Kissing Fish Primitives

My WSOAPP Swap has ARRIVED!!

2009-08-21T09:22:00.003-03:00

We have done a couple swap within the group WSOAPP but this time was a little different. We knew who we were sending to but we didn't know who was sending to us, so it was a surprise to see what you got and from whom! Well the deadline to get our packages out is today...mine is being packed up this morning...nothing like waiting till the last minute!! (Shame on me!) Well in our group forum there was a discussion thread where everyone was giving an update on where they were at at getting their package out and Pam of Back in the Day Primitives said that she mailed hers last week and that it had a LONG way to go so I KNEW that she got stuck with me! LOL I say that because shipping to me isn't the cheapest and I always feel bad for the person that gets stuck sending gifts to me.

Yesterday I read that post and sure enough I got a parcel pick up note in the mail later that day! I had to wait till after supper to go get it because we don't live in town and I was going to a Pampered Chef party at 7pm so I waited instead of making two trips off the mountain. I killed me though! As always I was running behind so I ran to pick up my parcel real quick (I was right it was from Pam!!), hit the bank machine and landed at my friend Janice's with this HUGE box! It was 6:55 at this point and I walked right in the house with the box, went to the kitchen and grabbed a knife, apologized to the host of the pampered chef party and said that I couldn't wait to see what was in the box, and proceeded to open my goodies right in the middle of the party!!! Everyone was on the edge of their seat waiting to see what I got! It was just like Christmas!! :o) I got the sweetest Annie doll that has tons of details on her, a welcome plate that hangs with sheep and a willow tree painted on it and a tin punched willow tree wax warmer that lights up with a big bag of cinnamon bun wax crumbles!!! One of the girls grabbed the bag and just sat there smelling it for the longest time, she was in heaven. Then I had to pry it out of her hands and pack everything up so Angie could start the Pampered Chef party!!

Thank you soo much Pam!!!! I absolutely love, love, love it all!! Everything is already put in its new home and looks fabulous!

WOOL SALE!!! Crowing About Primitives!

2009-07-30T11:04:00.004-03:00

Ann of Crowing About Primitives is have a sale on her wool selling blog! The best wool to work with, I LOVE it! The title of this post will take you to her site!

It's that time again..

Starting August 1 I will be having a huge wool sale...

I have put the pay pal button up now

You my purchase but orders will not be going out until August 1...

Don't miss out on this deal...

over paid shipping fees will be refunded...

Tall Ships ~ Halifax ~ Parade of Sail

2009-07-20T21:07:00.006-03:00

Today we took the boat to Halifax harbour to watch the parade of sail! There were over 40 boats from 14 different countries. The Bounty was there from the movie the Pirates of the Caribbean. It was made in Nova Scotia! And the second largest 4 masted tall ship in the world from Germany! It was huge! It is 376 feet long! The weather was perfect and the ships were amazing.

FINALLY! I have something listed on E-BAY!!!

2009-06-28T21:37:00.005-03:00

Well I finally did it! I have a doll on E-Bay. I figured I better get something on there for our group launch before I got the boot for not participating in any group activities!! I just can not seem to find the time to do on-line and the store. Well I literally spend the last two days just working on the details of her! I spent the last few hours doing up the auction template...once on the wrong Ebay...I started it on .com and when I was almost finished I got to the shipping part and relized I was on the wrong one...so I went under .ca and got all my pictures uploaded and I back spaced too many times and lost them...but now it is finished.

Then theme for the launch is "Whispers Under an Autumn Moon" So I created Penelope. She is a goth girl that can talk to her Raven on the full autumn moon! If you get a chance to check her out the title of this post should take you right to her! :o)

Ok I have been on here for too many hours I must go to bed! :o)

KC Willis Studio Retreat!!

2009-06-24T23:16:00.004-03:00

I am a member of KC Willis Collage Camp and she has an amazing on-line class but now she is offering to teach you in person!!!! If I had the means to get there I would but maybe you can! If you live in or around the Colorado area you should check it out. It would be soo much fun! The title post will take you directly to the sign up with more information.

