Prim crafts

photo courtesy of The Garden Gate A few years ago, Joy posted these little pumpkins on her Garden Gate blog. So many people asked for the recipe, that we thought we might share it again here. These little pumpkins seem to last forever! While they did need a little dusting of spices this year, they look (and smell) just as good as when they were first made. So make some for yourselves and enjoy their autumn-y goodness! Cinnamon Dough Recipe 1 1/2 cups ground cinnamon 1 cup unsweetened…

I love grungy candles. But even moreso, I love flameless candles. My love began when my kids were little: Cave toddlers and open flames are not a good mix. The more I got to know flameless candles, the more I liked them. No mess, no melty wax goo, no soot marks on my wall, no panicking about whether the candles were all blown out or not. When a friend turned me onto flameless candles with TIMERS, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Going around and turning on a dozen or so candles every…

Primitive-style decorating reflects a love of past days during Colonial times, when homes were decorated simply and with items that also had a useful purpose. Décor items were simple and not without flaws. A dent or chip did not make a piece of furniture unwanted.

Add a little whimsy to your holiday decor with these coffee and cinnamon scented primitive gingerbread men Christmas decorations made fro...

At Cranberry Creek Save on Farmhouse, rustic, primitive, country decor and DIY craft supplies for your home. Welcome to our table

Grubby candles are fun to make and give a unique textured finish to the outside of your pillar candle. This is a great way to use up your "not so perfect" candles. If you don't want to pour a pillar candle to make for this project, you can easily use a store-bought candle and give

raggedy "fall blooms" ~ set of 3. Prim flowers set on cinnamon sticks.. tucked in burlap sacks.. wrapped in raffia and pip berries. And softly scented with sweet annie.:)

Back in 2016...seems like yesterday...i posted a free tutorial 'how to Make Primitive Sunflowers' on Craftsy. Remember Craftsy? If you remember...Craftsy was taken over by the new and 'improved' (or so they inferred) Bluprint owned by NBC Universal. Many of the Craftsy community was not impressed and if you had a Craftsy Pattern Store it was a wonderful place to share free downloads and sell patterns, but unfortunately not the case with Bluprint. Once Bluprint took over, i received notice…