tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368387050447625122012-01-30T15:45:40.018-05:00The whimsy ramblings of MarmeeCraft: Victorian gowns, striped stockings, button boots, oatmeal cookies, petticoats and woodland wanderings!MarmeeCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982043656369835684noreply@blogger.comBlogger901100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-336838705044762512.post-24803899246889991472012-01-30T11:34:00.002-05:002012-01-30T11:40:41.715-05:00

Currently in progression upon my little drawing table are:A curious kitten with a not so cheerful expression (what can I say, she can be a wee bit of a grumpuss)&A secretive Edwardian girl with her delicate lingerie blouse(who is being daintily decked out with ferns and flowers as we speak)!

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At last, another remarkable little something to look forward to from Mr. Anderson!!Happy Weekend-times to You, Dearies!♥

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It's true, you see: I have a weakness for vintage baby clothing...And, when I saw this adorable vintage playsuit for a song (still sporting it's original sales tag to boot!) at a lovely, little vintage shop, I knew it was just the thing for our wee one to sport for our Spring trip to Florida (it will be her first time seeing the ocean and feeling sand between her little toes)! Even though it

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Well Hello There!A Bit of a sewing project to share today...hand sewn (so as to be more quiet for mid-day nap times and bedtime sleepy-heads).I'm not quite certain just when I saw a cardigan like this in the Anthropologie catalogue, but I found a sketch that I made of it in my notebook a few months ago and remembered wanting to try and embellish one of my old sweaters in such a floral-cottony

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I had forgotten how much I used to love to play with blocks as a wee one,And now, still....building fanciful block towers is rather like meditation, of sorts.Miss Baby loves to knock these architectural wonders down,and so we build again! tee heeSoon she will build little towers of her own,And I shall delight in them!

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Lace and LeafPrint7.5 x 10" inchesOver the holiday season this original watercolour went to live happily with a lovely customer across the great, green seas, and I'm now offering her as a merry little print in the shopling.....she came out so nicely as a print, and the image looks ever so like the original!&Some weeDetails:Thanks for dropping in Dears!Wishing you all a splendid new week, indeed!♥

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Recipe:Take one pair vintage Mrs. Day's Ideal Baby Shoes (found for .99 cents)~cleaned and re-insoled with cozy, grey felt,Add non-toxic black paint and tiny, brown cotton rick rack laces....And, voilà:Victorian-Inspired wee one bootlets!This was ever so much fun to do, and since Miss Baby seems to enjoy them, too..... I'm already planning out more little shoe projects ( I would love to make a

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What a busy & merry little holiday time it has been round these (now quite cold and snowy- yesterday our windchill was -3 degrees!) parts. I do hope everyone had a most restful and magical Christmas and New Years and that 2012 holds many creative and splendid things for you all!!♥I've been waddling merrily along with our now-walking-toddling one year old...and she's off!!!! I can hardly believe

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Wishing You All, Gentle Readers,A Very Merry Christmas,indeed!&Happy New Year!!♥

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~It's never quite Christmas without gingerbread cookies~This year I decided on hearts and stars rather than little be-buttoned men(Fun and dapper though they are)!Now my wrist needs to recover and rest after all that icing-squeezing!tee heeMmmmmmm.....cinnamon candies! Next on my baking agenda....a hazelnut and chocolate Yule Log!Meep!Wishing you all a most Merry Almost-Christmas time!!♥

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It's hard to find time to sew these days....but I finally made a date for myself and the sewing machine after our wee one went to bed last night, then over nap time this morning and this sweet little sprigged frockling was born! Hooray! I feel much better about myself having accomplished a little something in the sewing department again (even if it does have it's little quirks, tee hee). I'm

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Just a wee note that a fresh batch of gift tag sets have merrily made their way backinto my little shopling!♥

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A humble little view of our little table top tree(safer for both Baby, and sapling) all a-lit in the dusk of a quiet December eve. Please do forgive my lack of postlings, as of late....I've been busy packaging orders from the shoppe (Thanks to all who have visited my little MarmeeCraft forest), baking (and munching) as well as working (from time to time) on a sweet little Victorian-esque

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I'm so smitten with these pretty wrapping papers that I found for one dollar each this year(and the crisp smell of scotch tape as I wrap up a few little gifts for our wee one)!♥

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I just discovered this wonderful old series via the most Fanciful of Twistlings:And now I wonder.....how ever did I not know about this before!?I know what I shall be watching this weekend over tea and gingersnaps!!!Swoon!!I do so love programs like this!!I love hearing how things were and how people lived from those who were there...so interesting, indeed......and I am ever so thankful that I'm

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This funny little fellow has been paying us frequent visits as of late....I have a feeling it's more for the nuts and treats we leave out, rather than for our company! tee heeHappy December-Times to You All!!

