Christmas Winter Blizzard

   I love days where you look outside see snow drifts the a pure white sheen of snow. A day to create to let the creative juices flow as you look out the window to the quietness of the day time to reflect relax and bring up new images to create. Beautiful long ice cycles hanging form the roof tops, roof lines with large snow drifts leaning over the ledges, fences with snow topped peaks, oh.. the stillness and beauty of it all.
   I cant wait to get started on some new spring projects.  A fellow brought me some old linen's from his mother to re purpose and reuse these beautiful hand mades. I'm going to sit a while with a cup of warm coffee and then begin creating.
Have a wonderful Christmas and a New Year,
Char 

Enjoy The little Things

  Enjoy what you have, speak kindy, appreciate others. 
I will be at Artistic Expressions Gallery  Dec 8,15 and 22nd hope to see you there to pick up any additional prims and gifts.  There are 12 booths to choose many artistic and practical gifts from. Come by and see us 10-4 Tue- Sat just east of Napa on hwy 50 at the big red sign Treasured Stories Antique shop and Artistic Expressions.  Let me know you got my blog email and I will give you 10% off your purchase when I'm in the store. 

Cookies For Afganastan

One of my sons best buds and quitar player during high school went for his first tour to Afganastan. His mom called me last week and asked if I'd make my chewy ummmy chocolate chip cookies to send in his holiday package.  She said she has the recipie however they just dont turn out like mine do....?  So I made them up and put extra love in them so he will return safe to us, his family and his new wife Jen. Proud of you Nick!
When these boys were growing up it always seamed like they knew when I was making cookies as if they could smell them from far away. Sweet blessing to share home baked goodies and love with those who come to the house.... miss those days with kids running around I guess now it will be grandbabies.  Looking forward to those precious moments and the future they hold.
Bless some one today with homemade something from your heart a gift of cookies or visit a elderly neighbor or call a friend and let them know you are thinking of them today.
From a primitive heart
Blessings,
Char 

Holiday Harvest Craft Show

The Holiday Harvest Craft Show was amazing awesome!  All my award winning Dolls Sold! and many more have new homes tonight.  It was so sweet to come home with empty containers.... I do love my dolls but so nice for them to have loving homes and great people who can appreciate all the work that goes into their art creation.  God is so good to me.  I m so blessed to have so many who were gracious with their complements and purchases.  Thanks to all of my faithful customers you are what makes it happen.

Holiday Harvest Craft Fair

Holiday Harvest Craft Fair come by see us a 901 Smithland Saturday November 19th 8am -4pm see all my new items get in on the good deals 5 soap bar packages of lavender and Mountain Air and Nature Walk show special only $23.00 get them while they last.   

Craft Doll Show November 5th

Craft Doll Show November 5th at Rebecca Hall East 3rd Street La Junta 8 am - 2 pm hope to see you there mention my post get  10 % off  your order of  lavender, Mountain Air or Nature walk soaps.

Maggie Prim Doll

Maggie is featured in Fall issue of Prims Magazine! I very much like the look on Maggie's face. A teeny bit angry, some tired thrown in, a wee bit of mistrust but needing someone to love anyway, and finding it, finally, she's a forever kind of friend.

Dressed in her pink and camo she is ready to serve and or waiting for the special one to return in her hand she holds a stitched kisses pillow.

These snow men are so adorable I just love emm!

They are gettin' ready for Snow ... I am too I feel the chill in the air and I am getting excited for the fall/winter season

Aprons

I'm so blessed to have Jess and Denise help me with the apron order for our womans retreat wheeew! all 22 done pressed and ready to be delivered.

My new pattern Hollow Knob Prim Doll and BooBoo Kitty to order go to therustyknob.com pattern page

I feel humbly appreciative that I was chosen to be included with so many awesome talented artists for the fall issue of Priems Magazine.  I'm amazed! I cant wait to create more sweet dolls.
Here is my Best of Show from the State Fair Collette she is a beauty.

Whoot Hoo!! I'm in " Prims" Magazine well  I mean my dolls are!  this is amazing.  See my interview with Holly at http://thetreasurewithin.blogspot.com/



This is Millie she is one of the dolls in Prims along
with Hollow Know and Maggie.
Go to therustyknob.com to get your patterns for Hollow and Millie they will be posted for purchase October 1,2011.  See my other creations and my award winning dolls for sale.

Hand made Elaina Prim Doll

http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/3BCHS0/www.etsy.com/listing/68449202/elaina-spring-prim-doll/t:4d646d0fd2828;src:all

Hand made Prim Betina Doll

http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/1rXILx/www.etsy.com/listing/68205186/hand-made-prim-doll/t:4d646d0fd2828;src:all

Spring Prim Annie

http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/2baQAk/www.etsy.com/listing/68227445/prim-annie-ballerina-doll/t:4d646d0fd2828;src:all

Check out Little Annie Prim Doll

http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/1UMHTH/www.etsy.com/listing/68286088/little-annie-prim-doll/t:4d646d0fd2828;src:all

The Year of the Fox and the Bear

Created for a client who wanted a gift for her brother.  He lives in the mountains he had bears and foxes visit all summer long.  The bear is made of soft black fabric with a sweet heart and button eyes.  The Fox on  the pillow is hand stitched with needle felted raw wool for the tail and the ears.  I used a tribal print fabric for the backing.