Wee Mouse - Primitive Pete

Wee Pete is Sold
My TDIPT Mercantile page
Happy Monday...thought I would introduce you to Primitive Pete...he is going to be available for adoption July 1st on the TDIPT Mercantile website along with the Wee Woolly Rabbit pictured below. Pete is a tiny fella at only 31/2 " inches tall...in total this piece is 7" inches tall. He is a hand-painted wool felt spotted mouse with glass bead eyes & chenille stem feet. He is sitting on a linen pin cushion that is attached to a wooden spool threaded with hemp cording...I have accented the pin cushion with two circles of wool felt that have black embroidered details...I think this whimsical mouse would feel right at home keeping you company in your sewing room or perhaps sitting amongst your other folk art collectibles. Wee Pete will be priced at $65.00 US plus $12.00 US for shipping to anywhere in the US or Canada. Price includes insurance. Please email me if you should have any questions. Thanks for popping by & have a Mice Day!
Susan

Cottage Style Wee Woolly Rabbit

Wee Woolly Rabbit with Vintage Donut Cutter Pin~Cushion

Wee Woolly Rabbit is Sold
My TDIPT Mercantile page
Hi all...thought I would give you a gander at one of the items that will be available for purchase July 1st on TDIPT Mercantile. This Cottage/Primitive Style Wee Woolly Rabbit is all done up with a Cream & Dusty Pink striped coat with collar & cuffs...don't forget the wee row of bead buttons down the front. The cushion he is sitting on is made from quilter's cotton & I have placed it in a vintage Donut Cutter...love how this turned out...you just can't beat that tarnished tin look...On the bottom of the tin I have placed a cardboard cut~out to which I have collaged a piece of Vintage sheet music which has been aged to perfection. This One of A Kind piece is 8" inches tall & will be priced at $65.00 US plus $12.00 US for shipping to anywhere in the US or Canada. Shipping price includes insurance. If you should have any questions please feel fee to contact me anytime...I would love to hear from you!

I will be posting more photos of available finished pieces in the next couple of days.

Its Christmas in July on the TDIPT Marketplace starting July 1st.
Stop by for some Christmas cheer & take a lookey lou at all the wonderful offerings our TDIPT artists will have available for purchase.
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Sacred Space - Bedstead Photos

I took these pictures last weekend at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. My brother, an avid photographer was visiting from Vancouver...thought I would take him to the museum as there are multiple places to take great photos. Needless to say...I too was snapping away at a furious pace.
The museum is made up of old buildings that they have been saved & moved. You can go inside them & see the way in which different classes lived & the belongings they would have used. There are little vignettes in every room...& I was particularly taken with the bedrooms....the mood in them was perfect...quiet, soft, peaceful.

http://www.wdm.ca/nb.html

Bedstead Photos

. Rock A Bye Baby .

Bedstead Photos

. Rest .

. Peace .

. Quiet .

Bedstead Photos

. Sweet Dreams .

Saskatchewan Ghost Town of Arelee

Made a friend along the way

My Husband & I went out exploring on Sunday...took a little road trip down some big old empty highways. Saskatchewan is a sparsely populated province of Canada...the trend these days...is to shut down the little town schools because of dwindling populations & the cost of keeping these schools going. This has resulted in an exodus of families with children moving to the bigger cities in order to have access to education & other services...as a result, Saskatchewan has a huge number of abandoned towns, ghost towns...loosely populated by eccentric folks looking for peace & quiet & inexpensive living.
If you are looking for a unique holiday full of history, great photo opportunities & the chance to learn a little about Saskatchewan...then I suggest you get an atlas & start planning your trip...cause you will have loads of fun exploring these dusty little places. There are abandoned towns & farms around every corner...the photos here & below are from a town called Arelee about 1 hour west of Saskatoon...I had a blast wandering around here snapping photos...could of stayed a lot longer but my stomach was growling & a prairie pic-nic awaited me...

Arelee Photos

Coming to say hello

Arelee Photos

Beauty in Chains

Art In Artifacts

Open Your Eyes to Pattern Color Repetition Balance

Arelee Photos

Home Sweet Home

Arlee Photos

Forlorn & Forsaken...

I sit empty & lost

Where are my people...

Possum Post Update

I fuzzied up little Nervous Ned... a good grooming with the old toothbrush & he is is all fluffed up, & I am hoping...looking a little more possum like. Oh yah, gave him a bit of a wee shower with the old spray bottle & then scrubbed his back...under his arms...no soap though...he's new... so he's not to stinky yet. {do possums smell...I wouldn't know} The weee shower & scrub lightened his coat up just right... I then went back in with some white paint here... a little pink there and last but not least, gave him a wee tuffet for his little fuzzy behind. He is a custom piece for a gal who has been called possum since she was a little girl... a sweet endearment for sure.

