My New Website!

I'm so excited! I just opened my new website Primitive Peddlers last night! It's not even 24 hours old.
What it is, is a directory site for people who make and sell their handmades or have a shop online or brick & mortar shops that are primitive, altered art, antiques, shabby/cottage or vintage in style.
Each person (vendor) gets their very own page where they can list all of their websites or auction sites--be it just one or many. This way people have one place to come and find all of their favorite online vendors and they can see all of the places to find them.
There are various categories with more to come as needed.
Each vendor can list all of their websites, auctions sites, online markets, blogs anywhere online that they sell as well as other info like any magazines or publications that they may be featured in or shows that they are in etc. They can add a bio if they'd like and they can have 3 photos of their work, so people can see what it is that they create.
I make their page for them and then keep it updated as they want as well as promote my site and their sites. It's all about getting them advertised so people can find them and the cost is only 5.00 a month or 50.00 a year!
If you sell online and your style is Primitive, Altered Art, Vintage, Antiques or Shabby/Cottage I hope you'll stop by and look around and think about what we can do for you. If you just like to shop then I hope you'll stop by and see who has joined us and watch us grow. You can click HERE or on the photo above and you'll be there in no time! Hope to see you soon!

What I Won for the OWOH Giveaway

I won! I won! Remember the One World One Heart Giveaway recently, well I won a giveaway.................



.............from Betzie Smith of Time Enough . I received a gorgeous piece of floral barkcloth fabric, some beautiful red toile fabric and two really cool tiles--one that is tin and one that she made with a beautiful bird on it. I can just see a kitchen done in some of these beautiful tiles. I love it all! Thank you so much Betzie!
The OWOH giveaway was so fun to participate in and I've found some fabulous new blogs in the process. Don't forget to drop by Betzie's blog--lots of fun and creativity over there to enjoy. Now to go decide what to do with my wonderful new treasures......

Show & Tell Friday--A Birthday Book From My Sister

I know, I know my birthday was last week, but today I'm sharing my really cool paper bag book that my sister made for me as my birthday card. I just love my new little book! Thank you Rhonda!

I love the darling button flowers and the colors she used.........

....more button flowers and fun little tuck ins--love the eyeglasses and the jewlery pieces. In fact it just dawned on me--the colors of the little jewel dangle there and the ribbon that ties the book closed are purple and green--which are the same as our birthstones--amythest and peridot--cool! Oh and don't forget the mini wand--I've yet to use it, but I'm sure it works. ;)

That's right--it's all about the fun and our little secrets--secrets of fun. One of my very favorites pieces in the book is the butterfly--it's so cool!

So do you know..........yes I am the queen! LOL! (even if the ribbon is hiding it a bit). Took me years to convince her of this too--after all I am the big sister. Of course I'm sure she's just humoring me. She reminded me recently that when we were kids (she is the middle child) that I would tell her that I was the cinnamon bread and she was the liverswurst of the sandwich. Now I don't recall that really, however I hereby move her up from being the liverswurst to being honey butter.

I love the back cover and it's definitely true that housework can kill you, so I haven't honed my skills there. I love, love my little book and have already enjoyed walking through it many times and discovering something new each time.

I believe I have about 18 of these little books now and every so often I'll pull one or two of them out and enjoy going through their pages seeing all their fun pictures and pieces and remembering the person who made that one book just for me. Right now I have my collection displayed around my sewing room, so they are everywhere tucked into little spots and they fill them up perfectly!

I hope you'll join us in Show & Tell Friday and pop over to Kelli's Place and check out what everyone else has to share. There's always something fun! Happy Weekend!

Artful Blogging, Inspirations & Sew Somerset

Artful Blogging, Inspirations and Sew Somerset are 3 of the most gorgeous magazines filled with the most wonderous things! You will need a drool rag and a pen to add to your wants list. I have always been a magazine nut and this week I'm in hogs heaven over these 3 magazines--and it's an expensive heaven at nearly $15 a pop! But hey we're worth it right!


If you haven't found the Artful Blogging magazine you're really missing a treat. I missed the first one and need to back track and get myself one. This is the 2nd issue of Artful Blogging and it's choc full of wonderful blogs to visit and gorgeous photos.

