December Offerings

Seasons Greetings! I hope you like my offerings below.  All made with love and some of my favorite things....a bit of the old, and a bit of outdoors. Unfortunately it is dark and rainy, so the pictures are not the best quality, but I will try and update them as soon as I can.  Please email me should you have any questions or are interested in anything: jenntavoletti@gmail.com 

...and please send snow!

Wishing you and your family a very happy and joyful Christmas season.

All my best, Jenn xo

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Father Christmas and White-Tailed Deer

An old soul. Always my favorite type of Santa to create.

Lots of time and details in this pair.    

Santa is dressed in a gray wool coat, adorned with antique quilt batting. His hood is lined with early homespun, which has two rusty bells attached. His needle-felted beard is wool sourced from a local farm. 

Santa is 11" tall, gusseted and weighted with walnut hulls.  He is holding a branch of blue-berried preserved cedar that came from another local business here in PA.

Santa's white-tailed deer is my rendition of one of of the many that roam the gardens in summer, and sleep in our side yard in the winter. He is 6 1/2" tall and 8" long.  His antlers are from an old mulberry tree.

His coat is the same gray wool and antique homespun as Santa's.  He wears a rusty jingle bell collar.

They are sold ~ thank you!
This set is $159.00, which includes priority mail shipping.

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Grain Sack Snowman Winter

Mister Winter is 13" tall, gusseted and weighted with walnut hulls.  One of a kind, he is made from an antique sack that has a wash of white over it.  

You can still see some old wording on the back.

His face is sewn, and is wearing a brown scarf made from an antique Amish buggy throw.

He is sold ~ thank you!
This set is $54.00, which includes priority mail shipping.

December Offerings

Hello! I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving and are looking forward to the Christmas season as much as I am.  Thank you always for visiting me and all of  the other wonderful artists here at EWM.  Wishing you and your family a very merry Christmas full of love and happiness.

Warmest wishes ~ Jenn
"God bless us, everyone"

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~Early Style Santa~ He is sold ~ thank you!

An old German-styled Santa, dressed in browns.  He has applied eyes, a needle-sculpted nose, and a wool beard from local sheep that has been felted on.

He is holding a little wreath with a vintage Christmas bell. 

Standing 10" tall, he is weighted on the bottom with walnut hulls so that he can stand alone.  He's just the right size to tuck into a cupboard or shelf.  

An original design. Early style Santa is $60.00 which includes shipping within the US.  All others, please inquire via email.
HE IS SOLD ~ THANK YOU!

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November Offerings

 Welcome November! Can you believe it? Me either! Welcome to Early Work Mercantile. This month I have one little sampler, and two Shepherd-like Santas for you.  Please take a look, and thanks for visiting.

*I'm very sorry about some of the picture quality. It has been raining all morning and I have no natural light, therefore I have a few pictures from earlier this week outside (good), and some from inside this morning (not so good). Thanks!
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~November Frost~ SOLD ~ thank you!

While driving home early one morning last week, the frost was so beautiful here in Pennsylvania, it almost looked like snow!  This is inspired by a pretty little house that I pass by on my morning walk everyday.

A simple and primitive wall hanging.  It is entirely hand stitched made from old and early fabrics....pieced together with some of the littlest scraps to make a picture.  I want to live here ~ my heart!

Completed piece is 8 1/2" x 7".  It is made as a little wall hanging, with a pocket in back for a dowel, or just a simple little branch.

This is sold, thank you!
$49.00 with shipping included

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~Olde St. Nick - dressed in Red~ SOLD ~ thank you!

St. Nick is on a wooden stand, and is 13" tall.

He has a pinched nose, stitched eyes, and needlefelted wool whiskers (sourced from a local farm).

He is holding a vintage bottle brush tree.

This is sold, Thank you!

$105.00 with shipping included

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~Old St. Nick - dressed in Brown~ SOLD, Thank you!

St. Nick is on a wooden stand, and is 13" tall.

He has a pinched nose, stitched eyes, and needlefelted wool whiskers (sourced from a local farm).

He is holding a little lamb made from old wool.

Lots of little details!

This is sold, thank you!

$105.00 with shipping included

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Thanks always for visiting Early Work Mercantile and the wonderful artists here.  Wishing you a blessed and happy Thanksgiving.

Warmly ~ Jenn

December Offerings

~Tree Trimming Snowman~ 

SOLD ~ THANK YOU!