I hope this little guy finds a warm place in her heart & home...

Susan

Opossum or Rat...what do you think?

Nervous Ned

http://www.aaanimalcontrol.com/cuteopossums.html

Good morning....Need your help...I just finished making this wee guy last night... I
think he looks like an Opossum...or does he look like a rat? I have posted a link for you to check out...it's a gallery of possum photos that I used as my reference pics for creating this guy. You won't hurt my feelings if you say he looks more like a rat. Thought it would be fun to hear your thoughts & it would help me next time I want to make one of these critters. One last thing...do you think I should put him on a tuffet/cushion some type of stand or should I leave him as is? Thanks for your help & have a great day! Susan

MerMouse Magic ~ Under the Sea Swap

Below you will see a sequence of photos showing the steps I took to make Mermouse Magic.

Fabric choices, hmmmmm

Seashells by the seashore

The final details...adding the sparkle

"MerMouse Magic"

Well...I finally mailed my Mermouse out today...Carisa should receive her in a couple of weeks or so...I had a heck of time deciding what to make for this project... but in the long run I decided to do what I do best...make mice...LOL! I could of made a rabbit/mermaid but it just didn't jive for me. Merrabbit....aahhh,maybe next time. I had a lot of fun creating this new pattern & I spent a good few hours trying to figure out how to give my mouse a mermaid tail. I decided to needle felt blue wool roving onto the tail extension, I then took a leaf shaped cookie cutter & proceeded to use that as a mold to needle felt the two fins, which I later attached to the mouse tail by needle felting them on with additional lengths of wool roving. Shhhh, clear as mud I am sure. I now know how hard it is to needle felt...it can take hours to finish a piece this way & your wrist sure takes a beating...I like how it looks & it has given me an additional way to add details to my finished pieces.

I am pretty happy with how this project turned out & I am looking forward to taking part in more swaps...a great way to connect with other artists & make new friends.

"Under the Sea Swap" Project Update

A Tantilizing Tidbit

Thought I would share a wee smidgen of my "Under the Sea Swap" project. It is coming along swimmingly...pun intended! I do believe, if all goes well & no disaster ensues...that it will be ready to go to it's new home by the end of next week.

My original plan was to create a wool~felt seahorse with needle felted details sitting on a ocean inspired paper-mache box. Well, I did make the seahorse, it's not yet finished... but it is turning out to be a much more elaborate project then I thought it would be. Something I want to take my time with & work on now & then. Instead... I came up with a similar design, but one which can be completed in the time frame given for this swap. I love how it has turned out...quaint, whimsical, funny & a little odd...exactly how I like my dolly's!

It is a brand new design & one I think will be well liked by its recipient! All I have to do now is make a wee something for it to rest it's wee fuzzy behind on.

I will be posting photos of the completed piece in the near future. For now have a great week-end & thanks for popping by.

Warmly, Susan

Giddy~up Little Sea Horse...Under the Sea Swap

Work-up sketches for Sea~Horse project

Thought I would share another work-up sketch for the "Under the Sea" doll swap project. Think I can actually start work on it now that I have an idea of what I want to create. This is the part I like best...I get so excited at this stage because the possibilities are endless... even though you have thought the design, drawn the design...it still could turn out completely different from what your originally planned. That's why I like these doll challenges...you can use your imagination & from one idea can spring a multitude of new projects for months to come. My hope is that I will end up with a doll design that will be marketable & one that is not so complicated that it will be hard to replicate. I still see some changes to my plan in my head so who knows what will happen....stay tuned for more & have a Super~Duper Deluxe Day!
Susan

Under the Sea Art Doll Swap Link - http://wildatheartart.blogspot.com/20

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day

"For the hand that rocks the cradle ~ rules the world"

Under the Sea Art Doll Swap

Wild at Heart ART

UnDeR tHe SeA sWAp

http://wildatheartart.blogspot.com/2009/04/under-sea-swap.html

Hello & good morning...yesterday I decided to take part in the Under the Sea Swap being held by "Wild at Heart Art"

http://wildatheartart.blogspot.com/

I'm really looking forward to it & am excited at the opportunity to meet more art doll enthusiasts. I love these swaps...they stretch my creative muscle & give you the chance to think outside the box...which is something I need when I hit those artistic slumps. I took the time this morning to sketch up a few new designs for this swap...will be tweeking them in the next few days & hopefully one of them will end up as a successful piece...

Off to their new homes

I have been busy, busy working on custom orders, packing, shipping & really enjoying my studio time. Been thinking about the art process... the act of creating something from nothing. Where once there was just an idea...there now sits an object that has a life of it's own. It's strange for me to think about the art process. How is it that you can infuse an inanimate object with life? Why is it that some art seems dead, while other types of art seem alive?