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• Sunnie’s “Chatting Chickens” Chairpad – Rug Hooking!

  
  Folk Art at Old Crow Farm in Vermont — Authority: 106
  Happy Tuesday!  Since I am doing some steaming, back finishing and deciding upon the best way to hang my  Seasons Banner, I thought you might enjoy seeing what I do with some of my leftover “woolworms”!!!  I designed a couple of different patterns for my “Chatting Chickens” chairpads  a few ...
  5 days ago

• Sunnie’s Seasons Banner/Spring Almost Finished! – Rug Hooking

  
  Folk Art at Old Crow Farm in Vermont — Authority: 106
  Hooray!!  Coming along well…Spring is almost finished..!!!    I will take a good look at all of my blocks and see if I need to change anything before finishing the banner up! Here is a close-up of my Spring block…I will finish it today as I have some time set aside to hook!!! Hope you have ...
  1 week ago

• ♥ Price Reduction ♥

  
  Musings from Behind the Easel — Authority: 103
  Its not often I do this, but in the interest of continued income as I spend time at the hospital with John this week, Ive reduced the price on two originals in the Etsy shop ("Baba Yaga" and "Valentine") by about $40 each. I do hope they find good homes. :) On a personal note, John is feeling a bit better this ...
  1 week ago

• Featured Artist: Ryan Schneider

  
  2Modern Blog — Authority: 123
  If it seems like we lean toward modern, abstract paintings and art or modern photography (usually portraits or landscapes), you wouldn’t be far off. We love those types of art pieces tremendously. But we also enjoy another type of art, folk, and another type of art, modern folk art! Okay so maybe you wouldn’t ...
  1 week ago

• Snowing, snowing…Sunnie’s Seasons Banner Progress – Rug Hooking

  
  Folk Art at Old Crow Farm in Vermont — Authority: 106
  Hooray!  I was able to hook for 3 or 4 hours yesterday and so have completed the Summer block!  As you can see, I have adjusted colours for this block to make it look more “summery”!!!  LOL  After hooking the darker green leaves, I knew they did not give the effect I wanted…but left them in place to ...
  1 week ago

• Workin on it Wednesday

  
  Tales from The Raspberry Rabbits — Authority: 101
  Hi there! Hows your week going so far? Mine is super busy, but Im having a great time! Im soooooooo happy that you are loving the first block in the Harrington and Hannah BOM! Now I cant hardly wait to show you the February block! The bunnies and I send sincere and heartfelt thanks to all of you that have purchased ...
  1 week ago

• Folk Art Painting of Baby in a Rocker with Cherries

  
  Anonymous Works — Authority: 111
  Sold for $115,000.00 at Keno Auctions. Pre-sale estimate of $15,000-25,000.
  1 week ago

• Survivability Report: The American Folk Art Museum and the Seaport Museum

  
  Art Fag City — Authority: 599
  Demonstrators at a "Save Our Seaport" rally last May. Photo via Paul LaRosa. 2011 wasn’t a great year for either the Seaport Museum or the American Folk Art Museum.  The two museums have been in dire financial straits for the past several years, struggling to keep rising operating costs down while bleeding ...
  1 week ago

• Snowing Again… Sunnie’s Seasons Banner Progress – Rug Hooking

  
  Folk Art at Old Crow Farm in Vermont — Authority: 106
  I was so busy yesterday that I didn’t think I’d have any time for hooking!  But…yes!!!…I found some time last evening to move into Summer!  LOL    Outside, here in Vermont, it is cold and snowy, with skies of blue-gray this morning.  But it is Summer here on my Blog!!  Here we go…  (anyone up ...
  1 week ago

• Return to folk art – by people for people

  
  Alchemy of Scrawl — Authority: 116
  I spoke to another Indie author today who was told by the cogs of traditional publishing that they liked the book, but couldn’t ‘market it’. And this is something that I’ve been mulling over for a couple of days. They couldn’t ‘market it’ meaning they couldn’t ‘sell it’, couldn’t ‘ ...
  1 week ago

• Sunnies Seasons Banner, 2 blocks finished! – Making a light table too – Rug Hooking

