Crafting Time Fever! Got it Bad, Meet the Witch- Gin or Witch-Penguin

 You maybe wondering what the heck is that??
Well its a Witch Penguin! yes that's right a Witch Penguin...
I took a 6 inch tall round paper mache' box and was going to make a witch for Halloween but my mistake turned out to be much better and by mistake; I mean the nose made out of oven bake clay.  I painted the box with various greens and a bit of black then added the facial features, eyes and cheeks using yellow, red and purple acrylic paints and the witch was really coming along.  Until I dabbled in the oven bake clay using green for the nose which is really more a beak than a nose and some feet.  I added some black cotton fabric for a hat and outfit on the Witch Penguin and hot glued the clothing onto the box then added a large black button which is also hot glued on.  I also added some hair using a white/blue wavy textured yarn.
When  the nose/beak finished baking I asked my hubby if it looked like a witch no.... with a sad face he stated "no it's a bird beak"! I thought dang nab it! no it's a witch nose! but as I glued the nose on; my son and husband asked again.... making a witch penguin? Looks like a green penguin dressed like a witch, my son stated.  Well that's when  I really began to take a better look....
yup! its a bird..
but what kind of bird I thought...
Then my husband piped up again and said made a Witch-gin!?
HUH??...
Yup that's a Witch-Penguin I said!
So here it is my first attempt at a .... well I think I have stated it enough for today and what the heck it turned out cute so I think I will stick it in the store and see how the bird does!

Items I have been Working on a Halloween Wall Hanging Applique Quilt, Halloween Painted Plate and Leandra the Witch!

Hello to All! its late Saturday afternoon here on the Oregon coast and the sun is shining so nicely! I have finished a few items for the fall season.  

The first is my applique wall hanging Halloween quilt.  I cut out the quit pieces of two different kinds of orange and had some really cute cute fabric for Halloween so I began piecing my idea together I mixed the oranges and the fabric squares with a bit of applique. I have added some applique cats, hat and a ghost with some pumpkins but I think my favorite is the spider.  The spider is black felt and his legs are hair pins! that I have sewn in, I think the hair pins made great spider legs!

I finished Leandra today also I have made her somewhat primitive by staining the fabric with a dark green acrylic paint, that I sponged onto the body of the doll then began staining the doll with instant coffee and cinnamon.  The design of the doll is my very own I drew up the pattern and have done all the painting, sewing.  The doll is Onsaburg and filled with fiber fill and plastic pellets for weighting the doll.

I am painting in acrylics that have an oil base; I have hand painted all the facial features and the webs on the front and back of the doll along with signing the doll.

I thought about staining the shirt and skirt but then decided not to because I liked the brightness of the fabrics.  The hair is a wool yarn with various brown tones in it.

 The shoes are painted on using black acrylic paint.  I love naming my witches! it just happens that Leandra means Lioness.  I think it suits this primitive witch rag cloth doll!

Lastly I am finishing up a painted plate, using a acrylic oil based paints I love black! it just brought the colors out even more!  Its a spooky old house with some old ghoulish ghosts just a hanging about the house.

Finally a Fish! a 20 pound Chinook Salmon

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Yesterday was finally the big day! My son and hubby went out in our neighbor's boat Sunday.  My wonderful hubby landed a 20 pound Chinook Salmon.  We have been going fishing every weekend since the season opened and hooray yesterday was the day!  

I just that is an awesome catch that is he holding! and I love that happy look! my and neighbor also had bites but did not reel in quick enough.  I love grilled Salmon yum!

There was also enough to share with my daughter and her boyfriend so we will be having Salmon tonight!  I think fishing is about to close so I am happy he caught this one!

