creepy ,,,,,, dolls ,,,,,,clowns, { both sold }

clown dolls in my Etsy shop

creepy art dolls

the best thing to do to chase away the blues .......take photos of all the creepy stuff in your house , with the only light being your flash light
these are my new creepy dolls that I'm not ready to part with yet

odd illustrations for your wall

Hi everyone !
I've made some prints of my illustrations . They are printed and then I hand color them , mounted onto mat board , ready to hang .... there's wire on the back [ I rigged up wire on the back ], so they're ready to hang ! You don't need a frame !
in my shop !

Black cat art doll ......sold

black cat art doll

made this cat today !

In my shop ............ thanks ......... have a good night !

Etsy cat doll...........sold

in my Etsy shop .......... a new cat doll

Fancy Cat for Etsy... { sold }

Just finished Carlotta ....
a very fancy cat

she wears red lipstick and red heels ....... mascara and a beauty mark , AND , pearls of course !

She's in my shop

Thanks for visiting ! ....... have a happy Wednesday

Cry baby cat for Etsy

oh ... this is weird

Just trying this new blog stuff ..... anything new and different freaks me out

so here I go ... posting this cat to see how I do with this new system .......[ this cry baby is in my Etsy shop ]

great .... I'm lost , how do I put a title on this.... OH .... I see
why do they have to keep changing things ? I don't have time to learn all new stuff again
well
night night

greeting cards giveaway winner

The winner of the greeting cards giveaway is :

Kelly

of Shelby's Enchanted bowtique .

she just started a blog and she has an Etsy shop TOO

and

I pulled out two more names for a smaller giveaway of two cards each

for

Deb Lewis of sweet chestnut studio ......... her blog

and

Janine of just beans blog fame ! ...... visit her blog too !

Jerry usually draws the names but he was busy with the Barbie dolls , so I drew the names from

a hat all by myself

Please send me your address Shelby and Deb and Janine

My email is in my profile

THANK YOU to EVERYBODY !!!!!!

Have a happy day

a giveaway of greeting cards

FINALLY .... a giveaway !

I've been such a bad blogger and I don't know why !

but I'm back , and I hope you will still always visit me

Please leave your name

and I will draw a winner on April 18 2012 [ Wednesday ]

This is an assortment of my greeting cards

Big ones ...... smaller ones

Creepy ones ..... cute ones

I took photos of six but I will DEFINITELY pack up MORE !!!!!

Leave your name !!!!!!

Thanks !

moleskin sketchbook

Page one ..... drawing in my new moleskin sketchbook [ the one that Lynne Hoppe gave me ]

I'm thinking I will draw in this everyday

a drawing every day .... or so .... [ ha ha ]

well

This is an old lady

the words are taken from an old book [ title of book is called Dreams ]

I like the words even though I don't know what the heck it means

drawing > I used pencil , ball point pen and colored pencil .

It is so freakin' hot ....... I am NOT happy about this

I know you probably like this .... NOT ME ...... it's too hot already !!!!!

too sunny hot and cheerful for me

oh gee ....

okay

enjoy your happy sunny day tomorrow !!!!!

paper bag floor technique .... on my desk top

I did it Cindi !!!! ......... I don't think Cindi thought I would ever get to this .

I have an old crappy desk , it's where I make my greeting cards . The top was in bad shape .... SO .... I did the paper bag thing and I love it !

you can find detailed directions by google searching > paper bag floors

but ......I don't follow directions . Anyway most of us have done decoupage , and I used to do this technique [ with paper bags ] ... to draw and paint on .

I would mod podge it down on masonite board .... and paint away !

OH WOW >

I JUST realized that this is how I painted the cat that you see in these photos !!!

My Red Hat Cat ! ........... I didn't even post this on purpose . I painted this cat a few years ago and now I make greeting cards of her

weird ..... things are weird sometimes

this is how I did the desk >

I sanded the top of the desk , vacuum , then I put a coat of poly on the ugly surface .