This little fellow has been decorating his tree.  He has bendable arms, which are fun to pose!

 Dressed in blue homepun with a red scarf.

His face has beaded eyes, stitched mouth, and a clay-molded nose.

He is holding a little punched tin star.

9" tall and weighted with walnut hulls.

$53.00 shipping included

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~Olde St. Nick~ 
SOLD ~ THANK YOU

St. Nick is on a wooden stand, and is 14" tall (not counting the star).

Dressed in a linen shirt, brown bumpy stripped pants, and a brown hat with an early homespun patch, and a rusty bell at the tip.

 His eyes are stitched with old fabric. He has a pinched nose, and needlefelted wool whiskers which came from a local farm.

His little lamb is made from old wool, with a needlefelted wool coat (same local farm).

  He is holding a twig staff with a star on top made from early quilt batting and rusty wire. 

Lots of little details!

$115.00 with shipping included

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~Starry Bear~ 

SOLD ~ THANK YOU!

This little bear's body is made from a pretty Depression Era feed sack. 

He has old shoe button eyes and a stitched nose. 

Early blues for necktie adorned with a vintage blue Christmas ball.

String jointed arms and legs. He is 11 1/2" long (8 1/2" sitting).  Slightly weighted with walnut hulls.  Made with lots of love.

  $57.00 shipping included

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Thank you for visiting me and the lovely artists here at EWM. To make a purchase, please click on my email address link on the right.

Happy Christmas season! Wishing you the very best holiday and a happy, healthy 2018.  

God bless you all!

Warmly ~ Jenn

November Offerings ~ Sold out ~ Thank you so much!

Welcome November!  Welcome to Early Work Mercantile. Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

This month I have two Shepard-like Santa's for you.

Standing 10 1/2" tall, they have stitched faces, needle-felted wool beard and hair.

One is wearing a darker brown coat.

 while the other is a lighter tan brown.

Both are sold ~ thank you

They are $53.00 each, which includes priority mail shipping. Please specify which you would like when ordering.  Thank you kindly!

Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

December Wares

~A Christmas Goose~SOLD~

He sits on his own and is weighted. Old shoebutton eyes.  9" high, and 13" from beak to tail

~Goose is Sold~Thank you!~

$53.00 includes priority mail shipping withing the U.S. (all others, please inquire)

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~Little Blue Santa ~ SOLD~

....he's not really blue, he's happy :) 

Blue Santa is 11" tall,  He has a little jute loop on back for hanging. 

His face is stitched and he has a lovely needle felted beard made from sheeps wool (bought from a new knitting friend's beautiful farm close by...a blessing!)

Sorry he is sold ~ thank you!

$39.00 includes priority mail shipping within the U.S. (all others, please inquire)

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~December Snow Girl ~SOLD~

She is a large snow lady at  23" long, and heavy filled with fabric scraps. 

Dressed in her Christmas reds....I love these calico's so much!

Little details.... 

Stitched face; wool hat and scarf; old trim collar.

Sorry she is sold ~ thank you!
$79.00 includes priority mail shipping within the U.S. (all others, please inquire)

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Thank you for visiting me and the lovely artists here at EWM. To make a purchase, please click on my email address link on the right.

Happy Christmas season! Wishing you the very best holiday and a happy, healthy 2017.  
God bless you all!

Warmly ~ Jenn

December Offerings

~ Winter Sheep~

This has been something I've been thinking about making for awhile and finally got to it.  I've made a few for a Christmas show coming up and thought I would offer one here. 

He is 6 1/2" long and 5 1/2" tall

 Sheep's face is stitched.  He has a coat of old quilt batting. His blanket is a little scrap of early homespun linen.

He has been sold~Thank you!
He is $33.00 which includes priority mail shipping. 

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~Old Shepherd and his Sheep~

This primitive olde shepherd is 10" tall not counting his staff.

He has a stitched face, needle sculpted nose, and felted beard.  His coat is wool and his clothes are brown textured fabric.

His little sheep's body is made from old wool, with a sheep wool coat needle felted on.

He is sold ~ thank you!

This set is $67.00 with priority mail shipping included.

To make a purchase, click on my email address link on the right.  Thank you.
 
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Wishing you a very Merry Christmas

and a Happy Healthy 2016!  

God Bless you all ~ Jenn xo