Meet A Poppy... Me and The Girls

We'd like you introduce you to one of our newest Poppies, Lynn with Me and The Girls.

How did you come about your business name?

My business name came about when I first started making my dolls I called them the "girls". Hence Me and the Girls

How long have your been in business?

 I have been creating for as long as I can remember. Staring with little handmades, cross stitching, quilting, very nice dolls & finally my passion-Primitives. I started selling in 1993

What inspires you to make your creations?

I get inspiration from almost anywhere, a trip to the fabric store always inspires me.

How often do you update your shoppe(s)?  

On the 1st of the month, right now is the busy season so that is all I can fit in.

Little more from Lynn- I love to create & always have new ideas floating around in my head. I especially love the Fall & Christmas seasons as that seems to be when the creative juices flow the best.

I live in Northeastern Pa on 3 acres of woods with my hubby, our horse Candy & Jack Russell Terrier, Odie. I feel very privileged & blessed to be able to stay at home & "work" This year I celebrate being cancer free for 10 years!

We invite you to visit Lynn's Shop in the Lemon Poppy Seeds Markewtplace...ME AND THE GIRLS  today.

Meet A Poppy........ Renee with Crows Roost Prims

Every month Lemon Poppy Seeds Marketplace is introducing you to our of our Poppies and this month it is Renee with Crows Roost Prims.

Crows Roost Prims can be seen all over the Lemon Poppy Seeds Marketplace as well as Etsy, Prims Magazine and ePattern shoppes to name a few. Let’s get to know Renee a little bit closer.

How long have your been in business?  “Crows Roost Prims” has been in business since 2006.  Since then, I’ve been doing this full time.  I am trying to operate as a regular business—Monday thru Friday for orders:  wholesale and retail and then the weekends to make things to sell on a variety of selling places online and a local craft shop.  It doesn’t go as planned most times!

What inspires you to make your creations?  I’m inspired by many things, including family and friends.   I made my youngest nephew and his dog “Hunter & his companion”:  Spencer & Legacy Church, that were published in Prims Magazine.  I made a baseball player and name him Rudy Hiltonen, after my boyfriends father and he made the cover of Prims Magazine Summer 2012 issue (but not my name!).

I’m inspired by clouds in the sky, books and magazines and dreams—during the night and day dreaming!

My eyes play tricks on me.  When looking at pictures, I will see it as something else and will get an idea.  I look at the same picture “up close” and see that it is totally something else (aging eyes!!)

How often do you update your shoppe(s)?   I try to change my items at least twice a month.

My shoppes are Lemon Poppy Seeds  Poppy Pattern Shoppe  Poppy Halloween Shoppe

Little more from you,

I’ve been published in Stamping & Co.’s, PRIMS Magazine ever since the premier issue in 2010- (except for one).

The latest issue of Prims, Autumn 2014, my 3 Snowpeople made the cover along with my name.

I’ve been a pattern maker since 2007 and currently have over 275.  I haven’t made any new ones since 2010 but am hoping to start again in the near future.  All my epatterns have been on sale for $2 each and will be at least through the end of October.

You can find me at a variety of places.  If you “Like” by Business Facebook page and check “Get Notifications” you will be kept up to date with all my newest creations and sales.  You can also check my blog for updates.  Thank you!

Meet a Poppy...Sandi with Shweet Potato Dolls N Patterns

Every month we will be introducing you to one of our Marketplace Members. This month we would like to introduce you to Sandi with Shweet Potato Dolls N Patterns.

Shweet Potato Dolls NPatterns’s face can be seen all over Lemon Poppy Seeds Marketplace. She sells her extreme primitives in her Poppy Shoppe and not to Prims in her CountryFried Primitive shoppe.  Halloween and Christmas are two holidays she loves so she creates and adds items to them all year long. Do you like to create your own? Visit her Poppy Pattern Shoppe for ePatterns and mailed patterns.

How did you come about your business name?

When I started online my business name was Always Crafty 2.  My daughters came up with this name because I was always creating things and my two girls helped me. Later after I taught myself to sew I asked permission of Carm with Shweet Potato Designs if I could use her graphics as inspiration for my dolls and ornaments. She allowed me to also use Shweet Potato as part of my name.

How long have you been in business?

I have been in business since late 2002. I started with hand painted wares and moved into hand made dolls.

What inspires you to make your unique creations?

Many of my dolls and ornaments are inspired by graphics from Shweet Potato Designs (her new name is Shweetie Pies). Having a 3 year old granddaughter gives me a lot of inspiration for whimsy dolls, and different folks will mention something or I will read a book and it inspires me to create something new. I love to work in all styles from extreme primitives to whimsy and cute. I sew but I also paint.

How often do you update your Lemon Poppy Seeds shoppe(s)?

My main shoppe is updated on the First of every month and I try to also update on the 15^th. My other shoppes are updated as I create something new for it.

Little more from Sandi….

I found my love of art early in life. My mother and grandmother where always sewing by hand or machine. I did not learn to sew on a machine until 2003 when I picked up my daughter’s sewing machine and just played with it. I am dyslexic so most sewing patterns make no sense to me. When I discovered prims I also found a large group of women who love to share and lend a hand in any way they can. Many gals helped me via communities on line to figure out sewing. In 2011 I had 3 strokes that took away a great deal of my memories so I had to learn to sew and do other things again. I started back painting with Peg Dolls and Clothes Pins as a way to work on my motor skills and it worked. Right now my sewing machine is not working (note never let my husband clean my sewing machine again) so I decided to focus more on my hand painting. Perfect timing too, with a new granddaughter on the way in January 2015. It is never too early to start doll collections for Darla Rae and of course keep adding to Zoe Bug’s.

You will also find me the online ezine Rusty Tin Roof along with a lot of other great artist, graphic designers and host. 

Hope you will visit my shoppes. I will be adding Christmas and Halloween hand painted collections any day now.

Meet A Poppy

Every month we will be introducing you to one of our Marketplace Members. This month we would like to introduce you to Lucille Rox of Lucy's Lazy Dayz Primitives.

Lucille has shoppes in almost everyone of our Marketplaces.
In her Lemon Poppy Seeds shoppe you will find her extreme primitives. Need wool for hair? Check out her Poppy Craft Supply shoppe and order you some Santa hair. Visit her Poppy Pattern shoppe for all kinds of patterns (Halloween right now) and grab you a few ready made Halloween decorations in her Poppy Halloween shoppe.

How did you come about your business name?

It was summer time and my friend and I were listening to the radio when Nat King Cole started singing "Lazy Hazy Day Of Summer". I'd planned to use Lucy and Primitives but needed more...the song supplied Lazy Dayz and Lucy's Lazy Dayz Primitives was born.

How long have you been in business?

I've been making dolls professionally since 1982....primitive dolls since 2003

What inspires you to make your unique creations?

 I have a very vivid imagination and find inspiration everywhere. I just recently made a doll inspired by my new coffee mug. My passion for sewing started when I was about 4 years old. My mother taught me to respect needles and scissors and let me sew right beside her.

How often do you update your Lemon Poppy Seeds shoppe(s)?

I try to update the first and 15th. This year I've had a few setbacks that have made it difficult but I'll be back on schedule soon.

Little more from Lucille

I love to sew! I always have..started making doll clothes when I was 4 and my own clothes when I was 7. I love bright colors, music. I also love to take long walks and ride bicycle. I listen to audio books on my MP3 player while I sew.