A Pinch of Prim

NEW 2017 Spring Designs!

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 06:36:00 +0000

New Spring Designs available in my Etsy shop!

I love their sweet nostalgic look, made to look like old, worn, fuzzy bunny rabbits with vintage charm.

Bunny trio

They each have their own little custom Easter basket, compiled of vintage bits and pieces.

To crown a rabbit. The white rabbit with her sparkly chunky glitter crown. She is extra soft and fuzzy.

Aww, I love this one! "gentle being" The words are from a vintage dictionary.

These bunnies aren't only for Easter. They would look great with any decor and make the cutest vignettes!

As always, thank you for looking and make sure to check out my shop here.

Make sure to check me out on Instagram here for all my latest pieces.

xo,

Easter Spring Bunnies Vintage Style Paperclay

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:11:00 +0000

Spring 2015 brings cute bunnies and a little chick. I love the subtle vintage pastel accents they carry.

You can find these one of a kind pieces here. Thank you so much for stopping by!

Happy Spring!

Vintage Style Bunnies

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 22:12:00 +0000

I love these little bunnies. They are fun to make and they are so cute to decorate with. I love creating vignettes and what better way to make your vignettes pop than to add a little piece of original art to the mix!

These little ones were made special for someone. She wanted a cream and brown one and they look so sweet together. Of course it’s great to see pictures, but it’s not the same as seeing them in person. (They’re cuter!)

For those that don’t know, I make these original one of a kind folk art pieces from paperclay by hand.

To view more of my art, click here!

They’re great for Valentines, Easter, Spring or anytime!

Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle

Vintage Style Shabby Bunnies

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 05:06:00 +0000

My latest creations are these sweet little paperclay bunnies. They are based off of Vintage Stuffed Bunnies from the 40’s – 50’s.

This one measures 5” tall and 2 1/2” wide. She sells for $39.

Her little sister is 4” tall and 1 1/2” wide. She is $29.

They are daintier and so sweet in person.

Email me at apinchofprim@frontier.com if interested!

Shipping is $5 separately. $8 if bought together.

Thank you for stopping by!

Michelle

Valentine’s Kissing Couple

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 19:32:00 +0000

I have another little Valentine’s couple to share with you.

A cute little kissing couple.

I chose to go with a pink and gold palette. They are available in my Etsy shop.

Thanks for stopping by,

Michelle

Valentine’s Folk Art

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:06:00 +0000

I. Can. Not. Believe. that my last post was March 22, 2013!! That’s pitiful. I think about my blog a lot but I just didn’t put forth the effort it takes to write posts.

Of course I want to change that. So I hope to keep up my blog this year. I’ve been quite busy with orders, so I should usually have a lot to share.

Right now, I am working on a few orders but I was able to make 2 sets of Valentine's couples.

To see these pieces in my Etsy shop, click HERE.

Thank you for stopping by!

Michelle

Hedgehog Adventure

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:57:00 +0000

Hello.

I just wanted to share a darling little custom piece I made for 2 brothers.

Hedgehogs! They were so much fun to make.

These little hedgehogs are on an adventure.

Fishing, catching bugs to bring home to mom and dad, hiking…..

the best kind of adventure, for sure!

Thank you!

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Vintage Inspired Wedding Cake Toppers

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:04:00 +0000

I’m kind of loving this little vintage inspired wedding couple. They can be personalized for your special day and are available here.

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Snowman Family Giveaway!!

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:22:00 +0000

Don't miss this giveaway for one of my personalized "Snowman Family" creations going on at the wonderful blog

Miss Mustard Seed.

I am so excited that Miss Mustard Seed has agreed to host this giveaway, please visit her blog and feast your eyes upon her beautiful photos of her personalized A Pinch of Prim "Snowman Family" and the start of some of her winter decorating.

If you purchase your own personalized Snowman Family from my Etsy shop and happen to win the giveaway a refund will be issued.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Fall and Thanksgiving Items

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:43:00 +0000

Just a little peek at some of my Thanksgiving pieces for 2012.

First up are my little Native American Bunnies. It was fun and different using such earthy colors. It can be hard to catch how cute they are with the camera, especially these ones. They are much cuter in person! They are still available on my Etsy page.

I made a couple little turkeys this year. I think they’d be fun to tuck into a little Fall or Thanksgiving vignette.

~Thanksgiving Joys~

I LOVED this little grouping of friends! They are very cute together. A wonderful customer of mine took home the whole group. So happy!

Mr. Turkey caught in a pumpkin:)

Thanksgiving Wishes!

