Hello Dollys!

Hello Dollys

 Its been awhile since my last post. I have been busy making lots of dollys for wholesale and some retail.  Above is 2 of my Annies that where sold for wholesale. Aren't they cute. One holds a embroidered heart and the other a bunny!

 

 

 Now we can't forget my mice. Yep they are still a big hit and these mice headed off to PA several weeks ago.  You can go see them at Ole Crow Primitives in Fayetteville, PA.  They are holding Sweet Annie.

 

 

 Speaking of Sweet Annie, above is a dolly I have sent off to Prims. She will be making her debut sometime later this year. Isn't she darling! I love the giant bow. She wears lots of vintage lace and buttons.  Very dear indeed.

Last but not least is this darling Queen Valentine doll that I made for a very lovely lady named Karen.  She was a Special Order and she came out great. Big blue eyes and her sweet dove, they both are wearing crowns of course.

 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peak.  Now you know what I have been up to lately. Busy, busy, busy. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Take care and God bless.

 

Till next time,

 

Cathy

 

John 3:16 For God so loved you he gave his only son so if you believe in him "Jesus" you will not persish, but have life everlasting!

Snow Days

Remember those snow days here in West Virginia way back when? That blizzard covered every inch of our world it seemed.

 My back porch that I loved was draped in its best winter white...

 My dog Triscuit could barely be seen in this amazingly deep snow.  Thank goodness he was black or we may have lost him, LOL!

 The snow was overwhelmingly deep, but delightfully beautiful. To the right of our yard was a really steep road, that was so much fun to go sledding on. Weeeeeee!!!!

 Our firefly light covered in winter's blanket of snow.

 I always feel so sorry for the poor birds. How do they stay warm?

 A neighbors house my friend and I always loved. We dreamed of the day we could go over and decorate it for him. It needed some pretty lace curtains and flowers everywhere. A very lovely home.

 A snow covered bunny longing for Spring I think.

My old back yard covered in snow. I have always loved when the sun would dance across the snow filled yard.  Sun and snow make the prettiest of pictures, soft and almost a warm and cozy feeling. I day dream a lot tee hee.

 

Thanks for sharing my memories with me. Maybe someday soon, we will get another big storm. It was so much fun to play in.

 

Have a wonderful, snow filled day...

 

Cathy

New Offerings at Etsy from Snugglebug Blessings

 Meet Noel the snow doll. She is a delightful little snowgirl that I just created.  You can find her at www.snugglebugblessings.etsy.com



 This pic shows you all of her although I feel I need a doll stand so you can see her dress better. Will go pick one of those up and re-shoot her for you.  She is holding a velvet stocking with a vintage style tree with antique pearls attached to it.

 

 I had some extra beeswax/soy mix and poured into this "Old Santa" mold and then added a pinch of greenery and berries. Rubbed some spice blend on it and walla, a lovely prim ornie. Beeswax lasts for a very long time, so you can hold on to this ornie for years. (www.snugglebugblessings.blogspot.com)

 

 Can you catch the Gingerbread man? This is another darling primitive ornie I created to hang on your tree, or just be a shelf sitter, if you will. I added glass glitter to give him a sugary look.

I wanted to finish up some of my primitive dolls for the season. I am heading into a Vintage kind of design style soon, but wanted to give you all a chance to get a couple of my prims before I do.

 

 

This is my Old Snowman with a snowflake. He was created to hang but can sit anywhere you like too! He's a big snow guy approx. 18" and delightfully prim. Found at my etsy shop too!

www.snugglebugblessings.etsy.com

 

Well I hope you enjoyed some of my offerings. I have 2 other snowgirls I'm trying to finish.  Now if you would wave that magic wand and make time appear. LOL!

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

if I don't see you, please have a

very, Merry Christmas. God bless.

 

Cathy

Let the Pattern Writing Begin

It has been a really long time since I have written patterns. So today it is one of my goals to get started writing them.  This old Snowguy is getting his pattern written.  I'm hoping to have it listed this week some time. He is a jolly old fellow.

 

 

This snowguy is a part of the above pattern so you will get two styles for the hats in one pattern.

