Flying things

Still busy wrapping up the summer activities, and oh my the heat this past week, wowsers!



I have lots of butterflies and set up an aquarium on the back porch for the caterpillars to grow fat and turn into butterflies. It's been fun watching them and seeing them fly away. I sent off a bunch, then I think they came back and laid their eggs because now I have a bunch more! I got some great video of them shedding their skin and turning into their chrysalis and when the butterflies come out. I just need to get it downloaded from my camera.




I've had a bit of time to sculpt and am working on a witch. Here's here head. Right now I have her all done, except costuming. Hoping to find some time this week to get her dressed. I haven't completely decided how I want to dress her.

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Once upon a time.....

I got included in this sweet storybook treasury on Etsy, it's so cute! It was created by Junnie Bug Vintage



Let's see what else. My foster dog Trump started his heartworm treatment and so far so good. He felt bad the first night but appears to be feeling normal, but I'm keeping his life quiet to be on the safe side.



I kept having black swallowtail butterflies lay eggs on my dill plant. I knew there was no way one dill plant could feed all those hungry caterpillars so I moved them into an aquarium to take care of until they are butterflies. So far they have gone through 5 dill plants, 3 fennel plants, and 4 parsley plants. But as of today most have turned into chrysalis. I got some great video of one of them shedding it's skin. It's really cool but a little creepy as well. I'll post it when I get it downloaded from my camera.

In the sculpting world, I've been making more witchy leggies. and starting another dollhouse scale witch. I'll get some pictures, when I have enough done, to show.

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I'm baaaaaaack

Long time, no blogging for me. Every year about this time, life gets a little crazy with trips and my daughter's theater and I just have can't keep up. But the suit cases are unpacked, I'm all caught up and caught my breath and am ready to get back to playing in clay. I miss you squishy clay!

In other news..... I took in a foster dog named Trump. He had been wandering around the countryside on his own until he found his way to Spanish Oak Hunt Club & Kennel in Thrall, Texas. He was very underweight and heartworm positive. He's put on 10 pounds and will be starting treatment for his heartworms as soon as I drum up the $$.

I made a short video of him

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The aliens have landed

Etsy Team MIDS (Miniatures in dollhouse scale) did a challenge last month to create a miniature alien. Come see the result and vote for your favorite. I have an alien in there, but it's secret which is mine until after the contest.


Team Mids Blog

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My Mother's Day Gift

For Mother's Day I wanted to finally get in all the doors and windows for my house. I ordered them early so they would be here for Mother's Day and I could spend my day getting them all installed.



Fortunately, the house's previous owner had cut most of the windows to the size I needed. I did have to cut a different size for the front door, the attic window, and I put a door on the third floor as I am going to add on a balcony.



I got them all cut and just stuck in there and the house is already looking so much better. I'm excited to see it with doors and windows. It gives it a whole new life. I got the kind of windows that could open and close and the attic windows swing out.




I started the painting, at least on the outside of the windows and doors, but not the inside yet. I have everything sitting there so when we are watching TV shows I like I can paint. I also realized I forgot to buy the door knobs and I'll need to go back and clean up the paint I got on the glass.



And just because ---- here's a picture of my little dog Tink sleeping in her hammock with her tongue hanging out.

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I love toads

For the last few nights the toads have been "singing" really loudly. Out looking for love I guess, because, today while cleaning my pond I found a happy toad couple and their strands of pearly babies.

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One is the Loneliest Number Treasury

My sad clown was put into a treasury about Loneliness. To me some of the loneliest times are in a big crowd. It's a beautiful treasury and I'd like to thank Creations by Eileen for including me in it.

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