Cyber Monday is Tomorrow 11/30 but the Sales have started already

Cyber Monday is Tomorrow 11/30 but the Sales have started already today

What a great feeling to hear the little Ching Ching that is generated by the app on my phone from the ETSY app when I have a sale in my shop and EBay does the same thing.
Oh what fun, no matter where I am or whatever I am doing it tells me to pay attention as the universe is sending money from some terrific person that just bought something from me. It is truly what I live for and makes me act like a giddy child♥
All the packages are packaged, labeled and ready to be delivered to the post office first thing in the morning. I don't do a huge business by any means but every little bit sure helps especially this time of year with the utilities starting to rise.
I am looking to revamp my shop this winter to try to find a niche of things that really sell as it seems the same old is starting to give way to new innovations and I need to keep up with the trends. I just need to find out what it is everyone wants besides new electronics because I don't make those! (or find a real job, bite my tongue)
I am such a naturalist and love anything simple with no chemicals which is really hard to imagine what else I can do.
Primitive art is my love but there are so many Prim Artists now that I just don't know where else to turn to earn a living. Maybe I'll try some Boho Women's Garments since I just love weird and different clothes ( hippie chick)
I guess I will have to figure it out soon as I'm not getting any younger over here that's for sure.
Enjoy the season . . .

Primitive Folk Artist-Penny Crane-Brings Winter Blessings to ETSY & Ebay

Primitive Folk Artist-Penny Crane-Brings Winter Blessings to ETSY & Ebay
Yep, I've been creating up a storm over here and the characters are just flying off the sewing machine

♥This Santa guy is dressed in a piece of an old Bemis Feed Sack that is made from Hemp. They are pretty cool and on EBay and Etsy right now for sale, so check them out, he's called a Cupboard Tuck doll in the world of Primitives and the other Santa is a make-do, he is built on a vintage textile beehive bobbin♥
 Ebay is under seller Oakridgeprims, here's a link to access this listing then you can click on See Sellers other items to get to the rest of them http://www.ebay.com/itm/172008526719?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
 and etsy can be accessed in the side margin of this blog, My  ETSY Store is www.etsy.com/shop/cranesnest


♥The two little snowmen are constructed on an old
rusty bed spring as a foundation and they are dressed in flannel robes with dirty felt hats. (cinnamon sprinkled is called grungy) It's a fun place to dwell in the Primitive World as you get to play with these little guys before someone takes them home. I love doing this, it just doesn't pay like it used to as people would rather buy junk made in China from Walmart or Target than to support a local Artist. So sad. I'm an OOAK Primitive Artist which stands for "One of A Kind" which means I create each and everyone of these from scratch without the use of a pattern so everyone of them are different with their very own little personality and even if I am making lets say 6 pair of Elf Shoes, they will all be different as well because you just can not duplicate something exactly, not ever

I'm going out tomorrow to try again to find a job even if it is only part time as I haven't figured out how to pay the rent and not work outside my home. In the mean time, I'll just keep talking to God and sewing until something better comes along . . . ♥

Till next time, many blessings this winter holiday season

Winds of Change are Blowing Again

The winds of change continue to blow. It has been six full months since I left the farm in Bristol Wisconsin. I can not say that it has been a delightful experience in any sense of the word. I miss Wisconsin terribly as living in Illinois is very hard on my eco system, if you are able to understand the flow of energy and how it effects you on a soul level. Each and every day is a challenge with the traffic, noise and feel of the vibrations coming from the earth. I have had a difficult time adjusting to it. My job has been very taxing to say the least, demanding long hard hours at the restaurant, waiting tables, cooking, cleaning attempting to keep up with the flow of business, the menu changes, training of the staff and trying to hire enough people to cover schedules. I have come to the end of this road.


I am taking back my power and how I see myself as a person (or being of light) and not just a manager for a company that only cares about the bottom line so that the corporate people can live their lives while I continue to sacrifice mine. I am ecstatic to announce it is Officially Over. I Quit!


I have accepted a position with the Bristol Renaissance Fair, working part time in the office and I will continue to sell leather masks & magical wands at Eyes in Disguise, during the season of fair which opens  on July 12th, the week end after 4th of July.


I have been gifted with the ability to manifest things pretty quickly (except for the winning lottery numbers that is) and have seen things I only thought about days prior come into full fruitarian of physical form right in front of me. Everything falling into place so that I may live the life I had only dreamed for, which is to work the Bristol Faire and afford to spend my time being a primitive artist, learning to live a vegan & holistic lifestyle, making healthy all natural soaps and helping others on their journey through this maze of negativity. I keep reminding myself that I must be very careful what I think about as Thoughts Do Become Things. I trust that I have been placed here for a very good reason and even though I had the opportunity to move to a beautiful apartment that I had the pleasure of viewing just after I moved in December, I passed it up as it appears that the planets were in alignment for me to go forward with my dream.


So here I stand, feeling as though I am ready to take flight off the end of a cliff, trusting that I will not fall. That things will come to pass as I see myself being a successful artist and living my life out in joy filled with grace and ease. Enjoying what I love most, the Bristol Faire & Primitive art. So I quit my job and I am beginning this fabulous journey that I intend on sharing with you along the way and joining my best friend Vicki @ Oakridge Primitives once again


Many blessings to you. . .


Oh yeah, I would still love to be a Philanthropist in the near future, which has always been my ultimate dream. . .LOL


till next time

Crane's Nest Creations, at Witches Hallow

I changed my slide show. . . to feature my upcoming fall line. Even though I haven't completed everything that is in the works, I thought I would give you a sneak preview of what I've been working on.
When this line started to roll in back in March of 2008, I started to draw pictures of things the universe was sending me. I decided on the name, "Witches Hallow" as a few things came to me inside of witch hats and so I preceded to draw them, start to cut them out and constructing them.
As time went on I printed off tags for the creations I had completed and arranged everything so that when it comes time to do craft fairs and such, all the pictures and packaging would be ready to go. The first show I will attend will be held on Sept. 20, A Day in he Country, in Rochester, WI. If you live close to Lake Geneva, Burlington area you might want to take an afternoon to join us there.
This month another well known crafter Dee Duncan of Old Glory Co., opened a new web site called Witches Hallow. I was mortified after all the work I had done to get my line together. And as in my last post as I mentioned, I will follow through and use the name of "Witches Hallow" for my fall line regardless and hope that she is understanding since I did not do this intentionally and it's only a 2008 fall line and not a store front. So Dee, with all do respect, I'm moving forward with this. She is a magnificent artist of whom I respect and admire greatly, I would never step on her toes in any way, but there are just so many things you can do to avoid duplicating and with fall being focused on Halloween for us primitive artists I am quite certain she will understand.
So enjoy the slide show and remember it is only part of what is completed thus far.
Happy Day to you and stay close for the rest of the fall release as it manifests.