It’s Shameless Commerce Tuesday, and today I’m featuring
my prairie pioneer sunbonnets for girls, available in four colors.
My sunbonnets are made from high quality 100% cotton
reproduction fabrics - -new fabrics made to look authentically old. I choose prints from the 1850-1890 era,
because those would correspond to pioneering days on the American prairie.
Sunbonnets are not my best sellers, but I love making
them. Most of the recipients are little
girls who love the Laura Ingalls Wilder “Little House” books as much as I, and
my daughter, and my granddaughters did.
Now that the reruns of the TV show, Little House on thePrairie are on the INSP cable channel, a whole new generation of girls can be
captivated by the stories of Laura and Mary Ingalls.
INSP: Little House on the Prairie
Here is a nice review I received from one happy sunbonnet customer:
This sun bonnet is made extremely well and it is
beautiful! My daughter wanted a sun bonnet like Laura in the Little House
series and she was soooo happy to have received one. Seller is responsive and
very nice, item shipped ASAP!
And here is another -- one of my favorites:
My daughter has barely gone a day without it dangling
from her neck. Thanks so much.
I was delighted to learn that Andover Fabrics will be releasing a Little House on the Prairie line of fabrics this November
(barely in time for the holidays).
The
little town on the prairie, De Smet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, is not far
from the farm where I grew up in neighboring Lake County. They hold an outdoor pageant each weekend in July on
the old Ingalls homestead.
Here is a photo of granddaughter Madeline taken a few years ago at the Ingalls homestead.
Perhaps my current fascination with tiny houses stems from my childhood wish to live in a claim shanty like Laura:
Dugout claim shanty on the Ingalls homestead - DeSmet, SD
Someday, many years from now, I hope to retire to a tiny house by a babbling brook. For now, I just collect pictures and post them to my Tiny Houses board on Pinterest.
TTFN
LeAnn
SO cute! I actually had a similar one when I was a little. Adorable.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Melissa!
DeleteThese bring back some memories! In first grade I had two 'Little House on the Prairie" outfits that I would actually even wear to school occasionally. Then a few years later my parents started Civil War reenacting, so I am very familiar with historical repro fabrics. I didn't know about that particular museum and Ingalls homestead, though. That's actually kind of surprising to me considering I started attending living history museum conferences/workshops in middle school! Yep, I'm a nerd.
ReplyDeleteAnother Little House fan!! Glad this brought back some fun memories.
ReplyDeleteGreat sunbonnets! Recently I saw a new version of the Sunbonnet Sue quilt pattern. It would look good with those reproduction fabrics!
ReplyDeleteLove your sun bonnets! If you lived here in Urbandale, IA, I'd tell you to offer them at Living History Farms, where they have a shop with handmade items, among them period clothing.
ReplyDeleteI loved Little House on the Prairie and watched it as a kid plus I read all the books! I hope your dream of a tiny house comes true one day! Seems the tiniest I can get my hubby to commit to is 1400 sq ft. Not very tiny.
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