christmas shopping

Just a little post to promote my loving daughter's etsy shop
For those of you, last minute shoppers, take a peek at all those adorable painted dolls she made. There is still a very good choice and i am sure your heart will melt over one of those lovelies. If you buy now, i am sure it will get on time for christmas. Buy handmades, they make the best gifts.

Happy shopping ♥

Meet the Buttons family ♥

A couple of weeks ago, i created a new doll and decided to name her Lili-Buttons. She was sold in a matter of 30 minutes and a customer asked me if i could make another Lili-Buttons for her. ( I am working on it Fiona ! ) The idea of creating a tape with their name came from dear friend Rena who once asked me if i would make a custom doll for her and make a tape with the name Nina-Beans. So i did and then i thought "wouldn't it be nice if i could make some to embellish my Button doll's dresses?!"
Here are my three Buttons dolls, Philomena,Wilhemina and Leona-Buttons. They are actually listed in my shop if you want to get one for yourself.

Have a lovely day everyone and Rena ? Thanks so much for the inspiration ! sending you tons of hugs ♥

I had to come back !!! Before i shut down the computer, i decided to visit me daughter's blog. I almost fell off my chair when i saw her latest creation. Now look at him. I mean, LOOK AT HIM !!! He is so adorable ! She just listed this cute bunny in her shop. Grab him before i do ! Good work Geneviève ! xxx

New art doll... and a busy schedule

Now that my sailing vacation is over, i am happily returning in my studio. Oh, how i missed you !
I cannot complain, my summer was spent relaxing, sailing, diving in the lake, or in the pool when at home, indulging in pastas garnished with homegrown fresh basil, ( love basil ) cycling through the countryside, reading, knitting... My soul is replenished, i have a lovely tan and my hair and eyebrows got so pale, hubby says i look like an albinos. " where are your eyebrows ? " he said as we were having lunch in the cockpit of our sailboat. Pff ! He loves teasing. Told him;" least i ain't got no gray hair yet, your head is covered in gray. " ( smiles ) we love to tease each other. We spent a whole month he and I, together the whole time. We rarely argue, never fight. I'd rather let him win anyway to prevent fights . Need to spend my energy on more important stuff. Besides, hubby is always such a good humored guy, can't be mad at him for very long.
This past week was very quiet, him returning to work and me spending my days in my studio, sewing and painting new dolls. I sold Bertha, my first painted doll and wanted to make some more. I did not have my teacher with me and felt a bit panicky when i started painting the facial features, but i finally managed to create a funny little boy i named Carlos. The day after came Svetlana, a little russian girl ( daughter said she looked russian ). I just listed them in my shop today and am a bit anxious to see if i'll get some nice feedback on them. At least, i had fun doing them and will make more when i get some free time. Next week, i must work on some custom orders and start thinking about doing things with a halloween and winter or christmas theme. I would be really happy if you left me some honest comments on Svetlana and Carlos. I don't mind negative feedbacks, i do not consider myself as an artist like my daughter Geneviève. Oh, by the way, she has been busy all summer doing some art doll too, check these out !Now , aren't they sweet ?!? She even made some halloween themed art dolls, absolutely crazy. But to see them, take a peek at her lovely blog ( link above that says teacher ) and do leave your comments ) she would love to hear from you. Well, the week end is here and i must start packing. Hubby wants to spend the week end sailing. Summer is short in Canada and the sailing season is almost nearing to its end, it makes hubby feeling a bit sad and grumpy. So even though i would rather stay home and lock myself in my studio, i must make some compromises and follow him.
Will post some more next week. So many things i want to tell ya !
hugs and kisses to all ♥

New Muffinipes

I have had a very busy week making new Muffinpies for my shop. I am pretty tired and before i head for the swimming pool, thought i would wish everyone a lovely week end.
Take care all ♥

More muffinpies...