KC says:

"I am just soooo excited about the opportunity to teach in person. Never thought I would do that (and I can't promise I will do it forever) BUT for now I am super-jazzed about it. I want you to come hang with me in my new studio, have dinner with me in the evening and enjoy the unbelievably beautiful area that I call home. I have so much I want to share with you about art and living the artistic life and so much I can learn from you."

As Georgia O'Keeffe said "There is something unexplored about women...that only a woman can explore."

Well I must go I have a lot of orders to do, will post when I get more time.

The Never Ending Roofing!

2009-05-25T22:54:00.006-03:00

Well Larry took two weeks off work to replace our roof. He worked on it by himself for 4 days and got all the shingles off and got the back side of the kitchen done before his brother Jon showed up. Well Jon has been here since Wednesday...it is now Tuesday and the roof is still not done! I was thinking once Jon got here it would be done in no time! Well I couldn't have been more wrong! Between the really hot weather and them coming in every two hours to eat and making me run to the building supply store everyday for something that they forgot! Our house is 160 years old, the roof boards are big planks that were in pretty rough shape so Larry had to covered them with ply wood first. Here is the progress so far!

$400 dollar Trampoline Ruined in less than 2 minutes!!!

2009-05-25T20:40:00.010-03:00

I was in the house making lasagna for supper, Paige was outside bouncing on the trampoline with Caleb and Larry and his brother John were on the roof working (that is a whole other post for later) After getting after Kristen for 15 minutes to hang out the laundry on the line it started to cloud over and the wind picked up a bit...nothing big right....well Kristen looked out the window and said it is starting to rain...then all of a sudden out of nowhere the wind starting blowing HARD! Then there were screams outside so I ran outside...in the time it took me to get out there it was over! What it was I do not know but Paige told me that it started to sprinkle so her and Caleb got off the trampoline and sat underneith it, Jon and Larry scurried off the roof and ran for the barn well as Jon was running across the yard to the barn the trampoline went airborne and flew across the yard almosting hitting him!!! It bounced off the car and landed on the other side near the small barn upside down!!! The picture I took far away is where the trampoline use to be, held down with concrete blocks too! It hit the car hard and left a few good dings...we flipped it right side up to see how bad the damage was...it is toast! And the last picture is literally 10 minutes later...clear and sunny like nothing happened! I am so thankful that Paige had sense to get herself and Caleb off the trampoline!! It definately would have been a trip to the hospital for sure! It is a huge 14 ft trampoline and it was picked up tossed like it was nothing! Then after I took pictures I picked up all the laundry that was struin around the yard!

KC Willis Collage Camp!!!

2009-04-08T20:54:00.004-03:00

KC Willis is offering a workshop on the Ning network! Here is what the class is all about!! The title of this post is linked right to her workshop!!

The KC Willis Collage Camp is an extension of my art line called Lipstick Ranch. This art celebrates the women of yesteryear, with a special love and emphasis on the Women of the West. You, of course can use any family image you love or any image in Public Domain. We will go over step-by-step the making of a 16x20 piece. The techniques are such that in the end the work you will make will look old and weathered with luscious layers of fabrics, collages and embellishments.

You join the artist's group here at The Camp when you pay your registration. Once the videos are up you can watch them at your leisure and be involved with the Camp Community as much or as little as you like. You will make friends and you will be inspired by the work that will be done here.

WSOAPP UPDATE TONIGHT!

2009-04-06T16:13:00.004-03:00

Well I have not been on here in a while!!! I didn't realize how long it has been! :o( I took a week off during March Break which was nice! I spent one whole week getting ready for a show that a friend asked me to do. Well that was a complete waste of time...I only sold one thing and gave up going to an auction and car shopping so I could get ready for the show! Live and learn. I will stick to the fall shows from now on! :o)

I have not had time to make a bunch of new things for my WSOAPP update but I do have a couple of little ones to list. I am also the featured artist for the month! It was horrible answering all the questions! I am no good at writing...as you can tell from my blog...but I try! :o)

WSOAPP UPDATE TIME!!!

