Our Prayer

This touches my heart.

Whomever you worship, whatever your faith, take a moment to listen...

The Prayer

I pray you'll be our eyes

And watch us where we go

And help us to be wise

In times when we don't know

Let this be our prayer

When we lose our way

Lead us to a place

Guide us with your grace

To a place where we'll be safe

I pray we'll find your light

And hold it in our hearts

When stars go out each night

Remind us where you are

Let this be our prayer

When shadows fill our day

Lead us to a place

Guide us with your grace

Give us faith so we'll be safe

We ask that life be kind

And watch us

from above

We hope each soul will find

Another soul to love

Let this be our prayer

Just like every child

Needs to find a place

Guide us with your grace

Give us faith so we'll be safe

                                         

"Some Old- Fashioned Things..."

"Some old fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat"

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Fifty Days Until Spring...

GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU!

Just received our new LABELS for our OLDE PANTRY GOBNAUT WARES!

I LOVE THEM!  Thank you BETSY!

Olde Pantry Gobnaut Wares is our Candle Line

Named after the Patron Saint of Beekeeping

GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU

AROMAS FOR THE SOUL

Comes in Three Scents!

Primitive Pantry

Pumpkin Patch

Apple Cider

What is YOUR favorite Scent?

Strawberry Fields

Strawberry Fields

Ready For Those Delicious Strawberries?

Just posted our latest Punch Needle Pattern

#272  Strawberry Fields

Find a Large Strawberry Mounted on an Olde Cheese Grater

Surrounded by Wool Strawberries!

The Pattern includes BOTH designs!

                                                                 

Almond Poppyseed Bread

Almond Poppy Seed Bread

This is one of our ALL TIME FAVORITE Breads here at the Cottonwood House.

When we owned our shop in Minnesota, my AMAZING FRIEND, Joan Stanly would bake this Bread for our Shop!

People would line up and wait for the Bread to arrive!

I would always save two loaves for my family, our eight children would fight over every last crumb!

LOVE YOU JOAN!

Almond Poppy Seed Bread

Bread:

3 eggs

1 1/8 Cooking Oil

2 1/4 Cup Sugar

3 Tablespoons Poppy Seeds

3 Cups Flour

1 Teaspoon Baking Powder

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

1 1/2 Cup Milk

1 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla

1 Tablespoon Almond Flavoring

Glaze:

1/2 Cup Orange Juice

3/4 Cup Sugar

1/2 Teaspoon Butter Melted

1/2 Teaspoon Almond Flavoring

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F.  

Beat eggs, oil and sugar together.  Combine the salt and poppy seeds.

Add to sugar mixture.  Add flour, baking powder and milk.

Stir in vanilla and almond flavorings.  Pour into bread pans.

Bake one hour.  Score top and edge with knife.  Pour glaze over all.  Allow to cool.

BEES BEES BEES

BEES BEES BEES

I do love BEES and BEE SKEPS!

I have a large collection of Bee Skeps and I am always on the look out for more!

BEESKEPS remind me of

Life, Summer, A Fragrant Garden overflowing with Blossoms, The Happy, Busy Sounds of Buzzing and Sweet Honey!

I love to decorate with Bee Skeps.  You will find them EVERYWHERE in my home and in my garden!

Someday I will gather them all together and take a picture and post it!

I take out my Bee Skeps the end of January and keep them up until Christmas.

In Celebration of Bringing Out the Bee Skeps, we are releasing this Bright and Happy Punch Needle Pattern:

"LOVELY DESERET"

This Sweet Design is surrounded by Mustard Wool Scallops

Finished Design: 5" X 5 1/2"

This Punch Needle Pattern is mounted on our Wood Bowl Cupboard which you can find on our Primitives Page on our Website.

Did you know Deseret Means Honey Bee?

                                                                                             

                                                                                             

Punching It Up!

Punching It Up!

Today I am busy Punching Up my New 2016 Designs!

I am excited to release these Original Fresh and Fun Designs.

These New Designs feature Rabbits, Chickens, Sheep and Crows with a Twist Finished on Olde Bread Boards.

You will find a Fun ABC Design Mounted to an Olde Candle Box,

and a Sunny Beehive, Bees and Summer Flowers Mounted to our Popular Wood Bowl Cupboard.

Did I Mention our Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam Finished on an Olde Flag?

LOVE!

Those of you that subscribe to this BLOG will be the first to see and purchase these 1894 Cottonwood House Designs!

Keep Checking Back, I will Post each one as soon as they are Available for Sale!

Have a Great Stitching Day!

                                                                                             

Find JOY

May You Find Joy Today!

                                                                                             

Sweet Valentines!

       Sweet Valentines!

I am in love with our latest additions to our Primitives Page.

Our Valentine Angel and Our Lil Pup!

Both are lovingly hand-made, and finished to Primitive Perfection!

Fall in Love...

                                                                                           

                                                                                          

NEW WONDERFUL WOOL!

New Wonderful Wool!  New Wonderful Wool!  New Wonderful Wool!

Fresh Off the Farm...

It is always a Great Day when New Wool Bundles are Finished and Put Up On the Website!

Four New Bundles!

Pineapple Express - Beautiful Cheery Yellows

London Fog - Misty Greys and Tans

Autumn Gold - Crisp Harvest Golds

Clear as Mud - Amazing Deep Rich Browns

You will want them ALL!

So Many New "Oldes"

So Many New "Oldes"

Just put up 17 New Items on the Website!

I loved making these Very Primitive Sawdust Pillows!

They are stuffed with Fresh Sawdust and Primitively Stitched closed at the top.  Attached with a Rusty Pin, you will find an Antique Photo printed on Muslin and Aged Cheesecloth. 

I LOVE the Aged Wrinkled Look!

Tuck these Olde Pillows in your Cupboard, Fill an Wood Bowl with them or display them in our Olde Bread/Pie Keep!

Here are the Sawdust Pillows that would be perfect for Valentines Day!

Be sure to check out all our New "Oldes"!

Most Favorite Thing!

My Most Favorite Thing!

We finally have more of our "Olde Stocking Thread Keepers" in stock!

These are so Popular, they sell out fast.

Made from Plained Pine, our Stocking Thread Keepers are 7" long.  

They are a Perfect size to fit into your Stitching Bag!

They have been Stained, Sanded and Finished with our Cottonwood House sealer.

The Shape makes handling easy.  

All theThread for your project can be attached to the Thread Keeper

and is kept Separate, so no more Tangled Thread!

You will LOVE the Olde Primitive Look!

A MUST HAVE!

                                                                                                      

I LOVE YOU

Check out our NEW Olde Pantry Pillow!

I LOVE YOU

Give it to Someone Special!

Leave it out all Year!

                                                                 

Olde Pantry Wax Kisses!

Just lovin' on our NEW Olde Pantry Wax Kisses!

You receive 24 -  1" Kisses!

Be Careful....

They look so real someone might Taste One!?!

                                                                                              

Love is in the Aire!

Love is in the Aire!

Watch for lots of New Patterns and Products to help Celebrate Valentine's Day!

Just posted our latest Release...

#268 Two Hearts

If you love Vintage Red Work you will LOVE LOVE LOVE these!

All designs are appliquéd to our Favorite Wool!

**I will be posting New Items almost Daily, so be sure to check back often!**

 

                                                                

                                                                

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

"And Now Let Us Welcome The NEW YEAR,

Full of Things That Have Never Been!"

                                         ...Rainer Maria Rilke