Saturday, April 30, 2011

What am I going to do when Hubby finishes the floor????


I love this room.....for painting!!!!  What am I going to do when he finally gets around to finishing it??  Talk about the perfect floor to do my painting....If you look closely, under my plastic paint bin....oops!  Had a BIG spill of black paint! No worries, THE FLOOR ISN'T FINISHED!!  I will have to be VERY careful when the floor gets finsihed...bummer!!!



Anyway this is the latest piece I am working on, I want to have it done by Monday to bring into the shop!
I'll post the finished pic this weekend......off to baseball!!!!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Here is how it all starts....


I go to an antique shop, or another fav shop and I pick up a few things.....I don't know what I am going to do with them, but I know I can incorporate them into something....I see a pineapple or crow on the antique bunt tin...now the others???Lets just say I havn't done a prim mother nature piece and I have got some ideas.  I refuse to add them to my "I-know-I-can-use-this" pile!  At least with furniture, I HAVE to get it out of the house fast....I don't have the room for all the pieces I paint!!

So I guess I am just going to say....watch this space, I am actually in the mood to design!!!!

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Hello, and welcome to my new blog! I am a primitive/folk artist in the beautiful state of New Hampshire. I fell in love with all things primitive/folk art years ago and have not looked back. I sculpt, paint, embroider, sew ,design, needle punch, rug hook, needle felt....you name it, I probably tried it!!

Although I have been creating primitive/folk art pieces for years, my actual business started on Ebay waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in 2004 when I sold my very first primitive stitchery! I was more thrilled that someone was actually willing to buy something that I designed and made myself!! I only wish I kept a picture of it. It was very simple “Bless this home oh Lord I pray, keep it safe by night and Day” in very primitive lettering with a homespun border. I got my very first positive feedback and I was thrilled!! I don't sell on Ebay anymore...THEIR FEES ARE TOO HIGH!!! I now showcase my items on Etsy....my id is crowaboutprimitives, if you want to go have a peek.

Right now I have a space in a shop. I specialize in hand painted folk art furniture. Here is a slide show of my favorite pieces!!




Over the next few days, I will be finishing up some blacken beeswax items that I will share. You can see quite a few of my items on www.Etsy.com, just click on any of the images on the sides and it will take you to my shop.........come and have a peek!!!!