2009-03-06T23:49:00.004-04:00

I have my items up on my WSOAPP site! The title of this post will take you directly to my shoppe if you would like to take a quick peek. It is late I have to go to bed, sorry so short! :o(

Woolly Wool SaleCrowing About Primitives~~

2009-03-04T16:49:00.004-04:00

My bestest on-line friend Ann is having a big wool sale on her selling blog. Click the title of this post to take you directly to her blog! Her wool is amazing and you will not be disappointed! :o)

Well it's time for another Woolly Wool Sale....
I am offering all of my wool on sale...
Please Email me your orders...

Do you want free shipping....
yes..
okay please post my Woolly Wool Sale on your blog
and let me know with your order and shipping will be on me...

please note I have marked all wool that will not be returning so if you like this wool get it now before it is gone...

Thank you for your continued support Ann

It has been a busy week!

2009-02-24T12:54:00.004-04:00

I have been going non stop the last week making dolls. I had a couple of my biggest customers come over to see what I had made up for Sandra's. Well they left with most of it! I have a couple of orders to keep me busy for the rest of this week. This Annie is made from a pattern from Sweet Meadow's Farm.

WSOAPP is having a spring fling! There will be lots of goodies in the auction from over 15 members of WSOAPP.

Nothing much else exciting besides making dolls and cleaning my house! We have had two more snow storms since I posted about the last one! I am done with all this snow!

Shiloh - My Little Man!!

2009-02-18T16:22:00.005-04:00

I checked my e-mail this morning and to my surprise I got new pictures of my "little man"!! My husband has 2 pure bred German Shepherds...(well one now, Jaggar pasted away a couple of months ago). They are not fixed because they are show dogs...well somebody was not watching them close enough when Dakoda was in heat and we had 9 puppies!! Well they were a handful! They all took after their mother except for one! My little man! His personality was his father's through and through! Laid back, mellow, nothing phased him, kind of a loner. I fell right in love with him and if we were to keep any of them it would have been him! This one couple came to look at the puppies and brought a friend along with them. Well he had no intention of getting one but fell right in love with my little man. He said that his wife was not keen on the idea of getting a dog. A week later he called and asked if he could come over again to see him...then a couple of days later he brought his wife...she fell in love too! He just retired and that dog is his life! It is all about the dog, Shiloh goes everywhere that he does!! He gushes like a proud poppa everytime he talks about him! Every once and a while he will send pictures and they bring him by once a year when they come down this way to go camping. He is three now! They grow up soo fast! He is some handsome!!! :o) I will have to dig out the picture of him when he was a puppy!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-14T10:19:00.002-04:00

I hope everyone is enjoying their Valentine's Day! Hope you all got spoiled! I did! My present from my husband was to get up this morning, pack up the car and take Caleb to Moncton! They will not be back till tomorrow afternoon! The best present ever! I am going to finish my coffee and get off this computer and get to work! The only time I have to stop is to heat up leftover lasagna!! :o)

Report Card Day = Poor House for ME!!!

2009-02-11T09:16:00.004-04:00

Two years ago when my oldest went from elementry school to middle school her marks dropped. So as an incentive I told her that I would pay her for anything over a 75 to bring them up. It worked great and she brought her marks up, it is all about the money!!! Well Paige started middle school the next year and between the both of them it costs me a pretty penny! This is the first year for exams for Kristen so I had my fingers crossed that she would do well and she did! She is holding an 80 average, she was disappointed over her science mark which brought her average down but she did great in all her other classes! Paige's average is a 93. She came home all excited yesterday because she got a 98 in social studies and Mr. Moore wrote in her report card that she was the top student in his class! She was tickled pink over that! :o) This picture is of them on their first day of school three years ago...they don't let me take a pic of them anymore! :o(

BRRR!!!!!

