I bid you, Dear Friends,
come across my threshold with a light heart and a listening ear.
Please join me with a cup of tea, enjoy my needle work and listen to my tales of Blackstone. The cottage is 300years old and is now part of the main house, it is my favorite place. The studio is above the stables and dear Kip, my black cat, keeps me company as I dream and sew.
I am truly a lover of past times, you will see this as I add pictures of my work. Please visit often, you are always welcome.
I cannot count my day complete 'Til needle, thread and fabric meet
Twin Angels
$32.00
Sleepy Tom
$38.00
Some of my characters are from patterns by Stacey Meade, Netty LaCroix, Crows Roost Prims and Sassafrass hill Primitives, most are my own designs.
Meg ~ $30.00
Ravenheart
$42.00
Edgar ~ $32.00
AnnaBelle
$34.00
Maggie of the Hearth ~$28.00
Little Maggie is the doll that has sat nestled in the stones of the great hearth. For many generations she has watched the people that lived in her house come and go. Now she seems to be a very important part of this house. Maggie hopes she will remain there.
Joshua's Horse $12.00
The horse was found beneath the floor boards of a log cabin. It was made by Grandma with love for the boy that played by the hearth.
18th Century Needlework
Kip the Black Cat ~ $20.00
Meg~ $30.00
Meg is Tom O'Malley, the boot makers, cat. She keeps the mice from his store of leather. One misty night while she was hunting in the heather, she came upon a Fairy mound. The Queen of the Fairies herself granted to Meg a day on the Earth as a human. During that joyous day Meg spoke, sang and laughed as a willowy woman with raven hair. But alas the day went by ever so fast and once again Meg was Tom's shop cat. But dear Meg refused to give up her locket and dress. So some say in the misty twilight a black cat can been seen on the moores in her calico dress with a locket upon her throat.
~ simple embroidery ~
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Good Morning Friends & Folk...
and a very happy Tuesday to us all.
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we are awaiting yet another snowfall.
with predictions anywhere fr...
Happy Valentines Day!
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Hello friends!
Just stopping by quickly with a reminder that it’s that time again!
Ever since I was little, we have cut forsythia to force it to bloom i...
~*New News!~
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Hello Dear Friends!
Have you received your new copy of Wool Works Magazine? It is out!
~*Willa Witch*~ is the pattern I created for this Fall Issue. I...
FOR SALE -
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We have this awesome Early Croquet set for sale in our booth. It is a
complete set of four mallets and balls. The box is in very good condition
(not perf...
New Handmade Products Available Now~
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Handmade Grain Sack Shower Curtains
these are OOAK and available to purchase on my website
www.crowsnestprimitiveshoppe.com
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I'd like to think that things are coming along swimmingly. I haven't talked
or blogged about my last year as it has been a horror story, well not
really ho...
Gingerbread birds and butter brickle
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I made these gingerbread birds this past week from an antique cookie board
I purchased last year. I can't even begin to tell you how much it
cost.....bu...
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*Hello out there! Please bear with Paula and I as we try to get our blog up
and running again! We have missed a lot of our old friends since we have
been g...
What happens when you put on your makeup.......
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Asa, who is 5, came to give me a picture and tell me the story that he
"wrote". It goes a little like this:
"One day she was putting on her makeup when...
flower'd frocks and garden walks~
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good morning
dear friends~
as these spring days begin to lengthen and warm,
a meadowlark sings in the old rose by the dollhouse door
and myself, the doll...
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Here is a sneak peek at some of the wonderful items I will be listing on
ebay this week! [image: photo Copy2oflistings046_zps393d892b.jpg][image:
photo Cop...
Sweet Meadows Farms Give-a-Way
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I just love Maureen's designs and just have to give a shout out about her
fantastic pattern give-a-way! You can find her at:
http://sweetmeadowsfarm.blogsp...
He Does Exist, He Does Exist
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Okay - to paraphrase those little M & M's on the commercial " I Do Exist, I
Do Exist"!
I know - I haven't blogged in an age or so!
T...
Waterbed Update
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I told my husband all I wanted for mothers day was a half whiskey barrel
for my pond.....I am such a simple girl! (Being the sweetie of a husband he
is , h...
A Bit About Furniture
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To simplify matters, I like to think of there being two kinds of Colonial
era American furniture. The pieces made by very skilled craftsmen, and
pieces mad...
Today,I have read a few blogs and spoke to a few people at the apothecary and I have been greatly impressed by the amount of change happening in all of our lives. Some of my friends are sad at their changes and yet others embrace them like a wild ride. It makes me wonder is it the time of my life to notice such things or is it the time of man? Are we preparing or just living? I ponder this and wonder whats next, hoping it will be a time of joy and human love, better than any time before, for all of us. Let's open our hearts to each other and listen.
Though this post was written almost 3 months ago I hope that whatever we have learned from the despair of ourselves or others that it has revealed more thoughtful, caring and considerate souls. A very moving post and I'm sorry it took so long for me to find it. Enjoy your week and all your whimsical creativity. Susan
Thank you, Miss Maddie. It is good to meet you. It seems our struggles become intense and then abate for awhile. Somehow I believed as I lived my life it would be easier but it just gets different for all of us. I have a much loved Border Collie named Maddie....it seems I have named her well.
Though this post was written almost 3 months ago I hope that whatever we have learned from the despair of ourselves or others that it has revealed more thoughtful, caring and considerate souls.
ReplyDeleteA very moving post and I'm sorry it took so long for me to find it.
Enjoy your week and all your whimsical creativity.
Susan
Thank you, Miss Maddie. It is good to meet you. It seems our struggles become intense and then abate for awhile. Somehow I believed as I lived my life it would be easier but it just gets different for all of us.
ReplyDeleteI have a much loved Border Collie named Maddie....it seems I have named her well.