Prim, Vintage & Whimsy all n one!

Hey Blog Buds!!!!

I woke up to a chilly 49 this morning! WOW! Almost had to turn on the heat. I suppose it wont be too much longer eh?!


Ive been so busy I dont know if Im coming or going this week!
Im trying to pound out as much Fall as I can by tomorrow so I can start on Christmas.

Next week I will be decorating my booth with vines, bittersweet and cornstalks AND Im taking a 2 week break from crafting. I gotta give my fingers a rest, I have a permanent whole in my index finger from my needle slipping, haha!!!

Anyhow, here are a few things I finished up this week.

This girl has all the looks.....prim, vintage and a bit of whimsy:)





I wasnt sure if I wanted to make these guys until I saw how cute Pams came out:)



More cat dolls



Have a great weekend

4th of July sale on Yankee Ridge Prims

Hi.....hi....hi!

I am having a 5 day sale in honor of my birthday on Yankee Ridge Prims.

Sale will end on Saturday July 4th at 8pm!

Ive marked my prices on a few things by close to half so if there is something that youre interested in please let me know.
All made to order dolls will be started on Monday the 6th and shipped within 3 days.




Have you signed up for my giveaway yet? Scroll down a few posts if ya havent:)

2 New Dolls

Good Monday Morning!

Today is Domonics 3rd birthday! I can NOT believe my baby is 3 years old already.
Where does the time go? I tell him every night before bed, not to grow up, stay small and stay home with mommy forever! He agrees, and says I stay small mama!

He LOVES frogs and toads, so Saturday hes going to have his big green frog birthday cake that I'm going to attempt to create! When we're outside, he will carry around a toad ALL day, until it dies, or until it "hopped away", haha!!!

Whats going on with this weather? I don't know about you but its COLD here in NY! I'm serious, last week I had the heat on ALL WEEK! Saturday was nice so we were able to get outside and get some much needed garden work done. I split up 3 HUGE hostas and ended up with 11 smaller plants that went on the side of the workshop. That's alot!!!

Also have been busy getting ready for my Carnivals 4 A Cause show in 2 weeks.
This is my 1st show so I'm a little worried about things selling! When this is over Im taking a few weeks off to spend some time with the kids and then Ill be starting on Fall and Christmas for 2 shows in late Aug!

This 1st doll is a rag stuffed stump doll from Simple Thyme Primitives.
She will be available by custom order on YRP late today, if you're interested shoot me an email.



This other doll is from Vivian Fuller.
She will also be a custom order on YRP late today.






Well.....my coffee is screaming for me, have a great week!

Uncle Sam Pledge Doll

Just wanted to quick post and show ya what I just finished!

He is a Kim Kohler design, I just love love love her patterns!








His beard isn't really that white.
I think the contrast with my wall color and Uncle Sam being so dark is why!
Ill be listing him on my selling blog later this evening.


HAVE A GREAT EASTER!

Goodies in the mail!

Hi Everyone!

It seems like I haven't posted in forever! Been mega busy but Ill get to that later.
First I want to show what came in the mail for my yesterday!

A few weeks back I purchased a pattern from Alice of Wilmas Wimzees, she emailed to let me know I had been entered in the Trinkets 2 Treasures giveaway, so I quick jumped over to their blog to see what the giveaway was all about!
WOW!!!
There was a TON of goodies!!

I never thought I would win so I forgot all about it until last week!
Bette from Bette's Tomorrows Treasures emailed to let me know I WAS THE WINNER!
OMGOSH, I was so excited!!!
I could hardly stand it but waited as patient as I could for my basket of goodies to arrive!

This is a list of my goodies that was included:)

Ewe N Me Printables -- CD collection of printable tags, bookmarks and printable tags

Wilmas Wimzees -- Shabby n Chic bowl fillers


Ragdollz -- Bunny and Chenille Egg

Snugglebug Blessins -- Primitive Mouse

The End Peace -- Charm Bracelet

Folk Art From The Heart -- $20 Gift Certificate

Tomorrows Treasures - Basket and Eggs


Bead and Knit -- Fingerless Gloves

Silicone Bulb Shoppe -- Easter Silicone Bulbs

Sassy Soaps N Such -- Bunny Bowl Fillers

AuntieB56 -- Framed Needle Punch Bunny Picture

Mamaws Creations -- Bunny In A Carrot

Print and Sew -- Americana Feedsack Bag

WOW, right?!! I'm STILL drooling over my goodies!