2009-02-09T09:56:00.005-04:00

Last night we went visiting friends, it was late and Larry wanted to get home and go to bed so he obviously was not thinking too clearly because he went barrelling down our driveway, which is no big deal on most days. BUT our driveway is a big "U" and one enterance is a lot steeper than the other...and when we pull in the driveway we always pull in the steep one and go out on the not so steep one. I am not quite sure what he was thinking because it is not like this just happened last night but our driveway is a skating rink, literally, and has been for the last 3 weeks!!!

So last night he flew in the driveway and put on his brakes to slow down and turn into the parking spot....nope that didn't happen! He just slide right into the yard/snowbank and got the car hung up and couldn't get it out! So this morning after he spent a good half hour digging out around the car he came inside and asked me to go out in the freezing cold and back the car out while he pushed! As I was sitting there sipping the first couple of sips of coffee thinking do I really want to go out there and freeze my buns off backing out the car that he got stuck....as I was thinking this in my head he knew exactly what was going through my head and said "If you do not come out and help me get the car unstuck I can not go to the post office and mail your parcel!" Well Stacey I did it for you girl! I grabbed my hat and mittens and a way I went out and braved the bitter cold! Your parcel is on its way to the post office as I type this! :o) AND I went back outside to take pictures. It snowed a bit last night but it is completely covered in ice like the top of the driveway! You can see the tire tracks go in a ways...he had her stuck good!

Free Give-away from Crea8tor's Touch

2009-02-08T08:27:00.006-04:00

Well Patrick has out did himself again! First he offered a tutorial on how to make his collapsable door greeter, the link to that great class is in my side bar. Now he is having a give away on his blog!! It is THE cutest Hanging Gaurdian Angel Bunny Spinner! His work is amazing and we all wait to see what he comes up with next because it is always so different and unique! Go check it out. The title of this post is linked to his blog. He is drawing for this cute bunny on March 1st! Must go...just finishing my first cup of coffee and I have 3 things that need to be finished before I go take them to the store today!

WSOAPP Update Feb 7th!!

2009-02-06T11:33:00.006-04:00

Well the sun is shining today but it is cold! Here is a sneak peek of what I am listing for my WSOAPP marketplace tomorrow! To see the rest come on over and take a peek...just click "here" and it will take you right to my page! Also WSOAPP has their own blog! It is chalked full of fun things to read!!

Another Day Another Snow Storm! :o(

2009-02-05T17:20:00.007-04:00

Well the Ground Hog said that there is going to be another six more weeks of winter...I do not know if I will be able to handle much more!!! We had yet another snow storm...the 8th big one so far this winter! We got over a foot of snow. School was cancelled again. My oldest, between exams and school being cancelled, went to school 2 out of a possible 8 days!! :o(

I have all my things ready to list on WSOAPP marketplace for the 7th! I am on the ball this month...no rushing or waiting to the last minute for me! :o) I will keep you posted...maybe even a little sneak peek!

Here are pictures from 4 years ago. It was called White Juan. We had over 2 1/2 feet of snow and winds of over 100km/h! The only reason the road got plowed is because the farmer down the road came through with his tractor....lucky for us that milk truck has to come every day!

Gritty Jane - Cloth and Clay Doll Workshop

2009-01-30T09:24:00.003-04:00

Well since it has been forever since I have regularly posted I guess for the next few weeks I will catch you up on a few things that I have been doing. Last year I took Jane's paperclay doll class! I loved working with clay! It was fun to try something new! She has set it up so you can work at your own pace which is great. Here is the doll that I made during the class...needless to say I need more practice! :o)

I have just been informed by my three year old that I must go upstairs and play with Thomas! He is abosolutely in love with trains! It is all about the trains! :o) Will post more soon!

IT'S ME!!!

2009-01-28T20:05:00.003-04:00

Well I have been a terrible blogger and I keep saying that I am going to post more often but I haven't. My New Year's resolution was to try and do it all! Oct-Dec were very busy with two craft shows, my booth at Sandra's and Christmas holidays. I have managed for the last month to keep my house clean, actually cook real meals 6 days a week, keep my booth full at Sandra's so now I am going to throw in keeping my blog up to date!!! (Fingers crossed!)

