Cut Flowers

Started harvesting some Flowers to dry~
These framed screens go into an Antique drying rack.
I really need one 10 times this size tho :)

Scooby

Thank-You~ to everyone that sent us positive thoughts & prayers for our Sweet Scooby.
Sadly, he passed away today and we are heartbroken.
But we are so grateful to have been blessed with such a wonderful companion~ We love him & will miss him terribly~
Thank you again, your compassion was a comfort to us and we let Scooby know how much people (strangers even) wished him well~

Tomato Leaf Soy Candles

When a wholesale customer of mine asked me to make her Tomato Leaf candles I thought that was the strangest request...but now that I've made them, I can understand~
WoW! They really smell like you just brushed up against a fresh tomato plant. I can't keep my nose out of the jar~ Of course I've been going around the shop, shoving a jar under everyone else's nose saying "can you believe it?! It smells just like a tomato plant"



Now these candles are a MUST in my Gardener's Gift Basket :)

Purple Pansies and Parsley

We found this rusty bowl-thing when we were digging for the pumpkin patch and I thought it would be a neat planter~

Here's some Purple Pansies and a Parsley plant (say that 3 times) I had bought at the grocery store way back in March. I just stuck everything in this rusty bowl and now it's our outdoor table centerpiece

Pineapple Mint & Sage

Here's the Pineapple Mint that I was talking about~ I'll be cutting & drying these plants all summer to sell this Fall



And Here's the Sage~

Gardener's Gift Basket

I had to make a Gardener's Gift basket to ship to New Jersey and thought I'd take a picture~
The Pineapple Mint that's surrounding the basket is absolutely Gorgeous this Year! These don't always do so well...



In this picture the Gardener's Gift basket is next to some blooming Sage~~ Real pretty this time of year :)

Peonies and Tinkerbells

I just went outside to set the table for supper when I noticed the Peonies in bloom~ There are Sooo many buds this year I figured I could snip a few and no one would notice :)

Here's the bouquet I just made. They go so nicely with the Tinkerbell Lilacs that are late bloomers~ The Smell is Heavenly!!!

In a few days I'll take this entire bouquet, rubber band it and hang it to dry. The Peonies are a great addition to my Cottage Garden Potpourri~

Scooby

Our Sweet, Sweet, Scooby has just been diagnosed with liver failure.
We are Heartbroken but still have Hope.
Besides using traditional medicine we're also incorporating natural remedies, herbs, organic food & Lots of LOVE~

Wild Turkey Visit

We got a visit from some Male Turkey's today.
They were trying to impress the Ladies...I don't think it worked:)

Organic Salad

Today's lunch looked so pretty I had to snap a picture :)
Organic Spinach & Kale from the garden, Organic Carrots & Microgreens, plus our Johnny-jump-ups and Pansies. Perfectly edible with a sweet bite to them~

Homestead

The Columbines are popping up all over my side garden and the Geraniums and Catmints are spilling over the steps~



Here's a better picture of the old side steps~ I love the moss growing on the rocks too!





And the Vegetable Garden so far~ It's amazing how it will transform within a few months....I'll post the progress~





I took a stroll down "Buttercup Path"
My hubby mows paths for us to walk in and this year our fields are Filled with Buttercups! The pictures don't do them justice! They smell absolutely Wonderful while you walk these paths too! Here's some pics I took today~







This is the path I took into the lower field. This is where we made our new Pumpkin Patch! I'm sooo excited to see all the Pumpkins (& watermelons, & cantelopes & squash)





Doesn't look like much now~ but just wait until October!!

Here's a picture of my favorite Apple tree. Half of it is missing and still it gives us tons of apples that we feed to the deer~




It's a Beautiful Thing :)

Lavender Gift Baskets

Everyone Loves Lavender & my Lavender Gift Basket is a popular Gift! I ship them around the country and make Lots of People :)


Think I'll come up with a New Gift Basket for Father's Day~ They like getting Yummy smelling Gifts in the Mail too~ I'll have to include my new Fudge Brownie Candle and Butterscotch Bundt Cakes........Hmmm This is sounding more like a PMS Gift Basket!



Aren't these Garden Markers Adorable!! Besides sticking them in my Potted plants, I use them in Gift Baskets, tied w/ Homespun on the Outside or tucked into a Gift Basket with Fresh Herbs~~~ Super Cute!

Organic Soaps & Salves

Finally a Sunny Day~ I Rushed home from the shop this afternoon to take advantage of the "light" and get some good pics of my Soaps & Salves.

Out of the Box contributions

Finished a bunch of Sweet Orange & Lavender Sample candles for my contribution to "Out of the Box Sampler" Phew!



I'm also working on a bunch of Sweet Orange & Lavender Tarts for the box as well. It's been Fun!

NEW!! Bite-Size Beeswax Melting Tarts in my "Primitive-Home" Scent~


Scrumptious!!!

Spooky Photo Shoot

I took my camera with me this morning while Spooky and I explored the yard. She's feeling much better (thanks to organic food, herbs & love) and she had her sight on a nearby red squirrel.




Soon after the picture was taken, she ran as fast as she could back over to the house. Not very brave that Spooky :)

Blueberry Muffin Candles

I've been having fun making NEW candles & tarts!
They seem to have a theme to them~ Cakes, Muffins & Pies!!!

Here's my Blueberry Muffin Soy Candle and Melting Tarts







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New Primitive Pottery

Aren't these ADORABLE!!


My New Salt & Pepper Shakers with Red berry & vine design are the perfect addition to your Primitive Dinnerware!

Printed Catalogs

CATALOGS are Finally Ready to Mail!! Between everything else, I've been working on a print catalog for my retail and wholesale customers and I'm finally finished~ Phew! Of course I've already come up with new products that need to be added to them~ but for me that's to be expected :)



~NEW PRODUCTS~
Cottage Garden Primitive Soap: Made with my Organic Flowers & Herbs plus Essential oils of Rose Geranium & Lavender. I've also attached a rusty Watering Can. Too cute!




Plus I've created "Primitive HOME" melting tarts and Country Cupboard Melting Tarts. My candles have been very popular in these scents so I thought I'd offer Tarts too~



These are All really Fun to Make!

I'm also participating in "Out of the Box Sampler" May Sample Box, if anyone is interested just check out their website www.outoftheboxsampler.com

The Crow's Nest also has an updated Logo! I've been busy working with Deb at Deb's Lost Treasures to create this logo and I'm very pleased!
My offerings have changed and "grown" over the past few years and I felt it was time to reflect that in my logo. Besides creating Prim, grubby, spicy items I enjoy working with beeswax, organic flowers & herbs too, and I feel it should reflect in my logo as well:)


Thanks for all the Positive Feedback!!