The Lil Tricksters....

Here are My Kiddies...all dressed for Halloween! They had lots of FUN and I could not believe what a nice evening it was. It was a bit chilly, but that is nothing compared to what we have had for weather in the past. In the past we e have had snow, wind, rain, blizzards and even ice storms. So we will take a little bit of chilly temps.

Yup, Jordan went Trick or Treating too! Some may think he is too old, but he is still a kid at heart. I would rather have him with us, rather then him out "raising cain", like some other kids do. He wore one of the "in-mates" jail jumpers, handcuffs and he sure did get lots of neat comments from the adults handing out the candy.

Some where like, "I was watching you on TV tonight. LOL Others were like, are those real cuffs? And yes they are. Hubby had to fill out a concent form, for us to use them for Halloween. I think most of the adults thought it was neat that he was out and even gave him extra candy...

Here's Courtney, she was a pirate...but I told her she didn't have an "eye-patch" on. She said she didn't need one, nor did she want one. Silly Girl! She sure is set in her ways most of the time...

Here's my Ninny! She was a Fairy Princess....the girls had sweatshirts and sweaters under their costumes, to keep warm. They didn't want to wear jackets. They said it would ruin their costumes.

Nothing much else going on here. We had a beautiful day here, couldn't ask for a nicer fall day, considering the temps we have had and even had snow in the past couple of weeks. I am going to work on some new goodies this week...I am not sure what, yet. Toodles for now, ~Tonya

A Story for you...

Hubby is a deer hunter, among hunting other things....he also gets done from work after dark now. Hubby calls about a half hour after he was done with work tonight and said, I was on my way home and I hit a deer. I knew he was fine, he was talking to me. I said, how bad is your truck (Yukon)? He said the grill is cracked and the bumper is funky, etc...

I said where are you? He said on a gravel road. And then proceeded to tell me that he was "scouting" different areas for deer hunting , for this next weekend (deer hunting opener). I told him, I GUESS YOU FOUND THE DEER! And laughed! Not really funny, but at times...you just have to have a little humor.

We just got both of our vehicles paid off in July and now wouldn't ya know it....hit a deer! Isn't that always the way. LUCKY us, I still carry FULL COVERAGE Insurance on both of our vehicles...frankly, I think it is the only way to go! Have a good evening. ~Tonya

TDIPT Goodies...

My Page on TDIPT Mercantile is up and running....SHAME ON ME! A bit early, I guess I would rather be early then late! No sneak peeks here, you will have to check them out on my page ;)

I have two full dollies and 3 Whimsical Ornaments up on my page, you will have to check them out on TDIPT!!

TDIPT Mercantile is also having a ~OPEN HOUSE~ for Christmas, full of door prizes for YOU! Check it out on the main page. I hope you enjoy my new GOODIES, I worked very hard on then and am so happy with the way they turned out. Toodles for now, my kiddies are waiting for me. ~Tonya

~Merry Hallowe'en~

Wishing each of you a

~Merry Hallowe'en~

**Paper Pretties ** and....

A Warm Hello!! I have been *MIA* a bit...well, most of us have been sick (including ME)! Ninny, hubby and I have had a touch of broncitis and Jordan had an allergic reaction...to what?? Who knows. He was non-stop itching, they even had to give him an oral steroid.

Well after about a weeks worth of Benedryl and a day off from school, he is doing better. Ninny and I sat at "Urgent Care" last Sunday for almost 3 hours...non-stop SICK people kept coming in. I didn't see the Doc. me being a stubborn thing ya know *smirk* Hubby went to the Doc. just on Friday. I am taking over the counter medicine and I am "kicking it", slowly - but surely!

On to my ~Paper Pretties~ as most of you know, I love playing with paper! When I have a bit of "down-time" or not feeling like working on a dollie, I play with paper. It does not happen all the time and as Oct. ends and Nov. approaches I am going to have less time to play with paper...so if you see something you like, do not wait. I may not have time to make more or may not have the same paper and such....

I have all of these cards and gift tags listed in MY ETSY...you will have to check them out. They have tons of detail....were so much fun to make and are unique!

