~Happy New Year From APP!!

 

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Recap of 2009

With the year coming to a close, we would like to reflect on the many important events on A Primitive Place this past year.

FEBRUARY

• February Featured Home - “Colonial Made in Maine”

• “APP Promo” video created by Ashley

MARCH

• March Featured Home - “Spring Thyme in Massachusetts”

• Kristine (Maggie's Farm) was first contacted by Bill Mathews, photographer for Country Sampler magazine. Over the duration of the year, Country Sampler magazine chose 15 of the homes they saw on A Primitive Place to be featured in their magazine.

APRIL

• Sarah (All Roads Lead Home) joined the APP Staff as Assistant Editor, Forum Coordinator and Moderator.

• Bonnie (prims4me) joined the APP staff as Director of Publications and Marketing and a moderator for APP. She also is the mastermind behind the APP Blog.

• Dana (homespuntreasures) joined the APP Staff as Hospitality Coordinator.

MAY

• “APP Makeovers” Video created by Ashley

• May Crafting Tutorial - “How to Make a Perfectly Prim Gameboard/Sign” by Char Sethman

• May Featured Home - “Willowtree Primitives”

• Char (charsethman) joined the APP Staff as Prim Project Manager, submitting a monthly Crafting Tutorial.

• APP Facebook page created. 435 fans to date!

JUNE

• June Crafting Tutorial - “How to Make a Primitive Standing Flower Box” by Char Sethman

• APP “Summer Inspirations” video created by Ashley

• A Primitive Place Blog was created.

• APP is now on Twitter.

• Lancaster Gathering with several APP Members

JULY

• July Crafting Tutorial - “How to Make a Patriotic Toolbox” by Char Sethman

• July Featured Home - “Spend a Cool 4^th of July, Touring this 'Cozy' Home”

• July Featured Shoppe – Gramma Frans Fixins

• Country Sampler featured one of our member's products on the front cover of their Fall issue - Anne of Humble Hearts and Homes

• Country Sampler magazine shoot at APP Member's home Jen of Taylor's Farmhouse Attic

• Prim Gathering at the home of Linda Rudman.

AUGUST

• “Fall at A Primitive Place” video created by Ashley

• August Crafting Tutorial - “How to Make a Grungy Wood Sunflower Nodder” by Char Sethman

• August Featured Shoppe – Winterberry Farm Primitives

• August Featured Home - “Black Sheep's Homeplace”

SEPTEMBER

• “APP Anniversary” commemorative video created by Ashley

• September Featured Home - “Fading Summer Days in New Brunswick, Canada”

• We very honored and proud to announce the addition of Linda Rudman (Behind My Red Door) to the APP Staff!
  Linda joined us as Contributing Prim Writer. Each month she writes a column filled with her Primitive Musings.

• Linda submits her first article entitled “September in New England”

• APP got a makeover – new website launched.

• We commemorated Fall with 2 pages full of Fall Displays.

• Very first Private Sale held for APP members. Items were donated by APP members and all proceeds went to support APP! It was a huge success...selling out all items!

OCTOBER

• “Magnificent Makeovers” video created by Ashley

• October Crafting Tutorial - “Out with the Old, In with the New – Making Homemade Tarts” by Char Sethman

• October Featured Home - “Autumn Blessing on our Country Range”

• October Featured Shoppe – Fine Country Living Primitives

• Kathy (motherbee) submitted her first short story to APP, “The Harvest Dress”

• October's Primitive Musing - “October and Nature's Brilliant Show of Color” by Linda Rudman - Behind My Red Door

• APP Celebrated it's 1 year anniversary.

• APP published it very first cookbook.

• Held a second successful Private Sale...again selling out all items!

• Harvest Gathering for APP Members held at the home of Linda Rudman.

• Staff member, Dana (homespuntreasures) met Jen from Taylor's Farmhouse Attic at her home.

NOVEMBER

• Holiday Gathering for APP Members held at the home of Linda Rudman

• November Short Story “A Day of Thanks” by Kathy (motherbee)

• November Primitive Musing - “Thankful Traditions” by Linda Rudman - Behind My Red Door

• Three more homes were chosen by Country Sampler magazine. The homes will be featured in their 2010 Christmas issue.

• November Crafting Tutorial - “How to Make Grungy Silicone Light Strands” by Char Sethman

• Country Sampler magazine shoot at APP Member's home, Kimberlee from The Patriot Homeplace

• APP Staff Member Sarah, met up with fellow APP Member Kindra (3girls, a guy, and a prim place) for some prim shopping!

DECEMBER

• December Short Story - “Dickens of a Christmas” by Kathy – motherbee

• December Primitive Musing - “The Joy of the Christmas Season” by Linda Rudman

• Holiday Featured Home – “All Roads Lead Home for the Holidays”

• Six pages of APP Holiday Home Tours published.

• 758 members and 45 Featured Homes to date....and growing!

As we bid farewell to 2009, we anxiously await what 2010 has in store for A Primitive Place!

The APP Staff would like to thank each and every one of you for sharing your talents, your ideas and your homes with us.
We couldn't do it without you! Here's to an exciting New Year at A Primitive Place!