Special Edition Worn by Time & Softened by Love Wholesale

This issue will be mailed the beginning-middle of December. 

💌 A Primitive Place Magazine Presents: Special Edition: Worn by Time & Softened by Love

Between Christmas and Spring lies a quiet, tender season, one filled with reflection, warmth, and handmade beauty. Our newest Valentine’s Day Special Edition celebrates that in-between time through the lens of love, history, and heart motifs that have endured for centuries.

On the cover is the home of Ray Baker & Jean Salisbury-Elden – Upstate New York

For Jean Salisbury-Elden and her fiancé, Ray Baker, primitive style is a way of life shaped by timeworn wood, humble textures, and handmade items. Their upstate New York home exudes rustic primitivewarmth, defined by early treenware, warm red accents, and stitched hearts that quietly mark the Valentine season. Jean’s approach is subtle: a few clay hearts tucked among wooden bowls, a feed sack heart on a peg rack, or a tin heart resting inside a wreath. With Ray’s eye for antiques and Jean’s love for soft patina, their home celebrates the craftsmanship of the past and the enduring love found in every handmade piece.

Inside, you’ll discover:

Home tours filled with early antiques, folk art, stitched hearts, and stories of love that have stood the test of time.

Decorating inspiration for the transition from Christmas to Valentine’s Day

Historical features on colonial courting customs, the Heart-in-Hand symbol, and vintage Valentine’s cards.

Spotlights on heart-themed hooked rugs, maple sugar molds, pewter heart ice cream molds, and other antiques bearing the marks of love.

A Few Standout Home Features Include:

Roger & Penny Ausley – Burlington, North Carolina

At Happy Days Farm, love is measured in simple moments—the crow of roosters at sunrise, the cluck of hens near the porch, and the soft glow of sunlight beaming into a small 1800s log cabin that Penny has transformed into a seasonal retreat.

Sandy Miller – Lake Stevens, Washington

Primitive style might seem rare in the Pacific Northwest, but Sandy Miller has built a home in Lake Stevens, Washington, that proves it thrives anywhere love for history lives strong.

Gary and Anne Wallace – Bumpus Mills, Tennessee

Their home is filled with handcrafted textiles, rug-hooked heirlooms, and generations of needlework. Once co-owner of Homespun Corner, Anne’s passion for stitching, weaving, and hooking shows in every room. From a rug-covered chair inspired by Magdalena Briner to hand-carved butter paddles made by her son, each piece reflects the family’s deep creative lineage.

Kevin & Marjorie Moser – Nova Scotia, Canada

On a quiet peninsula in Nova Scotia, Kevin and Marjorie Moser have created a home where handmade beauty fills every corner. With few antiques available nearby, Marjorie crafts her own, stitching penny rugs, sewing heart pillows, and shaping wreaths from gathered vines. Together they rebuilt a faux storefront, now her favorite spot to decorate through the seasons.

18 Homes Featured

Jeff & Greta Dycus — Benton, Kentucky

Art & Stephanie Haber — Pauma Valley, California

Michael & Kimberly Loughry — Johnson City, Tennessee

Patrick & Lisa DeCicco — Sicklerville, New Jersey

Gary & Anne Wallace — Bumpus Mills, Tennessee

Rob & Lynn Erbesti — Sevierville, Tennessee

John & Rebecca Dickenscheidt — Tinley Park, Illinois

Don & Lisa Papinchak — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Willie & Trena McElrath — Orbisonia, Pennsylvania

Roger & Penny Ausley — Burlington, North Carolina

Corwin & Deborah Witt — Powell, Tennessee

Phyllis & the late Robert Davidson— Lehighton, Pennsylvania

Barbara Taylor — San Tan Valley, Arizona

Anne Pape — Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Sandy Miller — Lake Stevens, Washington

Patricia, Deryl & Shane Riley — Arapahoe, Nebraska

Ray Baker & Jean Salisbury-Elden— Upstate New York

Kevin & Marjorie Moser — Nova Scotia, Canada