Just passing by between listing Muffinpies, sipping tea, cleaning and cooking ♥

Meet Penny Muffinpie ♥ Sold














Marion Muffinpie ♥Sold


















and Béatrice Muffinpie ♥

I will be listings some more tomorrow or thursday. I have a couple cute little boys to show you.


Sleep good ♥

Notes from a headless chicken

Are you aware that Christmas is just about a month away ? I was told this morning and had a shock. Some of you will probably say; " hey, on what planet do you live ?!" Of course, i am not blind, i noticed some of my neighbors have put up their christmas lights outdoors, but still, i never really thought there was so little time left. Or maybe i just don't want to see... I do not live in another planet, but sometime it feels that way. I am locked in my house, day after day, making my dolls and others sweets for my christmas show that is going to be held on december 6th. So many things that need to be done, the list is in fact endless. I am starting to feel a bit panicky, i eat whenever i can, that is when i start to feel dizzy. i head for the fridge and grab the first thing i see and gulp it down my stomach. My laundry is piling up and i have bags under my eyes. Very pretty. I promised hubby we would go see a movie on sunday, but i was so exhausted i just fell asleep on the sofa. Promised him for next sunday...Should never make promises... I love making my dolls, but i hate deadlines. i feel like a headless chicken (very chic indeed ) and jump from one project to another. This is exhausting. I think i just need to go for a little walk, come back and make a list and FOLLOW the list...hummm, think it is the only way i can make it to the end. I haven't had much time for blogging, not much time either for listing new things in my shop. I have some muffinpies and tiny glittery snowmen i want to try and put in my shop before the end of the week. They are not like the photo you see here. This fella was sold yesterday along with 2 others like him. I will keep you posted on my whereabouts. I still haven't forgot my giveaway. I just need a bit more time and i will make my announcement very soon.
Have a very lovely day everyone ♥

The weather has been really rainy and cold for the past few days and i must say i feel a bit depressed. I had to push myself to work on some dolls and decided to put my energy into finishing severals of these tiny dolls that were hiding in my old armoire for a very long time. I wanted to show these 2 muffin pies to you before i put them up for sale in my shop tomorrow. I have a couple more that needs a bit of a makeover, but i will work on them tomorrow.

Have a nice evening ladies. :)

For my Etsy shop ?

I thought i would put this doll up for sale on my etsy, but i am still hesitating. I made her this past summer. I like her a lot, but my main goal was to include christmas items. My dolls are very primitive and i think they are not very popular amongst etsy shoppers. I thought maybe if i showed them my snowmen collection, they would probably be a better seller. Thing is, i am still having problems with my computer and my digital camera. My hubby thinks he can have everything fixed tomorrow. I hope he is right. Anyways, any comments on this gypsy lady ? Should i give it a try ? Guess i don't have much to lose, don't I ?
Enjoy your day everyone !

More dolls at last !

For the past three weeks, i have been working almost day and night on new dolls to put up for sale on my etsy shop. I did not get much sleep, hardly 4 to 5 hours a night and i must admit that i begin to feel the exhaustion. Now, i have to try and find some spare time and post all of my new dolls in my shop which, i think is a long and tiring procedure. I am not exactly a computer "guru" and am a bit slow. I thought i would have enough free time this week to garden happily and knit contentedly, but time flies too rapidly and i only have 2 more days left to pack and leave for a week vacation to the beautiful Cape Cod area !!! Yes!! It has been at least 4 years since i last visited this gorgeous place and i can't wait to be there once again. I just long for walks onbeautiful South beach, i feel this childish impatient urge to find treasures the sea will offer me, i want to take naps under the umbrella and knit as i admire and listen to the sound of the waves. Our stay will be too short, one week is not enough, but i do hope to make the best of it ! In the meantime , before DEPARTURE DAY, i need to try and reorganize my shop, pack my suitcase and wait excitedly for THE DAY !! So until i am back, i will leave you with more pictures of my dolls for those who may stop by on my blog. Happy summer to all !!