I have been very busy working on Christmas/Winter pieces and I will be sharing some with you soon!

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Halloween!!

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:57:00 +0000

I’ve been so busy lately working on Fall and Christmas pieces that I almost forgot to show a few of my latest Halloween 2012 pieces.

First up, I had a fun order to make a little batch of Halloween Bunnies for a mother/daughter boutique called Trendy Bindi.

I love how the black one turned out and will definitely be making more of those in the future.

Next, a sweet little Black Cat JOL. I had a lot of fun making pumpkins this year. He went to a wonderful home.

Mr. Pumpkin Snowman is one of my favorite pieces from Halloween 2012. He is still available in my Etsy shop.

My last piece here was a little different for me. This is Edgar Allan Poe with a “Raven” on top of his head. I really loved this piece and was very happy with how he turned out. I’m thinking he won’t be my last attempt at a literary figure. Any suggestions for my next one?;)

Happy Halloween!!!

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2012 Prim Halloween Characters

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 18:52:00 +0000

New “A Pinch of Prim” Halloween Art will be available tonight on Etsy.

For more information and pictures you can visit my Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/apinchofprim

Thank you for visiting!!

Popped Balloon and Popcorn!

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:03:00 +0000

Can I just tell you how much FUN I had making this latest little character?!?!

I have had the honor of making a few special orders for my friend Angelina from Ruby Jean over the last couple years. I was so excited and delighted when she contacted me for her newest piece. She is so creative and has the best ideas, she knows exactly what she wants right down to the tiniest detail and I love that.

She wanted pink polka dot rain boots…

A popped balloon in one hand…

A vintage popcorn bag in the other…

With a few pieces of dropped popcorn at her feet…

A polka dot dress…

With a big pink bow in the back…

I love all those details!

Thank you Angelina

I hope you enjoy her!

Thank you all for visiting, have a wonderful week:)

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Pearly Mermaids

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:25:00 +0000

A few weeks ago I posted a couple of cute mermaids that I had made. I had a lot of fun and a lot of wonderful feedback, so I decided to make a few more.

The little Pearly Sisters……

This little one may be my favorite. She really is quite cute with her stylish pink hair.

I made her a little clamshell with a pearl inside.

Her sister….

She’s kind of bashful yet……

flirty!

Then Miss Pearly herself….

It was fun making her a sitting mermaid.

She shines with her glittery scales and pearl necklace.

These girls are listed on Ebay. To check out their listing click on their individual picture.

Thank you so much for visiting and for all the wonderful feedback on my prior mermaids. I love, love, LOVE to hear from you and genuinely appreciate it!

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Uncle Sam Collectible

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:37:00 +0000

I just finished

this guy recently. He is a special order Uncle Sam.

Uncle Sam is high up there on the Folk Art collectors list!

I had fun making him. He is very similar to a piece I did in 2011. Round body, long stick like legs.

His hat is made from paper. I painted the wide blue stripe and red stripes onto the hat.

He proudly carries his grand ole flag!

Just wanted to share him with you. I feel like I’ve been bit by the Creativity Bug and I have LOTS of ideas brewing for new pieces to come.

I am working on some more mermaids, hope to have them finished soon.

I am also working on a special order for my friend Ruby Jean. She’s been a bit MIA lately, but will be posting on Monday to explain where she’s been. Can’t wait for that:)

Thank you so much for stopping by, see you soon!

Summer Mermaid Art

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 02:19:00 +0000

I didn’t mean to take sooooooooooooooo long in between posts. Here in Washington the kids didn’t get out of school until June 27th due to some snow days they had to make up. Then we took a little vacation the second week of July. The kids have had basketball tournaments on the weekends and just recently we had to shop for a new car. My husband and kids were rear ended bad enough to deem the car totaled. All I care is that they are ok and no one was hurt.

I’ve been working on quite a few projects and I wanted to share these little ones with you. Some Mermaids for summer.

The first one has a heart suspended above her using wire.

A little starfish bow in her PINK hair.

I love how her little “scales” turned out using mica glitter.

She has a cute little friend.

She holds the moon from a wire.

She also had glittery “scales” using mica glitter.

We thank you for stopping by and I have another fun piece that I’m excited about. I’m finishing the details and will share with you soon!

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4th of July Bunnies

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:07:00 +0000

Here is a look at my latest piece; a sweet little bunny couple.

Dressed in their finest Patriotic colors!

