what i'm working on

gosh, guess what? it rained all day today. blahhh! i'm so sick of it. it finally got sunny around 7:30 - just in time for it to start getting dark. i'll sure be glad when i shake this black cloud that's been following me around. when i go to San Diego on the 22nd, if it rains there, we are going to have problems! this is a little dollie i am working on. she will eventually be part of a necklace. i bought her at the flea market for . 25cents and she was rather ugly. some gross kind of plastic, yet soft and rubbery. i removed her clothes, arms, lets and then proceeded to remove her hair,but when i was using the heat gun on her, her face starting melting and her eyes collapsed into her skull. yikes! she went from ugly to hideous at that point and almost landed herself in the trash. but i figured i'd wait to see how she looked painted. and i am glad i did, she's rather cute now.

local press today

today there was a little article in the local paper (Asbury Park Press) talking about etsy and local etsians (me included). check it out at: APP.com. i have to laugh though, because he quoted me in the article saying something dumb about Marshall's and TJMaxx and i know i had more important things to say besides that!

2009 Art Book Project is Ready

The book, "Paws for charity" has been released. the book has been well received and is currently ranked the #1 seller at Blurb.com - so that's pretty exciting! it features 37 artists and photographers who submitted work all in the name of the charity, Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. My artwork was a collage of my mom's dog, entitled, "Blossom playing in the garden".

wow, a sunny day in New Jersey!

we had a nice day today here at the Jersey shore - and let me tell you that means something! it has been cold, rainy, cloudy, windy, gray and we are all tired of it! so jeff and i headed out to a flea market after getting tuck on the bus. we went to a different flea market, this one is further away and we got a little lost. but that's okay, it was a nice enough day to be out driving in the sun that we didn't mind. although i did have to finally call my friend, Abbie, for the flea market address so that i could program my GPS. thanks Abbie, glad you were home! while pursuing all the wares, i came across this darling woman. her name is Michelle and she was more than thrilled when i asked her if i could take her photo. don't you love her spunk? and check out her pin!

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at another booth, we came across this darling little doggie being carted around in a little pup sack. her name is Zora and she is a therapy dog. she was there with her doggie sister, but can't remember her name.

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here is some of the loot i came home with:

great findings for jewelry

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awesome old medal

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wonderful Charlotte doll

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old pictures - these are little though, about 2/34" long x 2"wide

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vintage sterling teething rings. cool, huh?

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new dolls

today's project was to get a few dolls done. i just love making these dolls. easy, fun and the creativity of what you can do with them are endless. off to bed!