YAAAYYY!! It's December!!

Hello everyone! I am sorry I don't have any doll pictures for you today:( I do have a couple of new dolls , but alas either my hubby or my children have made off with my camera once again. I am sure that those of you who read regularly have noticed that this seems to happen quite often , and it does. My 3 yo twins had an obsession for a while with my card reader, all told I bought 3 of them that they kept packing off , they ( thank goodness) have out grown it, but 1 of the card readers never did surface. I bought a new camera a while back and have only gotten to use it about 4 times and now it is missing too **sigh** I stashed it in the back of my desk drawer , guess I need a better hiding spot..lol. Oh well , I'll do some detective work this evening and I am sure I'll get the new pics by tomorrow. Family life is NEVER dull..lol. On the bright side it has given me a chance to share this awesome photo with you! I don't remember now where I found it , and I have NO clue who it is , but I do LOVE it! The little boy looks so serious! And just look at those boots , I'd love to have a pair like that to sit on my mantle. I love to look at old pictures!! There is a blog around here somewhere called "Picture of the day" ( it's on my reading list) that's really cool. It was a simpler time , and though I am sure that life wasn't easy at all , it was much "cleaner". I love to hear my aunt and uncle tell about things when they were young, and they aren't even that old. My aunt didn't know anything about the birds and the bees until she was in high school. My 2nd grader hears phrases from other kids that I have to google to even know what it means! ( It usually isn't good ). It kinda has me feeling old..and I haven't even bridged 30 yet. I have heard people say that kids grow up to fast these days, but I don't think that thats the case. They just learn all the bad stuff way earlier. I think society has gotten so caught up in giving the next generation more than what they had , that they have lost sight of the important things, like forming bonds and teaching their children to be self sufficient. I cannot count the number of people even at my age that couldn't boil water if they were starving to death and that's just plain sad. It seems cruel to me even though I am sure it wasn't intentional in most cases. Not teaching a child how to handle life is like cutting 3 legs off of a dog and then expecting it to hunt for it's self. These poor kids turn 18 and the world as they know it comes crashing down, they are suddenly responsible for everything . They have to be able to feed themselves , keep clean clothing , keep up with their homes, keep a budget , etc. and thats a lot for a child that never had to cook or do a load of laundry. My 11 yo old LOVES to cook, but he still hasn't hit a growth spurt to get him up high enough to use the stove safely ( he can't clear the burners and reach the knobs at the sametime) but I teach let him bake in the oven a lot. When he's done he has to help clean up , which he doesn't always like , but it's a good reminder that you have to take the bad with the good and that he'll have to clean up his messes when he is on his own. My 9 yo knows how to cook some things , but he isn't quite as into it as my 11 yo so he's not in the kitchen as much. They both help with laundry , and my 11 yo even helped me wire a 220 plug socket for our new dryer this weekend. He basicly just held things and watched but there is no teacher better than experience, they also LIKE to do it so what better way to learn? Now if I could just teach them to put things back where they found them ( like my camera ..lol ) then we'd be in good shape. Any way this is starting to sound more like a parenting blog than a primitives blog so I had better cut it short , but here's to raising the next generation of strong kids.

OOAK Primitive Manger Scene / Nativity

Hello every one! I thought I'd give you a peek at the manger scene I finished yesterday. I really love these little guys. There are 8 seperate dolls in this set . I cinnamon baked each one and signed them on the bottom. They are up for auction on Ebay right now and will end this weekend . I have extra pics posted there so check it out if you get the chance! Thanks for reading!

OOAK primitive Santa w/ Baby Jesus and Snow Friends Walter and Marvin

Here's my snow friends that I couldn't post last time and a new Santa who's holding the Baby Jesus. The snow men are up for auction on Ebay right now and the Santa will be going there this Tuesday evening. Also make sure you check back here later this week because I should have a new manger scene finished in the next couple of days. Thanks for Checking them out!

