September Offerings

Hello! I am still here.  I hope you have been enjoying your summer. It's surely been one none of us will ever forget.

I have two offerings this month.  Take a look below, and if interested, please email me at:

 jenntavoletti@gmail.com

Thank you always from the bottom of my heart.  

Be safe, be well, and be happy!

Jenn xo

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~Happy Pumpkin Girl~ SOLD

She has a twinkle of joy!  
Maybe because autumn is finally coming. 

She is dressed in browns and blue. Her patch is early calico. And under her dress, she is wearing bloomers.

Her shawl is hand-knitted with an antique button attached. It's color is brighter here, true color is more of a gray-blue almost like in the last picture. I could not capture it in with the lighting today. 

She also has a little vintage button on the back of her dress to gather. 

 Holding a little fabric pumpkin, she is 15" tall including her real pumpkin stem.  She stands on a wooden base.

One of a kind, and she is signed. 

$88.00 includes priority mail shipping ~ She is sold, thank you!

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~"Autumn Wash Day" Textile Folk Art~SOLD

This little piece was inspired by my weekly bedding wash day.  The only thing that I always hang on the line.  Who doesn't love the smell of fresh laundered quilts and sheets that have dried in the sunshine?

This is hand-stitched and primitively made using early bits and pieces of quilts and old textiles appliquéd together.  

Everything is pieced together on a vintage fabric and then sewn onto an early piece of quilting

I loved the backing from this old cutter quilt which is a pretty piece of indigo blue homespun used to frame the picture.

I have added a sleeve on the back for hanging, or you use it as a candle mat.

 It measures 9 1/2" x 7"

  

There are many stitches in this little primitive piece.

It is an original and one of a kind piece made with lots of love.  It will be signed and dated

$53.00 includes priority mail shipping ~ this is sold, thank you!

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choose joy!

February Offerings

 Grain Sack Hanging Hearts ~ Sold ~ thank you!

 

Made from natural grain sack. Sweet hand stitched patch made from early fabric.  Measures 7"x8", not including the hanging loop.  The backside is unbleached natural osnaburg.  Beautiful texture.
Both are SOLD, thank you!
$32.00 each (includes shipping)
Please specify which you would like:

Blue "truly"

Red "blessed"

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"I wear your heart around my neck" Primitive Rabbits ~ BOTH SOLD

I have two large primitive rabbits that have a valentine (removable) around their neck, and also wearing an early fabric necktie.

They are 12" tall, have a stitched face, flax whiskers, and a needle felted wool tail. Weighted lightly for easy standing. The red heart has an early quilt patch and "love" patch hand stitched on to it.
$58.00 each (includes shipping).
Please specify which you would like:

Blue necktie bunny ~ SOLD Thank you!

Stripped necktie bunny ~ SOLD Thank you!

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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.

Have a wonderful month!
Warmly ~ Jenn xo

February Offerings ~ Blue Valentines

 ~Lil' Mouse Pincushion Set~

Bad mousie, chewed a hole in this this little heart pincushion. Not to worry, it has been fixed with a tiny patch.

Pincushion is made from antique blue velvet and backed with old linen homespun.  It is filled with sheep's wool. 3" by 3"

Mouse has stitched eyes, flax whiskers, wiry tail with rusty bell, and is wearing a wool blue scarf.

 He is weighted, and stands 3" tall.

This is a one of a kind set and will be signed and dated.

 SOLD ~ Thank you! 
$42.00 includes priority mail shipping within the U.S.A.

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~Coverlet Conversation Hearts~

These are words that I try and live by....in life and in my work too.

These are made from an antique coverlet with hand-stitched words and backed in old wool. Filled with old rags.

"Be True" measures 10 1/2" x 7 1/2"

"Love" measures 10 x 6 1/2" ~ SOLD~

 $34.00 each with priority mail shipping included within the U.S.A.

Please specify which you would like when ordering. 
"Love" Heart is sold.  "Be True" is still available.
Thank you kindly.

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 ~Bunny with a Heart~

Bunny is made to look worn and well loved.  He has a stitched face, flax whiskers, and needle felted sheep wool tail. 

  Bunny is weighted so that he can sit on his own.  He is 10 1/2" tall

 He is holding a little calico blue heart.

He will be signed and dated.

$47.00 which includes priority mail shipping within the U.S.A. 

Thank you, he is sold!

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If you would like to make a purchase, ask a question, or be added to my mailing list, please email me by clicking the link on the right.

Thank you truly for visiting me, and all the lovely artists at Early Work Mercantile.

See you next month!!

March Update

It has been a cold February here in Pennsylvania.  I am very glad to be working our way towards springtime and flowers!

"Little Bunny in Field of Poppies~Pincushion Set" This is sold ~ thank you!!

 Red poppies are a nice hiding place for a little bunny.  

 This pincushion top is made from early and vintage bits and pieces.  It is backed by an aged muslin.  I really love sewing these little paintings of cloth! Lots of hand stitching.  Measures 8" x 6".

 Little bunny can stand on his own.  He has a stitched face with beaded eyes, and a needle-felted wool tail.  He is holding a "poppy flower" pin that he just picked. Bunny is 4" tall to the tip of his ears.  All pins are vintage too!

 This is my design and one of a kind.

$47.00 includes priority mail shipping. 
 Thank you this is sold.

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"March Hares" ~ They are sold ~ thank you!

I am just so happy with these girls.  They are all wearing dresses with vintage buttons and a hand knitted scarf or shawl.

Beaded eyes, stitched noses, and flax whiskers.  They have calico-lined ears for a bit of whimsy.  

Stitched in a seated position ~ 8" tall to the top of their head.

This is Anne

 She is dressed in greens that remind me of the garden with an old calico button.  Her hand knitted scarf is gray.

Her ears are lined in green polka dot calico.

This is Muriel

 She is dressed in a bluish homespun with a bit of cream and rust running through it.  Her hand knitted shawl is gray and has an old mother of pearl button closure.

 Her ears are lined in a blue print calico.

 and Josephine:

 She is dressed in a brown calico with hints of wheat and blue.  She has two old pearly shoe buttons on her dress.  Her hand knitted scarf is a natural creamy color.

 Her ears are lined in a brown printed calico.

 Please specify if you would like to purchase one of these lovely ladies. 

from left to right....Anne, Muriel, and Josephine

They are a Rabbit Hill Primitives design and will be signed and dated.

$65.00 includes priority mail shipping. 
~They are sold, thank you!~

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Thank you for visiting us each month.  Wishing you a happy spring.  See you April 1st!! 

Jenn xxoo 

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