PFATT FALL GIVEAWAY COMING SOON!

Stay tuned for the PFATT Blog Fall Giveaway! Tons of Halloween Fun from the talented artists of PFATT!

Simply click on the banner above to go to the PFATT blog on September 1st to sign up to win.

Newest Piece of Vintage Palette Art....

Here's looking at you Pumpkin! ;o)

I knew when I saw this bowl come into the shoppe that I would have to transform it into a pumpkin candy dish! I had the perfect little knob to give it too! A real pumpkin stem that I had kept the past 2 or 3 years just waiting to be used! I think it fits perfectly...don't you?


I gave her that eggshell crackle finish that I love also!

And that double paper collar or ruff adds a nice touch also! ♥

She's listed on ebay right now and ends this coming Sunday evening at 9:45pm EDT-6:45pm PDT. I hope you will stop by to see her! You can CLICK HERE to do that! =D

Happy Halloween!

Newest Ebay Auction Little Halloween Pumpkin Coasters!

I've lsted this set of two little pumpkin faced clay coasters/plates on ebay this week. They measure 3 3/4" in diameter and 1" deep. Painted and sealed with matte sealer to help protect them. Just CLICK HERE to go see their auction. : )

PFATT Tuesday is Here!

This month's PFATT Tuesday theme is Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes.

(Just click on the banner above to go see all the PFATT auctions.)

And here are some pics of my Mary, Mary Quite Contrary hang tag/ornie that I have listed on ebay for this PFATT Tuesday theme.

Click on either pic to go see her auction on ebay!

Join Us on the PFATT Blog.............

...for our Spring Giveaway May 1st-7th! It's your chance to win one of several creations made by some of the talented artists of PFATT!

You can click on the banner above to go visit!

And here's my donation for the giveaway. A primitive hang tag with a vintage repro print and hand stitched stars with vintage buttons.

Another Halloween Hang Tag/Ornie Listed thise Evening!

I've added another little hang tag ornie to my eBay listings this evening. I just love this vintage print of the little girl holding the vintage pumpkin treat bucket! I wish I had one like it!


I added lots of hand stitching to this little tag and another vintage shoe button too!


I hope you will stop by to take a peek at it~! Just click on either of the pictures above to go see it's eBay auction.

June's PFATT Free Giveaway is up!

The PFATT BLOG June Giveaway is up and running this morning! Just click on the link or the banner above to go sign up for the 3 amazing prizes donated by 3 different PFATT artists!! Hurry..........you can sign up June 1st-June 7th at midnight PDT.

Good luck!!!

THE MAY 1st PFATT BLOG GIVEAWAY IS UP!

Just a reminder!! Here's my giveaway for the month of May over on the PFATT BLOG! Make sure that you hurry over there and sign up for 1 of 3 gorgeous pieces of art from three of Primitive Folk Art Talk & Tea's artists!

Spring Open House at Village Gift Shoppe.......

Some of you may not be aware of this, but I also sell on eBay as Village Gift Shoppe and I also have a Village Gift Shoppe Blog. We are located at 106 N. Walnut St. in downtown historical Gnadenhutten, OH. Our shoppe phone number is 740-254-9530. Please feel free to call us if you have any questions or need directions.

We're having our annual Spring Open House on Saturday March 28th from 10:00am-6:00pm and Sunday March 29th from 12noon-5:00pm.

We have over 20 consignment artists and they all donate a door prize. We also have free refreshments such as cookies, punch and coffee. We have a wonderful little cafe 4 doors down where you can go have lunch after you browse the shoppe.

We call ourselves "The Best Kept Secret in Tuscarawas County". We hope that you will stop by if you are in the area!

New Sunflower Diva Painting on eBay.....

I listed another little chunky canvas painting last night on eBay. She's a sunflower diva named Serenity. =o)


I haven't painted a sunflower in such a long time! And now that the weather has actually started to be nice here in Ohio, even though we never know what we might get from one day to the next still, I felt compelled to something bright and sunny! lol


I loved my last one with the picket fence border, so I made another one for this little sunflower girl, since that is where you usually see these gorgeous flowers growing.


I hope you have time to stop by and take a peek at her. She's one of my favorites!


