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Sunday, September 17, 2006

Dogpatch_Primitives ~ Another PILGRIM



Here is another of Patty's wonderful creations. Just look at the detail that she creates in her dolls..... the small ears of corn.... the hat...the lace collar..... her needle sculpted face.

OH I LOVE her creations!

REMEMBER....CHECK FOR HER ON EBAY! You do NOT want to miss anything she creates!

OX

Cedara

Dogpatch_Primitives ~ PILGRIMS



A few examples of Patty's ART!

Isn't he amazing? Set up for display on your diningroom table surrounded with gourds and small pumpkins. He makes me smile. The detail and work in him makes me amazed.

WOW!

Dogpatch_Primitives

Dogpatch_Primitives.

Her name is Patty and I am lucky enough to be able to consider her a friend. This woman is so beyond talented with her creations. I have spent many an hour just speechless(hard to believe eh?! LOL) and just looking at the amazing things that she dreams up and creates.
I dream of some day sitting down at a table with her and one of my notebooks and just asking her a ton of questions. She has already been teaching me so much about doll making and she didn't even know she was doing it. She never fails to inspire me to expand in my dolls and try something new. More small details. Facial sculpting and fine details there. Giving my dolls a story that springs to life as soon as you see that first picture of them.

She DOES THAT with her work. You can see the story that opens and unfolds before your eyes.
Make you stop and place her in your faves on EBAY.
She is a force of nature on Ebay to really make sure to watch and blossom.

I am so blessed to know this wonderful lady and have her touch my soul with her wonderful pieces of art.... real and true ART!


PRIM BLESSINGS!
OXOX
Cedara
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FIND MY PRIMITIVE ePATTERNS AT
http://www.patternmart.com UNDER "Thru the Attic Door"

ON EBAY........ look for my creations by typing :
The Work of Thy Hands(TWOTH)
Beneath the Attic Eaves(BTAE)

Sunflowers!


Bread feeds the body, indeed, but flowers feed also the soul. ~The Koran


My sister Tara took this picture of one of the sunflowers growing here at home by the fence.
They didn't get very tall but the flower part is HUGE and so bright and cheery to see every day.





PRIM BLESSINGS!
OXOX
Cedara
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ON EBAY........ look for my creations by typing :
The Work of Thy Hands(TWOTH)
Beneath the Attic Eaves(BTAE)

Halloween is just around the corner! LOL


You all knew that I couldn't have a new kitten without dressing it up in the pumpkin sweater! LOL
Her ears fit just "purr"fect in the hat but her sweater was a bit large.
My youngest niece Sarah is holding her for the pic!

OX
Cedara

Buttons meets Hannah



My oldest niece Hannah with Buttons all snuggled on the sofa. The girls fell madly in love with the kitten!

Cute as a BUTTON


There has been something special added to my family.
Her name is BUTTONS and she will be 6 weeks old on Tuesday.
She was only 4 weeks in this picture.

I was so heartbroken over the loss of Mao Kitty and really didn't think I'd be ready so soon for another cat. My room and life became so quiet and lonely without Mao that a new kitty just had to happen.

I heard from my cousin about a family that had quite a few cats. We went over and as soon as I reached down and picked her up....my heart melted.
She looked at me with those blue eyes(which are now turning green) and I knew she was to be the little kitten that I was to have and love next.

I had been having dreams of Mao with a kitten so I also know that Mao knew this was what I needed and she guided me to the special one that needed me next.

WELCOME BUTTONS! I love you!

XO
Momma

Friday, September 01, 2006

Mao Anderson 1996-2006



With much saddness still in my heart...... I had to have my cat put to sleep on August 21. She had been having some problems and it became very clear that she was beginning to have pain.

Mao came into my life when I least expected her to. She showed me that I was able to love something and that something was still very much able to love me.

She was not a cuddly kitty. Many would even say she was not a friendly kitty!LOL The family joke was she was a baby dragon and not a cat at all.

In the last few years she mellowed greatly and I will forever miss her. She had a wonderful song she would sing to me that I will never hear again. I won't share cantelope with her again. She won't ask for an icecube of her own anymore.

I will always share wonderful memories of her though. She holds a piece of my heart in her little paws forever. We buried her under the rhododendron in the front yard. I placed a pair of socks with her as she always carried a pair downstairs if she thought she was alone.

I also placed her little snowman under one of her arms like she was snuggled up to him. He was her little "sookie" when she was upset over anything. He gave her comfort and I wanted her to have him in her next place so she wouldn't be scared.

Momma loves ya Minouche!

OX

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Sew Many Prims


Have you ever seen something and knew right away that you were going to be owning it? That is just HAD to be something you would have? You could not stop thinking about?