Hello again everyone! Here's my new Belsnickle Santa. He's all decked out in his burlap robe and ready to bring treats to the children. If you have never heard the legend of the Belsnickle, then I will tell you who he is in short... He is the grand father of our modern day Santa , and a part of Appalachain history. Belsnickle would often travel from house to house dressed in burlap with his face blackened out by charcoal dust. He would either deliver treats to good children or spank bad children with a switch. Every year the children would strive to be well behaved so that the belsnickle would bring them a treat instead of a spanking. So that he got to meet all the children, the Belsnickle would begin his rounds just after dusk on Christmas eve and would have been finished with his rounds by midnight. The belsnickle didn't wait until everyone was sleeping, in fact he came into the house to have cookies or cake and hot apple cider with the family. My Belsnickle Santa doll will be making his way to ebay very soon, I sure hope that the children there have been good..lol. Belsnickle is carrying his bag of treats in his left hand and a tree and a small doll in his right hand. He is dressed in a hooded burlap robe that has homespun wool yarn stitched around the edges. His eyes are small rusty jingle bells and his beard and eyebrows are made from natural sheeps wool that I hand washed myself. He is approximately 18.5" tall and is signed on his bottom.
I also finished a pair of snowmen today but photobucket apparently hates me because it will not let me copy the code so that I can post the picture here. I suppose I will try again later. I am all out of muslin and fiber fill so I am sending my DH out for more , and hopefully I'll have some new things to show you tomorrow evening. Have a blessed evening everyone!

New Primitive Christmas Ornies

Well folks I am at it again! Christmas is coming and all of these new pretties are available in my bonanza booth ! I'll be adding Lots of new ornies and dolls over the next 2 weeks , They will be posted to Bonanzle until either Friday or Sunday and then sent to Ebay for auctions. I am offering 10% off of orders of $50 or more in my bonanza booth only . I also have my candles available on bonanza. To see my Booth or visit my Ebay auctions , click on the links below my banner and it should take you directly to them. Sorry to keep it so short but Christmas is fast approaching and I have so many things I want to make!! AGGGHHH! Times running out!

Like mother like son

Hello everyone, I thought I'd share this beautiful cardinal with you folks . I did not make him. My 11 year old son did! I am so proud of him! He made this for a competition at school ( he got 2nd place). It took him a while to decide what to do , his ornament had to be WV wildlife of some sort and at first he thought of doing a bear, but decided that it wouldn't stand out enough on a christmas tree. The only things I needed to help him with were threading the sewing machine , and tieing off knots.He did the rest on his own! I told him that I was going to have to put him to work for me..lol. He has sewn a few things before and I let him experiment with my machine from time to time , but I think the competition brought out the best in him and he really amazed me. He will get his ornament back after Christmas and I told him that next year and every year after we would use his cardinal as our tree topper. I'll keep you updated on any thing else he makes.

Sorry folks :(

I have been through the ringer lately and have finally come out the other side..lol. The kids all had check ups due and follow ups for those, and then my poor old camera died:(( On the up side I did get a new camera and I LOVE it so far. Oh yeah, I am making some new things now too like Wax ornies , wood wick candles and grubby tapers. The pitch candles pic is a little dark..sorry I am still learning the controls on this camera. The sheep are some of my newer ornies , I also have skeleton keys, angels , santas and a manger set. I also set up a booth with Bonanzle , for those of you that haven't tried Bonanzle it is fantastic. I love that they alow you to accept money orders where some other places make you pay through their site. Here's my link if you'd like to CHECK IT OUT. G'NIGHT ALL

Old fashioned soap

Hello all , I am still alive. Sorry I haven't added anything new lately , I have been having problems with my back and can't manage to get much done. I can stand , I can lay flat on my back , but I can't sit for more than a few minuets . It's almost impossible to sew while standing. Thank goodness that it is finaly easing up maybe I can get something done now. No one entered the doll drawing :( so I guess that there is no winner. I did manage to find something to do while my back was out though, I made soap! It doesn't require sitting at all. My family loves it, it cleans my husbands hands better than store bought. One of my sons has some minor acne issues and it's helping to clear that up as well. My little ones like it too , but I think that that is just because "Mommy made it". Homade soap seems to have gotten a bad name from some soaps being very harsh on your skin , but as far as I can tell that is about as far from the truth as it can get. In fact it seems to be MUCH gentler than store bought and way less drying. I'll post pics soon!

