PILGRIM GIRL PAPER DOLL

Here is a Pilgrim girl for you to print out.  She would make a neat decoration for placesettings on your Thanksgiving Table or for occupying the little ones at the table.
Source for this paperdoll is Dover Publishers and they have a book of Paper dolls that you can purchase at a very small price.

Have fun!  I still love playing with Paper dolls-LOL!

Beginning my Christmas Cards....

I love making Christmas Cards!!  I first went to the Graphics Fairy http://thegraphicsfairy.com/ site and then picked out a vintage children's trading card.  I then saved it to my photo program and printed it out (9 on one page) wallet size.  Next I cut them out and pasted them on card stock.

Blank cards and envelopes were purchased at A.C. Moore Craft store.  I used a glue stick to glue them to the cards.  Then I took my colored pens and drew a little decoration on each one, Holly leaves, lamplight, etc.  If you cannot draw, use stickers. 
  The last one I added a strip of ribbon to it, a satin button and a little white bow with a pearl in the middle.  You can find these little bows in the bridal section of craft stores.

The last one I cut the little girl figure out completely.  On all the cards, I used pens to accent the outline of her dress, etc.  I swiggled some lines to look like snow and used a white pen to put the snow dots on the cards.  I then drew a matching element on the envelopes.  Again, you can use stickers if you cannot draw.  Walmart has a nice variety of stickers from $1.00 a set up!  If you have any questions, please ask! Hope you will make some cards and have fun doing it as I did!
                   CRAFTY HUGS FROM KERRIE♥

MY ARTWORK...

POSTING SOME OF MY ARTWORK TODAY, I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY!

A pencil sketch of my Monk Parrot when she was
4 weeks old

Beezer at 8 weeks old



Race car driver, Davey Allison

Pen and Ink drawings with crayon color

Father and Son

Richard Petty with car, pen and ink

This is pen and ink of a working horse Team near Georgetown,

South Carolina.  I drew this from a Newspaper photo.

This one was also from a rather blurry newspaper photo

of School boys on a field trip. I loved their faces!

This is a watercolor of pansies and from my imagination.

This is a watercolor of a gate.  I love gates and that is one of the

Reasons we love visiting Charleston, SC.

This is Ink, crayon on Watercolor paper.  It is a Gazebo

that was on the Lake property we rented one fall in NYS

This is Ink, colored pencil and watercolor from my imagination and I

made this one an Iron-on for a T-shirt many years ago.

I love working with White or pastel inks on colored

backgrounds.  The feather is my favorite.

                   Thanks for looking, I hope you enjoyed my little Art showing!  Do come again soon and please visit my other blogs listed in the sidebar.

                         ♥KERRIE♥

                   My heart to yours...

Motorcycle Portraits

This is a picture of the first motorcycle portrait on wood that I ever did!  My fellow worker, a nurse, wanted to surprise her hubby and asked if I could do it.  She had seen some of my hubby's and my other cut outs and artwork and she had confidence that I could do this.  I tackled it and this was the result using a very good colored photograph as my model.  Hubby cut out the shape in pine, cutting the left leg out separately so that we could make it a ledge hanger.  It sets flat on a mantel or shelf and the leg hangs over.  This makes it very dimensional! My friend was thrilled with the result and so was her hubby.  Since that time, I have done about a half dozen more as I did not advertise but through word of mouth was able to get more commissioned work.  I am really proud of this particular craft as I knew nothing about motor cycles but put all the details on it and it sure looked like her husband and his bike!  And with sun glasses, it was easier to do the face.   Enjoy!

STURDY HANDBAG/TOTE

FINALLY FINISHED MY OTHER 3 HAND-MADE PURSE/TOTES!  I LOVE THEM ALL, if they do not all get sold, I will enjoy using them!!  They hold more than my present leather purse!

100% cotton totes handmade by Kerrie.

All bags measure 9 inches high by 11 inches wide.  They have tote openings.  Each is embellished with heavy doubled fabric ribbon to match, buttons, applique and the navy/blue has a sequined butterfly element and vintage button.

Each is only $12.00 plus $4.80 priority postage.

To order any of these bags, just click on the Buy Now PayPal button in my sidebar, describe the item and number and fill out the rest of the form with your mailing address.  Thanks so much for looking and do come again for more of our crafts and how-to's!

#1 Navy/blue bag

#2 /Brown/orange leaf applique bag

#3 Orange Paisley Print bag with Fabric leaves and buttons

Questions?  E-mail or comment.  Thanks so much for visiting!  Come again soon.

Good night from my home to yours....

♥KERRIE♥

KRAFTY SATURDAY

Good Saturday to you!  I have a great craft for you today and I think you will like it!  Don't know what to do with all those calendars now that we are winding down the year of 2010??  Well for years I have been making envelopes and wrapping paper from them!  And this is how:

Fold calendar page as you would a letter in thirds.

Then glue the bottom pocket on 1/4" both sides of the envelope or:

Stitch as I have here on the sewing machine

Add a sticky label and your return label and on the back close with decorative seal or initial sticker as I have done here.

This is a wonderful, easy craft for your kids, grandkids, college kids who will love these home-made beauties when receiving them in the mail!

I also made a pencil box last year for myself by folding the heavy calendar picture to accommodate the length of the pencils, embellished it with glued on rick-rack in gold and 2 buttons that I cut the loop off of the back and glued flat on the box.  As you can see, I use this.

And last but not least, use the calendar pages to wrap small gifts!

I sure hope you like these simple craft ideas today and please let me know if you do by commenting!  Have a most wonderful weekend and do visit my other blogs when you can, Thanks!!

Two Happy http://beaver-kerrie.blogspot.com/

Kerrie's Korner, SC http://kerrieskorner.blogspot.com/

Kerrie's Home Journal http://kerrieshomejournal.blogspot.com/ My newest Christian blog.

♥Kerrie♥

My heart to yours...

BLUE MONDAY--Not!

Good Blue Monday to you but it is a happy one-ha!  I finished one blue scarf with the Pompadoodle yarn and gave it to my oldest daughter.  She fell in love with it immediately while visiting yesterday.  And now I am about 5 rows away from finishing a second one for myself!  I loved working with this yarn once I got the hang of it but could not for the life of me work it in crochet.  How my youngest daughter did hers in crochet is a mystery to me-ha!  So I knitted mine which was what the pattern called for anyway.  I love the way it comes out and will enjoy the super softness and warmth of this beautiful yarn!  Now I want to make a pink one and more....

I am surely addicted now-ha!  Can't wait to see what other colors they have so I can make several for gifts and for my Etsy Shop.