WELCOME TO OUR 3RD ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW!!!

Following are my offerings.....if you should find something "needful" please email me at grams1garden@yahoo.com to purchase.  All emails will be taken in the order they are received.

#1  MINDY SUE   Tis Spoken For - Thank you.

Mindy stands approximately 6 1/2 inches tall and is made from aged osnaburg.  Her outfit is made from burgundy homespun.  Her vest is made from hand dyed wool.  Her tiny snowman purse is wool felt with appliqued and embroidered features.  Kindly asking $38.00 plus travel fare.

#2  MERRIWEATHER AND HER SHEEP  Tis Spoken For...Thank you.

Merriweather is made of aged osnaburg and stands approximately 6/1/2 inches tall.  Her dress is quilt shop quality fabric in a beautiful Christmas green.  She carries her basket of goodies and present as she makes her way through the forest to her Christmas gathering.  She carries her grubby lantern to light her way.  Her apron is made of osnaburg and has the Cincinnati feedsack logo printed on the front.

Traveling alongside is her sheep who is also decked out in Christmas attire.  The sheep is needle felted wool over an osnaburg body.  The blanket and hat are made of hand dyed wool (red and forest green.)

Kindly asking $65.00 plus travel fare.

#3  CHRISTMAS CAROLERS  Tis Spoken For....Thank  You.

Father and mother mousels are made of aged osnaburg and stand approximately 7 inches tall.  Their jackets are made of black flannel and their scarves are made of hand dyed wool.  They both carry their own songbooks and father lights the way with his grubby lantern. Mother's skirt is black mini check homespun.

The tree stands approximately 13 inches tall to the top of the rusty star.  The lighted tree has been adorned with rusty bells, homespun ties and a strand of 35 mini seed lights.

Kindly asking $80.00 plus travel fare for this three piece Christmas vignette.

#4  SKIING MOUSE ORNAMENT  (Green Scarf)  Tis Spoken For...Thank You.

This little mousel is made of aged osnaburg and is approximately 3 1/2 inches tall.  He is ready for a day of skiing the slopes.  He is adorned in his prim green hand dyed wool scarf and gloves.  His skis and poles have been grunged to perfection.

Kindly asking $24.00 plus air fare for this sweet little mousel ornament.

#5  SKIING MOUSE ORNAMENT (Red plaid scarf)  Tis Spoken For...Thank You

This little skiing mouse ornament is made of aged osnaburg and wears a red plaid wool scarf and black gloves.  His poles and skis have been grunged to perfection using my own personal recipe.

Kindly asking $24.00 plus air fare.

#6  SKIING MOUSE  Tis Spoken For...Thank You

This mouse is skiing the slopes and is approximately 4 inches high x 4 1/2 inches long.  Made of aged osnaburg and wearing a red plaid wool scarf and black wool gloves.  His poles and skis are grunged to perfection.  He even remembered to put on his ear muffs...ha!

Kindly asking $28.00 plus travel fare.

#7  DAD MOUSE AND THE BOYS  Tis Spoken For...Thank You

This sweet snowtime vignette is approximately 8 inches high x 11 inches long.  The mice are made of aged osnaburg with needle sculpted facial features.  Their scarves, gloves and boots are hand dyed wool.  There is lots of detail in this vignette...you will not be disappointed.

Kindly asking $78.00 plus air fare.

PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY SISTER SITE.......JOYCE MAYER of BEARS JUST B-CLAWS has some beautiful Christmas handmades for your shopping pleasure.  You can find her blog by clicking here:  BEARS JUST B-CLAWS

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!
HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS SEASON!

ONLINE CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW - NOW OPEN

WELCOME to our second annual Christmas craft show! Grab yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy your stay. What better way to shop for the holidays than from the comfort of your own home. If you wish to see additional pictures of any item, kindly let me know.

There are more wonderful handmade goodes to see! Please make sure to stop by THE BEAR'S BLOG. My good friend and awesome artist, Joyce, has lots more for you to see...some wonderful creations including her second OOAK Christmas piece.

Following are my offerings for this show. If you would like to purchase, please email me at grams1garden@yahoo.com. Include the number of the item you wish to order. All requests will be taken in the order they are received.  My preferred method of payment is Paypal but I will also accept checks or money orders.  If paying by check, item will not be mailed until your check has cleared the bank.  All items in this sale are ready to ship.  If an item you wish to purchase is sold, it can be ordered from my etsy shop. The link is: http://www.etsy.com/shop/buttermilkcreekfarm

ITEM NUMBER 1 SHEEP AND SLEDDING MICE

This wintertime sledding vignette measures approximately 16 inches long by 6 inches high. The sheep is made of needle felted sheeps wool over osnaburg. His blanket is finished off with a blanket stitch and is made of hand dyed wool. The sheep are made of aged osnaburg and their scarves are also hand dyed wool. They are securely attached to the sled. This offering could be left out long after the holiday season is over. Cost is $74.00 plus air fare.
TIS SPOKEN FOR - THANK YOU

ITEM NUMBER 2 MOM AND SLEDDING MOUSE,

This wintertime vignette is approximately 8 1/2 inches tall by 7 1/2 inches long. The mice are made of aged osnaburg with needle felted features and wool felt ears. Their scarves are hand dyed wool. This offering could be left out long after the holiday season. Cost is $62.00 plus air fare.
TIS SPOKEN FOR - THANK YOU

