Newest Ebay Listing from Vintage Palette Art

Just listed this evening on ebay is this hand made mixed media hang tag/ornie made by me...Vintage Palette Art. Made from a coffee dyed paper hang tag, I added a print of a little witch riding her broom through the moonlit woods with her familiar. Hand stitching around the print is free form and the words "Midnight Ride" along with little stars is done in cream colored quilter's thread. I made the hanger from rusty twisted wire and shaped it into a star and attached it with a silver ornate button.

You can go see this auction listed on EBAY by CLICKING HERE.

New Ebay Listing....

"Petra Pumpkin" Mixed Media Painting

It's been quite a while since my last listing on ebay. Seems like after the holidays are over....so is my creative flow....lol

This painting was fun to create. I upcycled a raised panel painting that I had left over from the holidays.

This large painting measures 13 inches wide by 14 inches high with a wire hanger that adds another 3 inches. It also features a distressed paint finish.

The raised panel painted surface measures 7 1/4 inches wide by 8 1/2 inches high. Petra has been painted with acrylic paints and has been sealed to protect her.

Her hat and collar have been cut from the pages of an early 1900's book. Her tophat is adorned with a rosette made from orange crepe paper and has a vintage celluloid button center. It also features an irredescent peacock feather.

CLICK HERE to go see her eBay auction.

"Praline Pumpkin Girl" Hang Tag Ornie on Ebay! Ü

I just listed my little hang tag ornie that was published in the Autumn 2010 issue of Prims magazine on ebay! She's one of the most detailed hang tags that I have ever designed and I am so in love with her. She will make the sweetest addition to your Halloween tree or as a little mini picture to your wall.

Just click on any of the pics above to go see her Ebay aucton and make sure to add her to your watch list so she doesn't get away.

Thanks everyone & Happy Halloween!

So Excited to be in the Fall Issue of PRIMS!

I was lucky enough to have two submissions published in the current issue of PRIMS magazine along with my article on the Penny Feather Tree! Which also got a mention of the front cover...A Tribute to Penny McAllister. Penny would be so proud! We all miss her so much!

I hope you'll have time to stop by your local book store and pick up a copy! Or you can simply click on the picture of the front cover to order your copy today! :)

I will be listing the two pieces of mine that were featured in the gallery section on eBay as soon as they return from California next week. Oh how I have missed them!

I am especially proud of my little hang tag/ornie that is published in there. She is so detailed and I think she is one of my best to date! Her picture here just doesn't do her justice.

And the little chunky canvas painting that I submitted was actually for our EHAG Black & White Fright Night Challenge. Instead of listing her....I mailed her out along with my hang tag. And off to Laguna Hills, California and the Stampington & Company they went! My fingers and toes were crossed hoping and praying that they would make the cut and be accepted into this issue. Then several months later.....after my fingers and toes were all cramped up....I got the email saying that my submissions were going to be published along with the Penny Feather Tree story! YEEHAW!!!!

I promise that I'll be back to share their auction links when I have them both listed on ebay. Oh....and thank you for listening to me gloat......hehehe I'm a happy little Halloween camper right now! =D

Joyce Stahl's little Enchanted Productions Willy T. Goblin going for a ride in Jadyn's Pink Cadillac...

This was way too fun making this video! Jadyn has grown up with Joyce's dolls and absolutely adores them! We've been having some Facebook fun with Willy T. Goblin since listing him on Ebay this past Thursday evening. CLICK HERE to go se his EBAY auction. Get your dancin' shoes on! (Scroll down to the Playlist at the bottom of the blog and hit the Mute button before starting the video.)

And here are some pics of Willy's adventures and the Youtube video that I just made of Jadyn taking Willy for a cruise in her pink cadillac!

Newest Piece of Vintage Palette Art....

Here's looking at you Pumpkin! ;o)

I knew when I saw this bowl come into the shoppe that I would have to transform it into a pumpkin candy dish! I had the perfect little knob to give it too! A real pumpkin stem that I had kept the past 2 or 3 years just waiting to be used! I think it fits perfectly...don't you?