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Shall we call it Puddle Duck Friday?tee heeI would not be caught anywhere near a mall or shopping center on Friday (too much hustle and bustle for little old me). Rather, we decided to take Miss Baby on a little outing to feed the ducks! She seemed perplexed by their funny quacking and waddling...but kindly offered up a handful of her favorite puffs for duck treats (which the ducks seemed

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Thanks for dropping by!Happy Thanksgiving to You Dearies!

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Outside my window I've just noticed the snow is falling ever so lightly........The perfect song for this day.

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Merry Little Squirrels, PrintOur dear, old friends the holiday squirrels have made their way(as a merry-Christmas-time print) into my little shop.Hop on over to say 'helloooooo' and help themcart their sapling into the house for decorating and hot cocoa!!I will not be offering Holiday cards this year (I've just got too much on my tea-saucer what with Mama duties and other things this year). So,

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One wee Miss-feline.....in progress upon the drawing desk.I wonder whether she shall wear calico or silks?Cheerio& merry little tea times to YouDears!!

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November is here.....with cold winds and leaf-less trees(and the hint of holiday times to come)!Meanwhile, in the nursery....all the world is a-light withcolours and shapes and play!

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Meet Mr. Manx C. Cat(The 'C' is short for Cornelius)I've been slowly working on him after our wee one goes to bed. He shall make her merry acquaintance on Christmas morn. He is a sock-cat.....sans tail....thus his name (tee hee), and dons an argyle sock sweater, and tweedy-woolen britches (made of some left over wool bits from my winter coat project a few years back).I think he looks like a

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New in the Shop!Gift Tag Sets are now in the shop for the coming Holiday season!It was hard to decide which pieces to include in the set, so I chose a mixture of my favorites....both woodland dearies and blushing maids!♥

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Winter Mouse, Print7.5 x 10" inchesHello there, Sweets!I'm popping in again to share the newest print (a dandy re-issue) in my little shopling.....just in time for the coming Holiday season- we find Mr. Mouseling all decked out in his finest candy-striped scarf (with a look of longing for Christmas puddings and mistletoe smooches)!I think he is perfectly smooch-able!tee hee♥Stay tuned for more

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I've been working merrily away on this dapper little jointed foxling lately......I've not worked with polymer clay in a goodly spell, and it feels lovely to get back into 3 dimensional creations again (I've got more woodland dolls waiting to be dressed upon my little work table, as well)!Cheerio & dreamy Tuesdays to You All!♥

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Skipping along while we do our daily chores to this!Happy newly-November-time, Sweets!

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This sweet, old fellow belonged to my husband when he was a wee one.....I particularly love his silken blue tie knotted here and there by little fingers, and his (appropriately) raggedy hair. He now lives atop the shelf in Miss Baby's nursery....awaiting the day when she, too, will want to play at dress up and make believe.(Is it odd if this makes me want to sew sailor pants?)tee hee

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Here's wishing everyone a spookiful All Hallow's Evening!I'm going as a witchy-owlette wrangler, with a zombie-husband and of course there's our wee Miss Baby-the perfect little forest owl!(And by "going" I mean staying in,carving jack-o-lanterns and munching roasted pumpkin seeds! tee hee)Happy Tricks or Treats to You, Dearies!!