Here are just 2 new blogs that I've found through it--and I haven't even scratched the surface!

Rebecca Sower Rebecca's blog is filled with gorgeous photos of her creative mixed media altered art style pieces. Definitely a site to get some inspiration going.

Marilyn Healey More inspiration and gorgeous photos galore of her wonderful talent. Don't forget the drool rag!



As I was standing at the magazine counter in Barnes & Noble drooling over the Artful Blogging magazine I just happened to find this magazine Inspriations tucked up beneath the shelf and it all but jumped into my hands! It is filled with the most absolute gorgeous embroidery and needlework projects.


See what I mean! Just look at this gorgeous pincushion. It is designed by Kris Richards of Australia. I couldn't find any internet info on Kris, but she did seem to have projects in several other issues of Inspirations Guess I'll just have to buy the rest of them! I don't know about you, but the Australians have some of the most beautiful sewing and crafting magazines filled with such a unique and beautiful style that is vintage and feminine and whimsical even.



And finally I got a hold of Sew Somerset! I had wanted this magazine and could not find it anywhere--locally that is. I finally found this one on ebay and snagged it! It too is filled with gorgeous projects and tons of inspiration. There's another issue coming out in June and I'll be camping out at Barnes & Noble til I get my copy!

Just 2 of the many, many awesome blogs I found in this magazine are.....

Sue Bleiweiss who has the neated project for a button box and sewer's padfolio.

My Artistic Side she has a project for a photo hanger using a vintage image and fun trims.

All of these magazines are absolutely filled to the brim with projects and inspiration and even if a few aren't your particular style of choice of medium to work in they certainly inspire new ideas and get the creative juices flowing and after all isn't that what it's all about. I need some Advil now--they've had my mind in such a whirl that I have a headache!

I would like to add that I am in no way responsible for any new addictions or the amount of money that you will spend caused by reading this post--just don't say I didn't warn you. That Stampington site is highly addictive. My next issue to hunt down it the Altered Couture or maybe it should be the Belle Armoire or maybe.............

More Cards!

Our mail has been traveling a bit slow with all of the snow we keep getting and so today when I went to the post office I found more treasures awaiting me and they are treasures!

This is the beautiful card and snippets of Valentine ephemera sent to me from Mica of Garboodles Soup A wonderful and very unique card and so very 19th century. I love it!


The picture just doesn't show what all is involved in this beautiful card, so I scanned it in, so you can see all the paper piercing, the tiny cut-outs by hand and the small, beautiful handwriting. A work of art for sure! I just love it. Thank you Mica! If you haven't been to visit Mica's blog you are truly missing out, so hop on over and see what this talented lady does.


My next treasure is from Joyce of Brookside Cottage . All this arrived in a most beautiful pink striped box. Joyce always does fun things with her packages. The pink heart is big and so beautiful in pink--I love pink! The other cards and bookmark she handmade and are so beautiful too and lots of wonderful sweet details! I seem to use that word beautiful a lot, but hey it fits everything! Both Joyce and I are ME fans and I love how she decorated the inside of the little box with an ME card that she embellished and the lovely little ceramic heart earrings are so pretty. Thank you Joyce! I love it all!


This has been so fun doing this swap and I do plan to do more throughout the year. I will also be leaving all of my awesome Valentine treasures out til the end of the month, so I can enjoy them a little longer. I always miss my Valentine's when I pack them away. Hmmm....who knows maybe I should make a year round Valentine corner somewhere! Hmmmm................ ;)

Art Prize Award

Wow! I won the Art Prize Award and I feel so honored! It has been passed to me by my friend Robin of Bird in Hand Primitives Thank you Robin!

Here is what this ward is about.....

"Art Prize and Award"This prize has arisen from the daily visits that I dedicate to many blogs which nourish me and enrich me with creativity. In them I see dedication, creativity, care, comradeship, but mainly, ART, much art. I want to share this prize with all those bloggers that entertain me day to day and to share this prize with those who enrich me every day. "

I appreciate each of you out there who come and visit my blog and thank you for leaving the lovely comments that you do. I love keeping up my blog and I also love visiting all of the other awesome blogs that are out there and there are gazillions of them!
It is now my turn to bestow this award to a few of my fellow bloggers and believe me this is a very difficult choice, because there are so many fantastic blogs that this could go to.

