Art Doll - Amen, Our Hearts Cry

When I was young I never wanted to play with dolls. My dear Mother would purchase one for me occasionally hoping it would take. It never did, until now. I have always admired art dolls. I have been facinated with them for ages. Some years ago I played with polymer clay and ended up making a couple of heads. Now what says I to self. Well, the heads sat around here for some years and one got broken. The other sat perched on a bottle for awhile. Then today a friend of mine who makes hats gave me a bag of her scraps. Oh Mz Muse was exhilarated.  My first art doll was born.

I found it difficult to take a picture of her tonight. You can't see all the details. There are a lot of meaningful things in/on her.  She has a blue heart.

On the back you can see the music that is in her heart. The song is Amen, Our Hearts Cry. She sort of looks sad to me. I am not sure why. This is why I chose this song. But she is beautifully dressed due to my friends generosity. This was fun. I can see more dolls in my future. Aren't Mothers always right??

Blooming Tuesday - Pear

Here is the Pear thank you card I made to send to a friend. We had such a good time at their Fall Fling.

I want to thank you all so much for stopping by. Happy Fall. Happy Blooming Tuesday.

Animal Wednesday - Frolicing Orcas

This is a page from my tree sketchbook. I was inspired by the full moon last week. An Orca Mom in the moon light with its young.

For more Animal Wednesday inspiration go to Auntie Mim's.   Happy Animal Wednesday to all.

Buckeye Shrub - First Buckeyes

Our Buckeye shrub developed its first buckeyes this year. It was a nice surprise to go out there and find them on the ground. I had been watching the pod to see when they might drop.  The buckeyes are about the same size as the tree buckeyes but the "eye" on the seed is smaller and they are a few shades lighter in color.  If you want a tropical look in your northern garden this shrub will give you that feel.