Kindle snatched up my charm bracelet and gloves before I could snap a pic so Ill get those later. Make sure you check out these lovely, very talented ladies etsy shops!

Onto some other good news, I am officially Yankee Ridge Primitives, registered with the state of NY! I have my business license!!! This was a BIG BIG step for me as I wasn't sure which way my crafting was going to go. I have been selling a few things wholesale and have decided to stop doing that after I finish up this last order and rent a booth at a local shop full time! Wholesale just isn't making me any money and I put ALOT of time and love into my prims. Its one of those things that when someone likes your work and asks if you wholesale they try to get the cheapest price out of you. They really don't understand the cost of supplies and the work that goes into each item! So NO MORE wholesale for me:)

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I also want to let you all know I DO visit you daily, I just don't have the time to comment right now! Between getting Bella dressed and ready for school, my daily household duties, taking care of Domonic and crafting which seems like I do ALL day long, there is just no time right now!

As soon as I finish up this last order I should have some free time!

Have a great weekend and a great Easter - don't think I'll make it back before then!

Pineapple Pantry Box

Just finished this up:)

The Pineapple pattern is from Vicky at TOHB, I just left out a few things and attached it to a pantry box that I painted.

Ill be listing this on my selling blog later this evening!!

New Prim Rabbit

I had the best time making this guy and watching him come to life. My hands definitely took a beating for this one:)

This is a Kim Kohler pattern, I just LOVE her designs!







Ill be listing him on my selling blog later this morning.


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I cant believe its March already! Where does the time go?
Don't forget to Spring Ahead Saturday night:) I'm so excited for longer days. My day lilies are starting to peek out from the frozen ground. It wont be long now!!


Jason surprised me last night with this guy.


His name is Cha Cha! Hes a Canary and his song is beautiful! Have you ever heard a Canary sing? OMGOSH! Hes been serenading me ALL morning long. I just LOVE him! I lost my RF Canary a few months ago to a tragic feline accident and was devastated. I missed him so much so you can imagine my surprise when Jason walked in with a teeny box. I knew RIGHT away what was in there:)

If you haven't had the chance to experience the song of a Canary, please do!


Well this post took me about 20 mins. Took forever to upload my pics! That's never happened to me before!! SO that's about it for me. Still working on a bedroom makeover in between crafting.




~~UPDATED~~

If you have my selling blog linked to your blog I need a HUGE favor!
Im so so sorry and such a dork! I just ordered business cards and realized I left out an "I" in primitives when I created my selling blog. So I had to fix my blog address to reflect the changes. If you have me linked I just need you to stick a teeny tiny "I" after the m. Thanks much!

Have you signed up for my Giveaway yet?

NO? How come?
Get on ova there and sign yourself up!!

Click on the picture to the left to enter:)

I also joined Janae & Pam and opened a selling blog:)
Its called Yankee Ridge Primitives! You can also find that by clicking the picture to the left. Why Yankee Ridge Primitives you ask?
Well..........I am a Yankee after all, and Ridge came to mind because if you're from my area you're familiar with Route 104, also known as Ridge Rd. Its a pretty long stretch of rd passing through numerous towns and counties and people around here refer to it as "over the Ridge" if your over Rt 104 or "before the Ridge" if you're before it! Thus, Yankee Ridge Primitives was born:)

Ive been pretty busy with a few of my own patterns
I just love these lil guys with the tails, ha!







This is a Sweatpeas Primitives make do pattern. I actually made him a few weeks back but didn't have the make do part, while out thrifting 2 weekends ago I found some candle sticks. I made another Herbert with his stitchery egg:)



Ill be drawing a winner the night of Feb 22nd and posting the winner Monday morning, so get your entry in:)