YIKES...it's morning already???

Good Morning for now...hehe  I might not feel like it is in another few hours. It might just be "Morning ya'll" instead of good morning. You see, I did burn the midnight oil last night working on the little finger puppets and when I finally looked at the clock (because the hubbikins, who went to sleep on the couch scared the hibbie jibbies out of me with his snoring...which according to him he never does) it was 3am. THREE AM people!! I haven't sat up that late (or early..depends on how ya look at it) for a very long time. Alarm went off at 6am so I am on my SECOND pot of coffee to make sure this olde gal stays awake to finish my projects. Kiddos are depending on muah and I can not disappoint.

So here's what I sat up so late working on. Ummmm, I need to make a confession though...it wasn't just the making of the finger puppets that kept me awake. I had to try them out after I finished each one. HEY...it's called product testing people. HEHE

I am working on the last book that will get a puppet and the puppet is a rooster!! Cock-a-doodle-doo!!  Now this is going to be a small challenge as I have never made a rooster before but as they saying goes "there's a first time for everything". Wish me luck!!

Just had to come back and let ya'll see the Li'l Rooster ^_^

Until next time..............Hugs,
Regi

Angel Gifts...makes my heart feel all warm!!

Good evening my sweet friends. I know that I'm late posting but I have been a busy busy woman today. Plus my muse wouldn't let me get near the computer very much....slave driver!!!  I guess I'll forgive her THIS TIME seeing how I have to have the items for the Angel program finished by Friday around lunch. However, I would greatly appreciate it if ya didn't tell her I forgive her right now. She can be such a DIVA when she discovers that she was correct in how she handled me. ^_^

I told ya'll yesterday that I was going to be making some of my gloved characters. WELL.....I lied...no...not really lied just temporarily misplaced my gloves and it's near to impossible to make gloved characters without gloves. HA!! I decided since my feeble mind or my muse (I bet she hid them...I know she did) couldn't put my hands on the gloves that I would make some of my felt finger puppets. The Chazman loved to have a little character from the story bouncing around while he was being told all about them. I figured it was a kid thing so others would too. (hoping with big hopes that they do) I only made one today but that's one less I will have to burn the midnight oil tonight making....ri iight??

TA-DA...little mousie is saying!! He is very excited that he got pulled out of the book so he can bounce around and peek over the top as his story is being read to a wee one. Hopefully, this will become a favorite bedtime story for someone. Tomorrow I'll be making a bear and a rabbit to go with two different storybooks. I love helping with this program!!

Now I know you must be thinking why in the world only one mousie got done today. Let me tell you why before you have to ask. ^_^  I was making keychains and a macrame wristlet. I use to macrame every chance I got. I mean the bug bit me big time back in the day..hehe!! I'm having to refresh myself on some of the knots and thank goodness there is google. What in the world would we do without google and youtube? Yes, once I found what I was looking for on google, I went to youtube to watch videos to help my feeble mind remember how to tie different knots. I did the Josephine knot....very cool knot!!!

See the fancy knots on the white keychain? Well of course you do...silly me!! That is a Josephine knot. Looks like a sailor knot on the white cording but on the red rope it looks completely different. Love them both and I hope who ever gets either of these loves them too.

I made a wristlet using it too and a guy or a girl could wear it with pride. It takes on a Celtic look in the red and black rope...or at least I think it does. ^_^

Now....family is hollaring their HONGRY and dinner is almost ready so I need to get up from here and make them happy. Thank you for dropping by....leave a comment and I will always reply back. (either to your email if I have it or I'll just leave it here.) Love my comments and I love YOU!!!!

Until next time............Hugs,
Regi

It's Angel Program time!!

Good Morning my sweet friends!! Ahhhhhh....the smell of French Vanilla Coffee. There's nothing any better. WHOAAA...hold up....I have to confess...that's a lie cause there is something better...the TASTE of French Vanilla coffee..hehe  Hold on a sec while I go and fix me yet another cup. Would you like one too?

Ok..I'm back and I brought YOU a cup too. Now...let's talk about the title of this post. Most of you that know KNOW me...know (WOW..that's alot of knows....ya know..hehe) that we have had to have some help with Christmas for our Chazman the past two years. We are so blessed to be a part of the Baldwin County Freecycle here. Blessed in that they help us (Angel Program) and even more BLESSED that I can return the giving by using my gift that God gave me....my artist abilities. I love making things for people...especially kiddos!!  It can be a hard task though..not really knowing (there's that word again....perhaps I should change the title to KNOWING..HA) the ages of the children that are being helped. I was told that the ages ranged from 2 to 17 so that's what I'm working with. You're looking at the age 17 aren't you? Well...I'm *cough cough* 54 and I still BELIEVE!! ^_^   I decided that I would start out with the teenagers....the female teenagers first. Here are five of my Bohemian bracelets that I'm donating. So hope they will be liked and worn!!

I'm going to make some of my hemp macrame bracelets for the guys and then some hemp macrame keychains that could go to either.  For the younger kiddos, I have been collecting books. It's amazing that I have found some in what looks like brand new condition. A few of them I am going to make little gloved characters to go with them. That way when they are being read to they can play along. The Chazman always liked to do that. HEY...I'm giving and getting on this project. Love to bring memories back into view!!

I picked these three to do the gloved characters with. There will be a mouse, a bear and a silly old rabbit. I love making my gloved characters...since I use to make them for Chaz and he loved them.....I'm hoping that who ever receives one of these will love them too.

After I work on these then I'm going to make some more of my little snow birdies. I'm thinking of doing the scarves around their necks with the colors of the major universities in the state. What do you think?

Until next time..............Hugs,
Regi

P.S.  Thanks for enjoying a cup of coffee with me this morning ^_^

Certificates of Authenticity

Most that come to visit me here under the old Southern ooaks know that I love to write my little short stories to go with my designs almost as much as I love designing the actual piece itself. I think that my stories (or tales if the piece happens to be a mermaid...get it....tales....tails/fins....HeHe) let you see just where my muse was wanting me to go with each one. Sitting here and reading it under the old ooaks tree is good but what about for the collector that adopts a particular piece?

I have decided that I'm going to make my COA's (Certificates of Authenticity) into little storybooks. Each character from now on will come with it's own little book. The cover of the small book will be my pencil and pen drawing of the sculpt it goes with. The back cover will have one of my business cards attached. I don't want the collector to forget who the artist was or how to get in touch with me.....so they can adopt even more.

I have the book ready for the Mother and child mermaid piece. It's nothing fancy but it is a great keepsake that includes not only the story for the character but how it was made and that it is truly an original....one of a kind. The front cover and the COA are both signed by me.

The books are small....most will be around 3-4 inches tall. Just big enough so that someone can actually read them without going blind in the process. ^_^

Until next time............Hugs,
Regi