NEW BUNNIES AND OTHER NEWS

I just listed the bunnies in the above photo on ebay.

I have been trying to play catch up with myself all week. It seems the more I plan to do the more I have to do and the less time I have to do it all in.

This week I think I will be creating something a little more carefree - maybe some Raggedy Ann style dolls, it's been a while since I did those.

I am thinking of making both a boy and a girl. I'll surprise you with it during the week sometime.
Sometimes I surprise myself, It's funny when you start out making something and it some how morphs into something else during the creation process. It's like Christmas, you never know what you will get next.

The Olde Primitive Sisters Group has started a market web site of their own. There are several talented artists who are selling their goods there. Go take a peek, you might find something you like!

http://oldprimitivesisters.com/shop/

I have not set up my shop there yet, but I am sure I will join there in the near future.

3/6 Mid-Week * What's Goin' On

The medium sized Victorian Bunny is finished. Her head is slightly turned to the side, it gives her a inquisitive look. I made her feet slightly larger than the last medium sized Victorian Bunny. She still needs a basket or a backpack.

The rest of the bunnies are all in different stages of being finished. The largest bunny still needs her eyes painted, the smaller ones need sanded and painted some more.

Little ducky is in a the sanding stage. I chose to paint him in vivid colors, as most of the old toy ducks I have seen were at one time very brightly colored. Of course after he is antiqued the colors will look more vintage and time worn.
I can see a lot of improvements that can be made on the next ducks I make. I will add some more needle sculpting and possibly I will lightly stuff the wings and give them a quilted look in the future.

I am seriously beginning to worry about ebay. I have read that a new CEO is on the horizon and that his plans are to move ebay to a fixed price platform. That kind of defeats the purpose of ebay - doesn't it? That along the fee increases and feedback changes has me looking into other venues that I may pursue in the future.

Other news? After receiving an invitation to join - I am now a member of the Olde Primitive Sisters Group, this is a great bunch of ladies who are all talented artist in their own rights. We all sell on ebay - If you type in OPSG into your ebay search there you will see a wide variety of primitives and collectibles that we create. Everything primitive from ornaments to primitive dolls, toys, folk art and Americana art.

I am getting tired of bunnies, again. Next week it will be something different - I think.

Thanks again for reading my blog!

The Rabbit Pull Toy and Sawdust Sisters

Wow - what a week.

I managed to finish up the rabbit pull toy, I hope someone else likes him as much as I do. He will be up for sale on ebay later this evening. I stained the wheels and axles with walnut stain they match the bunny nicely. The pull chord I made out of hemp, I braided it and added a wooden bead on the end. It looks pretty authentic, like a vintage toy.

I went ahead and aged the sawdust sisters even more than they were.
Then I made cute little muslin dresses for them and crudely embroidered flowers around the skirt bottoms, then stained them with coffee. I sanded the dresses - yep, took out my frustrations on these, they have some thin places and some places that I sanded all the way through and made little holes. I thought about putting patches on them but decided that would make the dresses look too busy since I had embroidered them.

I gave each sister a aged brass heart and tied it to the bodice of their dresses. Instead of making the tiny hand stitched button holes that I usually make I used rusting safety pins to close up their dresses in the back. They are very sweet, very primitive looking.

The Sawdust Sisters will be listed on ebay later tonight. I do hope they find a good home with someone to love them.

I will be working on the things I didn't get finished this week - plus a few new things. The ideas are endless.

Victorian Bunny - A Primitive Bunny Doll

This little bunny is a cutie - he was inspired by the bunny toys that were available during the Victorian era, He is about 11 3/4" tall, including his ears, his feet are a bit smaller than most modern bunnies.

He started off as just a piece of muslin cloth. I made a pattern and cut him out, sewed him up, needle sculpted his face and brought him to life with a bit of paint.

He was painted in layers and sanded between each layer, This gives him a softer almost leather like feel. His tummy and tail are antique white.

I chose darker brown colors for this little bunny, and jointed him with antiqued brass colored metal buttons.

He has a very old fashioned air about him, he carries a little basket that I crocheted out of hemp. I had thought of making him a back pack basket, but he is so small that I think the little hemp basket fits him perfectly.

This bunny is for sale on eBay, the auction end Sunday February the 24th.
Here is a link if you would like to see him there:

OLD FASHIONED BUNNY * PRIMITIVE DOLL * FOLK ART