I will be posting some pictures of things that I have done just to show you what I have been up to the last few months. Here is a my sack of prim Annie's! I just love them!

The Winner IS.......

2008-12-11T19:36:00.005-04:00

Well I have not dropped off the face of the earth...if you were wondering! I have been very busy the last few months doing local craft shows and making things for the store. I have been in crafty mode with no time for creativity! :o( I hope in the new year that I will have more time to play around. For now I am trying to get ready for Christmas and complete a half a dozen orders that I have left to do.

I have a winner for my giveaway on my WSOAPP market place. I am a day late annoucing the winner because we were without power on the 10th! I did the draw first thing this morning. I took a video of my daughter drawing the name. (She was still in her jammies...school was cancelled today).

Congratulations to Linda Tellier! She is the winner my little snowman!

Currently Listed on E-Bay!

2008-08-20T18:29:00.003-03:00

Hi! I know this isn't very exciting blogging! I have been busy, but a I do have a couple of things to write about the next post...no time right now...in a mad rush! I do have a doll listed on E-Bay this week. Got to go, but will post more soon!

Olivia and her Pumpkin Suit

2008-08-08T10:01:00.001-03:00

I have not been on here in awhile...sorry! I just wanted to post a picture of my last doll that sold on E-Bay! Her name is Olivia and she just won first prize in her class for her pumpkin outfit! She was won by Ann of Crowing About Primitives! I was honored that she bid on her...she is a very talented doll maker!

NEW LISTING

2008-07-06T20:29:00.000-03:00

Hi, Thank you for popping in! I just came on real quick to show you my new listing that is going on tonight. She is a cute Annie that I made from a pattern from Sweet Meadows Farm.

Big Flower, Little Girl

2008-06-17T10:27:00.000-03:00

HI, just a little update to let you know about my current listing on E-Bay. She is inspired by a painting by Diane of Duda Daze. She does amazing work! Summer will end on Sunday night (June 22) at around 9:30pm est.

Father's Day is EXPENSIVE!!

2008-06-14T14:33:00.000-03:00

I just go back from picking up Larry's Father's Day present and dropping off a few things at Sandra's.

Well I must go and get to work on my listing that I HAVE to get listed tonight for our group launch for WSOAPP. And get cracking on a few more. Here is a picture of my lastest that I dropped off to Sandra's today! I loved how they turned out. The roosters are made from a pattern from Patchwork Patty Primitives!

I am still alive!

2008-06-02T16:19:00.000-03:00

It has been nuts for me and I haven't had anytime to come on here and post anything new. It hasn't been very exciting but busy. I had a yardsale last weekend and parted with my antique galvanized tin clawfoot tub with the original oak rim still intacted! :o( You know the ones you see in the old western movies with the cowboy outside in the tub with a drink in one hand soaking away! :o) I was sad to see it go but I know the lady that bought it will put it to good use!

I am posting a picture of my basket of apples I made for Sandra's. I absolutely loved how they turned out. I made them from a pattern from Tennessee Ridge Primitives. They were sold the moment I walk through the door. I am in the midst of making another set for next week! I might actually break down and make some for myself...I never keep anything that I make...unless of course it does not turn out the way I wanted! :o( I must go get supper ready!

Listed This Week on E-Bay!

2008-05-13T18:35:00.000-03:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day. I got breakfast in bed, then I dragged myself outta bed to finish Abagail for Sunday night on E-Bay! I finally got her finished...It has been a busy week and none of it included making dolls. :o( Oh and in the afternoon I was outside and my DH Larry came trapsing out of the barn carry a shovel. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY he said all proud of himself! A shovel? It is not just any shovel he said...it is an edging shovel for your flower beds! :o) I always get the practical gifts! :o) I am sure I will get a lot of use out of it...(and no it will not be by beating him over the head with it! LOL) that is of course if it ever warms up here! It has been freezing cold and the wind has been brutal. We are still lighting fires and have started burning next years wood!! I hope it warms up soon so I can get out and play in my gardens. Well must go for now and get the laundry folded, how exciting I know! :o(

Another auction item

2008-05-04T22:18:00.000-03:00

Well today I took stuff to Sandra's. Four things sold while I was there! I am very happy! Sandra told me that she was really going to find me my own space!! So hopefully by next month I will have my own little nook! The doll I planned on listing tonight is giving me grief! Well not the doll herself just what she is suppose to be holding did not turn out the way I had hoped so I have to make it again, only different! So in the mean time I listed my Sweet Uglee Sisters and Sadie & Jynx, two of my favorite patterns.