Serenity is a 5 day auction and she will end this Sunday evening at 9:00pm EST-6:00pm PDT. Just CLICK HERE to go see her eBay auction.

Meet "Purr....sephone"................

She's another one of my little chunky canvas paintings that I have had so much fun creating here lately. The little Diva's name is "Purr...sephone" and she's all ready to attend the Black Cat Halloween Ball. I know it's a little early but "Purr...sephone" has the patience of a gnat (as my dear friend Christy would say)....LOL!


I've used more vintage papers from an early 1900's book pages to make the little picket fence that surrounds the outside edges of this canvas and I've given it a dusting of vintage mica flakes to catch the moonlight glow. Her top hat is also made from the same vintage paper and the rosette is fashioned from vintage silver seam binding and a vintage MOP button.


She'll be listed tonight on eBay and I will back with her link later on tonight!

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek at her EBAY AUCTION!

Grand Opening of the PFATT Blog!!!

WooHoo!!! We the ladies of PFATT have just started our very own blog to showcase our art and artists! We hope you have a few minutes to stop by and visit us at the PFATT BLOG.

Make sure to add yourself as a follower so you can stay tuned for our first PFATT Blog give away which will be coming up soon! Details will be posted on the blog at a later date.

SO.........please be sure to stay tuned!

Seraphina the Snow Diva..............

I painted this little chunky canvas painting a few weeks ago and have been waiting on Freezin' Francine to end before listing her. She was so much fun to paint and the icicles made out of the vintage paper was something different in place of the penny rug fingers that I have done on my other canvases.


My favorite part, besides the icicles, is her rosette made of vintage silver seam binding with the vintage metal rhinestone button....=D


I hope you have time to stop by and take a peek at HER AUCTION LINK. She ends this coming Sunday night at 9:30pm EST-6:30pm PDT.

EHAG Challenge "The Weather Outside is Frightful!"

I promised that I would post when I got her listed and let you know that the EHAG Challenge has begun!

Here's THE LINK to all the EHAG art. There will be more art listed probably all through this week, so stop back often to check it out..........


I've listed Freezin' Francine and hope you will have time to stop by and take a peek at HER EBAY AUCTION..........


Also, make sure you stop by the EHAG BLOG to sign up for a chance to win FREE Door Prizes! As a thank you to our collectors and supporters, we're hosting our second giveaway. All you have to do is leave a comment on the giveaway post, and we'll draw names from the EHAG cauldron on Tuesday, February 3rd.

Good Luck!!!

It Seems Like Forever....................

Since I listed something on eBay! LOL I've been so busy with the show and Fall Open House with my shoppe that I really haven't had time to make anything here lately. Throw in watching my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter 3-4 days a week and working at the shoppe too...........LOL

And people ask me if I paint while I'm at the shoppe............well I hate walking up to the counter with glue, glitter or paint on my body parts and or clothing. I am very good at ruining almost all my clothing if I'm creating. You would think that I would learn and wear either something that already had paint all over it or an apron but noooooooooooo................not I! I'm too impatient to take the time to do that! HAHAHA!!!

So anyhow..........I got this little cutie done the other day! YEAH ME! She's painted in acrylics on a coffee dyed hang tag and embellished with real german glass glitter, a vintage shoe button, hand made wire hanger and pages from an early 1900's book. I hope you like her and have time to GO VISIT HER on eBay!





Thanks for stopping by and for taking a peek at my art..........

Little Pumpkin Shelf Sitter on eBay..............

I listed this little cutie last night on eBay. It's another little piece of art made from something that was destined for someone's trash or firepit....LOL


Hope you have time to stop by and take a peek at it. The starting bid is just $9.95! CLICK HERE to go see it on eBay.

My "Harvest Pumpkin Moon" Stool on eBay!

Good Morning.....or should I say Goodnight Moon??? hehehe!

