BLACK-EYED SUSIE DOES HAVE DOLLS FOR SALE IN HER ETSY SHOP...JUST SAYING!!!

THE DOLL ON THE LEFT IS A BLACK-EYED SUSIE DOLL FROM MY OWN COLLECTION

On one of my previous posts I showed one of my Black-Eyed Susie dolls...Sarah Faber is the fabulous artist of her Victorian Gothic dolls.  She can be found at her typepad bog address.  On a search, just type in: Black-eyed Susie typepad and her site can be found with a quick click.

Thank you for stopping by!

posted by Teresa

AN EVENT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IN CALIFORNIA...REMNANTS OF THE PAST VINTAGE SHOW

I just found out about an amazing event which will be held in San Luis Obispo, California.  It is 'Remnants of the Past' a glorious show which I found out about at Earthangelstoys.com.  It is a combination antiques and collectable fair, including many one-of-a-kind art work by some of the best professional craft's persons around.  I am putting a link on my side bar about the event.  There is also a giveaway for two tickets to the event.

I plan on being at this amazing event!  Please go to Judy's blog...Her link is on my left side bar.  Please click on the link for more information.

Posted by Teresa

THE CHESHIRE CAT IS PROGRESSING...AND PHOTOS OF ONE OF MY FAVE DOLL GOODIES!!!

 I have been perusing Blogland for about four years.  I have been amazed and delighted at all of the creativity in the field of Art which is represented in Blogland.  I joined a few doll making sites along my journey and everyday I am still finding new blogs to follow.  Some of those blogs are well established and I feel like I am just a newbie when I see what they have accomplished.  But, we all have to start somewhere and the encouragement out there has been awesome!
Because I really got hooked into the one-of-a-kind art doll community I began collecting other people's doll creations from all over the world.  I do have my favorite and they are Black-eyed Susie who is Sarah Faber who makes the most hauntingly beautiful dolls, and Du Buh Du Designs who is Christine Alvarado, whose perfectly flawless dolls are sold within the hour after she posts them in her Etsy shop.  I do have a Black-eyed Susie doll, but alas, I have not been quick enough to secure a Du Buh Du Designs doll.  Christine's doll are of the hopelessly romantic variety whereas Sarah's dolls are Victorian Gothic.

BLACK-EYED SUSIE DOLL I OWN

HAUNTINGLY VICTORIAN GOTHIC FACE

Another doll maker I greatly admire is Sheri De Bow, whom I began noticing her dolls about two years ago and was able to purchase her amazing doll marionette wall stage.  I adore marionette so I was so delighted when I found she had it for sale.  I met Sheri De Bow online in the Cloth and Clay doll ning site, hosted by Jane Des Rosier, which is still an on-going doll making site.  You can access the site from my side bar.

DOLL MARIONETTE WALL STAGE WITH A CIRCUS FLAIR BY SHERI DE BOW.

PHOTOS JUST DON'T DO JUSTICE TO THIS ADORABLY WHIMSICAL PIECE.  ALL OF IT WAS CREATED BY SHERI.

LOVELY ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN THE MARIONETTES

SUCH A SWEET CHARMING FACE!

AND MY CHESHIRE CAT NOW HAS HIS GRIN! HE WILL BE FOR ONE OF MY UP-COMING GIVEAWAYS!

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!  And stay tuned for giveaway information.

'OUR WORLD OUR ART' POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING...SALAD FOR BREAKFAST?...AND FLEA MARKET FINDS...AND A LOVELY FEBRUARY 1ST TO EVERYONE!

SPINACH, BROCCOLI, SLICE BEETS, AND HONEY ROASTED SUNFLOWER SEEDS.


THE 'OUR WORLD OUR ART' EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED BY LISA SWIFTKA OF 'A WHIMSICAL BOHEMIAN' UNTIL THE SPRING.   PLEASE CLICK ON THE BLUE HAND ICON ON MY RIGHT SIDE BAR >>>>>>>RIGHT LOWER SIDE BAR..... THANK YOU.

LAST YEAR I wanted to start eating more healthy...well...it took until THIS YEAR for it to happen.  2012 went by in the blink of an eye.  So, this morning I had my favorite salad for breakfast!  Baby spinach, cut up raw broccoli, tiny canned sliced beets, and honey roasted sunflower seeds with a tad bit of ranch dressing.  Plus...a lovely cup of Lady Grey tea from World Market/Cost Plus.  They have such a wonderful variety of teas and coffees, and chocolates!!!

