art doll , Miss October Kitty... JUST sold

Hi ..... I'm back again . I am listing ALL new things in my Etsy shop . Below are more things , but take a look at my shop [ there's more there , and I have LOTS more to list ]

wow > what's better than selling something as soon as ya list it ?. Now I am going to bed HAPPY . yes ... it's the money [ I need money , ha ha ......... but it's more than that ....it's such a wonderful feeling to sell something so quickly that I had fun making ] and to a nice lady too .

new things in my shop..........sold

Hi ..... happy hot sweaty Monday to you all

I have made SO many dolls , and already sold a bunch ...... but I am listing new things in my shop SLOWLY ........... because I'm ............ hot .......... and lazy

I like to make the stuff , even like taking photos , but I don't like writing the descriptions

okay ...... have a good night , a good Tuesday , a good week

CINDI is the winner

Cindi of oldblackcatboo is the winner of THE duck pull toy ....... Thanks to everyone that left a comment and thank you for visiting my blog !!!

Giveaway .... duck pull toy

An Etsy customer asked me to make her a duck toy , so I made three . Here's one for YOU

Please leave your name and Jerry and I will do a drawing this weekend !

THANKS .......... and oh yeah ..... also > Thank you

art doll pillow and duck pull toy

CLICK to enlarge >> Hi ........ I've been busy working on new things !

..... Busy making scary fabric art dolls , I used watercolors and layers and layers of Inktense pencil

Busy making little wood duck pull toys .

If you are interested let me know ..... The scary rabbit guy is $44.00 plus shipping

and the duck pull toy is $24.00 plus shipping

JUST sold the rabbit guy to Susan in California , thanks Susan ! ] , I plan on making more !

AND I still have things in my Etsy shop >>>> free shipping for the rest of August

[ just for the United States ]

I'm tired , but having fun , looking SO forward to fall

Hope every one is doing well !

Next post >>>> will be a give away to celebrate my over 5oo Etsy sales !

Thanks !

The Snowman

I'm sure you've seen this video [ posted below ] ..... but I never tire of this song ...... I'm sitting here on such a hot August night , thinking of cold crisp air , thinking of that winter stillness that makes me feel the awesome presence of God

and ...... snowflakes on my nose

lovely

also > Just wanted to let you know that everything in my shop is Free Shipping in the United States

Happy Monday ....... we're walking in the air

Walking In The Air (from: The Snowman)

I

OKAY

Thanks to everyone ..... but somehow > .... I 'got it ' with Cotton Picker . Thank you !!!! . This is different now though ..... I mean .... ah ..... it's different then the way it was , but that's okay , I just like seeing what photo I am putting on .

But thank you again to EVERYONE for helping

scroll down if you want to see more of this sweet little pillow

new pillow....sold

Here's a pillow to snuggle up with .......
Baby Em yawns

I am SO SO SO ..... ANGRY >>>>>>>>> Can anyone tell me WHY this happens now ? >>>>>>> When I am loading photos onto blog ..... I don't see the images , I see a code
and I don't like this . I want to see my images as I put them on !
I looked in settings but I don't see how to change it back . WHY did it change anyway ?

well .... I messed up
I did put the comment moderation on .... and I ended up deleting a few comments
I am so angry about the bad comments .... and angry that I screwed up
so
I apologize to the few I deleted by accident .
I am SO bad at this computer stuff ... ha
I think I will blame it on this LONG ...... HOT ...... summer

Paul Winchell Jerry Mahoney

Oh boy ! Now I will go video crazy !

Fleet Foxes - Crayon Angels (The Black Cab Sessions) 03/06/08

I can't believe I did this ! It was easy even though I don't remember what I did now .
and I owe a thank you to Ronnie for encouraging me to try this .
Anyway > do you like seeing an occasional video ?
I would love to post a favorite video occasionally
Fleet Foxes are great . This song was originally sung by Judy Sill
Oh >>>> and on You Tube there are a whole bunch of Black Cab Sessions with other singers too !

Sharing Stitches by Chrissie Grace

I'm in Chrissie's book !!!!! My art I mean ... AND a photo of me and JERRY ... ha ha ha

Chrissie wrote about me on her blog { her July 28 ,2010 post ] and posted some photos . Please visit her blog . She has a write up about me and the other artists in her book

The book can be pre-ordered on Amazon .

There are 15 artists that contributed . ....me ....and Jenn of noodle and lou , Catherine of Red Shoes ,

Danita , Claudine Helmuth .... and more artists that I don't know

The book has directions on projects we have made

You can read more about the 'Sharing Stitches' book [ by Chrissie Grace ] on Amazon ..

Thank you Chrissie for writing about me and for asking me to part of your book .

I'm very excited and happy about this !!!!

Bride and Groom , cat art dolls standing

I made a happy happy wedding

couple ... ha ha

These are my wood cutouts

I made stands for them

I think this could be used as a cake topper

for nutty cat people

I'll be putting this in my shop SOON

Hey guess what > after two days of the computer nightmare .... I went to my car this morning and the battery was dead ! I had to wait for the triple A guy

It was my fault > I had left my parking lights on

Oh .... it's these little things that are hard sometimes . Annoying but .... it all works out . learning patience > getting mad doesn't change a thing .

Cat in a Yellow dress , wood cutout , standing

This is Meena . My illustration of a little cat girl on wood . You know how I make these , but I'll write it again ..... I mount a print of my original drawing onto MDF board and cut it out on my scroll saw

and I made the little stand out of wood too

click to enlarge

I'll be putting this kitty in my shop later tonight

but if you want one > let me know !

