Here's ROSiE!!!!!!

This is my "BlueBird" Raggedy Fran. doll that I have been talking about!! I have named her "ROSiE". That was my Mom's nick name. Her name was Rose Marie. Like I said one of the last calls to her was to tell her I had seen a bluebird on my porch looking in the window at me!! She told me it meant happiness to see one!! I hand sewed this entire doll also. I made the dress like a jumper and sewed vintage buttons on the shoulders. I made alittle undershirt out of muslin with 3/4 length sleeves. I looked up bluebirds and they have black eyes. The jumper is made out of some thrifted material I got but I thought was the perfect for the breast color. I grubbied all of this up with my special coffee/ spice mixture and added some molasses to.   

I will share her details with you. In this pic the necklas was a book mark that my Mom had.

The little bagg I made from grubby chenille with a grubby muslin strap. On the bagg I added a blue silk rose that I grubbied up also. The rose came from my Moms house. I added one of my little tags and wrote "ROSiE" on it. My Mom painted pictures a few years ago and that is how she signed them. I put the bagg on her with a rusty safety pin.

I am not going to be adding this doll to my Etsy shoppe. She is mine! It has been very healing for me to make her. But if anyone is interested in one I will take orders. I am making another Crow, and some Owls too. I will make another bluebird sometime but this one is special to me. I had bought all of the stuff to make her before my Mom passed. I am working on some things for this Saturday as I am in a Spring Fling Craft and Expo!! I was handpicked for it!! Yay for me cuz I love getting my craft on!! LOL Thanks for checking out my newest creation!!!

XOXO Love, Fran.

My new pin keep and some other things I've been up to!!!

Here is my new pin keep. I got it from Wendy she sells on Artfire and I just love it. She is just 6" tall. In a great prim mustard with rusty pins. I am always losing my most favorite needle so I got her to keep it on.

This is my new glass pot I am using to grubby up my goodies now. It was my Moms. I love it cuz I can see in to it. That is a couple of my grubby doilies I am going to be listing. I used some old molasses I had. Boy does it help to make things darker and smell yummy!!



This is a bird nest in a spoon I have listed in my Etsy shoppe. I am thinking Spring!!!



And this is my new Sweet Vintage Spoon Pin Cushion. It is sweet and shabby chic. I used some grubbied up chenille and some pink vintage trim I had. I added some old buttons and silver pins to it. The pin cushion is only 3 inches. I just love the way it turned out!! I know I'll be making more of these!!

 I hope everyone is doing ok with the way this crazy weather has been! Been saying my prayers. We have two down sick here with colds and right down in bed. I am staying away from them! It is Sim and Brooke. I have a kidney stone and will be having surgery in a couple weeks to break it up. I know I shouldn't laugh but when it rains it pours! So I have decided to create! ALOT!!! LOL I am thinking Spring and I know alot of you are too!! Stay safe!

Love, XO Fran.  

Sharing some new eye candy with you!!!

I changed out the coats on my mannequin's. These were my Mom's. I remember her wearing them when I was growing up. When I was cleaning out her closet I found them. I love them in my living room and the colors and style are perfect! I added my collection of fur jewelry and gold poodle pins to the gold coat. My Mom was a fancy lady as she had worked from the age of 17. When I was growing up we also had a poodle named Pepi.

I have been busy with my Mom's estate but God is awesome and I have her trailer sold to my friends son and his family. My Mom prayed for Josh when he was in the Navy and over in Iraq. So he is already covered in prayer and my Mom would be so happy!! Josh and his wife Jen are so excited that they are getting the trailer! And that makes me happy too! They are so cute and have three adorable children!!

I see the lawyer tomorrow and then when this all done I can get back to creating!! I think it is gonna be very healing for me!! I am working on a "Bluebird" Raggedy Fran doll right now. I will be naming her "Rosie" after my Mom. Her name was Rose Marie. One of my last calls to her was to tell her I had a bluebird on my porch!! She told me it meant happiness!! Just thought I'd share with you and let ya know what I've been up to!!

XO Fran. 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!

I HOPE YOU"RE HAVING A PRIM AND GRUBBY KIND OF VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

LOVE AND HUGS FROM ME TO YOU!!!!!

XOXOXOXOXO

FRAN.

I love me some Estate sales!!!

Oh my goodness today Sim took me to an estate sale! Just thought I'd share with you what I got!! I love these three bottles and they were only 50 cents each!!! The two red cap ones will be going in my kitchen and the fancy shaker in my studio. I love old bottles!!!!

This sweet embroidery cloth and baby shoe was in a 50 cent box!!!  

This recipe box I picked up to replace a black plastic one I have that I use. I love the color of it. And this fruit bag I will diffently find something to do with. It will go in my kitchen. The box in my craft studio.



I got these two pieces of vintage material to make more of my Raggedy Dolls. I have been drawing new ones out. I can't wait til I get my muse back so I can start them!!!

And  I got these two small muffin pans to use either for myself for baking or for sorting my projects I am working on. I got all of these goodies for $9.50. It was a great day of thrifting!! The house was really old and was actually three houses put together through out the years. Lot's of old barn wood. It use to be an operating apple orchard. I could have looked more but there were alot of people there. Everyone was having fun and kinda overwhelmed I think. Sim did get me a black typewriting table that he is gonna fix up for me to go with the vintage typewriter he just got me as a surprise!!! I can't wait to use that typewriter!!! Like I said I just gotta get my muse back!! 

XO Love, Fran.