Look what my husband brought me!!

My husband came home with this little guy this morning , he found him in the parking lot at work.This little fellow is so tiny , he must have just lost his tail. We put him in a pop bottle with some leaves and water , and took his picture next to a pen cap to show just how tiny he is. We are going to let him go this evening of course, much to the kids' dismay. They want to keep him. I told them that living in a pop bottle wasn't what was best for the frog and they agreed reluctantly. They have had a variety of critters , from craw dads ( we even had a babyone once) to turtles to frogs and every other thing in between. They know that they have to let them go but they always protest at least for a moment, so we take pictures. I just thought you all might enjoy seeing him.


*****Remember to check out my July 3rd post and leave a comment for a chance to win Helena!!*******

New OOAK primitive sculpted dolls , Stella and Aramena

Hello everyone! I have been sculpting lately ( as you can tell) I really like the truly old time look that sculpted faces give my dolls. Don't worry though I'll still be doing my soft dolls as well. Here's what I have managed to make...

First there's Stella , doesn't she look well loved? She has stick arms and legs and a sculpted paper mache face. Her hair is homespun wool and is wicked into her head. Her dress is gathered and belted at the waist and is made from a vintage orange and blue flower basket fabric. Stella is about 16" tall.

Aramena has been to the sweets shop and bought herself a lolly pop . She is wearing a stained, singed muslin dress , her buttons are 6mm rusty bells attached by rusty safety pins. Her face is sculpted from paper mache and her lolly pop is sculpted from terra cotta clay that has been painted and grubbied. Her hair is wicked into her head and grubbied as well. Aramena is about 21"tall.


*****Remember to check out my last post and leave a comment for a chance to win Helena!!*******

Win an OOAK primitive doll FREE!! In my doll give away!

Hello everyone!! I have finaly made it to post #50!! I will be giving away Helena with this post. Anyone is the continental U.S. can enter to win her. I am sorry to all of those international readers , but shipping out of the country is Extremely expensive. To enter all you have to do is leave me a comment on this post and tell me why you think Helena should come and live with you. I will draw the winner from a hat in early August and the winners name will be announced. Tell all you friends to enter too. I will also be continuing to post to this blog so make sure to check out my older posts. Thanks and good luck All!!


YOU MUST LEAVE A COMMENT TO BE ENTERED TO WIN
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN KEEP TRACK OF THE NAMES TO ADD INTO THE BAG.

OOAK primitive owl doll , and 2 everyday dolls

Hello everyone. This is post #49!! I'll be at 50 most likely today! The first doll I have here is Aleena the owl she has a brown checkered skirt and an osnaburg apron. She is holding a prim pear and has a sprig of sweet annie in her pocket. She has double button eyes and a pinched beak . Her ears are sewn to the top of her head. Aleena is about 20.5" tall.

The black doll is Eula and she is adorable. She is wearing a dark green and white old fashioned print dress with and osnaburg apron that ties in the back , she has a pinched nose and mouth and mismatched button eyes. She has been sanded and cinnamon baked to perfection. Eula is about 14" tall.

The last doll in this post is Evangeline and she on her way home from sunday school. She has her stick cross in one hand along with some sweet annie that she has picked on the way. In her other hand she has a picture that she made "Jesus loves me" with a couple of prim hearts . Her dress is made from a vintage fabric and trimmed with vintage lace. Evangeline is about 15" tall.
I am going to go ahead and post my 50th post directly after I post this one so keep checking so you can enter to win!!

OOAK Primitive ornies and snowmen

Well it is official...I need another vacation. I have had trouble with photobucket for the last several days ( it apparently was my browser BTW ) . Then I took photos of all my new prim things and didn't notice that I didn't have my memory card in the camera. So I had to do it all over again. And to top it all off ...they turned out dark. Sorry folks , I may try to take new photos soon. On a lighter note I did manage to update my browser and conquer the photobucket malfunction:) obviously.

