Colonial Period and Primitive Hand Stitched Leather Balls.
No matter if on a Primitive Camp Site or in a Colonial Museum, these hand stitched leather balls will keep all ages of children happy.
The hand stitched leather balls are perfect for all kinds of children games.
The leather balls are hand stitched with assorted colors and kinds of leather so no two leather balls are exactly alike. The leather also stretches differently as we hand stuff the balls to give them their shape.
The hand stitched leather balls are made of mostly deer leather but I use some other leathers also.
I have made 4 different sizes of the hand stitched leather balls.
Due to the high demand of these hand stitched leather balls I now have my husband’s cousins helping me hand stitch these leather balls with my patterns.
The regular size of the hand stitched leather ball is the size of a hacky-sack ball approximately 2-3 inches
The hand stitched medium leather ball is approximately 3 1/2 – 4 inches
The large size of the hand stitched leather ball is approximately 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 inches across.
The extra-large size of the hand stitched leather ball is approximately 5 1/2 – 6 inches across.
Prices: Regular size leather ball $8.00
Medium Size leather ball $ 11.00
Large size leather ball $14.00
Extra-Large leather ball $20.25
Sales tax is included. Shipping will be added to the price.
As our items are handmade there may be a waiting time until we get an item/items completed.
Our homemade lye soap is made from reclaimed lard from a french fry eatery.
Our homemade lye soap has a beautiful old-fashioned tan hue.
Our homemade lye soap has a special unexplainable (to me) character because of the potato starch from the french fries.
Our homemade lye soap comes with a long list of wonderful uses!
Also available of our homemade lye soaps is the Farmers Boy Scrub with coffee grounds and cornmeal added to our home made lye soap for extra grit for the greasiest hands.
Our Oatmeal Lye Soap has old-fashioned oatmeal added for a soothing feeling to the old-fashioned goodness of our homemade lye soap.
Our Hint-of-Mint Lye Soap has dried mint tea leaves added to our homemade lye soap for an interesting touch.
Our homemade lye soap is 2 for $5.50. Sales tax is included. Shipping will be added to the price.
We also have small odd sizes of the plain old fashioned lye soap of four to five pounds is $21.50. Sales tax is included. Shipping will be added to the price
Ask for quantity or wholesale prices of our homemade lye soap.
As our items are handmade there maybe a waiting time till we get an item/items completed.
The colonial pockets are a perfect way to carry a small sewing kit, valuable jewelry, or anything else small but of great value in your purse or pocket.
The colonial housewives have a wrap around tie closure.
Your choice of color when available.
(They are safe for airport travel also)
The colonial housewives are $10.00. Sales tax is included. Shipping will be added to the price.
As our items are handmade there maybe a waiting time till we get an item/items completed.
Becky Eshleman from Hagerstown, Md is continuing the tradition of the making of Prune People.
Sarah Miller, formerly from Mifflinburg Pa., now of Berlin, Pa. made the Prune People for 20 years for the Mifflinburg Christkindl Market years in the years 1997 – 2016, using the traditional German, as well as American folk life and folklore figures.
Becky who is Sarah’s niece, has been involved with the Prune People at Mifflinburg’s Christkindl Market since Becky came with her parents to the 2005 Mifflinburg Christkindl Market at 11 years of age.
When Sarah was asked to make the Prune People for the Mifflinburg, Pa Christkindl Market, she wasn’t too sure how it was to be done.
With a bit of research and lots of crafting, Sarah has designed and crafted quit a collection of Prune People.
The tradition of the Prune People stems from an old German story of an old man who was very sick. His neighbor children came to help him. As he was very poor he could not pay them. So the man made little people out of dried fruits and nuts and gave them as gifts.
To this day it is a real treasure to have a Prune Person in your possession – especially a Chimney Sweep. The Chimney Sweep is to bring you good luck when you touch one.
Becky also enjoys letting her imagination run as she crafts the different occupations of the Prune People.
The Prune People are all handcrafted so there no two Prune People exactly alike. We also try to craft custom Prune People to meet your wishes, if at all possible.
Sarah and Becky have designed different Prune People to go with the theme of the yearly Mifflinburg Pa Christkindl Market.
A transition time of passing the torch of crafting the Prune People is occurring from 2012 -2019 from Sarah to Becky.
You may contact either Becky or Sarah and your order will get to Becky.
Below is a few pictures of their booth at the Mifflinburg Christkindl Market and of a few pictures of a close up view of some of the Prune People.
Becky and Sarah have designed several different sizes of the Prune People, a do-it-yourself-kit, and a Find The Prune Man Game.
As the years roll by the children are still in awe of the Prune People at the Mifflinburg Pa Christkindl Market.
Call or e-mail for the current prices and availability .
The prices for the Prune People Items range from $8.00 – $20.00 plus sales tax and shipping.
As our items are handmade there maybe a waiting time till we get an item/items completed.
Thank-you for your patience!
Kervin and Becky Eshleman
17451 Cindy Lane, Hagerstown, Md. 21740
1-717-226-1196
knb4ever2014@gmail.com
Stephen and Sarah Miller
9018 Glades Pike, Berlin, Pa. 15530
1-814-267-5887 millersroxburystore2011
@gmail.com
Children are still in awe of the Prune People!
The Booth At the Mifflinburg Pa Christkindl Market
Christkindl Child
Nuremberg Angel or A Tinsel Angel
Saint Nicholas
Medical Personal , A DR and NurseA PastorA Post Person – a Mail ManThe Littlest Angel, FirliputzliSanta Clause (Elves have green hats)SeamstressTeacherArtistBakers or CooksLaundry LadyBand and Keyboard PlayerBankersCowboyDentist Farmer or GardenerFarmers WifeFishermanHunterHair DressersBecky at WorkAlmost Sold Out At 2018 Mifflinburg Christkindl MarketSarah’s Last Year at Mifflinburg Christkindle Market 2016
Steve likes his hamburgers with thin sliced dill pickles. And we both like whole pickles at any picnic. As I had grown up on a truck farm where we raised lots of fresh produce I never did see any sense in buying dill pickles. My most favorite and easiest pickle recipe I got from my home where my mother got it from her mother. It is called …
Saccharin Pickles
Now don’t get excited as it is hard to find saccharin on the store shelves any more. So I substitute the packs of sugar substitute that I can find. So here goes!
3 cups of 5 vinegar
6 cups of water
Bring the brine to a boil.
Add washed and cleaned cucumbers to the boiling brine. Watch them till they change color to a dull green.
In a clean and sterile pint jar put:
1/2 teaspoon of dill seed or a sprig of dill weed
pack in the hot cucumbers
add 1 heaping teaspoon of salt
1 packet of sugar subtitute.
Fill Jar with the hot brine
Put a clean hot ball or mason lid on the full jar and screw on the ring.
Let it set for 24 hours so the seal can set. Check the lid if is not sealed refridgerate it and use it. If it is sealed it will keep in a cool dark place for a year…unless you eat them!!
4 quarts red beets – cleaned, cooked, and peeled and set aside
2 cups brown sugar
3 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
1 1/2 cups vinegar
1 1/2 quarts water
Mix and boil the last 5 ingredients . When boiling carefully add the cooked and peeled red beets. Bring to a full rolling boil. Put hot red beets into clean sterile home canning jars. Fill with the slowly simmering red beet brine and seal.
Nothing beats good home canned red beets! A church picnic, red beet eggs, a family reunion, or just a vibrant color to add to your table! ‘They” say the natural iron in red beets is good for you and gives you a quick pick-me-up!
