charlotte doll heads

a package finally arrived today from far away. i couldn't wait to unpack it. it's from Germany, from Thomas! it was an ebay win, a LOT of those highly sought after and coveted Charlotte doll heads. since i am teaching a few classes where we use one of these heads as the focal point, i needed to get some in stock to get ready. i don't know if i'll be selling any of these since i use these alot in my projects. when i am almost ready to leave for Country Living Fair, i'll post some pictures of some wonderful things i have created using these doll heads. until then, you'll just have to be patient!

randomness

here is a manikin i am making to sell at the Country Living Fair. she's as assemblage of sorts and this is her beginning phase. she will have a layer of paper mache, then collage of vintage text, a skirt and more!
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funny kid alert - as soon as this little guy saw my camera, he started hamming it up.
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here is what i made in my last soldering class
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here's dillon's girlfriend, Adrianne, who attended the class. she made this cool, funky pendant (how cute is she?). unfortunately i forgot to get pictures of Carol and Mary's pieces -sorry!
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here was a new table at the Collingswood flea market that i like to hit on Friday's. i didn't buy much from her as her prices were a little high for me, but she had really great stuff. very old pieces, unique and rare. she really knew her stuff too and was really interesting to talk to.

flea market finds

after weeks of rained out flea markets, i was finally able to get to one last week. the weather was overcast and it did look like it would rain any minute, but it eventually cleared up and ended up being a nice day, which made everyone at the flea market quite happy.

vintage cake decorating tips

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a couple new hats, an awesome spool of lace (which has since been coffee stained and looks ever better!) a doll with a beautiful dress, some odd metal flower thing (i plan on harvesting the flowers) and some vintage Easter decor

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a really cool frame and wonderful fabrics (my "guy", Phillip, had 4 HUGE tables full of fabric. he told me it all came out of one lady's attic). i couldn't help think that maybe one day, some flea market vendor would be called to my house to drag out all this stuff and he'd be telling people, "it all came out of a house belonging to an artist"!

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more awesome fabrics

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there were a bunch of these growth charts. i took them to harvest the appliques. and how 'bout that darling little yo-yo doll? please don't call it the "C" word (clown!) i know too many people who do not like clowns. yo-yo doll is safer.

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vintage slips to tie dye

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some old milk jars from a NJ dairy, some lace, a metal stamp holder and a lovely purse

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and how great is this find? i always wanted one of these. i couldn't believe i found her the day after Farrah passed away. kind of strange in a way.

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i'd love to show you what i am working on (for the Country Living Fair), but i think for now i'll keep them under wraps. but let me tell you, they are pretty cool and just know, i am working my butt off to create inventory! there are a couple of other girls from this area also in the show, kathe and joanna, who i met at their fabulous store, Summerhouse. so we are going to try and ride to the show together. it will be nice for me not to go it alone, since i tend to get sleepy 1/2 hour into a road trip! they did the show last year, so it's nice to get a prespective on what to expect, how things work, the shopping, the people, etc. i've gone from overwhelmed to looking forward to it.

country living booth, stage one

here's what part of my booth will look like for the Country Living show. there is a drawer that goes in that little gap in the table. it's on the porch waiting to be cleaned. the best part of this booth? it was all free - stuff we took off the curb. i call jeff with a "curbside alert" location and then he goes and gets it for me! (i guess i am Sanford and he is son?) anyway, it's cute, huh? i'll have another little farm table, a bench and a manikin - so it should be visually stimulating to say the least!

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i have a funny story to share with you. actually, a dream i had. i've been having trouble with a tooth. i've been to the dentist a few times about it, only to find nothing. last time, he declared the tooth bruised from all the clenching i do on it. so last night i dreamed that i went to see my neighbor, who is a doctor, about it. i guess i was fed up with the dentist not resolving it..... so my doctor, kurt, in this dream, has a new partner, Lola and their exam room is this huge "lounge" with oversized couches, pillows, etc. so the 3 of us are on the couch, all of us laying about on these pillows (and yes, in the dream, i'm thinking this is odd...) so anyway, kurt defers my exam to Lola. Lola starts to examine the tooth, noting this and that. finally, she starts to write out a script, and here is the funny part - she's decided that i need to get physical therapy! how awesome is that? in the dream, i was very skeptical about this and kept saying, "won't they think it is a little absurd to be doing physical therapy on my tooth?" i kept thinking how ridiculous it was! the dream was so stupid and bizarre, but i've been laughing about it all day.

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i still have one seat left in my soldering class on thurs. as someone had to cancel. if you are interested, drop me an email!