Spooky & the Chicks~

Spooky is enjoying her new sisters too!!!

Here she is giving one a big smooch :)

I wonder what she's REALLY thinking!

Baby Chicks

They're HOME!
I just picked up my new chicks from the post office! After a lot of research I decided to have my chicks hatched from a company called insideyolk.com I didn't want anything to do with those large hatcheries that horrifically kill chicks in ways that I won't mention....

So here they are~

5 Blue laced red Wyandottes and 5 Americana's (they lay blue eggs)

Soon after they went in our homemade brooder, I took each chick and gently put it's beak in the water. They all got the hang of it after that. Because they've been in a box for 2 days, I put a few drops of flower essence "rescue remedy" in the water to help them recover from stress.  They also have organic chick starter with some dried nettle leaves.  This is sprinkled on the paper towels as well as in a dish so they have things to pick at :)    So far so good!

Here's some pictures of the brooder~

I don't know how I'm going to get any work done today~~~~  So exciting :)

Backyard RAINBOW

I just snapped a shot of this beautiful rainbow in our backyard......

it's a sign of encouragement, especially after all this rain :)

Bee Skeps are Back in Stock~~~Again!

Just received another shipment~ Boy are these popular!!

Not sure how long I'll be able to order these...Get'em while you can :)

http://www.crowsnestprimitiveshoppe.com

Cottage Garden Potpourri

I just finished making a large batch of Cottage Garden Potpourri that's heading to Australia!!

This customer wants so much of it that I had to use one of my super large antique bowls to mix it all up~ So much love and attention went into these organically grown flowers.......so nice to see them travel to Australia to bring even more joy! It's the little things that get me choked up :)

POTTERY SALE

We're building shelves in the new barn to store the pottery~ which is a good excuse to have a POTTERY Sale!! All in-stock handthrown primitive pottery is 15% off~
http://www.crowsnestprimitiveshoppe.com

Offer good until May 14th
doesn't include special orders or backorders-
just the pottery in-stock.
http://www.crowsnestprimitiveshoppe.com

Bee Skeps

My Bee Skeps are back in Stock!
BUT, I just found out that they will be unavailable soon. So, I'm stocking up for my customers~ Bee Skeps are not easy to find!!

If only I had fields of straw~ I'd weave these myself :)
Just Kidding~ think I have my hands full as it is!

Spooky are you Nuts?!

Look who jumped INTO the wood stove when I turned my back to get more kindling~~

and then she made herself at home in there...........and had to be pulled out!!

Chosen for Country Sampler HOME Tour Edition~

My hand-thrown primitive pottery was chosen to be featured in Country Sampler Magazine HOME TOUR Edition ~ AGAIN this year!!

YEAH!!

Strawberries Anyone?

Here's my New Strawberries & Cream Soy Candle~

Guess I'm jumping past Spring and going straight for Summer :)

Hand-thrown Colander with Strawberries of course :)

My favorite fruit~  I plan on making a raised bed to grown my own organic strawberries this year.  Can't believe we just paid $6 for a container at the supermarket~ 

Spoiled Spooky

Normally Spooky doesn't come into my office/workspace but tonight she was desperate for my attention~ So she did all her cute little tricks that got her noticed and after she climbed onto my drying racks (good thing I just emptied all my dried flowers into a jar or she would be in big trouble) I took these pictures.

My white roses that I got for Valentine's Day are drying~ can't waste good flowers :)

my new kraft labels on my herb jars~ now I can read what's in there

I was soo excited when I found these circle kraft paper labels on-line. They are the perfect size for my herb jars! I just printed the names on the labels and added a cute bee skep and now my herb jars aren't an "Eye-Sore" anymore. YEAH!!