****To celebrate the 4th of July****

They started out as separate pieces……..

but I just had to combine them. They are much better as a couple♥

Can’t forget those bunny tails:)!

Hope you enjoyed your visit, I enjoyed having you!

♥Michelle

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Lilac Love

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:33:00 +0000

I have to share these lilacs with you. To me they are absolutely exquisite. My parents have about 5 or 6 beautiful mature lilac bushes on their property. Ranging from the lightest lavender to yummy dark purple.

So I helped myself to some of the prettiest I could find. Of course some of the biggest and best were way up high. You could let your mother climb on top of your car to reach them or play it safe and stick to what you can get on ground:) ~~I chose the former.~~ Thanks Mom!!

Look at these beauties.

I knew I should have taken pictures the very first day because a lot of the lighter ones started wilting pretty fast.

These however are the prettiest of the pretty.

I had them in a big bucket in the garage and the smell was AMAZING!

I still can’t get over how absolutely beautiful this double blossom lilac is. The colors are simply perfect.

Sigh……….

I found this cute willow vase at TJ Maxx for $6.99. Such a good deal.

Fresh flowers in the entryway is one of my favorite things. I love the look of the rustic willow vase and fresh garden flowers.

I was also able to rescue some more vintage bottles from my parents property. Now how pretty does this look in a vintage jar?

I will be showing some more vintage bottles in an upcoming post.

I hope you enjoyed these beautiful lilacs. I’ve seen so many gorgeous posts on lilacs in blogland, I just had to include these.

Take care all!

♥ Michelle

Uncle Sam and 4th of July

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:43:00 +0000

Is it too early to start making 4th of July and Uncle Sam dolls? If there’s anything that I’ve learned in the art business, it’s that: NO! it’s never too early to start making pieces for a holiday that is still a few months away.

I had a request some time ago to make an Uncle Sam doll and here he is.

I had a lot of fun making this guy, so I decided to make a little 4th of July girl too.

For the longest time I’ve wanted to make a girl with a paper hat and pinwheel, so here she is.

Uncle Sam is sold and my 4th of July Girl will be listed on Etsy.

Thank you for stopping by, have a wonderful week!

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PRIMS Magazine Feature

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:20:00 +0000

I’m so excited to share with you my latest PRIMS Magazine feature. The latest Spring/Summer 2012 issue of PRIMS Magazine by Stampington and Co. just came out on May 1st. This beautiful magazine is full of primitive, whimsical, folk art. It is so neat to be featured in this magazine with some of my favorite folk artists out there.

(I didn’t take a lot of pictures before I sent the pieces off to the magazine.)

I made these two with the magazine in mind.

Miss Giraffe & Sweet Elephant

I love making these sweet little elly’s. Complete with a little tutu and bow for her head.

This is the second giraffe that I’ve made, you can see the first one here.

I love this magazine and all the artists that they feature.

Thank you PRIMS!

and Thank You for stopping by!

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Birthday “Elly”

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:10:00 +0000

Just a few pictures of my latest “Elly” that was a custom piece for a Birthday.

Hand sculpted from Paperclay.

I have to give my pieces a good dose of ♥SHABBY♥!

Don’t let those eyes fool you, she’s not sad, just a little shy;)

I love making these little Elephants “Elly’s”.

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful week:)

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Spring Prims

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:49:00 +0000

I have a few more Springtime Prims that I just recently finished. I’m kind of loving French Country geese right now and sheep. So these are my interpretations of them.

This first piece is one of my favorites to date.

These next pieces are little mini collectibles and I really love them. All my pieces are handscuplted by me from Paperclay. The little sheep will be hard to let go. I will be making more of these and sculpting them into a different style as well later on.

I’ve been wanting to make a Primitive country goose with a worn pink bow for the longest time.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures. Thank you so much for stopping by!

I appreciate each and every blog friend I have♥

My latest Prim

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:28:00 +0000

This is one of my latest pieces made for a girls Sweet 16.

She loves horses.

Will have some more pieces to share soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

What I’ve been up to……

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:23:00 +0000

Here’s a little of what I’ve been up to lately.

Happy Creating!

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Heads up, I found a 7-Up……

noreply@blogger.com (Michelle) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:03:00 +0000

Crate.

I found a really neat soda crate not too long ago. I love the colors, rust, chips and grunge that becomes her.

I also found some really pretty dogwood branches and a sweet little nest to dress her up a bit.

I love that it is from Washington too.

She sits on my dining room table until I decorate for Easter.

Ahhh……the sun feels so good……

Abby thinks so too.

♥

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