Ruby Tuesday ~ (11-20-'12) 'New'- old santa from my daughter

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Last night my daughter, Tina, surprised me with a 'new' Santa for my collection!

He is one of those 'flocked' dancing Santas from the early 60s! This one actually dances  (twirls ) on top of a music box!

 I have  several of these types of early Christmas figures ; one dates back to when my kids were little and we used it in our decorating all through the years. My original one is to the right of my new guy in the center.

MERRY little Santas!!

Thanks, Tina!!

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Mom

(Junie Rose)

Shadow Shot Sunday-Aug 5, 2012-Gourd birdhouse

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This is a gourd birdhouse I made for my daughter, Tina, a few years ago for her birthday!

 ~Sitting on my shadowy window shelf, before I gave it to her~

I think Sunflowers are perfect designs for gourd art and I did several of these !

I wish I could find time to get back into my crafting again!

Junie

Pink Saturday~July21, 2012~ Christmas in July??

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It's time again for
 "Pink Saturday!"

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In the past I was deeply into crafting and my favorite things to make were Christmas figures-especially Santas.

Here are a couple examples of what I liked to do ~ and they just happen to be in Pink!

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 This santa is all original papier mache'! By all original I mean no molds were used in the creating of these figures, so, even though I made a LOT of these, no 2 were ever the same.

 
I made them in different sizes too. This one is just over 12 inches tall. He is one of just a few that I dressed in pink!

  :)  Even in pink, this guy is no sissy! Look at that heavy bag of toys on his back!!

 (I made this one especially for my own home-to use in my rose/pink living room.)

 I signed and dated all that I made and I see this was #3 - in 1991.

 
These next ones are painted gourd santas.

The first one is a medium size hanging santa, which I use at a window with lights all around him. Most of my gourds I painted red but this one is a rose/pink!

The others here are made from small gourds-ornament size!

 :)

Oh!
  I also made some cone and papier mache' trees. I decorated this one with tiny pink roses. It's 12 inches tall!

~My Christmas in July post~ 

Junie

Pink Saturday-6-24-'12-"Little Girl in Pink"

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This is one of my little girl collector dolls.

This little girl is just 13 inches tall;very petite and cute with her curly blonde hair and pink dress!

 She wasn't named so I gave her the name "April."I think this name fits this little springtime baby girl well!

She is a Mother's Day doll-notice the card she is holding, and the bouquet of flowers.

 

She is from  The Ashton Drake Galleries -1997,

 by  doll artist Michelle Girarc-Kassis.

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Love,

Junie Rose

Pink Saturday_ For May 12, 2012

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This was a  gift from my daughter, Tina,  for my birthday on May 5th.

She is a beautiful Madame Alexander  high fashion lady doll.

*Beauty of the moment ~ Sofia Cruz*

Limited addition-250 pieces

She is elegant in her pink dress!

Junie

Pink Saturday-Feb 25, 2012 ~Brastoff

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A few years back I 'discovered'

and  bought some collector pieces of the talented artist/designer, Sascha Brastoff!

(1918~1993)

This is an ashtray, in shades of pink and gray. This is the most recent one I've bought ( of several)

 and fits well for my "Pink Saturday" addition.

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This is about the artist:

Sascha Brastoff - a mid-century modern DaVinci
by Steve Conti



Back in the 1950s, bigger was always better. Cars became longer, fins higher and hair more bouffant. This was the perfect climate for a larger than life artist, ceramist, dancer, designer, sculptor and talk of the town: Sascha Brastoff. Screen legend and noted art aficionado Edward G. Robinson proclaimed, "Sascha is a modern day Cellini; a contemporary DaVinci." Sascha Brastoff had "arrived" in Hollywood...

Actually, Sascha arrived in Cleveland, Ohio (in 1918) as Samuel Brostofsky. An early aptitude for art lead him to The Clay Club in New York City's Greenwich Village. With fellow alumni Louise Nevelson and Isamu Noguchi, he concentrated on his primary love for highly imaginative and detailed sculpting. Mass production of ashtrays and decorative household items were farthest in his mind. I feel some of the finest work he ever created was during these early years (1938 to 1945.) When not at school, Sascha made a living designing window displays for the famed Macy's Department Store in Herald Square. In 1940, his first (and only) one man show (at the Clay Club's Sculpture Gallery), showcased 37 original hand sculpted terra cotta "Whimsies." A huge success, as all of these sold to prestigious New York collectors. Today, only three have known to survive (Sascha's family retained "Europa and the Bull"; Brastoff biographer Steve Conti has "Mermaid" and "Tumblers.")

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Junie

Pink Saturday ~ Feb 3, 2012 ~ Lady in Pink

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"Pink Saturday!"

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I'm a collector of dolls, among many other things! 

I love all kinds of dolls...babies-ladies- boys- girls - old and new!

This is a pin cushion doll.

I'm not sure if this is a real old doll or a reproduction to resemble this type doll of older days!

To me, it doesn't matter. I love this doll for the pleasure I feel when I look at her!

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Isn't she just so elegant, though?

(click on pic to enlarge)

Junie Rose

Midweek Blues~ 2-23-11 - Some girls in blue

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I love my dolls!

Here are a few with touches of blue in their dress.

These girls like to read!

Junie

(the kid)

Weekend Reflections~2~4~'11 ~ 2 of my boys

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In my doll cases you see more girls than boys... 

but with these reflections  it appears these little guys have more playmates in there. Actually, if you look closely, you might take 

them for a couple sets of triplets!  :)

(why it is doll artists make so few boy dolls is beyond me!)

The little ball player is 'Michael' and the little John Deere farm boy is named 'Johnny.'

Junie
(the one who never grew up!  ha ha)

Midweek Blues~ July8, 2010~'Santa in Blue Robe'

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This time I'm bringing you Christmas in July with one of my craft santas which I made several years ago!

This is one of many original paper mache
santas I created, and the only one I did in blue! 

I used Christmas wrap and sparkly paint to make his robe. Sparkly paint also accents his beard and fur trim on hat and robe.

This one stands about 9 1/2 inches. The date on the bottom says I made it in 1992!

Enjoy!

Junie Rose

Yard Art on Thursday- June 10,2010~ Tin Man

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This Tin Man hangs out at my place!
He's not a creation of mine or my husband's, though.



I saw several of these in my neighborhood a couple years ago just before Christmas and expressed a desire to have one for my back yard.
My husband surprised me with this guy as one of my gifts!
:)

He's made out of tin cans, mostly, and painted silver.

For this posting , though, I have turned him sepia!

He makes me smile! :)


Junie

Ruby Tuesday~Nov 10, 2009

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Just a little bit of red...getting ready for Turkey Day!






Junie