  
  Folk Art at Old Crow Farm in Vermont — Authority: 106
  Happy Monday!  With only a little time to hook yesterday I did manage to finish the Autumn Block!  Hooray!  ; ) So two blocks down, two to go!!! Just a note…When doing something like this, a long narrow piece or a small piece with a center and a border, I almost always steam the finished part before ...
  1 week ago

• ♥ Etsy Love ♥

  
  Musings from Behind the Easel — Authority: 103
  Just popping in quickly to share the latest Etsy offering, a hand crafted bentwood box, which Ive painted with this sweet, long haired, angel cat (was going for a Maine Coon or Norwegian Forest)... Of course, all cats are sweet angels, which makes them perfect subjects for Valentines day. This one, which Ive ...
  1 week ago

• Where? Wednesday Winner

  
  Great Lakes Gazette — Authority: 109
  The Michigan cow and farmer are Yoopers The winner of the first Great Lakes Gazette Where? Wednesday contest is Robert Johnson of Gulliver, Michigan. He correctly identified the Upper Peninsula folk art sculpture of the Yooper farmer and Michigan-spotted cow, which are located the south side of U.S. Highway 2 at ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sunnie Seasons Banner – More Progress on this Cooold Day – Rug Hooking

  
  Folk Art at Old Crow Farm in Vermont — Authority: 106
  Back to the Autumn block!  I’m glad this is going pretty fast even with all my sorting and other things to do!!!!   Almost finished with Autumn!!!  Gotta do bookwork today so might not get in too much hooking time!  But one can hope!! Happy Hooking!  Sunnie   
  2 weeks ago

• The Adventures of Harrington and Hannah BOM

  
  Tales from The Raspberry Rabbits — Authority: 101
  Woo Hoo! Im sooooooooooooo excited to have you joining me and the Bunnies on this creative adventure! Each month will be a different block featuring stitchery, wool applique and patchwork! The finished quilt will measure 46" x 58". Each block will have a folk art feel and will feature Harrington and Hannah doing ...
  2 weeks ago

• Hope-filled Art - portable & easy to share

  
  blueyeduckstudios — Authority: 89
  Artist Trading Cards - they were popular in the 1800s -- and in recent years made a wild resurgence due in large part to the artists on eBay (who renamed them ACEO; Art Cards, Editions and Originals). No matter what, remember that they are  ALWAYS 2.5" x 3.5" I have taken my bird series ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sunnie’s Seasons Banner -Coming Along on a Snowy Day! – Rug Hooking

  
  Folk Art at Old Crow Farm in Vermont — Authority: 106
  I skipped down to work on the Summer part of the banner this morning…and am having to make some summer decisions when it is cold and snowy here in Vermont..!!!  But I think I have a good start! I want this section to be a bit brighter than the softer look I have in my mind for Spring…but not as ...
  2 weeks ago

• Spun Cotton Valentine Ornaments – Handmade Primitive Valentine Decor

  
  Primitive Folk Art by Old World Primitives — Authority: 79
  This week I have begun releasing my newest designs for 2012, starting with a collection of spun cotton Valentine ornaments.  Each of the ornaments below is a handmade original design by Old World Primitives. These spun cotton ornaments are dressed in festive shades of pink and red for Valentine’s ...
  2 weeks ago

• 45 Christmas Projects to Make

  
  Cottage Crafts — Authority: 105
  45 quick and easy Christmas crafts to Deck Your Halls! There are angels, snowmen, Santa, candles, pillows, paper mache, nautical, wisemen, reindeer, pins, a frog, bear, sled, gingerbread folks, primitive and country stye. Something for everyone! Patterns and instructions for all 45 projects are included.
  2 weeks ago

• 19th Century Folk Art Carved Pipe with a Mans Head

  
  Anonymous Works — Authority: 111
  A great 1890 folk art carved pipe. Accompanied with an old note: "This pipe carved out of a block of wood by Frank G. Thorpe in 1890. Son of Sarah W. Thorpe. Sister of Mary M. Jordan, born 1829." Available at Anonymous Works .
  2 weeks ago

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