Monday, April 7, 2008

Its been so long!!!

Since my last post. I can't believe how much time has passed. I have really good excuse, really!! I bought a 1950's house back in November and it was a complete strip to the studs remodel. My dad and I did the whole project all by ourselves other than having the windows replaced. I have learned so much and way too much about house wiring and plumbing,LOL! It was so much fun! Except sheetrocking the ceilings, It won't hurt my feelings at all to never get to have that experience again! We haven't finished the whole thing yet but we did complete 1200 sq.ft of living space in less than 100 days and we didn't have those crews like flip this house has. I still walk around in total amazement. I can't believe we did it, and its just so awesome!! Love my house!! Will try to be better about posting!

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Its November Already!



Time is flying by! And I am so behind!! I just finally finished my last Halloween Item, way late, but that is nothing new for me!LOL! I have one Thanksgiving item started and no Christmas started. Dang! One would think after selling on Ebay for almost ten years now I would learn to be ready for the holiday seasons well in advance but I just don't seem to do it! Here is my second version of Bear Dracula. When I made the first one, my daughter pointed out that he should be a black bear with a white face. Actually I did think about making him out of black fur but I can't get it to photograph well for my listings! I started thinking about how to give him a white face and decided to experiment! I made his head out of cotton canvas, that I sculpted paperclay over to give his nose and eyes three dimensions. I think painted him with acrylic paint and put lots of gloss on his eyes. I think he came out cute! He will be up on Ebay later tonight!

Thursday, October 18, 2007

FOCD WOODEN DOLL CHALLENGE!


Well, the votes are in and I won Most Creative! Yeah, now I get to shop for more new patterns! One can never have too many!LOL!

"TITANIA" Keeper of the Fairies!

Sunday, October 14, 2007

I Have Been Tagged!!

I been tagged by Debb at http://debksg.blogspot.com Now I have to Tag 7 people with blogs. Rules to follow for the tag. 1 ) link to your tagger and post rules2) Share 7 facts about yourself some random some weird.3)Tag 7 people at the end of your post.And list there names and links to there blogs. Let them know you have tag them by leaving a message on there blogs.
Seven things about me:
#1-I love the color purple!
#2-I have absolutely no fear of applying to paint to anything!LOL!
#3-I got divorced five years ago after 27 years of marraige and I SURVIVED!(Had my doubts for awhile!)
#4-I have learned to accept that God made me the way I am for a reason, I am OK
#5-I started making bears in 1989, Wow! 18 years!
#6-I always want to fix things but have given up on the humans!
#7-My goal every morning is to be a better person than I was yesterday.
Ok, I tag:
Cara, http://doublecatbatik.blogspot.com
Tracy (Cedara), http://thrutheatticdoor2.blogspot.com
Jackie, http://plain-n-simpleblog.blogspot.com
Dixie, http://Northdixiedesigns.blogspot.com
Sorry my list is short, these are the only ones I know personally! Don't want to rub anyone the wrong way!LOL!

Playing in Fairy Land!


I have been making fairies as of late!LOL! My local doll group decided to make some fimo fairies with the use of molds. My hats off to you artist that make these little creations from scratch! It took me hours and hours just to smooth mine out after removing from the mold! Sculpting with clay is not one of my talents!LOL! It was so frustrating! I decided to design a fairy bear instead! Much more in my comfort zone! The wings are my favorite part! Here are my fairies! My fairy bear is listed on Ebay!

Thursday, October 4, 2007

My New Center Piece!


I spent several days last week stripping , sanding and refinishing this large wooden bowl that was a 50 cent garage sale find. I thought it would be great to hold my hand made pumpkins and squash I like to display during the holidays, but it seems Toby thinks its existance is for another purpose! As you can see my rule about no cats on the table is still going right over his head!LOL!

I have been busy!






I promised myself I would post everyday in here but I seem to run out of time on a regular basis! I have actually been productive lately! Here are some pictures of my latest creations. Sunshine (Yellow bear) is currently up on Ebay. Littlebit(1.5"), Flutterfly bear, and Chloe will be on ebay later tonight! I am almost finished with my first fairy bear, will get pictures posted soon!

Monday, October 1, 2007

New Listings on Beneath The Attic Eaves!


Hello Blogland! Its the first of the month again and there are lots of new items listed on the BTAE website! Please click on the link to the left to check out all the awesome creations! My offering this month is a sweet attic bear that I made using a pattern by SweatMeadowsFarm and her sweet babies made with a pattern by Bowls-n-Annies. I used a very vintage wool coat to make my bear and dressed her in a sweet antique baby dress. This set is going to be very hard for me to part with. Hope you will drop by the website and sign up for our email list!

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Wooden Doll Challenge!

FOCD (Friends of Cloth Dolls) and Judi Ward sponsered a challenge this month at thedollnet.com . FairyKeeper (earlier post) was my entry. All the wonderful entries are now on display at http://thedollnet.com/woodendoll/ Please go take a look see and if you have a few minutes place a vote! Anyone on the internet can vote!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHANNON!



Today is my daughters Birthday! Want to send out the best of Birthday wishes to her! I won't get to see her today, but I will tomorrow. I am keeping the grandchildren this weekend so that her sweet hubby can take her for a quick trip to DisneyWorld. (Thats what she asked for her birthday!) Hope its a great day for you sweetie!Love, Mom