New "Momma Sue" Items!

This is what "Mamma Sue" (that's what our customers call my Mom!) bought in this week!!!!


pRiMiTiVe EaSteR EgGs! They are so darn cute!! These sweet little eggs turned out GREAT! She got them primmed to perfection, as usual!!! They are a grungy Robin's Egg Blue! Only $2 each! I picture these nestled in a prim pot of Wheat Grass!

These are adorable hanging from cupboards, screens & doors! I have them all over my house & just can't get enough! There's just something about children's clothing & toys!!! This primmed up dress & top are only $12.99 & $14.99!

MORE, MORE, MORE Prairie Dolls! I just love these sweet little dolls! She just can't keep them in the shop! These cute little dollies come in two sizes, and also look great hanging from cupboads! I have mine nestled in the center of a Sweet Annie wreath! They sell for $23.50 & $17.50.

We NoW hAvE....CABIN FEVER!!

...well, not literally! Scentsible Scents has offered this scent for quite some time, however, I have never had it available. Why, I don't know! I smells awesome, truely reminds you of a scent you would expect in a log cabin home, just a hint of orange! Simply said...just yummy! Stop by for a sniff yourself! We carry tarts, votives, room spray, fragrant oil, jelly jar, medium apothocary & large apothocary sized candles!

And...don't forget, we have a very LARGE selection of the Scentsible Scents line!!!

Here's a sneak peak into our candle room....we're in the process of extending the shelving across the back wall! Wooo Hooo more room for 'smell goods'!! My hope is that I'll have enough space that I can incorporate the votives with each scent so we won't have to dig thru the 'laundry basket' anymore!

2008 Germantown Community Events~We'll be OPEN!

As many of you already know, during Germantown's Community Events, we extend our hours!

This year the Saturday Nite Out Car Shows are scheduled for June 21, July 19 & August 16.

Founder's Day Antique Show in Veteran's Park is scheduled for August 3.

The Pretzel Festival is scheduled for September 27 & 28.

Mark your calendars! WE'LL BE OPEN!!!!!!! Feel free to stop by & browse!

Merchantile Gatherings Magazine

Jailhouse Primitives will begin advertising in Merchantile Gatherings Magazine beginning with their Christmas 2007 edition!

As you may know, I was blessed to meet some of these wonderful ladies not long ago & we were included in their "Gurlfrenz Road Trip" article in the Fall 2007 edition! This was a great honor for me.

You can now pick up your copy of either edition, and future editions, in our shop!

Prim Blessings!

Thanks again for another successful year!

The shop will be closed Wed., Oct. 31st and Thurs., Nov. 1st to get it "prim perfect" for the Christmas Open House! I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you & hope you are able to stop by for this event.

I have several awesome things planned for all of you & I don't think you'll be disappointed! Saturday, November 3 from 12 - 3 our customers, as well as Ball & Skein's customers, will be treated to a horse-drawn buggie/wagon ride (weather permitting)! Santa will make surprise visits again this year! And don't forget Phil & Ann Case will be performing for you Sunday, November 4 from 12 -3!

There will be a "Prim-Drawing" again this year with a purchase of $25 or more! Friday's drawing will be for a 2' GRAPEVINE TREE, Saturday's drawing will be for a HAND-DID (you know this will be great since it's a Mamma Sue Make-Do!). And, last but not least, Sunday's drawing will be for a SCENTSIBLE SCENTS, LTD LARGE APOTHECARY CANDLE, your choice of scent! And you all know we have some lucious ones! Each day the item will be on display for you!

Tickets will be required for both the drawing's as well as the horse-drawn buggie/wagon ride. Please see cashier for yours. A purchase is required for the drawing, however you need only to be our customer or Ball & Skein's customer to take a ride!

Refreshments will also be served! And, don't forget Ball & Skein, Fox Gallery & The Guest House will also be hosting their Christmas Open House's! Hope you can join us for some holiday fun & get a head start on your shopping!

This is just Jailhouse Primitives' way of thanking all of you for another successful year!

Primitive Pumpkin Patch~freshly handmade!

Ok, here's a sneak peak of what's coming in on Wednesday, September 19th! As many of you know, "Momma Sue" works the shoppe on Wednesday's, and that's usually the day she brings in what she's been craft'n on all week!

Shhhhh, don't tell her you saw it here! She'll know I let the "cat-out-of-the-bag"! These are awesome & new this year, different from the pumpkins we offered last year! Although, like last year's pumpkin patch, these too are handmade & primmed to perfection!

Be sure to stop by & pick up several for display in your dough bowl, kitchen island or to adorn your primitive Haddie the Witch doll, another "Momma Sue handcrafted original"! I know my punk' will be nestled in with my "Punk'n Head Doll" Momma Sue made me!

Prim Blessings!

Bale Me Out!

Meet "Brice's Boys"!

Our "Fall" display is sure to put you in the mood for this wonderful, fun-filled season! It's without a doubt, one of my most favorite tymes of the year! Hayrides, candles burning, hot cup of tea, apple pie, colorful foliage, Mums & much more! Be sure to stop by soon to see what's new as we continually add to our fall and Christmas collection, as their completed!

