PRIMITIVE FOLK ART FALL HARVEST PUMPKIN ART DOLL "Punkin Pye"

Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Fall Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Folk Art Pumpkin Doll that I have fondly named "Punkin' Pye". This piece would display nicely as a centerpiece, shelf sitter, or tucked into a rocking chair with your Autumn Decor. She measures 17" tall and 9" wide and her kitty measures 6" x 7".

I created this piece in the primitive grungy fashion to give it that time-worn look. Punkin's body is sewn from muslin, weighted and stuffed with fiberfill. She was paint-washed in pumpkin orange, baked, aged in a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain, baked again and sanded. Her facial features are both hand-painted and hand-stitched with artist pencils shading, then sealed. I have sewn her top knot stem from muslin, paint-washed it leaf green, stained it, wired and curled it, then stitched it to the top of her head. Stained cheesecloth forms her hair bow that I have tied around the stem. Her arms and hands are wired and poseable. Her pointed stockings are painted green and cream stripes, sanded and stained with a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture.

Punkin's dress was sewn from quilt-shop quality 1930's reproduction moss green floral print for the bodice and a rusty orange stripe for the skirt. The puffed sleeves are gathered with rusty orange pearl cording. Her apron is torn from a coordinating brown and gold geometric print tossed with pumpkins, gathered and adorned with brown buttons across the top. Her matching bloomers are sewn from the olive green floral print.

She carries a little kitty that I have sewn from muslin, paint-washed in black, sanded and stained in the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon solution, sanded again, and sprinkled with dry cinnamon. I have used tiny mottled cream buttons for the eyes and stained cheese cloth for the collar.

I have given her a Prim Hang Tag that has been stained in the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture and prim printed "Punkin' Pye" in black, then I have carefully burnt the edges with a flame and fastened it to her sleeve with a rusty safety pin.

This piece has been lovingly made by me from a pattern designed by Sweet Meadows Farm.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

"Punkin Pye"

$45

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PRIMITIVE FOLK ART "Ma & Pa" ART DOLLS SET

Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my newest Hand Crafted Offerings. Here we have a Primitive set of Art Dolls which includes a Folk Art, Senior Citizen, Mr. and Mrs. that I have fondly named "Ma and Pa". Pa measures 24" tall and 9" wide and Ma measures 19" tall and 9" wide. Wouldn't they be perfect to display in a wooden rocking chair, sofa, doll bench or sitting on your bed or bedroom shelf!

I created this set in the primitive fashion to give them that time-worn look. Both doll bodies are sewn from muslin, stuffed with fiberfill with a weighted bottom and needle-sculpted hands. I have pinch-stitched their noses and embroidered their eyes and mouth onto their face. I used black beads for their beady little eyes. I then aged them with a grungy, coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain and baked them in the sun. Their snow white hair is needle-felted in place and they both have wire framed glasses. Their expressions are "priceless"....what a pair!
Pa's clothing features a navy and grey plaid flannel shirt complete with cuffs, a collar, a pocket and buttons up the front. His old fashioned grey flannel hat features ear flaps and he sports a red plaid bow tie. His pants are sewn from denim with a high-waisted pleated front and I have aged his clothing in my coffee-vanilla stain. His shoes are paint-washed black and sanded and laced with black pearl cording.
Ma's dress is sewn from a dusty blue and cream 1930's reproduction floral print. It is gathered at the waist and embellished with four Mother of Pearl vintage buttons down the front bodice. Under her dress she wears bloomers sewn from coffee-vanilla stained muslin trimmed with off-white vintage lace edging. Her shoes are paint-washed antique white, sanded and laced with ecru pearl cording.I have given her a matching purse sewn from muslin and painted antique white and sanded to resemble soft leather. It is adorned with a vintage button for the clasp. Braided ecru pearl cording forms the handle of the purse.

I have given these two a Prim Tag dipped in the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture, baked and sprinkled with dry cinnamon. I have carefully burnt the edges with a flame and attached it with a rusty safety pin.

This set was lovingly made by me using a pattern designed by Sweet Meadows Farm.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

$80.00

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PRIMITIVE THANKSGIVING PUMPKIN PIE & PILGRIM CROWS

Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Fall Offerings. Here we have a grungy primitive Harvest Pumpkin with two visting Pilgrim Crows as a gathering for a centerpiece or shelf sitter, just perfect for your Fall/Autumn display. This piece measures 8" tall, 18" wide and 11" deep. What a great addition to your Thanksgiving Holiday table! And they smell heavenly!