When I saw this new pattern from my friend Sue of http://www.sewmanyprims.com for this amazing little gal and the kittygal...... she was so becoming mine TODAY! LOL
I could not get to Sue's website fast enough to purchase this pattern! LOL

Isn't she the cutest thing ever to welcome in the spooky season?
I have already started sifting thru my fabric to find just the right pieces to create them with.

Sue is a wonderful artist and has the best patterns for dolls. I have never seen such detail in how to create something. She is always very quick to answer if you have any questions. Sue has been a HUGE influence in my doll creating and patterns.
She has been a wonderful friend to me over the years and I am gathering a vast collection of her patterns.
Make sure to check out her website..... she has the most amazing primitive doll patterns and they can be sent either thru snail mail or as Epatterns. She sells many different primitive supplies as well.

Check it all out and tell her that Cedara sent you over to peek around :)
I'm already got my eye out on her wildflower pattern! Its amazing!

PRIM BLESSINGS!
OXOX
Cedara
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My grandmother




My grandmother has taken another turn in her health. She had given us a really bad scare in July and we came so very close to losing her. Family members were brought back home. Many different hospitals happened. She pulled thru and came back home again with us.

This past week, she took another bad turn. She ended up back in Yarmouth with very high blood calcium levels and with her kidneys failing. She is in the ICU unit for now. Her levels are starting to come back down and they are watching everything very close. If it continues to drop, she will be once again back home with us in a few days.

It has been a very emotional week for me between all that was happening online with my "online family" and then with my actual family here at the homefront.

Things are looking brighter already for all.

I thank all of my wonderful online friends who are more like family to me for the well wishes, emails and prayers being said for my grandmother and family. It helps so much to know you all are in my corner!


PRIM BLESSINGS!
OXOX
Cedara
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Beneath the Attic Eaves (BTAE)



Beneath the Attic Eaves(BTAE) was created on Ebay and I am thrilled to be a part of this group as well.

Not all members of FOAF were selling members of FOA so were not able to join the new group created.

Not wanting to lose contact and friendship with anyone, BTAE was created in record time and its been great to be able to stay a wonderful group.

This group of friends have me in awe of their talent and I will continue to learn from each and every one of them. They teach me something about my talents every day.

I wish to thank Deb (berrypatchdesigns) for stepping forward when asked to create this wonderful new group for us. I didn't have enough Ebay points myself to do so. It was a bit crazy the first few days while we gathered everyone.

Primitive creations have started to be sewn and you can already find auctions from this group by doing a search for BTAE at Ebay.

Beneath the Attic Eaves(BTAE) is going to host "Found in the Attic Fridays" as our group auction days so make sure to mark Fridays on your calendar and look for us.


PRIM BLESSINGS!
OXOX
Cedara
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Another grey cloud....

and yet another Silver lining!


PrimBlessings!
Cedara

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The Work of Thy Hands (TWOTH)



The Work of Thy Hands(TWOTH) has been created on EBAY for the sellers of Folk of Art website.

As I am still creating primitive dolls and creations for FOA2(15th of each month), my work will also be found on Ebay under TWOTH. All of us that are sellers on FOA look forward to creating wonderful new creations for you all to find from us on Ebay.

Everyone has already been very busy with new creations.

Sunday is our new day to find many of our auctions. We are calling them "Sunday Social".You of course can go any day and do a search for TWOTH and many wonderful creations are sure to catch your eye.



PrimBlessings!
Cedara

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Always a silver lining...........

For every grey cloud.... there is always a silver lining!


PrimBlessings!
Cedara

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FOAF closes its doors on Ebay

I am sad to announce that the Ebay group FOAF(Folk of Art Friends) that I have been apart of for so long has closen its doors. I have made wonderful friends thru joining that Ebay group. It opened my eyes to the whole Ebay world and auctions. Being a part of that group will be missed by many.

I wish to thank Jenn(Folkgirl7) and her son, Dustin who owns Folk-of-Art for having the website FOA where I first got to meet my friends. I wish to greatly thank Mary(emmyray347) for going to Ebay and starting the group FOAF to have a place where those same friendships could flourish and grow strong. Her friendship makes me smile every single day.

I wish to say THANK YOU to all my friends from FOAF who in each of their ways touched my spirit. Some in direct ways...other did so without even knowing it was happening. I have learned so much from them all.

I was so blessed to have been a part of that wonderful experience!
XOXOXO

PrimBlessings!
Cedara

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Primitive Dolls heading to Mahone Bay!

YUP! I am working on a wholesale order of primitive dolls to end up in a quaint shop in Mahone Bay. I am so excited! I met the lady who runs the shop while I was in Lunenburg at the Craft Show. She came back to the booth every day and had me just laughing all the time. I thought she was a great lady right from the first time she stopped by.
We did some talking and made a plan for the doll order. Took a bit of time on both our parts but its full steam ahead right now.

An array of my primitive doll are going to be arriving around Mid September.
If you are in the local area...I do hope you will stop in and check them out.

