I hope you are keeping warm 

What a cold snap we are having.  Too cold to go out and do anything.  I have been thinking about my Easter items and already thinking about July 4th and Halloween.  I know a lot of artist are on their Halloween things already. 

Easter will be cloth bunnies and some paper mache ones also.  Cloth bunnies may be primitives.  

July 4th will be Santa's with the red, white and blue theme.  I found some old tiny stand up figures of Indians and drummers that I just can't wait to use.  

The gourd witches have bodies and are waiting for some witches cloths. I have 4 of them started.  

I have had several orders for the St. Nicholas Santa.  People were really taken back by his simple and unique beauty.  

The weather has forced us to stay inside and I have taken advantage of that.  I am making wonderful soups and stews to fill our bellies and fresh hot buns from the oven.  What more could you want?  

Drop me a line.  I should have some sneak peeks on my facebook page and my blog soon. Do you seeing my little peeks?  It gives you insight to the whole long process from start to finish. The art is not made in a day.  Weeks and months are more like it.  

Keep warm and safe.Love, Dolores

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Happy New Year 

See the new year through glittering eyes.  

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.

St Nicholas 

This St Nicholas has the traditional ~

 Miter ~ hat

Crozier ~  Gold Staff

Cape ~  Pectoral cross ~  

Surplice ~  Red Stole 

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.

Merry Christmas !   

My Snowpeople for 2013

Her baby blanket, her mothers watch, her fathers cuff links, her Aunts fur, her lock and key, and some old red wood buttons.  

Pure Benevolence

Merry Christmas !!





Cheers Dolores

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.

String of mercury glass beads. 

He has handmade bear and a handmade rabbit in his arms ~

He has a drum over top his chair and a leather toy bag filled with his other toys.

This Santa is sold !