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I'm proud as punch to have my geranium-crowned dearie included among so many amazing artists' work in the latest (2012) Frankie calendar (which merrily arrived from across the seas in my little post box yesterday, Thank You bunches Frankie!!)(I'm October....hooray!)Cheerio & merry little October tea times to You Dearies!♥

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Hoo....hooooooo...hooooo!Last night I finished stitching up the wings for our wee one's first Halloween costume.....a forest owlette! I just need to make a little black felt bandit mask and she is all set to spook the real live owls on Pumpkin day!!The suit is one of her slightly-too-short onsies that I fished out of her drawer with its matching hat, the feet-yellow socks (again fished out of

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Over the weekend we took in a few pretty sights of the season.....not least among them this glorious and vast view of the candy-corn coloured mountains!Wishing you all a splendid new week!♥♥♥

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This and That (and the Other)on a damp, overcast and rather cool autumnal Tuesday(a day for watching leaves flutter by the windows, and hand stitching winter baby bonnets):New work in progress upon my drawing desk...&(image via The Dressmakers Shop)I'm in serious covet-mode for this fabric(my mind keeps dreaming up the perfect little fall frockling to make with it)....sigh.&We watched this dandy

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The forest world outside has turned a blush of reds, oranges and yellows (mixed dreamily amongst the last few green summer stragglers). My husband took these pretty pictures over the weekend....and they speak for themselves about the beauty of the season! We also brought home this year's pumpkin.....which is not too tall, and not too plump....but just right (as little miss Goldy Locks would

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Meet the newest addition to the stuffed pals gang:The Great Owl (he was recently born from old scraps of fabrics and trimmings from my sewing pile as a new companion and cohort for our dear Miss Baby). Sometimes he likes to take little breaks while roosting upon the sewing machine (his birthplace).He likes to pretend that he has a vast wealth of knowledge (as all wise owls should) while really

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While investigating upcoming films (over tea and a slice of freshly baked pound cake),I happily stumbled across this:" It is a cinematic re-staging of Pieter Bruegel's masterpiece "Way to Calvary," presented alongside the story of its creation" (from the film site)The colours and atmosphere look so perfectly like the painting, I'm quite excited to see this!! It reminds me rather of The Lady and

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Hiya!It's just little old me...popping in to share a bit of a Halloween print that was recently added to my shop.All Hallow's EvePrintShe is a limited Edition print run (only available through this Halloween) and is a newly digitally tinted illustration I did for a group colouring book a few years ago. !details:I'm really looking forward to Halloween this year with our little one (her very first

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In some silent, sheer floral madness they stood....Indienne, Print7.5 x 9.5" inchesThe piece I've been working on (and shared a wee snippet of a few posts back) is now completed, and ready for printing! Hoorah! (I decided to keep the original in this case, and make these two Romantic era sweets available as a dainty little print).Details:I'm particularly smitten with their muted frocks (which I

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I'm simply smitten beyond words with this sweet song:(I've been bouncing about the house all the day long humming it to myself)tee hee!

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A few wee snippets of what I've been working on as of late....here and there.Wishing you all a beautiful new week, indeed!Cheerio & merry tea times!♥

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It's been a rather soggy week for us thus far, and while it rains and pours outside....within, I've been a-working on a few paintings and sketches. Here is my most recently completed Dearie (lost in her own little moonlit world of stars and constellations and garden leaves).The Evening StarAcrylic, watercolour and ink on canvas8" x 8" x 1/2" inchesShe has now made her merry way into my shop (

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Lately I've had a hankering for animal crackers....and being the silly little goose that I am, rather than just go buy some and have it done with, I thought "why not try to make some!?" I'd never attempted to make crackers of any sort before, and had a grand old time with my efforts! (I'm not hard to entertain, it seems)! tee hee I used this nifty recipe (and added a wee bit more honey for

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September is here, and I can hardly believe it! Time this year has flittered by like the swift and silent motions of moth wings, it seems! So, Miss Baby and I took time in the week to enjoy these last days of summer: no socks or shoes needed with such perfect mountain temperatures (not for long, alas....soon we shall need to bundle in our many layers of woollies, scarves and coats just to

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Ever since re-watching the 1999 Wives and Daughters BBC series a few weeks back, my imagination has been planted firmly in the 1830s (I'm currently a-work on a few new watercolours in just such a world of leg-o-mutton sleeves and hair piled high into ribbony swirls).....And when I found this pretty, dark chocolatey-mocha cotton lawn with trailing green vines and red roses on sale, a dress-dream

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A newly completed sweetling for my little MarmeeCraft menagerie (that I shared the progress of last week): The Blushing Mulberry (9x12" inches) Acrylic & Watercolour on canvas. Satin Varnish. Lost in ribbons and the domestic constellations of the drawing room's papered walls, Louisa found the amaranthine hue of her day to be rather like her favorite mulberry jam. Further details: a