Summer days

Summer days are finally here and it feels so good. Yesterday the weather was just perfect and i was driving home with the window down. I was feeling completely happy just by feeling the warmness of the wind and the sweet smell of the fresh cut grass. I live in the countryside and the scenery here never stops to fascinate me. We decided to sell the house because we feel the urge to live in an even more remote area. I want to wake up every morning and see beautiful rolling hills, not collected trash in our neighbour's yard. I am not a hermit, of course, i do enjoy being with people. But i do need my peace and tranquility. My little neighborhood used to be a quiet and pretty place to live in. Unfortunately, over the past years, new people came and things changed. They don't really care for pretty flower beds and cleanliness. Moving away was a hard and painful decision, because i have so many beautiful memories of my life there with my family. But 2 of my daughters left the nest and i feel i am ready for a new beginning.

Sunday is father's day and i decided to offer my little boy hubby a box filled with little surprises. One of them being knitted dishcloth. ( What ?! ) Yep ! He's been asking for some handmades to use at the sailboat. We have a 36 feet Pearson Ketch ( very pretty and comfy ) and we like spending weekends there sailing at the lake and relaxing. Anyway, speaking of knitted dishcloth, i do hope he likes them. The girls at work thought it was a pretty funny gift to offer to a man, but in the end, one even offered to crochet an extra dishcloth for him. I have another one on the needles that is almost finished, so he will have four pretty dishcloths. Spoiled hubby ! I am also working on a decorative pillow ( for the sailboat of course ) and will post some more pictures later for everybody to see. So many things i have been working on this past spring. From knitted socks, to pretty coasters, to sewing lovely dolls, aprons, totes and pincushions. I will try and post all these pretty things i have been working on as soon as possible. In the meantime, i better get on with my day. I have a long list of chores waiting to be done. And that includes cutting the grass. Yuk !

See ya !

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On the spotlight !

I have been creating new doll ideas to sew so i can put them up for sale on my etsy shop. I haven't done much in january and i had to push myself to work because i am neglecting everything. I think i have the winter blues. Winters are much too long here and the past week has been very cold. I am starting to long for spring to come. But i know, i have to be patient because spring won't be here for another two months. So i guess i have to take advantage of the cold weather and work in my studio as much as possible. I know too well that when spring is here and the flowers start to grow, i will spend most of my time in my garden. Today i had a good news. I was surfing on etsy and and saw to my surprise and article on Storque with a picture of one of my dolls ! Yes ! the article's title " a very rustic valentine's day " suggest handmade rustic items from different artists. There are different artists featured in the article and that is great for everybody, but the great thing is, they chose one of my raggedies as the fronty page! I am so happy and proud ! Ok, now that means that i have to work even harder and offer more beautiful dolls and other stuff. So gotta go to work ! Gosh, so many things i want to do !

going back to the " normal life "

Christmas is finally and sadly over. With a little reluctance, I decided to take the christmas tree down this monday. I always disliked this time of year, where we have to shake ourselves up and go back to the normal life. This christmas was particurlarly special, because my daughter Geneviève ( Visit her Etsy shop ! ) came home for the holidays. She left us last year to study art history in Brussels, Belgium. We had not seen her in more than a whole year. So having her with us was a celebration ! Time flew by so rapidly, she is already gone and the house felt so empty after her departure. I find consolation with the internet. This is such a fabulous invention ! I can see her on a regular basis with the computer cam and talk to her as long as I wish without ruining myself. Parents in years past were not so lucky. Telephone and the postal service was the only communication.
I just opened my Etsy shop yesterday. It was something I wanted to do for quite a while, but I had been so busy 'til now. I have several dolls for sale at the moment, but I have other ideas other than dolls I want to put in my shop. I am so excited about all the projects I have in mind, I just don't know where to start. I guess I will have to write down a wish list and do the things I prefer the most first. I will keep you posted of all the new stuff I will be adding in my shop.