I have some listed as singles, some as a set of 2 and also as a set of 3...I have discounted them with more then one card. Just a lil something I like to do, if you are purchasing more then one card, when listed in MY ETSY...

I have glittered the wegde green snowflakes on these cards, so pretty! I love glitter. I have close-up pictures of the glitter in ETSY...so if you want to see any or my cards in greater detail, check them out in ETSY...

This is the last of my Holiday - Christmas Goodies --- with paper. You will have to wait, I have been quite busy and "quiet as a mouse", I am gearing up for TDIPT Mercantile's update on the 1st of Nov. and I have lots to WINTER FUN coming your way! No PEEKS here...don't know if I will be showing any on here. I might show a sneak peek to my EMAIL update list, but I am not sure.

I must go. I have lots to do and time does not stand still. I hope your Sunday evening is a BEAUTIFUL one. Toodles, ~Tonya

A few New Harvest Handmades...

I thought I would share with you, a couple of ~Harvest Handmades~ that my son and I made, together. Sewing takes him so long and he does get nervous, so he asked if I would do the machine sewing, so I did. I could not say no, to those baby blue's ;)

I know he said he was not going to make anymore handmades, he said they are to hard and too time consuming. I had to pick on him, because to make/save money, he always resorts back to making handmades. He said there is no other way he can make money, because we live in the country. HA! I chuckled at that one.

This Owl & Olde Crow/Raven are on Ebay (seperate auctions) until Sunday evening. He is saving up for an iPOD this time. He is a "saver", when he wants something and has his eye on the prize...
I think Jordan did a very nice job on these and I for one, am very PROUD of him! I for one, would love to have them in my home! He does such nice work and when we create together, well we get some Mother/son bonding in....so that is all the better! I hope he continues to create, because he has so much talent, I would hate for it to just sit there idol. I am very supportive when kids want to create, becausee without IMAGINATION & CREATIVITY, where would all of us be?

I do hope that you will go and check out his auctions, on ebay. Remember, they end sunday evening. And if you feel so inclinded to bid, not to worry. I had a hand in them all the way and I am the one packaging them up. Have a great Saturday. Toodles for now, ~Tonya

TDIPT Birthday Celebration & Giveaway!

TDIPT Turns 3 today, so in keeping with Traditions, we are Celebrating, but we are giving the gifts to you! If you visit our TDIPT Blog and are a "follower", you are already entered in. If you leave a comment on the TDIPT Blog Birthday post, then you are entered in as well. Be sure to leave your email address when you comment, so that we have a way of contacting you.

So many wonderful Handmades are being given away. Be sure to stop by. The Celebration starts today and ends on the 20th. Many Blessings, ~Tonya

FUN Cards --- On Etsy!

Yes, I am a day late listing these....but better late then never. Right? I made these a while back, but do not like taking the time to always list. That part is no fun....but it has to be done. I have listed 4 different cards on Etsy. I do hope you will be able to stop by my Etsy and take a peek...

This card is a larger card and is 5 x 7. It has lots and lots of detail and is the only one, that is made like this. It was too much work and too much detail to make another one. I have fun making them, but they are very time consuming....

This was a FUN little Notecard that I made. I used glitter and dew drops on this one...so neat.

And now for Ninny and her little sleep-over. She has lots of FUN, but they had me up at 6 a.m. oy! That was way too early for me. I took these pictures when they were playing dress up and just being pretty little girls...

I of course had to order these as prints and was going into town, so I picked them up right away on Saturday morning. When I showed Ninny, we made them into a scrapbook page for her scrapbook. Years later, when the memories fade, all you have sometimes are the pictures. I made copies for the girls, her Dad and for me. Just to sweet, not too.

Other then trying to stay dry, finish up some special requests and such, nothing much going on here today. I hope you all have a Beautiful Sunday. Many Blessings, ~Tonya

~OLDE Harvest MoOn~

I thought I would show you my latest Handmades and tell you that they are listed on TDIPT Mercantile. I love the way this wonderful pair turned out and had so much FUN making them...

I call them ~Moonbeam & Hoot~ and they are so full of detail. You will have to check them out on TDIPT Mercantile for all the details...

