Flowers in the Dead of Winter~

I finally got around to posting my globe amaranth and celosia on my website. Guess I don't want to part with them :)

Sweet Annie, Celosia, Peonies, & Pink Globe Amaranth

My dried Zinnia's Peonies & Globe Amaranth

Here's some extra flower bunches that I use for my melting tarts & potpourri. Looking all "nice & neat" just waiting for me to get my grubby (beeswax & spice caked) fingers on them :)

Hearts & Potpourri

Been working on a big (fun) order all day and I thought these cottage garden hearts came out so pretty that I should take a picture of them~

In the summer I try to dry as many blossoms so that they can be enjoyed even in the DEAD of winter :)

Here we go Again!

More SNOW plus freezing rain....lovely.

I stuck my arm out of the house to get a shot of the wild turkey's flying in from the trees.
Poor things can't walk in the snow so they roost in the trees, fly down for some seed and then fly back up again.  It seems like so much wasted energy! 

Blizzard

Looking out our windows today, I've counted over 30 wild turkey's roosting in the trees, gobbling and waiting for their lunch. Every once and a while one flies down to the bird feeder but can't get to the seeds (there's over 20 inches of snow on the ground) they stand there dumb-founded and then fly back up. Hubby can't stand it anymore, he's off to the barn to get the tractor out and plow some trails for the bird seed. Even the wild turkey's are spoiled here :)

ps.  I never saw that many turkey's roosting in the trees before........pretty freaky!

Home Office Re-Do

It's been a wonderful year at the Crow's Nest Primitive Shoppe and I've had to make some changes to keep up with my Retail & Wholesale orders~ Yeah!

Besides doing paperwork in my teeny tiny home office, I've had to utilize this space to work on my candles, tarts, soaps, and everything else that I can make while I'm home~ Here's some pictures of my work space~

Cabinet Closed

Cabinet Open

Love my Jingle Bells

And my Fabric

Twine, Twine, Twine

Teeny Tiny doorway~

Notice the doorway is only 18 inches across.
What were they thinking in 1783 when this place was built :)

New Herbal BATH SALTS~

Aaaah made some new Bath Salts today.......of course I'll have to make more tomorrow because I'm keeping them All for myself :)     

Patchouli-Amber bath salts

Rosewood-Lavender bath salts

Eucalyptus-Mint bath salts

Tis the Basket Season~

I'm the dedicated "Basket-Maker" at the shop. Both the Herbarium and Crow's Nest shop. I've been making gift baskets for years & love it! Each one is unique and usually has its own challenges. Most of the time I'm in the back room, a frenzy of tissue, ribbon & blow dryer in hand, getting the basket just right while the customer is browsing the shop :)

I Love my Job :)

Refresher Oils

Refresher Oils are now available on all my Potpourri's

Vanilla Bee Potpourri

Forest Potpourri

Primitive Pear Potpourri

Noel Potpourri

Orange Pomander Potpourri

After requests from customers, I'm offering my blended oils in 5ml bottles on the potpourri pages of my website. Why didn't I think of this sooner :)

Bulbs Have Arrived!

Soooo excited to get my fall bulbs delivered!!
Most of these will be planted in the new cottage garden~  The tulips are in different shades of purple with reds, yellow & salmon blended in.  There's tons of purple & red alliums too.  Plus I'm going to do a mass planting of crocus's in the front lawn~  Whoohoo!

Can't wait until the "show" this Springtime :)

New Candle Lights~

I've come up with a few new designs for my Candle Lights~ One of my wholesale companies requested a variety....so here they are :)

Lavender CandleLight

Prim Holiday CandleLight

Spice Cupboard CandleLight

Plus a Primitive CandleLight, Sweet Annie CandleLight, Pumpkin CandleLight & Winter CandleLight are on my website~  Enjoy :)

Scented Geranium Harvest

I harvested the last of the Rose Geraniums!

All this from only 2 plants. I got 7 large bunches hung in the barn. When they're dried I'll strip the leaves and store them for my Geranium Potpourri.
Love, Love, Love Scented Geraniums :)

BEAR!

Look who came to visit~

New Double-Wick Candles~

Just made these large soy candles that take 2 wicks. Here's my Vanilla with Sweet Annie blossoms sprinkled on top~ Smells Wonderful!

Holiday Votive Candles

These are my new Holiday Votive Candles. So far I've made them with my Winterberry scent, Pine Needle, Noel & Country Christmas. LOVE THEM!

Sweet Annie Harvest

I harvested some Sweet Annie & Coxcomb from the gardens tonight~  Mmmm smells Wonderful!

Looks like the deer are bedding down in the Sweet Annie patch.
I don't mind tho, they must love it too :)

Primitive PEAR~

I was inspired by these sweet little gourds to create my New PRIMITIVE PEAR goodies~

Primitive PEAR melting tarts

Primitive PEAR Potpourri

Packaged Primitive Pear Potpourri

PHEW......Beautiful to look at, but hard to say :)