An Entire Village of New Chubby Houses

I have many many favorites in this bunch and can tell you almost exactly what I was doing when I look at each one. I barely had room for all of them in my little "photo studio".

A close up of just one of them. Such happy little houses.

I managed to avoid any heating disasters this go around too. I'm rather pleased by that.

Another Baby Bird!

That's right, another baby bird, same golf course. This one was found being picked on by the ground squirrels there and was rescued by one of the workers there. My friend brought him over for me to see, we snapped a few quick pictures thinking maybe it would help trying to identify what kind of bird he was if we couldn't find anywhere to take him and then we sped off to Gilcrease Animal Sanctuary again! Isn't this little buggar simply adorable and so so tiny too.

Very alert.

Did someone say cheese?

Yes, he was a camera ham.

After discussing various possibilities on what he was we arrived at Gilcrease and were told he was a quail. That wasn't even on our list of possibilities, wow.

The guy there informed us that the owner of Gilcrease Animal Sanctuary was very fond of quail and would take care of the little quail himself and amazingly enough they even had another little quail baby there the same exact size that they were getting ready to take back to him.

Happy days.

Big Eyed Birds Get Hitched and Other Happenings

Admit it, the title got ya!

I have been wanting to do this for ever.

This is called a wedding cake topper. Not that you actually have to use it as such. I had seen some really adorable ones out there and it had me thinking about my birds. I did have 9 extra ones just waiting their turn you know.

The base is wooden and I initially had the darnedest time figuring out how to attach the birds to the base. Hehe, I may tell one day.

Update on the 25 chubby houses.

Going VERY well. Have 8 completely done except words and clearcoat, 11 in production and 6 waiting on inspiration. I took almost an entire day off the houses for the birds above but I think it was well worth it.

Something funny I saw at the Post Office today. A sign advertising getting paid to eat chocolate.

Wait, that's not the funny part! Very nice, professionally done magnetic sign asking you to call a toll free number for more Inforfmation...that's right, Inforfmation, hehe.

Phrenology Skull and Procrastination

It's a little different than things I normally do but I'm so totally drawn to these types of things.

I was supposed to be working on other things. You see, I have 5 days off in a row in which all I wanted to do is putter around the house and get some art work accomplished. My goal for this mini vacation was to paint and finish the 25, (yes, that's right) chubby houses I have started and I have about 9 more birds in the works and I wanted to get them all done before I went back to work next Thursday.

So, of course I painted this! Hehe, bad...I'm so very bad.

I used my colored pencils and acrylics over some vintage foreign text on a canvas. The text I think is maybe Russian?

I just love medical things especially vintage medical things.

I got this fabulous book at the thrift store. It was behind the counter and the clerk acted surprised when I asked if I could see it. When he told me how much it was I considered for a moment and decided it was just too pricey for me. I reluctantly handed it back to him.

He thought for a moment and then told me in the 'years' since he'd had it no one even asked to look at it, I was the first. He would give it to me for half price. I paid for it and left happy.

Ralphie Has Been Stuffed!

I have been itching to do this project for what seems like an eternity. Even got the basic shape cut out, sewn, stuffed and then abandoned...

I'm pleased to say that I finally decided what I wanted to do with him and how.

Here's Ralphie with his little Charlie kitty.

See those little paws? I have those prints all over my work table now...

Tiny Chubby Sweat Shoppe Style Birds

My little Sweat Shoppe Style Birdies have all finally arrived as the last one, that traveled to China, finally got there! These guys are tiny versions of the legged ones and were actually the reason the legged ones were born but after realizing the others were far too large for the swap I ended up making these smaller little guys. I think they logged in about 4 inches tall.

I sure enjoyed them and was sad to see them go...

Happy Mothers Day Mom!!

I just love these old school black and white photos! I have this same picture, larger and colorized. I wanted to post that one but the frame it is in was far too difficult to try and take apart for the scan. This small one will just 'have' to do.

Happy Mothers Day Mom!