Early Work Mercantile Grand Opening&TDIPT Mercantile Updates Tonight!

What a busy day today is,filled with lots of exciting web updates!The Early Work Mercantile's grand opening will be at 12am,this evening,May 1st!



Here is a sneek peek at the dollie that I will be offering~






Also,the TDIPT Mercantile will be updating tonight,between 8pm,&9pm.We are having a "Made in America"Celebration!



We will be offering Patriotic artwork.I have a made a Folk Art Lady Liberty.



Also,don't forget,HARTS will be updating tonight with our"Wing Ding Chicken Fling"!


I hope you have a moment to stop by,and take a peek at all of the wonderful artwork that will be for sale,from so many fantastic artist's!Have a great day!

~*It's A Wing Ding Chicken Fling!*~

All of us at ~The Humble Arts have made offerings with chickens for the month of May!It's going to be such a fun update!We will be offering lots of wonderful DOORPRIZES!If you'd like to sign up to win one,leave me a comment here.If you post a pic of our banner on your blog,let me know in your comment that you are,and your name will be added again!And last,if you find the feather hidden on my blog,click on"Contact Me"and let me know where you found it,and your name will be added again!You can also visit other HARTS members blogs via our SITE,and enter through their blogs too!And on May 1st,when the HARTS site is updated,there will be feathers hidden on there as well!Here is the banner you can save to put on your blog~



Here is a pic of my dollie that I will be offering for sale,May 1st~"Cornelia&Her Chicken".

~*Springtime in the Garden*~

As I mentioned in the previous post,a dollmaking group that I'm in,Coffee with Tea,is having a group auction on eBay,starting this evening!You can type"CWT"into your search to view everyone's auctions.I will post a link to all of the auction's tomorrow.I have made a Tuck Comb style doll.They were popular in the late 1700's,to early 1800's.They were made in Germany,and carved from wood.Here is a sneak peek at my Tuck Comb dollie.You can visit her auction by clicking HERE.

~*~Coffee with Tea eBay Group Auction~*~

One of my online dollmaking groups"Coffee with Tea"is having a group auction on eBay,starting this Sunday evening.I am making a reproduction of an antique Tuck Comb dollie.They were made primarily from the late 1700's to the early 1800's.Here is a progress pic of what I will be auctioning.I have sculpted her head and shoulder~plate from paperclay,directly over her cloth body.The picture in the background are my inspiration dollies.When the auction gets underway,I'll provide a link to our group member's auctions.Have a wonderful day!

~*~Butterfly~*~

I finished the needle~felted Butterfly doll the other day,and thought I would post a pic of her finished.I really enjoyed making her!

Happy Easter!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Easter!I am so very thankful for the blessings of this season.I hope Christ's love surrounds everyone with peace,today.May we always remember the amazing sacrifice that He made for us,so that we can all be free!
Happy Easter!

Work in Progress&Exciting New Website News!

I am SO very excited to be a part of Doreen Frost of Vermont Harvest Folk Art's new website called the Early Work Mercantile.If you would like to receive an email from me,to notify you of my items for sale there,please just sign up in the column to the right,to be on my mailing list!



The site will focus on Folk Art reminiscent of the 18th&19th centuries!There are so many wonderful artist's that will be taking part in the site.I am so excited!The Grand Opening will be May 1st,so please be sure to mark your calendars!

Also,I just wanted to share a work~in progress pic,of a butterfly that is a special order.The wings are not painted yet,and there is still lots to do!The customer requested a butterfly that was entirely needle~felted,except for the wings.I have never made a doll that was entirely needle~felted.I hope everyone is having a wonderful day~until next time!

Hello Dear Friends.....

I am so sorry for neglecting my blog!Things have been very hectic around here.The kids have had one sickness after another,but we are all on the mend now,thank goodness!In between taking care of them,I have been working on some special orders that I had fallen oh so far behind on,but I am almost finished there,as well.I will have new dollies to share,very soon!There are so many that I can't wait to make!I hope everyone is having a wonderful Spring!