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Take A Hike
I went for a hike in the Great Swamp Wilderness today. “The hours when the mind is absorbed by beauty are the only hours when we truly live.” — Richard Jefferies (English nature writer, 1848 – 1887)
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Antique Show Find – German Sheep
I found a new treasure to take home with me at the 26th annual Antiques in Long Valley show today – an 1890s German putz sheep. He had such a unique face, I couldn’t pass him up. It has more of a...
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Work in Progress Wednesday – Spun Cotton Ornaments
I snapped this photo of my work table earlier this week when I was working on a group of spun cotton rabbit and cat ornaments. Dressing each one and bringing them to life is the most fun part – and...
View ArticleMartha Stewart Etsy Show
Yesterday I had the great pleasure of attending a taping for a Martha Stewart Etsy Show! The entire hour is about Etsy and included are interviews with Etsy’s vice president of marketing, Matt...
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Prims Magazine Spring/Summer 2012 Issue
I am pleased and honored to share that my Primitive Halloween Moon (aka The Witch in the Moon) design is featured in the Spring/Summer 2012 issue of Prims magazine! You can find him on pages 96-97,...
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Destash Sale
I am doing some spring cleaning in my little studio, and have some goodies to sell! If you see something that you would like to buy, you may either leave a comment here, or e-mail me at...
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Decorating with Spun Cotton Ornaments
The lovely Michele Bodani of Persimmon Grove Designs, who is one of my very best customers, recently shared some photographs with me of how she has been incorporating my spun cotton ornaments into her...
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Holiday 2012 Ornament Collection
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Old World Primitives this week! I have added a new collection of spun cotton ornaments for the holidays, including a wolf, a deer, a fox, an angel, and...
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Halloween Spun Cotton Ornaments 2013
As some of you know, I made a big move from New Jersey to the beautiful Teton Valley of Idaho in the nothern Rockies last month – and I am absolutely loving my new home. Now that we are all unpacked...
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Introducing Old World Primitives Patterns
I am pleased to announce that Old World Primitives is now beginning to offer primitive patterns for sale on Etsy. My first offering is Harold the primitive folk art cat, who was featured on page 72 of...
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2014 Spun Cotton Ornaments
For the 2014 holiday season, I have decided to get back into making spun cotton Christmas ornaments again. They have been selling as fast I can make them, so all the ornaments pictured here are sold....
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Primitive Sheep Doll
Meet the newest addition at Old World Primitives – a primitive sheep doll. She is 8.5 inches long and 7.5 inches high, and looks right at home nestled among antiques and other primitive smalls. I...
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Spooky Halloween Tree Primitive Doll
Meet my newest original design – a spooky primitive tree doll for Halloween or every day! When I was a little girl, my Mom would put up paper Halloween decorations in the kitchen of our 1771 farmhouse...
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