Engelhouse Primitives

I've been working hard...

2011-10-27T16:58:00.000-07:00

I've been hard at work making things for the store. This year my items will only be at American Country Mercantile and at the Greens Show in salem. If I have time before the open house I will try and post pictures of some of the items I got made.

The Christmas Open House is Friday November 4 and Saturday November 5 click here for more details

My Halloween goodies are on sale!

2011-10-19T13:35:00.000-07:00

From October 21 to 29 all of my Fall and Halloween goodies are on sale at American Country Mercantile - 20% off - other goodies are marked down too.

Ghoul's Night Out

2011-10-01T11:46:00.000-07:00

Go to www.americancountrymercantile.us to find out all of the details of this fun night out!

Mark your Calendars!

2011-07-06T11:13:00.000-07:00

Saturday July 16 is the parking lot sale at American Country Mercantile. Because I can't craft full time anymore and because things are a little out of control - I am down sizing my craft room treasures. I am going to have cutter quilts, wool blankets, fabric, handmade items at give away prices, vintage goodies and unfinished projects and more. I am at about 30 boxes so far and I'm not done yet. If you love a deal - vintage goodies, and handmades and to to craft DON'T miss this sale!

What have I been up to?

2011-06-03T11:07:00.000-07:00

I have been fixing up a storage room that was in the store. Now it has wonderful candles, tarts and other goodies. I also made some Uncle Sams and some black dollies.

And of course you can buy these at American Country Mercantile!

Here are some items I've been working on...

2011-05-04T13:28:00.000-07:00

I finished waxing this cupboard this morning. It is made by a very talented craftsman, but painted by me. It is black with barn red on top. It is at the store now and is $159 - maybe it will still be here come Saturday for the sale.

I also painted this little cupboard with rusty panels. It is $32.

I also just finished this nesting box this morning. I had my dad build this one for me based on a real one I have. He made me another one as well - I just have to decide which color to paint it. It is $32.

I am also working on some black dollies I hope to have finished before or by Saturday. Don't know if I'll have a chance to take a picture before then.

2011-05-03T12:50:00.000-07:00

We will be having a store wide sale at American Country Mercantile this Saturday May 7 10 am to 5 pm.

8030 Wheatland Rd N Keizer

My Christmas Present

2011-04-30T12:35:00.000-07:00

For Christmas my dear ol' dad made me this wonderful set back cupboard. He is such a great guy. I painted it and waxed it. I don't have is displayed the way I want it yet - been using all of my creative juices for the store. This post if of those of you who wanted to see a picture of my awesome Christmas present.

2011-04-27T11:55:00.000-07:00

I've been hard at work at the store putting together vintage kitchen items. I love the look - so bright and happy - it almost makes up for the sun being so shy this month. If you get a chance take a peek at my blog at www.americancountry.us to see the great items my vendors have brought in.

Please vote for us....

2011-03-25T09:18:00.000-07:00

As many of you know I now own a store. I just love it and all of my vendors. Our local paper has people vote for their favorite places in the Mid-Valley and our little store made the cut. If you love our little store could you please go and vote for us? Click here to vote - thank you so much.

rabbits

2011-03-17T12:34:00.000-07:00

Even though I have been hard at work I have found time to make some goodies for the store. This morning I finished these black rabbits wearing vintage baby dresses with old keys around their necks. They can be found at American Country Mercantile. I also have a couple of cute Annies I made for the Grand Opening. You can see them at the store's blog Americancountry.us

My house on Facebook

2011-02-23T11:25:00.000-08:00

I was reading facebook yesterday and noticed on the Country Sampler wall that they had a picture of my living room. My house will be featured in the new Home Tours issue It sure made my day - I felted so honored. I will have copies at the shop if anyone is interested.

It's been quite a while....

2011-02-02T12:18:00.000-08:00

I have been busy working at the store, but I did manage to get a couple of items made for Valentine's Day. I made these pillows using stencils from Homestead Stencil Company.
I also made these blocks from scrap pine and my cricut.

I have a bunch of different designs to choose from. They are at American Country Mercantile.

My Birthday is Tuesday...

2011-01-13T20:04:00.000-08:00

January 18 is my birthday. I will be giving away cupcakes for everyone at the store and a free gift with purchase. The store will be open from 11 am to 5 pm.
If you are interested in buying this great looking doll she is at the store and is handmade by Patti. I hope I can see you all there on Tuesday.

The store is now open...

2011-01-09T19:16:00.000-08:00

When you get a chance take a look at my other blog American Country Mercantile to see pictures of the new shop. I finally got a chance to begin on Valentine crafts today. I'll post pictures here when I'm done.

I have some important news....

2010-11-19T16:01:00.000-08:00

As of January 1 2011, I will be the proud new owner of The Girl's Back Porch. The store name will be changing to American Country Mercantile, but Dawn and Char will continue to sell under the Girl's Back Porch name in a space in the store. I will keep everyone posted with more details as time allows. I am so excited!

Blackberry Junction

2010-11-12T10:45:00.000-08:00

It's that time again - Blackberry Junction starts today. I will be dropping off more goodies as the show runs - so don't worry if you can't make it today.
Also, Girl's Back Porch is having their Christmas Open House tomorrow (November 13th) - with 15% off the entire store.
Have fun!

Christmas at Girl's Back Porch

2010-11-01T16:58:00.000-07:00

Snowmen

2010-10-31T14:59:00.000-07:00

I thought I would take a break from crafting and share some of the goodies I've finished up lately... As you can see snowmen are the theme of the week. I made another "batch" of the framed snowmen like last year. This year I was able to get more frames so there should be enough to go around. I finished up 2 snowmen on vintage wash boards, and 5 snowmen in vintage containers with lites.