I created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. All pieces are sewn from muslin and stuffed with fiberfill and needle sculpted with floss. I have aged the pumpkin with a paint-wash in burnt orange and brushed on a mixture of cinnamon, coffee and vanilla followed by a dusting with dry cinnamon giving it a wonderful scented auroma of fresh baked pumpkin pie. A branch from a tree is used for the stem surrounded by two painted leaves and sprigs of Sweet Annie at the base. The pie rests in a brown tin pie plate surrounded by spanish moss around the edges.

After needled-sculpting their noses, wings and tail, I paint-washed Mr. & Mrs. Pilgrim Crow in black, sanded and then stained them with the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon aging mixture for that grungy dirty prim style. Tiny black shiny beads are sewn on for their eyes. Mrs. Crow's pilgrim bonnet is made from coffee-stained ognasburg and ties under her chin with stained cheese cloth strips. Mr. Crow's top hat is paint-washed in black, aged, and dusted with cinnnamon and a stained cheesecloth band and he sports a matching stained cheese cloth scarf. Both crows have antique rusty square head nails as their legs and feet which strategically rest on the pie for pecking into the pie. All three pieces of this gathering are separate for easy storage.

I have stained a Prim Tag in the coffee-vanilla mixture and burned the edges with a flame that reads..."Give Ye Thanks", This piece has been lovingly made by me from a pattern created by Linette of Needful Primitives.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

PRIM PUMPKIN PIE PILGRIM CROWS

$40

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PRIMITIVE FOLK ART FALL PUMPKIN HARVEST ART DOLL

Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Fall Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Folk Art Pumpkin Doll that I have fondly named "Penelope". This piece would display nicely as a centerpiece, shelf sitter, or tucked into a rocking chair with your Autumn Decor. She measures 22" tall and 9" wide.

I created this piece in the primitive grungy fashion to give it that time-worn look. Penelope's round head body is sewn from muslin, weighted and stuffed with fiberfill. She features needled-sculpted hands and a pinch-stitched nose and brows. I have given her those wonderful uplifted eyelids that I have hand-stitched onto her face for a realistic look. She was paint-washed in pumpkin orange, baked, aged in a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain, baked and her cheeks blushed. Her facial features are both drawn with artist pencils and hand-painted. I have sewn her top knot stem from muslin, paint-washed it leaf green, stain it, wired and curled it, then stitched it to the top of her head. Stained cheesecloth forms her hair bow that I have tied around the stem. Her arms and hands are wired and poseable.Her stockings are painted green and orange stripes, and her shoes are painted green, sanded and stained with a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture. Her shoes have tiny bells stitched to the tips. Her bloomers are sewn from a burnt orange and black vintage polka dot print and cinched at the ankles. Penelope's dress was sewn from quilt-shop quality Debbie Mumm pumpkin patch print. The puffed sleeves have cuffs made from the coordinating green print in her apron. Her apron is torn from a 1930's reproduction moss green floral print, gathered and secured with straps over the shoulders. I have painted and stained wooden buttons terra cotta to match the pumpkins in her dress.

She carries a white pumpkin that I have sewn from muslin and sectioned off with floss. It has been paint-washed antique white, baked, sanded, and stained with coffee-vanilla-cinnamon solution, baked again, then sprinkled with dry cinnamon. I have used a twig for the stem and green floral moss nestled with sprigs of fragrant Sweet Annie preserved floral.

I have given her a Prim Tag that has been stained in the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture and topped with a nostalgic vintage greeting card image of three little vintage children gathering pumpkins that says "Thanksgiving Day". I have carefully burnt the edges with a flame and fastened it to her sleeve with a rusty safety pin.

This piece has been lovingly made by me from inspirations of a basic doll pattern designed by Sweet Meadows Farm with my own embellishments.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

PRIM PUMPKIN ART DOLL

$55

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PRIMITIVE FOLK ART FALL THANKSGIVING PILGRIMS DOLL SET

Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Fall and Thanksgiving Offerings. Here we have a set of two Primitive Folk Art Pilgrim Dolls that I have fondly named "William & Mary". This piece would display nicely as a door greeter sitting on a bench, haystack, or tucked into a rocking chair. William measures 23" tall and 10" wide and Mary measures 21" tall and 10" wide.
I have created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. Both Pilgrims are sewn from muslin, stuffed with fiberfill with a round head body and a weighted bottom. They feature needle-sculpted hands, wired poseable arms and have been aged with a coffee-vanilla stain and baked. I have paint-washed and sanded their black boots and laced them with linen jute thread. Dark brown raw sheeps wool was needlefelted in place for their hair. Their facial features are both hand-painted and shaded with artist pencils. I have given them those wonderful uplifted eyelids that are stitched on their faces and pinch-stitched their noses and eyebrows.