A PHOTO OF ONE OF THE FOUR ADORABLE CAT PLACE MATS FROM ENGLAND MY HUSBAND FOUND AT A STORE IN TOWN CALLED 'THE PARIS FLEA MARKET'

A SPOT OF LADY GREY TEA WITH MY BREAKFAST.  SOMETIMES I ADD A SPOONFUL OF HONEY...VERY DELECTABLE!!!  OH, AND MY MIDDLE SON, USED TO  WORK AS A  BARISTA FOR STARBUCKS, HENCE THE CALIFORNIA STARBUCKS COFFEE MUG.

We went to the city of Turlock, California this past Sunday for a car swap meet and flea market.  There are always goodies, collectibles, to hunt for...treasures among the thousands of vintage auto parts and vintage cars for sale. People come from all over the world for this event, even New Zealand and Australia.  We must have walked for five hours slowly looking for treasures. It is a huge yearly event. We also went shopping in the town to a few antique stores where I found some lovely treasures.

I FOUND THIS SWEET WIRE BIRDCAGE IN ONE OF THE ANTIQUE STORES.  THE ENTIRE TOP PART OF THE ROOF HINGES TO OPEN.

THERE ARE ALWAYS A COUPLE OF GALS WHO HAVE VINTAGE LACES IN THEIR BOOTHS IN ONE ANTIQUE MALL.  SO I HAD FUN GATHERING GROUPINGS OF LACES.    I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE PINK LACE AS COLORED LACES ARE NOT ALWAYS EASY TO FIND.

MORE SWEET FINDS...SOME ROUND WOODEN BEADS IN LOVELY SIZES TO BE USED AS ARM AND LEG JOININGS FOR HANDMADE PAPER CLAY DOLLS.  ALSO SOME TINY WOODEN ALPHABET GOODIES FOR MIXED MEDIA COLLAGES.

Ta! Ta! For now!
Please keep watching my blog for my participation in the 'OUR WORLD OUR ART' event coming IN THE SPRING.  Lisa has postponed the 'Our World Our Art' event until the spring.  It is a huge undertaking for her to put this event together. Please go to her blog for more updated information. Just click the blue hand on my right side bar announcing the event.  It will take you straight to Lisa Swifka's 'A Whimsical Bohemian' blog.

Posted by Teresa
February 1st, 2013

SHOWING OFF.....

Well...I have been making crafts for a couple of my giveaways which I would like to show the process to anyone who is interested in making creatures out of Creative Paper Clay and also soft-sculpture flowers out of vintage fabric and pipe cleaners and a bit of fiber fill for stuffing.

First off, I have been making one of my favorite creatures to make...THE CHESHIRE CAT.  
I first begin with a couple of pieces of foil which I form into a small ball for the head and a larger oval shaped foil ball for the body, then I add triangle shaped foil pieces for the ears, and a long, thin shaped piece of foil for the tail.  I also form the front paws for the cat.  And of course I make indentations for the eyes, a tiny wad of foil for the nose, and poof out the cheeks a bit with foil too.

FORMING THE ARMATURE OF THE CAT FROM BALLS OF FOIL AND ADDED SMALLER PIECES.

THIS IS THE SIDE VIEW OF THE CAT WITH THE FRONT PAWS AND TAIL SHOWING.

THIS IS A VERY ROUGH FIRST LAYER OF CLAY.  JUST GETTING THE BASIC SHAPE OF THE CAT.

AND ANOTHER SIDE VIEW OF THE CAT.  AT THIS POINT I STILL NEED TO PUT THE CHESHIRE CAT GRIN ON THE CAT.  THIS IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT PAPER CLAY.  IT CAN SET AND DRY AND YOU CAN COME BACK AND SAND AND ADD MORE WET CLAY, OR FIX MISTAKES.  I HAVE NOT YET ADDED THE BOTTOM OF THE CAT.

THIS IS MY BOX OF VINTAGE FABRIC EIGHTHS AND MY PETAL PATTERNS CUT OUT OF PAPER TO MAKE FLOWERS.

