FOLK ART DOLL MARY CANARY

Mother Goose Rhythm Doll

MARY'S CANARY

Mary had a pretty bird,
Feathers bright and yellow,
Slender legs--upon my word
He was a pretty fellow!

The sweetest note he always sung,
Which much delighted Mary.
She often, where the cage was hung,
Sat hearing her canary.

Now little Mary is a pretty as a picture. Mary's facial features are created with several techniques. Her gorgeous blue eyes are watercolor painted. The shading and highlighting, of her face, were also created with watercolor. The water color is sealed to keep the coloring fresh. Her nose lips and eyebrows are needle sculpted. Mary's eyebrows are also feather stitch embroidered with a rich brown color. Her eye lashes are painted. Mary's head is a separate attached piece. Her long pigtails are wool roving. Just look at those gorgeous hand made flowers adorning her pigtails.

Mary is made from osnaburg fabric. She has individual fingers and needle sculpted wee little toes. Mary sits very well as she is a little chunky. She is about 14" tall and about 13" wide. Mary has her favorite bird and fruit print dress on. This tea stained dress with the golden print fabric trim is the perfect setting for this themed doll set. Did you notice the other flower on Mary's sleeves? Flowers and birds are her favorite things.

The bird and cage are both made from onasburg fabric. Little Canary has wired feet and separate button attached wings. You can move the wings into what ever position you want. Little Canary is 5" tall. The bird cage is wired throughout so it will stand well on it's own. It is almost 9" tall and has a flower attached to the top. Did you notice it has a cage door.

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How About a Little Sunshine

* To Brighten Your Days *

This is Sunshine and Moony

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Website

PRIMITIVE HALLOWEEN WITCH DOLL CAULDRON

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Large Primitive Witch Doll with cauldron
and Slither the snake
did you see is rattle?

Lots of ideas

Enjoying the creativity swimming around in my head and working it's way out in hands on creations. 

I have a little black girl in the works. I do not do Caucasian dolls very often but my Mother Goose Pfatt Challenge doll is a Caucasion doll.This doll will follow the Mother Goose Rhythm of Mary's Canary. I also have another Mary's Canary doll in my mind that will find it's way to creation. 

MARY'S CANARY

Mary had a pretty bird,
Feathers bright and yellow,
Slender legs--upon my word
He was a pretty fellow!

The sweetest note he always sung,
Which much delighted Mary.
She often, where the cage was hung,
Sat hearing her canary.

I also have a new needle punch doll that I will be working on soon. 

Let me know if you want me to try my hand at making any of these punch needle dolls into patterns. 

Here is a picture of my last needle punch doll.

Challenges

Pfatt Tuesday Is Back

Every Other Month

The third Tuesday 

Skeleta & Skelina

AHQU

Artist Halloween Queens Unite

Challenge

A Face Only A Mother Could Love

This doll set is sold.

My Halloween Castle Bootique Creations

Witch Kregraten Crow

For description of this witch doll please head to the 

Bootique 

She can be purchased directly from my 

Web Site

Or email me for Paypal invoice directly from the Bootique

Wonderful Cauldron Ornies

These unique cauldron ornies are 5" by 5" made of osnaburg fabric.

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Castle Bootique Page

Email me directly from the Castle Bootique Page 

for Paypal invoice for purchase

New Halloween creations

I have been working on many things over the last week.

Look for a new little black girl with a rug hooked bees.

Been playing with making Jack-O-Lanterns. Look for a couple different kinds including a Lumina pumpkin.

Last but not least I have new witches.

One of these I will be sending in for submission to Prims Magazine. 

The other will be going on Halloween Queens Castle Bootique. 

Photos will be coming soon.

I am looking forward to creating some new and exciting things this week. 

Sneak Peeks

The Card Queen set.

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Strawberry Pie Susie

Look for these wonderful dolls to be for sale soon. 

Interested in an early purchase email me. I can get you more photos.

Back in Colorado

It is great to be back in Colorado again!!!!! 

Will get right to creating some awesome new things. Some Halloween creations and few new black dolls. Hmmmm there are lots of things in my mind to create. So stay tuned.

Plus I have two things already to be put onto the market. 

Look for these new creations to come online shortly. 

Messyanne & Skunky

On Ebay Now
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New Dolls

Will have a new black doll on the Market soon. She is as sweet as can be. 

This one has an adorable skunk in her lap.

The Queen of hearts and Queen of spades dolls are coming along nicely. I am playing with a few idea's to incorporate the clubs and diamond cards into this set. Not sure whether these dolls will go together or be sold in two sets. 

Look for a Witch doll with candy cauldron and slither the snake. This will be my Halloween Queens creation for April 1st issue of Halloween creations. Have you signed up to win the wonderful Dracula Bat ornament? Head on over to the Halloween Queens Castle Bootique to enter to win.

Today is a picture taking day. So I hope to be able to share some photos with you by tomorrow of these dolls.

Tessa Bunny & Baby Jazz

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Progress

 

Progress is being made on these creations. As you can see the little black doll has hair and a dress now. Just look at those cute toes. 

Momma Tess and Baby Jazz bunnies are all ready to list on Ebay tonight. They are so very cute together. 

The mermaid mother daughter set is getting there. I designed and made a cloth shell yesterday with an inner wire to display this doll set on. Today I will begin to paint this shell. 

The white rabbit on the right. She must like being naked as she or he has not told me what to dress them in. ♥

Rabbits galore!!!!!!!!!!!

Today found me at my sewing machine. Sewing a little black girl to go with a rabbit I have in pieces. It has been a while since I made a black doll and they are among my favorite dolls to make.

I also sewed together another rabbit with a baby bunny. This is a pattern I have had a long time but now was the time to create her. I have bunnies on the brain. Hubby saw a little cotton tail this morning. I think you will fall in love with this little set. Now if it will just come together. 

The mermaid mother daughter set is ready to be painted and finished off. 

Hope to have one of these sets ready to list by this weekend. 

JoEllen

Black Mammy Tissue Cover

This doll has found a new home and is heading to Pennsylvania.

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Bessy Angel Bunny

I finally tried my hand at Needle Punch. This little gal is of course 3 dimensional. She is not yet finished but couldn't wait to share her with you all. The back side is of course also finished. She is free standing and weighted.

 As I stated above the back side is also finished.  If you haven't tried your hand at punch needle embroidery give it a try. It is a lot of fun.

This beauty has found a new home in Michigan.

Mammy Tissue Cover

Been playing with a new photo shop and I do not have it down yet.

I decided to make myself a Mammy Tissue Cover in pinks and green. I love how it turned out.

If you are interested in me making one for you let me know..

JoEllen

Gingerbread Doll Set

These adorable dolls are excited to be heading to a new home in
Florida.

JoEllen

Shrewenna & Slither

What a fun doll set this is!

What a fun doll this is!!!
Shreweena is a free standing beauty with her side kick snake Slither.

This doll set is
SOLD
and has found a new home in
Pennsylvania