I gave her that eggshell crackle finish that I love also!

And that double paper collar or ruff adds a nice touch also! ♥

She's listed on ebay right now and ends this coming Sunday evening at 9:45pm EDT-6:45pm PDT. I hope you will stop by to see her! You can CLICK HERE to do that! =D

Happy Halloween!

Newest Vintage Palette Art Auction...........

Just listed on Ebay this evening is my little Luna Witch chunky canvas painting. She's just been inducted into the Black Hats with Black Cats & Bats Society.....she's dreamed of being a member since she was a little witchlet!

CLICK HERE to go see her ebay auction.

Little Luna Witch ends this coming Sunday evening, August 1st at 9:00pm EDT-6:00pm PDT.

Joyce and I have Way too much Fun!

This has to be my favorite photo shoot ever! As many of you know, and some may not, I take the pics for Joyce's dolls that we list on eBay under my shoppe ID Villagegiftshoppe. Joyce makes the dolls and writes up the descriptions.....and I take their pics and list her auctions and add the music to go along with her dolls. Mortimer has a very special song to go along with his auction that Joyce found. It's Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Monty Python and it fits Mortimer perfectly as he is known as The Whistling Mortician.....*giggle*

Well this past weekend, we took her latest doll, Mortimer the Mortician, to the 4th St. cemetery in New Philadelphia, OH for a photo shoot. What better backdrops for a man of his profession?


We found this amazing monument with THE MOST gorgeous wreath of calla lilies and the hand in the center with the finger pointing up towards the heavens! Only problem was, Joyce is short and this monument was not.....LOL So she was stretched up on her tippy toes and doing her best impression of the Statue of Liberty so that I could get Mortimer and the wreath in the same shot! (Way to stretch JoycEE!)


This is one of the doors that was on one of the tiny mausoleums. It had a rusty grate covering the entrance but the door was open and you could see inside. It was so sad that the little windows had been boarded up where there were probably once little stained glass windows. I still don't understand how someone can vandalize a cemetery or gravestones? *sigh*


This little plot was surrounded by the most awesome rusty wrought iron fencing! The perfect backdrop for little Mortimer!


And here he is in front of the little house that we imagine the groundskeeper to this cemetery once lived in. We could see in the windows to the two small downstairs rooms where one had a fireplace.


It even had a steeple! We just loved the vintage architecture!


And this was the first stone that we happened to see as the perfect place to take Mortimer's first picture! And the way the shadows were cast in the background was perfect!


And for this amazing pic, we would like to thank our friend Sandy for doing her magic! We sent her this picture of the most amazing victorian hearse which ws taken by Spike Bakker and she inserted Mortimer into the pic. We were hoping to get his pic taken with one owned by a local funeral home but the funeral director "got busy" this weekend and we were unable to do it. SO......it ws Sam to the rescue!!! Thank you so much......you're THE BEST!!


If you would like to visit Mortimer's auction....just CLICK HERE!

Have an Enchanted week everyone!

EHAG Edwared Gorey Tribute Challenge!

The EHAG creative theme for the month of June is Edward Gorey! Just click on THIS LINK to go see all the amazing Gorey pieces created by the talented EHAG artists!

Citrouille Ends Tonight Sunday June 21 at 9:15pm EST.........

Just click on her picture above to go see her eBay auction. Hope you will stop by to take one last peek at her.........=o)

She's Listed!!!!

I'd like to introduce you to Citrouille! (Which is French for pumpkin.)

The Ring Mistress of the Minuit Cirque du Halloween!


And the winner was Kaf (Oldecapeprimitives) with the first correct guess of a used tea bag, as too what her rosette was made from! Congratulations Kaf! I will get that yummy room spray sent out to you soon!



I really love this painting from the top of her hat to the bottom of her leafy little skirt! I think she's one of my most favorite ones ever! =o)

Here's the link to her EBAY AUCTION if you would like to go see her!

Wonderful Sisters...........