HERE ARE FLOWERS WHERE THE PETALS HAVE BEEN SEWN, TURNED, AND THEN SEWN TOGETHER WITH A RUNNING STITCH ALL AROUND THE BASE OF EACH FLOWER.  I WILL ADD MORE PHOTOS AS I PROGRESS.

Thanks for viewing!
posted by Teresa
January 29, 2013

NOW THAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER....AND AN AWARD FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS LIEBSTER AWARD...

Life in the fast lane is finally slowing down after the speed bump of 2012 went by in the blink of an eye.  I will be participating in the 'Our World Our Art' event hosted by Lisa Swiftka at her 'A Whimsical Bohemian' blog.  Information is posted on my right side bar a ways down the column with the artistic 'Hand' announcing the event.  THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED BY LISA UNTIL THE SPRING.Please come join in the fun if you have a blog.  The more the merrier!
I will be posting my own giveaway sometime after the 'Our World Our Art' event, and also posting that I have been awarded the prestigious Liebster Award from Anna at her Hindustanka blog which requires me to answer LOTS of questions ....AND, I am suppose to choose 7 other bloggers and award them with the prestigious Liebster Award too.  So, don't be surprised, if in February, you are awarded an award from me.  It is a German award which is for bloggers who have around 200 followers, in a lovely effort to encourage others to keep on blogging.
Without further ado, here are some past years' photos, some of which is a doll I made, or photos in and around our two lovely homes.
Enjoy!

IN 2008, I TOOK THE BELLA ART DOLL WORKSHOP HOSTED BY THE LOVELY JOANNA PIEROTTI, OF MOSS HILL STUDIOS BLOG.  THE DOLL IS FASHIONED FROM CHINTZ MOSAICS, ON A HAND PAINTED WOOD BASE.  THE DOLL BODY IS A SPINNING WHEEL SPOOL. THE DOLL HEAD IS A VINTAGE ONE.  I CHOSE TO USE FOUND CROCHETED ITEMS TO MAKE HER WINGS AND HER BONNET AND NECK RIBBON.  HER FACE IS HAND PAINTED WITH TINY ROSES ON HER FOREHEAD.  (THAT PARTICULAR WORKSHOP IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE BUT OTHER WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE FROM MOSS HILL STUDIOS BLOG).

STRANGE SHADOWS ON THE SIDE OF OUR HOUSE CREATED BY THE SUN ECLIPSE IN MAY OF 2012.  YOU CAN SEE BY THE SHADOWS HOW FAR THE SUN WAS INTO THE PHASE OF THE ECLIPSE.

OUR BELOVED LAURELWOOD.  OUR SECOND HOUSE WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF REMODELING.

VIEW OF THE BACK YARD PATIO AT LAURELWOOD.

MARIE ANTOINETTE PILLOW I MADE FOR A FRIEND IN 2012.   I HOPE TO MAKE MORE FOR SOME OF MY GIVEAWAYS IN 2013.

I hope everyone is keeping warm and snug wherever they are and doing what you like to do.
Thanks for stopping by!

posted by Teresa

January 16th, 2013

'OUR WORLD OUR ART' EVENT DATE REVISED: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE SPRING...PLEASE VISIT THE LINK ON MY RIGHT SIDEBAR' THANK YOU!!!

THE TIME IS DRAWING NEAR FOR LISA SWIFTKA'S: 'OUR WORLD OUR ART' EVENT.  This event is a world wide blog endeavor hosted by Lisa to encourage the handmade art community.  TO VIEW ALL OF THE INFORMATION AND DETAILS PLEASE VISIT THE LINK BELOW AND POST IT TO YOUR BLOG IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING.  LISA WILL CONTACT YOU IN THE SPRING FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS EVENT ONCE YOU HAVE POSTED THE 'OUR WORLD OUR ART' INFORMATION ON YOUR BLOG.  PLEASE CLICK ON THE 'OUR WORLD OUR ART' ICON ON MY RIGHT SIDE BAR TO ACCESS LISA'S BLOG FOR THIS UPCOMING EVENT.
Thanks so very much, and we will see you in THE SPRING as LISA HAS POSTPONED THE EVENT UNTIL THEN.

OUR WORLD OUR ART

POSTED BY TERESA
DECEMBER 25TH, 2012