A little cat and mouse anyone?

Today's picture is of the cat I just finished. He's the cats meow! Actually he is my favorite. Sometimes working on one of my  creations I get so frustrated I want to take a pair of scissors and stab them but this guy was fun to make! Summertime is my down time when I have the freedom to work on anything new I want. It really is a nice change and keeps me creative. Soon enough we will be back in Belsnickle mode and complaining about the freezing cold here in central Pa. Guy is finishing up 200 small feather trees for a special order and then he's onto mold making for the upcoming season. There's molds that need to be remade and new ones waiting. I am working on these new items for Fall and then I need to turn my attention to our store for the Fall and Winter season..it's never ending!

A Quiet Saturday Morning

Well all is quiet at my house and studio this morning.The only thing I'm hearing is a rather vocal momma bird in the courtyard and an occasional car passing down Chestnut St. This all seems weird, Chestnut St is never quiet! Oh well I will enjoy it while I can. Guy has gone off to work this morning which is not his usual schedule. There is a Summer festival today which requires him to work the day schedule instead of the evening hours.Sooo quiet, quiet, quiet around here today. I have been working on more items for the new line of holiday ..?????. I'm not even sure what to call these guys yet, maybe veggie People, maybe Halloween Creeps or maybe just "Creepies". I don't know, I'll worry about that later. I've been putting in quite a bit of time on the designing of this line even though there are orders backed up waiting to be finished on our regular line of reproductions. Hey,  the more the merrier, isn't that what they say! Everything will get done eventually. Right now I am just going to enjoy my quiet before I open the store today.......ahhhhhhh..silence

Friendship!

What a pair.....The mushroom professor and the big mouth cherry! These are the two latest in my new Fall line. It's time to grab a cup of coffee and head back to the studio to see what else pops out of my head today. Happy Thursday!

The "C" Word!

Christmas..is it really only 6 moths until Christmas again? It feels like I just finished making Belsnickles yesterday! Guy and I were in the studio earlier today and I looked at him and  blurted out.."Ya know Christmas is only 6 months away!" Old Hawaiian boy shot me the "stink eye" quicker than I could blink! I think he mumbled something but I'm not sure exactly what. I quietly returned to working on my samples and did not speak of the Christmas season again! Pictured today are some of my samples that will be available this Fall. We have the Pumpkin King, the Squash Man, the Halloween Candle holder and the Hysterical Eggplant. More to come as time marches on towards...shhhhh.... Christmas!