New Dolls listed May 14th!

The pictures are links to where they are being sold. Check them out if you get a chance :)

What I've been doing on rainy days.... SNEAK PEAK

It's suppose to rain tomorrow so hopefully I can get these finished and listed. If you're not on my mailing list please be sure to fill out the form over in the side bar and I will notify you when I have new listings! The crazy looking makedo is actually a self portrait of me working in the garden! LoL Okay so I don't wear a suit and tie ...let's not get caught up in the details :P

Wow! Spring has sprung and I have been busy in the yard!

Just wanted you to know where I've been and what I've been up to ;) We've had some terrific rainfall this year and everything has just come alive. Still mulching to be done and weeding to do. We're running the city water line in a couple of weeks which means one area of our flower beds will have to be dug out then replaced. What a mess that will be. Here's a bit of what Spring has brought this year....

What's New? Here's a Peek....

I've been tagged! WHAT IF?

I have been tagged in a wonderful format of What IF!!! My sweetie pie friend Renee of BirchBerry Farms passed this on to me. The idea being that I am to answer some 'What If' questions and then pass it on to a unsuspecting friend. Hehe I like that part.

1. What if I could meet someone in the art world and who would it be? I'm drawing blanks here! Sorry, I'll have to come back to this one :(

2. What if I could have a wish granted that would benefit all mankind? I would ask for the world to have Peace.

3. What if I could travel to any place where would I go? Stonehenge

4. What if I could make over 3 areas of my body and what would they be? Just three areas? Let's see...I would make over my cheeks, nose and chin.

5. What if I could bring someone back to life for 24 hours and who would it be? Leonardo Davinci. I'd ask him about all sorts of things especially about the look on the Mona Lisa's face ;)

I'm passing this onto two unsuspecting friends:

Pywackit Primitives
Addie Hattie Prims

Check out Sassafras Co.

Oh you have to check out my daughter's Etsy Shop....Sassafras Co. Lauren makes the most beautiful jewelry you have ever seen. Sterling silver, glass and gemstones. I have tons of her jewelry and I love every single piece! She has always loved beads. As a tiny little girl I would buy her play jewelry only to find her in her room with safety scissors cutting them apart to make something new. Beads would be in the carpet, in her bed...everywhere! :D She's grown now and is organized and everything in it's place....except for the one time I dropped one of her containers and beads rolled as far as the eyes could see and the colors got all mixed up! I was scrambling around on my knees finding beads. It was a mess. I still hear one being sucked up by the vacuum on occasion :( Shhhhhh. Don't tell Lauren!

Barney Bee

Doesn't he just scream warm weather! I had so much fun making him. I used to name my dolls but found so many of my customers were renaming them. While I was making him I kept calling him Barney. He's little Mr.Personality.

He is 26 inches tall from the top of his head to the tips of his toes (not including his antennas).

I made him from osnaburg fabric. He's been painted, stained and sanded. His nose is stitched on and his eyebrows are needle sculpted. His eyes and mouth are painted.

His antennas are made from heavy gauge wire with rusty bells accented with a grungy black trim. His neck, arms and knees are accented with the same trim. I made his pants from prim dyed homespun. His wings are made from heavy gauge wire and a mesh that I believe is copper. I accented the edge of his wings with a grungy mixture of cinnamon and sweet annie. His stinger is heavy gauge wire. I made his flower from prim cottons, wire and paint. It is attached to a natural twig. The flower is attached to his hands with thread.

You Made My Day Award !!