I am posting a picture of my laundry room...it is not completely finished but it was clean enough to take a picture of today so I thought this would be a good time as any because who knows if it will evern look that neat again! The divider in the corner is also another thing I got at the auction on Saturday!! I hides the big blue litter box very well!! Now I just have to get rid of the big blue plastic laundry bucket I have now with something a little more appropriate! I am going to go clean off my sewing table so I can actually get some work done tomorrow!

What a BUSY Week!!

2008-04-13T19:08:00.000-03:00

Well my attempts to keep up my blog have not been very successful! :o( I haven't been on here all week! I have been making my new listing for E-Bay tonight and trying to get a few things done for Sandra's. I am listing Cloe tonight on E-Bay! She turned out too cute, I think! :o) She is bummed...she knows that she is going to be in trouble when she gets home. Her mother is not going to be very happy when she sees the hole in her new pair of stockings! Her mother told her not to play outside in her good clothes...but did she listen...NO! :o(

I took 3 things to Sandra's this afternoon. They were all sold within 5 minutes! :o) I had two ladies want the same doll so I offered to make her again for the other lady. If only there were more hours in the day! I worked my butt off all week and I still can not keep up with stuff to put in the store! I guess that is a good thing...I will never have enough stuff to get my own shelf though! Well I must get off this and work on my listing for tonight.

I AM FAMOUS!!

2008-04-06T23:00:00.001-03:00

NOT REALLY but I am pretty excited about this and I tell all my friends that they are getting this framed for Christmas! They all just laughed! I have been trying to get a spot in this store for over six months. It is THE store around here for local crafters and once someone gets a spot in her store no one leaves!! So I was put on a waiting list for a spot...and I waited...and waited...so finally I took down a couple of things for her to see and she loved them and told me that she would find room here and there for my things till a shelf became available! Well I was tickled pink! Then a couple of days later I got a phone call from the owner of the Coffee News (which is like a flyer with light reading in it. It is in restaurants, coffee shops, doctor's offices etc. It has a publication of 18,000) and asked if he could have a picture of my bunny in the basket because Brenda loved him so much that she wanted to feature him in her ad!!! SO here it is!!! That is my exciting news for this week! :o) Oh I almost forgot, the bunny in the basket is made from a pattern from Tonya at Back Porch Pickins!

TOO CUTE!!!

2008-03-28T00:59:00.000-03:00

It is late but I just had to download these pictures off my camera and crop them to show you all this! My son is 2 1/2 and he just got out of the tub from his bath and Larry was on the phone talking to his father. Well Caleb just had to talk to PopPop! So Philip (pop pop) was talking away to him on speaker phone and he asked him about something and Caleb got up and ran right over and picked up a car and held it front of the phone and would look right into the call display part to see if he could see him!!! It was so cute...he thought that Phil could actually see all the things he held up to the phone! He hauled out every dinky car and whatever else he could find in his toy closet to show his pop pop! It was too funny! We were all in stitches laughing. I cropped all the pictures as much as I could...most of them I had to cut him out almost completely but I just wanted you to see all the cars that he so proudly showed off to his grampy!

I am a Slacker today!