Shhhh....Mom's working on some great new "Harvest Thyme" items, you won't want to miss out on these! I got a "sneak-peak" & they're all to die for! As usual, they go fast! Don't forget, she usually brings her little creations in on Wednesday's!!!! But you didn't hear it from me!!!

The Mums were just brought in today, and they're going fast, I mean lightening fast!! Their georgeous!

I have some Scentsible Scents "Goblin Goodies" candles in stock (smells like "candy corn", some say "vanilla" ~ whatever it is, it's lucious!) & I'll be picking up a partial candle order Friday night!

Fall Blessings!

Jailhouse Primitives' "Hope Chest"

NEW! Just in thyme for the holidays! Jailhouse Primitives' "HOPE CHEST" (same concept as a "wish list")! Here's how it works: Next time your in, be sure to complete your "Hope Chest" questionaire! Then tell ALL your family & friends you have a "Hope Chest" at Jailhouse Primitives'. When they come in to shop for you, all they have to do is tell us YOUR NAME! We'll open your "Hope Chest" & they'll be able to shop with ease for all your favorite prim hand-did's, your favorite scents of Scentsible Scents candle line, handmade ornies, that perfect primitive cupboard or anything in the shop you just can't live without!

We're very excited about this! It's an easy way to ensure the perfect gift, whether it be your birthday, anniversary, Christmas or just because! You'll find clipboards throughout our shop, just pick one up and have a ball!!

Don't miss out!

We'll be OPEN during Germantown's Pretzel Festival

Germantown will be hosting their annual Pretzel Festival this year on Saturday, September 22 & Sunday, September 23. Well be open both of these days during the festival for your shopping convenience! Be sure to stop by & see what's new!

Blessings!

I have to share this one! As many of you know, my Mom is our "doll-maker"! Well...we have a new friend & neighbor who recently opened a yarn shop in our old location (the original Jailhouse), she holds knitting classes on Tuesday evenings ("Knit Nite"), spins her own wool & who knows what else! She asked my Mom to make her a special sheep for her shop, and....OMG!!!...can you believe what she came up with! I am so in love with this sheep! I think it's the best one she's ever done! She used Susan's wool, which she gets from local farmers, salvaged an old cast iron ball from the shop (hope you can see it) and chained it to the sheep! Sitting next to it is an old bag of fresh wool just bubbling out the top! The bag has "Ball and Skein" hand sewn on it (which is the name of her shop!) and the best touch of all....(but hard to see in this photo), there's a crow on it's behind representing her husband cause his nickname is "Crow"! This sheep makes me crazy, my mom crazy & now Susan is crazy! What talent! If you get a chance stop in her new shop (behind me) & take a look, you won't believe your eyes!!!!!! Don't forget to stop by our shop too & pick up your own incredible handmade!! Hurry, they don't last long with this amazing talent behind them!

ChRiStMaS oPeN hOuSe

Our Christmas Open House is officially scheduled for November 2, 3 & 4! Mark your calendars, you don't want to miss this one! So far we've got Phil & Ann Case scheduled to perform live at our shoppe playing their fantastic Christmas songs on Sunday, November 4 from 12 - 3:oo p.m.! I'm hoping the weather will be nice enough that they can perform outside so their music carries down the street of this sweet old town setting the mood for all of us! We carry their CD's all year long...I think you'll really enjoy listening to their olde tyme music especially during this wonderful season! We'll have Santa again this year! Exact dates are yet to be announced as I finalize details. I'm also working on a FANTASTIC surprise that I can't reveal just yet! But, hope to soon!!!!! If it plays out the way I have dreamed, it will be the most awesome Open House we've had! We'll also have drawings...these details to be announced later too! But I can reveal one of the drawings will be for a handmade primitive! You'll want to get in on this one!

Our Open House will be in conjuction with other retail shops in Germantown! You'll be able to sit-n-spin or sit-n-knit with Susan at the Ball & Skein, browse The Guest House's Folk Art Gallary & find that perfect piece of jewelry for you or your special someone at Julie's Fox Gallary!

I'm sooooo excited about Open House this year! Hope you can join us in the fun!

Prim Blessings to All!

HELLO ~ PriM LvRs!!!

Hello prim lvrs! I'm creating this blog to share my tales of Jailhouse Primitives. An adorable, must see, brick & morter primitive shop nestled in our small, quaint historic town of Germantown, Ohio. Wow, I have sooo much to share ~ and I'm not sure where to begin. I'll be posting quite a bit of information in the near future....so be sure to check back soon!!!

Stop by & browse our goodies when you get a chance! Our hours are Wednesday's 11 - 6:00 p.m., Thursday's & Friday's 10 - 6:00 p.m. and Saturday's 10 - 2:00 p.m., (or chance!) but I sometimes stay open later on Saturday's if there's traffic to justify it. We extend our hours for community events such as...Saturday Nite Out's, Founder's Day Antique Show, Pretzel Festival, Octoberfest, our Primitive Holiday Thyme & etc.! I'll be posting the dates of some of these in the near future, should be alot of fun! We have some exciting plans in the works for our Christmas Open House, which I'll post at a later date once the details are final! Can't wait! I luv Christmas!

PRIMITIVE BLESSINGS!