Yet Another Wall Hanging Quilt created with a Picture of my Fennel Bush

Good evening to all! its a another pretty day on the coast! Today I finished another wall hanging quilt and this my very own design.  I had some wonderful green fat quarters, some cotton novelty fabric, buttons, quilting batting and a photo that I took of my Fennel bush!
Oh how I love this bush! it smells wonderful and I can make homemade Fennel tea with it.  The bush also brings all kinds bees and other bugs to it I even once had a humming have a go at it.
The photo has different overlays on which I have used my smart photo editor to get this look and I printed the photo onto muslin.  The quilt design was just done by hand so I can't make a duplicate!
I did some fancy folding and shaping the green fabric to get the look it has and I added the buttons, sewing them on by hand and sewing with cotton thread on the sewing machine the quilt is 17 X 17.
You may ask what I am trying to do? well I trying hard to come up with one of kind designs created by me and I am hoping one day the quilts will really stand up and be noticed and I really hope people will like them!  The quilt also has a smaller picture and I used the green and attached it to the main quilt before adding the batting and backing.  The last little thing is recycling pop can tabs  for hanging the quilt.
I really like how it turned and I be adding it to the Etsy store It's Just Frankly Kute.
I am working hard on 2 new quilts and I have designed a witch pattern for a witch of course! and some silly black cats.
Hoping you all have a great evening
pamela

A Lovely Day on Social Security Beach, the river beach in Astoria Oregon/Warrenton Oregon

 Every year I get to see one of my favorite bird the Pelicans! This one picture turned fairly nice! what a beautiful day on the Columbia River! Across the river is Washington!  The dry sand was almost to hot to walk on what a great pre-birthday day! Today is my birthday!! hooray! turning the big 52! yesterday was my mom's birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY and my parents Anniversary!!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

 It was exciting not only pelicans but lots of jelly fish! I tried really hard to catch one and you can kind of see it.  If you look close you can see a bit of pink and black... that's the jelly fish! baby crabs were washing up too and the seagulls were having a field day with them!

 You can also drive on the river beach which is call Social Security beach and fish away!

People and dogs loving the day!

Saturday's What are You Working on Projects Halloween fabric Bowl , Fabric Bowl and Black Bear Painting

 Good Saturday morning to everyone! Boy did the weekend sneak up on me! Seems we are getting awful close to fall time and back to school, dang! I need just a little more summertime.
A couple of days back I got to looking at all my story book panels of fabric and I have lots I was thinking quilts when I bought the fabrics but I ran across this wonderful crafting, quilting store in Astoria Oregon called  http://homespunquilt.com/ and they had this wonderful panel local old Salmon Cannery Labels  on fabric.  I had to get some naturally! because I also saw something really cool fabric bowls being made out of the labels, and that's what is pictured below a bowl I created using this fabric.  So hit me like bricks, why not do this with the story book panels?  I also bought some Pellon 2 sided extra firm fusible stabilizer at the store and just love it!

What I doing in the pictures is taking the Charlie Brown Halloween story book panel and cutting two panels for the top and two panels for the bottom, I bought 2-3 panels because I love the story of the Great Pumpkin!  I ironed the panels to the 2 side stabilizer and cute the panels at angels to make the bowls and I might do a better tutorial for making these type of fabric bowls.

 This my own design so I am not using any patterns, in this picture is how the Old Cannery label turned out, its more of an oval bowl and I have added a plaid wire ribbon and some other cute cotton fabric to the outside of the bowl.

 This is the outside of the bowl is this not cute fabric too? I just really like it and this I got at Joann's in the Novelty section.  The very last picture is my latest creation with the card stock paper and my acrylic paints.  I created my own idea of a local black bear! My hubby saw it and said that's more of a brown bear, but the black bears do a have a bit of brown in them.  Oh well I like how it turned out!  The bear is laying on an old log in the Oregon woods and its suppose to be black berry vines and leaves in front of him.  I feel every artist sees things just a bit different than the rest of the world don't you?

My Early Early Birthday Present! & the Little Lady Bug Rag Cloth doll

 I just love my early birthday present! a bit of fabric needles, buttons, cording, fuse backing, and ink jet fabric!  Now I will be busy busy playing with all these new items!  I also got some clothes and jewelry! Later on I will get dinner out!  My birthday is not until the 19th but that's okay!

 I just finished this 16 inch rag cloth doll using felt and I am busy designing a free patter for you all! I was working on it and Poppy was giving me a helping hand.  I also will a video tutorial on how to make this little doll and I plan on post it on my YouTube channel.  So in a few more days I will have a tab where you can download this pattern for the Little ladybug doll.