The Persian Scribe
Pierre, a Rouge Vif D'etampes pumpkin, has arrived at the J-O-Lity Fair Costume Ball dressed as a Persian scribe.
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1 only, $55.00 US.
King of the Patch
Berny tells me that he was voted "King of the Patch" but I'm not certain about that. He does tend to pull ones leg and enjoy a joke. As he was telling me about this vote he winked and I mentioned as such. He said he had something in his eye and then winked again. What do you think? He does look rather fun in his hand made crown of leaves.
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Berny is hand cast in composition from an original mould of my own design. He is painted with four layers of paint to give an interesting finish to his pumpkin shell. His wreath of leaves is made of paper covered floral wire and 1950's handmade glass leaves. A fabric leaf covers the end of the cardboard plug. A wire handle finishes off this candy container ornament. This ornament comes with a certificate of authentication that is hand signed and dated by myself.
King of the Patch is 5" high including the wire handle, 4 1/2" wide, and 4" deep.1 only, $65.00 US.
Jack and the Party Rattle
Jack is so happy to show off his new party rattle. His best friend Black Cat, known by everyone as BC, hasn't seen it yet. Jack says that it looks just like BC.
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Jack's head is hand-cast in composition from a handmade mould of my own design. It has been hand painted with layers of paint to build up a rich and interesting colouration to his pumpkin shell. His arms are vintage chenille. His chenille arms have erica moss glued in place over the chenille and the cloth fern fronds are glued on top of the moss. A wire handle is attached to finish off this candy container/ornament. Small treats can be put in the top of this candy container/ornament.
Jack's rattle is made from part of a turned dowel painted orange. A cats head is mounted on top of the dowel. The head is cast in composition from an original mould of my own design and then hand painted. A small section of vintage orange moss fringe has been added in behind his head. The cats arms are vintage chenille. He holds a bell in each hand. The bells are not very loud unfortunately. The back of the rattle is finished off with a circle of black card. Jack and the Party Rattle is 6 1/2" high including the wire handle, 4 1/2" wide, and 2 1/2" deep.
1 only, $55.00 US.
Bert’s Autumn Bouquet.
Bert, yes that is his name. I know he is a Chinese Lantern but he doesn't come from China. He has stopped trying to explain his name and just accepts the puzzled looks on peoples faces when his name is not Wing Soo or some other exotic Oriental name. He has a beautiful bouquet of autumn fruit and foliage wrapped in black tissue just for you. A small veggie guy has snuck into the bouquet to surprise you. His hands are covering his mouth to stiffle a jolly little giggle. Small treats can be placed in the top of this candy container.
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This little fellow is hand cast in composition from an original mould of my own design and then hand painted. His arms are vintage chenille. Velvet leaves create his torso. Bert carries a bouquet of vintage floral leaves and vintage fruit. Pete, the veggie guy is made from a vintage floral sepal, a vintage black cotton veggie/berry shape, and vintage chenille. The bouquet is tied with green vintage ribbon. A wire handle finishes off the ornament. Bert and his bouquet are 6" high including the wire handle, 4 1/2" wide, and 2" deep.
1 only, $50.00 US.
Set of 5 mini Jack-o-Lanterns
This set of 5 mini Jack-o-Lanterns are perfect for a small Hallowe'en tree. Each ornament is hand cast in an original mould of my own design and then hand painted. They range in size from 1 3/8" to 2 1/8" high including the wire handle. A small treat can be put in each Jack-o-Lantern.
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1 set only. $50.00 US.
What a Lovely Flower
What a Lovely Flower
Timothy, a patty-pan squash, is showing everyone his wonderful flower. Don’t get to close to smell its delightful fragrance or you will get a squirt of water in your eye!
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Timothy’s colouring is built up with multiple layers of paint glazes. His arms are made of vintage raspberry pink chenille. He carries a vintage morning glory flower made of celluloid and air brushed a soft pink. The floral stem has a paper leaf that is marked Made in Japan on the back. A holly berry and stem was used to create the black squeeze bulb and tube. His large bow tie is made from vintage rust/orange coloured velvet ribbon. He is wearing a conical party hat covered in dark green paper printed with a silver floral pattern. The rim is edged with orange chenille. Erica moss and cloth fern fronds are glued on top of the chenille at the neck to finish it off. A wire handle is attached to finish off this candy container/ornament. Small treats can be put in the top. Timothy is 7" high from the top of the wire handle to the end of his squirting flower, 5" wide, and 4" deep.
1 only, $50.00 US.
The Unfortunate Costume Choice
Johnny and I were talking about unfortunate costume choices and he recounted the time he decided to go as an apple on the end of a string, that old game that no one seems to know the name of. He couldn't go anywhere. He hung there feeling somewhat nervous that he may become part of the games.
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Johnny’s colouring is built up with multiple layers of paint glazes. His arms are made of vintage dark brown chenille. He is holding a working rattle covered with a multi-toned metallic paper of my own design. The handle is a piece of a turned spindle painted black. A vintage velvet rust coloured flower finishes off the rattle. Multicoloured pom-poms from a piece of vintage ball fringe are glued on top of the chenille at the neck to finish it off. A vintage paper leaf is attached to the top of the apple with a string running from the leaf to the top of the wire handle. Small treats can be put in the top. Johnny is 6 1/2" high from the tip of the string tied to the wire handle to the end of the rattle in his hand, 4 1/2" wide, and 2 3/4" deep.
1 only, $50.00 US.
A Jolly Good Racket
Nothing is more satisfying than a good explosion and Carl is ready to set off a string of firecrackers.
