Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Welcome Friends & Folk....

Thank you for joining me this evening for my
Christmas Update...


grab a cup of hot chocolate & settle in...

I have many neat things to show you!!


"Season's Greetings"
SOLD THANK YOU KINDLY!!!
pin pillow (below)

cross stitched onto 28ct aged linen
using one thread over one thread ~
Cinnamon & Soot colored cotton threads.

stuffed with old cotton batting and backed with a vintage repro print

measures approx. 3 1/4" x 4 1/4"
$22.00 including shipping
SOLD THANK YOU KINDLY!!!



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Homespun Christmas
sampler
....(below)
stitched onto 28ct aged linen, one over two...
cotton threads in Cinnamon, Sage & Molasses~
backed with a scrap of truly antique quilt in a honeycomb pattern
measures approx. 4" x 7"
$28.00 including shipping




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"Peace on Earth"
SOLD Thank you Kindly!!
doorknob sampler/pinkeep
(below)
stitched onto 28ct aged linen using one cotton thread in Cinnamon & Sage
stuffed with bay leaves, whole cloves & some dried tangerine peels
backed with/hanger black & cream ticking ~
measures approx 2" x 4"
$28.00 including shipping

SOLD thank you kindly!!
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"Santy Claus"
pocket/bag
(below)
Sweet totally hand-stitched by me using old green flannel,
& brown & cream plaid homespun ~ on the front is a small sampler that reads
'santy claus', stitched onto 28ct aged linen...a patch of old fabric near the strap and a rusty jingler-bell adds a touch of whimsey ~
pocket itself measures approx. 5" x 8" at it's widest point, and strap measures approx. 8"
(I've tossed in a small handfull of dried tangerine peels...smells like Christmas!)
$45.00 including shipping


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"Pierre Noel" doll
(below)
made from early & vintage fabrics:
wools, velvet, flour cloth...perfectly patched & primitive!
sheeps wool hair/beard, stitched & penciled features...
carries a small brown knitted bag with a tiny white bottle-brush tree
measures approx. 16" tall ~
$75.00 inicluding shipping



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"Mr. Winters"
SOLD THANK YOU KINDLY!!
snowman doll on hogscraper
(below)
made from stained flour-cloth with hand-peciled features,
... wool top-hat and rusty pin bowtie.
stuffed with clean scraps and mounted on an early tin & wood hogscraper
measures approx. 11" tall
$42.00 includes shipping
SOLD THANK YOU KINDLY!!!

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"Good Shepherd"
SOLD THANK YOU KINDLY!!!
doll on hogscraper

(below)
made from flour-cloth with hand-penciled and pinch-stitched features,
sheeps wool hair/beard,
vintage woolens & homespuns...mounted on an early tin & wooden hogscraper...
carries a very old red/green brass bell that reads: GOOD LUCK
measures approx. 11" tall
$42.00 including shipping
SOLD THANK YOU KINDLY!!!




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"St. George" stump doll
(below)
made from flour-cloth, chenille, cotton batt, wools ~
sheeps wool hair/beard/brows,
carries a woolen sack of hand-made chenille candy-canes upon his back...
rag stuffed for weight...
measures approx. 8" tall

$32.00 including shipping



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"St. Peter" stump doll
(below) SOLD THANK YOU KINDLY!!
made from flour-cloth, old cotton batt, wools~
pinched stitched & penciled and carries an old quilt scrap sack
on his back full of sweet annie....
measures approx. 8" tall
$32.00 including shipping
SOLD THANK YOU KINDLY!!



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"Old Santa" doll
(below)
made from old flour-cloth, chenille, sheeps wool beard.

stuffed with clean rags for weight... penciled & stitched features...
and pinned to his chest is an old little stocking.
measures approx. 16" tall

$85.00 including shipping.



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Merry Christmas & a Healthy & Prosperous New Year to ALL~
~Lori~