I belong to two very amazing eBay groups..........both EHAG and PFATT. This spring, each of these groups had a swap and I signed up to do both. In an earlier post, I shared the gifts that I got to send and now I want to share with you all what I received. I know that the saying goes......."It's better to give than receive" but it's SO much fun to get to unwrap these special treats when they arrive! =o)

Here are my PFATT swap gifts before their unwrapping.........


Here are all the goodies that I received from Pam of Softinthehead for the PFATT Swap! OH MY!!!!!!! I was once lucky girl! Thank you so much Pam for all the sweet gifts! Your little mousie is so cute! I love my little pumpkin guy! The Bethany Lowe garland is so yummy! I love the Martha Stewart tags and my card! The witch sign and the wax ornie are perfect! You were way too good to my girlfriend!! =o)


And below is my wonderfully sweet EHAG swap gift that I received from Amelia aka Sweet B Folk Art! Isn't he adorable??? And she gave me the cutest card and some Smarties candy to fill him up with! Jadyn's favorite candy is Smarties, so this made her extra happy!!


So a big "Thank You" SweetB!! I will treasure my little treat jar forever!!! Oh and I almost forgot that she sent me the sweetest little vintage five and dime store charm bracelet to use in creating my art! Can't wait to use the little skull charm!

Hugs..........

Here's what I made for my PFATT and EHAG Swap Gifts....

I forgot to post pics here of the two paintings that I did for my PFATT & EHAG swaps! I've been anxious to share them with you all!

First is the swap that I made for a dear PFATT friend......Kaf Grimm of Grimitives. This little painting traveled all the way to Cape Cod, Massachusetts! Wish I could have packed myself in with it and surprised Kaf! I think it would have cost and arm and a leg to send me Priority Mail though.......HAHA!


And my EHAG Anniversary swap went to dear Iva Wilcox of Halloween Alchemy & Ivascreations! This swap package traveled all the way to the Bay Area of Northern California! I was lucky enough to get to visit there last year and would absolutely love to go back again! At least a little part of me has a home there now! *giggle*

Here's all the goodies that were included in both ladies swap packages. I wrapped each painting in orange tissue paper tied with a vintage silver seam binding bow. I included one of my new postcards and I also made hang tags out of my business cards. Each of them also got one of my champagne cork ornies made with real silver glitter and a vintage seam binding hanger (lots of BLING!). I wrote a personal not to each of them on Halloween notecards that were purchased from Megan Wommack of Magpiefeathers. I have a hoarded these little beauties for the last couple of years and only give them out to special recipients.....=o)


(Above photo courtesy of Kaf Grimm.)

I just wanted to tell both you ladies what fun I had creating these swap gifts for you both and I hope you will treasure them for many years to come! =o)

Hugs...............

Let The Hunt Begin!

Hurry over to the EHAG BLOG to find out all the detail!
Just click on the skeleton key banner above!

And here's a picture of my donation. This is a set of 4 adorable printed Halloween notecards that I have purchased over the years from fellow EHAG member artist Megan Wommack. These are prints of original paintings of hers.

The Beginning of the Great Pumpkin Adventure...

Well, yesterday was a day of fun, learning, fortune telling, tears, laughter and pain..........LOL Joycee of Enchanted Productions, Brenda of Little Dollings and I all three got together to try our hands at paper mache pumpkin making! Now let me tell you......we were all "paper mache virgins" heading into this adventure. And basically of right now.....still are! But what fun we're having learning!

It all started when we saw this website by Scott Stoll! If you are a Halloween lover, then you have to go see for yourselves!

Below is a pic of the 3 of us after our long day of Pumpkin making and man were we ever tired and achy! We had no idea that pumpkin making was such a back breaking job! lol But a little Advil and a good nights sleep has made me forget about the pain..........kind of like giving birth.........LOL!


Only these babies pictured below are still waiting to be born! This was the first step of stuffing the garbage bags with crumpled newspapers, then using twine and masking tape to define the ridges. Cardboard tubes were used for the beginning form of the stems.