Those who I bestow this Art Prize Award to are......

Lana Manis of Honeysuckle Lane

Nancy Gerber of Atticbabys

Suzanne of Pear Tree Primitives

So to those who have received this award the rules of passing on this award are as follows: Post the award on your blog and share who you received it from and then choose a few fellow bloggers to pass it along to, making sure to add links to all.

Happy Valentine's Day! Card Swap & OHOW Winner!

After many, many interruptions today I can finally sit down and share with you all that I have to share and I have a lot! First of all--Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! Enjoy the day and eat a bunch of chocolate and in case Cupid didn't bring you any chocolates there's nothing that says you can't go buy your own, so celebrate the day and enjoy!

I would also like to give a great big Thank You to Lisa Oceandreamer for hosting the One Heart One World Giveaway. Also a great big Thank You To all of you who participated and signed up for my giveaway. I've been so amazed at all of the entries I had here and also all the bloggers who participated and one of the best parts has been finding new blogs to read and enjoy. I can't wait til next year to participate again!

And the winner of the wool felt sewing set, vintage jar of buttons and heart & hand card is..........................................

Kathi of Feathering My Nest

Congratulations Kathi! I'll be emailing you very shortly to get your mailing addy, so I can get your prize sent to you.

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Now to share with you my Valentine's Day Card Swap.

If you remember I had posted a one on one Valentine Card Swap a couple of weeks ago and I said I would open them today and share them with everyone, so here we go.....

This is what I have received--everything from beautiful envelopes to a big box!

And this is what is in those envelopes....................

This one is from Donna Martin of Cottage Days & Journeys

It looks like an old fashioned post card with a new twist. I love it! The old stamp and postmark are so cool! Thank you Donna!

This one is from Kathi Robinaugh of Out On A Whim Her little Cupid is just adorable and lots of fun details! Thank You Kathi! I love your card!
(Kathi is a wonderful Altered Art Artist, so I hope you'll check out her blog and many sites).

I just love this little darling by Angela Prince-Bex of The Country Cellar She is so adorable and so very vintage. I've always wanted one of these. Thank you Angela I just love her!

This beautiful card is from Trudy Honyecutt of Crows in the Attic Primitives The picture just does not show how beautiful it truly is and all of it fun little details. When it arrived the little key in the corner was hanging outside the envelope, so I knew something wonderful was inside--and I was right. I love it Trudy Thank You!

This is what came in a good sized box, a beautiful and super fun card by Karoline Simmons of Cherished Vintage Karoline spoiled me with chocolates! and a cool glittered Be Mine sign on top of her card. I love it all! Thank You Karoline!

Here is a close up of Karoline's card so you can see some of it's fun details. Just below the cool paper fringe are beautiful clear beads. I love it's vintage style!

And this is the card that I made and sent to everyone. While cardmaking is not what I do, I truly enjoy making them and I'm learning more and more each time I make one--and I still have a lot to learn!! I will be emailing each of my dear card swappers later tonight for a more personal thank you and I hope everyone has enjoyed seeing their wonderful talents. I know I have truly enjoyed each and every lovely card.
Thank You!

A big, big thank you to everyone who sent me birthday wishes. I truly appreciated it and it made my day a very wonderful day!
One final picture of my birthday cake and roses from yesterday. I still have the roses, but the cake is pretty much gone and yes it tasted as good as it looks!

Happy Birthday To Me!

Today is my birthday! Everybody eat cake and celebrate and buy yourself a gift! I've always enjoyed my birthday being the day before Valentine's day. I think the angels chose the perfect day to deliver me. (yes the sound you hear would be my family laughing LOL!)

