And...a close up look at those starry, starry tights :) The attire of this fine lady was inspired by these acrobatic wonders.
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Showing posts with label carnival. Show all posts
April 16, 2014
Starry, Starry Tights
And...a close up look at those starry, starry tights :) The attire of this fine lady was inspired by these acrobatic wonders.
August 12, 2013
Dolly The Clown
She's a daisy this "Dolly The Clown"
with her starry tights, yellow blouse 'n stripe-y skirt. Way back in
January, when I was out with the flu, this sweet half-clown appeared in a
'lil surprise package from my friend Beca.
I believe it's the top half of a Schoenhut Rolly Dolly toy from the early 1900's. Since dear Dolly had lost her roly half I finally got around to presenting her with a spiffy new leggy look.
April 29, 2013
Mini Circus Wagon
Continuing on with the kawaii theme from yesterday...a miniature menagerie just rolled into the shop.
November 11, 2012
Circus Wagon no 3
Ta-da! Another circus wagon was spotted rollin' into town. This is one festive ride if I do say so myself.
July 2, 2012
Round Clown
Round Clown, mixed media assemblage
A happy July to you! I've been puttering around in the studio concocting more circus-y goodness. This little fellow is on the rotund side and he kinda reminds me of this little roly-poly guy although he does tend to stay in one place.
June 25, 2012
Summer Fun Blocks
I'll be sprinkling these collage blocks full o' summer-y fun into the shop this week. Hope you stop by to take a peek.
May 12, 2012
Hygenia Shorter
Hygenia Shorter, collage on found book page
"Ladies and Gentlemen...introducing the amazing Hygenia Shorter and her rabid (Pat's description, not mine) donkey". Yeah, I had a little bit 'o fun with this one. The page was taken from an elementary physiology & health textbook from the late 1800's. Apparently one of the courses that Miss Shorter was studying back in the day. I wonder how she ended up with the name Hygenia?
October 25, 2011
California Outtakes
Thought I'd share a few outtakes from our trip to California last weekend. It was fun to meet up with old friends and family and make some new ones too! The wedding went off without a hitch, Lizzie had the time of her life being a flower girl, we ate a lot of good food and we now lovingly refer to Los Angeles as Lost Angeles (which we were more than once!). As Eeyore would say....the weekend was full of "merriment and what-not"!
August 8, 2011
Circus Clown
Yep...I'm still on a circus kick! Finished up this happy-unicyclin'-clown over the weekend. You can take a good look at him right here. Enjoy!
July 25, 2011
Fair Weather
We did not venture out to the Riley County Fairgrounds on Friday or Saturday due to the extremely hot temperatures. So...last night we decided we'd better take a chance 'cuz of course we could not miss the carnival. We hadn't been there 25 minutes and a nasty thunderstorm rolled in towards the fairgrounds. A bit disappointing but it made for a great Instagram image.
July 19, 2011
Mother Goose Circus
Back in the 1930's Kellogg's did promotions through a children's radio program with The Singing Lady. Children could redeem their cereal box tops for The Singing Lady's songbooks or fun items such this fantastic Singing Lady's Mother Goose Circus paper-craft diorama. If I could redeem boxtops for treasures like these today I'd be eating cereal three meals a day! I've been holding onto these for years but am thinkin' I may do something with them soon. Even after the Circus Wagon and Animal Crackers assemblage pieces I'm still in the mood for some circus-y fun and the carnival is coming to town this weekend. How can I resist?
June 28, 2011
Animal Crackers
One of my guilty pleasures is animal crackers--not the plain kind--the pink 'n white iced ones with sprinkles. It's been years since I've indulged in a bag and I dare not bring any home lest I pass this obsession on to my daughter. She already has a weakness for anything with sprinkles on top! Take a peek at my lighthearted homage this guilty pleasure...Animal Crackers.
June 22, 2011
May 25, 2011
July 23, 2010
Carnival Colors
We live right around the corner from the Riley County fairgrounds and the carnival opened last night. Of course we had to go as someone has been watching for it all year long! We arrived early and stayed late enough for one last ride on the Ferris wheel to view the carnival lights at night. I'm amazed at the plethora of fried foods that were offered--we decided to stick to the familiar funnel cake. Have a beautiful weekend and enjoy the carnival colors!
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