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Today was a rather good Post day, indeed! For these jolly, new cards arrived....freshly printed and ready to go merrily out into the great, vast world along with all orders placed at the shopling! Wishing you all a very splendid Tuesday, & Thanks bunches for dropping by! ♥

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Little by Little, she is emerging from the canvas... ♥

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Two wee snippets to share today of my late last week...though today is dark with rain and clouds, on this particular day it was all sunshine and late summer haze shining in on the little birdling inkwell and messy bits of old postcards upon the desk. The perfect afternoon for folding laundry, playing peekaboo with tea towels (a favorite past time round these parts as of late) and sipping iced

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She still has some growing to do before they fit....but I am just so smitten with these wee rainbow-toed slippers that we recently got for Miss Baby!

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This rather frightening spider made it's temporary home on our front door for the day last week....and for the day I was sequestered, unable to pass! eeeeeeeek! I'm not one for spiders, alas....at least medium to largish spiders with ever so prickly legs and eerie markings. I think this one is a tad early for Halloween.....or, perhaps, it could be Charlotte!?

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I've been slowly trying to add a few new prints to my little MarmeeCraft forest (from originals that went to new homes last winter). These two empire-waisted sweetlings are the latest addition. I don't know why, exactly, but they both strike me as if looking out from some great window from the top story of a grand old estate....perhaps during a very Gothic rainstorm...tee hee. They can both

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Yesterday (during Miss Baby's afternoon nap) I started a few new paintings! They are patiently awaiting my further attentions in a neat pile atop my wee drawing desk.. I'm thinking 1840's for the one, 1830's for the other.....with dark tones, calico prints, delicate-sheer lace pelerines and bits of surreal detail here and there......we shall see what becomes of them, these two winsome-eyed

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This weekend I was treated by my wonderful husband to the new Jane Eyre (over hot green tea and Belgian dark chocolate, no less) and was, for the better part of 2 hours, quite wholeheartedly transfixed. This is such a beautiful film!! Of all the various adaptions I've seen over the years (the are so many, are there not!?) I can safely say this is my new favorite. The costumes are stunning in

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Hiya!Just little old me....Popping in to wish you a very merry little August time!I'm currently busy with this and that and the other...packing orders, sewing snaps on baby rompers, slowly working on new paintings and most importantly: being a mama to our now 7 month old littleun!Offering this cozy little cup of forest tea for your day!♥Thanks for dropping by, Dears!

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Hello There, Sweetlings!♥(For the first time in months)I'm ever so proud to say:"I've completed a sewing project"!(tee hee)A wee linen summer-romper for Miss Baby!I used a vintage pattern (from the early 80's) and went for a rather 1930's-esque touch by making the bib front and faux-pockets out of antique feed sack fabric (it's the softest cotton, and the linen is buttery soft, as well....just

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While searching for sweet, old songs over at Smithsonian Folkways to listen to with Miss Baby while we fold the laundry, I stumbled across this beautiful tune:And it's been in my head ever since...I think baby likes it, too!

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(beautiful illustration from Forest Folk, by Mary & Conrad Buff)Hello there Dearies,I hope your all enjoying a lovely July thus far! It's been a busy time round these parts for the past 2 weeks what with trips out of town, visiting with much missed loved ones and our little Miss Baby has begun cutting her first two, wee toothling nubbins (I can't believe my little baby is growing so fast)!During

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It's been a long time coming, but these two disguised darlings are finally up and available in print form in my little shopling!The Cunning Fox, orWhen she was a Fox:&The Thoughtful Bear, orWhen she was a Bear:Cheerio & Merry little forested tea times to you, Dearies!♥

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I've always thought walls look much nicer with trees on them....so I added this simple little folksical branchling to Miss Baby's wall!(Now, even when it's snowy and white and wintery outside, there are always green leaves and red apples to swoon over)!

