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Early Work Mercantile Grand Opening!

Early Work Mercantile is now open for business! Before I head on over to browse through all of the other talented artists’ goodies, I would like to introduce you to my two new offerings that are available now in the Old World Primitives Early Work Mercantile Shop. Both dolls were created using Netty LaCroix designs.

First is Hester – she is an extreme primitive folk art pioneer doll.

extreme primitive folk art pioneer doll

My second offering is a spooky extreme primitive black cat doll.

extreme primitive black cat doll

For more information about each of these dolls, please come and visit them over at Early Work Mercantile. I on my way over there myself right now!

Extreme Primitive Black Cat + EHAG Prize!

I was planning on making an Uncle Sam doll as my next creation, but I couldn’t resist squeezing in a primitive black Halloween cat first. This extreme primitive black cat doll is wearing a witch hat and was created using a Netty LaCroix design. He is available now in my Old World Primitives Etsy shop.

extreme primitive black cat Halloween doll

SOLD, thank you!

In keeping with today’s Halloween theme, I also received a wonderful package in the mail today. I was the lucky winner of a set of curious Halloween ornaments handmade by Iva Wilcox in EHAG’s Frightful Fête 3rd Anniversary Giveaway. I was so surprised and happy that I won – and when my package arrived, I discovered that Iva had also tucked in a beautiful signed, limited edition ACEO Halloween print as an extra. Thank you so much, Iva, for brightening my day with these lovely goodies!

giveaway award from Iva Wilcox

April WSOAPP Shoppe Update

Today marks the WSOAPP April 7th update! I just added the new extreme primitive angel doll (pattern by Netty LaCroix) pictured below to my Old World Primitives WSOAPP Shoppe.

extreme primitive folk art angel doll

April will be my final month on WSOAPP, and starting May 1st you may find me on Early Work Mercantile (in addition to my Old World Primitives Etsy Shop). I will be closing down my retail store in approximately 2 months and transitioning that page over to a homepage for my handmade wares soon after.

Primitive Cloth and Paperclay Doll

Meet Rosa, the newest addition to my Old World Primitives Etsy shop. She is an OOAK cloth doll with a face sculpted from Paperclay. She is also entirely hand painted and antiqued.

I also must thank Heather of Audrey Eclectic for presenting me with this lovely award:

kreativ blogger award

Thank you so much, Heather. I will be back after I get some more work done to tag a few people with this award.

March WSOAPP Update and Retail Blowout Sale

My Old World Primitives WSOAPP Shoppe has been updated for our March 7th update with the two new items pictured below – an extreme primitive cow doll and a set of three primitive carrot ornaments.

extreme primitive folk art cow doll

primitive ornaments

Also, today marks the start of my retail blowout sale! I am now down to my final days of selling retail, and have placed EVERY item on Final Sale. Take a peek for some really deep discounts! I have only 1 left of many of the items that remain in stock, so if you see something you want, please grab it. Items will not be restocked as they sell out – I am closing out of my imported retail inventory so that I may turn my full focus to my handmade dolls.

Another New Addition to my Primitive Decor

The newest addition to my primitive home decor arrived yesterday all the way from Texas, and I am absolutely in love with it. Would you ever guess that this cabinet is an antique reproduction?

primitive mustard cupboard

This cabinet is a big 78″ tall, 25″ wide, and 12″ deep. There are four shelves inside which I have used to de-clutter my crafting room. It feels so nice and clean in here now. This room of my house still needs a lot of work, and having this beautiful piece of furniture in it is now an inspiration to get the rest of that work done.

My new cabinet was handmade by Joseph Spinale – he has shops on eBay and Etsy. He uses hand planed pine and square cut nails to create his amazing 18th & 19th century antique reproduction furniture. My husband and I are already planning our next purchase from him.

Primitive Folk Art Sheep Doll

Just added to the Old World Primitives Etsy Shop – a primitive folk art sheep doll.

primitive folk art sheep doll

SOLD, thank you!

This primitive sheep doll is made of heavily coffee stained muslin. He has a painted black head, vintage cotton batting tail, and antique rusty nails for legs. He wears a poem printed on heavily stained, torn paper that has been attached with two pieces of twine with some sweet annie tucked behind it. This primitive sheep is a Kentucky Primitives design, and measures 8.5″ long by 7.5″ tall.

Antiques in Long Valley Show Find

This weekend I went to the 23rd annual “Antiques in Long Valley” show in Long Valley, NJ and left with a fantastic find! I purchased a circa 1870s chimney cupboard with original dark blue paint. I think it is a rare and beautiful find and am very excited about it. Plus, it fits perfectly into the empty spot in my blue living room next to a barnwood cabinet that I have been looking to fill.

1870 antique chimney cupboard with original blue paint

There were so many other items at this show that I wished I could have bought too – I could easily have left with a U-Haul filled with goodies if I had the means. There was absolutely no junk at this show, and in some booths I wanted just about every item in them. I just missed a lovely antique doll with a lithographed face that was in excellent condition – a dealer at another antique store that I shop at got to her first, and is keeping her for her personal collection.

My Mom picked up a wonderful late 19th century German cloth doll with a tin head. I told her that if she didn’t buy her, I was going to have to (and I had already spent enough!). The doll still has a tattered, aged piece of paper pinned beneath her clothes with a handwritten note of who she once belonged to.

Primitive Bunnies in a Cabbage Leaf Garden

The bunnies are back once more, just in time to welcome spring! The primitive bunnies in a cabbage leaf garden are available now in the Old World Primitives Etsy shop.

This primitive garden vignette was handmade by Old World Primitives using a Kentucky Primitives design. The bunnies, carrots, and turnips are made of muslin stuffed with natural fibers that have been painted, stained, sanded, and grungied with cinnamon. The cabbage leaf is made of two layers of painted, stained, and cinnamon dusted muslin. It also has a stuffed stem and a few wire “spines” between the leaf layers to help it hold its shape. The primitive bunnies have antique rusty square nails for legs, vintage cotton batting tails, and hand sewn eyes and noses.

Primitive Folk Art Cloth and Clay Doll

Old World Primitives has been updated for February 7th with the primitive doll pictured below.

SOLD

I recently took part in the Cloth and Clay Doll workshop offered by Gritty Arts Studio, and created this doll during the workshop. I have discovered that I absolutely love working with Paperclay on top of a cloth doll body, and definitely plan to make more dolls with sculpted faces in the future! The primitive doll pictured above is also hand painted and antiqued. I also have some more goodies in the works that will be added to the Old World Primitives Etsy shop soon too.