Making a (Victorian) Spectacle of Myself!

Who doesn't enjoy "a find!"

I went to the Ranch Hope Thrift Shop this a.m.

at Cowtown... and found not one, but two pair

of Victorian vintage spectacles!

I am enamored by the tinted pair!

Certainly a "new doll" will be in the making...

in need of tinted eyeglasses!

(even if they're not rose-colored... Ha!)

New Header & New Post Say It All!

I  have always enjoyed this primitive crow, sitting on a lilac branch!

He's made with cotton duck cloth and top-stitching...

 stuffed, painted, "grunged" and sanded to a soft, worn finish.

I made him back in Vermont... about eight years ago.

The sign points to where I've been spending my spare time!

Forget-Me-Not...

It is a wonderful sentiment... "Forget-me-not!"

It is one of our favorite perennials... in full bloom this week!

It reminds me of a favorite passage...

Isaiah 49:15  “Can a woman forget her nursing child 

and have no compassion on the son of her womb?  

Even these may forget, but I will not forget you." (NASB)

Back to my gardens...

Thank You Stampington & Company!

I just heard from the assistant editor of Art Doll Quarterly... 

and... (a little drum roll)

The Angel of His Presence will be featured in the August issue!

I couldn't be happier, as he was a labor of love...

and carries special meaning for me.

Thank you for sharing my joy! Daryle

Easter...at its Best!

We'll, it was a toss-up...

depending upon who you talked to!

Ryan would say that the Easter Egg hunt at church

was the best part of the weekend at Pop-Pop and Gram's.

But then Jonathan would tell you (without saying a word)

that it was the swing-set at the park and South Jersey sunshine!

Ol' Pop-Pop and Gram would say... it was both!

Happy Easter!

Good Friday... Good Find!

I just stumbled across this wonderful website

that can transform your pic into a pencil sketch...

the possibilities are just endless:

http://www.photofunia.com/effects/pencil_drawing

On this Good Friday, as you take a moment

to meditate on the meaning behind the "Good"...

may the angel of His presence be your portion!

First Stringing... and he stands!

He still needs forearms and hands, toes on his big ol' feet

and lots of "fine tuning"... but I couldn't wait any longer.

I just had to try a quick, temporary "first stringing!"

He is self-standing and is posable... Really, 

what else could a guy ask for?

And yes... he is definitely taking on his own personality

now... hence, "the timid tinker troll!"

My Dad was quite fond of the term... he would "tinker"

or "putter around" in the garage, when I was growing up.

This little guy (he stands 17" tall) will be a collector

of "things" that he can tinker on too...

Thank you for stopping by! Daryle