ALOYSIUS

ALOYSIUS is a centre seam teddy, 3 2/3 inches tall and made from hand dyed cinnamon  German Shulte Mohair.   He is fully disc-jointed, with German glass eyes, and a sparse nose.  Aloysius is gently aged and slightly distressed, stuffed with excelsior and steel shot and distressed wool felt paw pads.  He wears a hand made leather colour with tiny vintage bells.  It is removable with tweezers.

The swan rocker is hand made from wood, and carefully assembled and hand painted.  It has German glass eyes and has been finished with a very light coat of wax, to protect the wood.  The bear and swan were both designed and handmade by myself, and they will come with a signed hang-tag.  I love to emulate the toys of years gone by.  These are both collectibles and not suitable for children and can be purchased together or separately.  The ‘Buy it Now’ button is for purchasing them together.  If you prefer to purchase just one item, please email me here.

Shipping for is $20.00 by UPS to most in most places in North America and $20.00 by Small Packet Air to some European countries, which is not traceable.  If tracking is a must, shipping will be charged accordingly.  All prices in U.S. dollars.

     ALOYSIUS:  SOLD.      SWAN ROCKER still available  $65.00 

 

PHILOMENA AND HER BUNNY

Plilomena and her Bunny is an Easter set.  I haven’t made any bears since last November and wasn’t sure I would make any more, but I’ve been sidelined with a hip issue and after weeks of not being able to do much, I finally decided to make a bear, as it was familiar and took my mind off of things.  Pholomena is 4 2/3 inches tall and made from hand dyed German Shulte mohair.  She has tiny amber eyes, waxed nose and is very gently aged.  Philomena has excelsior and steel shot stuffing and is fully disc jointed.

Philomena wears a dress made from an antique baby gown.  The fabric was quite fragile but it turned out just the way I wanted.  It is removable, with tweezers on the button and has a silk ribbon at the waist and some tiny pale blue vintage flowers. Philomena comes with a metal Easter egg, that opens, to reveal a tiny chalk ware bunny, made by me.  Philomena and her Bunny was made entirely by me (except the metal egg) and will come with a signed hang tag.  If you have any questions, you can email me here.  Shipping is $20.00 by UPS, to most places in North America and $20.00 by Small Packet Airmail to Europe (no tracking). All prices are in U.S. dollars.

SOLD

 

MINIATURE WATERCOLOURS AND PRINTS

I have managed find a local place to scan and make some commercial prints of my miniature watercolours.  They are printed with pigment inks on a matt, acid free paper, and are just under 3” wide x 3 1/2” long.  I am also selling the originals, which are the same size.  They will fit in most of the miniature frames found at Michaels Craft store, which are inexpensive.  They can be trimmed a bit smaller, if you wish, or matted and framed larger - it’s a personal choice.   I have also printed a few of them at half this size, for those who want doll house size.  I have printed these ones myself on a matt, acid free paper.  

I am asking $37.50 for the originals and $12.50 for the 3” prints - this includes shipping costs.  These are the prices I feel comfortable with  - commercial printing is expensive and the watercolours were labour intensive.!  The dollhouse ones are approximately 1 1/3” x 1 1/2” and they will be 1 for $5.00 or 3 for $12.50 (shipping include). I will be mailing by standard post as tracking from here is $14.50.  They will be mailed in a cellophane sleeve and tucked inside a card with envelope and then secured in a second envelope.  I have sold several paintings recently and shipping this way has been successful.  At this point, I only have PayPal as a payment method.  I will be purchasing mailing supplies this weekend and will start shipping next week.

Originals:  $35.00 + $2.50 shipping

 Prints:  $10.00 +$2.50 shipping

Miniatures:  One for $5.00 or 3/$10.00

WATER COLOURS

 I have been enjoying a new art form since Christmas - I have been playing with watercolours and I love it!  Here are a few of my first attempts. I also tried charcoal pencils and was pleased with this kitty.   I am going to offer these originals for sale at reasonable cost, to help me invest in more supplies ☺️  If anyone is interested, just drop me an email here.

Kitten in Charcoal pencils

 Winter Scene - 4 1/2” x 6”  SOLD

Chickadee 

Rose - 4 1/2” x 6”  SOLD

 Bouquet of Flowers in handmade Basswood frame. - 2 1/2” x 3”

 Mini Painting - Mouse in Daffodils - 2 1/2” x 3” - SOLD

 My blog show will open at 4:00 pm today.  This link will take you directly to the show.  http://duffyantiquesbybrendapower.blogspot.com/  Please don’t worry if you click before that time and see a ‘show has ended’ sign.  The current bears will show at the correct time (4:00 EST).  Hope you have a minute to stop by!

CHRISTMAS BLOG SHOW

I wasn’t sure I would be able to have a Christmas show, this year, so I am thrilled to have pulled it all together, finally.  The blog show will be Wednesday, November 22, at 4:00 pm EST to Sunday at 6:00 pm EST.  I will put a direct link here on a new blog post, Wednesday.  Here are a few previews - I hope you can stop by!

I have been playing again with my wood burner and  have made a few more ornaments and a couple that could be used as ornaments or pendants.  They are tiny - I can see these being being perfect for a small feather tree.  They are only 1 1/2” and very light. If any of them strike your fancy you can email me here.   The first 6 are $30.00 each and $5.00 shipping.  (US dollars), the pendants are $35.00 and there is also a carved, wooden nut hatch ornament for $30.00.  Thanks for dropping by! 

 Ornaments:

 

 

SOLD

Ornaments/pendants - these are on a much thicker wood and could either be used for a small ornament or strung on anchors for a pendant.   S35.00 each and $5.00 shipping (US dollars)

Nuthatch Ornament:  this ornament is carved from pine, and hand painted with acrylics.  It is 4 inches long, and 1/4” thick.   S35.00 each and $5.00 shipping (US dollars)