A MAGICAL WHIMSY

A MAGICAL WHIMSY IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING DOLL MAKING SITES, MIXED MEDIA SITES, AND CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR'S SITES. PLEASE VIEW MY SIDE BARS FOR VARIOUS LINKS TO CREATIVE ARTIST'S SITES.

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

THE MAD TEA PARTY HOSTED BY 'A FANCIFUL TWIST' IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!

YES, DEAR WONDERLAND PEOPLE!!!


THE MAD TEA PARTY

 THE EVENT OF THE YEAR IS ALMOST HERE!!!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!! THE DATE IS SET!!!  JULY 12TH, A SATURDAY, 2014!!!

COME ONE COME ALL!!! TO THE MAD TEA PARTY!!!


THE MAD HATTER IS OFF AND RUNNING IN HOPES OF MAKING IT ON TIME TO THE MAD TEA PARTY!!!

YOU HAVE LOTS OF TIME TO PREPARE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE.

THE WHITE RABBIT HAS ANNOUNCED THE DATE!!!

 PLEASE CLICK ON MY SIDEBAR LINK WHICH ANNOUNCES THE 'MAD TEA PARTY' WHICH WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO 'A FANCIFUL TWIST'  BLOG, HOSTED BY LOVELY VANESSA VALENCIA.


THE QUEEN IS COMMANDING ALICE TO 'GO TO THE MAD TEA PARTY!'

 THE LINK TO 'A FANCIFUL TWIST' BLOG HAS ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED IN ORDER TO JOIN IN WITH YOUR OWN BLOG FOR THIS MAGICAL YEARLY EVENT!!!


THE KING IS TELLING THE QUEEN HE HAS THE INVITATION RIGHT HERE.  THE CHESHIRE CAT KEEPS APPEARING AND DISAPPEARING AS HE DOES NOT WANT TO BE LATE!!!

 EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BLOG, YOU CAN STILL JOIN IN ON THE FUN!!!

JUST AROUND THE CORNER! THE MAD TEA PARTY!!! PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK WITH THIS MAD TEA PARTY IMAGE ON MY LEFT SIDEBAR. IT WILL TAKE YOU STRAIGHT TO THE POST AT  'A FANCIFUL TWIST' FOR ALL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTY.

YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO PARTICIPATE WITH ME ON MY BLOG, WHEN THE TIME COMES, AS I WILL BE JOINING IN WITH THE 'MAD TEA PARTY' FESTIVITIES.  DON'T BE LATE!!!

ALICE IS RUNNING WITH ALL HER MIGHT TO THE MAD TEA PARTY!!! SHE IS SOON TO FALL DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE!!!

ALL OF THE BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES OF 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND' POSTED HERE ARE COPYRIGHT FREE. YOU MAY SAVE THE IMAGES TO YOU OWN FILES AND PRINT THEM FOR INVITATIONS OR FOR MAKING TAGS AND COLORING THEM IN YOURSELF AND ADDING EMBELLISHMENTS IF YOU WISH TO PRINT THEM ON CARD STOCK.

 ENJOY!!!  SEE YOU AT THE MAD TEA PARTY!!!


POSTED by Teresa



Thursday, May 15, 2014

HURRAY! KAREN MILSTEIN, OF FADEDWEST ESTY SHOP EXTENDED HER SALE FOR HER WORKSHOPS UNTIL MAY 18TH! YAY!

PLEASE SEE MY PREVIOUS POST BEFORE THIS ONE, AS KAREN MILSTEIN, OF  FADEDWEST ETSY SHOP HAS AN INCREDIBLE OFFER FOR ALL OF HER WORKSHOPS.  SOME OF HER WORKSHOPS ARE NOW FULL, BUT OTHERS ARE STILL AVAILABLE.  HER PAINTING AND LAYERING TECHNIQUE ARE SUPERB.  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TAKING SOMETHING SHE HAS TO OFFER.  YOU WILL BE VERY SATISFIED.

Friday, May 9, 2014

A NEW PORTRAIT PAINTING ONLINE CLASS OFFERED ON ETSY BY FADEDWEST...

A FEW YEARS AGO I CAME ACROSS THE BEAUTIFUL WORK OF DOLL ARTIST KAREN MILSTEIN.  THE DOLL FACES SHE PAINTS AND ALSO HER FACE PORTRAITS ARE SO ENCHANTING, AND NOW YOU TOO, CAN LEARN HER BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT STYLE.  IF YOU WANT MORE IN DEPTH TEACHING ABOUT FACIAL FEATURES THOSE TECHNIQUES ARE TAUGHT IN TWO OTHER SEPARATE WORKSHOPS.  IN THE PORTRAIT WORKSHOP, KAREN TEACHES YOU HOW TO USE ONE OF HER DOWNLOADABLE  PORTRAITS USING A TRANSFER TECHNIQUE ON TO A CANVAS. FROM THERE, SHE SHOWS HOW TO PAINT THE PORTRAIT ON A CANVAS.