And here's my pumpkin at home today trying to get it dry out in the sun and the wind. Only problem was, while it was sitting out there, the skies began to darken and I heard rain!!! OH NO!!!!!!!!! Now the sun is shining (again) and I have it sitting stem side down on a large sap bucket to dry it's bottom. See....it IS like having a baby! LOL


A special "Thank You" To Laurie Hardin of Monkey Cats Studio for throwing us a lifeline while we had our hands deep in glue, water and liquid starch! She has been a wealth of paper mache knowledge these past fews days and we love her for that!

So stay tuned for the continuing WIP of the Great Pumpkin Adventure and make sure that you visit Brenda and Joyce's blogs for more pics!

Newest little Canvas Painting on eBay............

Just listed her this evening. My first ever little witch painting done in acrylics on a a chunky 6"x6" canvas. She was so much fun to paint! Hope you have time to stop by and visit HER AUCTION.

EHAG Frightful Fete 3rd Anniversary Giveaway!

Make sure you hurry over to the EHAG Art Blog to sign up for some wicked cool giveaways in honor of their 3rd Anniversary!


Pictured above is my donation to the EHAG blog giveaway. I painted this Halloween/Fall wood candle holder that measures 6" square. I painted it black and distressed it, then painted on bittersweet berries with leaves and curly vines. It has a textured black painted brass knob in the center on which to hang the candles. The black nubby taper candles measure 7" long.

Good Luck everyone!!

EHAG Challenge "The Weather Outside is Frightful!"

I promised that I would post when I got her listed and let you know that the EHAG Challenge has begun!

Here's THE LINK to all the EHAG art. There will be more art listed probably all through this week, so stop back often to check it out..........


I've listed Freezin' Francine and hope you will have time to stop by and take a peek at HER EBAY AUCTION..........


Also, make sure you stop by the EHAG BLOG to sign up for a chance to win FREE Door Prizes! As a thank you to our collectors and supporters, we're hosting our second giveaway. All you have to do is leave a comment on the giveaway post, and we'll draw names from the EHAG cauldron on Tuesday, February 3rd.

Good Luck!!!

A Little Preview...................

.......of things to come. The EHAG (Eclectic Halloween Artist Group) eBay group is having a winter challenge on January 26th. The theme for this challenge is "The Weather Outside is Frightful". What could be more perfect..........no? lol The weather here in Ohio has been pretty frightful this past weekend with a mix of snow, sleet, winds and cold........brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. (Is spring here yet??????????) =o) Below is the piece that I just finished. This candlestick was in our shoppe, brought in by one of our consignment artists, and I had one of those light bulb moments when I saw it! A head could go on top of those knobs on the one side and that could be her arm holding the candle! =o) I hand crocheted her little Halloween scarf and her little hat out of fun fur yarn. Has anyone ever tried to actually crochet with this stuff? You cannot see your stitches at all! It's definitely not for amateur crocheters like me! LOL You just have to try to feel for your stitches amongst all those little furry things......heck, I should have taken my magnifying eyeglasses off to do it, since I couldn't see anything anyhow! hahaha!


So I sat down one night last week and got out the package of paper clay that my good friend JoycEE had her hubby pick up for us. He works in Cuyahoga Falls and there's a Michael's close by, so he's the designated paper clay picker upper............lol (Thanks Murph!) =D

You see, my first experience with paper clay was at the 1st PFATT Fest held in Berlin, OH at the Coblentz Country Cabins. It was taught by my dear friend Christy Meyers of Ccswhimsies. What wonderful memories I still have of that day! All of us sculpted snowman heads that day and they were all taken back home to be finished and listed on eBay. I still to this day wish that I had kept that first snowman............he was sooo cute!


Below is a pic of some of the unfinished heads that we sat in front of the firplace to dry.........


Well, I have since then only sculpted twice. Both were snowmen..........I just can't get past that little carrot nose! My second paper clay sculpt is pictured up above in my banner and below...........


I will make sure that I post the link when the EHAG challenge starts so you all can see the frightfully creative items that all the EHAG artists come up with this month!