New Extreme Primitive Folk Art Doll

extreme primitive folk art doll

extreme primitive folk art doll

Mrs. Baker is an extreme primitive folk art doll made of muslin stuffed with sawdust. She wears a tea-stained muslin skirt with an adjustable drawstring and a very prim carrot. She has bits of coffee-stained string for hair and vintage buttons for eyes. I made her using a Netty LaCroix design. Click the links under Where to Find My Work in the upper right corner of this blog (a list that I am excited to say will be expanding very soon) to find where she is available for sale.

Chenille Halloween Folk Art Ornaments

Here are my newest creations – a set of Halloween ornaments that I designed. I created them with chenille and some of my favorite vintage Halloween images printed on card stock. I think they will be right at home on one of my feather trees or perhaps hanging from a pegboard.

chenille Halloween folk art ornaments

These folk art ornies are available for sale via Old World Primitives and the Old World Primitives etsy shop as a set of six – two of each of the three designs in the set.

Extreme Primitive Black Cat

This week I am creating a pair of extreme primitive black cats.  Making them is getting me excited for Halloween already – it’s never too early!  Here is the first cat:

extreme prim cat doll

I just added her to my Old World Primitives Etsy shop.  Many thanks to Netty LaCroix for the design!

New Primitive Doll: Emma

I just added a new doll to the Old World Primitives Etsy shop.
Meet Emma:

extreme primitive early American style doll

Emma is an extreme primitive early American style doll that I created using a Netty LaCroix design. She is made of tea-stained muslin stuffed with eco-friendly natural fibers. She has a needle sculpted nose, black pins for eyes, and her remaining features are hand drawn. Emma has patchy black hair and wears a brown calico dress and a black shawl pinned in place with a vintage button. This primitive doll measures 26″ tall from head to toe, and 16″ tall when sitting.

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Excited side note: my primitive bunnies and my primitive pumpkin are each featured in two new Etsy treasuries, for a total of 4 today! I am so excited. Three are in the Treasury West and one is my first main Treasury feature. Check them out:

Old Farmhouse Gathering Team on Etsy

I just joined an Etsy team called Old Farmhouse Gathering and I am very excited to be a part of the group. The members are very enthusiastic and welcoming! I am sure we will have a lot of fun supporting one another. Click the banner below to see what the group has to offer.

Old Farmhouse Gathering Team on Etsy

I will have a new primitive doll to add to my Etsy shop on Sunday too.

Back From Vacation

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.

Bison calf in Yellowstone National Park
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)

Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park
A yearling grizzly bear who was marauding around the Old Faithful Inn area

Bison in Yellowstone National Park
Part of a bison herd slowly migrating south

Yellowstone National Park
The gorgeous Emerald Spring in Norris Geyser Basin

Yellowstone National Park
The brilliantly colored Economic Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin

Yellowstone National Park
A rare treat: Grand Geyser erupting

Yellowstone National Park
Coyote carrying a ground squirrel

Yellowstone National Park
An elusive North American Pronghorn in the sagebrush

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

Bears in Yellowstone National Park
Mother black bear with two cubs

Bears in Yellowstone National Park
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.