This little girl’s ready to fill that bucket! Meet Nan. She’s a 16″ original, one of a kind muslin & fiberfill creation. She’s  been hand-painted top to bottom and has been sanded & aged, giving her such a lovely, vintage patina. Nan has been sealed so that she may be lightly dusted after display. She has button jointed arms which may be slightly posed. She has an embroidery loop thread attached, making her suitable for hanging–or she may sit with assistance. Her legs are sewn through.

Nan’s face has been been carefully painted with a variety of media. Her mask is painted. Her nose & lips have been needle-sculpted by hand, giving her a great little pout. Her hands are needle-sculpted as well. Nan wears pretty green stocking with hand-painted ribbon closures & cute shoes painted in the style of MaryJanes!

This moon print fabric is 100% cotton in shades of cream & lime.  Nan’s blouse is made of white muslin & features a beautiful mother of pearl button at the neckline.The hem, sleeves, neckline & back have been stitched by hand.

This fun little fellow is a paperclay creation. He’s been hand-sculpted, without the use of molds, over a styrofoam armature. He’s been hand-painted with a variety of media & sealed. A rusty wire creates the perfect primitive handle.

Nan is currently available on Ebay. She ends Sunday, Aug. 29th at 9:15 PM EST. Click here to bring the party to your house!

If you’re wondering where I’ve been the last few weeks, the photograph below might explain it all.

I’ve been alone in my workspace from morning until–most days–dark, assembling a powerful doll army. Ok, truthfully, I’ve been preparing for our local Market in the Park, scheduled to take place this Saturday.  Yesterday, I began to work on my table display & something tells me I’m gonna need more space. The dollies above are the finished dollies. There are still around 10 waiting for clothes, or balloons, animal friends, accessories or hair–including one large Santa & a sweet Mr. & Mrs. Claus set! And I still have to find room for around 60 Christmas ornies! Although this has been a lot of hard work, it’s been so cheerful in the studio with glass glitter sparkling & snow glitter falling.

I’ve had fun working in paperclay. I find sculpting a bit challenging–so I suppose it’s important to work on that until it isn’t so challenging. I think I’m getting there. I have Santas, snowmen, angels & reindeer galore!

This is going to be a family even too. My husband will be offering prints of his fabulous photographs, for the first time ever. I’ve been trying to talk him into opening an Etsy shop for a long time. I’m just glad that someone, besides me, is getting to finally see his work. I think he’ll be happily surprised by the response.

And to add to the fun, my sister-in-law, Lori, makes the most beautiful jewelry & will be offering it at the market too!

Aren’t these gorgeous?!? If you’re near West Liberty, KY on Saturday, Aug. 21 come check out the festivities. There will be 45 local vendors, free home-grown food, music by local artists & lots of goodies & fun to be had. Click here for more details & driving directions.