Is everyone hot enough?

It is sooo hot in Sharon, Pa that my dogs don't even want to go outside! I open the door and they back away and head towards an air vent...central air...I could kiss the inventor and so could the dogs! I found a little sweetheart of a girl on the freeway almost two weeks ago and haven't found her owner. The tags, address and name given to the court house were invalid. So...we are keeping her! We named her Rusty and she fits in just right with our other fur babies and now I'm not the only girl in the house...Whoohoooo!!!
Isn't she adorable?

This picture was taken at midnight after an hour long walk. I opened the door and they took off tearin through the house, chasing each other and finally they ended up in bed ready for a nap! I have contacted the vet and she will be out next week to look her over and update her shots. I am planning on getting her spayed next month as well.

Thank you to everyone who participated in my "Heat Wave Haven" open house this past weekend. The winner of the grand prize is Christi Wood from

                     Plesant Hills, Pittsburgh, PA                    

She has an etsy shop CrochetPittsburgh stop by and take a look at Christi's creations.

I have listed several items from my etsy shop on ebay also so come take a look, convo me on etsy or send me an email for any questions and/or just to say hi!! angelalk1@yahoo.com

Black Primitive Standing Doll made from an olde farmhouse road pattern...sold! Thank you!!

                  Primitive Witch Esmeralda a homespun from the heart pattern

                                                           OOAK Primitive Pumpkinman Doll

                 Two Prim Snowmen made by an olde homestead barn pattern (red one sold! blue one sold also!!Thank you!!)

Three Primitive Bears also an olde homestead barn pattern

 Little Annie and her Cat Bandit all dressed up and ready to trick or treat!! Also a homespun from the heart pattern.

SOLD! Thank you!!

I know winter will be here before we know it and we will be complaining about the cold so I am going to try to enjoy the heat as best I can and I hope you can also!! C U Later!

"Heat Wave Haven" - Open House - this weekend!

It's here! The "Heat Wave Haven" Open House July 16th & 17th, all day - Saturday and Sunday!! Come on in out of the heat and grab a cold drink and let the shopping begin! I have had soo much fun preparing for today! All my new items are being showcased this weekend. Grab the 25% OFF coupon button and as always you'll get Free US Shipping or Free Local Delivery. If you haven't favorited my shop yet, don't worry, there's still time to get entered into the grand prize drawing.

We will pick a random entry and announce the winner Monday, July 18th. All entries must be in by July 17th at midnight. There will be lots of door prizes and every purchase gets a free little something added to their package...who doesn't like surprises?
http://etsy.com/shop/angelbugprims
I have made some dolls, bears, snowmen and nodders from patterns from some great artists, such as: Homespun from the Heart, Olde Farmhouse Road, Moonchild Primitives and Olde Homestead Barn. I have listed some One Of A Kinds that I have created as well. So grab the best seat in the house and I hope you enjoy my creations as much as I enjoyed making them! I would love to hear from you, so drop me a line or convo me! Happy Shopping at the Open House!! C U Then!

Oh my how time flys!

Can you believe we are in July already? I can still remember the chill in the air from the winter mornings. But alas! We are indeed in July and my open house..."HEAT WAVE HAVEN" is in just one week!!  July 16th and 17th...Did you remember to favorite my etsy shop for your entry into the grand prize drawing? Hurry there's still time to send me a heart!! http://etsy.com/shop/angelbugprims

I wanted to post a few sneak peeks of some of the new items on sale at the open house and remember everything is 25% OFF and as always there is FREE US SHIPPING or FREE LOCAL DELIVERY. There will be lots of door prizes and every order will get a special little something added to their package! I have lots to do to get ready for the showing! So have a great week and I'll c u at the OPEN HOUSE!!!

Fall Fun at the Farmhouse OFG Team Sale July 1-23rd

WoW!! July is almost upon us and that means its time for etsy's ofg Team's "Fall Fun at the Farmhouse" Sale. Starting in just a couple days...this Friday, July 1 and it will run through the 23rd. You can find me at http://etsy.com/shop/angelbugprims. All items for this sale can be found by entering the search code of: ffofg which stands for fall fun at the farmhouse, olde farmhouse gathering.
I have entered 4 of my handmades into this sale and will post sneak peek pics below, say that three times really fast! ha! I hope you like them!!

