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Lorraine over at Pie Cake Primitives is hosting a give away!

One lucky winner will receive a hand painted angel ornie, 2 beeswax star ornies, and 2 cards. Just venture over to her blog, leave a comment, & voila! you’re entered. You don’t have to have a blog, just leave your email address so you can be contacted. You have until Saturday, February 23rd 2008 11:59 PM to enter. Winner will be announced on Sunday, the 24th.

What are you waiting on, go visit Lorraine!!!

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Happy Valentine’s Day, You Sweet Hearts

Two of my favorite poems by e.e. cummings:

somewhere i have never traveled, gladly beyond
any experience, your eyes have their silence:
in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me,
or which i cannot touch because they are too near
your slightest look easily will unclose me
though i have closed myself as fingers,
you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens
(touching skillfully, mysteriously) her first rose
or if your wish be to close me, i and
my life will shut very beautifully, suddenly,
as when the heart of this flower imagines
the snow carefully everywhere descending;
nothing which we are to perceive in this world equals
the power of your intense fragility: whose texture
compels me with the colour of its countries,
rendering death and forever with each breathing
(i do not know what it is about you that closes
and opens;only something in me understands
the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)
nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands

& the poem read at my wedding, by my sweet friend, billie

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
i fear
no fate (for you are my fate,my sweet) i want
no world (for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)

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I hope this valentine’s day finds you all filled & surrounded by such love.

Lynette and primitive Easter Lamb.

LynetteTorso2 This sweet little gal with her very own pet is Lynette. Like all my dolls, Lynette & her lamb are my original designs and are guaranteed one of a kind art! She is 30" tall. Her sweet pet is 9.5" tall & 12.5 inches wide. Both dolls have been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill. Lynette’s lower torso has been rag-stuffed & bean filled in order to weight her little bottom. Both dolls have been hand-painted & sanded, top to bottom many, many times. Lynette has been treated to a series of paint washes, giving her a deeply aged patina. Her arms are lightly wired.

Lynette’s sweet face has been needle-sculpted by hand, (nose & lip), and hand-painted. Her face is heavily detailed! She has been painted with premium acrylic paints and shaded & highlighted heavily with oil pastels, artist pencils & acrylic paint. She has needle sculpted fingers. Her lamb has been painted & highly detailed with the same media as Lynette. Both dolls have been sealed top to bottom with a combination of glossy & matte acrylic sealer.

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This little lamb was constructed from eight separate pieces. All legs have been attached with several strands of heavy duty button thread. They can be slightly posed. I’ve needle-felted this lamb entirely with raw, clean wool. (Quite a time-consuming process!!) She is as pretty on all sides as she is from the front. She can sit on her own as well relax in Lynette’s lap.

Lynette sports taupe painted socks & painted boots modeled after a pair of antique baby shoes. They are highly detailed & sanded in just the right places, adding to their aged appearance.

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Lynette’s apron dress is made of a 100% cotton, pink polka dot print & a super cute 100% cotton alphabet print by Moda. (I’m in LOVE with both of these fabrics!) Her blouse has been made of white muslin & features sleeves, hand-gathered at the elbow, & a vintage mother of pearl button at the collar (which is edged in pretty, pink stitches). Lynette’s skirt & blouse feature tons of hand-stitching! All visible hems have been hand-stitched (skirt, sleeves, collar). The back of Lynette’s blouse also features hand-stitching. Her clothing has been treated to a coffee and lavender bud bath for an aged appearance. All pieces have been hand-washed & pressed with linen water.

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Lynette’s hair is 100% ‘carrot’ mohair. It is not nearly as stark as shown in these photographs. The color is truer to the picture on the far right, above. It was lightly glued then carefully needle-felted to her head. I’ve styled Lynette’s hair into low messy buns.

Lynette & her little lamb (in my mind, her name is Aggie!) are available on eBay. They will end Sunday night Feb. 17th at 9:15 EST. Here’s the clicker if you want to view or bid!

A primitive Easter Rabbit & her Posy

TillyHeadtoToe I’m so happy to introduce to you, Tilly. Like all my dolls, she is my original design and is guaranteed one of a kind art! I’ve used no patterns to create her or her clothing. She is a whopping 31″ tall. She has been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill. I’ve stuffed Tilly’s lower torso with beans & rags in order to weight her little bottom. I’ve hand-painted & sanded her top to bottom many, many times. Tilly has been stained for an ‘oh so vintage’ appearance. Her arms are lightly wired.

Tilly’s sweet face has been needle-sculpted by hand, (nose), and hand-painted. Her face is heavily detailed! She has been painted with premium acrylic paints and shaded & highlighted heavily with oil pastels, artist pencils & acrylic paint. She has been sealed top to bottom with glossy acrylic sealer so that you may dust her lightly after display & keep her for a lifetime.

Tilly’s fingers have been needle-sculpted by hand. She is wearing white painted gloves (elbow length!) & brown boots with pretty smoky purple socks, matching the hydrangea she carries, perfectly. Tilly’s shoes have been painted & heavily detailed, right down to the laces!

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Tilly’s apron dress is made of a 100% cotton, brown, floral print. Her blouse has been made out of white muslin & features hand-gathered sleeves & a vintage button. Tilly’s skirt & blouse feature tons of hand-stitching! All visible hems have been hand-stitched (skirt, sleeves & collar). Her clothing has been treated to a coffee and lavender bud bath for a semi-grubby, aged appearance. All pieces have been hand-washed & pressed with linen water.

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Tilly carries a dried hydrangea bouquet, surely a sweet gift for someone! This dried hydrangea features delicate shades of smoky purple, sage & light blue. The stem has been wired & wrapped with florists’ tape & then wrapped in burlap. The stem also features a midori satin ribbon band, chocolate in color, topped off with a raffia bow — the perfect combination of frilly & rugged.

Tilly makes her eBay debut tonight at 9:15 PM. She will end Feb. 10th at 9:15 PM. Click here to view or bid! (Link will not work until she is available on eBay at 9:15.)