Etsy witch art doll..........sold

she's done .... ding dong the witch is done [ not dead ] DONE

she is in my shop

I hear that it's supposed to be COOL tonight .... I'm a happy girl

working on these witches for Etsy

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I forget to blog when I'm in a working frenzy ..... Cindi reminded me that I haven't blogged in a while [ thank you Cindi ]

I forget that it MIGHT be interesting to see a doll in progress ?

yeah ?

well ..... I'm making witches now , two are dressed in velvet..... the last two are just about done

and the big head one has a way to go

I'll be back to show you when she's done

and it's HOT ......... To cool off > I'm stuffing a bag of frozen peas in my shirt , it's hot in my house and I hate it .

be back soon . Have a happy Thursday !

winners

winners are >

GREEN ERICA and ..... BO BETSY

thanks to everyone

p.s. > just curious .... which Jerry freaks you out more ...... Jerry or Jerry ? ha ha

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Better Homes and Gardens magazine and a give away

well .... Here it is !!!

my snowman hearts are in this Better Homes and Gardens special interest magazine ... click to enlarge

it's in stores NOW , I found the magazine in my grocery store !

I meant to write about this last week but .... Irene the Hurricane distracted me .

Thank God .... we are fine , our house is okay !

But parts of Connecticut had real serious damage . Hope you got through this storm okay !

so .......... I want to say that Etsy and blog people are WONDERFUL !!!

I would not have known the magazine was even out in the stores if it wasn't for JAN in Texas !

I didn't even know her but she was so nice to write to me and say "congratulations .... your work looks great in the magazine "

you know I'm a recluse , a hermit ..... an anti social artist nut ...... so if it wasn't for Jan I would have missed seeing my work published in this magazine

so THANK YOU Jan .... everyone say Thank you JAN

visit Jan's etsy shop .... she makes wonderful art , you will love her dolls

Finally > because of all this excitement I am doing a give away of one .... no TWO snowman hearts

Jerry and I will pick TWO names

oh ... one more thing . a funny weird thing . I never know what people will like [ stuff that I make ] .... what "I" like ... well .... some people don't

They asked me for Three snowman hearts . They published two ,,,, they didn't include MY favorite one .

but here .... on my blog .... I'm giving away two of MY favorite snowman hearts

just want to thank the people at Better Homes and Gardens .... VERY nice people.

So

leave your name , and/or a comment

and we will pick two names SOON .

can't tell you what day right now .... but it will be soon

Bye !

Thank you Cindi

I've posted my doll's photo before .... he's one of my favorites . He is by my front door and I think my face looks just like this when I have to go out .

but the reason I'm writing here tonight

is to thank CINDI ......... she wrote a lovely post about ME , ..... AND Robin Kent [ you should see Robin's art too ! ]

anyway .....It made me so happy

Her blog is always fun to read , because she is so good at telling stories

I hope you will visit her

here's her blog > it's called oldblackcatboo

thank you Cindi

etsy Mahogany Vampire portrait , darling child...[ sold ]

in a very old vintage frame .... I placed my darling vampire girl

in my shop..........sold

Etsy cat stuff

here's two versions of Gordon .... my cat .

see my shop for more details

have a great weekend !!!!!

adorable vampire children ,,, original painting.....sold

a true story....

these two kids live in my neighborhood , down the street , the house on the corner

I don't see them around in the daytime

but

after dark ....... I hear them

swinging on the swings

giggling

creaking

back and forth

back and forth

The boy is Steephan , The girl is Valeria

weird kids , with really bad teeth

or

are they vampires

no .... couldn't be

this painting is in my shop [ with more details about the painting ]

the rag doll Sonya is still available in my shop

she is afraid of Steephen and Valeria

have a lovely day

Vampire girl portrait .... and ... it's RAINING....[ sold ]

I have not felt like talking or blogging ...... but now I'm happy because it's RAINING

oh I love the sound ... it's so un-cheerful to some people but it cheers me up so much, makes me so happy !!!!!!

it's still hot , but that's ok

here is something I made today

in my shop

JUST sold !!! Thank you Lisa !

