Update on the TDIPT Mercantile Tonight!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern, I will be updating on the TDIPT Mercantile .
My offerings this month are two Lizzie Lapp Amish Style Dolls.
Hope you'll take time to stop by and check out all the other great items offered by the TDIPT artists as well.

New Snowman on Website

A simple little prim snowman has just been added to my website.

He's made from stained muslin, and wears a cap and scarf made from vintage wool. Two vintage buttons and "Let it Snow" adorn the front of his body. Wired chenille stems are used for his arms...

Perfect to tuck in with other Primitive Christmas dolls and greenery

Time for the September Update on TDIPT Mercantile

I don't know where August went, but it's that time again for the TDIPT Mercantile Update!

There will lots of new goodies from the artists - everything from Halloween to Thanksgiving, to Christmas.

Get there early, so you get "first pickins" of all the great works from these very talented group of artists!

Here's a sneak peek at my offering for this month - A OoAK Belsnickle type Santa, done up in traditional red and white. You'll have to stop by my page on the Merc to see additional photos, which show more of the details of this jolly ole fellow.

Merc Update Preview

I'm on a Farm Animal kick...............these will be my offerings on the Merc update tonight between 9 - 10 p.m. Eastern Time

My Lil Paint Pony

Newly listed on Etsy, this 6"x6" Paint pony is made from heavily stained muslin and is string jointed with vintage mis-matched buttons.

TDIPT Birthday Coming Up!

Guess who's turning 2?

It's hard to believe the TDIPT Mercantile is turning 2 yrs old this March, but what a grand 2 years it's been with you!

To celebrate the special occasion, our artisan's are putting their best foot forward during the entire month of March.

Stay tuned for some amazing offerings on the Merc. Join in the fun and festivities and of course, register for some awesome prizes to be given away!

Don't skip a beat - make your way over to the Merc and get registered today!

http://www.tdiptmercantile.com

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BUT WAIT ... Here's another opportunity for you – Make a purchase anytime during the month of March and you DOUBLE your chances in the drawings!

We want to share the love, so don't miss out on our grand party! Drawings will be held on March 20th!

Happy Monday

Today after going to do my routine Monday grocery shopping and laundry, I dug out some things from a box that was stuck way back in one of my closets, and found this stained dollie that I never did anything with.

She just looked like she wanted to be a grungy little Raggedy, and I just can't make myself make a traditional type of anything, much less a Raggedy Ann. I like to add a little humor and whimsy, and this doll is so dang rediculous looking, it makes me laugh... :)

She's now for sale on my website.

Have a great Monday!

Janelle

Simple Times and Simple Joys

As I said in my post this morning about how I so enjoyed growing up in a time when things were more simple, I guess that kinda got stuck in my head, so today I just wanted to work on just some plain ole simple things.

I pulled out some nappy faux sheep's wool, some stained muslin, and some vintage feed sack, and finally found a use for these rusty old square nails! The farm animals are for sale on Etsy, and I put the simple doll on Ebay.

I'm thinking I need to find some kind of old spools or something similar in all my boxes of "stuff", and see if I can't come up with how to make some of these into pull toys.

Thanks for looking!

Janelle

Blessings Right on Time!

Well yesterday I got the most wonderful package from UPS! A dear friend Jen, of The Prairie House Primitives, needed some Santas, and so we swapped some of my Santas, for her handmades. I told her to surprise me, and didn't know what was going to be in my package, but I had a feeling it would be something done in red, because Jen knows how much I love RED! I already have one of her primitive doll benches in red, that works so wonderfully to display my dolls.


She makes farmhouse primitive furniture, shelves, etc., and I've had my eye on her bread boxes and window box shelves. You can see her items for sale by going to http://www.theprairiehouseprimitives.com/, or just click on the list of links to blogs I have on here, and it will take you to her blog, where there is a link to her website.


Here's a pic of my beautiful bread box, and I've yet to hang my window box shelf, but will do so when Bill gets home tonight. I'm just too short to reach the spot on the wall in my sewing room where I want to display that!

The chunkie blocks that read, "Primitive Blessings", were done by Pam, of Goldieloo Woodworks, and you can find her wonderful signs, gameboards and such at www.freewebs.com/goldencreekprimitives/index.htm . She also has a blog, listed in my favorite blog spots, and it's called "Goldieloowoodworks.blogspot.com.

Both of these girls are the sweetest in the world, and they make the most wonderful primitive handmade items! Their prices are more than reasonable, and I hope you'll check them both out.

The timing of my getting my wonderful package couldn't have been better! I was in a slump yesterday, and when the UPS man arrived with my box, I was tearing it open like a kid on Christmas morn!

Have a great Thursday - tomorrow I'll get back to my study of Jeremiah...

Janelle