Look what grew in my garden!

 It's summertime and I finally have time to work on new ideas! I'm posting a quick picture of my sample. This will be a line available in the Fall. This guy is a squash person. He will be joined by goblins and pumpkins and anything else that crawls out of my brain!

I THINK IT'S SUMMER!

Well I do think summer has finally come to central Pa. I'm not sure if we saw any Spring but I will take this weather over last winter any day. After a very good Easter season and our business has slowed down a bit I have some free time to work on a few new ideas. I am posting a few pictures of items I've been playing around with. The Halloween bug has bitten early and I'm anxious to get going on some crazy funky jacks! In the pipeline  for this summer is a wonderful screaming hen with a toothache. Shes a candy container just waiting to be molded along with a 16 in German gnome, a new grinning jack, a witch on a pumpkin and a wonderful Scottie dog and container. Think our summer in the studio will be busy? On top of these projects we have three more 6 foot belsnickles on order so let the paper mache "mess" begin! The store received a mini makeover right after Christmas to pass the time. The frozen split water pipes in the store are about to be replaced and a new roof is going on the house this next week. It was one rough winter, one I never wish to go through again. So here's looking to summer, get as hot as you want...we will not complain!(too much).

Spring Has Sprung!

Aha, Old Man Winter has finally left us! What a winter it was here in Central Pa. We have weathered frigged temperatures, broken heating pipes in the store, sleet, snow, wind and anything  else old Mother Nature could throw at us. I spent most of the winter doing, well nothing. The recliner, blanket and I became very good friends. I lived in my PJ's, watched a lot of trash TV and napped, napped, napped. Now the sun is out, the birds are back and the temperatures rising....Spring has arrived! Here's some pictures of the store, yes we are reopened and back at it in the studio...I love Spring!

 

In Like A Lion..Out Like A Lamb?

What's that old saying about March? In like a lion, out like a lamb? Will this weather PLEASE warm up! Anyone living in the North East knows how damn cold it has been this winter. Our store is still not open yet for the Spring season, I refuse to open until the weather starts to cooperate. Right now I'm shooting for April 1st as an opening date. Until then I guess I will still be working on Easter items huddling around the gas heater in my studio. I hate winter!
See you soon.......

Off to Market Square!

It's been a lot of cold days, a lot of frozen broken pipes in the studio but somehow we have managed to work through it! We are headed off to the Market Square wholesale show on Sunday. I'm posting a few pictures of some of the new items with an antique finish we will have there. The temperatures suppose to be near 40 while we are at the show. This will seem like a heatwave to those of us here in the Northeast! Maybe will will sit in the parking lot in our lawn chairs basking in the sunshine. Hope to see everyone there!

 

Time for a long winters nap!

Happy New Year to all! With 2013 coming to a close I would like to thank all of our wonderful customers for visiting  Stamm House this year. We have enjoyed visiting with every one of you! I hope that all of our belsnickles that went out this year for gifts or for collections are loved by their owners. We enjoyed making each and every one of them. It is now time for us to take a long winters nap. Stamm House will be closed until March 1st. Unfortunately we will only be doing a little napping because this is the time we will be getting ready for the February wholesale market at Oaks Pa. After our return it will be time for a little remodeling in the store to get ready for the Easter season. We are looking forward to having some wonderful new Easter items for you to see! So I will say goodnight for awhile. I'm posting a picture of the 6 ft feather tree my husband made me for Christmas..Love it!

Christkindle Time

Well another year has passed and we are back to Christkindle opening night in Mifflinburg. This is the time our town turns into an authentic German street market. After 18 years of being outside in a small hut during this festival we are now happy to stay nice and warm inside our store. On this night, December 12th the temperature was a whopping 19 degrees outside and you can bet we were glad to be inside! The Christmas season is upon us and it  doesn't seem possible another year has come and gone so quickly. To all of our customers and friends, Guy and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We will see you in the Spring when all is thawed and Easter is on it's way..until then..good night.