This is one of my "Paper Pretties", that I made just for the Mercantile. I have dry embossed the card, shaded it, burnished the edges of the die cuts and hand stamped the ribbon slider and then added some pretty ribbon.

I do hope that you will find some time to look at all of the wonderful handmades on the Mercantile. Have a wonderful evening. Me...I am just trying to keep warm, here in MN. Brrrrr it is getting down right COLD! I even turned the furnace on. Eeeeek! Toodles for now, ~Tonya

~Wee-Lil Pooky Punkin~

I have been busy with a Sweet lil Punkin Girlie name POOKY! Isn't she just the sweetest! I really had lots of fun creating Punkin Pooky. She is scheduled to list on ebay this evening...

She is just a Wee-one and is much smaller then my regular dollies. The size is what makes these lil dollies so sweet. You can practically put them just about anywhere...

Here is a bit of a downshot of Punkin Pooky. Her base is painted and you will see more of her, once she lists on ebay. She is listed for 5 days and will end on Monday evening. I hope you all have a wonderful evening. Toodles, ~Tonya

A Tinker-rific Day!!

My Sydney (Ninny) turned 8 today! I thought I would share her day with you. I can't believe my baby --- my youngest--- just turned 8! My how time flies...

I had to share this card with you and tell you a bit about it. I stayed up waaaaaay late making this card for Ninny. I always tend to wait until the last minute and I heard the girls wake up this morning and they were looking for "The CARD"! Ninny didn't care about the presents so much, but it was the CARD *smirk*

Then I heard Ninny tell Courtney, maybe Mom didn't make me one? I put it out of sight, on purpose. I normally do not "lick" the envelope, so I didn't want any peeking. I think it is so neat how my kids now, look for the handmade cards, made by Me. You should have seen her face, when she opened the card...she loved it. Lots of layers and of course, pop-outs, to give it dimension. I think the card turned out very pretty and BTW, this birthday was ALL about Fairies and TinkerBell...

This book is an AMAZING book! There are tons of pop-out pages and just so very neat. Ninny picked this one out, she told me she had to have it...I surprised her with it. I had to show you this picture, because I thought Ninny looked so very pretty in this picture...she has a "glow" about her in this picture...

I guess I picked out another good one. *smirk* She was say, I wanted this, how did you know? I love seeing those expressions on their faces, when you give them just the thing they want...

And, have any of you ever seen the glitter cards, that you make by Martha S. they are awesome. I have a set of the butterfly ones and the bird ones. I purchased a set of the butterfly ones, for Courtney's birthday. Well, Ninny said -- I hope I get the bird ones for my birthday. Well, they happened to be all gone at the store.

What was I to do? I asked my Mom to look to see if they had them in their town, nope...they didn't. I went to another store about 35 miles away from here and looked and looked...finally found them. They only had one set left. It was meant to be! I was so happy and by the look on Ninny's face, you can tell she was so HAPPY! She already made one tonight too. I will have to post a picture of it, for you all to see...

Ninny wanted a Hershey Choc. Pie for her birthday....so that is what we got for her. She is growing up so fast. I still remember the day I had her. In a sense it seems so long ago and at the same time, it seems like it was just yesterday. Happy 8th Birthday to my Ninny & Sweet Dreams! I hope you all had a Beautiful day. Blessings, ~Tonya

Vintage Halloween!!

If you have followed me in my doll making...well then you know that I love VINTAGE Halloween things. This is a NEW Halloween Handmade that I made and to me, it screams VINTAGE Halloween of the years gone by. I had so much FUN making this and I have just listed it on ETSY!! Go and take a peek on ETSY. I do have more then one available and if you purchase more then one, the shipping will be combined and reduced and refunded...

I glittered the CAT and the Set of 5 STARS in Real German glass glitter and the Silver, will tarnish over time. Love SILVER stars! Lots of detail in this. It is 6.75 inches across, so it is bigger then it looks...

I have added a vintage seam binding hanger for it. You can tuck it behind, if you are just going to set it about. I hope you will go and take a peek at ETSY. Today is a ho-hum day. Just been playing. Paper Pretties are so much FUN to make....but I do have a dollie calling my name that I have put on the "back-burner" for a while now.

