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Santa would be proud

Thanks to Jennifer for including my “Lovely Lucy” in her “Santa would be proud” Etsy treasury today.

Linda and Lucy, sitting above, are both on the new web page on our Ruffing’s site that I made up for my soft dolls and toys. I’m always amazed to see how many of everything we seem to have once I make up the web pages for each category on our site. I’m still on my quest to organize and correct our website. I’m making progress a little at a time.

Today, I cut out five kitty cat doll bodies like “Bluebell and Bridget” the Siamese mom and kitten and “Daphne” the tabby cat folk art cat dolls below, for my upcoming collaborations with Max Bailey. I was aiming for two, but somehow I just kept going. I think it will be fun to work with someone else. I find it difficult to keep up my momentum when I am working alone. It’s easier when someone else is counting on you to do your part. Plus it’s fun to see what someone else adds to what you are doing. We are both pretty excited about it.

We had a couple of flurries here today and it was quite cold. My mom was ready to run out to look at the snow, but it was over before she even got to the door.
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Fairies and Butterflies watercolor art by Elizabeth Ruffing

Fairies and Butterflies watercolor art by Elizabeth Ruffing

Fairies and Butterflies watercolor art by Elizabeth Ruffing“Fairies and Butterflies” is an original watercolor painting of little girl fairies watching yellow butterflies.

Fairies and Butterflies watercolor art by Elizabeth RuffingI am making a limited number of reproductions of this image as a signed giclée print, on 8 1/2 by 11 inch art paper.

Fairies and Butterflies watercolor art by Elizabeth RuffingTwo fairies are knee-deep in a field of pink tulips. Butterflies are flying all around them. One fairy is laughing and enjoying them, while the other seems somewhat disconcerted by them. I liked the idea of a meeting between the two types of winged creatures. They are enclosed in a border of pink columbines.

Fairies and Butterflies watercolor art by Elizabeth Ruffing
This is what the 8 1/2 by 11 print might look like framed without a mat. (A mat and frame are not included.)