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Welcome Prim Friends! to the home of Vintage Keepsake Trunk. My name is Joan Minervini, and I would like to invite you to take a step back in time by visiting my shoppe. My handmade offerings consist of many types of time worn treasures. Some of my primitive, folk art creations are one-of-a-kind designs that are I consider my own, and other creations are lovingly made from adaptations of my favorite pattern designers. I am a lover of all things Prim, including art dolls, home decor, holiday decorations, and other collectibles.
I am happy to accept Layaway Payments and I also accept Special Custom Orders.
I would prefer payment electronically via Paypal and I am a Verified Member. I will accept mail-in orders with payment by US Money Order or US Cashier's Check.
I will ship to you the most economical way via USPS or UPS and there is No extra charge for packaging materials. I determine the shipping cost based on the weight and size of the package to your zipcode. Because of this, the shopping cart will not automatically enter the shipping amount. When you are finished shopping, just send me an email with your address and I will get an exact shipping amount for you when checking out.
International Buyers please send me an email (click on Contact Me) for your shipping quote.
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PRIMITIVE FOLK ART SHABBY VICTORIAN ART DOLL
Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Prim Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Folk Art Doll Shabby Cottage Art Doll with a Victorian flair that I have fondly named "Valerie". This piece would display nicely handing on the wall or sitting in a chair. She measures approximately 32" tall and 12"wide. I have created Miss Valerie in the primitive fashion to give her that time-worn look. Her round head body is sewn from coffee-vanilla stained muslin with wired poseable arms, needle-sculpted fingers, pinch-stitched nose and brows. Her eyes are drawn with artist pencils and her mouth is painted rose. Chocolate brown dyed sheeps wool is needle-felted in place for her hair. I have painted on her cream shoes, sanded them and adorned them with tiny Mother of Pearl buttons.Her dress is sewn from rose and cream 1930's vintage reproduction print with a coordinating underskirt made of coffee dyed muslin. The fabric has a Victorian feel and I have trimmed the neckline and sleeves with a wide ecru French lace edging. Cotton eyelet was stained and tied into a bow at the waist center. A large vintage pearl button embellishes the dropped neckline.Her matching hair bow is sewn from the same vintage-style fabric. She carries a heart that I have sewn from muslin, paint-washed in rose acrylic, sanded, grubbied with a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon solution and sprinkled with clear German Glass Glitter for bit of sparkle. An eyelet heart cut out is stitched to the center of the heart and a rusty olde skeleton key is held in place with pink organdy ribbon tied into a bow. Rusty twisted wire forms the handle for the heart and her poseable fingers hold the heart. I have given this piece a primitive tag, aged with coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain, and topped it with a nostalgic image of a little girl angel with her bow and arrow peeking out of a bocquet of rose pink roses. I have lovingly made this piece using adaptations of a pattern designed by Karen Walker of Prim & Proper Folks. This design will come to you signed and dated with my own personal label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.
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PRIM FOLK ART SHABBY CHIC ART DOLL
Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Prim Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Folk Art Doll with a Victorian, Shabby Cottage style that I have fondly named "Vanessa". This piece would display nicely hanging on the wall or sitting in a chair. She measures approximately 30" tall and 10"wide. I have created Miss Vanessa in the primitive fashion to give her that time-worn look. Her multi-sectional round head body is sewn from coffee-vanilla stained muslin with wired poseable arms, needle-sculpted fingers, pinch-stitched nose and brows. Her eyes are painted and drawn with artist pencils and her mouth is painted rose. Chocolate brown dyed sheeps wool is needle-felted in place for her hair. I have painted on her cream shoes, sanded them and adorned them with tiny vintage Mother of Pearl buttons.Her dress is sewn from rose and cream vintage rose bud ticking print with a coordinating underskirt made of coffee-dyed gypsy rose cotton. The fabric has a Victorian feel and I have trimmed the neckline and sleeves with a wide ecru creamy French lace edging. I have created a handmade rose with varigated rose silk embroidery ribbon at the waist center. A large vintage pearl button embellishes the dropped neckline.Her matching hair bow is sewn from the same vintage-style fabric. She carries a heart that I have sewn from muslin, paint-washed in rose acrylic, sanded, grubbied with a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon solution and sprinkled with the finest ground pink German Glass Glitter for bit of sparkle. An eyelet heart cut out is stitched to the center of the heart and a rusty olde skeleton key is held in place with pink organdy ribbon tied into a bow. Rusty twisted thick wire forms the handle for the heart and her poseable fingers hold the heart. I have given this piece a primitive tag, aged with coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain, and topped it with a nostalgic image of a vintage greeting card showing a little vintage girl holding a bouquet of flowers framed with tiny pink valentine hearts that says "Valentine Greetings". I have bordered the image with clear German Glass Glitter and it is secured to her sleeve with a rusty safety pin. A year round hang tag is also included to change out when the holiday is over and you want to display her year round.I have lovingly made this piece using adaptations of a pattern designed by Karen Walker of Prim & Proper Folks. This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.
