A little birdie told me...

I woke up this morning and it

finally feels like fall....

there is a cool breeze coming through

the kitchen window and I can

hear the birds off in the garden as a

lite drizzle falls to the ground.

I want to take a moment to thank

all those fellow artist, friends and family

for the contributions you have made

to my Go Fund Me campaign.

Your encouragement and support are

a real blessing.

I am still hoping to get enough to 

cover the costs of getting to and from my 

first show in November and if possible 

enough supplies to make some wonderful 

new pieces to make their debut at 

the American Artisan Show.

If you would like to contribute to 

this effort any amount would be 

such a gift and much appreciated...

just click on the link above.

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I wanted to take a moment and share

some of the new pieces as well as some special

pieces I have made for some of my fellow

artists and friends recently.

A dear friend and a most exceptionally gifted

needlework artist, Tammy Black, ordered

a Heart In Hand Thread Holder & Pin Cushion

about 6-8 weeks ago and she received it 

in the mail yesterday!

"I will cherish this very special piece

with all my heart, it will sit on a table beside my

stitching chair...I'll think of you and

your amazing talent every time I look at it.

So beautiful..."

I am so happy that she is so thrilled with it!!!

If you are a stitcher or simply love good design

I would suggest you check out her work and 

take a moment to read her blog.

Scattered Seed Samplers

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A wonderful doll and Santa maker, 

Bonnie Jones, ordered one of my small 

1800's German style sleighs. 

I can't wait to see what glorious Santa

she creates to ride in this sleigh!

If you don't know her work 

you should really look her up on the web!

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Another friend, Benjamin William Bradley, makes 

stunningly beautiful cotton batting ornaments.

These treasures are made using vintage materials and

are truly heirloom quality pieces to treasure.

This little treasure is in my collection.

I made some miniature sleighs for Benjamin

so that he can play around and see 

what he comes up with to accompany them.

If these sleighs work then I may

just have to make some more or even create

a custom sleigh just for his use.

The smallest sleigh is 3"l x 1.25" h x 1"w

and the largest sleigh shown is

6"l x 2.5"h x 2"w.

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As for the "little birdie"....

well, one of the new pieces I hope to have

ready for the American Artisan Show

is a series of Limited Edition ornaments.

I plan on making 9 different ornaments

and the editions will be limited to 12 of each.

Two of the ornaments will be clip-on birds....

a Dove and a Raven.

I started working on these this week. 

So far  the Dove is chip-carved and assembled. 

I hope to chip-carve and assemble the 

Raven today. By the end of the weekend both

should be painted and ready to photograph.

Then once I have the supplies I can

beging to make the other 7 ornaments.

Once that is done I will start on making all

12 of each design.

Here are some "work-in-progress" photos

for you to enjoy...

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REMEBER MARTHA!

I am proud to be among those fine artists 

nominated on the Martha Stewart AMERICAN MADE

 website. I would appreciate you taking a 

moment to read my profile and write a comment.

The voting will begin on September 21st.

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Thank you for spending some time with me today.

I hope you all have a good day today

and a wonderful weekend. Enjoy yourselves!