Appalachian Folk Art by Kentuckian, Rebecca F. Miller Campbell. Featuring handmade One of a Kind (OOAK) signed, numbered, primitive art dolls, paintings & bits of whimsy from the hills of Eastern Kentucky.
The Prim & Whimsy Girls are hosting a super special event over at their blog, www.primandwhimsy.com.
Right now there’s an Easter Egg Parade going on & a special Give-Away.
Here are the details!
Here’s what you’ll be signing up to receive.
Come join us! We’re having a ball over on www.primandwhimsy.com!
I just wanted to share some of my current Etsy favorites with you. They’re absolutely yummy! (Clicking on the pic below will take you to my Etsy favorites page where you can click on each item individually.)
Have fun browsing these incredible Etsy shops!
This sweet trio of sprites is sure to help you usher in spring & watch over your home! At least they keep everything in their own little forest running smoothly!
The Woodland Fairies live in a vintage soda crate (12″ x 18″) that has been primed, painted, collaged, aged & sealed & crackled. Each 7″ dolly hangs from an eye hook with the aid of invisible filament. The dollies have been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill. They’ve been painted & sanded a couple of times & have been treated to several layers of paint washes giving them lovely, aged patinas. Each doll has been sealed with a combination of glossy & matte sealers.
These dolls have been painted with a variety of media. Their noses & bottom lips have been needle-sculpted by hand giving them perfect little pouts, just like my larger dollies.
Their fingers have been needle-sculpted as well. They sport tan painted gloves. Each doll also sports painted brown boots with socks & detailed laces. Their blouses are made of white muslin. They feature hand-gathered sleeves & hand-stitching around the neckline and back. Each blouse has seed bead buttons attached. Their dresses are made from 100% cotton prints. They feature hand-stitching around the hemline & wee little buttons adorn the front. All clothing was treated to a lavender bud/coffee bath for a slightly aged appearance. Every piece was then hand-washed & pressed.
The dolls’ wings were made from muslin. They’re machine-quilted & painted in fun, funky patterns. They’re attached with embroidery thread & a vintage button.
Vintage papers were used for the collage inside this box. Every piece was treated with an acid-neutralizing spray to prevent deterioration of the paper over time. Some of the text was taken from the Big, Big Story Book, a geography book, an antique dictionary & an antique grammar book. The trees were hand-painted & sealed.
There is a lovely crackle texture applied to the outside of the box over several layers of primer & paint. In addition, the box has been lightly aged for an antique appearance.
The Woodland Fairies will be available on Ebay beginning March 31 at 9:15 PM EST. (Link won’t be active until that time.) They will end April 5th at 9:15 PM EST. Click here to view or bid on these darlings!
This big girl is sure to fill your home with smiles this spring!
Meet Emmie & Grace. They’ve been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill. Emmie measures 28″ tall from head to toe. Grace measures a wee 8″. Emmie sits nicely on her own. Her lower torso is rag-stuffed & bean-filled in order to weight her little bottom. Both dolls have been painted & sanded a couple of times, giving them lovely, aged patinas. Emmie’s been sealed with a combination of glossy & matte sealers so that she may be lightly dusted after display. Grace has been sealed with a transparent varnish with UV filter.
Emmie & Gracie have been painted with a variety of media. Emmie’s nose & hands have been needle-sculpted by hand. Grace’s ears have been needle-sculpted as well. Emmy sports brown painted gloves. She also sports the cutest painted brown boots with tan locks & vanilla laces. They’ve been shaded & highlighted.
Emmie wears a white muslin blouse. It features hand-gathered sleeves & hand-stitching around the neckline and back. It is finished off with a vintage mother of pearl button. Her apron dress has been made from 100% cotton prints in shades of soft green, apricot & chocolate. The hem features hand-stitching in a contrasting brown thread. Emmie’s blouse & Grace’s skirt was treated to a lavender bud/coffee bath for a slightly aged appearance. All clothing was then hand-washed & pressed.
Emmie’s purse is sewn of brown burlap. It features a vintage button & folky hand-stitching. It also features a chocolate brown strap fastened with embroidery thread. The purse is removable as the strap in the back is attached with a safety pin. Her purse is filled with color washed muslin “grass” & is the perfect resting place for little Grace. Of course, Grace can be displayed separately. She does not sit or stand on her own but is great for propping! Her beautiful skirt features a hand-stitched hem.
Emmie & Grace are available on Ebay. They’ll end March 29th at 9:15 PM EST. Click here to make these cuties yours!
Hey guys, check this out–little Florence & Tink were selected for Etsy’s Spring Equinox item poll on the Storque! Simply vote for your most loved item. The top favorite items will be featured in the Gift Guides and on the Etsy blog! I’m not gonna ask you to vote for me cause there’s some flipping amazing art on there. But vote–you’re gonna make somebody super happy. Heck, just being nominated really is enough!
Click the image below to vote!
How sweet are all of these things? (Especially that little lamb up there!) Just makes me want to squeal.
Close friends really do stick together. Meet Dorrie. She was created for a special Prim & Whimsy Girl Challenge titled “A Bird in the Hand”. (Search PWGL Bird to see the amazing art my Prim & Whimsy sisters have created for this challenge!) Dorrie’s been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill. She & her birds measures 18″ tall from top to bottom (or bird to toe). She sits nicely on her own. Her lower torso is rag-stuffed & bean-filled in order to weight her little bottom. She has been painted & sanded a couple of times, giving her a lovely, aged patina. She’s been sealed with a combination of glossy & matte sealers so that she may be lightly dusted after display.
