And the winners are........

Do your kids get excited when they pull names from a hat for you??? Mine do:)

After pulling out Latina's name, I made him pull out another one.....

Than he pulled out Casey's name, and I had him do just one more......

Finally someone we don't know:) It sounds silly, but I've been gone from blogland for a little while, and wanted to give something to someone new. Don't worry Latina and Casey! I will send you one, too:)

You're gonna have to wait till Monday.... I want to clear coat them first, and I'm thinking of adding something else to them.... Latina and Casey- I have your address:) Sonya- Can you email me yours? Thanks for entertaining me....... I sure did miss all of you!!

Hopefully tommorrow I can get to some of the things I have ordered recently:) Plus I still need to show you where I'm at with Marshmallow Manor......... And what Otis has done to Cora's house- We'll just say it ain't pretty!

So.... Until Next Time:)

Give up Yet???

They're my version of a nesting doll......

Aren't they sooo cute? :)

I tell ya, I 'bout went crossed eyed last night trying to get the black lines in. I used a Sharpie Marker, that was trying to die on me... I had to stop every 2 seconds to scribble on a piece of paper to get the ink flowing again. Then I went back and colored they're hair in with different colored Sharpies.... There's red, brown, blonde..... And I love how 'simple' they look.... I did do one with poka-dots, but it just didn't do it for me...

I was so happy to get them done...wanted to take them outside today and take pictures of my little army, but it's raining:( So you'll just have to make due with these:) ...when it stops raining, I can clear coat them, too.... I think I want them shinny:)

And since no one guessed it right, I decided that when the kid gets home, I'll let him draw a name from those of you that commented out of a hat:) Sound good??

I was also able to order some more posts yesterday. I still have these to mount... they'll go in my Etsy shop when they get finished.... I think I might try and mount some of the little ones, too.

...ok..... I'm off to try and find something to keep me busy for the rest of the day.....

Until Next Time!

New Church and a little game:)

First, we'll start with the game....

Can anyone guess what these are gonna be??


Need another hint??


Ok....then maybe this will help....

Still don't know??? LOL.... Well, I'm not going to tell you! You have to wait till I finish.... And the first person to guess right will get one:)


**And on another note....

I got those 2 churches done.... This one is listed.... The other one has been put on hold. I love how the green grass makes the church so bright...

It's just one of those things that I love to photograph.....Looks good in the grass, looks good on the bricks..... And it will look really good in your dollhouse:) hehe

Well, Alrighty then.... I'm off to work on those things in the top picture........

Until Next Time

Retail Thearpy...

I know, I'm suppose to be working, but I couldn't help it....I had to go to the bank. And since I was already over in that direction.... I figured I'd pop in to the thrift store to see what I could find.... Don't worry, I only spent $2!! The tin on the right reminds me of a picture of my mother when she was little. She was probably 5, and she was hanging up her doll clothes on the line.... The paper mache' box with the squirrels was also too cute to pass up. Both were $.45!! Then in front is a pillow case! That was $1!! I love girlie pillows!! And I could not pass up those pink flowers!


Oh, and I forgot to add this one in earlier! I was trying to take a picture of the pandas last night.... and as you can see......Cleo is helping... too cute!

OK...ok

Back to work I go
Until Next Time...

Never feed a stray Cat!!

They Multiple!
In case you don't know the story.....This is Rufus- Not to be confused with Otis, who will get his own post later....... Rufus was a stray... I started feeding him, we buried what we thought was him here, and then one day he brought the family. It has taken me a long time to befriend all of them...But Now....There's only One outside kitty, and he's fixed!

So.....Rufus

....had a daughter named Maggie (Not to be confused with Ginger, the kitten that needed the blood transfusion).... Maggie was the last cat I brought in...... Took me months to make friends with her- she wouldn't even come up on the porch if we were out there. So I'd sit quietly next to her food bowl, and eventually she started to come up to eat... Then one I caught her. She didn't even freak out! I think she knew it was coming.... She's under my trailer in the picture....this is No place for a cat....or her kittens....

After her first litter of kittens (the litter that Wilbur came in)..... She had another litter. And at this point, I had had Enough! I love my cats, Each and everyone of them.... But this is nonsense!!! So everyone got caught!

This is her second litter of kittens..... With some of the most prettiest coats I've ever seen.... Gray bodies with black and white feet?!?

