I Love Primitives!

Hello everyone :)

This morning my post is about American style primitives. I love the prim look, all hearts, stars and homespun. It's a lovely warm, cosy look that never seems to go out of fashion. Homespun fabrics are a favourite of mine, both to work with and the soft homey look they give to a room.

You can go all out and decorate with prim items and have a real Americana theme to a room or simply add one or two choice pieces to give a modern decor a cosy feel.

I'm very eclectic in my personal taste and love everything from the elegant french shabby chic look to English country cottage to grungy American primitives as well as some modern furniture, I feel a mix of new and old gives a lived in, welcoming feel to a home so my own home is a cosy jumble of styles that work well together.

Primitives are cosy pieces that somehow get better with age, a bit of dust here and there never did anyone any harm! Some of my prims are scented and others are not (the descriptions will tell you) The unscented ones can be scented yourself if you wish, by adding a drop or two of essential oil to the back of a heart hanger, I sell a range of scented oils for this purpose under the "Cinnamon Spice and All Things Nice" category of the website.

Please take a look at the Primitives section of our website and please feel free to ask if you can't find what you are looking for :) http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk/index.php?cPath=77

Prim Blessings,

Tamsin xx

Spring, improvements and your help please :)

Hasn't the weather been lovely the last few days? Spring is finally in the air, hooray!

My garden is starting to burst into life and I cut the grass for the first time the other day, mmmm fresh mown grass scents entering the house through the open windows :)

Our website has had a bit of a tweak here and there too, I'm hoping it's now a little clearer to our customers how much P&P they will be paying on their order with the new box on the right-hand side, there have been a few more improvements too and a fantastic one for me is an automatic upload to Google which means a lot less work for me = lots more time to spend sewing and painting, yippie! My thanks to Richard our web designer x

And while I'm talking about the website I'd like to ask for your help, yes you, all you lovely readers of my blog, please let me know if there are any improvements you'd like me to make to the website to make your shopping experience easier and if you have any requests for particular fabrics, colours, designs etc and in return I will email you with a discount code that you can use for your next order with us :)

Happy Spring and Happy Shopping! xx

Website: http://www.pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk
Email: info@pussywillowscountrycrafts.co.uk

Handmade Cards

Hello All,

I have been an avid card maker for many years and love making cards when I can fit it in around my other crafting, working, housework etc, etc.

I am really pleased with the two cards I've made for my Mum. The 21st March is Mum's birthday and the 22nd is of course Mother's Day so I thought you might like to take a peak at them (just hope Mum doesn't look at my blog before the weekend!)





I also have some cards for sale on eBay at the moment (please click the links):

Easter Cards: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=380111237650#ebayphotohosting



Art Deco Lady Cards: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=380111239198#ebayphotohosting



Wedding/Anniversay Cards: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=380111283583



Please feel free to email me if you'd like to buy a card or two, I am also happy to take commissions :)

Bye for now,

Tamsin x

Hooray for Mums!

Don't forget Mother's Day is Sunday 22nd March!

Hello, Today's post is all about Mums everywhere, they do a fantastic job don't they? This Mothering Sunday show your Mum how much she means to you and treat her to a pretty handmade item from Pussy Willow's Country Crafts.

We have lots and lots of ideas for you, handmade hearts full of fragrant lavender, pretty signs, wreaths and angels and lots more to decorate her bedroom or kitchen or even to hang from her office wall.

Please click here for Mother's Day gift ideas.

Or here for the home page.

See you soon x