New Baby Powder Candle

My New "BABY POWDER" candle was actually a request from my aunt. The scent of baby powder reminds her of my late grandmother and she asked me to make her a candle so that she could remember...... My pleasure Deb :)



BABY Powder Soy Candle



Roasted Tomato & Sausage Casserole

Being cooped up in the house has gotten me caught up on my candle & tart orders~~~yeah! I've also come up with a few new recipes that I've shared on my website's RECIPE page :)

Fire Roasted TOMATO & SAUSAGE Casserole

1lb Sweet Italian Sausage (remove casings)
28oz can Fire Roasted diced Tomatoes- organic
4 Potatoes- organic (diced)
1 medium Onion- organic
1 green Pepper- organic
4-5 mushrooms- organic
6 cloves chopped garlic- organic
Italian spices (oregano, thyme, fennel, basil) organic
salt & pepper
1 Buttermilk Biscuit container (found an all natural one at whole foods)

Cooking Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350
On stove-top, start browning the sweet Italian sausage in olive oil
Add diced onion, pepper, mushrooms & garlic
Add 1/3 of the seasonings plus some salt & pepper
Stir and finish browning meat mixture
Layer the diced potato on top
Add 1/3 of the seasonings plus some salt & pepper
Layer the entire can of fire roasted tomatoes on top of the potatoes
Add remaining seasonings
Cover and place in oven for 1 hour or until the potatoes are tender

Remove from oven and layer the biscuits on top. Sprinkle with a little seasoning and return to oven uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until the biscuits are browned.

*I turn the broiler on in the last few minutes to get the biscuits golden brown- just make sure you watch them so they don't burn!

ENJOY~~~ We Did :)

New England Recreation

His job is to shovel 3 feet of snow off of the car barn....

My job is to call 911 if he falls off....

All Natural AMBER~

Been working all weekend on some Huge orders (thank-you) and there seems to be a "Pamper-Yourself" theme. Besides the typical candle orders, my bath salts, splashes & perfumes are Really popular lately! I think with all this cold & snowy weather, we're craving something that makes us feel good :)

Amber & Vanilla SPLASH

For me, that scent is Amber. I can remember being in a health food store with my mother when I was a kid and she let me pick out whatever perfume I wanted....I chose Amber and still LOVE it!

Amber Body Butter

Pure Amber Perfume

The reason I made my Amber bath salts, splashes & perfumes is because I have made them for myself for years and wanted to share.

Patchouli Amber Bath Salts

 Don't wait until Valentine's day to pamper yourself. 
You deserve it everyday :)

Buffalo Shepherd's Pie

I created a new recipe tonight that came out so Yummy I added it to my RECIPE page on the website!

Organic Buffalo Shepherd's Pie

1 lb ground Buffalo (or grass-fed Hamburg from a "happy cow")
1 chopped organic onion
1 chopped organic pepper (optional)
1 chopped organic carrot (optional)
5 chopped organic garlic cloves
1 eight oz. carton cream of mushroom soup-organic (or canned)
1 bag organic frozen corn (or 2 cans)
3-4 handfuls organic shredded cheddar cheese
5 small organic red potatoes-slice 1/4 inch (or fewer large ones)
organic spices: parsley, thyme, onion powder,pepper, sea salt (whatever you like)

In casserole dish, saute onion, pepper, carrot and garlic in olive oil until slightly tender. Add ground buffalo plus 1/2 of seasonings and saute everything together until buffalo is browned. Add cream of mushroom soup, stir. Layer the frozen corn on top of the meat & veggie mixture. Then layer the potatoes on top of the corn neatly so they cook evenly. Sprinkle the rest of the seasonings on top of the potatoes. Cover and cook for 1 hour or until the potatoes are done. Remove from oven, take off lid and put under the broiler for a few minutes to brown the top of the potatoes. When the potatoes are brown, sprinkle the cheddar cheese on top and let that broil until the cheese bubbles and is slightly browned.

Serve with a fresh tossed salad......mmmmmmm


I like to feed my family buffalo instead of hamburg because the buffalo are free ranged and are able to live a healthier life...which must make them "happier" and I'd rather be part of happy farming :)