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Santa’s Little Helper

December 9, 2015 By Rebecca Leave a Comment

This sweet gent is Father Christmas. This three piece doll set is #249.

I love old world Santas. And the idea of Santa traveling through the forest on horseback, delivering special gifts to sweet children who dream of him in their sleep.That thought inspired this charming fellow who has a very special helper.

Santa is 16″ tall, while his horse is 6″ tall and 9.5″ from nose to tail.

Father Christmas is now available in my Etsy shop. You can also read more about his construction there! Thanks for visiting!

Filed Under: Christmas, Features Tagged With: christmas doll, christmas set, cloth doll, Horse, numbered doll

Appalachian Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair…

November 4, 2015 By Rebecca 2 Comments

There will be one more opportunity for you to see my work in person this year & that is at the Appalachian Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair in Morehead, Ky and produced by the Kentucky Folk Art Center. This is a one day show, on Saturday, December 5th. I’ll have a good selection of everything you’ll need to make your home sparkle for the season and a nice selection of hand-made, hand-painted gifts for loved ones! If you’re interested in attending, click the banner below for more information. Hope to see your smiling faces in Morehead on the 5th!

Filed Under: Announcements, Features, Kentucky Artists, My Appalachia Tagged With: Applachian Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair, Kentucky Art Show, Kentucky artists, kentucky folk art center

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October 29, 2015 By Rebecca Leave a Comment

Today I am working on a sweet set of quilted Christmas ornaments. In the next few days these little babies will be packaged up and shipped off to explore new territory. For the first time ever I will be including a new label on my product packaging. I don’t know that I’ve ever been so excited to receive a roll of stickers!

Kentucky Crafted is a program of the Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, which is supported by state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. It is an adjudicated program that provides assistance to Kentucky artists through marketing and promotional opportunities and arts business training. I feel very fortunate to have been accepted into the program this year and to have my work acknowledged for ‘artistic excellence’. And I’m excited to see where this goes!

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Woodland Santa and his sweet Companions

October 13, 2015 By Rebecca Leave a Comment

This is my newest holiday Santa and I have to tell you I am smitten with him! I love the sweet company he keeps but my favorite thing about him is his color palette. Some special details about this guy: he’s big! Santa measures 19.5″ tall. His deer measure 10.5 inches tall (excluding antlers) and are 9.5 inches wide from nose to tail. I’ve used real deer antler buttons on his under robe! These were hand-crafted from a fellow artist her in Kentucky. I met him at the Minnie Adkins Day show I did back in July and as soon as I saw these buttons I knew I would use them on a Santa. This felt like the right Santa. It adds to the charm of this woodland fellow! Santa’s sweet annie garland that he holds in his hands also contains two small bird feathers. I think these add such a nice touch to the woodland theme. But it’s also a small detail that you might not even notice right away. The wool used for Santa’s beard and hair is my favorite type of wool! I think it’s just so soft and appealing. It adds such a nice, old world touch to this charming fellow.

Please enjoy the many photos I took of Woodland Santa #248!