Christmas Order Sign uP

I am opening up 10 spots for Christmas orders to be placed. I want to make sure that there is enough time to get them done and out in a timely manner. Once full, a spot will only open up if I have enough time to get the items finished. Please sign up early if you wish to have some items made for gifts. Just email me or use the contact me form under where to find me to let me know.

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New items in LPS and here

Custom order only $26.95 + s/h
ON LPS
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On LPS OOAK
Special order only $28.95 + s/h Coffin---This was a custom order.....
Vintage stitcheries $10 ea + s/h, no glass in frame and one frame hanger is loose. Some age spots on fabric, see pics....

Wooden Angel White $14.95 + s/h Above wooden angel $12.95 + s/h
All vintage patterns $3.75 + s/h of $2.00 ea





OOAK Amish Doll $12.95 + s/h email spritetwig@msn.com to purchase......

The Pumpkin Patch

The Celts that lived in what is now Great Britain and Northern France would carry a lantern when they walked on the eve of October 31. These lanterns were carved out of big turnips and the lights were believed to keep the evil spirits away. Children would carve faces in the turnips. These carved turnips were called "jack-o-lanterns.

Legends have it that the "jack-o-lantern" got its name from a stingy and mean old man, named Jack, who when he died was too mean to get into heaven. When Jack went to hell he was meet by the Devil who gave him a piece of burning coal and sent him away. Jack placed the burning coal in a turnip to use as a lantern to light his way. The legends claim that Jack is still walking with the lantern looking for a place to stay.

When the early settlers came to America they found the big round orange pumpkin. Being larger and much more colorful than turnips, the pumpkin made great "jack-o-lanterns". Eventually the pumpkin would replace the turnip.

As the settlers spread across America they took their Halloween celebrations with them. The custom of the "jack-o-lantern" would travel with them. Eventually the Pumpkin would become the most widely recognized symbol of the Halloween holiday.

New Witchies 4 sale

These are all on Etsy and also my website under fall dolls tab and fall dolls cont. tab....

Etsy Sale This Weekend Only

I am having a sale in my Etsy Shoppe this weekend only. Mention that you saw this post on my blog and you will receive 15% off your total purchases. You must mention this post and then I will have to invoice you with the 15% off or refund you back the difference.....

Website Revamp For Fall

Revamped my whole website and also added all fall pics and opened up all fall dolls to buy :) Come check it out

http://www.rabbithollowprims.com

Also on Primitive Handmade Directory my pilgrims got featured in the banner whoohoo!

http://www.theprimitivehandmadedirectory.com/

Awesome WITCH BOOKLET

Awseome altered art WITCH booklet. Flips to show different scenes. What a great display piece for the holidays and beyond...

SOLD Thank You!

Will take orders....

Just got home

Just got home and really tired. Unpacking and went to get cats at vets for boarding. Cats were not happy and they lost weight as they have a self feeder here at home and can eat whenever they want, there they got fed twice a day and that was it LOL Kitty fat camp!

My fondest memory from this trip would be going for a walk down the country road by my parents house with my sons. I walked that road many times when I was small with my dad so it brought back memories. Along the way the boys and I picked wildflowers and I told them what they were. They picked Queen Anne's lace, buttercups and I showed them the whole chin thing, small white daisies and big white daisies, chickory and dandelions too. Then they carried them home to give to grandma who found an old glass bottle and she stuck them in there with water and they looked great! They couldn't wait to come home and do the buttercup under the chin with grandpa and grandma.....

Just Listed

I just listed these dollies on Etsy for purchase......

Drama

So today my son lost his nintendo DS that I just bought him last week. I was so upset and mad that I wanted to kill him. So we searched and searched for that game with no luck. I went for a nap got up and started looking again. My hubby went out in the back yard to grill dinner and saw something shiny and behind a bush was his DS. I am so glad it didn't rain last night and why he left it behind a bush in the backyard is beyond me and he doesn't remember doing it.

I told him no more outside with games and stuff. Drama over....

