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Note Cards

Sets of note cards featuring wildflowers, native birds, and majestic moths. Click on the picture to see all the cards. This has been a partnership with my 12 year old grand daughter Harper. I make handmade paper using recycles and add various seeds from my garden for texture. Harper does the illustrations which are transferred onto the paper. We both share painting each card individually using water colors. The subtle paper colors may not show good in the pictures but there is a variety: earthy tan, lavender-pink, calendula yellow, and minty green. Dimensions for each card is 3.5"x5" and a blank paper is inside for writing and a brown kraft paper envelope is included. The note cards are sold by sets of four, so please indicate Moths, Birds, Flowers. Email if you have questions or would like to purchase beckhoop@yahoo.com. Shipping is included in the cost.
$24.00

Beeswax Thread Waxers

These Lucky Shamrocks and Bunnies are pure Beeswax, which comes from our own hives here in Northern Ontario, and they have a wonderful honey scent. Waxers have been used for centuries by stitchers to condition their threads...it reduces fraying, and tangling, and the thread glides smoothly through your fabric. Each one comes with it own little drawstring bag for storage. Price is for 1 Waxer with bag, and travel fare is 5.00.
$6.00

***SOLD***Quaker Pinkeep Drum

I love stitching Quaker designs and thought this one would be perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! The drum is 3 1/2” wide by 3 1/4” tall. I stitched it using a pretty green silk floss. The bottom and sides were made using a pretty, aged, dark green print from my stash. I added a cinnamon colored cording around the top, a safety pin with an antique bone button, and two bronze charms. I also added two antique glass swirl pins to the top. It is firmly stuffed with sawdust. Kindly asking $65.00 and $7.50 for shipping.
$65.00

Vintage Baking Tin Pinkeep

I have collected these antique baking tins for years. This one is 3.5” long x 3” wide. I used a pretty red print fabric I had in my stash and stuffed it firmly with wool scraps. It is firmly attached to the tin. I added two black straight pins, a silver heart charm, and a mother of pearl button. I stitched another antique button to the center. I am including the tiny 1” wool strawberry fob I made and the tiny silver scissors. Kindly asking $45.00 and $10.00 for travel fare.
$45.00

*** Sold thank you***Blue and tan Antique Quilt Pinkeep

I love using antique quilts in my creations. The quilt I used for this was one that had seen better days. The quilt was over 100 years old and showing a lot of wear so I salvaged what I could to make these wonderful pinkeeps. I can only imagine the history this quilt has! The pinkeep is a beautiful tan and cream color embellished with mother-of-pearl buttons, an antique brown flower button, and vintage glass-head pins. Around the quilt, I stitched antique ric-rac and then added glass beads to that. There is also a small cream colored crocheted flower under the button. The pinkeep is 5” long and filled with wool scraps and sits firmly in a dark blue and tan fabric covered papier-mâché lid. I am including the tiny 1” wool strawberry fob I made and the tiny bronze scissors. Kindly asking $65.00 and $7.50 for travel fare.
$65.00

Antique Quilt Pinkeep #4

I love using antique quilts in my creations. The quilt I used for this was one that had seen better days. The quilt was over 100 years old and showing a lot of wear so I salvaged what I could to make these wonderful pinkeeps. I can only imagine the history this quilt has! The pinkeep is a beautiful tan and cream color embellished with mother-of-pearl buttons, a tiny bronze heart charm, and vintage glass-head pins. I stitched some cording I made around the pinkeep. It is firmly stuffed with wool scraps and sits in an old baking tin that I found at an antique shop. I am including the tiny 1” wool strawberry fob I made and the tiny silver scissors. Kindly asking $65.00 and $7.50 for travel fare.
$65.00

****Sold, thank you! Quilted Pinkeep # 3

Can you imagine the history old quilts hold? I love using antique quilts in my creations. The quilt I used for this was one that had seen better days. The quilt was over 100 years old and showing a lot of wear so I salvaged what I could to make these wonderful pinkeeps. The pinkeep is a beautiful tan with reddish pink flowers. I embellished the pinkeep with mother-of-pearl buttons, an antique red flower button, and vintage glass-head pins. Around the quilt I stitched antique ric-rac and then added glass beads to that. There is also a small cream colored crocheted flower under the button. The pinkeep is 5” long and filled with wool scraps and sits firmly in a dark brown and red fabric covered papier-mâché lid. I am including the tiny 1” wool strawberry fob I made and the tiny bronze scissors. Kindly asking $65.00 and $7.50 for travel fare.
$65.00

***Sold, thank you***Quilt Pinkeep #2

I love using antique quilts in my creations. The quilt I used for this was one that had seen better days. The quilt was over 100 years old and showing a lot of wear so I salvaged what I could to make these wonderful pinkeeps. I can only imagine the history this quilt has! The pinkeep is a beautiful blue and cream color that I embellished with a mother-of-pearl button, a tiny bone ring, and vintage glass-head pins. Around the quilt I stitched antique black trim that I had in my stash. The pinkeep is 4” x 4.5” and sits in a reproduction crumb catcher that is 7” long including the handle. I am including the tiny 1” wool tomato fob I made and the bronze scissors. Kindly asking $65.00 and $7.50 for travel fare.
$65.00

Antique Quilt Pinkeep

Antique quilts have so much history. I love using them in my creations. The quilt I used for this was one that had seen better days. The quilt was over 100 years old and showing a lot of wear so I salvaged what I could to make these wonderful pinkeeps. The pinkeep is a beautiful tan and reddish-pink color that I embellished with an old button, a tiny bone ring and two antique glass swirl pins. Around the quilt I stitched antique ric-rac and then added glass beads to that. The pinkeep is 5” long and filled with wool scraps and sits firmly in a tan and red floral fabric covered papier-mâché lid. I am including the tiny 1” velvet strawberry fob I made and the bronze scissors. Kindly asking $65.00 and $10.00 for travel fare.
$65.00

***SOLD***Halloween Cat Pinkeep

I love this vintage looking cat, he was definitely one of my favorite Halloween designs to stitch. The bottom pinkeep was made using a black fabric with orange dots. The cross stitched piece was stitched on purple linen. I added a row of beads to the bottom portion and orange ricrac to the top portion. I made a creepy skull pin and also added an antique glass swirl pin. Kindly asking $65.00 and $7.50 for travel.
$65.00

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