Vintage Style Chenille Valentine’s Day Ornaments

I have started working on some new sets of chenille ornaments for the 2009 holidays, and my first new design is below – a set of 3 Valentine’s Day ornaments. They are made of chenille plus vintage Victorian paper scrap Valentine’s Day images printed on card stock. This set of chenille ornaments are available now in the Old World Primitives Etsy Shop.

Victorian style Valentine's Day ornaments

Primitive Folk Art Crow Doll

I just added a new doll to my Old World Primitives Etsy shop that I am very excited to share – Cratchit the Crow! What a treat he was to make. He is all dressed up for winter, and just as I began his photo shoot it finally started to snow here in New Jersey – the first real snow we have had this winter at my home. Now it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas! I created this primitive crow doll using a Soft in the Head pattern, with permission. On to the photos…

primitive folk art crow doll

primitive crow doll

primitive crow doll

SOLD, thank you!

There are a few more photos in his Etsy listing, go take a peek! 🙂

Christmas Home Tour – Primitive and Victorian Decor

One of my favorite parts of the Christmas season is getting to see how beautiful my parents’ house looks all decorated for Christmas. My Mom spends 5 days putting all of her decorations out, plus a 6th day for decorating the tree. This year when I was at their house helping decorate the tree, I took a bunch of photos of their primitive and Victorian Christmas decor to share here. One day, I hope that my home will also look this nice.

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

Their Christmas tree is filled with so many wonderful antique and vintage ornaments. I have been adding more decorations to my primitive twig tree at my home too – I will have to post some updated pictures soon. It also now has 5 strands of antique glass bead garlands on it that my Mom pulled out of a box of antique Christmas decorations from my grandparents.

WSOAPP Door Prize Winner

names in hatEntries for the free Door Prize giveaway over in the Old World Primitives WSOAPP Shop are now closed, and I have pulled the winner’s name out out of my bonnet.

WSOAPP door prize

The winner of a Set of 6 of my handmade Vintage Style Christmas Ornaments is…

Tina L. of Arizona!

Congratulations, Tina! And thank you to all who entered.

December WSOAPP Shoppe Update

It’s time for the WSOAPP December 7th update! I just added the new extreme primitive angel doll pictured below to my Old World Primitives WSOAPP Shoppe. There are still a few days left to enter the free Door Prize giveaway that I am hosting in my WSOAPP shoppe too. The winner will be announced on December 10th!

extreme primitive folk art angel doll

extreme primitive folk art angel doll

extreme primitive folk art angel doll

This doll is SOLD and is getting ready to fly to her new home!

Don’t forget – WSOAPP is hosting a Holiday Open House through December 10th. Be sure to stop by and enter our giveaway for a $50 gift certificate that will be redeemable in any WSOAPP Market Street Shoppe (if you haven’t already!).

The Spreader of Love Award

Spreader of Love Award Yesterday the lovely Keri of Wall Dancers presented me with the The Spreader Of Love Award. Thank you for thinking of me! Next I am to pass it on to the blogs or friends that I adore. For The Spreader of Love Award the rules are:

1. Post a copy on your blog
2. Mention who gave you the award
3. Pass the award on to 6 others
4. Leave a message on their blog letting them know the honor has been bestowed upon them.

I am passing this award on to…

Primitive Christmas Winter Wonderland

I hope that everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving and enjoyed their holiday weekend. I spent quite a bit of time packing up all of the Halloween goodies in my home (well… most of them! some I love so much that they just have to stay out) and converting my decor over to Christmas and winter. Below are a few peeks at the fruits of my labor, featuring some of my favorite primitive Christmas ornaments and collectibles. I absolutely love burning holiday scented candles and lighting the fireplace during this time of year too.

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor

primitive Christmas decor