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Father Pine – A Primitive Santa in Shades of Blue & Green

November 3, 2010 By Rebecca Leave a Comment

This little fellow doles out Christmas trees as well as gifts. This is Father Pine. He’s a 15.5″ original, one of a kind muslin & fiberfill creation. He’s been hand-painted top to bottom and has been sanded & aged, giving him such a lovely, vintage patina. Father Pine has been sealed so that he may be lightly dusted after display. He has an embroidery loop thread attached, making him suitable for hanging–or he may sit with assistance. His ‘knees’ are sewn through.

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Santa’s face has been been carefully painted with a variety of media. His nose & bottom lip has been needle-sculpted by hand, giving him a cute pout underneath that beard & mustache. His hands are needle-sculpted as well. Father Pine wears painted brown boots with white buttons.

Santa’s shirt has been made of cream muslin. His pants are chocolate corduroy with embroidery thread ties at the hemline. Santa’s suspenders & hat is made of 100% cotton fabric. I love the ric-rac print used for Santa’s hat! It is finished off with a silver jingle bell & large folky embroidery thread stitches.

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Santa’s bag is hand-painted muslin. It has been sanded & aged for a vintage look. Mismatched brown buttons adorn the front. Inside are three hand-painted muslin Christmas trees. The bag is attached to Father Pine with an embroidery thread strap & is not removable.

Father Pine is now available on Ebay. He ends Sunday, Nov. 7th at 9:15 PM EST. Click here to view or bid on this dumpling.

Filed Under: Christmas, Dolls Tagged With: appalachian art, Christmas, Christmas Tree, Folk Art, kentucky, Primitive Santa, Santa

Raela – A Sweet Christmas Reindeer Ready to Light Santa’s Way

October 27, 2010 By Rebecca Leave a Comment

Meet Raela. 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. She’s been sealed so that she may be lightly dusted after display. She has an embroidery loop thread attached, making her suitable for hanging–or she may sit with assistance (see pics below). Her legs are sewn through.

Raela’s face has been been carefully painted with a variety of media. Her nose & lips have been needle-sculpted by hand, giving her a great little pout. Her hands are needle-sculpted as well. Raela wears pretty boots with taupe stocking & detailed, hand-painted laces.

Raela’s blouse is made of creamy muslin. The sleeves are hand-gathered. There is hand-stitching along the back & neckline. A vintage mother of pearl button adorns the neck. Her sweet apron dress is sage green with a lovely candy cane print. It features hand-stitching along the hemline.

Raela can sit with assistance & would look lovely perched upon a bookshelf or mantle.

Raela is currently available on eBay & will end Sunday night, Oct. 31 at 9:15 PM EST. Click here to have this little girl fly to your home!

Filed Under: Christmas, Dolls

Prints are Here.

October 19, 2010 By Rebecca Leave a Comment

Yep. Yep. They’re here!

I finally have some prints of my smaller paintings up for grabs. You can find them all in my Etsy shop.

All prints were printed by a professional photo lab on Kodak Professional Supra Endura paper. The standard archival value is 100 years in home display and 200 years in dark storage.

Actual prints are 8 x 10. They come already matted in a white 11 x 14 matte. Photos below show prints & mattes in clear plastic sleeve for protection.

Here’s what you’ll find in my Etsy shop.

Filed Under: Announcements, Etsy Favorites, Paintings Tagged With: Paintings, Prints, Reproductions

On Ebay This Week!

October 18, 2010 By Rebecca Leave a Comment

Aren’t these guys fun? They’re paperclay dolls built on papermache cones. They can be used as free-standing dolls or they can be used as super cute tree toppers for a smallish tree. Each doll is 11.5″ tall.