This light will be $12 and is oh so darling.

Here is another grouping of snowmen. I'm working on the snowmen on the twig stars right now. I try now to say this very often, but they look so much cuter in person. I made 12 different snowmen in ladles and each one is different - some have hats or candy canes and each ladle is different. I also made a bunch of the wax cones and I just love them! They will be at Girl's Back Porch, Aunt Bee's and Blackberry Junction.

Snowman Stu is made from a super pattern by Homespun Hugs and Calico kisses. This guy will be at Blackberry Junction, but I have some others made up for Girl's Back Porch and Aunt Bee's too.

Tomorrow is the work day for Girl's Back Porch, so Tuesday I will be all Christmas ( I will try to remember my camera). On Tuesday Patti and I will be changing our booth out at Aunt Bee's to Christmas - so if you haven't made it down there to get some of the discounted fall goodies it's not too late yet.

Farmhouse Show

2010-10-21T08:01:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry I've been such a bad blogger. I did remember to take my camera to the latest show I'm doing however.
The Farmhouse Show is October 21st through October 23rd and is located at The Turner Tabernacle 5605 Jubilee drive and is so worth the drive. It is from 10 am to 6 pm with free admission.
I am sharing a booth with Patti Campbell (just love her and her goodies). Here are the pictures of our booth.

Here are my tarts. I have more tarts than normal because I'm trying out my holiday scents at this show (my favorites are candy cane and nutcracker). I also have candle warmers and lots of jars for sale. These work great for burning these tarts and is a much cheaper solution than buying a tart warmer. Just a reminder, these tarts do not work in a Scentsy burner.

Patti's Green door is for sale and check out her neat sled.

I made ornaments like the pumpkins I made earlier in the season. I really like how they turned out.

Isn't this a great snowman of Patti's?

Here are some pictures of some of the other booths.

This is one of Carol's new quilts - I know I want one.

A little surprise ...

2010-10-01T17:38:00.000-07:00

Okay - I'm a little too sick to post right now, but a short post won't hurt. I've got the creepy crud in my lungs and now it's running away with my voice - talk about torture.
Anyway that's not what I wanted to share, I was flipping through my latest issue of Country Sampler and there is a picture of my craft room advertising the home tour issue coming out this March. My home was photographed awhile back and I had my interview a way back too. It was exciting to see a sneak peek. It's the picture under the words " under construction". I only wished my room looked that clean now. My mom suggested I put the picture up in my room to motivate me, but I'm too busy making stuff for shows and the stores to clean. Yippee!

Re-do at Aunt Bee's

2010-09-17T15:18:00.000-07:00

I had fun spending a couple of hours reworking my booth at Aunt Bee's. Patti and I have had fun making new goodies for the store. Hope you can stop by and take a peek.

Blackberry Junction

2010-09-13T07:57:00.001-07:00

Just a quick note to let everyone know that Blackberry Junction begins this Friday in Albany. I'm on my way now to go and help with set up. I will be working today and tomorrow. I've already heard good things. Click here to go to her blog. I'm sure she will be posting picks later on in the week with dates and times.
Gotta dash...

Fall pumpkin tips ?

2010-08-27T15:37:00.000-07:00

It's almost time to get ready for fall. I wouldn't try it this way though. I just love the muppets - especially the swedish chef.

Fall is now at Aunt Bee's

2010-08-26T17:32:00.000-07:00

Well I spent about 3 hours today changing my booth out to fall at Aunt Bee's. I know it's a little early, but I'll be going on vacation soon and I wanted to get it all taken care of before I leave.
Here are a couple of pictures...

You may notice a couple of "blank" spaces - I'm saving room because tomorrow my booth partner Patti will be moving some of her fab fall items into the store. I'm so lucky to be sharing a space with such a talented lady.

And tomorrow afternoon I will be changing my space at Girl's Back Porch. Don't you just love this time of year?

What a hoot!

2010-08-25T19:58:00.000-07:00

Well I just finished up these very grubby primitive owls. They are made from a great pattern by Chestnut Junction. I made the tags from 100 year old ledger paper. These owls will be at Aunt Bee's tomorrow, The Girl's Back Porch on Friday and at Blackberry Junction of course. I am selling them for $12 each. I love the picture with all of them together. Of course I couldn't take the photos without proper management ....

Thanks Nadia....

Our Kitty Nadia

2010-08-21T08:06:00.000-07:00

We adopted Nadia around Christmas time 2008 and we were going to be "good" owners and not let her outside. She has always been a curious little monkey and really wanted to go outside and have grand adventures. Well after about 6 months of living with us she mastered the art of opening the front door (even when it's locked - like in the video). We have to put the umbrella stand in front of the door at night to keep her in. Now if only she would learn to close the door.....

Primitive Pumpkin Door Hanger

2010-08-19T12:35:00.000-07:00

I just finished up this fun primitive pumpkin door hanger. His face is all hand stitched. He is made from stained and painted onasburg. I finished up 7 of these and they will be at Aunt Bee's, The Girl's Back Porch and at Blackberry Junction as well. This guy is made from a pattern by Prims by Kim. Now on to my next project.....

Just a reminder....

2010-08-16T17:30:00.000-07:00

Just a little reminder for all of you that live in Oregon - my sale at The Girl's Back Porch continues until Saturday and I will be restocking on Tuesday (if all goes according to plan that is).
At Aunt Bee's I marked down more items and restocked today. I'm hoping to make more tarts this week (as soon as it cools down a little more), and sometime next week I will be beginning to bring in fall items to both stores.

