Rebecca

Primitive Easter Goodness

March 23, 2009 By Rebecca 2 Comments

This big girl is sure to fill your home with smiles this spring!

Meet Emmie & Grace. They’ve been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill. Emmie measures 28″ tall from head to toe. Grace measures a wee 8″. Emmie sits nicely on her own. Her lower torso is rag-stuffed & bean-filled in order to weight her little bottom. Both dolls have been painted & sanded a couple of times, giving them lovely, aged patinas. Emmie’s been sealed with a combination of glossy & matte sealers so that she may be lightly dusted after display. Grace has been sealed with a transparent varnish with UV filter.

Emmie & Gracie have been painted with a variety of media. Emmie’s nose & hands have been needle-sculpted by hand. Grace’s ears have been needle-sculpted as well. Emmy sports brown painted gloves. She also sports the cutest painted brown boots with tan locks & vanilla laces. They’ve been shaded & highlighted.

Emmie wears a white muslin blouse. It features hand-gathered sleeves & hand-stitching around the neckline and back. It is finished off with a vintage mother of pearl button. Her apron dress has been made from 100% cotton prints in shades of soft green, apricot & chocolate. The hem features hand-stitching in a contrasting brown thread. Emmie’s blouse & Grace’s skirt was treated to a lavender bud/coffee bath for a slightly aged appearance. All clothing was then hand-washed & pressed.

Emmie’s purse is sewn of brown burlap. It features a vintage button & folky hand-stitching. It also features a chocolate brown strap fastened with embroidery thread. The purse is removable as the strap in the back is attached with a safety pin. Her purse is filled with color washed muslin “grass” & is the perfect resting place for little Grace. Of course, Grace can be displayed separately. She does not sit or stand on her own but is great for propping! Her beautiful skirt features a hand-stitched hem.

Emmie & Grace are available on Ebay. They’ll end March 29th at 9:15 PM EST. Click here to make these cuties yours!

Filed Under: Dolls, Easter Tagged With: Bunny, Primitive Easter, Rabbit

Etsy Love

March 18, 2009 By Rebecca Leave a Comment

Hey guys, check this out–little Florence & Tink were selected for Etsy’s Spring Equinox item poll on the Storque! Simply vote for your most loved item. The top favorite items will be featured in the Gift Guides and on the Etsy blog! I’m not gonna ask you to vote for me cause there’s some flipping amazing art on there. But vote–you’re gonna make somebody super happy. Heck, just being nominated really is enough!

Click the image below to vote!

How sweet are all of these things? (Especially that little lamb up there!) Just makes me want to squeal.

Filed Under: Announcements, Etsy Favorites

Dorrie & her Sweet Springtime Friends

March 18, 2009 By Rebecca 1 Comment

Close friends really do stick together. Meet Dorrie. She was created for a special Prim & Whimsy Girl Challenge titled “A Bird in the Hand”. (Search PWGL Bird to see the amazing art my Prim & Whimsy sisters have created for this challenge!) Dorrie’s been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill. She & her birds measures 18″ tall from top to bottom (or bird to toe). She sits nicely on her own. Her lower torso is rag-stuffed & bean-filled in order to weight her little bottom. She has been painted & sanded a couple of times, giving her a lovely, aged patina. She’s been sealed with a combination of glossy & matte sealers so that she may be lightly dusted after display.

Dorrie’s face has been painted with a variety of media. Her nose & bottom lip have been needle-sculpted by hand giving her a great little pout. Her hands have been needle-sculpted as well. She sports brown painted gloves. She also sports painted brown boots with tan socks & grey laces.

Dorrie’s blouse is made of white muslin. It features hand-gathered sleeves & hand-stitching in the back. It is finished off with a black vintage button at the collar. Her skirt is fashioned from a teal bird print & black & white plaid fabric. Both fabrics are 100% cotton. The hem is stitched in a contrasting black thread. All clothing was treated to a coffee bath for a slightly aged appearance. It was then hand-washed & pressed.

These little birdies have hand-quilted wings which were then hand-stitched to their bodies. They’ve been painted, sanded, aged & sealed. The nest is wired to Dorrie’s hands for extra security. The little guy who has decided to nest in Dorrie’s hair is wired in place & is not removable.

Dorrie’s wild hair is 100% dark brown mohair. It has been applied with light glue for extra security & needle-felting. Dorrie is available on Ebay. She ends March 22 at 9:30 PM EST. Click here to view or bid!

Filed Under: Dolls, Spring Tagged With: birds, curly-haired doll, Spring doll

Give by Losing.

March 10, 2009 By Rebecca 1 Comment

Click the icon above & pledge to lose some weight! For every pound you lose, General Mills will donate 10¢ to Feeding America™— enough to provide one pound of groceries to a local food bank.

Here’s how it works

Pledge to lose weight at PFPChallenge.com between December 15, 2008 – April 27, 2009.

Come back for a final weigh-in between April 1, 2009 – May 5, 2009 to report the amount of weight you’ve lost since your chosen start date (no earlier than December 15, 2008). For every pound you’ve lost (up to a maximum weight loss of 2 pounds per week, averaged over the entire period from your start date through your report date), General Mills will donate 10¢ to Feeding America™ – enough to secure and deliver one pound of groceries to one of the approximately 200 local food banks in Feeding America’s network. $500,000 maximum donation. General Mills guarantees a minimum donation of $100,000 to Feeding America in the event that fewer than 1 million pounds of weight loss are reported in the aggregate by individuals who participate in this program.

Watch The Biggest Loser Season 7 including the season finale (currently scheduled for May 12, 2009) to see America’s Pound For Pound weight loss total and learn how much money will be donated to Feeding America to help local food banks.

If you’ve already started losing weight but haven’t pledged those pounds, don’t worry. If you began after Dec. 15, you can list that as your start date.

My sweet husband Dave & I have lost 18 lbs already through diet modification & exercise. Hurray! You can do it too!