miss b’s turkey…

well, hello!  it’s been awhile.

 

i have a new pattern available in my etsy shop.  it’s my favorite, by far!

miss b’s turkey

my niece, miss b, created this fabulous artwork in school this year, and it was featured in an art show recently.  i asked her if i could create a pattern from it and she said yes!  so, now i get to pass it on to you.  it’s only $2 for an instant download and you can find it by clicking here.  all proceeds go to miss b.

miss b’s artist statement for this piece reads, “i was making a realistic drawing.  i thought that brown is a plain color so i mixed brown with some silver.  my art teacher helped me with my drawing.  she is amazing!”

 

one of the, many, things i love so much about her drawing is the turkey tracks.

what do you think about the turkey, lilly?

“i loooove turkey!” ~the lillykins

how about you boys?

“is that a turkey on the deck? i could catch that turkey!” ~otis
“i’m fairly confident that’s not a turkey, otis.” ~ellis

i think i’m going to start by making a rug from miss b’s design.  i’ll keep you posted on my progress!

 

enjoy whatever you find yourself doing today!

 

~rebecca

phm update and a stocking started….

Is it really the third Thursday of February, already?  My!  How time does fly!  Tonight at 9pm marks the monthly update at Primitive Handmades Mercantile.  I have two Spring inspired pieces to offer.

little rabbit

First is this little rabbit pull toy.  Antique bone buttons and vintage casters make this one fun!

early posy crossroads

I love this design from Robin of Bird in the Hand Primitives!  I backed it with ticking and stuffed it tightly with crushed walnut shells.

If you’d like, you can visit my shop, and many others, by clicking here.

I’m working on a new stocking…..

spring stocking

So far, it looks like this.

We’re still buried under snow, but it’s supposed to warm up a bit this weekend.  I’m ready for Spring!

 

wishing you health and happiness….

 

rebecca

give thanks and wynter…

Just wanted to show you two more stockings.  :~>

give thanks

Give Thanks is from the design by Cathy Sowers ~ four ewe farm.  If you missed that pattern you can click here to find it.

wynter

Wynter is from the design by Robin of Bird in the Hand Primitives.  You can find links to Robin’s patterns by clicking here.

Give Thanks and Wynter have sold but Christmas Memories (another fabulous design from Robin) is available on my etsy shop (if you’d like to take a look click here).

christmas memories stocking

Have you started any winter projects?  I’m going to try my hand at a mitten shaped “stocking” next!

happy happy autumn days!

 

rebecca

stockings complete….

halloween

I’ve finished my Halloween stockings!  So fun!  The White Witch, in the middle, has sold but the other two are available in my etsy shop.

bird in the hand primitives

Really, my favorite bits are the stocking stuffers!

notforgotten farm

Trick or Treat!

 

rebecca

stockings… they’re not just for christmas anymore…. and a pattern from cathy

I love making Christmas stockings, but Christmas only comes once a year ~ so what’s a girl to do?  There’s only one solution… make stockings for every holiday and season.  I have three Halloween/Autumn stockings in the works currently, and I’m having a ball!

trick or treat stocking

The above is a design from Robin of Bird in the Hand Primitives.

nice and neutral

You can find links to Robin’s designs by visiting one of her blogs here.

white witch

One of my favorite designs is from Lori Brechlin of Notforgotten Farm.  This White Witch is right up my alley, and it’s the perfect size for a little stocking.

punched and ready for aging

You can find links to Lori’s patterns by visiting her blog here.

autumn stocking

This is another design from the talented Robin of Bird in the Hand Primitives.  I adapted it a bit for a stocking.

Then I added some stocking stuffers….

I think stocking stuffers are the reason I love stockings so much!  I backed and lined this stocking with ticking…

…which is the same ticking I used to back the stocking stuffers.  Antique bone buttons and a little pocket finish the fun.

I’m excited to try my hand at Thanksgiving stockings next.  Here’s a design from Cathy Sowers of Four Ewe Farm.  She’s the one that does all those fabulous three-dimensional pieces I’ve been showing you, and she generously sent this pattern to me with her permission to share it with you!

cathy’s turkey

I think this will make a great stocking!  Thank you Cathy!  If you use Cathy’s design, please giver her credit.

 

Enjoy these autumn days!

 

rebecca

 

etsy update….

In addition to the phm update tonight a 9, I’ve finally updated my Etsy shop, a bit.  Here’s what you’ll find if you decide to visit….

santa and cat

summer swimmer 1

summer swimmer 2

three chickens ~ polly minick design

2 chickens ~ antique inspired

1887 kitties ~ antique inspired

cat sampler ~ antique inspired

angel and birds ~ re-listed at a new price

polka dot horse pull toy ~ re-listed at a new price

giraffes pull toy ~ re-listed at a new price

If you’d like to visit my shop you can click here.