Cinnamon Pumpkins

2010-08-16T17:26:00.000-07:00

I had fun this Saturday making these great lookin' cinnamon covered pumpkins. Let me tell you though I had glue, cinnamon, and sealer all over me - I can't remember the last time I was that sticky. I will be selling these pumpkins at Aunt Bee's House, and The Girl's Back Porch in about a week or so. And of course I will have oodles at Blackberry Junction. Each one is packaged in a clear cello bag with a cute tag to protect them and I'm selling them for $2.50 each.

Win this great doll from Tammy !

2010-08-15T08:34:00.000-07:00

Tammy from a Primitive Place is having a drawing to win this great looking pumpkin doll. Click here to enter. I hope I win - isn't she darling!

Broom Rides

2010-08-13T16:05:00.000-07:00

Its been so nice lately, I've really had some time to craft. I've begun making my fall items (a little late I know). Today I just finished these lovely ladies. They are all offering broom rides for $1. I made these sweet witches using a pattern from Homespun Hugs and Calico Kisses - I just love making her designs. These girls will be flying off to Blackberry Junction in a couple of weeks and will be $24 each. I've also made some great pumpkin bowl fillers that will be at The Girl's Back Porch and Aunt Bee's in a couple of weeks. I will try to keep everyone posted of the goodies I finish up.

Who doesn't Love a sale?

2010-08-11T15:58:00.000-07:00

It's almost the end of the summer season - so that means sale time!

At the Girl's Back Porch everything is 15% off (except for Mercantile Gatherings and Primitive Place magazines) including my new tarts & sachets - yippee!

At Aunt Bee's I have selected items to be on sale and the are individually marked down. The items on sale range in discount from 15% to 50% off !

I will be restocking both booths next week with new product as well. The sale will last until August 21 and then I will begin to bring in my fall goodies.

New Product

2010-08-11T15:49:00.000-07:00

I always think its fun to try new things and I love looking for new things to make. This year I will be selling yummy smelling soy tarts and what I'm calling primitive sachets.

I'm not sure how long the soy tarts burn yet, but they seem to be taking hours and hours. I thought I would be all smart and scientific and weigh one and then burn it for 10 hours and then weigh it again when it cooled and do the math - well it didn't use any of the tart up, so I will just have to burn it longer so I figure out about how long one will last. One inexpensive way to burn these tarts is to place a tart in a little canning jar and then place it the jar on a candle warmer - it works great! These tarts don't burn so well in the scentsy warmers, however - they just don't get warm enough.

I took a couple of pictures at Aunt Bee's of my new products (they are also available at Girl's as well. The tarts are 2 to a package at Aunt Bee's and sold individually at Girl's.

The sachets come in 7 different scents for now, but I plan on making more. These work great in a car, closet or drawers. I'm going to put one with my sheets so they will give me sweet dreams when I make my bed.

I have 8 different scents of tarts for now, but I plan on making more as time goes by. I can't decide on my favorite scent - it may be Harvest or is it pumpkin pie? It's too hard to choose!

New at Aunt Bee's

2010-08-06T16:41:00.000-07:00

Not only did I move into a new and bigger space at Girl's Back Porch this week, I also have expanded at Aunt Bee's House as well. Beginning September 1st I will have a booth partner - Patti Campbell. Her dolls and cloth items are to die for! I am so excited to be sharing a booth with her. Here are some pictures from Wednesday. I will be bringing more goodies on Monday (I think) and Tuesday for The Girl's Back Porch.

I am also updating The Girl's Back Porch Blog when I'm done here so be sure to take a look at all of the great re- do's and moves.

New Space at Girl's

2010-08-01T19:58:00.000-07:00

I worked really hard today and boy are my dogs barking....
Today I moved all of my treasures into Debi's space at The Girl's Back Porch and tomorrow she gets to work really hard and put her treasures in my old space. I took a couple of pictures to share - there is more than pictured - I really got a lot into that room. It is so much fun to work in a new space.

Garage Sale

2010-07-21T16:50:00.000-07:00

I've been hard at work at my mom's pricing items for our upcoming garage sale. If you live in the Salem area and like a good sale, I hope you can stop by. It starts this Friday and goes through Sunday ( we have that much stuff). There will be vintage goodies, some furniture, fabric, crafts and craft supplies, and the usual toys and kids clothes. Plus a couple of TVs, DVD players, a VCR, DVDs & CDs and a bunch of other great stuff -all priced dirt cheap!

My mom lives at 540 22nd st NE Salem Oregon - just one block south of center street. The sale is from Friday & Satuday 9:30 am to 5pm and Sunday 9:30 am to 3pm with items half off on Sunday. The kiddos will be selling drinks and baked goods as well.

A good day Junking

2010-07-16T13:29:00.000-07:00

Mom and I had a good time junking this morning. I manage to spend all of my money by lunch time -which leaves the afternoon for crafting. Most of these items will end up at the Girl's Back Porch. The beginning of August
Debi and I will be trading spaces. It will be fun to working with a new space. Well I better get to work.

NEED QUILTS ?

2010-06-30T15:04:00.000-07:00

I wasn't sure if anyone out was desperate for cutter quilts, but I've started listing some on ebay. I got two lots up today and hope to get more up tomorrow. I'm trying to sell them cheaply since shipping is such a bear. At the bottom of the page is a link to my auctions and there is one in the previous post.

Now I have to get back to making pumpkins and away from the computer....

More goodies for ebay...

