Welcome to June... 

and thank you stopping by 

My newest offering for

2022!

It is HOT here 

in Virginia...  Sweltering!


First, a bit more Americana

AMERICA

This guy is ready and waiting for a fun 4th of July!
He is made of cotton batting, painted and aged.
Stitched nose and mouth, seed bead eyes, sisal
whiskers, a two tone blue homespun scarf and 
a wool felt crown.  He is holding a tiny handmade
pin wheel in patriotic colors.

All is nestled in a tin can, covered in patriotic
paper and stuffed all around with Spanish moss.  
It is embellished with a handmade Americana 
rosette made of blue and red crepe
paper and a paper medallion that reads
AMERICA.

In his other hand he is holding a little handmade bag 
made from an old feed sack fabric that has been 
painted red with a white star, sanded, and aged.  
It is stuffed with dried lilly of the valley, a bit of 
greenery and 3 tiny handmade firecrackers.

The entire piece is 7 1/2" tall and appox 5" wide
at widest point


Kindly asking $32 plus travel

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FREEDOM...

This guy is ready and waiting for the parade!
He is made of cotton batting, painted and aged.
Stitched nose and mouth, seed bead eyes, sisal
whiskers, a scrap of old blue calico for a scarf and 
a wool felt crown.  He is holding a hand painted flag
in one hand and some glittery stars in the other.
All is nestled in a tiny patriotic basket and stuffed
with spanish moss. 

It is embellished with a handmade
Americana rosette made of blue crepe paper with a  
paper medallion that reads
FREEDOM.

View from the back...

The entire piece is 6" tall and appox  8" wide
at widest point (including flag & stars)


Kindly asking $32 plus travel

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FUN for HALLOWEEN!

Now you see him...

Now you Don't...

I think this guy is so fun!  Halloween Cat Cone all ready for Halloween!
The black cat is made of old feed sack fabric painted and aged.  His face 
is hand stitched.  He is wearing a scarf made of a piece of orange sari silk.
In the second set of pictures he is wearing his vintage paper 'Scary Cat'
mask held in place by a straight pin making it removeable.

He is sitting in a cone made of orange and black Halloween paper.  It is
stuffed with orange black and white crinkle paper all around.  There are 
2 tiny rusty bells at the bottom and it is finished off with a piece of rusty
wire for hanging.   

Entire piece is 7 1/2" Tall x 3" wide 

Kindly asking $26 plus travel 

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Punkin Guy Shadow Box

This guy is made of muslin that has been painted,
sanded and aged.  Eyes are fabric and beads.  Nose 
is a scrap of fabric, sanded and aged.  
Mouth is stitched.  His scarf is a scrap of fabric
in fall colors and he is wrapped with a bit of 
cheesecloth.  

He is surrounded with all good things Fall...
a crow, a sprig of sweet annie, punkin pods
and corn shucks.  He is keeping an eye on
old man moon...
Everything is nestled in shadowbox that is 
covered in 'script' paper and finished off with a 
a piece of twine for hanging.

The entire piece is 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" x 1 1/2"

Kindly asking $28 plus travel

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