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It's been a particularly splendid week so far:Celebrating Miss Baby's 6 month birthday, sipping iced tea and eating watermelon and fresh picked blueberries, and working on a few new little ideas for the shop (bit by bit!)(I hope you've been having a delightful July thus far, as well)!Early Sunday morning we were merrily greeted by two rather regal forestlings who made their way silently and

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Look close below your feet.....beneath the blades of dew-tipped grass:Taking a little stroll about the forest edges (our wee home is surrounded by a wood on three sides) of the grassy lawn outside, we stumbled upon this darling little fellow.....I've only seen a red spotted newt once before (a couple years ago in the very same area of the yard). They are so adorable!!I do hope I did not frighten

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In a fit and spree of Gocco love, I printed out these dandy little Moleskine journals which can now be found over in ye olde shoplette.....do drop in, have a spot of tea and perhaps a lemon macaron, or two!♥cheerio dears!♥

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Hello There Dearie-Ohs! I've decided to centrally locate all my work into one shop (at Etsy) and (at least for the time being) close my BigCartel shop. So now all my work (including originals, prints, paper dolls, whimsies and more soon to come creations...my mind is a-brewing with ideas as of late) are all available in one dandy little place! In honor of this move (which I'm ever so excited

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For my husband's very first Father's Day I found this funny, vintage mug and it just had to make it's new home in our miss-matched cupboard.....along with some of this lovely stuff (which he always enjoys)!A simple (and silly) little token of our affections(both Miss Baby's, and mine).Happy Paw's Day !!♥

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Last week I was surprised (ever so sweetly) by Mother Nature....who sent us a beautiful volunteer to the garden: Our very own rosily-hued Digitalis, or Foxglove! (One of my most favorite and coveted of flowers....followed closely behind by Hollyhocks and Delphinium...what can I say? I suppose I'm a tall, towering flower-loving kind of person, tee hee)!This was a total surprise to me, as I did not

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Well Hello There!I hope everyone's weekend was as dandy as could be! We enjoyed a lovely few days of rather hot weather (hot, at least, for us mountain-folk...tee hee, I'm such a wimp) and I even spied a few deer prancing about upon our front lawn in the dewy morning air of Saturday.I'm popping in to share this newest print version of Lady Fern.....For the print I added a pretty little border of

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A new, pretty little trio of an addition just added to my Etsy shop:Right Here, Dears.Pale Silhouettes beneath sheer floral sprays(A memory; in whispers and hushed petal-scented hours).Acrylic and Watercolour on canvas panels♥5 x 7" inches4 x 6" inches4 x 6" inchesWishing you all a most wondrous and whimsical weekendtee hee....(a little alteration never hurt anyone,now did it!?)

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This simple little Fisher Price ocean projector is so sweet,and Miss Baby loves to gaze up at the happy fishes andlisten to the bubbling and swooshing of the tides.(In the middle of a forest, no less)!Wishing you many starfish magic-lanterned evenings, Dears!♥

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A few little....sketchlings from...my wee work table...that's all for now, Dears!cheerio & Edwardian wishes to You!♥

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I've been working with my Gocco printer, as of late: trying to get all the details in order for fabric-printing an as yet to be named/finalized shopling offering which may, or may not materialize (though I'm very excited by the prospect)!!I did work out this wee owl design, and printed a few so far....and I hand tinted/painted a very limited edition set (four to be quite exact).They can be found

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We recently watched (and adored) L'illusionniste (I've been wanting and waiting to see it for some time and was pleased as peaches when my wonderful husband brought it home, hooray!)All I can say is.....it was...simply....Magic!If you've not yet seen it, DO!It's perfect for a rainy, thundery afternoonspent on the sofa with old quilts and hot tea and your cozy family(and, perchance, any stray,

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A newly imagined and completed portraitfrom our little mountain forest realm....Lady Fern7 x 10 x 1" inchesAcyrlic, Pencil and Watercolour on woodShe speaks to me (in her own quiet way) of the smell of moss and spring showers and through her little window can be heard the sound of far off birdsongs and dancing leaves. And, I think, just perhaps (from the slight and sideward glance of her

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Hello There Dearies,Happy (Belated) Easter!I do hope the Easter Bunny left bunches of prettily painted egglings for you to find!

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The vast world outside is turning steadily more green (and floral) each day....the forest is coming alive at last!These little volunteer violas (self sown from last summer's brood of purple darlings) have made their happy home in the clay pot near the door...and great us cheerily each day with their dainty, painted faces!Hoooray! Hoorah!I can't wait to show Miss Baby all the prettiness!And....a

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This lovely song has haunted my thoughts for the day...