2010-06-26T07:43:00.000-07:00

Here is a sampling of some of the great books, magazines and patterns I have listed on ebay with the hope it will pay for our trip to Disneyland (well some of it anyway). I have about 50 items listed right now and hope to finish up with the craft patterns books and magazines next week. I also have some more Longaberger to list and hopefully some handmades at rock bottom prices. I have about 5 weeks or so to get everything listed. You can see my auctions here - wish me luck

Ever have one of those months....

2010-06-19T19:28:00.000-07:00

Our family is very very blessed - however we are having one of those months where we are getting a lot of extra bills (thevet, the dentist, and the dishwasher died a tragic death and now we will have to wash dishes by hand - horrors), and amongst all of this we still want to go to The Happiest Place on Earth (who wouldn't?) so I'll be putting as much stuff on ebay as I can in the next 5 to 6 weeks to pay for our hotel room.

So if you get a chance please take a peek at my auction page ( I also have a widget at the bottom of this page with my auctions so you can check back often) Click here for my auction page - thanks for taking a peek.

I promise not to mail our cat....

Girl's Back Porch Sidewalk Sale

2010-06-17T16:43:00.000-07:00

This Saturday from 10am to 5pm is the sidewalk sale at the Girl's Back Porch. There will be bargains inside and out. My booth will be 15% off so be sure to stop by.

Sweet Meadows Farm giveaway

2010-06-17T16:30:00.000-07:00

Enter for a chance to win one of these dolls custom made for you on Sweet Meadows farm blog. Click here to check it out.

I know this a pattern I will need to add to my collection. Too cool!

Parking Lot Sale

2010-06-12T20:57:00.000-07:00

Just a little note to let you know that tomorrow (June 13th) that Aunt Bee's is having their first annual parking lot sale. I won't have a booth outside but I will be offering 15% off of everything in my booth. I also now have the booth facing my space so now there is even more to choose from. The sale runs from 9 am to 5 pm in the parking lot in front of the store. I'm planning on doing some shopping - hope to see you there.

Farm Chicks -

2010-06-04T06:59:00.000-07:00

Here I come........

God Bless America (and the muppets too)

2010-05-30T16:06:00.001-07:00

I am so glad the muppets are "back"! I love watching them on you tube - brings back childhood memories. Enjoy

I can't believe he's 11 today

2010-05-25T10:48:00.000-07:00

My son Aidan is 11 today.

Happy Birthday

Prim Raggedies

2010-05-18T10:05:00.000-07:00

I finally finished up these dolls I've been working on. I love how prim and grubby they came out. I hope my customers around here like grubby too. I'm selling them for $32 a piece. I used old linens for their bloomers and dyed wool for their hair. With this nice weather we've been having I was able to really make their clothes extra grubby with the sun's help.

These two lovelies will be at Aunt Bee's and...

These four gal pals will be at the Girl's Back Porch.

I'm hoping to drop of these dolls and some great treasures I found junking the last two weekends tomorrow including a great extra rustic black table tomorrow at the stores. Towards the end of next week I hope to change out both of my spaces over to red white and blue - but well have to see how much I get made.

Now back to work.....

Garage Sale on ebay

2010-05-17T10:27:00.000-07:00

I am doing some Spring Cleaning and selling various items on ebay (including this giant stack of scrapbook paper). If you are curious you can check my auctions here or go to the widget at the bottom of the page. Be sure to check back often because I have a LOOOOOOOOOONG way to go and many more items to list.

2010-05-08T10:12:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day everyone!
I am so lucky to have the most perfect mom for me - I just love doing things with her . Without her influence and encouragement I wouldn't have the courage to be creative, and be doing what I do for a living.
I am also blessed with a wonderful son I just love being his mom and watching him grow and learn. I love you guys!

Now I'm full at the Girl's Back Porch too!

2010-05-04T14:16:00.000-07:00

Now back to sewing.

I'm filled to the brim at Aunt Bee's

2010-05-03T14:08:00.000-07:00

Well I had a nice show, and it was so much fun. I spent this morning restocking my booth at Aunt Bee's - of course the table I was planning to use in my "vision" of the space sold this weekend (that happens to me a lot) so I had to rethink my booth but in the end I like how it came out. I hope the customers do to.

I went as high as I could go - can you tell? If you go and check it out be sure to look up and down!

Here is a close up of some of the Annies I got done. There are 3 at Aunt Bee's.

Here is another close up of my booth. Tomorrow I get to spend a couple of more hours working on my space at Girl's Back Porch. I spent a little time working on Saturday because I sold a piece of furniture. So by tomorrow there will be even more changes. In a couple of weeks I'll be bringing in Americana to both booths as well. Busy Busy - that's me.

Aunt Bee's House Show Pictures

2010-04-28T19:09:00.000-07:00

Well I spent several hours setting up and I love how my booth came out - so nice and prim. Here are some pictures....

Here are some other wonderful booths as well. I finished setting up before everyone else so some of the displays aren't done. If you live in Oregon - this show is so worth visiting...

Aunt Bee's House Show

2010-04-22T13:27:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Aunt Bee's show is only a week away. There is so much more I want to get done.

It begins next thursday April 29th and April 30th 10 am to 6pm and May 1st 10am to 4pm.

It's sure to be a great show full with handmades, vintage and antiques and it will be restocked daily. Each vendor has their own space to set up, but there is one paying station. Click here for some pictures of last November's show (it was in a different location last year). Carol will be there with her quilts and lovely runners plus some other fabulous goodies. Plus Janet of Whatevers, the Goose Hollow Girls, Molly Mo's, and more.

Please feel free to email me with any questions about the show, and I'll try to find the answer. Now I have to get back to work on my Annies.

More goodies made and more to come...