2008-03-26T22:53:00.000-03:00

I have no ambition today! I played trains with my son all morning and in the afternoon I packed up one of my dolls to be shipped out and made a card to go with and that was about it! I never once sat down at my sewing table! My husband came home from work early and told me that he was taking me out to dinner at the restaurant where we had our first date! He even reserved the table we sat at on that date! I didn't even remember which one that was...he remembers everything! I was wonderful to get out and have dinner and talk. We very rarely get out together unless you classify a trip to the grocery store a date....you know the sad part is we do. I am posting a couple of pics of my latest dolls. Well I guess it is only going to be one picture today...I forgot Larry cleaned out all the pictures off the computer and put them on CD...and I haven't the slightest clue in what safe place he put that! :o( This one I have been working on for quit awhile...I am one of those people that have ten things on the go and nothing finished...I have tried to start one thing and finish it before moving on to the next but I find I work better if I can jump from one thing to the next then I can work on what I am in the mood to work on and not force myself to something when really don't want to....I am bad for that! :o( But it works for me! I find that I get more accomplished that way! Well it is after 11 and I am not going to start something now so I am going to pour myself a bath and go to bed! Tomorrow is a new day! :o)

My sewing buddy!!!

2008-03-21T11:50:00.000-03:00

I would like you to meet Davis! She is a great cat! I have had her for a little over a year. (I took her away from her owner because she was not taking care of her.) She loves attention but only on her terms! And she never eats anything but dry catfood! She won't even eat a crumb of food off the floor! So it is great I can leave anything out and she will not touch it.

She is always at my feet when I am sewing! No matter where she is in the house if she hears me sit down in the office and turn on the sewing machine she is right there under my feet! I do not know how many times that she has been rubbing up against my legs and flopped herself down right on my sewing foot and the machine has taken off on full speed scaring me half to death!

It has taken me awhile to get this post done (I wanted better pictures) :o( I wanted to do it a few weeks ago but I have come to find out that she really doesn't like her picture being taken! I got the first one of her under the table where she always is and as soon as she realized what I was doing she took off under Larry's desk....So the next shot is of her being all like " Don't be taking a picture of ME!" Then she finally turned her head and I got the last shot so you could see how pretty she is...I have tried on several occasions to get a better picture of her...but this is as good as it gets! Prissy little thing she is!

On to the Laundry Room!!

2008-03-11T23:27:00.000-03:00

Well I did not get my little girl listed tonight! I DID get her finished but not in time to take pictures outside and the ones I took inside were terrible so I decided to hold off in listing her so that I can take pictures of her to do her justice! :o)

I had big plans for getting a lot done on my dolls this week! The girls are home for March Break so I thought I would have it made and have tons of time to get stuff done....boy was I wrong!!! This has been my house for the last three days....

How many of you have a husband that insists that he bring every power tool know to man in the house to get anything done??!! Try cooking a pot pie in this mess!!! I don't know how many times I tripped over him bent over the chop saw while I was trying to make dinner! I only had to put up with that for 2 days in my kitchen!

BUT I guess I can not complain too much because the trim and baseboards are up in my laundryroom! My oldest is painting it right now! She has been priming and taping for the last two days and I told her she could put on the first coat of ORANGE!!!! ......WELL let me tell you it better darken up with the second coat or Larry will never let me live down this paint choice!!! MAN IS SHE BRIGHT!!! :o( Thank goodness I didn't paint my kitchen this color like I had soo desparately wanted! I would have been living in a cave! I actually have COLOR in my house I am soo excited!!! I will post pictures when it is done....should be in a week or two at the rate I am going! No it has to be sooner than that! I NEED to do laundry! :o(

What I have been working on!

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I have been making a few things for a local craft store this week! I met this lady who loves my work and she told me anytime that I wanted to put something in her booth I was more than welcome! The first picture is of a cute little Annie with crazy pigtails!

This one is made from a pattern from Ragg Bagg Babys. She is to cute...I wonder how many times we actually say "No, No!" to little kids!

I am also working on a bunny in a basket for Easter. I should get back to him! I am almost done. I want to get him finished tonight...that is my GOAL!! :o)

I painted my kitchen today

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I live in an 160 farm house that I absolutely love but it needs a ton of work!!! I was told that there is no point in doing anything major in my kitchen because it needs to be torn off and rebuilt from scratch! I could not even list all the things that are wrong with it!! Well that I am told in not going to happen for at least another ten years (it should last that long, he hopes!) But I was not going to live with the black/grey marble looking lino floor and the dusty rose painted paneling for that long! Oh and how could I forget about the big industrial florecent lighting!!

