BEAD OF THE DAY Wrap-up

Wow...where did November go??
The theme this month for Bead of the Day was, of course, ~ Happy Holidays ~  ....here are some of my favorite Holiday designs....enjoy!

Santa from the Rudolph collection

Bumble from the Rudolph collection

Classic Snowman

Leopard Santa

Do you recognize this guy??  The Grinch!!

Bring on the Shopping!!

Now through Monday...enjoy and thankyou!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Enjoy your day!!

More Lalaloopsys!

61 to be exact!! All custom ordered for bow centers..can you find the one that is missing her mouth? (it was "stitched" on after I discovered it was missing after the photo shoot!!) The first person to post a comment below  with the correct Lala( who is missing her mouth!) wins one Lalaloopsy bow center from the list below:
Bea
Spot
Jewel
Mittens
Blossom
Pillow

And one more Lala....she is the new Holiday addition and was featured as Bead of the Day. Her name is Holly Sleighbells...so cute!!

Have a wonderful Holiday!

Happy Birthday Jiya!

This birthday topper was custom ordered from my Jelly Cakes shop on Etsy. It was an adaptation of a stock monkey topper and with a few color and design changes it was made to match this cute bday invitation. As you can see, the birthday girl's name is Jiya and she is turning one. I incorporated these elements into the topper.

The original monkey topper with pink/purple/aqua accents

I always enjoy making cake toppers...such a treat to work on a much larger scale!

Enjoy your weekend : )

Rudolph And Friends

I have been wanting to do this set for a while now, but this time of year is so crazy with orders that I never seem to have time. I cleverly worked it in as Bead of the Day!! Each day for the last couple of weeks a Rudolph character was spotlighted in my Bead of the Day series. I loved making these little guys...the show is so timeless and classic, and will always be one of my absolute seasonal favorites.!
I created the characters to be used as traditional beads or charms, although they are on the large side (1 1/2 - 2 inches). Any smaller, and I would not have been able to capture the essence of each character. They would make wonderful ornaments as well. I can see them all strung with bright red ribbon and placed on a table-top tree.

Everyone's favorite reindeer!!

DO you recognize this sweetie?

And, of course, Santa!!

Enjoy!

Custom work

A nice grouping of custom designs : )

My favorites are the little white owl and the mug of hot chocolate with swirly whipped cream...yummy!!!

These (with the exception of the Hello Kittys and turkeys) have been custom ordered for hair bows. The Hello Kittys& turkeys are a standard order from my website...so cute, I just had to include them in the photo!

I really enjoy custom work. My customers typically send a picture of an outfit or ribbon that they would like to have matched in clay. It is always a challenge to get the clay "just right"!

Many of the designs end up in my Etsy shop : )

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful weekend!

LaLa-Land!

I spent the weekend in lala-land.....Lalaloopsy land !!

I had fun creating these Lala-inspired party favor charms. They are so colorful and cheery!

Can you find your favorite?

 I really love the concept behind the little ragdolls......"sew magical, sew fun". Each doll character has her own little story of how she came to be and is magically brought to life by the fabric that she has been made from. My girls have collected a few and love them and I love how they bring me back to my childhood. I would spend hours creating and sewing my own little ragdolls from bits of cloth from Nana's fabric stash.

This custom order included 2 different styles of each character and her little pet. I love their silly names!

 Blossom Flowerpot

Mittens Fluff'n Stuff

Sahara Mirage

Sunny Side Up

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful and creative day!

Snow...already??

YUP!! 2 days before Halloween we woke up to this!!

Mother nature definitely had some tricks in store for us...downed trees and power lines, school and business closings....but in the early morning hours, the peace and tranquility was quite a treat for the senses.

15 or so inches of heavy, wet October snow!

Just a couple hours into the storm...

Here is my Hubby, a Lineman for our utility, heading out for the first of almost a week's worth of 18hr night shifts...and he is still smiling : )

The kids thought it was great!

And Harry, the boxer, didn't seem to mind either

Rambo, who is only 8 inches tall, was not quite so sure....

This porcupine was not amused....his calendar says October not January!!

Despite the snow,  we did manage to have some Halloween fun! We lost power for 4 days, but thanks to a generator (purchased about a month ago for Hurricane Irene), we had the basics and were cozy & warm.

The girls even dressed in their costumes (trick'o treating was postponed to the next weekend)...Cleopatra and I Dream of Jenie!

Even the doxies had a little Halloweenie fun!

The winter wonderland outside of my studio window inspired all of the winter/holiday orders that I was working on this weekend!

Of course the snow will melt (well, we hope it does or this winter will definetly be 6 months long!) and we will be back to thoughts of  Autumn and Thanksgiving. In the studio, my clay table is covered in bits and pieces of white, red & green clay, my doxies are curled up enjoying the warmth from the sunny window, and the kids are back in school (thank goodness)...all is well!!