2010-04-21T19:18:00.000-07:00

I have been busy the last couple of days making more goodies for the Aunt Bee's show (which starts next Thursday!). I made a bunch of seed bags - that I managed to make look like they came from the attic. These are $3.50 each and come in a bunch of different colors. I also have several of these at the Girl's Back Porch now.

I also made a couple of make do's using vintage grinders and old quilts. They came out so neat. I totally need to make one for my craft room one day. These grinder make do's are $12.50 each and I took one to The Girl's Back Porch in case you can't wait until the show to get one.

I also got several penny rug candle mats made for the show. I made five in all (each one different) and now I'm working on some penny rug runners.

I have been busy making a bunch of stitcheries too-it has been too long since I've made any and now I have a nice variety to choose from for the show. I had fun making stitcheries in old washboards as well. These would be so great in a laundry room.

Well I have to get back to work because drop off is less than a week away and there is so much more I want to finish. Right now I'm working on some darling raggdies and will try to take pictures and post them when I finish.

What have I been up to....

2010-04-15T12:57:00.000-07:00

Well I've finally buckled down and I'm working like crazy to get some neat primitive items made for Aunt Bee's House upcoming show and for the stores (of course). I made a bunch of silhouettes for the stores and I'm planning on making some for the show. The ones pictured here are already at the Girl's Back Porch. And I bit off a little more than I could chew by making 12 Prairie dolls. I thought I was never going to finish. These dolls are made from a great pattern from Sweet Meadows Farm. Each doll has her own personality (they look so much better in person). I gave each one her own old- fashioned name. I will be selling these lovely prim gals for $17.50. Some will go to each store and the show. I will also be selling the benches in the picture and the twig chairs as well. I have to get back to more prim crafting. I will try to post my goodies as I finish them.

It's sale time !!!

2010-04-09T13:50:00.000-07:00

Just a little post to let everyone know that tomorrow is the Spring sale / open house at The Girl's Back Porch. Everything in the store is on sale. I will be working from noon to 3pm if you would like to stop by and say hi. The sale runs from 10 pm to 6 pm this Saturday. I'm afraid I forgot my camera, but I did manage to squeeze some "new" goodies in to my space.

Longaberger on Ebay

2010-04-06T13:32:00.000-07:00

For five years I was a Longaberger consultant and I loved every minute of it, but when I had all the baskets I needed for my craft room it was time to go back to being a customer so I could have more time for crafting. Well one side effect of being a consultant is now I have some "extra" Longaberger baskets and soon we will owe my parents a bunch of $ for the van we are buying from them so I am listing some of my baskets this week on ebay. I listed five today and hope to add more each day. You can find this basket (signed by Dave himself) and others click here to take a peek.

Easter Blessings to you all!

2010-04-03T10:33:00.000-07:00

I'm spending today cleaning my house to get ready for friends and family tomorrow. I'm making a yummy ham and all of the fixin's . I'm really looking forward to spending time with my family and friends and remembering Christ's sacrifice.

Aunt Bee's House Grand Openning

2010-04-01T17:30:00.001-07:00

Aunt Bee's House is having their Grand Opening this Saturday. I hope that those of you that live near by have a chance to check it out. There will door prizes and sales. I also added more goodies to my spot (c15).

Aunt Bee's House

2010-03-31T17:55:00.000-07:00

Well now I can be found at three locations - The Girl's Back Porch, Aunt Bee's House (located on Commercial street in South Salem), and of course my selling blog!
I moved into Aunt Bee's House this morning and here are some pictures of my space....

Well my space is a little smaller than the Girl's Back Porch, but I don't think I could handle two big spaces. I'm really looking forward to selling at Aunt Bee's house. I have a link to Aunt Bee's House on my blog list if you would like to check it out.Tomorrow I'm planning on dropping off at the porch tomorrow.... maybe I'll remember my camera.

We have a winner!

2010-03-29T09:02:00.000-07:00

The winner of my first giveaway was Michelle Fincham - yippee!
Send me a email and I'll get your goodies in the mail.

2010-03-27T15:12:00.000-07:00

I finished up these wooden framed wool stars. I used my cricut to cut the vinyl letters. I have these at The Girl's Back Porch and later in the week at Aunt Bee's House.

I also finished these sheep ornaments. They came out so cool. Their legs are made from old square head nails. They are made from a pattern by Kentucky Primitives. They are also at Girl's Back Porch and will be at Aunt Bee's House as well.

More Vintage Country Living pictures

2010-03-21T14:04:00.000-07:00

I've slowly been going through these old magazines - so many neat ideas. Some pictures would be great to show on this blog but they don't scan very well because they are on the fold. Anyway here is a sampling of what was great over 20 years ago and would still be great today (just minor tweaking here and there). I am bundling these magazines up 2 for a $1.00 and taking them to the Girl's Back Porch as I finish them if anyone around here is interested.

These pictures are from January 1985 - love the stairs with the stitcheries and crocks.

These pictures are from January 1986 - I love all of the wooden ware. 24 years later and everything here is still collectable.

This kitchen is from January 1986 as well. I really like the cabinets.

These are from April 1986 - love the penny rug.

April 1986 - love love love the star hooked rug!

New Penny Rug

2010-03-19T08:47:00.000-07:00

I finished up another penny rug for the store. I am hooked on making pennies. I guess it's not very "springy" but I can't help it. I think I need to make some round candle mats next. I'm hoping to take this to the store today or tomorrow. It is made from new and recycled wool and is hand-stitched by little ol' me and is $30 in case anyone is curious.

