Angels Attic De-aquistion Sale

If you are around the area of Santa Monica, CA this weekend, you are in for a treat!

Angels Attic is having its annual de-acquisition sale.

These dolls probably aren't the ones that will be up for sale.

These are just a few samples of the great dolls one can see at the museum.

I don't know for sure what will be for sale.

What I can share is that the museum is a nice way to spend a few hours.

I did and I walked away inspired.


You can read more about this hidden gem in the next month in an upcoming e-zine.

I'll keep you posted.

Until then, pop by the sale this weekend. Here is the pertinent information:

Saturday, 10-3PM

516 Colorado Ave.

Santa Monica, CA90401

310-394-8331

http://www.angelsattic.com/

Happy browsing!

Theresa

Flotsam and Jetsam- What a FIND!

Have you ever found a place where you automatically felt at home?

I have and it was this summer while on vacation in Kensington, MD.

I've been spending a portion of my summer vacations in Kensington for the past 9 years and
I thought I had seen all there was to offer: charming shops, a tea room, lovely greenbelts.

But this year I found Flotsam and Jetsam Antiques.

See the precious little doll on the left? She is mine now. I look at her every single day. I admire her lovely hand sewn shoes and her wee felt hat. *sighs happily*

See this squirrel? He is mine now! (I made the Jack ornie.)

My squirrel, similar to one I had in childhood, was a great find. I LOVE him. He opens his arms when you squeeze near his shoulders so that he can clip on to your lapel. Sweet!


I also got a great deal on these pre-WWII German diecut pumpkins. I have some major plans for them. I'd tell you about the plans, but they are secret!

The proprietor, Stacey Newton, is just a doll and a lot of the goodies found within her shop were formally pieces in her own collection. The shop is a beautiful bite of nostalgia mixed with kitsch. PERFECTION! I could have spent a lot more than I did there....very dangerous.

If you are a button hound, this is the place. Stacey has lots of really interesting buttons and bits and bobs. DEFINITELY worth the trip.

Isn't this little wooden house just precious? That's not all!

Look inside! Little gnomes. *shriek* LOVE them!

I hope that if you are ever in the Kensington/Silver Spring/Chevy Chase area, you pop over and see the sights at Flotsam & Jetsam Antiques. It is a darling little place to pop in and say hello and the prices are amazing.

Until next time, happy "finds"!

Theresa

Secrets, secrets

I can't show ANY of the items I have been working on recently. Most of my "things" are for swaps or are gifts!

Lots of work without the ability to share. *sigh*

I did silk screen a baby shirt the other day, so I can show you that.

I actually made the screen to be used on dish towels, but I had some onesies and thought,

"Why not?"

This is what the mushrooms look like.

Weird, huh?

My daughter wonders who on earth will put their baby in a mushroom onesie, but I am a big nature fan and I would have done so!

I think it is quirky-fun-different.

(Heck, most people I know would say that I am "different", so maybe that is why I like it.)

Until next time, I can't WAIT to show you what I am REALLY working on!

Happy baby stepping into Fall! The leaves are dropping and the orb spiders are already spinning over here!

Theresa

So... Where's the Art?

Well, in my defense, I WAS on vacation.

In beautiful Ouray, CO, to be exact.

You try to work when your eyes are distracted by skies like these.

Very difficult.

I was blessed to be able to see views like these daily. I came home feeling invigorated and ready to work.

It was the having to come home part that was so sad.


Now, as for the art? My daughter, an artist in her own right, and I happened to be very lucky on this trip and it was the 50th year of the Ouray art show.

In honor of this occasion, local artists from the surrounding communities came in to share their knowledge re: technique.

We decided to attend a few workshops, including colored pencil and encaustic.

Did I just hear you shriek out loud?

Be nice! This was my first attempt at encaustic.

I layered, carved, embedded....a bit of everything.

Not my shiniest moment, but it was fun. It is liberating to try new things. Scary, but liberating.

This one may end up on BarterSauce, if they would take it!

Until next time, happy battery recharging!

Theresa

Frida Almost Done

but not quite.

This Frida Kahlo doll was made from spun cotton over wire. She has a muslin face, a mohair wig, antique milliners flowers in her hair, and hand sewn clothes.

She still needs her spun cotton heart attached to the outside of her body so she can hold it.

She still needs some work to clean up loose threads and to tidy up/finish her shawl.

She still needs some refining of her basic features.

I just posted her now because I was afraid that, if I didn't, I would not post her at all.

She was a bit outside of my normal comfort zone.

A little anxiety can be a good thing, right? RIGHT??

Until next time, here's to trying new things and being brave enough to post them!

Theresa

Yudu? I don't!

I bought the Yudu as a birthday gift for myself last year because I love to make silly/quirky things and I always have these great ideas for t-shirt logos...usually while driving.

I digress.

At any rate, I watched the informercials, double checked the early reviews and thought I had a winner on my hands. When the $50 off coupon at Michaels came up, I pounced.

Well....the Yudu isn't as easy to use (in my humble opinion) as they would have you believe. In fact, tenacious though I may be, I am about ready to quit. I broke down today and took a peek at non brand products that may be easier to use.

The main problem I have had is with the emulsion sheets. They don't cover well or easily and they take forever to dry. They aren't cheap, either! If you goof them up, which apparently I am not alone at doing as this is the major complaint I see on the sites, you can put yourself into the poor house.

I broke down and purchased a hack kit with a different kind of emulsifier for the screen that is supposed to be compatible. The reviews from real crafters seem to suggest that this is an easier way to go.

I sure hope so! I am tired of all of my wicked-cool t-shirt ideas just bouncing around inside my head.

Until next time, here's wishing you good products!

Theresa

Angel Guinea Pigs?

The answer to the age old question: Do Guinea Pigs go to heaven?


Well, of course they do!

Until next time, enjoy those pets!

Theresa