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Back in My Studio Again

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Hello my dear reader friends.  It’s been a long week away… yet again.  My dad passed away last week, and so, I was with my family.  I had actually planned on visiting my dad as he wasn’t doing well, but upon touching down in Florida I got a feeling, which proved to be true.  He passed the night before.  Since I had such an early flight no one wanted to tell me the news until I got there.  It’s funny, but I had no idea, no feeling, until we landed.  And then, it was like a veil was lifted, and I knew.  It is still so sad to talk about, but I  wanted to share with why I’ve been away.

Here’s a photo of my dad, with my brother and I, taken in the mid 1960’s.  You can see how much we loved our daddy.

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I may be a little slow getting back to normal with my dolly things, but I am sure going to try.  I was playing around a little today with Penny and some new wigs and eyes that arrived while I was away; that was fun.

Thanks for reading.  Bye for now.

The Last Set of Vintage Photos

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Hope you’re not getting tired of these photos from the Volo Antique Mall.  If you are, sorry, you don’t have to read on, I understand.  But, for those of you who love to reminisce over vintage-y things here are the kitchen-y photos I took.  If you missed the last three posts they are here, here, and here.

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I cannot imagine living with pink kitchen cabinets (much pinker in person) and in metal yet.  I wonder in what time period metal kitchen cabinets were popular.  Anyone know?

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I am pretty sure that my aunt had these canisters in the 1970s.  Mushroom motifs are popular again.

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These pieces reminded me of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

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This double oven/stove must have been quite fancy in its heyday.  Look at all those knobs.

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I would have LOVED these tiny little cups when I was little.  I remember being totally enamored by anything colorful.

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Not kitchen-y, but quite a fancy booth!

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And, lastly, my motto… just kidding.  I do love a (somewhat) clean house.

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Now, I promise, that is it for my photos from the antique mall.

Bye for now!

This and That…

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3 pumpkin dresses 961My tiny pumpkin dresses are all finished.  There are two for Amelia Thimble and Izzy, and one for Fairyland’s Pukipuki.  I still have to write website pages for them.  They will probably be available for sale one at a time, so stay tuned.

an autumn rose 090Talyssa got her bangs cut yesterday.  I was looking at photos of her on Pinterest (I’m not sure who to credit with the photo) and was captivated by this photo of her with bangs.  I think it makes her look a lot younger, and cuter.

spider 080Who likes spiders?  I like that they are good for the garden, but I find them creepy, to say the least.  I looked out the window yesterday evening and in the middle of a 3′ x 3′ (at least) web sat this HUGE spider.  After I took the photos, I went back out with a ruler, he was gone.  I am guessing him to be about an inch long, the biggest that I’ve ever seen.  Anyone know what kind of spider this is?  My daughter and husband couldn’t believe how close I had to get to him to take this picture; I didn’t have a zoom lens on my camera, so he was about a foot away from the camera!

September is National Sewing Month and the only things that I have sewn this month are three pair of tights!  Sew… I am going to sew today!  I need a dress to go with the Christmas sweater and hat that I have been working on.

Bye for now!  Hope you have a great day!