The Humble Arts Door Prizes

http://www.thehumblearts.com/

Happy Anniversary to US! This is our FIRST and we are going to be celebrating the entire month! We will be having drawings throughout the month of March! You must be signed up to be eligible to receive some of the wonderful little gifties we are offering!

We have TWO winners drawn on - March 16, 2008!

http://www.thehumblearts.com/homepage.htm
Congrats go to:
This weeks two winners are:Angela Prince-Bex andJudith FoxThe artists who have so generously donated for this week's drawing are:Doreen of Vermont HarvestandFlora of Bonehead StudioJudith Fox will be receiving a whimsical little giftie from Flora!
Angela will be receving her wonderful spring surprise from Doreen!
Previous winners are:Susan Saint-Leaves Mandie Lancaster
Ladies, your artists will be contacting YOU to get your particulars. Thank YOU for being a Humble Arts supporter!!

Alrighty Come On and join: Just scroll to the bottom of their page! ...Hugs Sherrie

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OH! for got to add:

MARCH 23rd announcement of new winners!!

http://thehumblearts.com/

Family of Six in the making!

I decided to make a family.Yeppers, Daddy, MaMa and their four chidren..They will be dressed

for the holidays each one..Now I know this is playing dolls, Some thing I have never done in my whole life..Also I'm working on a offering special for The Humbles Arts!

Daddy here he has Green eyes, But I have decided to also re-do his face completely

Daddy gonna re-do his face completely

MaMa sitting next to him, is before I re-did her face.. Here I re-did Mama's face..I'm trying to learn how to soften and shadow.. Still not right but it is better. *MaMa diffently will get a pretty smile*My sweet hubby just told me he liked MaMa's face before I re-did her..Thats cool.*Smack* He said it looked more defined..

I really need a second and even third person to help critique my stuff:)

any volunteers PUuuuULLEEZE!

So far here is two of their four children

My *First* for this wonderful new year 2008. Can you tell what this might be??

My *First* for this wonderful new year 2008. Can you tell what this might be??

Sheeze that is the question I asked last Saturday.. As you see I didn't get to far. So many interuptions.. When your home is for sale it is a pain in the neck! But Saturday I'm having a day all by my self, I declared i t Sewing Doll Day!!!! So I should be able to get a whole lot done..Don't for get I'm working Two - 16in dolls and 2 - 12 in dolls and 4 sheep pin dolls and a blue bird:)!!

Okay she has the starts of her face,..still needs more work and I haven't made my mine up whether I should antique her face or just leave. it.Lookie I gave them both toes!

They both have fingers also.
Now she says please put me together I'm cold naked like this!

Beat the winter blues doll swap

Hey me buddies in good and in crime *Big Smile* you know who you are.. come on and join this Beat the winter blues doll swap with me ok.. I have already committed to doing this swap. Why you ask??? Well cause it is going to fun to create some thing for some else and to make it especially sunshiny and sweet. Mail out day is not until Feb 29th..SO that gives us 6 weeks??
aw comon you can do it !:) It will be a great way to start our new year out, by giving to some else making them feel a bit extra special, and getting rid of those yuckie winter blues !!
I will look for you ! Hugs to all Sherrie

Here is what Vivian the hostess with the mostess says

http://vivs-whimsy.blogspot.com/
"Beat the winter blues doll swap", and the theme of the doll will be "sunshiney and sweet". the dolls can be made out of any medium and can range in size from 9 to 15 inches. All I ask is that you put your heart into the doll and make it special, because that way everyone will make something extra nice and everyone will be happy with what they recieve!

I am so excited already!
I'll take sign ups until jan. 23. and will email or post partners on the 24th. That will give us the rest of Jan and all of Feb to design and finish our dolls. Lets have the mail out day be leap day! Feb 29th! then we will all recieve our dolls at the right time to cheer us from the winter blues! (well those of us living in snow country anyways..) Everyone else lucky enough to live in sunshine all year around, will be recieving a little extra dose of sunshine in the mail!!
Ok.. so.. please email me vivianneroni@yahoo.com

to sign up, please include your name, mailing address, email address,

blog address and your flickr if you have one. Also please consider this a committment

For All Softie Lovers!!!! 1st Annual SoftieThanksgiving Day Parade

1st Annual Softie Thanksgiving Day Parade

This parade will be broken into three different parts so everyone can get a really good look at all the work the Parade participants put into their entries. Today we'll be winding down Main Street, tomorrow we'll be heading up 5th Avenue and finally we'll take a trip down Santa Claus Lane. Voting will be set up by Sunday, November 25th and the Top 5 Entries receiving votes will be announced on Saturday December 1st. You may notice a number at the beginning of each entries description. Make note of it because you'll need it for the voting. I'll have the name of the parade piece on the poll but it helps to have the numbers beside them now so you can jot down your favorites as you view them. Anyway, sit back and enjoy the Parade!

http://qdpatooties.blogspot.com/

Be sure to go by and check out qdpatooties 1st Annual Softie Thanksgiving Day Parade

Is realy fantastic

Hugs to all

Sherrie

Happy Monday Day!

Free Stitcherie Patterns:@
http://www.memyshelfandi.com/store/WsDefault.asp?Cat=FreePatterns

Good Morning All
I have been up since 6AM and as hoovering over my coffee I found a couple totally awesome places for you to visit , If you haven't already..
They are just out standing talented women!! Both live in Australia!

Calley of Never Ending Thread
even has E-PATTERNS !!! Tada~~~ she also offers From Cloth dolls - Santa's, Raggedy's, Black dolls, Angels and the occasional animal, Cloth Sculpture, Stitcheries, Penny rugs, vintage style toys, seasonal, holiday and other items made from fabric, felt and various other mediums ,

Neverending Thread. Home to Vintage, Primitive and Folk Style Craft patterns for Dolls, Stitcheries, Penny Rugs and more!
http://www.neverendingthread.com/

also:
I so enjoyed looking and being so inspired..I just loved the colors and fabrics Natalie of Cinder Berry Stitches..Oh my !!! her blog is wonderful as is her web site http://cinderberrystitches.typepad.com/
Such colors and yet so prim folk art and yesteryear..SO whimsy and totally irresistible

Natalie offers the cutest Free Pattern E-Pattern

Springberries Needlecase as pictured you will find the free e-pattern here:

http://cinderberrystitches.typepad.com/cinderberrystitches/springberries-free-patter.html

Download SpringberriesNeedlecase.pdf

Have a super duper Monday Ya'll!!!
Hugs Sherrie