Hello, my name is Peanut

Look what I found

 

hmmmmm.  Looks like a peanut to me

 

 

 

 

Do you think I can crack that shell?

 

Well... That was tasty!

 

 

 

 

 

Oh my!  And what is this here I see

Could it be a wee mouse?

 

 

awwwww... I love you to the moon!

Must go now... I think I need to find his mother. I am sure she is worried.

 

 

Hello everyone..   I have to say that Peanut was a joy to create... Firmly needled felted over a wire armature and a second coat applied tiny pieces at a time and felted in... When finished I gave him a scissor sculpt.  I will admit that his 20 toes were more work than I would have liked, but I am pleased with the results..  Wire that was wrapped in wool, then inset into a felted pad and  needle felted on to his legs. Her wool is courtesy of dear Sophia, one of Jeri's  beautiful sheep. 

.. Again Jeri, thank you so much.. Click here to see Sophia and Jeri's amazing sheep she has created.

 

Peanut is available on Ebay.  The wee mouse is not included in the auction and does not appear in the listing... I just thought they were so sweet together,  I wanted to share with you.

 

Wishing you all a beautiful weekend...

Thank you so much for taking time to come over and say hello to Peanut.

blessings,

Penny

Mary and her Lamb ~ Happy Valentine's Day~

You remember Mary and her lamb, don't you?  I needle felted her last year.  She has been behind glass for the past year, telling me stories of how she would love to get out into the world.  So I have decided to put her up for adoption.. Mary and her lamb are now available on Ebay.  I thought she should have an apron, so I fashioned her one using lace and ribbon..

Happy Valentine's day dear friends... Wishing you all a joyful day. And thank you so much for all your kind comments you had left for little Henry...

 

 

 

 

 

Please meet Henry.... A sweet brown bear

When I finished my bear I was able to selected a name.. I thought it best to wait till he was completed,  then he would tell me...  So I said... Who are you?   Henry is my name, he said with a smile...

 I would like to thank everyone who suggested a name, they were all great, and a

 special thank you to Debbie Nolan  at  View From Harmony Hills .. If you have not met Debbie, please drop in to meet her..  Debbie is a beautiful Watercolorist, and such a joy to know.  Her paintings take my breath away.

 

He was  Needle felted over a wire armature with  a blend of coopworth and corriedale wool fibers.  Colors are ~nut~ and  Earth. 

His core was firmly felted, then I applied a second coat, tiny pieces at a time, needle felted into his core.. To finish I scissor sculpted his second coat.

 

The armature in his arms and legs goes only about half way down... He may still be positioned gently bending at the joints.

He is 8" tall seated...

 

 Henry has hand painted  glass eyes.  His claws... Tried something new this time...  I used paper clay to sculpt the claws,  applied a hardener, then painted with values of greys for a modeled look and sealed.. 

Henry is wearing a hand sculpted tag  with my initials..
He is available on Ebay

Thank you so much for your visit.  I hope you enjoyed meeting Henry.
 

 

 

Dear Mom 1943

 

Missing my dear mom, thought I would share a few photos from this old scrapbook below, belonged to my mom..  She created it  while in the Navy.. 

 

But first..... I would like you to meet my mom's Dad.. Joseph, a sweet Frenchman.

 Don't you just want to give him a hug.  He is in the heaven with my grandmother,  my mom and dad.

 

Mom was a WAVE in the Navy. Attended the .US Naval training school was Bronx, NY. She worked in the hospital in Oakland, CA,   she was also in New York,  San Diego.. Corpus Christi, TX..   These are just a few photos from the book.. How wonderful that she managed to log and photograph this keepsake... 

 

 

 

 

Mom is in the photo on the right

 

 

 

 Mom and friends ... She is on the far left.

 

 

 

 

These women look so very young..

 

 

Marching along.

 

 

 

                                              Oakland, CA  Oacnoll Hospital 1943. Mom on left..

Sorry about the blur.. I took snap shots of the photos.

 

 

Looks like mom was on liberty... She is on the left.

I love the slippers!

 

 

 This is one of my favorite photos... I love her smile.

 

 

Mom on the right

Thank you for wakling down memory lane with me...  I hope you enjoyed..  My mom met my dad in Corpus Christi, Tx..  He was in the Navy also... and that is where they were married

 A beginning of a beautiful future together.

p.s.  Jasper is back to his perky self... thank you all so much for the well wishes.
Also, I am still working on the bear... Yes,  I know.. long time.. Will pick a name as soon as I am finished.. Thank you all for the wonderful names.

Wishing you all a beautiful weekend.

love and blessings,

Penny