I just love these little birds , they all have glass bead eyes ( even though the eyes on the brown birds don't really show up in the pic) Their wings are hand stitched on and they have a stick "leg" . The snowmen are Mac and Cecil. They are both weighted and sit on their own. They have stick arms. Cecil has a pocket full of sweet annie and a rusty bell on his hat. Mac has 3 buttons down his front, and a hand stitched mouth. I hope you enjoy them! I am turning in for the night , it is already almost 2 am and I should have been in bed hours ago. G'Night all!!

It's # 47

Hello everyone , I am sorry that there are no pictures for this post and that this post is also late. Photobucket isn't working for me , I keep getting a "jpg. with error" message. I am going to try to update my browser later tonight after the kids go to bed and see if that helps. Either way I am going to post lots of new things in the next few days even if I have to get a tinypic account to do it. Posting lots of new things also means that I will be having my 50th post this week...and my free doll giveaway!

Helena is the winner by default

Hello everyone. This is post #46 only 4 more to go! Mrs. Terri-fied had an unfortunate accident yesterday along with Abigail (from the best friends set) . They got splattered with blue paint and I was unable to revive them :( So Helena will be the doll for the give away. I have been making Christmas ornies and will be posting some of the either tonight or tomorrow so make sure to check back often!

OOAK Primitive witch Halloween doll * Witchy-Poo*

This is Witchy-Poo, She is working on her latest spell and has a hat full of ingredients to stir into the brew.Witchy-poo is about 18" tall. Her nose is pinched and she has rusty bell eyes. Her hair is homespun wool yarn . Her body is painted, sanded , grubbied and baked to perfection. Her skirt is hand dyed , cinnamon coated, gathered at the top and stiffened slightly. Witchy-Poo has 2 tags , the small one is for her " eye of newt" and the large one has a short poem on it that I wrote for her it goes:

Ah, just what I need,
To finish my spell,
some eye of newt,
and an old cows tail,
a spoon full of muck,
in an old snail shell,
and a sprig of sweet annie,
to cover the smell.

C. Fouch

This is post is number 45 , Just 5 more posts until I give away a doll! Make sure to vote for either Terri-fied or Helena. To vote , just leave a comment with the name of the doll you like best on my May 15 th post ( this post also contains their pics).

Primitive Stars and Moon

Hello everyone. There have apparently been some problems with uploading pictures to blogs lately so if the picture doesn't show up for you please let me know.

Things have been a bit crazy with the end of the school year and our upcoming vacation , so I haven't gotten much done. This set is my newest addition . There are 4 grubby stars with button centers and the moon has button eyes and a hand stitched mouth. The tag says " Twinkle, Twinkle , little stars.." This set does not include greenery or the bowl. Thanks for looking!

OOAK primitive sheep and bowlfillers

Hello everyone! As you can see I am 1-2 holidays ahead of the rest of the world , I am now working on fall and Christmas dolls , bowlfillers , and ornaments. These are my latest creations


Snow man huddles are similar to my bunny bundles except that they are snowmen :) They have glass bead eyes and grubby scarves. There are 2 sets shown in the picture and they will be sold seperately.Snow man huddles are aproximately 10 " tall One tag says " Icy" and the other has a short snowman verse that I wrote a long time ago on it , it goes

" By the light of the moon,
By the light of a star,
Let it snow all night,
From near to far."

Here are my gingerbreads, they too are huddled together with a tag that says " Sweet". They are very grubby and have stiffened scarves. ginger breads are about 11" tall .



This is my patriotic sheep, She has a large paper tag strapped to her that is holding some sweet annie and says " Long may she wave" Her swirls are hand painted with extra dark grubbying mix , and her legs are sewn onto the outside of her body ( which I LOVE ). SOLD




Don"t forget to Check out my last post and vote for the doll that I will be giving away soon !!

