March 22, 2008

Easter, family and still knee deep in rabbits and Snow!

Easter is just about my favorite holiday! Of course that is a lot like havng a favorite flower or a favorite dog, probably impossible. I am back to more frequent blogging. Dsc03183 Next week I will talk about my almost -here -granddaughter and about my mom, but now, just Easter, a little...14" ...of new snow!...and rabbits! We have dyed our eggs, explained to Jack how the rabbit can get into the house and where he stores the eggs. Susannah has been here for 3 days for work and family and, yes, 14" of new snow yesterday! The tricycle that raced up and down my driveway on Friday is completely buried! I am just assuming that the lines and circles of pink chalk have disappeared into the frosty snow!

Many , many years ago, I figured out that Easter was about the hope of spring. That you would buy armfuls of daffodils, build a big fire in the fireplace and not even think about finding eggs tucked into the outdoor garden tulips!

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February 15, 2008

Knee deep in rabbits and snow!

We are expecting another blizzard this week-end. Record snows but it could not be lovelier. For an artist secluded in her studio, it is fabulous. On the way to the P.O. I received stares due to the 3  feet of snow atop my Tahoe. Most cars are garage kept and used daily so they merely look sprinkled with snow!                                                                Dsc03070                              Just lots of photos

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January 29, 2008

Papier mache and Christmas and family

Regular readers can skip the part where I keep mentioning my book, think I need to mention it as much as possible to keep it fresh for new readers of my blog! Dsc02824 Pictures mostly today!Dsc02799   Dsc02878

we take gingerbread house making very seriously!

Dsc02893 Dsc02892 Dsc02859Dsc02813think I need a permanent red eye reducer for all these blonds!   

     angel clutching her teddy bear, we love teddy bears...old mohair bears, artist made bears, well loved raggedy bears.....

January 26, 2008

Babies and tree skirts and valentines

Dsc01526 Dsc03038Baby_dress_2 Anyone who reads my blog, and I have discovered there are many more Vintagebabiesscfrmreaders than I realized, knows I am lacking (seriously lacking) in the technical department. My motto is always just begin and it will "come to you" as you go! Not as quickly as I would like, but all other things here are peachy! My daughter Katie and her husband Joe are having a little girl in April.

I find that not only do many of my papier mache pieces remind collectors of me and my face, but now anything I do has a touch of pink. Artists so often resemble their work and how their life is proceeding shows right through. I made valentines today and photographed a sweet pink snowbaby on 2 feet of pure white snow (in my bare feet ,but I was very quick!) and the snow looks baby blue without any editing and the Valentine looks like a baby girl birth announcement!

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My new valentine, I love a good old fashioned February14!

an heirloom quality Christmas tree skirt of wool for a new little somebody...such fun to design,along with images of my stork, I used many of my baby cards received by my mother, antique glass ChristmDsc03046as beads and a felted wool that I felted even more and dyed the palest pink.                                                           Dsc03038                                 Dsc03007_3  Dsc03006_edited youngest of 3, Susannah, with my oldest and only grandbaby Jack! We went to the zoo last week and had a freezy, frosty, foggy good time! My daughter Katie who is Jack's mom, Jack and Sus meandering through the zoo parking lot.

Papier Mache Treasures

The response to my new book has been great! Lots of readers buy it for eye Img_5542 Cover_2 candy, much as I would a jewelery making book.It is available from me or Barnes and Noble online, Amazon etc. I included projects in which you don't need  a mold so you may just experiment with the papier mache process as well as molds. Molds can be bought on ebay and well, it has been fun!

teenaflannerstudio@yahoo.com

I had to pick which way to spell papier mache (paper) ....and stick with it! search engines , you know! I decided the fancy way, after all writing a book was very fancy for me!

If you purchaImg_5542_2se the book and have questions, feel free to ask me, I will try to help. If you send me a check for $19.95 , plus $8 for priority shipping, ($8 can ship up to 5 books) your address, how you would like it personalized, I will be glad to send you a book! My studio address is

820 Kurtis Drive

Elm Grove,WI 53122Pilgrim_book_3   

Teena Cover_2               Pilgrim_book                  snowy winter, gorgeous!                                           Icicles003 if you purchase my book, would you mind rating it on Amazon? that would be very sweet!

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January 15, 2008

Edwardian wedding and reception

Dsc02955 Dsc02953 Dsc02949 Ebay_003 these are the photos of the introduction of my little bridal party of snowpeople!Dsc02946

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Atlanta gift show!

Dsc01560_3 Dsc01561_2 Dsc01564_3 A little late for New Year's resolutions but finally they are becoming clear.Had a fabulous time in Atlanta at the gDsc02946_editedift show! Amazing creative Dsc01557 spirits Dsc01561whom I consider friends , like  Charlotte Lyons, Wendy Addison,  and Rosemary and  Marsha from Tinsel Trading in NYC , Bethany and Bruce from Bethany Lowe designs, original artists, unique all of them! and they were all there! Hank and Lynda Hawley, my roommate in ATL , Donna Hamilton from Hearts and Ivy. I do consider all of us pioneers in what we do , tho' still young and beautiful...how DO  we do that!!I did not have time to find Debbee Thibault ,  an amazing artist when in Atlanta. And the shops and collectors, where would we be without their enthusiasm and energy.Dsc01558_2

will write more later and hopefully daily.  Dsc02959I would like to design gift wrap  and stationery and.....

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December 20, 2007

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

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some of these creations now live in North Carolina with my new friend Susan............My son, Uncle Chris, reading to Jack ABOVE!

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November 14, 2007

Thanksgiving! Pilgrims! turkeys!

Pilgrim_book Thnsgvg07_004 Cover Dsc02276_2 Img_5542  Dsc02469Such a busy time of year for everyone. I am getting ready for a nice Thanksgiving week-end with my family. Packing the last of the orders for shops and trying to enjoy these unusual warm autumn days, planning a speech I am making and for an upcoDsc02466ming book signing at our library. Just enjoy your pre-holiday activities! Perhaps I can take Will for his last fetch and swim day at the beach!

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August 24, 2007

Mermaids and hydrangeas

Dsc01791 Dsc01791 Mermaids and hydrangeas. Okay, I no longer live near the coast unless you count 17 miles from Lake Michigan but IDsc01773_edited  love all things coastal.

Not the sexy sirens but the magical mermaids are in my Mermaid_lightmind this month. I kept my Norfolk house so perhaps I can still be coastal!Dsc01777_edited

Dsc01784_3Dsc01791_edited  she is a bit seductive IDsc01779_edited Dsc01794_edited  will admit!

Many of my shells come from estate sales so perhaps the damage is already done. does anyone know how to tell which seashells are being 5x7nrmermaidseashellikea_2harvested and in a sad way?

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