Didi Mae is a sitting or standing doll who is ready for fall in her pretty dress holding a prim pumpkin, then we have a trio of pumpkins because what says fall better than pumpkins. Next we have a primitive witch, Esmeralda, with her candy corn cape and last but not least, we have Ollie the witch owl pull toy.
So come have some fun at the olde farmhouse! Don't hesitate to drop me a line with any questions about the sale.

Update on Angelbugprims Open House:

I am so excited to have my very first open house! I have been busy as a bee creating all new items for this event! and to enter into the grand prize drawing all you need to do is favorite my shop by giving me a heart on my etsy shop page. The grand prize is this cinnamon grunged jar with good ole George Washington's mug tie with jute to it and a handmade grubby candle of coffee house scent. Yummy! and oh so prim!
So far I have 100 of you who hearts my shop!!! yeah!!! Thanks so much! I have lots of door prizes going out and every order will receive a special something included in your package! So off to create new master pieces! Don't forget this Friday starts the fun at the farmhouse sale and I'll C U Then!

Happy Fathers Day!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Father's Day! We had a cook out for my sweet Daddy and planted a lilac bush in his yard for his present. Dierdre baked a yummy raspberry pie for the occasion (thanks sweetie!) and hubby made his famous deviled eggs, yum! My son Cody and his girl Kayley came home from Cleveland and they started my day by jumping in bed with me!! Literally jumping and rolling, huggin and kissin! 8:30 am, in our quiet as a church house, giggles erupted! The sounds of pure bliss filled the house. If you are a mama and your child leaves the nest you know what I mean! and there is no better way to start your day, than opening your eyes and seeing the ones you love...home!!!

Why was I still asleep at 8:30 in the morn' you ask? Lazy Bones? No...not me! We went to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers home opener the night before. What fun! They didn't win but we'll get 'em next time!! I love watching the Scrappers play cuz they play from the heart! I don't think Justin and Dierdre watched the game at all though...they were too busy eating!!! hot dogs, french fries, ice cream! anything they could get their hands on! There was even someone dressed up as "where's Waldo" in the stands...we made Dierdre go grab him and say "I found Waldo!" for her ice cream cone. What? Parents are suppose to humiliate there kids and their friends, right?

I just knew that a fly ball would come straight at me so I warned my hubby and son to be ready to save mama and wouldn't you know it one did! I threw my jacket up over my head (like the prim chick-en that I am) and my dear sweet hubby threw his body over top of me! The ball was just inches above him and the person sitting behind us grabbed it! My hero!!!!!!! I'll have to bake that man a cake! I even got to see an old high school friend there, Ken Sakely. It was great to see him and catch up! We graduated in 1988...where has the time gone?! Moral of the story? Get out and have some fun!!!

I sold olde Charlie Barrett and his fishin pole (my ooak design) and this prim bear looking for honey (an olde homestead barn pattern by Vicki) over the weekend, thank you buyers!! I will work on getting more of these items back up for sale in my etsy shop...just as soon as I can!
Speaking of primitives! Have you signed up at my etsy shop to be entered into my open house's grand prize drawing yet? It is going to be held the weekend of the 16th and 17th of July. All you have to do is go to http://www.etsy.com/shop/angelbugprims and heart my shop! So hurry up, what are you waiting for? Well, you still have time, the deadline is July 17th! I will pick a name out of a hat and announce the lucky winner on July 18th. This is my very first open house and I'm very excited!!! I will be showcasing all new items (which I have been busy, busy, busy making!!!) at 25% Off, just for this weekend, door prizes and of course and as always FREE SHIPPING! I have been working on halloween dolls, black dolls, nodders and make dos and sooooo much more! So drop me a line with any questions or comments. My email is angelalk1@yahoo.com and you know that I love comments!!! Don't forget to sign up and tell your friends! C U Then!!

Summer is finally here!!!

Yea! Summer is here...finally! It is so nice to be able to go outside once again. My strawberries are blooming and oh so yummy, Pea pods are climbing and the cukes are vining. It is a lovely thing! I wasn't sure it was ever going to get here.

