Vintage Thanksgiving...

This little guy is too cute to chop the turkey!
Maybe mac n' cheese for dinner?

Pretty image... perfect words...

That's it... butter up the butterball!

~Happy Thanksgiving~
I hope your holiday weekend is filled with
all that makes you happy!

Early Light...

The distant trees were lavender tones...
The salmon glow blanketed our lawn...
Birds were busy at the feeders...
The waterfall, rushing~

November mornings...

There's No Business... Like SNOW Business...

Left over noses...
Vintage game pieces...
Antique tinware...(the bases for them)
Vintage-style tinsel...
Paper clay and wool!

MORE SNOWMEN!

Way too much fun...

These will be in my Etsy shop
as soon as I find a few minutes to log them in!

In all the years I have been making snowmen~
These, by far, are my most favorite!

Hope they made you smile!

You Know What This Means...

There are noses left...

More SNOWMEN!

These are made from paper clay.
I started the sweet heads with a ball of tinfoil
then generously covered them with the clay.
Much less cracking and very light weight~

Love their little cheeks!

Now I just need to decide what type of body to make
for them... wool... cloth... paper mache?
Antique them or keep them snow white?
Glitter?

Maybe a couple of each!
I'll be sure to share finished photos...

Hope your weekend is wonderful!

Frosty Fall...

We have enjoyed the most beautiful
fall weather... sun and mid 60's~
Even a few days in the low 70's!

We know the winter winds are just
around the corner...

Winter doesn't feel as long and daunting
when November weather is mild...

Everything had this sweet sugar coating...
Rooftops with glimmering sprinkles!

While I was taking these pictures three gray
squirrels tried to take over the bird feeders...
My pup and I let out a few noises and
they took off limb to limb into the neighbors yard!

The Tufted Titmouse, Blue Jays, Cardinals...
Nuthatch, Chickadees, Juncos & Finches quickly returned!

Just a spoonful of sugar!

Pickin' Out Whiskers...

This is Little Lewie!
A new needle felted friend...

We just finished picking out the perfect
kitty whiskers to make him complete!

He'll be in my Etsy shop later today...

My whisker collection is growing faster than
I'm making mice and bunnies!

Remember! No kitty, dog or other whiskered
snouts were touched or injured during the
gathering of whiskers!
They are collected by luck from their beds...
Swept up in their mounds of hair...
Shared from MANY homes!

Hope your day is wonderful!

Marbleized... Rare Book Papers...

Look! It isn't a snowman! ha.. ha..

In my daily attempt to keep my studio organized...
(laugh hard!)
I have been sorting through BOXES and envelopes
of antique papers, letters, advertising... etc.
trying to file like-things together.

Sharing some of my marbleized papers that
were saved from old, rare books being discarded.
I did not remove these papers from the books...
I was able to purchase them at various
antique shows, postcard festivals etc.

With the growing popularity of ephemera
people are not discarding half-torn or
water damaged books...
They're trying to preserve some of the
amazing plates, title pages and endpapers.

These are just a few from my collection...

Sorry for blurry...

I discovered a lot of information on the history
of marble papers on the web...
The link below will bring you to YouTube and
various videos on how to marbleize paper.
Marble Paper Projects

I love these art-safe plastic folders.
This one is 16x20
I purchase them from fine art stores.
The sturdy zip closure keeps bugs & dust out and
would protect from water...

Hope your Saturday is off to a great start!