I am finishing up writing this Primitive Santa Bust pattern and I'm hoping to get him done and ready for order this coming week also.  There are two styles for this one as well. 

 

 

So while I am writing up these patterns, I am also finishing up a couple of dollys for the season.

 Yes, I know it is late in the seaon, but wholesale had to get done first. Hoping you enjoy these patterns to come and my new dollys too!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

God bless,

 

Cathy



Buttons and Lace and Pretty Tea Cups Too

I thought I would share with you last weeks excursion to one of my favorite antique malls. One of the booths there has tons of milinary pieces and I really wish sometimes I were rich.  Oh well, its still lots of fun to visit and see what wonderful treasures I can find on a budget. 

 

While digging through each of the drawers from her displays, I found these darling, knitted gloves.  She had many gloves there but I just liked the softness of these pretty gloves. Ladies from not so long ago wore these to church or a special occasion.  I charish the danitiness of  of these gloves and wonder who wore them and what special occasion they wore them too! Was it a Christianing, church, wedding, it could have been any of the above or even all of the above.  Who really knows, but its still fun to think about.

Along with my finds was a small peanut butter jar jammed packed full of buttons, I mean jammed packed.  I didn't think you could get so many buttons in a jar, but I am loving it.  So many pretty little buttons, red, white (my favorite), black, blue and ecru. 

Now on this excursion I found some lovely lace pieces.  They are stunning and was quite a large amount in each package. I can't wait to use these with my dollys. Tucked under the gloves is a cherry napkin I purchased for only 50 cents and there was no damage at all. Very lovely indeed.



 

See my sweet little red and white transfer bowl.  This was from my last excursion and I'm using this one for the extra close pins.

 

Now I am sorry for this blurry pic of my darling little tea cups. This picture does NOT give them justice and I will try to get better pics the next time.  I bought these for only a $1.00 each and they are just lovely. 

 

Well I hope you enjoyed my lovely little goodies. You can go to antique malls and find all kinds of goodies on a budget. 

 

Happy creating and God bless.

 

Cathy



Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
2 Corinthians 1: 3-4

Dreaming of a Laundry Room Make Over

 

Now I know what your thinking.  This is not my laundry room, but I do wish it was. This is Miss Gracies of the Beehive Cottage (missgracieshouse.blogspot.com) laundry room. Isn't it dreamy. Sigh!

 

 

Now this is my laundry room.

It kinda looks like hers well maybe just the layout. But I know in my heart and see it in my head, how this laundry room could look like hers, don't you!

 

 

 So your asking "why does anyone want to do a makeover in the laundry room"??? Well because I spend so much of my life in there and I think every girl deserves some pretty and feminine pleasure and the laundry room is a much needed place to pretty up. Come on girls are ya with me!!!

Now I bought that dern clothes separator not taking any measurements and it is way to big for that spot. I can't get to my cleaning stuff or any other needed items there.  So I gotta go to plan "B" and find something smaller to fit that spot.  Also, I am in much needed storage above my washer and dryer so I am hoping to get shelving up soon.  What a blessing that would be.

 



 This black shelf is nice but I am going to paint it white and gussy it up a bit.  Below, is a pic of some fantastic organization in Ophelia's laundry room (opheliasgarden.tumblr.com).  I love the pretty glass jars in it and the sweet lace above the baskets is such a nice touch.  The key here is to keep everything one to two colors, not overdoing it I think.  White is a clean, fresh look but can be steril looking, thats where the lace,  glass jars and linen curtains can come in and pretty things up.

 

 

Last but not least is the great homemade laundry detergent (below) I discovered on Pintrest and have left you a link to get the recipe from. I can't wait to try that.  They say that this laundry detergent last for months and cleans better than any store bought and is better for your skin.

 

 

(find the recipe here: beingcreativetokeepmysanity.blogspot.com) Now I can't wait to get started on my laundry room makeover.  I will post pictures as it is coming along and then have the grand reveal soon.  Hey, if you would like to share your pics of your Laundry redo, please email me at: cottagebug@yahoo.com

 

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