~New Offerings~

~Miss Addison~

Good evening everyone. Just a quick hello to share my new offerings with you before I find my way to my chair, snuggle up with my husband & a cozy blanket & watch "Emma" on Masterpiece Classics".

~Rupert Dilliston~

~Milton The Mouse~

~Sweet Little Blackened Beeswax Mice~

~Blackened Beeswax Baby Chicks~

~An Early Spring Gathering~

Everything is available on my website. Have a wonderful evening everyone.
♥Doreen

~A little sneak peek~

Good morning. MY GOODNESS it is COLD here in Vermont....we've a temperature of zero with a wind chill of 20* below zero! Definitely a day to enjoy the cozy comforts of home to be sure!

I wanted to share a couple little sneak peeks with you this morning before I head out into the cold to give the little birds their breakfast. These are just two of my offerings that will be available February 1st...my other offerings were not available for photo's just yet :).

I'm off now to take care of my morning chores before heading into the studio for the day. I do believe I shall make corn chowder & homemade bread for our dinner this evening...that will be perfect on a bitter cold day such as this.

Enjoy the day everyone :)Doreen

~New Offerings & My Donation To The People Of Haiti~

~Enid~
(Taking a limited number of custom orders for Enid ~Visit my website for info)

Good morning everyone. I'm so sorry for my lack of posting this month! I've been so busy with the kids being in & out and working in the studio ....well.....there just isn't enough hours in the day it would seem. So sorry about that...I will try my best....to post more often.
Now..I would like to share my newest offerings with you.......First..let me introduce you all to "Enid"...OH MY GOODNESS...I LOVE HER!!! The name "Enid" means "Soul" or "Life"..I chose the name Enid..not having any idea what it meant....when I looked up the meaning ..that little voice of mine started talking...as it often does....AND....I've decided that the proceeds for "Enid" will be donated to The American Red Cross Relief Fund For Haiti.

Oh geez.....well..I just went to make Enid's photo a link...and when I clicked on my website homepage...Enid & Barlow...were missing.....me being me...I thought....oh geez..what did I mess up...but...then an email came through with payment for them...... they had sold!!!.... :)...THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH Margaret!!!....goodness that's always a wonderful way to start the day!

Enid & Barlow will be traveling to Ohio to live :)!

~Barlow~
It took me a while to remember the basics of bearmaking....and these little guys are challenging to make!!! The larger bears are far easier...some of us were talking about that on facebook..often...people see smaller and think the price should be smaller...when in actuality...it's just the opposite! Barlow is made from antique mohair and wears..what is going to be.... my "trademark" thing for my mohair bears & animals. A handmade "token" with different little images! I thought they needed a little something just for them!!! :)

I also have a new little mouse available....

~Little Rato'n~~Little Raton has sold ~ Thank you ever so much Karen!!! ~
Little Raton will be moving to New Hampshire~

She's a little Valentine Mouse. Isn't she so sweet! She is holding her very first Valentine from her one true love :).

Wishing you all a wonderful day,
Doreen

ps...I have a new recipe to share.....hopefully I will find time to share it in the next day or so. :)

~Looking Ahead ~

I love this time of year for so many reasons....THE SNOW....A house filled with loved ones......Thanksgiving...... Christmas.....The New Year...and ....looking ahead! One of the reasons I take vacation every year at this time is to give myself time to plan for the year ahead. I look back at what worked best...and what didn't.....what items sold the quickest...and what didn't...changes I need to make in my schedule to enable things to run more smoothly & help me to be more efficient....schedule shows..decide on my online plans for sites and selling venues and to make plans for new things to try...classes to take and perhaps go back to an olde favorite that just keeps whispering in my ear and tapping on my shoulder. :)This last one...the olde favorite is ....Bears....I started making Bears 10 years ago...the bear in the picture above was the 3rd bear I ever made... I did very well with them for several years.... but when the world of primitives came along... I started to make bears less and less until eventually...I just stopped making them altogether...the bear in the banner at the top of this post was actually the last bear I made...4 years agoAnd for 4 years now..they remain...ever present in the back of my mind.....a little voice often whispers "make a bear please"...and so...I am going to listen to that little voice..and start making bears again...Oh, I shall still continue to make all my other things..I'm always mixing things up...adding things in..taking things out...as an artist...you need to go where your muse wishes you to go. :) I have a bear pinned and ready to sew...which I plan on doing this afternoon. OH....This is so very exciting :)
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In other news....................

I'm also going to be taking a wonderful class that I am SO very excited about;

The Izannah Walker Workshop by Dixie Redmond. I have always wanted to make these dolls! Thank goodness for Dixie...if she were not offering this class..I'm not sure I would have ever been brave enough to try them on my own! The class starts January 18th & I can hardly wait..some dear friends are also taking the class too...so that makes it all the more exciting and fun.

I have lots of other new and exciting things in the works & lot's of creations sketched out....and I'll share them all as they come to life :)

I'll leave you with some snowy photo's from this morning.....feel free to click on them to enlarge them...the 3rd photo down is hysterical.....

~Just Before Dawn~

~Jacob's Favorite Spot These Days~

~ LOOK at the little bird at the top of the basket on the hook.....I laughed for 5 minutes when I saw this..I didn't even notice him when I was taking the picture..but apparently he noticed me!!! :)~

~Snowy tracks~

~Winter Wonderland~

Wishing you all a pleasant Saturday,
Doreen