Colored in the 'other' Harry and Houdini

I just added color to this 'other' version of Harry and Houdini .
I used some horrible old chalks I found in my closet ....and they worked .... ok !

another version of Harry and Houdini

another version of these two .
The boy's face is a little different ,
and this is a totally different laughing cat
ah........ it's fun to do this

Harry named his cat Houdini ... a print of my illustration ,,,,boy with his cat

I'm reading three books at the same time ....
1984 .... George Orwell
Ragtime .... E.L. Doctorow
I just finished
most of
The Left Behind Tim LaHaye books
I was getting freaked out
so I started Peyton Place .
Anyway >>>> this drawing is one of my 2 a.m. drawings when I just don't want to go to bed
It's in my Etsy shop now as a print
Thanks for stopping by !

Available as a print

Bunny doll
JUST SOLD ..... but I will make more !

I made a print of my original painting ...
and mounted it on another piece of card stock , then I stitched it on my sewing machine .
THEN I mounted it on another piece of really nice card stock [ from a professional printers ]

It's available as a print in my Etsy shop
http://sandymastroni.etsy.com/

or as greeting cards

You can contact me here or go to my Etsy shop !

THANKS !

Theresa's Doll

This is a doll my friend Theresa made .
I think it's SO cute .
She has other dolls in her Etsy shop too ,,,
this one is my favorite .
I hope you'll go and visit ....
This is her Etsy shop :
http://teesteddies.etsy.com/

Visit this NEW blog

Beverly Kaye just added more paintings of mine to her gallery .
She posted a few on her new blog
and WOW >>>> make sure you click my paintings to enlarge ..... you will see the details .
http://realartforkids.blogspot.com/

it's an interesting blog ..... I hope you wil visit her !

THANK YOU Beverly !

New Welcome sign in my Etsy shop

Hi everyone .... happy .... uh ....
THURSDAY [ ? ] yes

I painted this bunny girl on metal [ a heavy tin ]

She's in my shop !!!

Bye !
Have a good day

sisters

I tried to capture in this drawing Maria's two little girls ....
her daughters are so cute
Enlarge the photo so you can see those little faces

I drew this with Derwent Inktense pencils on Canson paper

Thank you Maria for letting me post the photo of your girls !

Princess Stuffed Glove

Princess Stuffed Glove says :
Have a lovely Tuesday .

Princess Stuffed Glove is a vintage glove that I bought at Stratford Antique Center in Ct.
I stuffed her, made little legs ... and drew on a little princess face .

Reetta's Zebra

Have you seen Reetta's mixed media collages ?
You will find zebras , elephants ,
puppies, chickens , etc there
I just love her work .... it was hard to choose which one to post here .
here is her etsy shop :You should visit her on Etsy and Flickr !
http://joutomaa.etsy.com/

AND below [ scroll down ]
you will see her two sweet sweet girls holding my bunny doll !

Bunny Doll in Finland

How SWEET it is
[my Jackie Gleason impersonation ]

My bunny doll is now in Finland,
with these beautiful girls !!!!!

This makes me happy !!!
This makes my heart sing !

Clock blog winner

Maria won !
which is wonderful because she has a little girl , and this clock will go in her room
Maria >
send me your address
My email is on my profile page .

Thank you everyone !

Clock give a way

Hi I'm doing a give away of this clock.

This is an illustration form a 1917 book.
I just loved this drawing so I made a print of it , decoupaged it onto board and added the clock parts.

SO Please tell your friends , please leave a comment and Jerry and I will draw a name over the weekend

two new dolls in my Etsy shop

I just put these two dolls in my Etsy shop .
AND >>>>>>>
the other day I joined Flickr

which is great but I'm exhausted !
Tell me your flickr address

sale in my Etsy shop and some new dolls here for you

Hi everyone ! Just wanted to let you know I marked down some things in my Etsy shop . If they don't sell on Etsy I will give them to Beverly Kaye for the upcoming show at her gallery in June .
And > I want to keep my shop fresh .... to put NEW things on !
HERE on my blog ..... you will see three new dolls . standing about 16 inches tall . I put a button and a loop on the back so it can be wall art .
I'm offering these for sale here .... for you . They are $40.00 each plus shipping .
If you want one ... please email me . My email is on my profile page !
Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Making creepy baby dolls

I'm having way too much fun . My heart beats too fast , my mind gets ahead of my hands . I'm too happy ..... do you get like this ? Sometimes creating things is dangerous , [it's too addictive ]
I can't take it .
I'm going to take a bath and finish my book>
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck . I gotta stop thinking about dolls and Inktense pencils ,
Tell me if you like these . If you don't like them don't tell me .... it will crush me , ha ha
then again ... I don't care
but yet .... I sort of do .
ok > I'll stop now .

MoM cat in blue ..... art doll pillow

My new friend Sue bought my Mom cat pillow . This is her cat , Chenowith meeting Mom Cat .

dear cat people

Hi .... jump on over to Chew Gum and Walk blog . Deborah wants a photo of your cat . I gave her four photos . { all my cats are so freakin' cute ]
this is her blog :
http://deborahmarie.wordpress.com/

canvas art hanging for wall or doorknob

Made this today ...

In my etsy shop
http://sandymastroni.etsy.com/

Thanks for visiting !

hey .... guess what

I made a pillow today .
Just put it in my Etsy shop !
It's creepy
http://sandymastroni.etsy.com/

Little girl pillow and cat pillow

I made a pillow today !
I put a few other new pillows in my etsy shop in the last few days too
http://sandymastroni.etsy.com/

AND
Cathie Jo has made a new embroidered pillow from a drawing of mine
http://bobetsy.etsy.com/

Thanks for stopping by ! THANK YOU .....I appreciate ALL your comments . They make me so happy ! Thank you !

4 x 4 canvas cats

I just don't like canvas .... it's because I don't paint thick and heavy .
I love these little 4 x 4 inch canvases , but what I do is >
I mod podge on a piece of fabric .
I love painting with acrylics and using Inktense on fabric !
I made these today .
I had fun .

new pillow for Etsy shop

Hi ... In between waiting for the CABLE guy [so annoying to wait for them ] , I made a new pillow .
I'll be putting this and a few other things in my shop tonight !
Thanks for stopping by !

For Etsy

Hi !!!!
I hope you had a lovely Easter day !

I put five new things in my etsy shop
[ showing the four here and also the google eyes girl pillow from the last post]

check out my shop when you have a moment !
http://sandymastroni.etsy.com/
I like my little Mr. Business Man cat .
Maybe this would be a good father's day gift ????
Bye !
just sold > Mr Business cat

Easter

Happy Easter
everyone !

Love you !