This is the royal birthday crown presented to me by Princess Jennalee (my oldest daughter). Isn't it beautiful! I've always wanted to have a collection of crowns and I think this will be the one to start me off. I actually have 2 now as my Whatever Fairy graced me with one last year. As I begin my 47th year I shall make it my goal to search the kingdom far and wide and add more lovely crowns to my collection. Remind me (at this age I am getting more forgetful--a blessing or a curse--I'm not sure) and next year on my birthday I will share with you how many crowns I have collected.

Happy Birthday to everyone else out there with a February birthday. If you have a birthday this month I hope you'll post here and let me know which day, so I can think of you on your special day too. Let's all go eat cake, go shopping and have a wonderful day!

PS--Don't forget that today is the last day--by midnight--to sign up for the One Heart One World Giveaway I'm offering and don't forget to visit the other participants too! The big drawings will be tomorrow! Good luck!

Show & Tell Friday--My Valentine Tree

Happy Friday everyone! It's been cold and snowy here and everything outside is white, so I thought I'd share my beautiful Valentine tree filled with colorful red ornies.

I have swapped for about 6 or so years now with my Primitive Folkart group and have received so many wonderful ornies through the years and made some great friends as well, which is what makes each one of these ornies so special. I still have 2 dozen to find a space for on my tree and I'm not sure how I'm going to do that!

Here are a few close up shots of some of the ornies............
















I hope you've enjoyed seeing my collection of Valentine ornies and please make sure to stop by Kelli's place--our hostess for Show & Tell Friday to see what everyone else is sharing.

Don't forget to see me next post down and read all about the giveaways going on!

One World-One Heart Blog Giveaway

What is the One World-One Heart Worldwide Blog Giveaway? It's a fabulous idea brought to us by Lisa Oceandreamer of Heart of the Nest . Click on the banner button above and you can read all about it--but don't forget to read below on how to sign up for my giveway to the blog world.

Here is my offering for the One World-One Heart Giveaway. It's a 3 piece sewing set--a small pincushion, needlebook and scissor holder and the scissors come with it. It's made of wool felt and handmade by me. You'll also receive the old fashioned jelly jar filled with some of my favorite white and cream buttons and the Valentine's card too.

What to do? Leave me a comment in this post (between now and February 13) and make sure to include your email or I won't be able to add you to the drawing. If you are logged in when you leave your comment I can see your email--otherwise please leave it in the body of your comment.

On Valentine's Day--February 14th I will draw for the lucky winner and I will email them to let them know.

Remember this is worldwide, so it is open to everyone everywhere! Make sure to visit the OWOH blog to see all of the other blogs offering giveaways too! Ready, set, comment!! :)

Show & Tell Friday--New Old Treasures

I've missed the last 2 Show & Tell Fridays and now I'm late for this one--but I made it! Be sure to click the banner above to visit all of the Show & Tell Fridays hosted by Kelli.

This week I'm sharing a few new old treasures. Yesterday I went to one our antiquety malls and I got to the 3rd or so booth when my phone rang. It was my husband wanting to meet for lunch, so off I went to meet him for a nice lunch at McDonalds--ok nice is a stretch, but it was nice to have lunch together. Afterwards I went back to the antiquety mall and covered 2 of the 3 floors.

I found this darling little clothespin bag to go in my laundry room and a cute little bar of Lux soap. It's printed to look like it was done in cross stitch and on the back side it says--The Screen Stars Own Beauty Soap--"Lux soap facials make skin loveliest" say Hollywood stars. I also noticed I have 2 bars of soap on my laundry shelf now--only one more bar to go and I officially have a collection!


Then today the husband took a half day off from work and we went to lunch again--this time to a nice mexican restaurant and then afterwards he took me to the same antiquety mall--I didn't tell him I was there yesterday, because there was a little biscuit jar I decided I needed and didn't buy and I hadn't gotten to cover the 3rd floor, so off we went and I pretended I hadn't seen the things he was pointing out to me--shhh! I got the little biscuit jar--now I need to find a lid for it and I also got a little crocheted sort of potholder thingy--it opens up like a little pouch and I also scored a pint jar of old buttons, so it was a good second trip! There is a little pitcher that I left behind that I think I need to go back and get and who knows what new stuff might have been added since I've left!