Lady Candace Containerly

 SOLD- Thank you Barbara in Wisconson!

Introducing Lady Candace Containerly. She is a one of a kind Vintage style candy container for covered candies.

 I created her from paper mache for sturdiness and used some paper clay for detail.

 She has a wire handle. A fiber trim was applied around her neck for added decor. 

      She was hand painted in soft black vintage white and burnt orange and then faux antiqued.

 Lady Candace is artist signed and dated with a 1/1 indicating she is one of a kind and

 will not be recreated. Several coats of polyurethane were applied for durability.

Materials-paper mache,paper clay,fiber trim, acrylic paint, polyurethane, wire.

She measures 5" tall from the top of the ears and 3" Wide.

You can purchase Lady Candace by clicking on  American Holiday Artists Studios and Marketplace. 

Johanna Parker's give away blog

Check out these awesome valentines give away pieces by Johanna Parker. You can sign up for a chance to win at Johanna's blog. I just love her charming art. 

Archie Snowdon

He's the man!Archie is a one of a kind papier mache snowman who I have just listed on Ebay. He is decorated with a lot of fu fu. A fleece scarf, a velvet hat band with some whispers of fibers resembling feathers sticking out. His  wire arms are posable. He holds hand made suckers, a candy cane and two vintage style tags created by none other than Jan Davis of Big Brown Dog Graphics check her out on Digital Antiques on Etsy for some really sweet tags, labels, graphics, etc. His vest is handpainted in two hues of green.

Delicious Soup Recipe

Cabbage/Potato Soup

Grocery list:

1/2 cup Onion

1 cup Celery

4 Carrots

7 cubed Potatoes

2 cans chicken broth

1 Head cabbage or a sack of shredded cabbage

1 stick butter or margarine

1 can evaporated mild

3/4 lb.velveeta cheese 

In a large dutch oven or pot, saute carrots. celery, onion and saute together over medium heat. Add cabbage and saute some more. Stir in chicken broth. Add potatoes and cover with enough water to keep from scorching or cooking dry. Cook on low to medium heat. When vegetables are tender add 1 can evaporated milk and velveeta cheese. Ready to serve when cheese melts. Makes a huge amount.

Natures art

This is a tree stump cut from a tree in my backyard last week. Look how nature had created this lovely design. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. I sure did, You can check it out on the link of my Family blog if you like. Penny

Mr. Snowy Drifters

I just finished Snowy today and he is listed on Ebay. Snowy is a Papier Mache sculpt that has been hand painted with some added cloth,etc for eye candy. He is decorated with German glass glitter snow. Has a sweet toothy smile. He  holds hand made suckers and a candy cane and the sweetest vintage style label from Jan Davis of Big Brown Dog Graphics. She sells the most amazing gorgeous and charming graphics which the uses or possibilities are endless. Check her out on the web. She has an etsy site also. Her etsy site is Digital Antiques

Oh Ya, back to Snowy, He was a lot of fun to make, His arms are made of floral wire and can be posed. He is such a friendly guy he chose to wave at us. If your interested in purchasing snowy you can bid on him on my Ebay

Check out Johanna Parkers Blog give away!

Johanna is hosting a fabulous blog give away featurning an exquisite snowman that can hold candy canes and such in his big top hot. Incredibly fabulous. You can even enter several times by following her instructions on her blog. Check it out here at Johanna Parkers snowman Bog give away.

Mr. Skelly Graves on Ebay

New this week on Ebay, Mr. Skelly Graves. Skelly is the keeper of the candy. As you can see he doesn't eat any of the candy. He stands vigil until Oct. 31st and then  graciously allows all to partake.

Winner of Homer Punkins Blog give away Flora Thompson!

Flora Thompson of BoneHead Studios is the winner of Homer Punkins! I need to get to work but will contact Flora later for address .Thanks everyone for leaving comments. This was fun. Penny

Grand Opening American Holiday Artistst Studios Market Place and Blog Give away

American Holiday Artists Studios Market Place

Our artist members offer fresh-one-of-a-kind- heirloom-quality seasonal and holiday theme art-from hooked rugs, to whimsical papier-mâché characters, cloth dolls, folk art, fantasy- art, paintings, one-of-a-kind ornaments, artist patterns and more! 

American Holiday Artists Studios Marketplace

All this, straight from the artist's studio to your home year round, made with you in mind, by award-winning and respected artists. 

Visit American Holiday Artists Studio Marketplace at 

http://www.ahaartistsstudio.com/

 ,. Opt in and subscribe to our mailing list and receive our free monthly newsletter-you'll keep up with new monthly-artist members, new work, artist challenges and future events. New arrivals featured the 25th of each month.

And for weekly updates, drop in at our blog: AmericanHolidayArtists.com

And to celebrate this momentous occasion all Ahartisans are participating in a Blog Give-away! This Give-away will run from August 25th through September 12th. The rules are very simple, and you have a chance to win more than one prize.

Here's how it works.

First, each Ahartisan has posted a picture of our give-away prize clearly marked on our blogs. Next we have all chosen a random number.



All you have to do is post a comment under each prize picture. Now, if your comment corresponds with the Ahartisan's chosen number, then hooray, you win the prize for that blog. So, the more comments you post, the more chances you have to win! Easy!

Each of us have listed our fellow Ahartisans on our blogs, so all you have to do is follow the list from blog to blog, find the prize and comment. What could be easier?

All contest prizes will be posted on August 25th!

Good Luck and Thank You for participating in the American Holiday Artist's Studio Marketplace Great Give-away!

My Blog give away piece is Mr. Homer Punkins pictured below. he is a one of a kind paper mache poison candy container. He was created from old fashioned newspaper and flour paste recipe and then meticulously hand painted. If you follow my blog i will put your name in the list again.





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