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!

Happy March!

Winter is on its way out and spring is coming...19 more days! I am excited to get back to the garden and so filled with hope for the new season.

I have a few offerings below.  Take a look and let me know if you have any questions or are interested in anything.

I hope you are happy and dreaming of springtime too!

Thank you always for visiting me and the other talented artist here on Early Work Mercantile. Have a great month friends.

Warmest wishes ~ Jenn xo

jenntavoletti@gmail.com 

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"Early Spring Garden" Textile Art

Inspired by my back garden, this is hand-stitched and primitively made using early bits and pieces of quilts and old textiles appliqued together to make a picture, like a cloth painting.  It's my very favorite thing to create!  Tattered and torn in some places because of the age of the fabrics.

Of course, there are snowdrops, always snowdrops in March.  Little flowers that bring us lots of hope and happiness.

And cardinals at my feeders.  They are such a bright spot in the gray early days of spring.

I needed to include a little Iris...

She's my little black and white kitty sitting by the garden gate.  I always call this her "I want in, I want out" month because she knows spring is coming but doesn't realize how cold some days can be and can't decide where she wants to be!

This piece was made with lots of love and many stitches.  It measures 8" x 10" for easy framing if you like. I have sewn around the edge to prevent it from fraying.

SOLD ~ Thank you
$98.00 which includes priority mail shipping and handling 

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Bluebird

Just a sweet bird for spring.  Made from both antique and new fabrics that are made to look worn and old. 

Lots of stitches and pieces.  4" tall and just about 7" long.

SOLD ~ Thank you

$32.00 includes priority mail shipping and handling

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"Little Blue House" Pincushion

I really enjoy making these little house pincushions.  This one is hand-pieced together with early, antique and vintage textiles. I really do save the littlest of scraps.

Please take note that this is a small piece but has lots of little details. 3" x 3"

If you look close, you will see two bluebirds, one in the birdbath.  The little blue house sits on a lawn of flowers. It is filled with walnut hulls and backed with a piece of vintage kantha fabric.

SOLD ~ Thank you!
$25.00 includes priority mail shipping

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Spring Rabbit

Handpainted and aged to look old.  Her ears are lined with vintage blue calico.  Little Rabbits face is stitched and applied, and has flax whiskers.  She has a needle felted wool tail under her dress.  Both wool and flax are sourced from a local farm here in PA.

Dressed in antique blue calico, with a vintage scarf made from a piece of one of my textile balls found in Lancaster County.  She is wearing a corsage which is an antique sewing pin.

She is 8" tall

SOLD ~ thank you
$54.00 which includes priority mail shipping and handling

February Offerings

Hi Friends!
After a little time off, I am back.  I hope you had a nice January and didn't catch that nasty flu going around... we did, but all is good now.
This month I have two Valentine offerings for you.  Please email me should you have any questions or interested in anything: jenntavoletti@gmail.com.

Have a happy month and a happy heart day!

All my best, Jenn xo

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"Be My Valentine" Bunny

This is one of my larger primitive rabbits.  He is 12" tall, handpainted and aged to look old.  His ears are lined with a vintage polka dot fabric.

His whiskers are flax and he has a needle felted wool tail.  Wool and flax are sourced from a local farm.

He has a bowtie also made from vintage red plaid fabric and is holding an antique red velvet heart which is backed by wool.

$58.00 includes priority mail shipping. He is sold, thank you!

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"Love Grows" Hanging Heart

A little rabbit and a vase full of flowers, all stitched together with bits and pieces of vintage textiles.

A few antique calico buttons too.  The back is a beautiful antique red velvet.

The entire heart is made from old fabrics, except for the ribbon that is used for hanging. 

Such a happy piece to create.

Heart is 7" x 7"

Total hanging length is 9"

$66.00 includes priority mail shipping. This is sold, thank you!

April Offerings

Isn't it nice to say that it is April? It makes me think of springtime and flowers!

Starting in May, my offerings will be listed at 8:00 am here on the 1st of the month. Thanks for always stopping by Early Work.  The friendships I have made here truly are a blessing to me.  

Have a happy month! xo Jenn

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Mama Bunny

Mama rabbit is holding her little baby bunny.  

She is wearing a dress with a bow made from early blue calico.  

Her arms and legs are sewn into place. She is holding her little baby.  Both have stitched faces and flax whiskers. She is about 11″ tall, and slightly weighted on the bottom with walnut hulls. 

SHE IS SOLD, Thank you!
$72.00 includes priority mail shipping.

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Garden Rabbit

Rabbit is wearing an apron made from an early quilt. 

She is 8″ tall, weighted slightly with walnut hulls. Her features are stitched and applied, flax whiskers, and needle felted sheep wool tails, both of which are sourced locally.  The inside of her ears are an old brown fabric.

Miss Rabbit is holding a large radish made from early red calico, with vintage green fabric leaves. 

SHE IS SOLD, Thank you!

$57.00 includes priority mail shipping.

March Offerings

Springtime Keepsake Set ~ Sold

Every March I seem to do at least one piece with snowdrops.  They are so inspiring, a favorite of mine, and to me, they are the harbingers of spring.  

 

This set includes a the little pincushion filled with lavender and walnut hulls. 

 Appliqued bits of old textiles to make a little picture. It is backed by a vintage kantha quilt. It is 3" x 3" (old buttons included)

 

The keepsake box is covered with two different fabrics, and aged very nicely.  It measures 4"x4" and is 2" high.

The tiny bunny has stitched and beaded eyes, a little stitched nose, flax whiskers, and a wool tail. He is 5"

This set is $68.00 and includes priority mail shipping 

This is sold ~ thank you!

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Hand Knit and Felted Bird Nest ~ All Sold

Every winter after Christmas, I get a craving to knit something. I think I need a change from sewing. I only seem to finish small projects and am still working on a shawl started 3 years ago! 

This year, I made a few nests using different wool yarns, hemp, and ribbons.  Tucked inside is a bed of sheeps wool and a little speckled quail egg. 

Hand knitted and then felted for a natural, primitive look. 4" wide

$42.00 includes priority mail shipping.  I have 2 available.

Both are sold, thank you!

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Bunny Blue and her Nest ~ SOLD 

Bunny Blue is mounted on a wooden stand and is a little over 15" tall.

Dressed in a blue checked homespun dress, and a blue jacket with collar trimmed in an early crochet lace edging. A blue wool scarf is tied around her neck.

Her eyes are stitched and beaded. Her nose is also stitched, and she has flax whiskers.

She is holding a little robin's nest with hand molded blue clay eggs. 

She is $98.00 with priority mail shipping included.

She is sold ~ Thank you!

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Thank you always 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

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