Author: Elizabeth Ruffing

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Order out of chaos

Finally! I’ve sewn and stuffed and attached all my previously adrift doll parts. They look like little fencing champions, all lined up in white. Are there only ten? Oh, but it feels like there must be more! Perhaps I just had two more in mind.

To celebrate, I made Swedish Lucia buns which, according to our old Betty Crocker’s International Cookbook, are traditionally served in Sweden to celebrate their Queen of Light Festival, also known as Saint Lucia Day, which comes at the beginning of the Christmas season. Once again, I am a bit off with my holiday traditions.

They are wonderful, however, and similar recipes can be found online, like this one.

Copies of the old Betty Crocker’s International Cookbook can still be found on EBay, which reminds me…I’d like to get an extra copy for myself. Ours is getting tattered.

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Patricia Angel of Pansies, Original One-of-a-kind Folk Art Doll by Max Bailey

Patricia Angel of Pansies, Original One-of-a-kind Folk Art Doll by Max BaileyI’m pleased to announce the arrival of Patricia…Angel of Pansies! Pansies are among the oldest known garden flowers, and I like to think that over the years, some garden angels have been at work to create such beautiful blooms.

Patricia Angel of Pansies, Original One-of-a-kind Folk Art Doll by Max BaileyPatricia is one of these angels. When she picks a pansy from the garden, two more will bloom in its place.

Patricia Angel of Pansies, Original One-of-a-kind Folk Art Doll by Max BaileyPatricia is a true one-of-a-kind original work of art, created from my own design and pattern. She is made from 100% cotton fabric, which is sewn, stuffed, and completely hand-painted with acrylic paints. She comes with her own oval wood stand, oak-stained and finished.

Patricia Angel of Pansies, Original One-of-a-kind Folk Art Doll by Max BaileyUpdate: Patricia has already been adopted.

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New A E Ruffing Art Prints on Etsy

Our Ruffing’s Etsy shop has some new additions. We’ve listed quite a few fine art giclées in our shop. These are a small sampling. Above is “Oriole and Daylily”, depicting a Northern Oriole perched on an orange daylily.

Hiding, Eastern cottontail rabbit with black-eyed Susans, by A E Ruffing This is “Hiding”, showing a little Eastern cottontail rabbit tucked away among the black-eyed Susans.

Sunday Morning, watercolor porch scene with rocking chair, by A E RuffingAnd this is “Sunday Morning”, a country porch scene with a rocking chair, all in blues and greens.

All of these giclée prints are based on original watercolor paintings by A E Ruffing, and are printed on heavy-weight fine art paper.