New OOAK prims ....Vote for the free doll !

Here are my newest creations! The set of fish will be going to Prichard Elementary for their "Day at the Lake " Raffle Basket. I had the hardest time coming up with an idea for something that would fit the theme , but once I finished these little guys , I just loved them!


VOTE FOR THE FREE DOLL!!! EITHER "TERRY-FIED " OR "HELENA" WILL BE THE DOLL THAT I GIVE AWAY FOR MY 50TH POST (THIS IS POST #41) I COULDN'T DECIDE WHICH ONE ...SO ITS UP TO YOU. POST A COMMENT TO TELL ME WHICH ONE YOU'D LIKE TO SEE AS THE GIVE AWAY DOLL AND THE DOLL WITH THE MOST VOTES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY IN MY 50TH POST DRAWING!!

"Terry-fied" is her name and she is freightened out of her wits this Halloween. She is wearing a dyed cheese cloth skirt with beaded trim and a black flower with a few sprigs of sweet annie on her shirt . Her mouth and eyes are crudely stitched and her tag has a picture of a bat and "Freightened" on it. Terry- fied is about 18"L x 10"W.



This is "Helena" and she is a girl of faith. She is holding her Hymnal and a bunch of sweet annie . Her eyes are rusty bells and her tag says "Faith" Helena is about 20" tall and hangs or sits with support.









REMEMBER TO POST YOUR VOTE FOR HELENA OR TERRY-FIED AND TO ENTER MY 50TH POST DRAWING !! THANKS FOR READING AND GOD BLESS!

Newest Abe Lincoln doll

Hello everyone! I appologize but I am going to have to keep this short , I am in a bit of a hurry. This is my newest Abe doll , He is about 3' tall roughly . He is holding his flag in one hand and a bunch of sweet annie in the other. This Abe is made to hang but can be displayed sitting with a high back support ( in a chair) because his head is heavy. Thanks for looking! SOLD

New Prims , Sweet Moon and Best Friends sets plus 4th of July snow man

Well here they are! First there is " Freedom" my 4th of july snowman , He is so adorable and comes with this verse that I wrote printed on his tag.
Oh Lord Please help me ,
'cause no matter how I try,
I can't ever stay frozen ,
Untill the 4th of July.
There is more to the poem but this is all that would fit on his tag. Freedom is wearing his top hat which is graced around the brim with a sprig of preserved sweet annie, and his flag scarf. Freedom is about 19.5" tall.

These two are Amelia and Abigail , they are best friends . They are both wearing their red dresses with white stars and Amelia is wearing a antiqued lace apron while Abigail is wearing a white cheesecloth belt. They are both holding a sprig of sweet annie and their tags say " Best" (Amelia) and "Friends" (Abigail). Amelia and Abigail are about 10" tall.

This is the sweet moon set. I also wrote the verse on the moons tag. It says :

Oh sweet moon You shine so bright,
You out shine the stars at night.
The moon is about 6.5" tall and has a rusty bell on his tip and osnaburg eyes with button pupils crudely stitched on. Both the stars and moon have sprigs of sweet annie.SOLD

This is post # 39 so keep reading !! Only 11 more posts until I give away another doll! God Bless!

WINNER of Adelina !!!!

Hi, Just a quick post to announce the winner of my free doll drawing. The winner is Linda , from Rhode Island. Congradulations you should be recieving " Adelina" soon. Remember I will also be having a free doll giveaway here to celebrate my 50th post. God Bless.

OOAK Mr. Lincoln and Tabby Primitive Abe Lincoln doll.

This is "Mr Lincoln at rest" He has his coat , boots and jacket off and is relaxing with his cat, (the first cat in the whitehouse) Tabby. Mr. Lincoln is holding a ruty nail flag post with a long , grubby flag on it. His flag drapes down across his top hat which sits between his legs and holds his grubby tealite. Mr. Lincoln is about 44" tall and comes with a fact sheet about Abe Lincoln and his love of animals., and some Lincoln quotes. Mr Lincoln will make his debut on Ebay soon so watch for him!! SOLD

I've been Busy..Busy ..Busy... Lots of new prim things!!