Then I tore pieces of brown craft paper [ I had some craft paper [ mailing paper ] or you could use paper bags ] ..... I wet pieces and squeezed out the excess water

don't use scissors

I laid it down with mod podge , push out excess mod podge [ I use a plastic wall paper thing ] , wipe away excess. [you don't need to mod podge the top of the paper.]

I let this dry overnight .

it was fun

after it dried ....I put a coat of poly on .[ low gloss]... let it dry

OR .... if you have no patience [ like me ]....> use your hair dryer

then I wiped on black antique stuff [ that Folk Art medium ], wipe away excess .

then I put more coats of polyurethane on .

I worked on it today [ making greeting cards ] .... and it felt so nice to have a new surface to work on .

we'll see how it holds up !

but , It seems very strong because of the coats of poly.

I like it so much ....one of these days I might do the floor !

Have you ever tried this ? to paint art on it , or for the floor ?

I know it's not a great looking desk , but it looks and feels much better , better than it was !

what do you think Cindi ?

will you do your floors now ?????

I won Lynne Hoppe art !!!! YAY

I am thrilled because I just got a present from an artist I love..... [ love her work AND she's a lovely lady TOO ]

what a wonderful giveaway gift ...... I'm so happy I won

Lynne sent this original painting on a book page

It's called ...' The Tree Tender '

I love it . She has a unique technique . She uses watercolor , gouache , oil pastels , AND beeswax.

and

she sent me two pencils AND a moleskin sketchbook [ my first one ever ]

and little extras too !

Visit her blog , I'm sure most of you know her already , but if not ....visit the wonderful Lynne Hoppe

thank you Lynne for such a lovely gift .... made me so so happy !!!

creepy doll head in my Etsy shop...... sold

Weird Wendy

spooky doll head .... this is what I made today

acrylics , ink and Inktense

stuffed with a heavy dense cotton stuffing

sweet dreams

she is in my shop

Bye !

two creepy clown dolls in my Etsy shop [ both are sold ]

These two have sculpted heads , hands and shoes . The bodies and hats are wool

I'm so behind on everything ! but I finally got to finish these two today and at night watched American Pickers with my husband .

Do you watch it ? I love that show and Pawn Stars too

so .... these are in my shop

have a good week !!!!

Thoughts.............sold

My thoughts are silent words that only the Lord and I hear ....

but ... these thoughts affect my inner person, joy and attitude.

{ Joyce Meyer }

this clown is in my shop

Have a wonderful Sunday !

Magic Clown says .....we have to talk..... [ sold ]

he's in my shop

Valentine art doll for Etsy...........sold

wishing you a happy weekend !

this is Trudy [ in my shop ]

Etsy heart pillow...........sold

Hi ..... Today I made a pretty pillow [ yes ? ] .......... I used an old vintage embroidered bureau scarf and then I added pearls and buttons .... all around the edges I twisted and knotted bits of fabric

yesterday .... I was so depressed ....because I made an awful pillow ....NOT a magic day, yesterday

Hope you are all having a wonderful week !

this heart is in my shop

making my own curtains

Hi everyone .... just wanted to show you what I've been up to ..... sewing and ironing and hanging curtains !

I just did NOT want to buy 'normal store' curtains . I wanted to make my own .

so

for a long time I've been looking at seaangels blog ..... I've been inspired !

I went through my stash of old linens and doilies .

This suits my house ... since my whole house is sort of strange [ different ]. It's all tag sale finds [repainted furniture, creepy doll heads , colored glass and of course ....JERRY ]

I still have so much to do ... I have to paint walls , paint the windows , do more fussing and rearranging .

but this is how it looks now . These photos aren't great , but you get the idea .

I bought the stained glass window a few years ago for $45.00 . It's suspended from hooks .

When I bought it , I had no place for it ....... until .... my new WINDOW !!!!

visit seaangels blog

and posy too !

there's so many great blogs , but these are just two [ of the many ] that I like very much.

one last thing > I'm so into tension rods .... I love that I can raise and lower them according to the sun , or for privacy ...or... for ...... MY CATS .

Have a good night !