Been a long time

Sorry it's been so long...I just can't seem to catch up. These are the 3 dolls that are in the newest issue of Prims. Humpty Dumpty and the rabbit were created using an egg shaped body and are in the article "The Egg Came First"

Uncle Sam is a very patriotic soul. I live less than a mile from a country bicycle trail created on an old railroad line. It connect to Wisconsin state bicycle trails so it seemed fitting that Sam should be riding a bicycle. All 3 are cloth dolls. Sam has a wire armature inside his body.

Tips, Tricks and ideas for new dolls

The Old Farmhouse Gathering has reprinted a tutorial of doll making tips and tricks that can also be found on my website Lucy's Lazy Dayz Primitives. There are navigation buttons in the sidebar on the left of my website that lead you to the tutorials.

I'm working hard making new Raggedies. The two above are found on my website but my Etsy shops have different dolls. I like variety.  

Large brown Easter wool rag doll girl rabbit

Rebecca is just adorable. She's large, 29" tall, with BIG 7" long feet with needle sculpted toes. Those cheeks are soft and squishy textured fabric.
 
You'll find her as well as boy bunnies her size listed in my Etsy shoppe. Rebecca is here.

You'll also find a boy in green corduroy bib overalls as well as another dressed-up in his Easter finery in the same shoppe.

Garden Rabbit in green corduroy bib overalls

Primitive rabbit Hiram Hare is a 29" tall rabbit made from a vintage wool blanket. His corduroy pants used to be a corduroy shirt. I've just listed him in my ETSY SHOP where you'll find more photos that show just how special he is. His eyes are applique'd, painted and have button iris/pupil stitched in place. I also added a painted highlight dot.  The nose is a small triangle shaped pillow of light brown ultrasuede detailed with painted shading and hightlight. He comes with the fabric carrot shown in the photo.

Meet Robbie and Rupert

 Robbie Rabbit (on the left) is a new addition to my WEBSITE . He's made of clean recycled wool and is 29" of adorable. His cheeks are stitched in place, his nose is brown faux suede that was shaded with paint and also stitched in place. His eyes are stitched on then shaded with paints. The iris/pupil is a button.
   His coat is wool with vintage buttons. The pants fabric that looks like burlap. He even has a gray wool tail.

Rupert Rabbit  (on the right) is very large at 36" (sits 20" high in a child's chair or on a bench). and he's now available in my ETSY SHOPPE. He's made of the same wool coat. (I love things made from real wool. It has such a great feel). He wears olive green corduroy pants (with a tail) and his jacket is olive green and black herringbone twill tweed wool. He has 3 olive shaded vintage buttons stitched to the front. His felt hat has a hatband that matches his jacket and a handmade carrot stitched where the hat band overlaps. His features sewn and painted the same way I did Robbie's.

New Large Primitive Black Wool Rabbit

Robert is a large 35 inch tall rabbit made of fabric recycled from a black wool winter coat. His wool hat was formerly a blazer and the pants were a pair of women's pants. Oh yes, the buttons are from a coat. He sits 21 inches high.
     The fabrics are all clean and he's stuffed with mostly polyester fiberfill but there's fabric trimming in his butt to help him sit so nicely.
   His eyes are painted cotton hand stitched in place. I painted the edges and used brown pastels to shade the inner edge of his eye. I stitched a button in the middle
   You can find him on my WEBSITE   or in my ETSY SHOPPE with more photos.

Fall is here...scarecrows are here too

    I've been very busy finishing new scarecrows. You can find them on my website . They are listed under What's new and come in 3 sizes: 18" tall, 26" tall and 35" tall. They're made of fabric with rag stuffed bodies so they sit well. They all have a generous quantity of raffia spilling from sleeves and pant legs as well as raffia hair. The handmade hats are stiffened burlap. The pants are denim.
    The faces are hand embroidered with hand applique'd noses and blushed cheeks. Each scarecrow has something to hold. One has a handmade painted fabric pumpkin, another has a handmade cloth crow and the large one captured a huge handmade crow that's trying to fly away. They're designed to be indoor decorations (or at least in a sheltered area) but I've heard from customers who've kept them outdoors and not protected and they are just fine (I don't advise that...I'm just passing along what I've been told).

I've been published in the newest issue of Prims magazine

I've been published in Prims magazine.  There are so many very talented people are in the issue and it's such an honor to be included. You'll find stories about my Vintage inspired Santas as well as another story about some of my witches.

New Witchy dolls

 I've been playing with new ideas. You see more and more white and odd colored pumpkins in the farmer's markets and that inspired the witch on the left. She's 29" tall and very elegant. Her features were hand stitched in place with fine black thread and it looks like hairs or bits of cobweb in a close up view. Check her out on my website or in my Etsy shoppe Lucy's Lazy Dayz Folk Art.  The photos enlarge nicely when you click on them.
     The witchy woman on the right was inspired by some scraps of black and brown fabric that landed in the same pile after I cut out something else. they looked so nice together, they inspired a black witch dressed in black and brown. Both of these and more are listed on my website under Halloween.  

New Listings for Fall

This is Scarlet O'haira. She's the new listing on my Lucy's Lazy Dayz Folk Art Etsy Shoppe.

I've made her to stand by constructing her with dowels inside her legs.  She's made of fabric and has a needle sculpted nose and body and her eyes and lips are "painted" with Prismacolor pencils. She looks a bit frazzled with her silky, stringy red hair. Her hat is adorned with black fabric roses and she carries a handmade broom...made of miniature pip berry twigs so it's not going to break.

You'll find several new listings there for fall AND everyday.

Busy busy

Christmas is closing in fast and I'm not slowing down yet. I listed a couple of items in my Etsy shoppes today. This wonderful Santa is at Lucy's Lazy Dayz Folk Art. He was featured in the winter 2012 issue of Art Doll Quarterly and is so much more beautiful in person. He's the ultimate make-do. He's a half body soft sculpted, fabric santa assembled over a bird cage.
I've finished my Christmas orders, got my Christmas cards mailed, decorations up and now I'm going to start working on the patterns for all the great new creations I came up with during 2011. Included will be standing rabbits and bears, standing Santas, scarecrows, a new witch, new snowmen, and more.  I'll be sure to announce the new patterns in my blog soon as they are finished. I'll also be sending out newsletters to everyone on my mailing list when they become available. If you want to sign up for my mailing list, go to my website Lucy's Lazy Dayz Primitives and fill in the sign-up form.

Primitive Folk Art Witch with caged skeleton under her skirt

Wouldn't you expect this would happen to the woman who tried to marry this witch's boyfriend? This one-of-a-kind piece is available in my Etsy shoppe Lucys Lazy Dayz Folk Art.

She will be mailed US Priority Mail and arrive signed and dated.  AND shipping is FREE in the US.