It all started with the kitchen door having to be replaced. We could never lock it because the old skelton key only worked when it wanted to! So when Larry and his brother replaced the door I had Larry convinced the next time his brother came down that he should replace the wall beside the door with sheet rock since they were going to wreck the wall putting in the new door anyway...so when Jon (his brother) came down Larry told him about replacing that one wall I was standing behind Larry mouthing that all the walls should be replaced!!! Needless to say I got all new walls in my kitchen. That was 6 months ago...they were up and primed just waiting for the molding to go up were the wall meets the ceiling.

I waited and waited....no moldings! I have stared at primed walls for way to long so the girls and I painted it today! I wanted a burnt orange color but I was scared that it would darken the kitchen too much because there is not a lot of light in my house. So I am stuck with a basis biege but I am so excited that it is painted I do not care! I am going to paint the trim some time this week and I will have to see if I can find a before pic and take a pick of the newly painted one so you can see!

Well that was my excitement for the day! :o) I best be going to bed, I am beat!

Currently on E-Bay!

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This cutie is currently on E-bay! I love the way that he turned out...he is too cute. His name is Sonny and he waited till the last minute to go to the costume rental place to rent a bunny suit for the Easter party for all the young cubs! So he is stuck with this worn old bunny suit that is way too small for him!! :o)

Last two sets of rabbits on E-Bay

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I was absolutely thrilled that these two sets went over so well on E-Bay! They were different and I wasn't sure if they were going to do well or not! Well I needless to say I was shocked that they did soo well! Here are pictures of them.

The Ditty Bag Blog!

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I was quite thrilled when I received an e-mail from Sam asking me if she could feature me in the Ditty Bag Blog! She created this blog to showcase various artists work in one place. She does a fantastic job and I am honored that she picked me! You should go take a peek http://www.thedittybag.blogspot.com/

My latest dolls!

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Here are a couple of dolls that I have made in the past month!

First there is my girl bunny...I just love her eyelashes!!

Then there was my Annie with her grungy kitties made using a pattern from

Sweet Meadows Farm.

I also made a spring fairy using a pattern from Back Porch Pickins.

OUT OF THREAD!!!

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How can that be??? I was sure I had one more spool in my sewing box! Nope, none to be found when I went in routing around in it! :o( I then decided that I best be updating my blog!! I have been a slacker in this department! I kept telling myself that I have to take the time to get on here and write something! My life is not very exciting...and I do not have a computer during most of the day. I use my husband's laptop that he uses for work so he takes it everyday. Which is kind of a good thing for me because I tell myself that I am just going to pop on for a quick minute to check something and before you know it an hour has past!! :o( I have decided that I am going to put my blog addy in my about me page on e-bay so I will be more motivated to update on here on a more regular basis....I promise more that once a month! :o)

Monday's are my day off!

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Hi, I think that I am getting the hang of putting stuff on here now! It is quiet fun actually! I would like to say thank you to Brenda for making me my logo! I just love it! She is a sweety and is always there for everyone in our group! I don't know where she finds the time to actually make dolls, but she does! She is amazing!

Mondays are my clean up the house day! I do not get any housework done on the weekend because I am finishing up a doll, taking pictures and doing listings...who has time to clean?! No matter how many times I tell myself to keep ahead of everything I always seem to be playing catch up!

Here is a picture of my latest creation on E-Bay:

His name is Wilber! He is going out on his first date and he is nervous! He was a hoot to make and I think that his deer caught in the headlights expression is too funny!

Welcome to my BLOG!!!

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Hi!

This is my first attempt at a blog so bare with me here! I just wanted to get the basics down and then I will start tweaking it here and there! I am excited to be a member of a new group called Whispered Secrets of a Primitive Past ~ WSOAPP ~ Once I figure out the whole link thing I will put in links to our group blog and to our E-Bay listings!