Gingerbread Kleenex Cover Doll

This sweet gingerbread doll will add cheer to any decor. The doll is made from paint stained muslin fabric. Her face is hand painted and sealed. The Kleenex come up through her mixing bowl. The gingerbread doll's dress has little gingerbread all over it and very tiny candy canes.
Rich brown fabric trims her dress and the white rick rack adds a fun appeal. The button on her dress looks like a pearl button. Her head bow is made from green and red homespun fabric. The spoon is painted green with white painted ribbon accents to bring out the green in the head bow. This spoon is also
coffee stained. This is the last Gingerbread Tissue Cover I plan on making this year.  

She is about 14" tall.
Does not include the tissue box. 

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Christmas trees

This year we will be selling Christmas Trees at the 

Oro Valley lot in Arizona.

 

N Oracle Rd & W Magee Rd
Open 7 days a week 

Nov 16 thru Dec 26 2011
Christmas Trees 

The dates might be a little different. We are never quite sure what day we will open for selling trees. 

We work for Mel Cooper who raises his Christmas trees in Oregon.

http://valleyviewchristmastrees.com/index.html

http://valleyviewchristmastrees.com/products.html

The last link describes the trees that we will be offering for sale.

Black Cat OrnieBags

Black Cat Pocket Ornies

These fun Black Cat Ornies can be filled with anything you want. The coloring will work for Halloween or Christmas. So you can use them for both seasons or all year. They are made from paint stained muslin. The facial features are hand painted. The whiskers are rust colored raffia. Each has a jute hanger. These can come with the Spanish moss that is inside of them if you want it. Each of these Ornaments is about 3 1/2" wide by 4" high. You are purchasing four of these ornaments.

The cost for four Black Cat Ornies is $17.00.
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*** Merry Christmas Joy *** Doll Set

Merry loves Christmas with the rich aroma of spices and pine needles filling the air. Her eyes shine as she watches all the lights sparkle.  Merry hums Christmas carols while holding her doll Ginger close.

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Busy Christmas Tree Lot

We have been enjoying meeting the people of Sierra Vista and surrounding area's as they browse the wonderful Christmas Trees on our lot. It is a lot of hard work but fun. We have a great crew working with us to keep this lot running. Without them we couldn't be doing this. We have sold over 800 trees this year.

The wind did get bad on the 7th and our tent once more could not withstand the winds. We closed the gate early around 5:00 P.M. as the tent was really taking a beating from the wind. Very unsafe. Part of the tent was off the frame by 9:35 P.M. The winds lasted a very long time and well into the next day. Due to this we were shut down for one day as we once more set the lot up. This time around we had help cleaning up the mess. We were very thankful for this. Winds were clocked at 80 miles per hour here in Sierra Vista. And one weather station an outlying area clocked a wind gust of 100 MPH. We spent a sleepless night rocking back and forth in our fifth wheel trailer. At one point I thought about going to a local hotel for the night.

I do miss creating and plan to get back to this soon in January. Sorry I have had no Christmas creations this year. But we will meet once more in the New Year with new Creations.

JoEllen

Christmas Tree Lot Sierra Vista

We have changed out pumpkin lot into a Christmas Tree lot.

We have had many wonderful customers come by to get that perfect Christmas Tree for their home.

Here are a few pictures. We know have 5 varieties to choose from. This has been a fun but exhausting job. 

Rug Hooked Windy Santa

Rug hooked Free Standing Windy Santa.

 This wonderful One of a Kind Rug Hooked Santa Doll stands almost 15" tall and is 8" wide at the widest point. He is hooked using wool strips that are One Eighth inch wide. This #6 cut of wool has given me the wonderful array of color in this Santa. All the wool used is quality 100% wool much of it hand dyed by me. Windy Santa is hooked in rich earth tone reds and greens in his toy sack. The snow at his feet is wonderful wool from Rebbeca Erb of the wool studio. This wool makes a great base color for this Santa. Windy Santa's beard and mustache are hooked with mohair. Did you notice the handle bars of his mustache? I have weighted the bottom of this Santa so it can stand well on it's own.

JoEllen

Christmas Trees

Soon this lot we are living at will host many different types of Christmas Trees.

Once again we will smell that wonderful smell that on a forest of trees can bring.

I do not like the thought that the trees are in a process of dying but I feel better knowing how the Christmas Tree growers in Oregon run there Christmas tree businesses.

Due to the idea climate for green things to grow it takes about 12 years for a tree to grow from seedling to a large Christmas tree. It is a crop like any other crop and replanted over and over again. I think you will find the below information enlightening like I did.

