Happy New Year
See the new year through glittering eyes.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
The last Santa of 2013~ St Nicholas
This is the last of DK Vintage Holiday Santas for 2013. It is fitting that he should be St. Nicholas.
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| St Nicholas |
This St Nicholas has the traditional ~
Miter ~ hat
Crozier ~ Gold Staff
Cape ~ Pectoral cross ~
Surplice ~ Red Stole
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The story is that St. Nicholas over heard a farmer talking to his daughters. They had no dowry for the girls to wed. St. Nicholas came back that evening and tossed gold coins into the chimney and they fell into the girls stockings which were hanging by the fireplace to dry. With the gold, the daughters were able to wed.
He carries a goose feather tree and a bag of vintage, gold mercury glass beads.
He has a linen shirt and then a cotton surplice over top. Cream flannel, slightly aged slacks. The paper mache boots are made in Germany.
His beard is white mohair.
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Visiting Santa ~ This Santa is dressed in red velvet with German, paper mache boots.He has a strand of gold Mercury glass beads as a book marker. His coat is trimmed with white recycled rabbit fur and it if fully lined. He wears a flannel shirt under his coat. This coat can come off. He carries a pocket watch hanging off a gold tone chain.
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| String of mercury glass beads. |
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| He has handmade bear and a handmade rabbit in his arms ~ |
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He has a drum over top his chair and a leather toy bag filled with his other toys. This Santa is sold ! |
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
The Summit Gallery was a hugh success !!
Summit Gallery Show, one huge success.
The show is over and I have very little left to sale on my Web page. That's a good thing but I promised they would be on this week.
The Summit Gallery
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| Civil War Santa ! Sold |
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| Old Santa Sold |
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| Going to sisters. |
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Super idea for your home !!
If you want to add ambiance and sparkle at the same time, make lanterns covered in "ice".
I made 8 of these for my show. Sorry, I don't have a picture right now but they are beautiful.
I got lanterns and small jars and covered them in mod pog. I then sprinkle thick handfuls, of Epsom Salt all over them. They did take a full 24 hours to dry. I then put a battery candle inside and they glow. They added so much ambiance to the display I have at the Gallery for my weekend show. A one man show. Me !! Wow, what good luck. Thank you God for this wonderful chance.
I will post pictures, but if you want to get a head start on Christmas, throw salt around. I got my Epsom Salt at K Mart. The little that I wasted, was collected in a box and I put it on my steps. You can also bath in this stuff. Ahhhhh !! The reason I put it on my steps was because we have had a little snow fall every night.
Take Care, Cheers, Dolores
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Sunday, November 10, 2013
German Santas, Candy Containers Primitive
The dry run in my dining room !
My one man art show will be at the Summit Gallery in Weirton, WV. I will have my wonderful Snowpeople there also. They are chilling in my shop right now.
My Web page will have all my Santa's and Snowpeople Thanksgiving week.
Merry Christmas ! Keep Christ in Christmas !
Dolores Koper
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Sunday, November 3, 2013
Do something on your own.
Here is a great Santa face that you can do something on your own. He is from the Graphics Fairy. All her stuff is free. You can put him on a pillow or print him out on transfer paper for a tee shirt for the kiddies. He is just so old fashion looking. I just love him
I wish I could go back for Christmas, for some old fashion fun.
http://thegraphicsfairy.com/
My show is in a few weeks and my Santa's are done. Pictures will be up this week. I still have a lot of SnowPeople to work on yet.
Only 50 days until Christmas Merry Christmas !! Facebook
Dolores
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Older Santa's have showed up !!
These 2 precious Santa's showed up at the house a few days ago. I gave them a chance to rest before taking their pictures. Ha Ha They will be going with me to the Summit Gallery Home tour on November 16, 2013. It will be a one woman show and my Santas and Snowbabies.
He is holding a vintage floral stem of red Mercury Glass Beads, an old vintage, twisted ornament and a piece of WV coal at his feet.
This Santa is holding a hand made sail boat. His hat is from an antique quilt that had 1938 stitched into it.
This Santa is wearing a vintage piece of material that came from the back of a velvet patchwork quilt. His shirt is an old antique dresser scarf and it peeks out his coat sleeves. He is caring a floral stem of green mercury glass beads. His hat is from an old cutter quilt.
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