Lifesize Witches

Witch on Box of Potions

Witchie Feet

She has a fly on her ole' warty nose

Witchie Hand with spider ring holding her cat

Witchie's Head

Old Green Witch

Green Hands holding her broom with her book of Spells tucked under her arm

Witchie feet with spidery broom

Cauldron of Eyeballs

I had fun making these life size witches this year.  They took some time but they are pretty impressive on your front porch or in your entryway.  She certainly takes guests by surprise!

My Son's Wedding

 

 

One of the events that kept me busy this spring was the wedding of my son and daughter-in-law. 
It was a beautiful affair and we were so pleased to welcome Erin into our family.  As you can
see from this picture, they had fun with some of the photos.

Fall Festival Finds

This past weekend was Fall Festival time in our area.  Although I didn't spend too much time there this year, I was fortunate enough to bring home a couple of lucky finds.  I just love finding the unepected.  You just never know what you may run across when you are just browsing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This pantry box was just waiting for me at the Appalachian Artisans Festial.  The artist drew the rosehip design around the rim of the lid.  Just as I paid for it, she opened the lid and put in a boquet of the dried rosehips that she had grown.(picture on top of the box)  I thought that was such a sweet and thoughtful gesture.

 

This old sled almost made my heart stop!  I have seen similar ones in Country Living Magazine but never saw one in person.  I even haggled the price down an extra fifteen dollars so I got a pretty good deal.  I have it on the center of the table in my dining room.  It makes a stunning centerpiece. 

 

Now I can hardly wait until next year!

 

Miss Hilde Boggs and Her Sister Miss Minnie Boggs

Miss Hilde Boggs

Miss Hilde's Sweet Annie Bagha

 

Miss Minnie Boggs

 

Miss Minnie's Face

 

Miss Hilde Boggs is wearing her best shoes so she walked gingerly through her herb garden gathering her Sweet Annie and placed it carefully into the bag she was carrying.  She had to be quick about it because she was meeting her sister, Miss Minnie Boggs later for tea.

 

 

This is my latest project.  In fact, I just finished them last night.  They were a joy to make.  I saw a picture of a similar doll and made my own pattern by altering the face from a pattern I had and borrowing feet from another pattern.  I just love their sweet little prim faces.

 

 



Miss Hilde's best shoes

 



Eggstra Big Egg

One of the chickens on my brother's farm "gave birth" to this really big egg.  This happens pretty frequently.  These jumbo eggs usually have a double yolk.  You can see how big it is in relation to the other regular sized eggs.  The chicken is probably still walking funny!

The Newest Member of our Family

I would like to introduce you to the newest member of our family.  This is Mozart, or MoMo as he is lovingly called by my grandchildren.  MoMo is a seal point Himalayan male 6 month old cat.  He is the most adorable little guy you would ever want to meet.  I had been looking for a Ragdoll cat.  I looked on several petfinder and pet rescue web sites.  A lady from one of the rescue sites posted a message to me on Facebook telling me about this cat who had been named Wicket.  I immediately called the Rescue animal hospital to see if he was still available.  To my good fortune, he was still available.  I drove about 90 minutes to get him but it was a wonderful decision.  He is just about the sweetest little guy I have come across.  He has bonded well with me and most nights he hops up on my bed and nuzzles me wanting a good petting session sometime in the middle of the night.  A Himalayan cat is the product of crossing a Persian cat with a Siamese cat.  They have the wonderful personality and fluffy hair of a Persian and the markings of a Siamese.

At first, our other cat, Rickey Martin growled and hissed at him (the first two days, in fact), but has come to decide that he really likes him.  Now they roll and play together and have even been taking occasional naps together.  My two dogs, a Boston Terrier and a Bichon Frise, have also accepted him and all four animals play well together.  So our new addition has worked out very well.

  

Ole Butter Churn

I stopped by one of my favorite Primitives Shops this morning and found this wonderful old wooden butter churn.   It was a lucky find at Kountry Sunshine in Mt. Orab, OH.