REMEMBER...THESE WORKSHOPS ARE ONLY ON SALE THROUGH THE DURATION OF MOTHER'S DAY AT 40% OFF.

KAREN ALSO HAS OTHER WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE WHICH ARE IN DEPTH VIDEO WORKSHOPS SPECIFICALLY TEACHING 'NOSE AND LIPS' WORKSHOP, AND 'SKETCHING AND PAINTING THE EYES' WORKSHOP.  I AM TAKING ALL THREE WORKSHOPS TO ENHANCE MY PORTRAIT PAINTING SKILLS.  I AM ALREADY LEARNING NEW TECHNIQUES FROM THE PORTRAIT WORKSHOP, BUT I WANT TO LEARN MORE IN DEPTH TECHNIQUES FOR THE FACIAL FEATURES, SO I AM TAKING THE OTHER WORKSHOPS TOO.

PLEASE VIEW MY RIGHT SIDE BAR FOR THE LINK TO ETSY WHICH WILL READ 'I TOOK THE HANDMADE PLEDGE'. CLICK ON THAT LINK, (YOU CAN JOIN ETSY FOR FREE, IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY A MEMBER) THEN TYPE IN 'FADEDWEST' AND IT WILL COME UP ON THE LIST.  CLICK WHERE IT SAYS 'STORES WITH THE NAME FADEDWEST' AND IT SHOULD TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO KAREN'S ETSY STORE WITH THE NAME 'FADEDWEST', THEN CLICK ON TO HER AVAILABLE WORKSHOP COURSES FOR WHICH EVER ONE YOU WISH TO TAKE. THE PHOTO BELOW IS WHAT YOU WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN HER ETSY SHOP TO PURCHASE HER ONLINE PORTRAIT CLASS.  AND BE SURE TO USE THE COUPON CODE AT THE CHECK OUT WHICH IS: MDS40   (MOTHER'S DAY SALE 40%).

SO...FOR THE WEEKEND, KAREN IS HAVING A SALE ON HER ONLINE POLKA DOT SALLY PORTRAIT WORKSHOP WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT 40% OFF JUST IN TIME FOR THE MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND.  THE SALE WILL END MOTHER'S DAY SO DO BE QUICK ABOUT PURCHASING THIS AMAZING ONLINE CLASS WHICH IS NORMALLY $35.  WITH THE DISCOUNT THE WORKSHOP IS $21.00!!!  WHAT A LOVELY GESTURE FROM KAREN TO OFFER HER PORTRAIT CLASS...AND THAT IS NOT ALL!!! IN HER ETSY SHOP SHE HAS EVERYTHING ON SALE FOR 40% OFF, BUT ONLY UNTIL MOTHER'S DAY. SO PLEASE DO RUSH OVER TO HER ETSY SHOP!!! OH! AND BE SURE TO ENTER THE COUPON DISCOUNT CODE: MDS40 FOR WHEN CHECKING OUT WITH YOUR PURCHASE.  PLEASE SEE PAYMENT OPTIONS WHILE CHECKING OUT TOO.  ENJOY!!! SHE ALSO ACCEPTS MONEY ORDERS.



THIS IS THE FOLK ART PORTRAIT PAINTING CLASS YOU WILL BE LEARNING THE TECHNIQUES FROM. 
BOTH THE DOLL IN THE MIDDLE AND THE DOLL ON THE FAR RIGHT ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF KAREN MILSTEIN'S DOLLS.  HER FACE PAINTING TECHINIQUE IS EXQUISITE.
HERE IS 'THE LITTLE GYPSY' UP CLOSE.  MADE BY KAREN MILSTEIN. THIS DOLL HAS SUCH AN ANGELIC FACE.
THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME LEFT FOR THE DISCOUNT ON KAREN'S ETSY SITE. SO PLEASE DO HURRY!!!  HER PAYMENT OPTIONS ARE LISTED WHEN YOU ADD THE CLASS TO YOUR CART. AND REMEMBER TO USE THE COUPON CODE:  MDS40   THE CODE IS ALSO LISTED ON KAREN'S ETSY PAGE JUST FOR THE DURATION OF THIS WEEKEND.

AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!

