We have Moved! & Free Giveaway

Hi all my great followers,

I just wanted to let you all know we moved over to a new blog. Please continue to follower me at http://thecraftersloft.blogspot.com/. Stop over for a chance to win this great Spring Box of goodies!

And THE WINNER IS!.....

Good Morning Everyone,

Its about 5:45 am and I'm up and ready to start my day. Actually I could use that extra hour sleep but I can't turn back the clock...darn. So today I will be working on some new christmas crafts and then gear up for the Spring. As we all know a crafters work is never done. :-)

But I'm sure your just anxious to here the winning name...so here it is....Our winner of the Pumpkin Candy Jar goes to Junie!!!!!. Congrats! Please give me your email address to I can get your mailing address. :-)

Pumpkin Candy Jar FREE Giveaway

Hi all

The season of fall has gotten me in the mood of crafting again. I haven't done any shows but will be geared up for next year. So I will be creating alot of new goodies and giving away some great crafts for the holidays! So to start off the season, I'm offer my Pumpkin Candy Jar!

To win the candy jar, all I ask is that you leave a comment, follow me and please tell your friends about it on facebook.

Newest Creations Heading to Lancaster PA

Hi all,

Well the bunny invasion as ended and it was one amazing ride. I made 65 bunny jars in all over a 2 month spand. I still have 12 extra which I divided up and gave to family members for Easter. Now it's time to work on Americana and new prim dolls

So I've made three new items: Here is my Uncle Sam Jar

This is Abagail and her Sheep

This is my Annie and her Sheep with Prim Light

I'm hoping the Uncle Sam jars will take off like the bunnies did but we will see. I still want to make a few more prim dolls and then it's time for Christmas. Yes, I know it sounds crazy but Christmas in July is big in Lancaster which means lots of snowmen! Well I'm off to update my site and also check on etsy. Until next time.. :-)

Bunny Invasion

Good evening,

I finally got a chance to blog alittle before going to bed. I've been working on my second order of bunny candy jars for Lancaster, Pa. Here are my bunnies all tagged and ready to go. Two boxes were shipped out today! Now I have to work the orders from my job and also my nieces want their bunnies too. :-)

Spring Crafts

Hi,

I've been so busy with my wholesale that I haven't had much time for blogging...shame on me. :-) Hope everyone is doing well and getting those creative ideas done and ready for the spring shows. I have considered doing a spring show in March but it would only leave me about two weeks to get things completed. So instead of stressing over it, I'm going to concentrate only on my site and the wholesale. I'm always trying to do too much and have to remind myself that I'm not superwoman (all though the outfit would look great on me)lol

Here is what I've been working on so far for my wholesale with Keystone Cash & Carry in Lancaster, PA. I made 34 bunny candy jars and within 2 days sold 15 of them. Which means it's back to making more asap! Here is a peek of the bunnies with red & green homespun fabric and also the spring thyme print.

I also made some prim wood lights and some bunnies:

Here is my booth at Keystone:

I still have alot of work to do in order for my booth to look full but at least it's a start. :-) Happy Crafting!

Nearly Sold Out!

Hi all

I'm sorry for the delay in getting back with the outcome of the show I just finished. It nearly wore me out and I needed time to recoupe. I spent 4 days up in Richmond and I'm happy to report...THE SHOW WAS GREAT!! I couldn't believe the crowd and they were buying! I found a great motel to stay at which was near everything and I even had time to shop at hobby lobby alittle after the show on Saturday. This is a show worth doing and I plan to do their spring show next year!

There was a crowd waiting on Friday to shop and I hardly had time to even run to the ladies room. I have to thank my fellow neighbors who helped out during break time when the slow periods did happen (but they were far and few between. Here is a peek at some of my neighbors work. :-)

Here is what my booth looked like before the set up

Here is what my booth looked like with all my crafts added. I also decided to put in a tree for 25 of my santa oranments and I sold all of them! There were about 8 mini gingerbread that I made just for added decoration for my check out table and customers wanted to buy them. The biggest seller was snowmen!

Fall Contest Giveaway

Hi all,

Yes it's time for a Giveaway! We have Harvest Thyme Jack-O-Lynn wearing her harvest dress and holding her pumpkin.

As with any Contest...there has to be a few rules. lol

To be eligible for this give away you must do the following:

1. Follow me on my blog

2. Post about my contest giveaway on the sidebar of your blog or post it on Facebook (both would be greatly appreciated). :-)

3. Please leave me the url where you have posted the contest

4. Leave a comment on this post. If you do not have a blog please leave your email addy so I can contact you should you be the winner

Thats all I ask...simple right. :-) I will be announcing the winner on Oct 27th. Good Luck to you all! :-)

Craft Show Preview

Hi all,

Well I'm nearly done with my crafts for this month's show which is October 26, 27 & 28th. Friday's show is long from 10am to 9pm which means I will need an cooler to keep my snacks in. Hubby can't make this show so I hope I'm near someone who doesn't mind us taking turns to use the bathroom during down time (if any). :-)

Here is my 4 totes filled with finished crafts:

With only an 8 x10 space I thought I would do a dry run of my display set up so I created my own display in my living room. This way I can decide what I need more of and also see if my finished products need something extra: My display before adding crafts:

Here is my display with my crafts added to them...remember there are a few unfinished crafts that I'm still working on but this gave me an idea of what I needed to do:

Getting Ready for a Show

Hi, It's a rainy Saturday and I'm busy in my sewing room preparing for my first show of the year in Richmond, Va. Boy am I nervous and I know I shouldn't be but everytime I prepare for a show I get that butterfly feeling in my stomach. It will past like usual and maybe it's my way of keeping me focus and on track...who knows. :-)

The room still looks a mess but I organized it enough so I can work and not bump into everything. I have cut out 13 patterns that I've been wanting to try. Here is my pile:

Here is my other dolls which are either missing hair or some final added piece to complete them. I also have another section of misc dolls with bodies, heads, and clothes; which still need to be put together.

On top of it all I have a brand new pattern which I still have to finish but here is what she looks like so far. She doesn't have a name yet but it will come to me. Ok, I'm off to finish up all of these projects. :-)

Lizzie Doll & Grubby Jar Giveaway

Hi all,
I think I got spoiled with the holidays and just didn't want to get back to working on crafts. Shame on me! lol
I finally got off my tushy and will be starting on some new crafts. I just wanted to let you know that I have a giveaway on my site. Meet Lizzie...she comes with her very own grubby jar. The jar has the words "Cherish yesterday, Dream tomorrow, Live Today! Stop on over and sign up for our newsletter and a chance to win her! http://www.theprimitivehutch.com

Santa Make-Do

Hi all,

I'm in the holiday spirit and thought I would add my santa to the blog. I can't believe the holidays are so close. Where does the time go? I still need to shop for gifts but I might just make gifts for the family. It will save on money and also the craziness of the malls.

Our Cottage House

Hi all,
I'm sure you all have heard me mention us moving into a smaller place. Well I finally got pictures to show you. Here is what I call our cottage home.

What I love most about the house is the yard!!

So I decided to tackle the yard by raking the leaves.....big mistake. It will take me 2 days to do this. I even tried using hubby's leave blower. That thing is a pain in the butt and it was faster with me doing it by hand. Here is what I did today~

Here is what I have left to do. Maybe I might leave the rest to hubby! :-)
I'm exhausted and now I have to finish the laundry and cook dinner. Calgone....Take me away!