Primitive Folk Art by Old World Primitives

Tracy of Farm Girl Dreamer was nice enough to present this award to me the other day:

Thank you so much, Tracy! It was a really nice surprise to receive this award from you. Now I need to pass the award onto 7 other blogs - it is extremely difficult for me to pick just 7 since I have such a long list of favorites, so here are 7 of my favorites at random:

• Dukkeskolen by Lone Pierrette
• Vermont Harvest Folk Art by Doreen Frost
• One Pink Goose
• Carole’s Country Store Blog
• Johanna Parker Design
• The Cart Before The Horse
• Early Works

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I will have more new creations to share again soon too!  This month I have been busy working on custom orders, goodies for the WSOAPP Halloween swap (my package went out on Friday, I hope my swap partner enjoys it!), and new dolls for the September 7th launch of my WSOAPP shoppe.  I just finished a primitive witch for my shoppe and hope to be able to finish at least one other new doll in time for our grand opening.  Unfortunately I have vacation plans overlapping our launch date, but I will get everything set up before I leave, and respond to any orders/inquiries when I return home on September 11th.

I am back from Canada and ready to start working on the custom orders that await me - while I get back to the sewing machine, here are some photos from my trip that I have to share.

Westport, Ontario

Westport, Ontario

Forfar, Ontario

Reenacted living quarters inside an 1810 gristmill in Delta, Ontario

Display inside an 1810 gristmill in Delta, Ontario

Westport, Ontario

I have been quiet for awhile because I recently got back from my annual vacation to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, which was amazing and inspiring. Now I just need to get back to working on new primitive dolls again. In the meantime, I have a few pictures of highlights from my trip to share. The photos were taken by my husband and I with our new Canon 30D and new super zoom & wide angle lenses.

A frolicking bison calf (who was having a bit of a snit because Mommy wasn’t ready to wake up just yet that morning to nurse him)

A yearling grizzly bear who was marauding around the Old Faithful Inn area

Part of a bison herd slowly migrating south

The gorgeous Emerald Spring in Norris Geyser Basin

The brilliantly colored Economic Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin

A rare treat: Grand Geyser erupting

Coyote carrying a ground squirrel

An elusive North American Pronghorn in the sagebrush

Hiking trail along the rim of the 800-foot-deep Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Mother black bear with two cubs

The nicest man let us use his 800mm+ lens to take some extreme closeups

I already can’t wait to go back again next year.

Crows in the Attic is having a 100th blog post celebration! Check out her blog and enter by Tuesday, May 6th to win the set of 3 primitive pears pictured. The winner will be announced on May 7th. I just entered!

I have been tagged by Lone of ddd-favoritter - I have to write 5 things about myself and then go on to tag 5 more bloggers.
Here is my list:

1. As I child I hated baby dolls and refused to play with them.
2. When my grandmother gave me a sewing caddy that she hand-painted herself for my 13th birthday, I was horrified. It wasn’t a toy! I use it every day now, as well as her sewing machine - I think that she knew something that I didn’t.
3. My Mom and I always compete for the same items at antique stores.
4. I am trying to teach myself to speak Polish - it’s slow going, but I am determined.
5. The head of my household is a small orange female cat named Slayer whose authority none of us dare to challenge (unless we feel like taking a sound beating).

Now I am tagging the following people…

1. Tonya of Olde Country Creations
2. Debra of Pilgrims and Pioneers
3. Lana of Honeysuckle Lane
4. Doreen of Vermont Harvest Primitives
5. ? If you are reading, feel free to fill yourself in here!