While on a girls out day with my dear friend Joycee at the Shady Rest Flea Market in Beach City........I happened upon this little old stool (thanks Gary & Jewell!). Kind of sitting in the back of a booth, not out in the front, I looked at it and saw the hidden potential of what it was about to become. See, I love giving old things a second chance at life......a chance to become something beautiful and loved and passed down from generation to generation. Most people would call me a packrat (and do)........LOL! And I've been known to haul things home from the curb (dumpster diver that I am) and give them a major makeover. Most of the treasures that I have saved from the dump have all been sold in my shoppe and at craft fairs over the years.


My favorite subject is pumpkins and when I saw this little stool, I knew that I had to paint the seat and make it into a big beaming pumpkin face! It was very rough with lots of layers of cracked chippy paint but that's exactly what I LOVE! So I just cleaned it up and sanded the top a bit before starting. After getting the face painted on that bumpy surface I thought......."Geesh! It looks like the surface of the moon!!" I can't wait for when, in the fall, the moon rises up over the hill and it's that glowing orange orb, and it's so huge and bright and you can actally see the rough irregular surface of it! I gave this stool an antique black finish over the painted surface and then a hand rubbed paste wax finish......I just love the look that it gives! SO vintage looking! And the crackle shows up beautifully when the stain is applied over the paint. It soaks down into all those little fine lines giving it such detail and character!


Around the outer edge, I painted it black and then let it sit for days (ok....weeks) while I tried to decide just what kind of trim I wanted to give it. Well.....I just love the penny rug fingers made from old book pages and have used that edge finish on my little canvas paintings for quite a while now. So, I decided to do it on this stool too.........48 little penny rug fingers in all! LOL When I discussed this with Joycee she said, "Do you know how much work that's going to be?" LOL I did....but I knew that was the look that I wanted. I know..........I'm a glutton for punishment! hahaha! I then decided to add those little upholstery tacks to the center of each pennyrug finger to give it depth. Well.......let me tell you what it's like trying to hammer those into solid oak wood......it just wasn't happening! So.....I had to go get the cordless drill out and predrill all 48 little holes so I could hammer those little devils in there! I think it was worth all the trouble though. I really like that little extra detail that it gives it! =o)


Anyhow......I'm very proud of the way that it turned out and very scared of listing it on eBay! This is the largest thing that I have ever listed on there and I'm just not sure that it will sell or if people will be willing to pay the shipping cost. Because of the weight of the piece and size of the box, I'm going to try FedEx ground since it was the cheapest way to go.

I hope you have time to stop by and take a peak at my little stool on eBay! I've done a 10 day listing. I really like ending on Sunday evenings and since I was so impatient to list this, I started it on a Thursday which I rarely do.

HaPpY Fall y'all!!!!!!!!

100th Blog Post Giveaway!

I mentioned this afternoon that I would be doing a 100th blog post giveaway soon...........well, it's sooner than I thought! lol When I signed in to my dashboard, it showed that I had 102 posts...........but when you look down at my blog archive, it shows 94 posts. I think this is because along the way, I have deleted a few posts.

Soooooo............Ive decided to do my 100th Blog Post according to the dashboard post #.

I've decided to give away two of my hand made and hand stitched hang tags and a bottle of Village Gift Shoppe's yummy room sprays!

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post for your name to be put in the pumpkin pail for the drawing and you can leave a comment a day if you would like to! The drawing will be on September 29th so hurry up and spread the word!

FIRST PRIZE is my Halloween Beauty Hang Tag.......



SECOND PRIZE is my little Halloween Clown Carnival Hang Tag.......



and THIRD PRIZE is a bottle of Village Gift Shoppe's yummy "Homestead" scent (sweet potato pie) room spray............



Feel free to grab the giveaway banner and post it on your blog and I will put your name in for the drawing an extra two times!

New Tag Art on eBay!

CLICK HERE to go see it on eBay...........




CLICK HERE to go see it on eBay.......

I've listed two witch tags on ebay this week. Both tags that I have done before but oh so popular prints! I just love her illustrations and the colors that she uses!

Another Silent Flight Hang Tag on eBay..........

I listed asecond Silent Flight tag on eBay last night. I painted this one black instead of cream. I made the hanger from rusty twisted wire and shaped it like a star............

I love to do the hand stitching on these tags.........

And the vintage buttons are so much fun to dig through my stash in search of the perfect one!

Click HERE to go see it on eBay!
Thanks!
*Lori