Here are the pics of Justin and Dierdre at the Prom, that I promised!!!!!

Aren't they gorgeous?! They danced all night long, stopping only twice to get a drink. Ahhh, to be young again. Ok maybe not, I'll just live vicariously through them lol!

I have just finished a wonderful sitting prim bear

from an olde homestead barn pattern made by Vicki. Isn't he adorable with his hand caught in the "cookie jar" skep and honey dripping down his chin?!

How about those bees buzzing all around him? Too Cute! He is 21 x 14 and weight about 3 1/2 lbs. You can find him listed on etsy @ angelbugprims.

P.S.--
I am getting ready to have my first open house in July...titled "Heat Wave Haven ".  It will be on my etsy shop - angelbugprims. So take a break from the heat and grab a cool drink and join me for the best shopping experience...from the comfort of your home - what could be better? No crowds, no need to worry about parking or sweating from the heat! You'll be guaranteed the best seat in the house!

I will be showcasing all new items made especially for this sale. Their prices will be marked down 25% just for the days of the showing. And FREE SHIPPING as always! We accept checks, money orders or paypal. There will be lots of giveaways and doorprizes, too! We will be drawing a name out of a hat from my list of those who heart me (so make sure you heart me!!) to receive a special prize.


So, mark the dates July 16th and 17th on your calenders, come visit my etsy shop and please tell your friends! REMEMBER all of my creations are hand made by me in my smoke free home right here in the good ol' US of A.  I better go get crackin'!!! C U Then!!!

Prom Week

My sweet angel, Justin and his girlfriend Dierdre are attending Prom this Friday evening!! So to say the least this has been a busy week with shoe shopping and tux renting, bouquet and boutonnière buying, hair cutting and beard trimming...yes he has a beard lol!! This is our (I mean his heehee) first prom and we are sooo excited!!
I will post lots of pics next week!!!!

So what else is happening this week, hummm? I had a special request to make a doll for a sweetheart named -- Krista. She needed a replica of a childhood doll with some very specific dimensions...8.7 inches long and 14 ounces in weight with the dolls head circumference of 15 cm. hummm I thought. Doesn't sound too hard to work out. Until I tried to stuff 14 ounces into that tiny 8.7 inch frame!! Well let me tell you how frustrating that was!!! I never really weighed my dolls before and until you are trying to make something about a pound you don't really estimate just what that calls for. one pound of fiber fill or fabric scraps or weighted washers (my hubby's garage stash...shhh! don't tell 'em!) could fill a grocery bag!! lol!! Over the next day or two I racked my already racked brain and couldn't come up with anything quite heavy enough. As I looked over my craft table and the nine or ten dead doll bodys that were piling up as complete failures, I grabbed some girlfriends (and some guy friends) and we brain stormed!! I have to give credit where credit is due...Lucy from Lucys Lazy Dayz (stop by her website and say hi to her!!! Tell her I sent you!!!) was a big help and she suggested sand...dun dun dah (wrapped in plastic of course!) and sewn into a muslin pouch! Genius!!!
So off to the supply store I went to gets me some sand...when wait...my phone's ringing...it's hubby...he has a solution...granet!!! For all of you out there that don't know what granet is, it is a semi precious stone that when ground into a grain, is like a clean and heavy sand. It's brownish red and worked like a charm!!! Thanks hubby!!! So Krista - I hope you like your semi precious stone filled dolly!!! How many girls can say their dolls are stuffed with semi precious stones!! Lucky Girl!!

I have been on a roll with Americana items this week as well and have listed them on my etsy shop, angelbugprims and here they are:

Patriotic Papa, Baby Libby and Sammy the sheep! $76.00 for the set of 3!! Free shipping as always, too!


I went on ebay this week and picked out some crazy fabrics!!! one has owls on it...cute!!! one has peace signs and one has cowgirls flirting with cowboys, ha! what a hoot!!! said the first fabric. I wonder what I will make with these?! I am off and into my craft room to crank the stereo up and see what kind of magic I can make! I will leave you with a song! I hope it gets stuck in your head!!lol!! Until next week...C U Then

David Bowie -- Let's Dance! Put on your red shoes and dance the blues...Let's sway. Sway through the crowd to an empty space