Their amish-style clothing was sewn from coordinating quilt shop quality calico prints and homespun plaids. Mary's dress has a rusty brown bodice with long sleeves that have coordinating cuffs like the black and rusty gingham check in the skirt. Her bloomers are sewn from the stained osnasburg. Williams suit has a dark brown block print for the bodice and a Debbie Mumm tan and brown feather print for the pants and his cuffs on his sleeves match his pants. They both have a pilgrim collars cut from stained osnasburg with ties of brown pearl cording and brown buttons. Her matching bonnet is sewn from stained osnasburg with long ties and his Pilgrim hat is sewn from muslin, paint-washed in black, stained with a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon solution, baked and sanded. Osnasburg is hand stitched on for the buckle.

Mary carries a miniature Indian Corn and William carries a small black crow that is sewn from muslin, paint-washed black, stained and sanded. The separate Prim Turkey is sewn from muslin for the body and the tail was cut from an olde antique hand-stitched quilt. It is heavily stained with the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon and baked. The turkey's wattle is made from red paint-washed cheesecloth and the wings are cut from coffee stained cheesecloth and pinned on with rusty safety pins. I have given this piece a Prim Tag that has been stained in the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture, baked, and carefully burned the edges with a flame. It is topped with an image of a vintage greeting card showing a Pilgrim Girl, corn stalks and a large Pumpkin that says "Thanksgiving Day Greetings".
This piece has been lovingly made by me from a pattern created by Sweet Meadows Farm.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

PRIM PILGRIM SET

$95

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PRIMITIVE FOLK ART PILGRIM DOLLS SET

Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Fall and Thanksgiving Offerings. Here we have a set of two Primitive Folk Art Pilgrim Dolls that I have fondly named "William & Mary". This piece would display nicely as a door greeter sitting on a bench, haystack, or tucked into a rocking chair. William measures 29" tall and 8" wide and Mary measures 25" tall and 10" wide.

I have created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. Both Pilgrims are sewn from muslin, stuffed with fiberfill with a weighted bottom, and have been aged with a coffee-vanilla stain and baked. I have paint-washed and sanded their black boots and laced them with pearl cording. Dark brown raw sheeps wool was needlefelted in place for their hair. Their facial features are hand-stitched and I have hand-embroidered their lips and eyes with floss, pinch-stitched their noses and eyebrows, and shaded with artist pencils.

Their amish-style clothing was sewn from a quilt-quality 1930's reproduction print, a blue-grey cotton with tiny black triple dots. They both have a pilgrim collars torn from stained osnasburg with ties of black pearl cording. All their clothing was dipped in the coffee-vanilla stain for a worn out appearance. Her matching peasant bonnet is tied under her chin and his top hat is sewn from muslin, paint-washed in black, stained with a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon solution, baked and sprinkled with dry cinnamon.

Mary carries a Prim Turkey that is sewn from muslin for the body and the tail was cut from an olde antique hand-stitched quilt. It is heavily stained with the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon and baked. The turkey's wattle is made from red paint-washed cheesecloth and the wings are cut from coffee stained cheesecloth and pinned on with rusty safety pins. I have given this piece a Prim Tag that has been stained in the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture, baked, and carefully burned the edges with a flame. It is topped with an image of a vintage greeting card showing Pilgrims walking down a path from their church that says "Thanksgiving Day".
This piece has been lovingly made by me from a pattern created by Sweet Meadows Farm.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

PRIM PILGRIM SET

$88

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PRIMITIVE FOLK ART FALL SCARECROW DOLL & PUMPKIN

Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Fall and Thanksgiving Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Folk Art Scarecrow Doll with his Grungy Pumpkin that I have fondly named "Pete". This piece would display nicely as a door greeter sitting on a bench, haystack, or tucked into a rocking chair. He measures 30" tall and 12" wide.
I have created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. Pete is sewn from muslin, stuffed with fiberfill with a weighted bottom. He has been aged with a coffee-vanilla stain and baked. I have paint-washed and sanded his brown boots and laced them with linen thread. His aged garden glove hands are stuffed and sewn to his poseable arms. I have used separated strands of sisal rope for the "stuffing" around his arms and legs. Lots of sisal was used for his hair that I have stitched to his head.