I've been tagged with this wonderful award by two wonderful people Renee of Birch Berry Farms and Lynnie of Addie Hattie Prims :) They know how to make a person smile. I am so honored! Thank you ladies!!
I am passing the "You Make My Day" award to the following people who I think are just grooviest chicks I know with blogs! There are some I would love to add to this list but some of you wonderful people don't have blogs and why?.......I do not know. ehem. (clearing my throat) *hint *hint
The rules for the “You Make My Day” award are to represent it to those whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blog land. Let them know through email or by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get the award several times, and if you do, consider yourself really, really loved. So to pass it on and keep the love going. Here goes:
Lauren of Sassafras Co.
Cindy of Pywackit Primitives
Lynnie of Addie Hattie Prims
Renee of Birch Berry Farms
Pam of Back in the Day Primitives
Maggie of Cedar Hill Rustics
Sam of Gollywobbles
Shelley of Kissing Fish Primitives
Queenie of Dark Angel Q
Melissa of Idjutsister
Nancy of NT Dolls
Diane of Duda Daze
Mary of Oak Hollow Primitives
Pea of Pea Picker's Primitives
Mindy of Pine Hollow Primitives
Marcy of Raggedy Kin Folk
Lisa of Your-Needfulthings Primitives
Jenny of Handmades by Jenny
Gina of Cat Nap Inn Primitives

WSOAPP Fabric Swap Launch

This week our WSOAPP group is having it's Fabric Swap Launch on eBay! It's so much fun! We each were given a name. One person sent me fabric and I send another person fabric and so on. We make a doll from the fabric we received and another doll from same fabric we sent. We don't know who got who except for Cindy of Pywackit Primitives who is our game coordinator. So we scourer through the listings matching the fabrics. It is great fun. The group really got into it! Take a peek when you get a chance. Lots of wonderful listings to feast your eyes on and perhaps make a few purchases ;) If you are interested in either of these dolls click on their picks and you can take a read of their descriptions and place a bid if you choose :) !!

Simple Sara by Lynnie of Addie Hattie Prims

I had to show you what I bought from Lynnie of Addie Hattie Prims! She was so pretty online but when I opened the box she is even prettier in person! Lynnie you are one smart cookie. This is Lynnie's own design. I think she should make the pattern and sell it. I love the way she is made and the details of her hands and feet are just so perfect. The flower is beautiful. She has the cutest little antique key around her neck and the expression on her face says "don't sweat the small stuff" which is exactly what I needed to hear today :) Hmmm. Perhaps this is the "key" to happiness? I'm making note of that ;) So here Simple Sara is hanging on my wall. I'm leaving her there year round because she is just too perfect and makes me smile :)

You can find Lynnie's designs on eBay and Etsy.

Rusty Creek Primitives

Hello, my name is Brenda of Rusty Creek Primitives. I am a self taught artist. I have a passion for working with textiles and paint. I have also enjoyed dabbling in paper clay. I work from my home in the Tennessee hills where I live with all of my family close by. My wonderful husband is so supportive of my work and encourages me with his appreciation and careful critiquing of my creations. He has been inspired by my work to build his own workshop and hopes to soon have some wares of his own to sell on ebay. Which I am anticipating anxiously because I will have first pick. Being able to create brings me great joy and I hope that it shows in my work. The smiles on my dollies are reflections of my own feelings as I bring each one to life. I wish for each of you to find the blessings that I have enjoyed by following my dream.

Benjamin Franklin and his Turkey

I LOVED making this piece and the history behind Benjamin Franklin and his desire for the Turkey to be the United States National Bird rather than the Eagle is most interesting. His banner reads "Where Liberty is, there is my Country. Benjamin Franklin, 1783"
I remember while I was making this piece feeling such a sense of pride for my Country, our Founding Fathers and the Constitution.
I made the turkey from muslin which I painted and then grunged and grunged some more with lots of cinnamon. He is mounted to a wooden base and the turkeys legs are made from wire. Benjamin's head is made from paper mache that I sculpted by hand and painted with acrylics and sealed. His hair is a wool blend yarn. His body is made from muslin.
A Rusty Creek Primitives Original Design, 2007

Hershel

This is one of the first dolls I made to sell on Ebay. This bunny's name is Hershel. I sold many versions of Hershel but I think this one of him holding the heart is my favorite. He is made from muslin that I painted and grunged with lots and lots of cinnamon. His eyelids are stitched on and his eyes are painted.