We Are Starting To Brain Storm....

Well, Memorial day is over and its time to get back to work. Beth and I are in the beginning planning stages for the upcoming markets in June. We will be showing our wares at the Market Square order writing and Cash N'Carry shows and we have a lot of planning to do. This year we will be working on 5 booths. Four at order writing and one BIG one at cash n'carry. The order writing booths will be Samplers Country, Primitiques, Primi-Chic and The Quill And Well. The Quill And Well booth isn't so much an order writing booth as it is a "meet the American Artisan" booth. We are promoting "Made In The USA" goodes from a variety of artisans in various mediums.
The cash n'carry booth will have a plethora of goodes from the aforementioned companies. We have moved the trailer and believe it or not are ready to begin the long process of loading the goodies upon completion. Having said that we will be showcasing some of the pieces we will be bringing to the show here on this blog in the next couple of weeks. Beth has begun production of new furniture pieces for order writing. These NEW designs for 2009 can be purchased and picked up at the end of the show. We will have a limited stock of show samples for puchase so they will be showcased here in advance. BUT, have no worry... If you miss the original you can still place an order. The smalls which I do can be ordered at the show however the antique props we will be using in our photos are all one of a kinds and should you see something you want just let us know. I wish I had some pictures of the new Primi-Chic furniture all decked out. Hopefully soon!!!! Until then this is what I can show you....




Its a pretty good bet that The Primi-Chic French Country booth might have some cheese and bread... I am all over it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stephanie

Happy Memorial Day.. We Will Always Remember

The Thibault Family Farm

Sad to say I was recently dismayed to hear that my great grandfathers dairy barn was purchased, taken down and moved to Connecticut. I had long since been planning the relocation of this lovely piece of family history myself but was unable to complete the deal due to the lack of property which we didn't own. When we finally moved last October I thought... GREAT... We will move in, get settled and begin making arrangements. Winter came and who would have thought it wouldn't be there in the spring. NO ONE moves a barn in the middle of winter... Do They?? Well, yes they do.


The barn was purchased over the winter and moved to Connecticut. Although I am sad to say it won't be mine I am happy in the knowledge that it did find a new home and a new life on someone else's property. My mother wasn't sure exactly what it was being used for but it certainly would have made a lovely shop or home. I know the picture doesn't do it justice but in its day it was a sight to behold. Two stories with a large cupola that once had a copper or brass pig on the top. The gentleman that had purchased the farm where the barn had stood sold the weather vane topper to a couple that lived in New York City for a decoration in their home. Having said that I am happy to report that I do currently have some of the barn in my living room. When we last visited the farm I almost fell through the floor. I forgot my mother had warned me that this barn had a basement. Yes... I did say basement. My cousin caught me before I took that last step when the floor began to crumble beneath me. We were able to remove some the wood. Then we took some of the red exterior walls and some of the milk house wood and a few other pieces here and there. Its not easy to explain to airport security why you have luggage filled with old wood. Trust me... I know this for a fact and am happy to report that although the barn is gone it is not forgotten and I am happy knowing that I do still own a small piece of one of the family farms.
Stephanie

NEW Primi-Chic Bowl With Colored Balls

I thought you would like to see another new Primi-Chic piece we photographed today. This is a large hand-hewn bowl in dirty white and pale pink. The outside of the bowl has a diamond pattern on it and the inside has fleur-de-lis. The colored balls are actually a dried that have been painted 6 different colors in pale shades. I love this bowl with the chip out of it on the side. It looks like it is worn from use in a French farm kitchen. I can just see it being used to turn out the dough for a large loaf of bread. YUMMY!!!!

NEW - Windsor Furniture

"We are just tickled to be able to offer our Primitiques Distributors our limited supply of HAND MADE Windsor Chair, Benches, Rockers & Writing Chairs. We can only offer our windsor line to Distributors because they are not mass produced and we can only fill a limited quantity of chairs, bench or rocker orders a quarter. therefore, we thought it fair to offer our windsors to distributors, first. If there happen to be "left overs", then we will post them on our Blog & bring them to Cash & Carry Shows.



Our chairs are handcrafted from start to finish... starting with the harvesting of the trees from our chair maker's very own property, hand planing & other marks of the chair maker's hand, making each one unique and just simply wonderful! You will see the handmade quality of our Windors & their whimsical nature, such as widdled- looking spindles.



We will regularly post our Windsor Chair availability. As of 5/22/09, we have the following available for anyone to purchase:

1 @ 5 foot bench- Black over Mustard.

1 Sac Back Arm Chair- Watermelon Paint Combo.

Set of 4 Sac Back arm chairs that we will be using for our Order Writing Booth in PA (June 26-28) that will be available for purchase (to be taken at the show's end).

Two Fan Back Side Chairs, as well.

NEW AND EXCITING!!!!

Well we are getting really excited around the mill and studio!!! We have decided to unveil the new Primi-Chic line at the Market Square order writing show in June. This is our new French Farmhouse line. Beth put together the flyer and I thought it would be fun to give you a sneak-peak.

Heritage Market Shows - Fort Wayne

Well we made it to the Fort Wayne Heritage Market Cash N'Carry. Whooppeee!!!! It wasn't a long drive and the set up was wonderful. I managed to get a few shots of the booth as we were setting up and selling. If you happen to be a store buyer and in the area please stop by.



You can find all the information about the show on The Heritage Market website at www.heritagemarkets.com. The wholesale show to the trade ONLY is Tuesday in Fort Wayne at the Allen County Memorial Coliseum. After that show we will all caravan to Medina Ohio for another wholesale show on Thursday at The Medina County Community Center.



This is Bill Merryfield working hard helping people.















If you get a chance to come on out for either show we will see you there!!!!



































This is Mike and Peggy Corrigan from Bearing in Love. They have the booth across from us. Doesn't Mike look precious holding a bouquet of flowers???