Good afternoon everyone. The leaves are falling fast in our neck of the woods and the ground is now covered with a thick blanket of gold, orange, red & brown. The geese are flying fast, high in the sky while smokes billows out of everyone's chimney's. Fall is definitely here and I would hazard to guess…..Winter is nipping at it's heals...we may just have SNOW on Halloween.....I remember when I was a child it was not uncommon to have snow on Halloween...I remember bouncing from house to..SO excited about showing everyone my lovely costume and then having to have it all covered up by a winter coat, hat & mittens!!!!!OH WELL.. …NO MATTER….... everyone still handed out all those lovely goodies and we still went home happy and excited to see what treats awaited us inside our special Halloween pumpkin buckets that were filled to the brim! WHAT FUN WE HAD!
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I've been doing my usual fall rituals, baking lots of pumpkin bread, apple pies, crumbles and crisps and our dinners have been delightful stews, soups & chowders...The porch is decorated with cornstalks, pumpkins & mums and the house is dotted with decorations to suit the season and filled with the snapping & popping sounds of wood burning warmly in the wood stove.
Oh what a lovely time of year!!!
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~And now on to my offerings~
My first offerings this month is "Patience Alden" She is available on The Primitive Gathering.
Oh how I love this doll.
~Patience is preparing for her move to Ohio, Thank you ever so much Jo Ann, I know that you shall take wonderful care of her :)~
She is a lovely Pilgrim gal wearing hand dyed, hand stitched clothing and is very old & aged. I've been trying to give my doll's a bit of a "Charles Dickens look"… ..tattered, torn, ragged……reminiscent of Little Dorrit & Scrooge......I think that I've done it with “Patience Alden”...she came out just as I wanted her to!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~On Early Work Mercantile you will find my newest Catch Penny Home..."Ballard's Mercantile"! Ballard is my maiden name and this will be a nice surprise for my parents,
who have no idea I've named this newest "Home" after them :) I love how this one came out. You can see Goode Ballard sweeping the front walk ......”Rex" sitting by the door & dry goodes stacked along the front wall. Wouldn't you like to just step inside and see what grande things they have to offer?? This "Home" is a little different from the others...it has a roof made from an aged copy of an antique farmers almanac page and the entire Mercantile has been waxed with Bri Wax (which I found locally..woohooo) inside & out & then dusted with cinnamon for an aged & weathered appearance. It's just lovely!Also on EWM you will find the sweetest Blackened Beeswax sheep. They are made using a vintage chocolate mold & smell just amazing.
Around their necks they are wearing small jute collars with small rusty bells attached. These sheep are also available on my website.Also on My Website I have added some wonderful Blackened Beeswax Turkeys. They are also
madee using a vintage chocolate mold and smell amazing.....they are just so cute!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Now it is time to move on to MY FAVORITE SEASON...Joyous Yuletide!!! This time of year my thoughts always turn quickly to Christmas...hard as I try not to...I just can't help myself..... I have been busy in the studio doing my best to work diligently on finishing up orders as well as Fall & Halloween items...all the while getting so anxious and excited about digging into my new pile of luscious wool, paper & trims and those Yuletide Creations.....
(The gorgeous journal on the left as well as the wonderful note card & ink image are gifts made by my sweet friend Laura of Little Works Of Grace..the wonderful dark brown & deep green papers....they will be used in my new creations)This afternoon...just as soon as I finish this post & put another log on the fire, I will be heading into my cozy little studio and begin creating all those wonderful sketches and ideas that have been waiting patiently for weeks now :).
21 delightful friends dropped in for a visit:
Oh Doreen,We are both so excited to have you honor your family hertiage this way.How fitting it is to have done a mercantile .When your Dad's dreams are stocking the shelves with all his wonderful bake goods.Yes it is just perfect. All of these wonderful new offering brings to mind the wonderful seasons to come.Now about those frosty halloween's do you also remember when you would burst into song ,singing Jingle Bells? I cannot wait to see allthose new yuletide offerings.I am sure everyone can understand thar you have many irons in the fire,your mercantile and of course your many customers on your web .We will enjoy the times you have to share a bit of your life and works with us.Love Mom
So many pretty things in this post..and wonderful memories! Enjoy the Fall season! It's a little cooler than normal here, too! Cold rain...eeee! Love your beeswax figures! How unique!
