Feature of the Week Ravens Bend FolkArt

This Week we would like to Introduce to you Sharon

of Ravens Bend Folk Art

In Sharon's own words:

My name is Sharon Wittke and I live in the beautiful Shawnee Hills of southernmost Illinois, and my studio window overlooks a peaceful pasture where longhorn cattle graze.

I begin each day with a paintbrush in my hand. I’m a self-taught decorative artist, and my painting style is a blend of naïve, narrative and folk art with a touch of whimsy thrown in for good measure.

Using acrylics, I paint my original designs on a variety of surfaces. Wooden bowls and plates, chairs, three legged stools, cheese boxes, and antique kitchen utensils are among my favorite items to decorate. I scour local antique and resale shops for odd or interesting items to paint. My favorite subjects are Halloween, Christmas, other holidays, and scenes of rural life.

Be Sure to Visit Sharon's Etsy Shop

You can view Lots of Sharon's work on Pinterest by clicking Here

Or Visit her Facebook page by clicking here

  

Feature of the Week Dark Forest Folk Art

This week we would like to introduce you to Darla 

Of Dark Forest Folk Arts on etsy

Darla gave up being a Nurse to be a stay at home mom 

and do what she loves. She creates some wonderful folk art pieces

In Darla's own words

"I Love nature and the outdoors, my artwork is my passion and I let

Natural things inspire me.

I am the mother of three lovely children and a Wife

Every day I say Thank you for the blessings I have been given"

You can visit Darla's Facebook Page HERE

She also sells on Ebay HERE

And You can Follow her on Pinterest HERE

Visit her on Etsy 

Dark Forest Folk Arts On ETSY

This Week's featured shop is Romaland Woodcrafts

This week we want to introduce you to

Charlotte Fletcher of Roma Land Woodcrafts

Born and Raised in Springfield, Tennessee on a dairy farm by wonderful, 

Godly Parents who taught her the important things in life. Charlotte was an English Major in College. 

In Charlotte's own words

I LOVE to design and to paint whimsical items that will put a smile on your face. Each day I share my simple life with you as I try to encourage, 
to inspire and sometimes JUST to make you smile as I recount my life growing up on a dairy farm! I've never had many material items in my life, BUT I have been blessed beyond words with love and encouragement from WONDERFUL Parents who instilled in me WHAT was important. I have had EVERYTHING that I needed and WAY too much of what I wanted. I am slowly learning to be a better person each day through my interactions with my friends on Facebook. Some day I hope to be as good as people seem to THINK I am! I am BLESSED! Welcome to my little corner of the world...Please stop by and visit often!

Charlotte has a Wonderful Blog you can read here

You can find her Facebook Business page here

In Her Etsy Shop you will find

wonderful hand painted items

as well as Patterns if you are a painter yourself

And you can visit her Website here

Roma Land Woodcrafts on Etsy

This Weeks featured member is Valley Primitives Stitches

This week we want to introduce you to 

Kim Orcutt of Valley Primitives Stitches

You will notice on Kim's photo's below from her ETSY shop

there is a price with a line through it, that folks means she

is having a Sale, so be sure to visit her on etsy 

 Sharing Kim's own words

I opened my Etsy shop in 2008, but I have been creating for a long time. You could say I am a "Jack of all Trades" and master of none :) I have enjoyed the art of stained glass, tole painting, jewelry making, and now stitching.

I find hand stitching to be very relaxing and rewarding. It's also very easy to pack up and take it wherever I am going. All of the pieces that I sell are Hand Made by Me.

I have been blessed with a great talent to make things with my hands and I find great joy when others love what I've made as much as I love making them.

You can read Kim's Blog HERE

Follow her on Pinterest HERE

And Check out her Facebook business page HERE

Kims' stitching is so Perfect

so many great gift's for Mom

She has a Sweet sidekick named Jack :)

We hope you will visit her shop

thank you for dropping by today
Every Thursday we feature a Member of our team

Meet Fran The Bagg lady

Today we would like to introduce you to Fran Boggs

Otherwise know as The Bagg Lady 76

Fran Creats one of a Kind items made from 

upcycled, recycled, repurposed, vintage, rusty

thrifted and found or antique items !!

Farn started creating at a very young age, in her own words

I have been creating since I was a little girl. I am an only child and a free spirit! When I was little I played a lot with what we had around our house. My Mom was a single Mom and always worked. Grandma took care of me. Grandma grew up on a farm and always used what she had and would stretch things out. I learned at an early age to recycle, up cycle, re do and repurpose. I was always gonna save the earth!! I learned to hand sew at an early age from her too. Hand sewing takes you back to a more simple time and I mainly hand sew all of my items that I create.

 
You can find Fran on her business page on Facebook here

Visit with her on Pinterest Here

And read about her ventures here on her BLOG

We are delighted that Fran is a part of our team
Be sure to CHECK out her ETSY shop and see what she has for Sale

Thursday's Featured shop Cozy Expressions

Good Morning today we would love to introduce you to

Cindi of Cozy Expressions

But before I go into the regular introduction I want to share 

with all our readers, that Cindi is the Co Captain of FAAP

She is an amazing leader and donates so much of her time

to help our team.

Thank you Cindi for all you do

And we can not leave out her Hubby because they are a Team

He creates Original Metal creations and Cindi creates great fabric

and Wood items

Be sure to Visit Cindi's Blog HERE

Cindi was born and raised in Bethlehem, PA

Also know as Christmas City of the USA

She has owned her own shop and like many closed it and

then moved on to online selling

You can visit Cindi on her Facebook Business page HERE

She has a wonderful giveaway going on on her page

Jump on over to The Cozy Expression on Etsy

to find some sweet handmade creations

Thursday's Featured Shop Buttons in the Attic

This Week we would like to introduce you to Karen Barbera 

Of Buttons in the Attic on Etsy

Karen is from Nevada

She started creating at a very young age

Her Grandma taught her needlepoint at the age of 6 

And she began sewing at the age of 7

As Karen grew older she branched out into many mediums

Including Knitting, Crochet, Counted Cross Stitch

Rug Hooking, and even making cold process soaps

You can read Karen's Blog HERE

And Follow her Facebook Business Page Here

Remember to visit Karen's Etsy Shop HERE