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Wooden
Fish Shaped plates:
Jim's Mum has a wonderful wooden fish shape plate that everyone in the family loves. In homage to that neat plate, we decided to make Swishie Fishie Wooden One of a Kind Plates Jim carves them and Noreen burns on them:  They are mahogany, and are finished with salad oil, so you can safely serve food on them. $29.95 + shipping One of a kind, each one is unique Order One of a Kind Woven Dolls by Noreen Crone-Findlay Guardian Angels:  Who knows what Guardian Angels ~really~ look like? We often think of them as being elegant, beautiful, and youthful.... Perhaps, they are actually rotund little ladies with handbags and a penchant for a fine cup of tea? I wove these charming little Guardian Angels on a tiny loom that I designed just for them. They are mostly made with handspun yarns, with acorn cap hats (from our sister's oak tree), and have fine and fancy shoes and little copper hands, button faces, wings and hearts of delight. 'Les Anges Guardiennes Adorable' are about 3 inches tall and are each $19.95 + shipping   Magda, Guardian Angel $19.95 + shipping to order please click: Order yes, we accept paypal    Rosa, Guardian Angel $19.95 + shipping to order please click: Order yes, we accept paypal   Blanche, Guardian Angel $19.95 + shipping to order please click: Order yes, we accept paypal MENOPAUSE FAIRY DOLLS Recently, we were vendors at a fiber event. People kept asking to buy my Crocheted Menopause Fairy Doll.  No, I said... I'm sorry, but that doll is not for sale. Just the pattern..... "Wailie, wailie, we want Menopause Fairy Dolls!" They exclaimed. So, I designed and made a special little loom to weave these dolls and now am delighted to present: One of a Kind Menopause Fairy Dolls Augusta, The Shoe Loving Menopause Fairy Doll Augusta is approximately 15 inches tall.  Her body is actually a pouch to hide treasures and cherished mementos. Her breasts are vintage buttons. I carved her shoes from mahogany and left spaces for you to slip in pebbles or other fine and fancy things.  Augusta is $75.00 + shipping to order her, please click: Order Menopause Fairy Willow  Willow is about 15" tall. Her arms and legs are polished apple wood, from a tree that didn't survive the winter. BUT, Willow is a survivor! Like her sister, Augusta, her body is a pouch, for saving rose petals or other glories. I wove it from yarn that I spun on hand spindles. Willow's breasts are also vintage buttons. Willow is $75.00 + shipping to order her, please click: Order The following group of dolls are what I am calling my 'Reclaiming Dolls'. That's because their heads all began with a bit of dumpster diving. I was sitting in the car, waiting for Jim, when I spotted an interesting little box sitting on a pile of trash. I hopped out, scooped it up and was delighted to find a bunch of pieces of wood and some tiny scraps of leather. The wooden scraps were cut from branches of trees that had been cut about 4 inches long and split in half. I puzzled for weeks about what I could make with them, and had an 'aha' moment, when I thought: Heads up!  You can see the progression, as I cut and shaped the heads, then drew and burned and embellished them. They strike me as being a wonderful metaphor: We all have parts of ourselves and our lives that we are reclaiming, renewing, restoring, repairing, and recovering. This is Reclaiming Doll Nenni  Nenni is not for sale DARLING DAUGHTER RECLAIMING DOLLS: My daughter is a wonderful woman, whom I am delighted to have as one of my dearest friends. When I made these dolls, she laughed and said: 'Excuse me, but is that my face again?' We both roared with laughter, as sure enough, I had 'borrowed her face' in making dolls that are an homage to my darling daughter, but also to ALL beloved daughters!  This is April. She's approximately 12 inches tall. Her body is made from yarn that I spun on my spindles, then wove on my potholder loom. Her legs and arms are from the apple tree that didn't' make it through the winter. She is $75.00 + shipping to order her, please click Order  This is May. She's approximately 12 inches tall. Her body is made from yarn that I spun on my spindles, then wove on my potholder loom. Each of their bodies is a different pattern, so they are all one of a kind. Her legs and arms are apple wood. May's mahogany sunglasses are permanently glued to her face. She has a crocheted butterfly on her chest. She is $75.00 + shipping to order her, please click Order  Here is June. She's approximately 12 inches tall. Her body is made from yarn that I spun on my spindles, then wove on my potholder loom. Her legs and arms are from the same apple tree. Her sunglasses are also permanently attached to her face. She is $75.00 + shipping to order her, please click Order |
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