Farm Chicks Antique Show

2010-03-17T14:23:00.000-07:00

If you live in the Pacific Northwest and you love antiques, folk art, Primitives, cottage style, & unique items you have to go to the Farm Chicks Show. My mom and I went last year ( we drove 6 hours) and had such a great time. The show has such a great energy and so many neat things to see. My black and white pie safe (pictured on the side bar) was purchased there last year. Click here to check out the website for more information. Hope to see you there!

My turn to do a giveaway - Yippie

2010-03-16T14:45:00.000-07:00

This is my 50th post since I've started blogging and I thought it would be fun to have a giveaway - my first EVER!

What do you win you ask? - well you win this handmade rabbit made by me, a sweet bundle of homespun towels and a small hooked rug (not make by me) and a sweet surprise from Disneyland.

Here are the rules:

1. You must be a follower of my blog

2. You need to post a comment this post by March 28th

3. If you would like an extra entry you can post this giveaway on your blog and let me know when you leave a comment

I will be drawing the winner on March 29th so I can get this give away in the mail before Easter.

Good Luck!

Raggedy Anne Bag holder dolls

2010-03-16T14:12:00.000-07:00

I'm back from my wonderful trip from Disneyland- we had such a wonderful time. I am glad to be back and creating again. I started these dolls before we left, and I just finished them. I have 3 of these cuties at the store and I'm saving 2 for a upcoming show and 1 for my selling blog. Their aprons are made from antique pettycoats.

The Girl's Back Porch & a penny rug.

2010-03-03T16:41:00.000-08:00

I spent some quality time working on my space yesterday at the store. I am going to be featuring some vintage kitchen goodies for a while. I have no room in my kitchen for displaying neat collectibles so I love to pick them up for the store. I also put some other of Judy's lovely kitchen items in my space as well. The dress form and apron are Carols (she makes the aprons - just love 'em).

Love love love the vintage child's stove I found! If only I could put it in my kitchen.

My dad is such a great guy. I purchased the plans for this chimney cupboard and he built it for me. It was so much for to work together! I painted it a new color (for me anyway) and I really like it.

I also just got these rugs in. They are a special price at only $29 each. They can hang on the wall or would work great in front of a sink.

I also just finished my second penny rug. I am planning on taking it to the store tomorrow - I'm a little hooked on them for now so I'm sure there will be more soon - as a matter of fact I'm going to take some cut out pennies to Disneyland - just in case I have a couple of minutes to stitch!

I also received the new issue of Mercantile Gatherings and I have a couple of other treasures to drop off at the store tomorrow afternoon. So if have a chance stop by the store and tell them Emily sent you.

"Vintage" eye candy

2010-02-27T16:03:00.000-08:00

One of the things I love about the country/ primitive look is that so much of it is timeless. There are some fads of course but so much that was enjoyed over 20 years ago would still be drooled over today. My mom has been collecting and reading Country Living magazine ever since the early 1980's and she has kept every issue. Now for some women this would be no big deal except my mother was an army wife and we moved on average of every two years - usually from one end of the country to the other and my dad was always worried about the weight of our worldly possessions (he would have to pay for anything that went over our weight allowance). So when ever it was time to move, we would take the things we no longer needed to the thrift store and through all of this my mom managed to keep her Country Living magazines. Well after all of these years she has decided to get rid of them! She has been kind enough to pass them on to me and I have been having a great time looking through them. I would love to have some of the pieces of furniture some of these collectors have been blessed with.
I thought just for fun I would scan some of the pictures to share with everyone in blog land. I will post and scan some more over time (if I thought I could stick with it I would do it once a week , but I know that's not going to happen).
I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I did:

I just the pieces in this dinning room. This picture is from January 1986

This picture is also from Jan 1986

The following are from Sept 1986

This picture is from Oct 1984 - I would love to own anything in this picture!

The following are from Nov 1986

I love everything here too.

And I thought the 80's were all about hearts and geese. Check back for more pictures later.

Oh my goodness a super give away!

2010-02-25T19:25:00.000-08:00

I was having fun tonight checking out fun prim blogs and I came across this super give away. You gotta take a peek at Firecracker Kid's blog.Click here to check it out. I hope I win!

Penny rug lamp shade

2010-02-23T12:45:00.000-08:00

I like to buy neat lamps second hand for my space at The Girl's Back Porch because they lighten my space up and they sell. I also like to purchase the shades second hand because lets face it lampshades are not cheap. I usually recover them but this time I decided to do something a little different...

Now normally I purchase white shades, but I needed this one this size for this great lamp. I know blue is not the number one color, but I thought of adding pennies to give it a new look and I really like how it turned out so I just had to share it with all of you out in blog land. I spent a couple of hours last night cutting out and stitching the pennies and then I glued them on the lamp this morning.

I really like how well they go with this lamp. I am planning on taking it to the store tomorrow. Anyway I thought this was a fun way to bring new life to something old.

I picked up this fun magazine up a the grocery store this morning. So when I'm all done with my work today I'm going to sit down and enjoy looking at Flea Market style. I can hardly wait!

Some prim rabbits & spring has sprung

2010-02-22T14:26:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that is still February - my daffodils are starting to bloom as well as several other flowers - and to top if all off we are having some lovely sunny days. I'm just loving it!

On Friday Mom and I went to a couple of garage sales and other treasure hunting and I found some wonderful goodies for the store. I hope to make a trip to The Girl's Back Porch on Wednesday. I just finished up these great prim rabbits as well. I really like how they turned out.

I made four for the store and one for my selling blog and one for a up coming suprise - so be sure to talk a gander at my selling blog as well.

Great giveaway and blog

2010-02-18T06:48:00.000-08:00

Christine is have this great giveway on her blog so be sure to check it out.

click here to go to her blog and enter.

I remembered my camera...