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Carl's colouring is built up with multiple layers of paint. The first layers of paint are patted on over a coloured base coat by my fingertips and then a brush is used for further definition. His arms are made of vintage chenille. He is holding a string of handmade firecrackers (fake!) that are tied together exactly the way the real firecrackers are tied together. Erica moss and cloth fern fronds are glued on top of the chenille at the neck to finish it off. A wire handle is attached to finish off this candy container/ornament. Small treats can be put in the top. Carl is 7 1/2" high from the top of the wire handle to the base of the match in his hand, 4 1/2" wide, and 3" deep.
1 only, $60.00 US.
Wake Up Guys
Morty is ready to wake up his drowsy fellow mushrooms. His rattle isn’t very noisy but mushrooms tend to be timid, quiet little guys.
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Morty's colouring is built up with multiple layers of paint. His arms are made of vintage chenille. He carries a rattle made from a vintage yellow wooden bead mounted on a green painted dowel. Three gold bells are mounted equidistant around the centre of the sphere. Purple chenille hides the hooks that hold the bells in place. Erica moss and cloth fern fronds are glued on top of the chenille at the neck to finish it off. A wire handle is attached to finish off this candy container/ornament. Small treats can be put in the top. Morty is 6" high from the top of the wire handle to the base, 4" wide, and 3" deep.
1 only, $50.00 US.
Black Cat’s Rattle
Black Cat is a pretty good aim and knocked all of the milk bottles over to win this wonderful rattle at the J-0-L-ity Fair.
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Black Cat is painted a lush deep black. His arms are made of vintage chenille. He carries a working rattle. The rattle is made from a cardboard ring mounted on half of a turned spindle painted black. The cardboard ring is covered in paper of my own design. The front of the rattle has a cast chalkware pumpkin face mounted on the front surrounded by black glass glitter. The back has a gold star mounted in the centre surrounded by more black glass glitter. Three gold bells are mounted on the rattle, one at the top of the rattle and one on either side. Vintage orange moss fringe is glued on top of the chenille at the neck to finish it off. One white pom pom from vintage ball fring is glued in front for his chest. A wire handle is attached to finish off this candy container/ornament. Small treats can be put in the top. Black Cat is 6" high from the top of the wire handle to the end of the rattle in his hand, 5" wide, and 2 1/2" deep. SOLD
Fireworks for the Party
Fireworks for the Party
Harv, as he is known to his friends and Harvest Moon on formal invitations, has an armload of fireworks gathered on his travels around the world.
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Harv's colouring is built up with multiple layers of soft yellow paint. His arms are made of vintage chenille. He carries an armload of handmade fireworks made from cardboard cylinders covered in Japanese origami papers. Vintage white loop fringe was first glued on top of the chenille at the neck and then 2" vintage green fringe was glued on top of the white loop fringe to finish it off. A wire handle is attached to finish off this candy container/ornament. Small treats can be put in the top. Harv is 8" high from the top of the wire handle to the end of the sky rocket stick, 6" wide, and 2 3/4" deep.
1 only, $65.00 US.
All Ready For The Parade
Oakley has his parade lantern ready to light the way for the merry entrance in to the J-O-Lity Fair Costume Ball.
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Oakley's face is painted a warm biege. The colouring for his acorn cap is built up with multiple layers of paint. The paint arwas patted on over a coloured base coat with my fingertips and then finished with a brush. His arms are made of vintage chenille. He carries a parade lantern made from a green painted wooden dowel with a chalkware pumpkin glued to the top. Orange chenille topped in the centre with a black star finishes off the back. Vintage fabric floral leaves finish off the parade lantern. Erica moss and cloth fern fronds are glued on top of the chenille at the neck to finish it off. A wire handle is attached to finish off this candy container/ornament. Small treats can be put in the top. Oakley is 6 1/2" high from the top of the wire handle to the end of the parade lantern that he is carrying, 4 1/2" wide, and 2 1/4" deep.
1 only, $45.00 US.
"Caws-mo"
"Caws-mo"
"Caws-mo" is wearing a fake mustache so that no one will recognize him. He decorated his hat with a blackberry, a piece of fern and some fleece that he found in the field.
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Caws-mo is hand painted glossy black. His legs and feet are made of wire painted black. He carries a Jack-O-Lantern treat pail. His hat is made of card stock decorated with a vintage black floral pip, a piece of fabric fern and a small piece of fleece. A wire handle is attached to finish off this candy container/ornament. Small treats can be put in the top of this candy container and in the treat pail. Caws-mo is 5 1/2" high from the top of the wire handle to the bottom of his foot, 5" wide, and 2 1/4" deep.
1 only, $50.00 US.
Jack and Bob
Jack and Bob the spider are great friends. They are going to meet Black Cat and then they are off to the J-O-Lity Fair.
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Jack's colouring was built up with multiple layers of red, orange, and yellow paint. His hat is made of a paper cone covered with a section of vintage silver foil doily. It was then painted black and rubbed off with my fingers to give it a mottled look. It was decorated with a yellow moon, a feather, and a rim of black chenille. His arms are made of vintage chenille. Erica moss and cloth fern fronds are glued on top of the chenille at the neck to finish it off. Bob was made from 4 pieces of wire bent to shape for his legs and then wrapped with thread to build up his round body. He hangs by a thread from Jack's party hat. A wire handle is attached to finish off this candy container ornament. Small treats can be put in the top of this candy container and in the treat pail. Jack and Bob is 5 1/2" high from the top of the wire handle to the bottom of his elbow, 4" wide, and 3 1/2" deep.
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