Red Lipstick Bunny.........sold

She's in my shop

She is wearing red lipstick , a little blush and a little violet eyeshadow

She walks softly and carries a red heart pocketbook

Pumpkin pocketbook art doll

This is Cynthia .... dancing because she is so happy with her brand new pumpkin pocketbook

in my shop

I'm so freakin' hot [ summer hot .... you know ]

back to scary..........sold

turnip head vampire girl .......... with her vampire pumpkin

in my shop

back to cute...........sold

Back to cuter dolls

The one in the brown pants has sold .... the one in blue jeans is available .

I am so happy right now .... the fans are on , they are blowing in COOL air , it's wonderful .

so on these last few hot days .... guess what I've been doing ! I am painting my studio floor .

Years ago I painted it with Benjamin Moore deck paint . It's just a crappy plywood floor .... but this paint made it look great . But it did get dirty , so I'm moving all my junk and going slowly, and painting the room again . It feels so good ..... clean is good .

so I paint an area , make a doll , make dinner , paint an area , eat too much , make a doll etc.

I hope tomorrow is cool . I am not a fan of summer . or cheerful sunshine . It's too much , I mean really ..... overcast gloomy is more my style .

cute to creepy , back and forth

click to enlarge .... these are big photos

I have this odd pattern . I make a bunch of cute things and then something really weird comes out of me

so this is a clown that I painted on wood , cut him out on my scroll saw and made a stand for him

a polka dot stand

or he could be hung on the wall without the stand

Spooky Dude clown

happy Thursday to everyone .......!

little cat for Etsy

just finished this little cat doll

she's in my shop

Happy 4th of July !!!!!! God bless America

oops .... she just sold . that was fast ! .......... Thanks Julie !

for Etsy .... Pauline Halloweenski..........sold

another member of the Halloweenski family

she's a little art doll

in my shop

happy friday !!!!

Etsy art dolls .... a creepy one , a cute one

Sonya and Alice are in my shop !!!!

Paul McCartney - Only Love Remains (live '1986)

for Etsy Halloween

This morning I was flipping through old Halloween books and was inspired to paint my version of a 1920's figure

so I painted it ......and then I thought > what should I do with this ? make a pillow ? make greeting cards ?

I didn't know what to do with it

so I took a break ..... went to see if there were any emails , and there was ! An email from a lovely Etsy customer and she asked " Do you still make wood cut outs ? "

Ha ha

I forgot that I made wood cutouts ..... I really did

this was like an answer to prayer .... a message from God

so

I made a wood cut out

I think I've made too many different things .... and then I forget what I did

so

I may be getting back into the wood and my scroll saw , maybe make some Isabella dolls

and more Halloween too !

Do you feel like you are into too many mediums ?

I love them all , so I know I won't stop .... and one inspires the other

I do miss painting large paintings though > I haven't done that in a while !

this Halloween cut out is in my shop

have a good weekend !

Little Halloween dolls...........sold

Is it too early ? I'm pretending Halloween is next week

these two are in my shop ..... little art dolls

God bless America............sold

this guy is in my shop

Etsy paper doll .... cat art.... sold

Hi

I painted a cat and then ....

I just made a paper doll of him

He's in my shop

I cut this out from heavy cardboard ... raised the back just a little so it will cast a shadow

there's a loop on the back for hanging

or can be propped up on a shelf

have a good weekend !

OH .... it just sold ! But I will make more SOON

Saturday night update > ....oh oh oh ..... I just made another one and it's in my shop !

Etsy carrot art doll

Lovely .... in her pretty dress and black pumps

she's in my shop

Etsy art doll ..... linen and lace..... sold

finished another art doll

she's in my shop

Etsy art doll .... Vegetable Angel doll .... with good advice

She loved vegetables so much ... her legs turned into string beans

Her wings are calcium rich green leaves

polka dot peas

she's in my shop !

Thank you ! I should share my latest favorite vegetable recipe !!!!! I will .... soon

right now It's just too hot

bye for now !