2010-02-17T15:38:00.000-08:00

Here are some new pictures of my booth. I"m slowly getting ready for spring.

I'm up and running again.

2010-02-16T14:08:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how long it has taken me to get over being sick. I have been making lots of goodies for the Girl's Back Porch. I took a bunch in last week with my camera and was all ready to take some pictures and the batteries died in my camera. I took some cute primitive Annies and Black babies (as Dawn likes to call them). You can see pictures of some on my selling blog (the link is on the right of my blog). This week I will be bringing in some great items I found while junking and some goodies I fixed up and up dated.

I just love these pears. I just finished up a bunch of them today. I am taking 27 of them to the store and I have some listed on my selling blog. The green bowl is also going to the Girl's Back Porch. It has issues but it is so neat looking. It has some chips and a bad crack, but would still look great on a shelf. I also got my order of hooked rugs yesterday and they are great for spring. I will be dropping goodies at the store tomorrow (Wednesday the 17th) hopefully sometime not long after the store opens. I am going to try and remember my camera so I can take updated pictures of the store.

If you get a chance please check out my new selling blog as well. I also am still listing patterns on ebay. At the bottom of this blog I have a widget with my auctions. If you double click on one it will take you to that auction and from there you can click on the link for my other auctions.

Hopefully I will be posting again before the end of the week with more pictures of the store.

Hello Everyone

2010-02-02T12:34:00.000-08:00

I have been sick in bed and I am so tired of feeling this way. I spent some time this morning get my ebay auctions ready to ship, and I found a widget that shows your auctions. I put it at the bottom of my page. Everything pictured there are patterns or magazines. As soon as I am up and running again I will have some more items listed and hopefully get some more items made for the store - ugh.
I am toying of the idea of starting a seller blog to put some of my handmades up for sale. Do any of you in blog land do that? If you do I would love to hear how it well it works for you. I have to go and lay down now.
Blessings to everyone
Emily

Things for sale on EbAY

2010-01-26T08:30:00.000-08:00

In a early post I stated that I was having problems with my van. It's running okay now, but it's days are numbered and my husband and I are done sinking $$$ into it. It has over 110,000 miles on it. So I thought I would list somethings on ebay to help off set the cost of a "newer" van sometime this late spring. I don't have any crafts listed at this time (maybe I'll get there before I run out of steam). Right now it will be patterns and supplies. Some of these patterns are from my stash and some I purchased second hand. click here to go to my ebay page. I will be listing about 10 items each day. Some of my auctions don't state this but I will combine on shipping. Right now I'm using paypal for shipping so everything comes with delivery confirmation. Thanks for taking a peek.

More dolls for the Girl's Back Porch

2010-01-22T16:56:00.000-08:00

I finished up four of these black dolls. I made the dresses from vintage flour and feed sacks that I have been collecting for awhile. This doll is made from a pattern by Chestnut Junction. I still haven't made it to the store because of car problems - I'm hoping to make it tomorrow. I have the cutest kitchen table & chairs for the store and some other neat handmades.

Sweet Angels

2010-01-19T09:21:00.000-08:00

I just finished these sweet angels up yesterday (I made 5 of each). Instead of using coffee or tea to antique them I used Brewax and I love the look. They will be at the store by Thursday.

Happy Birthday to Me

2010-01-18T08:00:00.000-08:00

Today I turn 39 for the first time. I love birthdays and I am so lucky I get to spend it with the people I love most. Each year gets better and better. Although last year I got to spend my actual birthday in Disneyland with 80 degree weather - it is pretty hard to beat that. Today we are going out for breakfast and then to see The Princess and the Frog with a couple of friends and then dinner at my mother in-laws. It is going to be a super day!

Oh boy oh boy - I can hardly wait!

2010-01-17T15:10:00.000-08:00

This March my wonderful hubby and I are going to celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary at Disneyland! Last week I order our package ( I found a great price online with Get Away Today) and it arrived yesterday. I can hardly wait to go. My poor son has to stay here so he doesn't miss any school, but he will be staying with the grandparents and that should be fun too. We will drive down this summer and take him then - so he will still get a trip this year.

More goodies for the Porch

2010-01-16T09:52:00.000-08:00

I finished a couple of more dolls for the store and two more stitcheries. I also repainted these neat sewing drawers I picked up at a garage sale a while back. I will be dropping these off items off later on today.

Here is the before of set of drawers and the after:

And the Annies

AnoTheR great Give aWaY

2010-01-15T15:46:00.000-08:00

Be sure to check out this great give away from notesfromthehomestead.blogspot.com. For every entry she gets she will donate to the Red Cross for Haiti. I hope I win :-)

Give away at Sweet Meadows Farm

2010-01-14T12:48:00.000-08:00

You can win this sweet Dolly by going to Sweet Meadows Farm blog. The link is in my blog list on the right side of the screen. Good Luck!

Fun Muppet post

2010-01-11T21:00:00.000-08:00

My family and I are big fans of Disneyland and are planning on going this summer. I thought my son and I might do a day of volunteering early this summer and participate in this fun program. I was lucky enough last year to go on my birthday and receive a gift card ( I was already an annual pass member). Anyway enjoy!

Valentines

2010-01-11T20:26:00.000-08:00

Well, I am finally back to crafting now - it always takes me a while to get back into the swing of things after the holidays. I started these dolls a couple of days before Christmas and just finished them tonight. I am going to the Girl's Back Porch to drop off Valentines goodies and other treasures I've managed to pick up. I hope to get some more dolls made soon, my space needs some more handmades and I love to make Annies this time of year. These dolls are made from a Sweet Meadows Farm pattern. I'm not sure what price I am going to put on them yet - they sure were fun to make, but they were also a lot of work.