ITEM NUMBER 3 SNOWMAN BAG

This snowman bag is made of aged wool felt and measures approximately 4" wide by 8 inches long to the top of the wire hanger. Tucked into the bag is a woolfelt mouse along with some Christmas greens. Cost is $24.00 plus air fare.
TIS SPOKEN FOR - THANK YOU

ITEM NUMBER 4 CHRISTMAS MITTEN

This little mitten is approximately 4 inches wide by 8 inches tall to the top of the wire hanger. Tucked into the mitten is a little Christmas mouse along with some holiday greens and berries. Cost is $22.00 plus air fare.
TIS SPOKEN FOR -THANK YOU

ITEM NUMBER 5 FIONA - PARTY MOUSE

Fiona is approximately 6 1/2 inches tall. She is made of aged osnaburg with needle sculpted features, wool felt ears and sisal whiskers. Her dress is made from quilt shop quality homespun fabric. She is carrying her Christmas packages to put under the tree. Cost is $38.00 plus air fare.
TIS SOLD - THANK YOU

ITEM NUMBER 6 MONICA

Monica is approximately 6 1/2 inches tall and is made of aged osnaburg. Her features are needle sculpted with ears of woolfelt and sisal whiskers. Her dress is made of quilt shop quality homespun. She carries her handmade lantern and a bundle of sticks gathered for her fireplace. Cost is $38.00 plus air fare.
TIS SOLD - THANK YOU

ITEM NUMBER 7 GRETCHEN - THE GATHERER

Sweet ole Gretchen is one of my personal favorites and is made of aged osnaburg and stands approximately 6 1/2 inches tall. Her features are needle sculpted, she has a tuft of white hair (sheep's wool) and her ears are wool felt. She carries a basket of flax and a bundle of sticks that she gathered up to keep the home fires burning. Her clothes are made of quilt shop quality osnaburg. Cost is $38.00 plus air fare.
TIS SPOKEN FOR - THANK YOU

ITEM NUMBER 8 AUNT SQUEAK - CHRISTMASTIME BAKER OF SWEETS

Aunt Squeak is approximately 6 1/2 inches tall. She has a tuft of grey hair (sheeps wool) and her sweet face is needle sculpted. She bakes the best gingerbread cookies around! Cost is $38.00 plus air fare.

TIS SOLD - THANK YOU
If you have any questions or would like to see additional pictures of  items I have listed, feel free to contact me. Thanks so much for stopping by!

BLESSED WINTERTIME!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Happy Halloween to you and yours. Hope you are enjoying the cooler fall weather. I know that I am here in Michigan. Unfortunately there are cloudy skies and rain for the trick-or-treaters tonight.

First I wanted to give you a sneak peek at my update for Early Work Mercantile this evening. I will update at 7PM (EST). This is our first update for the Christmas season. I am humbled to be among some wonderful artists on this site. I hope you will plan to join us and check out all the wonderful offerings. Here is the link: http://www.earlyworkmercantile.com

 

I also wanted to let everyone know that The Bear's Blog and Buttermilk Creek Farm will be holding our second annual Christmas craft show on Saturday, November 2nd at 11:00 AM (EST). We will both have our items on our own blogs with links to the others items. I hope you will plan to join us then for some new Christmas goodes. HOLIDAY HUGS!! Carol

NEW IDEAS FOR YOUR HOLIDAY BAKING........

Once in a while I come across something that I think is worthy of sharing and this just so happens to be one of those little goodies...... PUMPKIN  DINNER ROLLS.....

Wouldn't these look wonderful and so delicious displayed on your holiday table?  Here is the link for the recipe..http://www.beyondkimchee.com/pumpkin-dinner-rolls/ I am going to try something new this year and add them to my thanksgiving menu.             

                           BLESSED HARVEST TIME!!!

hugs,
Carol

EARLY WORK MERCANTILE UPDATE TONIGHT!!!

Just a quick note to let you know that Early Work Mercantile is updating tonight.  I hope you get a chance to pop in and see my newest Halloween Mouser, Miss Malificient and her sheep Mandrake.  And while you are there, please check out all the other amazing and talented artists.  You won't be disappointed!   Here is the link:  http://earlywork-buttermilkcreekfarm.blogspot.com

I also wanted to let you know that I have reopened my etsy store after being closed for a couple of months to enjoy some time with my family and friends.  I hope all of you have been able to do the same.  Even though I love the Fall and am looking forward to the cooler weather, it is hard for me to believe that summer is finally starting to wind down.  How time flies.

Hugs! Carol

JUNE UPDATE FOR EARLY WORK MERCANTILE

I just updated my Early Work Mercantile page for June and wanted to share a sneak peek with you.  This is Wanda Worrywart and her Halloween Twig Tree.  An OOAK offering from right here on the farm.

I also wanted to share a picture of a commissioned piece I just finished for a wonderful friend.  I just love how she turned out with her sheep Ms. Butterbean and her cart full of pumpkins.

 

Thanks so much for popping in and I hope you enjoy your weekend!

Big Hugs!
Carol

MILTON MOUSER AND MS. BUTTERBEAN

I am pleased to introduce Milton Mouser and his sweet sheep, Ms. Butterbean.  This offering has just been added to my selling page on EARLY WORK MERCANTILE.  If you would like more information or to see additional pictures, you can find them here:  http://earlywork-buttermilkcreekfarm.blogspot.com.

BLESSED HARVEST TIME!!!

hugs,
Carol