Q. Why should people buy real Christmas trees?
A. Basically if you buy a real Christmas tree you are going to save the planet, not harm it. The trees that are cut are specially grown to sell as Christmas trees. These trees come from Oregon and Washington. People don't think about how many people work to get this Christmas tree. Millions of people are employed by people buying real Christmas trees. It starts with people looking for the best trees with the best cones in the forest. Then there's the guy in the nursery who plants the seed for the cone to grow into a seedling. Millions of seedlings are grown every year. Every time a person buys a real Christmas tree, two or three more are planted, and they produce more oxygen, which helps the planet. If they're not buying real trees, and buying a fake tree, they're burning more crude oil to make those trees. That's where plastic comes from.
Q. How long does it take to grow a Christmas tree?
A. It takes about a year for a tree to grow six inches tall, that's a seedling. Then it grows about 8-12 inches per year. They will grow faster but they have to hold the tree back so it can fill in and get nice and full. They cut off the tops so that instead of growing up, they grow out.
Q. How long does the season run?
A. We're open from the day before Thanksgiving to two days before Christmas. I try to stay away from those last minute shoppers. They feel the tree should be free by then.
Q. How should you care for a real Christmas tree?
A. Basically what you should do is keep it as cool as you can and as moist as you can. In the first couple of days, you should check it twice a day. When it's really fresh a tree can drink a bowl and a half a day. Trees are like people, they're not all the same. After a certain amount of time, it won't take as much water. You're basically nursing the tree to its death. Once it's cut off from the roots, it's done. It's dead. Trees like a lot of sugar and vitamins, but they require a lot of tap water as well. You've got to watch out for some of these places. See how we keep them in water? We water three to four times a day. When you go to (some other tree places) and just see the trees piled up with no water, after a certain amount of time that becomes a fire hazard. When the needles dry up, the tree will light up like a matchstick.

Here is my source for this article. 

Gingerbread Doll Set

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

JoEllen

Update on Dimensional Santa

Happy Independence Day.

I started assembling my North woods style Santa Yesterday.

This Santa is going to be awesome. Look for some pictures after July Fourth.

JoEllen

Dimensional Rug Hooked Santa

I am working on a Rug Hooked 3-d Santa right now. It will have a front and back side. And I hope to make it free standing. The front is all hooked with deep earthy tones of reds and blues.

So look for this to be posted soon.

JoEllen

Momma Reindeer & Baby

The gingerbread set is sold.

These dolls can be purchased from my web site.

Happy Holidays to you all!!!!

JoEllen

Creating Dolls

Started a couple of different doll sets.

One Gingerbread doll set. Will be a mamma and baby gingerbread set. Many of you know I love the Gingerbread theme.

The other if it turns out will be a Reindeer Mamma and Baby doll set. I have never made a Reindeer set before. I have made a reindeer for a doll set but not a Mamma and Baby reindeer set.

Please stay posted I hope to have these ready before we go on our cruise.

We are going cruising just after Thanks Giving. Doing a Mexican Riviera Cruise. We are meeting up with our children for this cruise. I can't wait to see them. I miss them a lot.

Been thinking seriously about doing a Rug hooked Pillow Santa. Have a wonderful photo of a woodland Santa whose cloak is blowing in the wind. Called Wind blown Santa. I dyed wool yesterday for his Cloak. Will have to do a smaller cut to work this Santa. But I think I will do this.

Wish me luck on all of these creations.

JoEllen

Black Cat Angel Ornies

I few weeks ago I asked what Cat Ornies you would like in a pattern these Cat Angels were the winner.
Look for this pattern to hit the market today.

Please visit my web site or other sources to purchase your pattern.

Would you like an already made set? Cost with shipping is $27.95.
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To order a set.

Rug Hooked Snowman Candy Holder

Available on my web site as a pattern or Special Order.

This is what I have been working on. This guy is totally awesome in person. A wonderful size and so much character.

This Snowman's top hat is hooked and comes off to reveal an area in the Snowman's Head for you to fill with a little wrapped candy.

You will love this!!!!

JoEllen

Sale

This Display is SOLD but you can special order one on my web site or the pattern is available for you to make your own set.

I am currently working on Two different Snowmen Candy Containers. One is fabric and the other is a Rug Hooked Version. Look for them soon. Or join my email notifications to be the first to find out when I have new things on the market.

JoEllen

Snowman Candy Container

I have started my Christmas Creations.

I really like how my fabric Snowman Candy Container is turning out. I hope to make a Rug Hooked version of this to.

I am creating a pattern for this as well. Hoping to have both the fabric and rug hooked version in the pattern.

So come on back for more information. As soon as I can I will get a picture.

Will start hooking on the Rug hooked version tomorrow. Want to dye up some wools to use for this one.

Also look for the Black Cat Ornies that you voted on to be made into a pattern. This will be out very soon. See a previous post for information on this. It is the top photo in that post.

Stay posted.

JoEllen