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We are back from our wee trip south (a lovely visit with family and a pretty little wedding,too) and upon pulling into the drive we were greeted by the arrival of Spring....true and flushed with the first dainty, lemon-green leaflets atop the apple tree and the forest beyond...hoooray!!!Lately, also:I'm finding much quiet bliss (while listening to spring showers) in the details of print and

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Meet Mr. Barnaby Q. Owl....He is most pleased to make your merry acquaintance!You see, He is our Miss Baby's wee musical pal, and was stitched up before she was born from an assortment of scraps...his soft wings are made from a much-loved, old coat lining- handed down to me from my father, and he is musical by way of a plush, pink, pull cord extracted from a ready-made stuffy. He sings Rockabye

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Hello There!I've been going through some of my older work, revising and retouching some bits and bobs here and there; adding new prints to my shops and re-issuing some out of print work that I've missed for a while (and had a few requests for, as well).This sproutling work was in need of some sprucing up, So a lovely vintage wallpaper collage and a bit of a polka dot washing made it just right

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A pretty little murder ballad for your day!

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Make me Happy!I recently spied these pretty little bowls while out and about visiting with family...and they just had to come home with me! They are already making perfectly dandy breakfast cereal bowls on these crisp and lovely almost-Springtime mornings! We've no green spring sproutlings or buds prettily popping out just yet...but soon, ever so soon now!Sighhhhh & SwoooonBirds on bowls do

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A wee glimpse at what I'm currently a'work at(bit by bit... amidst baby napplings).Wishing everyone a splendid and sweet new week!Thankee most Kindly for dropping by!♥

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The weather round these mountainous forest parts has, as of late, been overcast and dreary and dripping with rain and the smell of moss. We even received a few lovely thunderstorms yesterday afternoon -Just right for sketching away at some new ideas for future paintings and prints while little Miss Baby naps in between feedings.As much as I'm looking forward to the lush green of Spring and the

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While recently perusing through the prettily printed inhabitants of our little magazine rack (filled up mostly with old Victoria and Lady's Gallery [a sadly long out of print antique clothing related publication that I loved to pieces in high school] issues), I came across my antique McCalls Magazine, which I had forgotten all about for ever so long....how curious then to remember it now, the

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Are pretty darned wonderful!Do please forgive my frequent absence from this little blogling as of late...I have been enjoying Miss Baby as well as the splendidly warmer world outside!Wishing you all a most beautiful mid-week!Cheerio & Merry little Tea Times to You Dears!!♥

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Spring is inching her way in (upon bare feet over the forest moss)....I can just feel it!We have been enjoying a blessed warm spell this week, and I'm ever hopeful to see the year's first bulbs popping their merry heads up in the coming weeks and months!And so, of course, my mind immediately turned to Spring dresses!I've always been inordinately fond of (read rather obsessed with) sheer,

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♥Hello There!(and a very lovely to week to You all)!!I've been beyond busy as of late (and am still trying to figure out how to do 3 or 4...or 7 things all at once...tee hee, I'm ever so horrid at multi-tasking, but am getting better...bit by bit). I did find time while Miss Baby napped to work on two new prints for the shopling (after the originals were ever so merrily adopted):Sweater

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Hear Ye, Hear Ye!!♥The first new MarmeeCraft print of 2011 is now available in my little shop...do hop on over if you should like to visit with her (and, perchance, discuss the frightful February weather over a very lovely, and ever so calming creamed chai tea, or commune with the her darling whimsy-birdling and dream of the sweet smell of clementine blossoms)!The Whimsy BirdPrint7.5 x 9.5"

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Before our little munchkin was born (and during my nesting phase) I got to work on a few little sewing projects that had been sleeping on the back burner for quite some time... including dressing this dearie-doll-darling that my lovely Mama gave to me a few years ago. (She was quite sadly naked and frock-less on my bookshelf for ever so long, and was in much need of a pretty, cotton day dress

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A new original to share!!My first completed work of 2011!!The Whimsy Bird11 x 14 x 1" inchesAcrylic on Canvas(more detailed pictures soon to arrive).The merry whimsy bird....she is sure to always fly out when you least expect it (and in the most curious of situations and company, it seems)! She was finished just before Miss Baby's merry arrival!I'm still devilishly uncertain as to whether the

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Well, Hello there Dearies!(after my rather long absence).♥♥I'm sure if you often visit my little blogling you might have guessed where I've been:Miss Baby is Here!!♥Our darling little one was born almost a month ago now (my goodness me, how time does fly, it seems only yesterday)!! We have been enjoying her sweetness daily, and I've been trying to be the best new mama I can possibly be, as well

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