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PRIM FOLK ART AMERICANA USA CANDLE LAMP
Here we have a Primitive Folk Art Americana Candle Lamp placed in an Uncle Sam Hat. This piece would display nicely as a centerpiece, shelf sitter, or placed on a bureau, table or halltree during the July 4th holiday or year round in your Americana decor home. It measures approximately 24 in tall and 13 in wide and 8 in deep. I have created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look....heavily grubbied. The USA hat is sewn from muslin and quilted around the crown with vertical patches and stained with my coffee-vanilla stain. The stripes are then painted red, white and navy blue and the brim and hat band are painted navy blue. After baking in the oven, the hat is gently sanded and grubbied with a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon sludge, sprinkled with cinnamon and baked again. Inside the hat, I placed an electric silicone candle lamp adhered to floral foam and ran the cord out the back of the hat. The cord has an on/off control so that it does not have to be unplugged to turn it off. An arrangement of fresh Sweet Annie dried floral and red pip berries are nestled into a bed of green smagnum moss. I have printed out the Declaration of Independence on parchment colored paper, stained it with the coffee-vanilla solution and carefully burnt the edges with a flame. I then rolled it into a scroll and placed it in the hat. Four American flags were cut from muslin and each hand-painted with red and white stripes and a navy blue square to hold the stars. The stars are cross-stitched by hand with ecru floss. The flags were then sanded and grubbied with coffee-vanilla-cinnamon followed with a sprinkling of cinnamon. Each flag is adhered to a stained dowel and glued into the floral foam. A nostalgic vintage postcard image was adhered to cardboard, carefully burned the edges and adhered to a dowel as a pick. I have wired a rusty tin Prim star to heavy twisted rusty wire as a pick. A rusty bell is pinned to the front of the hat with a rusty safety pin. More smagnum moss was adhered to the bottom of the hat along the front. Cinnamon was adhered to the edges of the hat brim to give it that grungy appearance.This piece has been lovingly made by me using a pattern designed by The Old Glory Company.This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label.
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PRIM FOLK ART AMERICANA ~PEACE~ DOLL
Here we have a Primitive Folk Art Americana Doll that I have fondly named Liberty & Peace for All. This piece would display nicely hanging on the wall or sitting in a chair. She measures approximately 32 in tall and 9 in wide. I have created this doll in the primitive fashion to give her that time-worn look. Her round head body is sewn from coffee-vanilla stained muslin with wired poseable arms, pinch-stitched nose and brows. Her eyes are drawn with artist prisma pencils and acrylic paints and her rose bud mouth is painted red. Chocolate brown dyed sheeps wool is needle-felted in place for her hair. I have painted on her sanded navy shoes and added tiny rusty bells to the tippy toes. Her arms and legs are the popular narrow pointed style. Her dress is sewn from a Debbie Mumm quilt-quality cotton in a mottled tan sprinkled with tiny American Flags. I have embellished the neckline, hem and sleeves with a hand-embroidered feather stitch in navy blue floss and dipped the dress in a coffee-vanilla aging solution. A tiny wooden button embellishes the front of the gathered bodice. Her coordinating cone hat is made from parchment cardstock with the song God Bless America printed at the center. I have trimmed the top and bottom with the navy feather stitching, stained the hat with coffee-vanilla aging solution to match the dress, and topped it with a rusty bell pinned on with a rusty safety pin. She holds a banner sewn from aged muslin and stamped with the word PEACE across each point, then draped from rusty tin wire that is wrapped around her hands. I have given this piece a primitive tag, aged with coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain, that I have carefully burnt the edges with a flame and topped it with a nostalgic print of a vintage greeting card showing Lady Liberty ringing the Liberty Bell that says Fourth of July Greetings. A rusty safety pin secures it to her dress. I have lovingly made this piece using adaptations of a pattern designed by Veenas Mercantile. This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.
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PRIM FOLK ART AMERICANA USA CROW DOOR GREETER
Here we have a Large Americana Primitive grungy Door Greeter featuring a Black Crow Uncle Sam holding two wire-strung Americana Prim Stars that I have fondly named Stars & Stripes Forever. This piece would display nicely as a wall hanger or door greeter on your July 4th or Memorial Day Holiday. She measures 27 in tall and 11 in wide. I created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. The crow's body is sewn from muslin and stuffed with fiberfill, and features a needled-sculpted beak and separate sewn-on wings. I have paint-washed the body in black and antique gold for the beak, then baked, sanded, and aged it with a grunge mixture of coffee-vanilla-cinnamon, followed with a sprinkling of cinnamon. Black shiney sewn-on beads were used for the eyes. His Uncle Sam hat and the two prim stars were sewn from muslin, aged with the grunging process, painted red, white and blue, sanded and brushed with the aging solution, sprinkled with cinnamon and baked again. The stars were then wired together with rusty tin wire and dangled from his beak. Around his neck I have tied a scarf cut from cheesecloth that I have put through the grunging process. Under his wing, I have secured a bundle of fresh fragrant Sweet Annie and an American Flag that I have attached to a twig and aged it with coffee-vanilla-cinnamon, and sprinkled it with additional cinnamon.I have given him a Prim Tag that has been stained in the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture and topped with a nostalgic vintage post card image of a vintage Uncle Sam riding in on an American Eagle and holding and American Flag that says, The Union Now and Forever. It is attached to the scarf with a rusty safety pin.I have lovingly made this piece from adaptations of a pattern designed by Tennesse Ridge Primitives. This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.
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