Sale at the Girl's Back Porch

2009-12-10T15:36:00.000-08:00

I just wanted everyone to know that I am having a sale at the Girl's Back Porch - 20% off all of my Christmas items - this sale will go until Christmas Eve.

Mission Mill & Greens Show

2009-12-10T15:31:00.000-08:00

I found my camera cable so here are the pictures I took of Mission Mill show and the Greens Show. Both shows did really well for me, and I look forward to doing them next year.

Here are some pictures of my booth at Mission Mill

Here are some pictures of some of the other vendors at Mission Mill

Here are some pictures of my booth at the Greens Show:

Here's a picture of my mom - Hi Mom!

Christmas at the Store

2009-11-07T10:25:00.000-08:00

I'm sorry I haven't taken the time to update my blog in a while - its that time of year... I took some pictures of my space at the Girl's Back Porch yesterday. The open house is only one day long - it's a week from today as a matter of fact. When I'm done with this post I will correct it in my show listing. Monday I drop off for Blackberry Junction and Tuesday I work set up. I'm not going to get even close to all of the things I want to get made made, but what else is new. Now back to work with me.

Primitive Black Angels

2009-10-21T10:36:00.000-07:00

I just finished up these fun primitive angel ornaments. I love how prim they came out. I made them using a pattern from Sweetpea's Primitives.

Enter to win this great snowman from Bittersweet Prims

2009-10-19T14:22:00.000-07:00

Bittersweet Prims is having a drawing for this great snowman - just click here and go to her October 14th entry to enter to win. He is just too cute
Good Luck!

Snowmen

2009-10-18T10:14:00.000-07:00

I just finished up these cute snowmen. The snowman with the tinsel is wearing an outfit made from a vintage blanket and the santa snowman is wearing an outfit made from shop rags - unused of course. These darling guys are made from a pattern by Sweet Meadows Farm.

2009 Crafts shows & events

2009-10-17T09:38:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again....
Here is a list of where to find me this holiday season
The Girl's Back Porch   8030 Wheatland Road Keizer Oregon
   Nov 14th (10am to 5pm) is the Christmas open house, but I plan on having my Christmas items in the store right after Halloween and I will be restocking weekly.
Blackberry Junction Fairmont Grange Hall 835 North Albany rd, Albany Oregon
   November 13th through November 21st 10am to 6pm everyday
Aunt Bee's Old Fashioned Christmas Mission Mill Salem Oregon
   November 20th and 21st Friday 10 am to 7 pm and Saturday 10 am to 4 pm
Polk County Fairgrounds Craft Fair at the Polk County Fairgrounds Rickreal Oregon
   November 27th to 28th 9am to 5pm
The Greens Show Oregon State Fairgrounds
  December 4th 5th and 6th - not sure of the times yet

I hope to see many of you at these shows and I will try to up date everyone as time permits.

Snowman Frames

2009-10-15T06:08:00.000-07:00

I just finished making these frames last night, and really like how they came out -my son even wants to make one for his teacher for Christmas. The words are cut from vinyl using my cricut - which is such a fun toy - I mean tool , and the faces are sewn by hand with velvet scraps for noses. I only had four of the larger frames, I wish I had more ,but I got 16 of the smaller ones made. Each snowman has a different face . I will have these at all of my shows and the Girl's Back Porch when I start bringing in Christmas.

First Santa of the Season

2009-10-08T17:04:00.000-07:00

I've been working really hard making handmades for the up coming show season. I've been making my grubby spice candles, more cocoa and cider packets (they are just darling this year), candy canes. some collage blocks with copies of antique postcards and I've been fixing up some vintage pieces as well. This afternoon I just finished 6 of these Santas. He is made from a pattern from Bird in the hand Primitives ( I have here blog on my favorites list). I am really happy with how this jolly old soul came out. I'll be making more candle cozies next and I have some fun ideas for snowmen.

I also picked up a new show at Mission Mill here in Salem. I will posting with all of my shows and dates soon. Well I better get these old guys priced.

Blackberry Junction

2009-09-15T10:37:00.000-07:00

Today and tomorrow I will be setting up at Blackberry Junction. This is such a fun show - it is so good I recommend going to it twice. The show begins this Friday and runs to Saturday September 26 th. I will be restocking several times during the show. Directions can be found at The Blackberry Junction blog.

More Crows

2009-09-14T11:36:00.000-07:00

I finished up a couple of more crow projects yesterday and this morning. I still have a couple of more ideas that I will finish up later this week. I made a couple of crows on old ladles with waxed dipped pumpkins - really like how these came out. I also made some larger crows on vintage bobbins and hog scrappers - I really like how these came out too. I hope that they don't all sell so I can have one too. The crows on the ladles will be at Blackberry Junction and the crows on bobbins and hog scrappers will be at both The Girl's Back Porch and Blackberry Junction.

Crows on Knobs

2009-09-13T13:07:00.000-07:00

I'm still working hard for Blackberry Junction. I making all kinds of crows. I'm finishing up these crows on vintage door knobs - I made some of these last year and they sold really well for me. I also made some on old bobbins. The star in the background are one of the ones I covered in paper. I made oodles this year for the Girl's Back Porch and Blackberry Junction. Gotta get back to work.

Purcee the Pumpkin Man and fall garlands

2009-09-12T10:44:00.000-07:00

I've been having fun with my cricut. I several vintage style garlands for Halloween and Harvest. They are at the Girl's Back Porch.

I also just finished these fun pumpkin guys from a pattern by Chestnut Junction.

These primitive fellas will be at the Girl's Back Porch and at Blackberry Junction.