Dorrie’s face has been painted with a variety of media. Her nose & bottom lip have been needle-sculpted by hand giving her a great little pout. Her hands have been needle-sculpted as well. She sports brown painted gloves. She also sports painted brown boots with tan socks & grey laces.
Dorrie’s blouse is made of white muslin. It features hand-gathered sleeves & hand-stitching in the back. It is finished off with a black vintage button at the collar. Her skirt is fashioned from a teal bird print & black & white plaid fabric. Both fabrics are 100% cotton. The hem is stitched in a contrasting black thread. All clothing was treated to a coffee bath for a slightly aged appearance. It was then hand-washed & pressed.
These little birdies have hand-quilted wings which were then hand-stitched to their bodies. They’ve been painted, sanded, aged & sealed. The nest is wired to Dorrie’s hands for extra security. The little guy who has decided to nest in Dorrie’s hair is wired in place & is not removable.
Dorrie’s wild hair is 100% dark brown mohair. It has been applied with light glue for extra security & needle-felting. Dorrie is available on Ebay. She ends March 22 at 9:30 PM EST. Click here to view or bid!
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Pledge to lose weight at PFPChallenge.com between December 15, 2008 – April 27, 2009.
Come back for a final weigh-in between April 1, 2009 – May 5, 2009 to report the amount of weight you’ve lost since your chosen start date (no earlier than December 15, 2008). For every pound you’ve lost (up to a maximum weight loss of 2 pounds per week, averaged over the entire period from your start date through your report date), General Mills will donate 10¢ to Feeding America™ – enough to secure and deliver one pound of groceries to one of the approximately 200 local food banks in Feeding America’s network. $500,000 maximum donation. General Mills guarantees a minimum donation of $100,000 to Feeding America in the event that fewer than 1 million pounds of weight loss are reported in the aggregate by individuals who participate in this program.
Watch The Biggest Loser Season 7 including the season finale (currently scheduled for May 12, 2009) to see America’s Pound For Pound weight loss total and learn how much money will be donated to Feeding America to help local food banks.
If you’ve already started losing weight but haven’t pledged those pounds, don’t worry. If you began after Dec. 15, you can list that as your start date.
My sweet husband Dave & I have lost 18 lbs already through diet modification & exercise. Hurray! You can do it too!
This is Lila & her tiny family. Each doll has been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill. Lila measures a little over 10″ tall from head to toe. She stands on her own as her base is rag-stuffed & bean-filled. Each doll has been painted & sanded a couple of times, giving them lovely, aged patinas. They’ve been sealed so that she may be lightly dusted after display. Lila’s little lambs are constructed of 5 separate pieces & have been button jointed.
Lila & family have been painted with a variety of media. Lila’s ears & nose has been needle-sculpted by hand. She sports brown painted gloves & even has a cute, striped underskirt painted on her base.
Lila’s blouse is made of white muslin. It features hand-gathered sleeves & hand-stitching around the neckline and back. It is finished off with two, vintage mother of pearl buttons. Her apron dress has been made from a 100% cotton red berry & vine print. The hem features hand-stitching.
These lambs are about 4″ long. The gently napping lamb is just shy of 3″ tall while his alert sibling stands a little over 4″ tall.
These little guys are now available on Ebay. They will end March 15 at 9:15 PM EST. Click here to view or bid!
Let me introduce you to Florence & Tink! They’re absolutely guaranteed to fill your home with lots of smiles. (And hopefully, not too much mayhem!)
Florence & Tink have been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill. Florence stands freely as her base is rag-stuffed & bean filled. Tink resides in a super cute Easter egg purse which is not removable. Tink, however, is removable & can be displayed on his own.
So much handwork went into the construction of these dolls! I admit, most of it, you can’t see, as so much of the construction requires hand-stitching. But–each bunny has hand-quilted ears & Florence’s wee fingers have been needle-sculpted as well.
Each doll has been painted & sanded a couple of times giving them lovely, deeply aged patinas. Each doll, as well as the egg purse, has been sealed with matte varnish enhanced with a protective UV filter.
Florence’s clothes have been made from taupe osnaburg & 100% cotton prints. There is hand-stitching around the sleeves, neckline, back & hem. Florence’s blouse features decorative stitching with blue embroidery thread that matches perfectly her egg purse. The handle on this purse is braided embroidery thread. Tucked inside it, is a tiny bed of muslin grass!
Florence measures a little over 12? tall. Tink is a petite 4?. They will arrive signed, numbered & dated & with a certificate of authenticity. This is doll #92.
These dolls were made especially for our first ever Prim & Whimsy Gallery Hop. Click here to purchase. Hurry, it’s first come, first served! And don’t forget to see what other items my Prim & Whimsy sisters have for sale!
Online:
Appalachian Fireside Gallery
Berea, Kentucky
Kentucky Folk Art Center
Morehead, Kentucky
Kentucky Artisan Center
Berea, Kentucky
Kentucky Historical Society
Frankfort, Kentucky
Locust Grove Museum Shop
Louisville, Kentucky
Indigenous Craft Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio
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