Well Folks here are some of the things I have been working on lately....I am going to break my new dolls up into two posts . First there is "FALINA" She is a Mother's Day cat doll . She is wearing an old fashioned print on her skirt and an antiqued lace collar with button. She is holding her sweet newborn kitten, who is swaddled in grungy cheese cloth and fastened with a rusty pin. Falina and her kitten are made from a rough wooly fabric and then stained and cinnamon baked. Falina is about 22.5" tall and can sit when proped or be hung. SOLD
Next there come "Piddlywigs (bear) and Wadsley(eagle)" These two will be auctioned together...because they look so cute together.
Piddlywigs is my West Virginia Black Bear , He doesn't just love W.V. though he loves the whole country! He is wearing his flag for everyone to see , it is roughly stitched around the edges and has a rusty bell on a pin at each end, The stars are white buttons. Piddlywigs' eyes are also buttons and his nose is pinched . His tie is made from a singed oil lamp wick. He is about 12" tall.
Wadsley is a very patriotic eagle. He carries his long, skinny flag whereever he goes. He is pearched atop his stick and comes with a wooden base. Wadsley is one sided , so he only faces to the left. He is about 15" tall.
The last thing I have to post in this section is a set of two ticking stars, one is red and says " Freedom" on a piece of osnaburg stitched to the front. Below the osnaburg there is a rusty bell fastened to the star with a rusty pin. The other star is decorated pretty much the same way except that it is made from blue ticking insted of red and the osnaburg patch says "1776". These stars are about 10.5"-11" tall. SOLD

I will be starting a new set of auctions on April 18 , 2010. Make sure to check out my post for the Ebay auction drawing for Adelina on April, 17, 2010. And my other posts...

OOAK Primitive George Wasington

Today has been a BEAUTIFUL day! I managed to finish up Ole' George here and took him and Abe out for some sunny pictures on the old ladder by the shed. I hope you ALL are having a great day too...:) George is about 30" tall , has homespun wool hair which has been lovingly stitched into his head , Button eyes and a pinched nose. He is holding his scrolls full of maps (for surveying) and Declarations in one hand and his crusty old flag in the other. His coat is made from grubby red wool felt and his knickers are painted on. each of his shoes feature a small button for the clasp. George Washington will be posted to Ebay today , as he should be with Abe ( They're buddies you know) Thanks for looking! SOLD

Huge primitive Abe Lincoln

Hello everyone , sorry for the slow down in posting :( Things have been CRAZY around here. This guy is what I have been working on . Here is Abe Lincoln , and he is ExTreeMeLY tall! He is 42" tall while sitting! He is a self sitter and is going to make a wonderful greeter for someone. Abe has button eyes , a grubby homespun wool beard, and a red feather ticking bow tie. his coat is made from a rough wooly fabric , and his tag reads " Long May She Wave". He was photographed atop a small end table and his feet were only inches off of the floor! Abe is an OOAK doll and will be available for bidding on Ebay starting March 28, 2010. Good Luck and Happy Bidding!! SOLD

Mama Whiskers now has a Family!! Meet papa and Minnie Whiskers, This set will be auctioned on Ebay soon I am also offering to personalize this set for the winning bidder by making more kittens ( $7ea) in your choice of gender and name.( I thought someone may want to do their own family)
Also in this post are my set of 4 prim chocolate bunnies (basket NOT included) They are about 10" tall or so ( I seem to have misplaced my tape measure) They too will be posted to Ebay (with an accurate measurement..lol) in the very near future. I am planning on listing my next group on Ebay on Sunday Feb. 21, 2010 The group will include The Whiskers Family and Prim chocolate bunnies. I'll keep you updated as to any change in plans. Check out my earlier posts for more prims and my last post for info on my Ebay doll giveaway! Also I will be giving away a free doll here every 50 posts (this is # 30) details will be given in a later post. Thanks for looking!!