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Long ago and far away

Serenity Starr, Painted Cloth Original Angel Art Doll by Elizabeth Ruffing

Serenity Starr angel sketch by Elizabeth RuffingMaybe it wasn’t so far away, or even so very long ago, but I thought you might like to see my first art doll. This is “Serenity Starr“. I made her back in November of 2005.

Serenity was an original, one-of-a-kind, hand-painted angel, with hand-quilted wings, and a handmade wooden stand that slipped in between her body and her wings. My friend, Miko, wrote a cute poem for her, which I printed on her hang tag, and after that I tried my best to write poems for each of the five angels in the set! That was a challenge! I started getting a little redundant with my poetry ideas. Those are all on the new-and-improved blog too.

Elizabeth RuffingBy the way, this is what can happen to your hair when you are working from home on your web site. I caught a glimpse of this in the reflection on our monitor, and realized I probably never even combed my hair today. On the other hand, this is a very easy to maintain style. Just fall asleep without completely drying your hair, and voila…no effort needed in the morning.

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Coming or going?

This is what happens when you sew while watching Chiller TV. I did a nice, neat job of basting these legs on. Too bad they’re going in opposite directions. I suggested a two-faced kitty doll, but I don’t think we’re taking our dolls in that direction. In those directions? Anyway…

There comes a point when you need to put the projects away for the day, before you start doing what a friend of mine calls “negative work”. This wasn’t anywhere near as funny as the time I drew an angel’s knees on backwards. My mom and I were staring at my drawing, trying to work out why it just didn’t look right.

It was this diving angel. Her feet were facing in the opposite direction initially. You know I’m an intelligent person, right? So I can tell you this 🙂 It’s just that sometimes, your brain gets tired and strange things happen!

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Flying Guardian Angel Teddy Bears art print by Max Bailey

Flying Guardian Angel Teddy Bears art print by Max Bailey

Flying Guardian Angel Teddy Bears art print by artist Max BaileyThese three fuzzy teddy bear angels are flying over houses, making sure everyone inside feels safe and comforted. They will come to hover over your neighborhood too, if you would like. Be sure to watch for them.

Text around image reads: “May a flock of guardian angels soar above you, and watch over you, and keep you safe.”

I am making a limited number of reproductions of this image as a signed giclée print as well on 8 1/2 x 11 inch art paper.