JOHANNAS CEDAR HOUSE PRIMITIVES

HELLO EVERYONE
THIS IS WHERE I DO ALOT OF MY CREATING IN MY BARN. THIS WAS BUILT BY THE AMISH AROUND 10 YEARS AGO. IT SURELY HAS STOOD UP WELL.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO DO THESE BLOGS. SOME OF THE INSTUCTIONS ARE EASY TO FOLLOW AND SOME ARE RATHER CONFUSING. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO HELP ME AND I APPRECIATE THAT ALOT.

WHERE DID JOHANNA'S START? WELL BACK IN THE 70'S I STARTED TO MAKE THINGS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND IT BECAME SO OVERWHELMING THAT EVERYONE WANTED SOMETHING OF MINE. SO I WENT THROUGH A SALES REP. AND SHE TOOK ALL OF MY ITEMS TO MARKET. WELL AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE SALES WERE SO GREAT I COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH THE WORK SO I GAVE UP THAT IDEA.

AFTER SOMETIME I STARTED TO RENT A SMALL SPACE IN A LOCAL SHOP MUCH TO MY SURPRISE MY ITEMS SOLD WELL AND I NOW HAD A SMALL BUSINESS GOING.

I STARTED TO JURY FOR LARGE SHOWS AND AFTER MANY YEARS I AM STILL DOING MY THING AND DOING THE LARGE SHOWS. NOW IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR WE HAVE A SHOW THAT BRINGS IN AROUND 20,000 TO 40,000 PEOPLE. THIS IS NEXT WEEKEND AND THE WEEKEND AFTER THAT. I MAKE MY HOOKRUGS AND DOLLS, BEARS, SANTAS AND MUCH MORE. MY RUGS ARE MADE WITH 100% WOOL AND DONE ON MONK'S CLOTH. USING WOOL I HAVE DYED AND MY DESIGNS... ALSO I DO HAND-MADE NEEDLEPUNCH HOOK RUGS. THESE ARE MADE WITH YARN... GOSH THE BACKS LOOKS JUST AS GOOD AS THE FRONT OF THESE RUGS... THEY ARE ALSO DONE ON MONK'S CLOTH OR WEAVERS CLOTH.. MY OWN DESIGNS AND LENZIE MY FRIEND DYES THE YARN.
I WILL KEEP TRYING AT THESE BLOGS FOR I ENJOY SO MUCH WRITING. I HAVE A DEGREE IN CREATIVE WRITING AND I DO WRITE CHILDREN'S STORIES.. AS OF THIS DATE JAN. 27, 2006 JOHANNASCEDARHOUSEPRIMITIVES.COM WEB SITE WILL BE CLOSED PLEASE CHECK OUT http://www.myprimitivehome.com THANK YOU SO MUCH.