Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Tell Us Your Resolutions and Win A Free Beacon Ad!
A New Look For A New Year
Monday, September 15, 2008
Linda Walsh How-Do-I Series?
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Stitchin Freebie

Here is another freebie for you! Diane from Olde Time Stitchin was kind enough to share this cute little embroidery pattern with us. You can get your pattern at Diane's online store http://www.olde-time-stitchin.com When you get your pattern be sure to drop Diane a note of thanks and tell her who sent ya!
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Primitive Freebies

Friday, September 05, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
1 Year Shoppes Listings $18.00
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Celebrating Our 2nd Anniversary
We have had a very successful 2 years with over 50 prim crafters currently listed on our online market. We are ranking very high in the search engines for the term online primitive marketplace. If you are a primitive or country crafter and you have an online business we would love for you to join us at Olde Village Depot.
Here is a special discount code for our blog readers use the code: blogger during your next checkout and save 20% on advertising. Code will expire on August 21.
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Needing Articles
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
New Found Site ~ The Old Glory Company
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
We Have A Winner!
Thanks for playing Robin!
Monday, July 07, 2008
Word Scrambler- Win Free Advertising
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4. hgrnaetig
5. noewdo
6. esrwa
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The first person to email us the correct answers will be the winner! Good Luck.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Elnora Flood Pictures



We have been out of our office due to the flooding in our small town in Elnora, Indiana. We are located very close to the white river and the river grew so high that it began spilling over the top of our levee despite all of our sandbagging efforts. We had to evacuate the town for a couple of days due to the flooding but we are back home and safe. Our home had no water damage but others in town did not fare as well.
It will take a couple of weeks to get life back to normal around here but we are all working together to cleanup. The smell in town is horrible (like fish and stagnant water) other than that the water is still falling and we are doing well.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Primitive Directory Listings
Have a great day,
Friday, May 16, 2008
The Primitive Handmade Directory
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Newest Additions To Our Primitve Marketplace
http://www.countryhousedesigns.biz
http://www.mylilcraftbarn.com
http://www.candlesgiftsandmore.com
http://www.kountryexpressions.net/store/Default.asp
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
New Advertising Options
Friday, March 28, 2008
Buy a 6 Month Featured Ad and Save on a 1 Year Shoppes Listing
Buy our 6 month featured ad at regular price and get a 1 year shoppes listing for only $15.00. With this option you will be saving $21.00. You will also have your 150 x150 featured ad visible on each page of our website for 6 months. And your directory listing will be placed in 6 categories of your choice for the next year.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
$19.99 Shoppes Directory Listings
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Articles Needed
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Sale
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Removing Shop Links
We need articles, recipes, tutorials and such for the blog. If you have any to share this would be a great way to get a free link to your website.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
New Email Address
Olde Village Depot - villagedepot@tds.net
A Prim Krafters Journal - primhut@tds.net
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Changes At Olde Village Depot
Also, we are in the process of removing the $5 button ads. By the end of January all of our 125 x125 button spots will be removed to make room for more beacon ad space.
If you have any questions about our new changes don't hesitate to contact us.

The Old Glory Company would like to share this free pattern with our readers. Please visit their site for more wonderful grungy patterns. They are also having a Trick or Treat Giveaway going on and have new Fall Patterns available.
To access the Grungy Pumpkin Head Scarecrow click on this link.
The Grubby Doll Look
“Grubby” is the word I kept hearing around the craft circuit. To me grubby meant grimy. So I decided to get to the bottom of this and find out the big deal with grubbing a doll and what it really meant in crafters terms. So I decided to ask a fellow crafter “What Is Grubby? To my surprise I found out that it’s another word for aged or old and that it gives your dolls that dirty look. Now at first I thought to myself “Why would I want to make my dolls look dirty”. Then I did a few of my dolls and realized they are not really dirty looking but a bit more primitive.
So to get “The Grubby Doll Look”, you can use a tea mixture, coffee or Walnut Ink. I decided to go with Walnut Ink, since I seem to drink too much coffee or tea to keep any left over for my dolls.
Where do you purchase Walnut Ink? Try various craft sites and also E-bay sells them. Now this does not mean to go out and make all your dolls look grubby, has you may or may not like the look. Trust me; I was skeptical in the beginning so it’s best to start out with 1-2 dolls at a time.
Once you have grubbed up a few dolls, try selling them at your next craft show. This is a great way to introduce a new doll to your customers and also find out if they are acceptable. It is always good to test your market before going overboard with a new product.
Now of course I don’t listen to my own advice and have done well with making these sort of dolls. I even sold a few on Ebay. So if you decide to jump in and just go nuts with making grubby dolls, remember I warned you.
Also know that each target market area is different and some people may not know what grubby is so be prepared to answer the question “What is Grubby”.
Author: Talena Bacon tdsewcutedoll@gmail.com
Bio: © 2008 –All Rights Reserved~~~Talena Bacon is the owner of Sew Cute Dolls & More and Mulberry Creek Mercantile She is a doll maker, pattern designer and advertising specialist. Talena specializes in Primitive/Country dolls, home décor and low-cost advertising for all businesses.
http://www.sewcutedolls.com http://www.mulberrycreekmercantile.com
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Linda's E-Books
Old Fashioned Rag Balls
by Mary Roberson
Ragballs are fun and easy to make! They look great displayed in Mason Jars or in Baskets, Bowls and Small Buckets. Add them inside a Glass Mason Jar Lamp instead of Rosehips, or in addition to your Fixins, for a unique twist!
Click here for directions on making Old Fashion Rag Balls.