see calender
of events for more events where you can view and/or purchase handmade
brooms.
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L.A. County Fair, Pomona CA
Sept. 4th-Oct. 3rd, 2010
Come visit Little John at the
Los Angeles, California County Fair. He will be offering broom making
demonstrations in the Heritage Square. If you are in the area stop by, say hi
and perhaps purchase a broom!! We will also be offering soap
making, pine needle basketry and salve making demonstrations!
For more information see: www.lacountyfair.com/2007/homepage.asp
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Little
John's Brooms are 100% handcrafted; he does not use machinery. The
rustic brooms are made from all natural broom corn and hand
selected handles of varying types of wood. He harvests many of
the handles and has grown some of the broomcorn himself. As a result
each broom has it's
own personality. John is always on the
look out for the perfect piece of wood for broom handles. Some are
adorned with carvings and others are made with shed antlers and
bones. Art brooms are made from a wide variety of found objects
as well as other natural materials. Brooms can also be handcrafted to order,
if you have a special piece of wood or other material John can make your broom to
order; he can tye a broom to almost anything. He can also attach new broomcorn to your old favorite worn
out broom!!
"Thank
you for making a round broom with a Hawthorn handle for me. It
will be treasured."
"I
just rec'd my darling pot scrubbers and are absolutely in love with
these little pieces of straw sculpture. I think I will just put
them in a beautiful glass bowl and display them and gaze at their
simple beauty. They are too precious to use!!! I am grateful to
those who still make things with 2 hands."
Please
note that shipping costs are approximate and may vary. You will be billed the
balance when the actual cost is determined. *Long handled brooms have a
oversize surcharge. All packages are sent through the US Postal
Service. Unless you request insurance and/or confirmation of delivery
this will not be provided. These services require an extra charge, and
we will be happy to provide them and bill you, if you just let us know
when you place your order.
"Please
note: orders to Alaska and Hawaii and may take longer to arrive. If
you are in either of these locations and need expedited shipping
please contact us directly to make arrangements"
The handles for these brooms are crafted by a local blacksmith.
Little John tyes the broom, resulting in a co-created beautiful and
sturdy broom for the hearth.
Round Hearth Iron Handle (approximate
length 29") $40.00
Flat Hearth Iron Handle (total
length 21") $45.00
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Wood
Spirit Carved Handle Broom
We are lucky to have a skilled carver who is
crafting these stunning faces. You will expect the wood spirits to
start talking they are so realistic. Little John receives the
handles carved and adds the sweeping action. .
Round Hearth Wood Spirit (18"handle)
$50.00
Round Sweeper Wood Spirit (40" handle)
$65.00
Flat
Sweeper Wood
Spirit (40" handle) $70.00
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Round
Brooms
The handles of these round brooms are made from
various woods. The brooms shown are made with dogwood and pine.
Round brooms are perfect for sweeping in tight corners or we have ours
hanging on the kitchen wall for protection and
blessings. Handle length 18" and 40" These brooms can be
cut flat or left shaggy-please specify your preference. If you do
not specify we will leave it shaggy.
Round Hearth Broom (18"handle) $30.00
Round Sweeper
(40"handle)$45.00
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Flat Brooms with Plaiting aka
Braided
The handles of these brooms are
made from various wood. The brooms shown are made with pine and
Hawthorn. These brooms are great for sweeping and/or hanging on a
wall for good luck. Handle length 18" and 40"
Flat Hearth Broom (18"handle) 35.00
Flat Broom (40"handle)
50.00
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The Puritan Broom
Tyed with Hemp
This
broom is for the sustainably minded as well as the puritan. If you
are looking for a period correct broom, this is
it.
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Double Broom aka Marriage Broom
This beautiful broom symbolizes two coming into
one. It is ideal for your hand fasting and marriage
ceremonies.
Jumping the broom is a ceremony dating back to the 1600's.
It is derived from Africa and is a ceremony in which the bride and
groom signify their entrance into a new life by "sweeping
away" their former single lives.
Click here to see
adornments
that can be added to your marriage broom and/or
inscriptions.To get a price quote and/or to order these
additions click
here to email Little John
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Guitar Broom
This is Little John's signature broom. He rescues
acoustic guitars from the landfill and ties a broom to the neck.
Then he remounts the bridge and restrings the guitar. This will meet
all of your air guitar needs and more!! Be aware we do not guarantee
that it is tuned or a specific brand. If you have a guitar neck of
your own, Little John can convert it to a unique piece of
art.
Guitar Broom
$70.00
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Cobweb Brooms
These brooms get to the heart of the matter when trying to reach
high places. As the name insinuates, they clear the cobwebs along
the ceiling line. This makes cleaning almost fun. The length of the
bristles makes this broom nice and flexible which creates a
good sweeping action. Choose from a single or double.
Single Cobweb Broom
$15.00
Double Cobweb Broom $30.00
Fantail Wisk Broom
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Fantail Wisk Broom
$22.00
Fantail Wisk Broom with Dyed Broom Corn
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$25.00 eachChoose Color:
Hawktail Wisk Broom
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Hawktail Wisk Broom $22.00
Hawktail Wisk Broom with Dyed
Broom Corn
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$ 25.00 eachChoose Color:
Traditional Wisk
Broom
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Traditional Wisk Broom
$22.00
Traditional Wisk
Broom w/ Dyed Broom Corn
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$ 25.00 eachChoose from:
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Cake Tester
Hang by the oven and break off a straw to test cakes
or brownies. No more toothpicks!!! Comes with a fun poem
about cake testers.
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Pot
Scrubber: These handmade brushes work wonders. They
last
for a long time and can be composted. We make
these from broom corn, which is tough and holds up under
pressure. They are great for scrubbing pots as well as scrubbing the
dirt off of freshly harvested roots.
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Hemp Tyed Pot
Scrubber:
Handmade brushes tyed with hemp twine. This pot scrubber is great
for reenactments; when a period correct item is called for as well
as for those who are focused on sustainability. It is a great
companion to our puritan sweeper. These are ideal for scrubbing cast
iron around the camp fire.
Hemp Pot Scrubber Single $5.50
Hemp Pot Scrubbers 3 for $15.00
"I have received my
brooms all safe and sound. They are wonderful ! Many thanks! The only
difficulty is deciding where I want to put them" ........ Bright
Blessings
"I really do love
my broom!" a satisfied customer
"The
broom is here and it is incredibly beautiful. WOOHOO Thank you for making such
a beautiful piece of working art. I believe most things should have a job or
higher purpose so this works for all my senses. Thank You."
"We received it
(our custom broom) a few days ago. It is awesome!!!"
"Thanks again for visiting
with us today at the fair and sharing about your
> craft. My wife thinks the cobweb brooms are quite handsome and, of
course,
> very functional. She started cleaning when we got home and was very
pleased with the results!"
"Hi John, I
received the cobweb broom today and it is just beautiful!
I am very pleased with it. I will be sure to shop on your website
some more in the new year. You have many styles which are just
gorgeous and the craftsmanship is incredible. Thanks again!"
We
grow and wild craft a majority of the herbs in our products,
and when we
purchase herbs we choose organically grown.
If you are looking for a product and do not see it here
feel free to
inquire as many of our products are seasonal
and we are continually adding
products as well!
New! Sweet Grass Wisk
Broom (