Thank you

OH ..... I forgot to tell you . I had a terrible weekend and crappy Monday . We had a horrible thunder and lightning storm and it knocked out our T.V. and computers . What a miserable experience to get someone here to fix everything . It took three separate visits from three different guys to fix it .

The first two couldn't do it . The last guy today fixed it ..... thank God .

Hope you had a good weekend !

nuts > I just noticed I smudged a star .... now I have to go fix that !

This just sold > but I will make more ........ soon !

art doll , wood cutout , Fancy Amelia

SOMETIMES >>>>> sometimes I make something and I really like it . This is from my ' Voice of the Dolls ' series of illustrations and paintings .

This art doll makes me think of my mother ,

because if she were here ..... I just have this feeling she would like this one

so

I named her Amelia after my mom

It's weird though > I have to tell you that my mother had about five different names

she went from Emilja [ Polish ] to Emily to Emilia

back to Amilja

to Mille .... to Mitzi .... to Melu

to MOMMY ..... to MA [ when I was older ]

holy mackeral

anyway > You can see more of Amelia

in my SHOP !

Egg Head painting

My paintings are at Cavalier galleries for the summer season .

You can see some of them on their website ..... but they didn't put them all on !!!!!!!!!

That makes me crazy !

so .... HERE is one that they did not put on the website

click to enlarge !

This is Egg Head . He built his house on sand and if you know your Bible that is not wise to do !

Build your house on the rock ........ JESUS !

so you can find me there at

Cavalier Gallery on Nantucket

Wedding couple and air conditioning

Many years ago > I used to pour plaster into my old chocolate molds and make Rabbits and Santas and more . This is a wedding couple that I made . The mold I have is metal .... it's old ! I made the base from polymer clay .

I painted the figures and antiqued them . I made these chalkware type of figures because I couldn't afford Vallencourt things ... ha ha

so I made my own ! and also sold these in gift shops

AND

BIG NEWS

CRABBY Sandy is HAPPY

Husband Michael bought a little air conditioner and oh my gosh .... it is little lightweight thing ,

it cooled the house a little but mostly it got rid of the humidity

He got it at Walmart for $125.00 and it only weighs about 40 pounds

I had no idea they made them like this !

We have one in the basement collecting dust and it's metal and the thing must weigh 400 pounds . and there it will stay .

anyway > so now behind this wedding couple , in this window is my lovely little air conditioner that wrecks the look of my pretty little window , but that's okay ..... I am thanking the Lord for this air conditioner !

My cats look better , and I swear I heard Juliette say thank you !

Oh > click to enlarge

ONE more thing > Visit Cathy's blog to see her new wall of art [ some of my work is there ]

I love it !

rabbit , cat and Bea....sold

I made little friends for Bea

in my shop !

I added a few other things to my shop too, including a sculpted perfume bottle

Teapot Lady

My teapot lady

A teapot which I covered with polymer clay , I sculpted her face .... added hand painted details

encrusted all over with jewelry , seashells , buttons rhinestones

and I antiqued her , I love the way antiquing brings out more details

click to enlarge !

These teapots are gallery art ..... from my "Teapots and Ladies " collection .

she is in my shop

sad. Seasonal Affective Disorder

I have the opposite of S.A.D.

which is

seasonal affective disorder

I have REVERSE S.A.D.

Rainy days and Mondays

always make me HAPPY !

How many more days in a row of this hot SUNNY sun ?

I am so tired from this heat !

Oh .... I remember overcast days

Gloomy and nice

chilly and crisp

Sorry about complaining but ....

I can't take anymore of this SUNNY summer and it's only July

so I think this painting of mine is a self portrait , although I am not quite this old or gray

well .... I am sort of gray .... and sort of old

Just wondering if I am the only one

You like this ???????

I wanted to paint but I am going to read a book instead . I sure can't vacuum or paint furniture , that's for sure . Tell me to shut up .... sometimes I LOVE to complain

P.S. > my painting here is actually my Welcome sign on my house ... ha ha ... sort of a mixed message to visitors I think .... beware the gloomy, moody artist within

Paper doll on wood , Bea

This is Bea , I drew little alphabet letters on her shirt .

I have a doll collection , and these dolls always make me want to draw .

So last night I saw this doll on my shelf , she is an old rubber doll ..... I took her down , and drew her with my Inktense on illustration board.

I mounted her onto wood ,and then cut her out on my scroll saw

I made a little stand for her too !

she's in my shop

Halloween cut out dolls

Meet.....Stanley and Sally Halloweenski

they are 100 % Polish [ just like me ]

They are in my shop

click to enlarge

Bunny Clouds painting

......................... Happy Independence Day [ a day late ]

but we let's remember and be grateful all year long .

I hope you all had a good day !

I stayed home and made Halloween things and painted this painting.

It's in my shop !

Does anyone have a better title ?

I was thinking

" look behind you dopey "

Love Red click to enlarge........ sold

I painted this on paper covered board

lots of red

lots of details

I put this and some of my other paintings

in my Etsy shop

On another note > did you happen to see the last episode of " Work of Art "

I am completely disgusted

It was filthy , blasphemous , DISGUSTING

I am so disappointed . I wonder how Sarah Jessica Parker could have allowed this to be shown

Tell me if you saw it and what did you think

I think it's so sad .... and it made me angry too

DISGUSTING

ugh