When they were brand new, the mother brought them up on the porch.... So I've been handling them from the beginning... It was almost as if she wanted my help taking care of them?! She'd bring them up, let us play with them.... Then come back when we were gone and feed them.

This is Teddy..... the bf has totally falling in love with this guy!

He's really such a sweet kitty.....

And this is his brother Bear- he stands up like a Bear, He growls like a bear...... And he's my shadow! Follows me where ever I go, wants to be right next to someone, But doesn't want you touching him, lol.

And here's Cleo again! Cleo- short for Cleopatra...... Cleo thinks she's got to be in my lap all the time..... She's so lovable, and she plays hard! When the babies are wrestling....she normally has the upper hand.


And did you notice that my once gray kittens are now black? They're the same kittens, they just changed colors on me.

The cat tree seems to be the hot commodity around here..... From back to front, there's Wilbur, Teddy, Fred and Cleo's up front in the corner......

And today we have Fred again.... And then from left to right is Bear, Wilbur and Teddy.

So now that I have way too many cats...... I'm exhausted! Someone is always getting into trouble...unless they're all sleeping. Don't get me wrong, If I could find homes for them, I would.... I've asked everyone I know, and I've managed to find homes for some, but I'm running out of friends. Maggie is in the bedroom, until we can get her fixed.... and she still won't let us touch her..... And the older males walk up and down the hall, churpping all day~ Very annoying!! And then there's Otis...... Who's keeps me busier than all of them put together. We'll discuss him later! So if I can find them homes, I will. And until then, I'm going to keep praying that I don't ship one outta here in one of the Etsy orders... They LOVE the boxes I bring home, and the tape... and the bubble wrap. I have to hide from them when I'm packing orders! LOL.... One day... One day I'll find homes for these guys and my life will go back to normal, LMAO.... Yeah Right?! What is normal anyways?? Ha haha

Ok...One more pic before I go..... This is Emma, Cora's kitty that lives at her Dad's house. I took it on Halloween, Cora had dressed her up for Cameron's birthday party.... Here she is sitting in the window watching the kids play outside..... So cute!

Well, Alright then..... I'm off to try and get some 'work' done today. The kitties are napping, the kids are at school..... and It's Mommy time:)

Until Next Time.....

Getting sidetracked...

Yeah, I know....I'm suppose to be finishing the churches and the birdhouses...But I couldn't help it. Kat is working on a nursery project for a friend, and some of us are helping her out. She's doing a nursery with a Panda theme... So I thought I'd break out the clay.... You can also see the bases for some new signs on the left. I made a couple for Kat's project, and made a few that will get listed later this week.


And here are my panda's. The kids have been teasing me about my 3-D eyes, but I like them like that:) Gives them more personality! Either way...they'll be fine sitting on a shelf with other pandas!


And here are my rejects. It's been awhile since I played with the clay, so my fingers are a little rusty. I went ahead and added tongues to these, and my kids have since claimed them.

Don't think I'll be doing much more tonight. I've got a bit of a headache from being on the computer too long. I get hung up in Etsy every time! There's just so much to see! I did manage to order a few more jam jars... Here soon I'll have enough to start playing with~ I need lots and lots of Jam for Marshmallow Manor:) I've also ordered some toys to add to some of my collections. When they come in, I'll share them with you! LOL.... I know, I know; I have all these posts to get to:) Gives me something to do this week.

So

Until Next Time..........

If you liked the benches..

Then you might like this set.
......To tell you the truth..... I LOVE, LOVE this set!

The table came from a Thrift Store.... It had this really, really thick layer of varnish on it that took me days to sand off! I swear it had been doubled dipped or something.

After I stripped the table I gave it a base coat of dark brown paint.... I like using the dark brown as a base..... Makes the top coat pop... I built the 2 benches, and painted them along with the table. And then I went back and sanded everything down again. I like watching how the aging process goes....From when it looks all pretty to the time and work it takes to making it look old!

However! This little table is driving me crazy! It's wobbly and I've tried sanding it down, but don't think it really got me anywhere..... Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix it before I find myself gluing a bead to the bottom of one of the legs?! Once I get it fixed, it will be listed on Etsy.

And before I go...

Meet Cleo......Isn't she beautiful?! One day soon, I'll catch you up on the cat drama.....

Until Next Time