Primitive Kitchen Crafts
A primitive kitchen has a rustic feel, hearkening back to Colonial days and simpler times. In a primitive kitchen you'd find a huge fireplace where most of the cooking was done, handmade items and furniture, all in an atmosphere of artless simplicity. Today, primitive has become a popular style of decorating, with many people making primitive kitchen crafts in an attempt to achieve the look. Does this Spark an idea?
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Braided, Hooked and Rag Rugs
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Decorate your primitive kitchen with homemade rugs. This primitive craft has a long history and it's one you can make with scraps of material you may have around your home. The women of Colonial times saved all of their leftover material and braided or wove it by hand into colorful rugs for their kitchen floors.
Candles
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The art of candle making is another longstanding primitive kitchen craft that's easy to do and useful in your kitchen. Colonial women used boiled bayberries to make the first candles; today you can make them out of store-bought wax in all shapes and sizes for your primitive kitchen.
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Curtains
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Make primitive kitchen curtains with materials like homespun, checked, or antique materials with lace edgings. Valances and curtains are easy to make from these materials and add that primitive touch.
Tinware
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Tinware is a primitive craft that has stood the test of time, dating back as far as the 14th century. Tinsmiths of old formed the metal into plates and eating utensils; today, punched tin light shades are a popular craft for the primitive kitchen.
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