Any questions, give a shout! Have a fabulous Saturday evening. Toodles for now, ~Tonya

Oh, how Pretty...

Oh, how pretty--I love them, is what Courtney said when she seen these 2 cards today. I made the cards, while my kiddies were at school and it is so neat to hear how excited the girls get, when they see a new handmade of mine. It does not matter if it's a doll, cards, tags, etc. they love to see them (so very sweet)...

They took me waaaay too long to make today, but I really enjoyed creating them. The pictures do not do them justice (I know, how many times have you heard that) and they do have lots and lots of detail. I love the vintage cats on this one. They have dimension, sparkle, vintage appeal and some velvet - glitter ribbon...

This BOO BAT card has an embossed tree and glitted bats. I also shaded the tree for an "eerie - spooky" look *smirk* This card looks a bit "busy" in some pictures, but in person -- so very neat!

Here is the inside of each card. I love the way they turned out. I left them blank, so that they can have a personalized message can be put in them. I have them listed on ETSY along with a set of CAT tags. I forgot to add a picture of them here...you will have to visit ETSY to take a peek.

Other then keeping myself busy and a picnic at Ninny's school this evening, not much else going on around the ol' homestead. I am having fun with my "Paper Pretties", but must sometime soon get back to my sewing for a bit. I have TDIPT Mercantile update coming up on the 1st and these dollies and such....just do not make themselves. Have a wonderful evening and Sweet Dreams, ~Tonya

More Owls & Tags...

After a busy couple of days...I have been playing with paper again! More --Paper Pretties-- have been listed on ETSY. I love these lil notecards. I really think I am stuck on OWLS this week, but that is okay...

I added a lil "sparkle" to these owl cards. They are sold in a set of 6 and I have only 2 sets available. I just listed them on ETSY...

I could not resist making another set of tags...these are a bit different. They are more muted in person, but the black trim paper is a shimmer paper and is Bazzil Bling paper (love the look) of it. I hand barnished the edges on the tags and the owl cards. I just can not seem to leave the edges alone! Gives them a nicer look I think...

There are two different colors in this set, 3 of each. I love the die that I used on this one. I just thought I would share, I hope you are having a grand day. Here it is BEAUTIFUL!! Could not ask for a nicer day...Autumn is about here thou. Leaves are falling and the nights are getting chilly, as is are the mornings.

If you should have any questions, just give a shout. Ta-ta for now, ~Tonya

---NEW--- 4 Esty & OHhhhh MY!!!

Look at that SWEET Lil Mousie I finished up atop a Jack-O-Lantern! I love the way this pair finished up...they make me smile! You can remove the HALLOWEEN tag, if you wish...

Sweet Lil Mohair Mousie (love them made of mohair). I have FREE shipping on this piece and it is listed in MY ETSY. All of the details are there as well, so you can go and check it out on ETSY, if you would like...

Here is the banner, removed. I had fun making this piece. I am going to make some more paper pretties...I am having FUN with them. Not so serious --- like doll making. *smirk*

Here aer some Vintage FUN & FUNKY Punkin tags. All the details are listed on ETSY about these too.

Here is a close-up shot. I love these stamps together...combinded from 3 different sets. Hand barnished edges for an olde-thyme look....Set of 6 sells for 5 bucks. Get them while you can. My OWL cards already sold. Thank you Marcy! You are a doll.

And here is the OHhhhhh MY!!! Here is Mr. Jordan and one of the biggest fish in person, that I have ever seen anyone catch (as I said ---- in PERSON). A HUGE Norther! Over 34 inches long and he is having this baby mounted.

He was PROUD --- me too, but I could not help but think of the life, that was sucked out of this fish (being an asthmatic and all) --- to just have it mounted and hung on a wall. So very sad. Hubby let him keep all of them, they caught a total of 4. I believe in the "catch & release", but Jordan loves to eat fish....so all of them, except this one will be "good eatin" for Jordan. You should have seen the teeth on this fish. I could not believe the RAZORS on it.

Well kiddies I must shake a leg. Lots to do and my kiddies came home, while typing this...Have a wonderful evening. I hope you enjoyed my ramblings today. Toodles for now, ~Tonya