French Bulldog

Side view of my little miniature French Bulldog. I am sculpting it out of Super Sculpey and I will be flocking it. This is going to be a doll house miniature size. I have several things I have sculpted and haven't had time to bake and finish. I feel like this year has zoomed by and now the holidays are almost upon us. I am not going to get freaked out that I don't have much to sell this year. It has been a very stressful time for my family and just holding it together is about as much as I can do right now. I love my blog and my art, it keeps me from going insane.

Halloween Pumpkin Art Doll

Well I am in week five of six. I will be getting the pin removed from my toe next week and a supportive boot so I can finely walk. It has been the longest five weeks of my life. I was ordered by the doctor not to put my foot on the ground for six weeks after foot surgery and I have almost managed to do that. I will be getting back to my dolls the end of next week I hope. My newest pumpkin doll is sitting in her chair with the most mean look on her face. She seems to be mad at me for leaving her for so long unfinished without arms and naked. I tried several ways to sit at my sewing machine with my foot elevated above my heart as ordered but to no avail. Just too painful to have it lower than that. Anyway here is a pic of my new doll in the works.

Halloween Pumpkin Head Art Doll

This is my first Halloween Art Doll for this year. She is going to be a big-un, at least 38 inches including her hat. Can't wait to paint and dress her in all those lovely oranges and black stripes.

I have been busy with my grand kids these last few weeks. They are growing so fast. I wanted to have them with me as much as possible because of some upcoming surgery on my foot.
They go back home at the end of this week.  
I will have a pin sticking out the end of my foot so my house will be a no kid zone until that comes out after six weeks.
I shall be wheelchair bound for six weeks and then another month or so before I am completely healed up. I am planning on getting lots of work done while I can't walk. 
This week I am setting up my sewing room so that I can reach everything I need to complete my dolls. That's the plan anyway, or I could just be rolling around in agony and get nothing done, we shall see.

Steam Punk Art Doll

Working on a Steam punk doll. This will be my first doll of this type. I am enjoying looking through all my goodies looking for things to add to her dress.

Boston Terrier Puppy

I never seem to follow rules and never do things in the right order. It gets me in trouble with my art sometimes but most of the time it works out.

Having already started sculpting my Boston Terrier puppy, without first sketching or looking at photos of puppies. I had to stop working on it because I needed some reference as to how to make his body position .

So now I get around to doing a sketch of him. Then after the sketch was done I liked it and couldn't stop myself from adding colour.

Anyway I am almost done with the sketch and will finish the sculpt soon.

Hand sculpted Boston Terrier puppy

I am working on this tiny Sculpey Boston Terrier puppy. It is for the dollhouse I am making. After he is all sculpted I am going to flock him in black and white.This could also be a French Bulldog I haven't made my mind up yet

Halloween doll house

Doing some stone work on the doll house today. I work on it in between other projects so it's taking a long time. I find it very relaxing. I'm thinking of ways to make this look very old. I have to figure out how to add the door, or doors on the back still. Today I am going to Hobby Lobby to look at lighting. I want a creepy fireplace with an orange glow to it. I like it so far.

folk art, vintage, artist Teddy Bear, one of a kind

 Before and After

 
I have really enjoyed making this little Teddy. She looked so sweet before I tea-stained her, and after. I found the chair in my local charity shop, it had arms but one was broken. I took the arms off and filled and sanded the holes then painted it. Not bad for $1.

Artist Bear Original

I sat a played yesterday in my studio. I wanted to make a new bear pattern that was way smaller than I usually do. 

I have created two patterns that where smaller a long time ago but I wanted one that was just a little easier on my eyes to hand sew.

 After making the pattern I cut it out in furry wool felt. I liked the end results but I want to tweak it a little next time.

 I will be making the pattern available on my Etsy store next week, when I am satisfied with the end results. 

I am also working on a cute little pink elephant as well. She will be a tad bigger that this bear. 

Anyway it's Mothers Day weekend and my family are coming over to spoil me, either that or I am going to cook clean and spoil them. Stay tuned for Bella the pink elephant.

Annie

Humpty Dumpty 2013

 

 

Humpty Dumpty isn't sitting on a wall, not yet anyway. Work in progress

Just finished this door for a customer. Hope she likes it. It is not as lilac as it appears. I have toned it down with a antique wash.

Hand painted roses

My Daughter was going to throw my Grand-daughters old bed away. I couldn't let that happen so I told her I would take it. I am going to make a cute little girls bench out of it. I have this vintage fabric that I love. I drew then painted roses similar to the ones on the fabric and I am going to make a seat cushion.

