Winter Weather and Wooden Wonders

Wonderous Woodenware

Perhaps another "W" I should add is "Whoa!"

Outside there is a huge snowstorm raging. Apparently, it's been that sort of weather all winter long, in the U.S. So if you're on the East Coast, bundle up and be careful on the roads! I've officially decided to call this "The Year of the Snowpocalypse." I think it's fitting, don't you?

While the weather outside is frightful, I thought I'd update you on a few bits of news--

1 ~ First, I will again be participating in the One World One Heart Blog event.

This will be MY third time in this wonderful online celebration, and also Lisa Swifka's LAST year doing this amazing event. If you are interested in more information on OWOH or would like to participate, click on the red link, above and you will be taken directly to the site. In the past, OWOH has drawn over 1000 participants from all over the world in a wonderful display of friendship and creativity! THANK YOU LISA for this amazing idea, and all your efforts!

2 ~ An update on the HOLIDAY DOLL BALL SWAP from December. A few people have asked me who MY partner was, and I'm sorry I didn't make it clearer, because my partner SHOULD be a professional doll-maker, but instead is a humble wife and mother and DOES NOT even sell her dolls.

HERE is LOTUS's doll to ME!

Her name is Moxie, and she is a cloth jointed doll with SO many details. Isn't she amazing?

Lotus's blog is called  Whymsical Lotus--and you can also see the step by step construction of MOXIE HERE....will SOMEONE besides me please go visit her and tell her she needs to do professional work?


Finally, in my last online rambling,  NEW YEAR POST, I mentioned that I had resolutions involving my creative work!  I realized that I forgot to mention--*and I think this is important for ALL artists*--that another of my resolutions is to GIVE MYSELF credit for all of the hard work I do in creating my art, in the form of  pricing my art FAIRLY. I I know this is probably crazy, and quite the tricky field to navigate,  as so much consumer thought tends to favor  "cheaper (often foreign made) goods." But I have to believe that people will appreciate my work. Or at least I'm crossing fingers that they will. So please bear with me as I'm trying to fairly factor creation time and materials cost towards my these little art pieces....

Speaking of art,  you'll remember that I showed you my slew of woodburned curiosities! Here, they are in their individual glory!

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Vagabond Easter Ornament
SIDE 1

SIDE 2



Vagabond Valentine Doves
SIDE 1

SIDE 2


Vagabond Owl Love
SIDE I


SIDE 2




Vagabond Folk Flowers and Swans
SIDE I


SIDE 2


And the grand piece...

BIRDS AND STARS
A Woodburned Trinket Box!


....which I will try to get into the shoppe tomorrow!

Meanwhile, all the other lovelies are now in the Etsy Shoppe!
Hop on over to read how each is made! Perhaps you'd like to take them home with you?