Primrose Lane Gifts
Mahone Bay Nova Scotia
owner: Christa Dexter

PrimBlessings!
Cedara

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Saturday, July 29, 2006

Lunenburg Festival of Crafts

Lunenburg Festival of Crafts

Took part in my very first craft show and really had a blast! Was super nervous as I had no clue what I was doing but I think overall looking back on the whole weekend.... it went smooth as possible.

My sister and I did the show together so that right there was a huge bonus. I made dolls and she offered painted objects. We had a booth that was 10x6 and it was jammed full.

The tables Eric bought and they worked perfect! He now has one for working with the band too.We covered them with quilts and then I borrowed some old apple crates from the shop here in town called Honey and Me. The crates really were a great extra in the display. We ended up in the smaller of the two buildings that the show was held in. I was pleased with our placement.

We even knew a few of the other venders so it was nice to see a friendly face when we arrived.
We met a new face that really helped make our weekend awesome.
Jim from Kentville was amazing and we owe him alot!

The set up went pretty quickly since we really were just throwing the set up together spur of the moment. We had numerous comments thru the weekend on how great our booth looked.



PrimBlessings!
Cedara

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Pictures to follow.......

Yup...... I'm doing my blogging from Eric's computer today and its NOT letting me add any pictures. Keeping freezing up when I attempt it....UGH! I'll keep working on it but i think I'll be making a few posts of nothing but pictures once i return home next week.

Till then..... lots to read! LOL

PrimBlessings!
Cedara

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Playing "Catch Up" with some posts.....

Holy smokes I have let some time slip away without writing in my blog! Bad!
Lots has been happening in my life and it can just seem overwhelming at times.
Will do my best to catch everyone up to speed on things......


PrimBlessings!
Cedara

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Monday, June 26, 2006

Is the F-word in your life????

NO!!!! LOL I am not talking about "that F-word"!!!!!!

I'm talking about FUN!!!!!!!
What was the last thing that you did that made you laugh so hard that your sides hurt and you had tears roll down your cheeks? What was the last thing that when you just barely start mention of it with your friends that you all loose your breath from laughing so hard?
What is a special "secret" that you do?
Is it so far in the past that its a struggle to even recall?
WHY?

Why are you not EVERY DAY making memories that will instantly make you smile upon thinking of them?

They don't have to be something grand and expensive........ they just need to make you smile!

*Paint your toenails a FUNKY color...... even use SPARKLES!
*Get a new haircut....you know you need one and it will make ya smile!
*Buy a package of fake tattoos and place them in "fun" spots for folks to see and discover! heehee
*Buy a cone of ice cream in something you'd usually never buy..... try TIGER TAIL!

COME ON! DO SOMETHING SIMPLE AND FUN!!!!

PrimBlessings!
Cedara

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Tick....tick....tick....tick.....tick.......

YUP! That is the sound of the days ticking by until the very first ever craft show that I'm doing. Its all been sorta surreal up until just a few days ago! LOL Now I am looking around and second guessing everything...... the creations, the display, colors, space......ACK!!!!!!!!
I have a huge new respect for those of you in the craft show world that do them numerous times a year!

PrimBlessings!
Cedara

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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Folks are awake now......

Well seems the rest of the household is now up and about this morning. Going to head downstairs and have a bit for breakfast and do my time on the treadmill(Thanks Sis....loving that!) and then get cracking on some work today. If I get enough done, I'll find the camera and add some pictures of some of the newest creations!

Have a great day!
Stop back soon....you never know what or WHO I'll blog about next!

PrimBlessings!
Cedara

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Antique drawers for display



Going to be using these antique drawers as part of my craft show table displays. They were up in the rafters of my grandmothers barn when she sold her house. They had come from the drugstore that my grandparents had owned. The cabinet is long gone but these were too cool to leave behind. I knew someday that I'd use them.

I can't wait to place some primitive fixens in the bottom and then some dolls and misc other goodies in them.

Will make sure that pictures are taken of the tables at the show so that you can see how it all looked.

PrimBlessings!Cedara


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Where is my paper bag??????

I need my paper bag to be breathing into!!!!!!!!
My first ever craft show is happening just around the corner and I am really getting nervous!LOL
Been sewing, stuffing and staining like a mad woman hoping to creating enough goodies for the 3 day show. Having no idea what a show is like....have no idea just how much stuff I should have made! ACK!
Have some small items that need to get worked on today as well.....some tags and business cards; ornies; bookmarks. My head just starts to swim at the thought of it all.
My sister is also taking part in the show with me. She has been painting everything she can lay her hands on!LOL
Eric is taking time off work and helping us that weekend as well. (Time off cause it starts on a friday) He will be hauling all our stuff into the building and helping us set up. He's so good to me!
There will be pictures taken of the whole set up and the show in general:)

Lunenburg July 7,8,9 2006
Lunenburg Festival of Crafts

PrimBlessings!
Cedara

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