POSTED BY  Teresa

Thursday, May 8, 2014

UPDATE ON THE SALE OF SOME OF MY DOLL COLLECTION FOR A WORTHY CAUSE...

HERE IS AN UPDATE ON THE SALE OF MY DOLLS...

THE ALICE DOLL BY JENNIFER HERNANDEZ HAS SOLD...THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH MISS V.  YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!

TO SEE THE REMAINING DOLLS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE PLEASE VIEW MY PREVIOUS POST.

AND I AM ADDING A COUPLE OF MORE DOLLS TO THE SALE, AS WE GO ALONG.  I HAVE ANOTHER ALICE IN WONDERLAND DOLL FOR SALE!!!

ALICE HOLDING HER FULLY JOINTED PAPER CLAY BUNNY.
I DO LOVE ALICE IN WONDERLAND, AND HAVE ANOTHER ONE FOR SALE!!!

PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION OF ALICE BELOW THIS PHOTO. AND CLICK ON THE PHOTO FOR A LARGER VIEW.



ALICE AND HER RABBIT BY MICHELLE SYLVIA.  ALICE IS MADE FROM CREATIVE PAPER CLAY, HAS JOINTED ARMS TO HOLD HER BUNNY.  SHE STANDS ON A PERMANENT PLATFORM WITH HER VICTORIAN BOOTS.  SHE HAS A LOVELY BLUE DRESS WITH A SHEER FRONT PANEL. HER HAIR IS IN FLUFFY PIG TAILS.  THE RABBIT IS FULLY JOINTED AND IS ADORABLY PAINTED.  ALICE AND HER BUNNY IS $30 (THIRTY)AND I WILL PAY THE SHIPPING FEE.  IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR FOR TEA PARTIES SO ALICE WILL FIT RIGHT IN WITH YOUR PARTY ITEMS.  REMEMBER, I WILL ACCEPT PERSONAL CHECKS OR I PREFER A U.S. POSTAL MONEY ORDER. PLEASE EMAIL ME AT: tscat@sbcglobal.net FOR FURTHER INQUIRES FOR THIS DOLL OR ANY OF THE OTHER DOLLS POSTED ON MY PREVIOUS POST.   THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!
I AM ADDING ONE OF MY OWN MIXED MEDIA PIECES IN THIS SALE, WHICH I CREATED. THIS PIECE IS TITLED 'MIDNIGHT CIRCUS' AND IS $28 DOLLARS AND I WILL PAY THE SHIPPING FEE. THIS PIECE IS ON A 12 INCH x 12 INCH CANVAS WHICH HAS BEEN PAINTED WITH INKTENSE COLORED BLOCKS, WHICH WAS SEALED WITH CLEAR GESSO, AND HAS THE FAIRY GRAPHICS FREE VINTAGE CIRCUS IMAGES, AND HAS BEEN EMBELLISHED WITH RED AND BLACK ROUND WOODEN PIECES AT THE BOTTOM EDGE, ALONG WITH RED VINTAGE LACE AT THE SIDES AND TOP OF THE PIECE. IN KEEPING WITH THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS THEME, THE PIECE HAS A DARK AFFECT WITH SPLASHES OF BLACK PAINT.
 IF YOU HAVE NOTICED, THE CIRCUS THEME IS ALL THE RAGE RIGHT NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE CIRCUS THEME IN 'SOMMERSET STUDIO' MAGAZINE, AND EVEN THE POST OFFICE HAS CIRCUS THEMED POSTAGE STAMPS OF VINTAGE ERA CIRCUS POSTERS ON THEIR 'FOREVER' STAMPS.  BUT I'M HOPING YOU WILL LIKE MY CIRCUS THEMED PIECE AS THE MONEY IS GOING TO MY OLDEST SON WHO IS IN FINANCIAL STRAITS. (PLEASE SEE MY PREVIOUS POST FOR MORE DETAILS).  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE ANY OF THESE ITEMS PLEASE EMAIL ME AT:  tscat@sbcglobal.net   My name is Teresa.  THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!


I CAN ONLY ACCEPT A PERSONAL CHECK OR A U.S. POSTAL MONEY ORDER WHICH CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE POST OFFICE.  AND I AM SORRY, BUT NO INTERNATIONAL PURCHASES AT THIS TIME AS I AM NOT SET UP FOR PAY PAL.

AND PLEASE DO SEE MY PREVIOUS POST FOR MORE DOLLS FOR SALE.

AND TO VIEW A LARGER, CLEARER PHOTO, PLEASE CLICK ON THE PICTURE.

THANK YOU! AND HAVE A BLEST DAY!

POSTED BY Teresa