COZY CREEK PRIMITIVES

I'm a self taught artist who was born and raised in Bucks County, PA, and now live in Colts Neck, NJ (hopefully to return to PA one day with my husband and fur babies!). I have been running my shop Cozy Creek Primitives for over a decade! Here in my little home-based shop, I value quality over quantity. I take my time and put lots of loving attention to detail into every original One-Of-A-Kind piece of art I create, along with plenty of imagination, uniqueness, and whimsy! I don't have anyone working with me or for me (well, except Scamper, the rather sizable Siberian Forest Cat I hired as my Production Oversight Manager). I create each and every doll, every stitch, every detail from start to finish by myself. I don’t use professional lighting, backgrounds or camera tricks to photograph my creations; they are never touched up; what you see is just what you get! My photos show my dolls in normal, every day backgrounds and regular home lighting conditions. I want you to see what they’ll look like in your warm and cozy home, not in a sterile and cold studio setting. I use only high quality materials to create my art. I make sure that my items are solid, sturdy and well constructed. I realize that my items aren't just a decoration for one season, or one holiday. I know they will be brought out year after year, or on display every day of the year. Some will be given to loved ones and special friends as gifts or even handed down to children and grandchildren... they become part of a family and a home, so I make sure each one is very special. I use only non-toxic, U.S.A.-sourced materials in the creation of my art and nothing that I use has a chemical odor. Chemicals bother me so I know they must bother others as well. The only scent my dolls will have are the light, pleasant, heart-warming smells of coffee, tea, cinnamon and vanilla. I use only hypoallergenic stuffing and all of my items are created in a completely smoke-free and clean environment. DISCLAIMER: Every piece of art I create has to first receive Scamper's "Kitten Paw Print of Approval" before it enters my shop for sale! Scamper loves to hang out on my work table to supervise and help with everything I do! Every piece of art is signed and dated by me, then stamped with a little paw print to represent Scamper! I enjoy knowing the items I create with my heart, here in my home surrounded by the love of my family, will be treasured by my customers as a part of their own homes and families! God Bless, Wendy Marro

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

A Hallmark Mystery Surprise for the Cozy Creek Cats!

Yesterday, while Hubby the Shipping Manager was off on his appointed trip to the good folks at the U.S. Post Office with various and sundry primitive Christmas dolls and snowmen (where he's known as the "Christmas Doll Shipping Guy"), he stopped into the Hallmark store in the plaza.  This past weekend, another hundred or so collectible ornaments were released, and hubby (and Mrs. Cozy Creek Wendy...) are suckers for anything cat-related.  Scamper and Poofy are so super-diligent in their roles here at Cozy Creek that spoiling them more often than not is the rule of the day.

It so happens that for 2019, Hallmark has released so-called "Mystery Boxes."  (No not Scooby-doo, that's for another post...)  The box as purchased is seen below.  You either get a blue or orange tabby cat playfully hanging from a Christmas ornament ball, but the trick is that the ornament itself is sealed inside a black opaque bag inside the box to prevent selective choice by peeking and cheating.


Well, combining something to surprise Mrs. Cozy Creek and the cats for Christmas is something hubby can't pass up.  So he selected a box off the shelf from the few remaining and after handing a few bills to the cashier, eagerly tore into the box like Charlie Bucket opening the Wonka Bar with the Golden Ticket in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.



Lo and behold, here was the result:


A blue-ish-grey tabby clinging to a ball!  Mrs. Cozy Creek and all the cats heartily approved.
MYSTERY SOLVED...and now back to making the Christmas dolls.


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