny in a Pea Pod cradle that I have fondly named "Pea Pod Pearl". She measures 30" long, from the tip of her ears to her toes and 10" wide. She is just the sweetest and sure to be a Spring Garden favorite!I have created this piece in a primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. I have sewn her soft sculptured body from tea-dyed muslin, stuffed tightly with bent arms, floss sculpted paws and those wonderful separately stitched- on eyelids. Her long ears are wired which makes them poseable, and she was aged with my coffee-vanilla stain and baked in the oven. Her big brown eyes and stuffed three dimensional burgundy bunny nose are both painted on and shaded with artist pigma pencils, then sealed. I have prim-stitched her mouth and eye brows with black floss and blushed her cheeks and ears. Sewn-on whiskers are made from strands of sisal rope and a matching plaid homespun bow adorns one of her ears.

I have dipped her clothing in a strong coffee-vanilla ageing solution for an olde appearance. Her farm dress is torn and sewn from a high quality Debbie Mumm calico print featuring a muted green checkerboard. Her apron was torn from a rusty red and green homespun plaid, gathered and secured to the front of her dress. The collar is made from stained antique cluny lace topped with an antique gold button with a dark red stone center. Her pantaloons were torn and sewn from a coordinating Debby Mumm rusty red and gold stripe cotton.

Her Mary Jane shoes are painted on her feet, baked and sanded. I have used tiny Mother of Pearl buttons for the buckles. Her antique white socks are painted on her legs and trimmed with ivory French lace.

Her baby bunny is sewn from tea-dyed muslin, stuffed tightly with wired poseable ears. I have prim stitched the facial feautures with black floss for the eyes and mouth and dusty rose floss for the tiny nose. The baby bunny's cheeks and centers of the ears are blushed teaberry.

The baby bunny is nestled into a pea pod that is sewn from muslin in the shape of a pea pod shell with a stuffed stem, stained with coffee-vanilla-cinnamon, paint-washed in various shades of pea green and baked. The remnant of an olde antique quilt was used for the baby's blanket, stained and tucked around his sleeping body.

Pearl would make the perfect gift for the Bunny Collector for year round display or to brighten up your Easter and Spring Garden decor. The last photo shows her sister doll offered in another auction.

This doll was lovingly handmade by me from a pattern created by Sweet Meadows Farm.

PRIM SPRING GARDEN BUNNY & PEA POD BABY

$52.00

~PRIM FOLK ART OLDE DOLL & HEIRLOOM BEAR~

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Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Hand Crafted Offerings. Here we have a primitive set which includes a large Primitive Folk Art Doll with her vintage-style Heirloom Teddy Bear that I have fondly named "Bedtime Belinda". This piece measures 36" tall and 10" wide and would be perfect to display in a wooden rocking chair, or sitting on your bed or your couch.

I have created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. Belinda is a one-of-a-kind, original design, as I did not use a pattern to make her. Her multi-sectional round-head body is sewn from muslin, stuffed tightly and stained with a coffee-vanilla aging solution. For her facial features, I have pinch-stitched her nose and brows, painted on her big brown eyes and red lips and outlined them with Pigma artist pencils in brown followed with a matte sealing. Her fingers are narrow and needle-sculpted and her narrow legs and pointed feet are this dainty style too. I have used lots of chestnut dyed sheeps wool curls needle-felted in place for her hair. Her Mary Jane shoes have been paint-washed in black, baked, stained and sanded. I have used tiny antique Mother of Pearl buttons for her shoe buckles.Belinda is dressed in a genuine vintage antique baby's gown featuring fine batiste that I have salvaged just for this purpose. Very detailed rows of embroidered french knots, pintuck pleating make up the front of the dress with tiny batiste-covered buttons running down the front. Fine vintage French lace edging trims the neckline and the sleeves. This dress has all the signs of years and years of aging with tiny worn places which just add to the beauty of this dress. I have dipped it in the coffee-vanilla solution to give it the nice warm brown tones and hand-gathered it at the back neckline to fit the doll.

She is holding a soft-sculpture jointed Vintage-style Heirloom Bear that I have created from brown Shaggy Felt with hand-stitched tiny black beads for eyes and a black floss nose. Tied around his neck, I have used cheese cloth for his scarf which I aged in a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain. I added a stained round tag marked "1708" and a rusty tin bell attached with a rusty safety pin to his chest.

I have given her a Prim Tag stained in the coffee-vanilla mixture and topped it with a nostalgic vintage image of a little Victorian girl bordered in rosey toile and a rose pink bow. I attached it with a rusty safety pin to the lace on the sleeves. The bear design was lovingly hand-made by me with the inspiration from a pattern created by Sweet Meadows Farm.

~Prim FolkArt Olde Doll & Heirloom Bear~

$75.00