 

enjoy the sunshine in your heart!

 

rebecca

’twas the night before christmas….

Well, not exactly.  I mean, here it is, the middle of January…. not exactly the night before Christmas or anything like it.  In fact, I completely missed Christmas and New Year’s, here, in the blog-o-sphere… ah me.  However, it’s never too late to send warm wishes, so, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Holidays!

Naomi wrote and asked me if I’d ever published the Valdani colors I used for Robin Leuschen’s, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” punch needle.  Do you remember that project?  Here it is:

I never did share my palette with you, so just to set the record straight, this is the complete list:

jp6 (muddy pots) ~ Santa’s outfit

5 (ecru) ~ Santa’s beard and trim, stars, reindeer’s antlers

6 (natural) ~ berries on the vine

p4 (aged white) ~ vine, moon, 1822, Santa’s face

h205 (ancient gold) ~ reindeer, sleigh runners

p5 (tarnished gold) ~ words, reindeer collars and reins, sleigh

h212 (faded brown) ~ eyes

m1001 (vanilla sky) ~ background

The lamb’s tongues around the edges are the colors used in the design.

You can find Robin’s patterns by visiting her blog, Bird in the Hand Prims ~ click here.  She has some fabulous new freebie patterns on her site right now!

 

My camera isn’t working…..  well, it’s working, it’s just not WORKING.  I mean, I can take pictures with it, but they come out very unsatisfactorily (which reminds me of the grades I used to get in High School :~>), so I don’t have any new photos to share.  Time to shop!

 

Several of you have asked about how I age my pieces (thank you for your interest!).  As soon as I get a new camera, I’ll try to put something together to show you!

Until then, wring every bit of enjoyment out of each possible moment!

 

rebecca

let it snow…..

Over in our neck of the woods it’s downright…..

brrrr…..

COLD!  “They” are calling for up to 9″ of snow in West Michigan before nightfall tomorrow.  Must be time to build a snowman!

hello!

This is the kind of snowman I like to make.  The kind that can be whipped up inside, where it’s warm and snug, and where there’s always a friend….

lilly

or two…..

lilly and otis

or three…

lilly, ellis, otis…. i don’t think my lap will hold any more.

…to share a lap.

I think today’s snowman will go into my PHM shop next Friday when we have our update.

For now, I’ll keep him inside with me where he can watch the snowflakes drift outside the window.

Until next time, be warm and happy!

rebecca

 

angel redo….

I made this Angel Sampler ~ design by Robin of Bird in the Hand Primitives ~ a year or so ago.  I stuffed it, and added two little birds for company, then mounted it on an antique trunk strap and one caster.

original

This was lots of fun!  But, she seemed rather forlorn, I mean, one little wheel and no place to go.  I decided she needed a facelift. So, I took her and her birds off the wood strap and looked at her for a while.

I wanted her to be a pull toy, so I covered a piece of discarded wood with homespun and sanded it well, added a little distressed tag and rusty bell as the “pull”…..

….mounted the birds on some chippy spools and added four antique porcelain wheels.

Tomorrow, Friday, is the Primitive Handmades Mercantile May update.  I think I’ll add this little angel to my shop. :~>

 

If all facelifts were this painless, I’d have one, too!

 

rebecca

g is for giraffe, rise and shine, early posy crossroads, phm….

Whew! that’s a long title for a post, but I’m playing catch-up.

Let’s start with, “g is for giraffe”.

“this one?” ~ellis

Yep, that’s the one, Ellis.  Flip it over, please…

g is for giraffe

G is for Giraffe turned out to be a biggie.  It measures in the neighborhood of 10″ long x 8″ wide ~ much larger than I had intended, but I really wanted to have a mama and a baby giraffe, so the pattern grew.  Speaking of patterns, you can find both the pattern and the original of G is for… on my etsy shop ~ click here, if you’d like.

Next up, Rise and Shine!

“do what and what?” ~the oatbran

I guess that’s asking too much of Otis….

rise and shine

Rise and Shine, too, is there, in my etsy shop.  Both pattern and original are available.  Want to check them out?  Click here.

I finally finished Robin Leuschen’s ~ Bird in the Hand Primitives ~ Early Posy Crossroads…

early posy crossroads

Robin has the pattern available and you can find it by visiting her blog ~ click here.

Dying to see more pics of my finish?  Just click here to step into my etsy shop!

Finally, this Friday, tomorrow in fact, is the February update at Primitive Handmades Mercantile.  Here’s what I’m offering this month.

three little sheep

You can stop by my PHM shop to see this flock starting tomorrow, Friday February 21.  Click here to get there.

And now, after all this work, I think I’ll join Lilly, who knows exactly what to do after a long week…..

“shhhhh…” ~lilly

Pull up the covers and take a snooze.

Wishing you a restful and happy weekend!

 

rebecca