Restoring and Preserving our Heritage in Somerset County, Berlin, Pennsylvania thru Colonial Crafts and Gifts.
This mini quilt pattern key-chain is made of cotton fabric, with a hidden inside pocket perfect for a bit of change.
This mini quilt pattern key-chain also comes with a small key chain attached.
This mini quilt pattern key-chain is $3.00 plus sales tax and shipping.
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.
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 husbands 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 approx 2-3 inches
The hand stitched medium leather ball is approx 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 approx 5 1/2 – 6 inches across.
Prices : Regular size leather ball $7.50
Medium Size leather ball $ 10.00
Large size leather ball $13.25
Extra Large leather ball $19.00
Sales tax and shipping will be added to total.
Wholesale prices are available upon request and a current tax exempt status.
As our items are handmade there maybe a waiting time till we get an item/items completed.
Thank-you for your patience!
Mystery Leather Braid Key Ring
Let’s see if you can figure out how to make this mystery leather braid on the leather key ring!
This mystery leather braid key ring comes with a key ring attached.
Our Mystery Leather Braid Key Ring is $1.00 plus sales tax and shipping.
Colonial Pocket Dolls
These hand-made little colonial pocket dolls are hand crafted from leftover sewing projects.
The colonial pocket dolls are perfect for any little lady.
The colonial pocket doll is her toy for quiet times and will fit into her pocket.
All the dresses of the colonial pocket dolls are hand stitched and unremovable.
The dresses and colonial pocket dolls are made from 100 % cotton fabric.
There are assorted prints for the dress and assorted colors of yarn for the hair.
The brown colonial pocket dolls have black hair.
The Colonial Pocket Dolls are approx. 3 1/4 inches tall.
The colonial pocket doll is $12.00 plus sales tax and shipping
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Homemade Lye Soap – Plain
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 $5.00 plus sales tax and the shipping of our homemade lye soap.
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.
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Farmer Boy Scrub Homemade Lye Soap
Homemade Oatmeal Lye Soap
Hint-Of-Mint Homemade Lye Soap
Mob caps
One reason a mob cap was worn in early American life was to keep a lady’s or a girl’s hair clean and under control while working around the house.
These mob caps are made of 100% cotton.
The mob cap can also be worn under the ladies strawbonnet.
One Size fits all for our mob caps.
Specify creme color or white, drawstring or elastic for your mob cap.
We will send our color choice of a drawstring mob cap if not specified.
These mob caps are $7.50 plus shipping.
As our items are handmade there maybe a waiting time till we get an item/items completed.
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Colonial Housewives
The colonial housewives have 2 pockets.
The colonial pockets are handmade of 100% cotton.
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 $7.50 plus sales tax and shipping
As our items are handmade there maybe a waiting time till we get an item/items completed.
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Colonial Pocket
Colonial pockets were worn in colonial times under a lady or girls apron or skirt.
Our colonial pockets are hand-made with 100% cotton fabric.
Our colonial pockets are also lined with a creme colored cotton fabric.
I have 2 sizes of colonial pockets available.
Small colonial pockets are 11″ long, 8″ wide, 6″ opening, with a 60″ long cotton tie string.
Large colonial pockets are 15″ long, 11″ wide, 7″ opening, with a 72″ long cotton tie string.
These Colonial pockets are perfect for any colonial or modern outfit that doesn’t have a sewn in pocket.
Ask for color availability.
The colonial pockets shown were the ones available at the time of photo shoot.
Small Colonial Pocket $7.50 Plus shipping
Large Colonial Pocket $ 9.50 plus shipping
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Small Pockets
Large Pockets
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, she has crafted quit a collection.
It 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 he 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 – esp a Chimney Sweep as he is to bring you good luck when you touch one.
Sarah enjoys letting her imagination run as she crafts the different occupations of her Prune People.
No two Prune Figures are exactly alike.
Sarah has designed different Prune Figures to go with the theme of the yearly Mifflinburg Pa Christkindl Market.
Sarah Miller of Berlin, Pa. has made the prune figures for 20 years for The Mifflinburg Christkindl Market years 1997-2016, using the traditional German, as well as American folk life and folklore figures.
Becky Eshleman, Sarah’s niece has been involved with the prune figures at Mifflinburg’s Christkindl Market since Becky came with her parents to the 2005 Mifflinburg Christkindl Market at 11 years of age.
A transition time of passing the torch of crafting the prune figures occurred from 2012 -2018 from Sarah to Becky.
You may contact either Becky or Sarah and your order will get to Becky.
Becky and Sarah have designed several different sizes of the Prune Figures, a do-it-yourself-kit, and a Find The Prune Man Game.
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.
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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
Sugar Free Dill Pickles
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!!