Valentine 2013

My new card for 2013

Just finished this little fella

 

Latest artwork

 Twisted Easter card

My first chicken painting. He is a little strange but I like that about him. I didn't study chickens before I did this and after looking at some pictures of chickens  I can see I missed the mark in most areas. I think I must have dreamed about him last night because I woke up this morning and just had to paint him.

I am working on my little Shayzee's bedroom right now. I rescued this seventies lamp from a house we bought, my husband wanted to throw it away and said it was ugly. Well it was but not anymore. I painted it in sparkle paint and added trim and a butterfly and spray painted the brass parts apple green. She is going to love it.

Been a long time since I blogged. Very busy with my family recently. I am still working on a fairy doll house for my Grandaughter and I have just finished a doll for her birthday next month. I am going to spend some time to spruce up my blog soon so I might be offlne for a bit.

Angel Gabriel

I have been working on this for a Christmas card. My idea of the Angel Gabriel. I think of the scripture "Every eye shall see him" I did a large wooden cut out of Raphael's painting ages ago and I wanted to redo it because I was not happy with the faces. I like this one much better.

Frankenstien in progress

Here is one of Frankie's boots. I am working on some bookmarks for the kids for Christmas. I know the boys are going to like Frankie.

Halloween Art Doll Pumpkin

This is my new doll pattern I have just designed and I am very pleased with it so far. I have to tweak some things on my next one but not too much. I have made her to be very floppy, her head rolls as you move her almost giving her a live feel. As she is sleeping I wanted her head to be able to slump to the side. Her legs are very bendable as well. I have hand sewn tiny buttons down the side of her boots which I love the look of.She is a large doll. She measures 34 inches to the top of her hat.

Christmas Ornament Santa

This is a paper mache sculpture I am working on. I first made the snowball out of the rough paper mache then used a really smooth paper mache for Santa. I like how he is turning out so far.

Christmas Ornaments Santa

Just put them on eBay. They turned out nice I think. They have an old world feel to them. I toned down the color with burnt umber to make them look like they were very old. Item number: 251168161639 on eBay. I know there's a way to add a link but I can't remember how to do it right now and I am sooooooo tired. I will try again tomorrow to do it the right way. Night night. zzzzzzzzzzzz!

Christmas Fairy

 

I started this ages ago. I think it will actually get finished by this Christmas, maybe. She is only 4 inches long. I am going to make her some wings, I think I will experiment with fabric.

New Dolls in the making

These are what I have come up with so far. They will be made into dolls and ornies. That's the plan anyway. Just have to find the time to do it now. Also working on a dollhouse with the hubby. Stay tuned.

Ghost

I am working on a series of dolls that have the same shape face but different expressions. This is Scaredy Ghost. I think they will make nice ornaments as well.

Snowman Joy to the world

This will be my Christmas card for this year. I wish Joy to the world. We really need it.

Snowman

 

 

That's it I am going to bed. I will be dragging in the morning now but at least a new snowman was born.

Christmas Snowman

Decided to work on Christmas a little

Halloween Mosquito

If they looked as cute as this I think I wouldn't mind them so much

Queen and Frog Prince

Just finished my Queen and frog Prince. She has no legs so I am thinking of adding more to her for a birthday card.

Halloween Pumpkin

 

Done with this one, now on to another drawing for fall.

Halloween Pumpkins

Drawing some pumpkinsI love the fall, it's my most favorite time of the year.

Halloween Circus Clown

I think he is done. I am pleased with him. He has that sort of pleasant scary look that you just don't know if you can trust him feel.

Halloween Circus Clown

Mr Boo

Halloween Circus Clown

Not really so scary. I am calling him Mr Boo. Lots more work to do on him yet.

The Butler

I am working on "You Rang"

I need that Martini right now

Frog Prince and Queen

 New drawing of a Queen and her frog Prince

Black and white sketch

One of  my seven days of the week sketches I am working on. Tuesday is giving me some jip.

Chef and Bartender

Still tweaking my chef. Can't wait to see him on canvas.

Chihuahua painting and British bulldog

Just had an urge to do a painting of a Chihuahua this weekend. I call it "Slugs and Snails" because without thinking about the design I just did some squiggles and swirls. After looking at it, they look like slugs and snails and we have the puppy dog tail to boot. It was a project to release some stress so I had no idea where this painting would go. I am now working on a British bulldog with a British flag to commemorate the Olympics 2012.