His facial features are both hand-painted and hand-stitched with floss with artist pencil shading. His nose is made from osnasburg that I have painted, sanded, stuffed and prim-stitched onto his face.

I have dressed him in a shirt sewn from harvest plaid homespun and rolled up his sleeves. His overalls are sewn from denim with rolled-up legs and a front pocket that I have filled with tiny black crows and fragrant Sweet Annie. The four little crows are sewn from muslin, paint-washed black, sanded and their beaks are dry-brushed with gold paint. I have given him a scarf made from stained cheesecloth and tied it loosely around his neck. All his clothing was dipped in the coffee-vanilla stain for a worn out appearance.

His floppy hat was sewn from natural burlap, stained with the coffee-vanilla solution, baked and stitched to his head. A grungy sunflower sewn from muslin, stuffed and painted with layers of gold petals and a brown center, then sanded and stitched to his hat. For the Harvest Pumpkin, it has been sewn from muslin, sectioned off with floss, paint-washed terra cotta, sanded, aged with a grungy coffee-vanilla-cinnamon stain, and baked again. The center is painted leaf green, stained and hand-stitched onto the pumpkin with green floss. A tree branch forms the stem and is wrapped with curled green floral wire. Sprigs of fragrant Sweet Annie sprout from the center. I have given this piece a Prim Tag that has been stained in the coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture, baked, and carefully burned the edges with a flame. It is topped with an image of a vintage greeting card showing fall leaves that says "Wishing You A Happy Thanksgiving".
This piece has been lovingly made by me from a pattern created by Sweet Meadows Farm.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

PRIM SCARECROW DOLL

$68

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PRIMITIVE GRUNGY CHRISTMAS "Nite B4 Christmas" STORY BOOK

Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Christmas Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Grubbied "Night Before Christmas" Book. This piece would be the perfect display for your Christmas fireplace hearth, on a bureau or table by the tree measuring 22" tall and 17" wide.

I have created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. The hard cover of the book is sewn from muslin, stiffened and painted barn red, baked, sanded, washed with a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon aging solution and baked again. Cardboard was inserted for stability and stitched inside. Pages of grubby stained and stiffened muslin were hand-stitched into the book cover. The top pages were printed out onto parchment colored paper, stained, and baked. I carefully burned the edges with a flame and sealed them onto the muslin. The left page tells the story in Olde English script font and the photo on the right shows Santa delivering a doll to two little girls.Around the edges of the pages I have inserted pine sprigs, berries and spanish moss. Tiny rusty jingle bells were pinned to the pages with rusty safety pins around the edges. Stained cheesecloth was used for the book mark down the center of the pages.

This piece has been lovingly hand-made by me from a pattern created by Old Glory Primitives.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

CHRISTMAS STORY BOOK

$38

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PRIMITIVE FOLK ART GRUNGY VINTAGE APPLIQUED LINEN ANGEL

Welcome Prim Friends and thank you for stopping by to visit my New Christmas Offerings. This is my Primitive Vintage Keepsake Linen Christmas Angel. She is completely designed and handmade by me with very special attention to detail and design. She measures 15" long and 7" wide.

For that extra special touch, I have used a vintage Christmas tea towel for her gown that I have aged in a coffee-vanilla stain. This one-of-a kind design features a soft linen with an appliqued Christmas Candle in red with a golden yellow flame, holly leaves in green with holly berries in red, and embroidered accents in blue french knots around the flame. The hemline features a green fabric border with gold and white embroidered french knots and red embroidered scallops. I have carefully pieced the tea towel to form a full length gown with a gathered neckline using red pearl cording. Two mother of pearl cream buttons embellish the center front.Her head and arms are sewn from coffee-vanilla stained muslin and her cheeks are blushed. Her primitive eyes are black dip-dot paint, and the sparkle on her cheeks is antique white paint. I have drawn her eyelashes and brows with a fine tipped black pigma pen. Her hair features the finest loopy mohair white yarn that I have aged and gathered into loops and tied in the center. Her halo is made of twisted gold ming wire for a dainty look. Her arms are knotted as if she were praying.Her stiffened quilted wings feature the remnant of an antique, hand-stitched cutter quilt in red and cream chosen to match the design on her dress. She hangs on the wall by way of a loop at the back of her head or she is sittable and can also be used as a tuck. She could also be used as a tree topper or an ornament.