How to Decorate Primitive-Excerpt Palm Prims

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Primitive Decorating Tips

How to tie everything together to give your home a true primitive feel. Finding the right primitive accessories to add to your decorating can be the key in bringing it all together. When decorating with primitives, we do on purpose what those in the early days did out of necessity. If you were to step into an early homestead, you would find their needfuls displayed throughout their home, as they didn`t have the drawers and closets we do today. The items that were used on a daily bases would be seen throughout the home. A peg rack holding clothing, or candles hanging by the hearth. Firkins and pantry boxes stacked near the fire source, drieds hanging from beams. Linens folded and stacked. We can start with walls. Consider hanging a larger piece, such as a hanging cupboard, as a main focal point. Smaller pictures, wood signs, candle sconces and such can be hung on either side of a cupboard if there is room on the wall. Open the cupboard doors to display items on the shelves, hang linens from the door/doors, or a hanging candle, and don`t forget the top of the cupboard. Folded stacked quilts, linens or other textiles look great, as well as a small stack of boxes. A peg rack works great on a wall too. Hang old clothes/linens, drieds, candle ledges, connected candles, wooden utensils, which can all be rearranged and changed easily for seasonal displays. Try to avoid filling walls, especially larger walls, with a bunch of little items. Use a bigger piece to anchor it all to the room. Hang your pictures, old signs, stitcheries, so the middle is at eye level. We tend to notice those things the most that are at eye level in our line of vision. In the kitchen consider using old crocks, jars and pantry boxes to hold cooking utensils, a breadboard with wooden bowls and rolling pin makes a great display. Hang drieds from beams, or a small peg rack along with a towel. Use mason jars to hold beans, seeds or dried fruits. You can even cover your stove top with a dough board cover and use it to display a grouping and for added counter space, not to mention it helps to cover those burners.. :) If your cabinets allow it, display a basket collection, crocks, bowls, pantry boxes, old signs or groupings on the tops between the cabinet top and ceiling. In the dinning room put an old trencher or bowl on your table. Add candles, rosehips, primitive fruits or bowl ornies. To add height try a table bench in the center and display old bowls, candles or small stack of textiles. These work great for seasonal displays too. I have my old handcrafted pumpkins with old bowls on mine for the fall season, and will switch that out for Christmas when that time comes. You can display your collection of wooden bowls, pewter or yellow ware from a hanging shelf, or a bucket bench. In the washroom consider a peg rack shelf. The pegs can hold your towels, and the shelf gives you room to display other items. A wooden bowl or soap dish by the sink to hold your soap. Use an old crock to hold towels or a smaller crock to hold your washcloths. Place your needfuls such as cotton balls and Q-tips in mason jars or covered boxes. If there is room, an old chair can be added to hold folded towel, or basket to hold bath needfuls, or even children’s bath toys. Other great accessories are benches, cupboards and chairs. Benches work great to display stacked folded quilts, bowl & crock collections, or dolls, and don`t forget underneath the bench. Display an old firkin or a small chest. Chairs can be used to hold a stack of old books, your linens, dolls or basket/bowl filled with drieds, rag balls, candles or rosehips. Quilts, linens and throws are a great way to add color and texture anywhere you need it. They can be folded and placed on benches, chest, cupboards and over a chair. Hang linens from pegs, cupboard doors or the back of an old chair. There are so many ways to add primitive accessories all around your home. Don`t forget old crates, firkins, crocks, baskets, totes, bowls, covered boxes and wood trunks, are not only to display, but also hide those needfuls out of site, but still accessible. Many items you already have can be recycled, revamped and reused in a primitive way. Items meant for one purpose don`t necessarily have to be used that way. An old dresser can be painted, antiqued and put in a bathroom to hold your towels and bath needfuls, plus you have the top to use for displaying. Wood items can be sanded or stripped, repainted and antiqued to fit in with your primitive decor. Newer fabric items can be tea or coffee stained to give them a prim look. Make your own drieds. Gather from your garden or fields, and tie them, hang them from racks, fill bowls or crocks. Bay leaves, dried fruits, cranberries and rosehips can all be strung and hung wherever you want to add a touch of color. Use mason jars and fill with old buttons, rosehips, cinnamon sticks, candle nubbies or dried fruits. You can cover the top with a scrap of fabric and tie with jute.

Primitive Store Tour

This is a link to one of the stores here in NC near me. You can see some of my dollies in slideshow....

http://www.photoshow.com/watch/eW5bh5Yx

Birthday Gifts, Mother's Day Pics and Funny What-nots

Ok so tomorrow is my birthday as well as Mother's Day so I got some early gifts. The annie I got from my birthday swap group Primraggchatters. It was made by Kirrily of Five Roses Prim and Pretty.

The next pictures are from my sons. They came home from school and Liam had the big poem with handprint, two flowers and this cute recipe book. I guess they asked the kids how to make stuff. Liam said Turkey---ingredients turkey, ketchup, salt, pepper and leaves. Put salt and pepper on turkey. Cook 11 minutes. Spread ketchup over turkey and put leaves around it for decoration. Eat it all gone LOL
The book is totally hilarious like mac and cheese 1/2 gallon of water and 10 noodles cook 2 mintues. I will have to scan the pages.
Aidan brought me the card with poem and the HUGE and I am talking HUGE playdoh mothers day pin. YES PIN! Gonna wear it tomorrow to church and get looks LOL

The last pic is of a bra swap I had with my group. This was way harder than it looks. I made an angel and it says nice and then a devil and it says naughty.

New Marketplace I am in

http://rabbithollowprims-soatp.blogspot.com/

A fabulous group of ladies who I am proud to be a member of their site. Come check out the new shoppe and items :)

Sale on my Etsy This Weekend Only

We are giving 20% off any order over $10 (that doesn't include shipping - just the merchandise) and if your order is over $75 or more (not including the shipping - just the merchandise) we will give you the 20% discount and free shipping. We will return the savings to your PayPal account or you deduct it from your Money Order. Also for each item bought, you get one entry into a drawing for a $15 gift certificate for merchandise in my shoppe. Buy 2 items get 2 entries, 3 items get 3 entries and so on....
http://rabbithollowprims.etsy.com
- Primitive Dolls and Wares...

Best Seller Up on Spooky Spells

On my Halloween and Christmas only blog Spooky Spells and Snowbells, I have one of my best sellers--the wicked witch pin keep......Only $16.95. Also up on ebay a whole bunch of dollies with free shipping so don't miss out. Now is the time to buy the last minute handmade items you want for the holidays and you get it shipped free!

Some more pics of newbies

Just wanted to show some works that were orders that I just finished up. As you can see my youngest wanted his pic with santa LOL

New dolls up on my website

I added some new xmas dollies up on my site. Go take a peek when you have the chance under winter dolls tab >>>>

Come See

my friend Heather of Witch Hollow Primitives new blog. It is going to be awesome and she already has some neat items up like Witch electric lamps ......Can't wait to see more :)

http://witchhollowprimitives.blogspot.com/

New Updated Website

Just updated my website. I added a new slideshow of winter dolls to my gallery and also added a new FARMHOUSE tab to my website. On this tab, you will find farmhouse primitives such as prairie dolls, church dolls, animals such as pigs, sheep, geese, etc..... When you get a chance come and see for yourself :)