You do such beautiful work doreen
and I love the music !
..makes me want to stay home and watch Jane Austen movies..
MOM..you are welcome..I thought you both would enjoy that :)I'm excited about your new adventure..we will have a lot of fun being vendors together....of course..it will be hard to keep from eating all your wares!!!
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Hi Doreen,
I just love all of your newest creations! And those blog link colors... they look fantastic too. ;) Can you believe that it's still warm enough here that I am still bringing in armloads of tomatoes and peppers from the gardens? That might end soon though as things are taking a turn for the colder and wetter here now too. Hoping my weekend plans won't be a washout!
Enjoy your creating and baking (mmm sounds good!) and have a toasty warm evening!
Hugs,
Stephanie
Ladies..thank you all So much for stopping by and for your wonderful compliments :)
Steph...those links do look lovely now..LOL..that blue was horrible...thank you so much for your help & guidance with fixing them..you know what a stickler I am with these things..I can't stand it when something like that is out of wack! You are SO sweet ♥!
I'm amazed you are still getting things from the garden..although..now that I said that..my patio Roma tomatoes where still producing until this last frost the other day...very odd season we are having so far isn't it??
Have a wonderful day ladies.
Hugs, D
You always have the most beautiful offerings (and so professional). After reading your posts, I get excited to get moved into our new little home and get that wood stove going! (Won't be long now.) Have a great day, Dawn
Thank you Dawn...you are so sweet! I'm excited for you to move into your new home too..I can't wait to see pictures..I'm sure it will be wonderful.
Hugs, Doreen
Hi Doreen-
Your newest offerings are lovely. Patience Alden is especially wonderful. I love your music selections also.
Heidi
Ohhh Geee Doreen, Your creations are always fantastic, and of course the music is inviting you to come and visit an stay for a while...very relaxing & comforting. I do not want to leave. I love it.
Warm Regards,
Barb
VFA = Village Folk Art
Hi Doreen!~I love everything! (:
Hello Heidi. Thank you so much for visiting and for your kind compliments.
Hello Barb....feel free to stay as long as you like :). Thank you so much for stopping by and for you sweet words.
Hello Kathy. It's so nice of you to stop by..thank you very much for your kind words.
Have a joyous weekend everyone,
Doreen
Doreen your creations are beautiful! I so enjoy coming here to see what's new.
Fall is such a beautiful time of year but we haven't seen much beauty here with the cold and wet...sort of takes away the beauty.
As always I enjoy your blog so much.
Karen
Hi Karen..LOVE your new Avatar picture..you look great!
Thank you so much..I enjoy visiting you too :)...your creations are lovely as well :)
We've had a lot of cold here...not a ton of rain..but we certainly had enough this summer to last us for a while!
Hugs, Doreen
Oh I love them all, Doreen! Especially the little sheepie!! So cute! Miss Patience is so sweet... her face makes me smile!
Hi Paula...thank you! You are SO sweet...Miss Patience is ever so glad she was able to put a smile on your face.
Hugs, DOreen
Hi Doreen, I think I'm coming over for some stew and apple pie!! Yummo!! I just LOVE your new wares- too cute!!!
Stay warm,
Debbie
Happy Fall! I'm sure the leaves are gorgeous in your area. Love(ed) your offerings on the 15th, just now getting a chance to pop over and say so! So cool you used your maiden name for the new Catch Penny home!
Hi Doreen ~ thanks for stopping by my blog and now I've been 'wandering' thru yours!! Very interesting ~ love your creations and you have lots going on, don't you?! I also love Williamsburg ~ we used to go often but haven't been in a couple of years now. And you also have such an interesting lot of blogs that you follow ~ I'll be back to see you and the next thing you're creating!! Have a great day! Alice
It's so nice to come back here...you know, when I visit your blog, I always think I can smell wonderful things like cinnamon and ginger and beeswax...I feel I am in an enchanted place, and that little folk will come out and bow politely to me, and then serve me a cup of hot tea, with a biscuit.
Love, Debra
Happy Halloween to you too! Pretty windy in Michigan this morning too and it's supposed to be quite chilly for trick or treating. Finally have my computer back up and running at the new house! Have a great, fun day, Dawn
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