I have given her a prim tag that I have aged in a coffee-cinnamon-vanilla solution and baked in the oven. I have carefully burnt the edges with a flame and used a brown pigma ink to stamp the words "Peace on Earth" along with a spray of holly draped over a bell.She will be perfect for your display of collectible angels, or displayed at Christmas in your Primitive, Victorian or Country Farmhouse home.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

Vintage Linen Angel

$10

PRIMITIVE FOLK ART VINTAGE EMBROIDERED LINEN CHRISTMAS ANGEL OOAK

Welcome Prim Friends and thank you for stopping by to visit my New Christmas Offerings. This is my Primitive Vintage Keepsake Embroidered Linen Christmas Angel. She is completely designed and handmade by me with very special attention to detail and design. She measures 17" long and 10" wide.For that extra special touch, I have used a vintage Christmas tea towel for her gown.

This one-of-a kind design features a soft white linen with an very detailed Christmas Tree at the bottom embroidered in traditional Christmas colors. The design features a beautiful green pine tree adorned with embroidered vintage ornaments, and candles and a star embroidered in metalic gold thread. Two Christmas packages lie under the tree. I have carefully pieced the tea towel to form a full length gathered gown with a long puffed sleeve bodice. The sleeves and neck are gathered with red pearl cording. Three mother of pearl buttons embellish the center front of the bodice. Red embroidery trims the scallops along the bottom of the gown.Her body is sewn from tea-dyed muslin and her cheeks are blushed. Her primitive eyes are black dip-dot paint, and I have drawn her eyelashes and brows with a fine tipped black pigma pen. Her hair features the finest loopy mohair white yarn gathered into loops and tied in the center. Her halo is made of twisted gold ming wire for a dainty look. Her stiffened quilted wings feature the remnant of an antique, hand-stitched cutter quilt in red and hunter green alternating with red and green plaids chosen to match the design on her dress. She hangs on the wall by way of a loop at the back of her head or she is sittable and can be used as a tuck. She could also be used as a tree topper.

I have given her a prim tag that I have aged in a coffee-cinnamon-vanilla solution and baked in the oven and topped it with an olde nostalgic print of a vintage Christmas card showing an angel with her deer decorating a Christmas tree with her presents that says "Joheux Noel".She will be perfect for your display of collectible angels, or displayed at Christmas in your Primitive, Shabby Cottage, Victorian or Country Farmhouse home.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

Vintage Linen Angel

$15.00

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PRIMITIVE GRUNGY SANTA HAT "Peppermint Thyme"

Welcome Prim Friends, and thank you for stopping by to view my new Christmas Offerings. Here we have a Primitive Folk Art Santa's Hat filled with Goodies for the Holidays that I have fondly named "Peppermint Thyme". This piece would be the perfect display for your Christmas fireplace mantle, or as a door greeter, or wall hanging in your entry way, measuring 26" tall and 12" wide.I have created this piece in the primitive fashion to give it that time-worn look. Santa's hat is sewn from red pin-wale corduroy, trimmed with curly furry fleece and dipped in a coffee-vanilla-cinnamon mixture, baked and sprinkled with cinnamon. Floral foam is glued inside the hat to support the Prim Peppermints, Candy Canes, Pine Sprigs and red Pip Berries. A large rusty tin Jingle bell hangs from the tip of the hat by way of a rusty safety pin.The Peppermints are sewn from osnasburg, stuffed, stained in the aging solution and baked. The stripes are painted in barn red, sprinkled with fine micro glitter and placed on green dowels for positioning inside the arrangement.The candy canes are made from red and white chenille stems, aged in the staining solution, baked and sprinkled with fine Glass Glitter.I have tied a bow from natural Raffia and placed it on a dowel for the final touch.

I have added a Prim Tag that has been stained in the aging mixture and topped with a nostalgic vintage greeting card design showing Santa and his pack that says "All Xmas Joys Be Thine".This piece has been lovingly hand-made by me from a pattern created by Old Road Primitives.

This design will come to you dated, signed and tagged with my own label Collectibles by Joan which states The Handcrafting and Time Invested in this Piece are its Own Mark of Quality.

Santa Hat Peppermint Floral

$40.00

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