Halloween & Holiday folk art Collectors, Mary & Frank in Washington, share with us wonderful photos in their home of their Halloween & holiday collections. Read more with a fun Q & A Collector Spotlight feature for October 2015, to post to my Blog: www.johannaparkerdesign.blogspot.com
A Sweet Shoppe of Unique Folk Art!
The coolest vintage, handmade wooden doll with felted dress, cloak, and black hat. Hand painted face and carved arms and legs. Style suggest Welsh folk art doll, but her vibe is also Pilgrim/Goodie witchy fabulosity. In good vintage condition.
A Sweet Shoppe of Unique Folk Art!
Give your dearest a delicately etched ornament that reflects their sensitive and gentle nature. Deer are considered sacred in some traditions because of their ability to regrow their antlers year after year. May this folk art-inspired ornament gracefully leap onto your tree and bring joy to your home, year after year. Jump into the holiday spirit with a new way to bring a little more whimsy to the season. Each ornament delivers a playful message, laser cut into sustainable wood and finished with an Italian cotton ribbon. Equally at home hanging next to Nana’s heirloom Santa or your preschooler’s December art project. Product Details: Dimensions: 4" diameter Made from certified sustainable American alder wood Tied with cream Italian cotton ribbon with a gold metallic detail Made in Los Angeles, California
Truly the cuckoo clock that has it all; this wee wooden house plays twelve traditional folk tunes. Each hour is greeted with a cuckoo, a turning waterwheel, a chopping woodchopper, and spinning dancers. Each new hour is a celebration! The clock plays twelve traditional folk tunes. Battery-powered (requires C batteries). Cuckoo comes out and cuckoos the hour on the hour. Waterwheel turns, woodchopper chops, dancers spin. Includes a volume knob and a switch to turn off the music, or music and cuckoo. Read about our cuckoo clock collection here. - DETAILS - Measures 16.5" x 14" x 8.5". Made of wood. Made in Germany.
The family of Alfonso Castillo Orta from Izuca de Matamoros, Puebla is quite famous and their pieces are very highly regarded and valued. Don Alfonso died in 2009, but his large family continues the work. In fact, they have been producing fine ceramics for six generations. Their work can be found in museums and collections all around the world. Their ornate skulls are signature pieces. They come in many forms. These are for sale at La Mano Magica in case you are interested. Don Alfonso was renown for his Arboles de Vida or Trees of Life, which come in many forms. Love the kitchen in this variation. As a part of Arnulfo Mendoza's ongoing project, I was lucky to be afforded the opportunity to shoot some photos of Martha Hernández Baez, Don Alfonso's longtime partner and some of their remarkable ceramic pieces. Unfortunately, I did not get the names of her two companions, who I'm guessing have to be family. The tradition continues.
Hi Everyone! Well, it has been a while since I have been on my blog, so I thought I would step away from the worktable and update my blog ...
Hi Everyone! Well, it has been a while since I have been on my blog, so I thought I would step away from the worktable and update my blog ...
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Mice - by Rose Fyleman I think mice are rather nice. Their tails are long, their faces small, They haven't any chins at all. Their ears are pink, their teeth are white, They run about the house at night. They nibble things they shouldn't touch And no one seems to like them much. But I think mice are nice. You might remember that I made this little mouse house and its two tiny occupants for my sister's birthday last month..well thinking ahead i took pictures as i sewed and now I can give you all a seriously cute little mouse tutorial; here goes. You will need the pattern, mouse coloured felt - brown, grey, white, cream - scrap pink felt for ears and tail, embroidery floss to match your felt (i worked with two strands) large black seed beads, some wool stuffing and a few small coins or metal washers (or a small stone or something) to weight the mouse (I am hesitant to use grains because real mice might nibble on them...) Download my free pattern from scrib, click here. I find it easier to glue the pattern to an old cardboard box and then cut out the pieces before tracing onto the felt. Once you have cut out your felt start sewing the two main body pieces together from point B (shown) to A; I used blanket stitch. When you reach point A (the nose) you need to add in your tummy panel. Stitch first down one side A to C, finish off the thread and hide your knot. Then, with a new thread, begin stitching down the other side from point A to C. Continuing on with the same thread add your base piece by stitching around the curved sides A to B then B to C. BUT don't stitch too quickly! you need to put in your tail at point B - so a few stitches short of the back centre seam - needle still threaded and attached to the body of your mouse - pick up your tail and run a couple of tiny straight stitches across one of the short ends pull the thread tight and poke the gathered end inside your mouse at the centre back. Continue blanket stitching, catching in the tail on both sides of the centre, until you reach point C. your mouse should now look a bit like this: Stuff it with wool, til it is reasonably firm. Before you close it up at the base poke in your weights. I used 1967 one and two cent Australian coins. One and two cent coins were discontinued in 1991 and withdrawn from circulation but I still have a few around - who knows my sister's mice might be worth quite a bit one day! Nearly done - just ears, eyes and wiskers to go! If you still have plenty of length left on your thread just poke your needle up through the body of the mouse and come out where you would like an ear to go. (if you need to start a new thread thats is ok. just bury you end in the body and come out where the ear will go and secure your thread with a couple of small back stitches) The ears are worked the same way as the tail; keeping the thread you are working with, run a few tiny straight stitches along the flat side and pull to gather then attach securely Push your needle through to the other side and repeat with the second ear. Poke your needle back in again this time coming out where you want to place the first eye - secure the bead and go through again, out the other side to stitch on the second eye. ok poke your needle back in again and come out right on the tip of its nose. You are going to sew a few large loops for whiskers - make sure you secure your loops in the centre each time so they won't pull loose. tie a knot with the needle, to end off, right on the tip of its nose and (this is the last time we poke the poor creature I promise) poke your needle back inside coming out its tummy (or somewhere) cut your thread close to the body as you can and the end should disappear neatly inside (never to be pulled and unravelled) Last of all cut the far end of your loops to double your whiskers. Now all you have to do is find them a little house....
Hello out there! Hope this blog post finds you well and happy in your corner of the world. The holidays are over and I am now settling bac...
