Dandy — a Glittery, Glitzy Fellow

The most special thing about winter, to me, is snow. I love how it makes me feel like a little kid again. How it stirs memories of sledding dangerously down steep hills, of sipping hot chocolate with lips still stinging from the cold, how it makes me think of playing outside with my brother, building snowmen and collecting enough clean snow for a new fresh batch of delicious snow cream.

There were many evenings that I just looked out the window, watching new flakes fall and loving how the snow glistened in the moonlight. That sparkle was magical. Still, my very favorite thing about winter is snow. And my very favorite thing about snow is how it sparkles when the light hits it just right.

My offering for this month’s PFATT Marketplace is a tribute to that lovely sparkle.

Dandy is a mixed media sculpture built onto a paper-mache cone. He can be a tree topper at Christmastime and then function as a free-standing doll the rest of the winter. He’s sure to keep you good company on cold winter days!

Dandy is around 12.25″ tall and will be available on Dec. 10th at 1 p.m. EST on my PFATT Marketplace page. (Or just click the image below!)

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Patty…a Sleeping, Pink Pixie.

This charming little lady is Patty. She’s a sleeping pink pixie full of sweetness. I like to think that once she awakens, she’s responsible for fluttering around, sprinkling moments of tenderness and sweetness onto our lives.

Patty is my newest offering for the PFATT Marketplace which will be “live” today, Feb. 10th at 1 PM EST.

Let these images of Patty make you think of warmer, sweeter days ahead. And if you’d like Patty to flutter to your abode, visit my shop on PFATT Marketplace.

Gingerbread Sweetness!

It’s so felt like Christmas the last few days. We were fortunate to have all the beauty of ice hanging from lacy branches and limber pines, without the ugly that goes with it….like power outages, tree breakage and hazardous roads for days on end. For that, I’m very thankful.

At 1 PM EST today, PFATT Marketplace will update. For those of you new to my work, I am a member of an online art group known as Primitive Folk Art Talk and Tea (PFATT). Each month, many of our members offer our handmade items through a selling site which is a “sister” to our group called Primitive Folk Art Trinkets and Treasures Marketplace (PFATT Marketplace). PFATT Marketplace updates at 1PM EST on the 10th of every month with a host of new, carefully crafted items made by participating members. If you love personal, handmade, thoughtful items…this is the marketplace for you. Many PFATT members have had their works appear in magazines nationwide.

This is my offering for December’s PFATT Marketplace update. Meet “Ginger”, a sweet little Christmas tree topper or free standing doll.

Visit my page on PFATT Marketplace to purchase! And don’t forget to check out all the other available works!

Grace — A Wintery Folk Art Angel.

I want to share this little girl with you. Her name came to me quite suddenly, after her completion. I finished tying the embroidery thread attaching the buttons & wings to her body & the name “Grace” came. She’s graceful for sure & one of the loveliest tree toppers I’ve made. I can see this little lady in so many homes, whether you decorate traditionally, eclectically or in a shabby chic style—Grace could fit so many decors, trees or tabletops (she’s a free-standing doll too!)

Vintage crocheted trim, pages from a vintage hymnal & shimmery glass glitter are some of her special features. Take a look.

Grace is available on Etsy.