~witchy jack~

Tonight I listed Witchy Jack, a not too scary little Jack-O-Lantern Witch, on Ebay. Her auction will last until Monday Aug. 2nd (9:30 P.M. eastern time). Hope you can check it out.

I'll be finishing up my pickle making tomorrow. Even with the hot, terribly dry conditions I managed to get 4 batches of pickle.

Also this week, I'll be working on something for TDIPT Mercantile's update Saturday night. Hope you'll be able to visit us.

~Diane

~starry jack~

Starry Jack is finally ready to make her appearance on Ebay tonight. I finished her late yesterday afternoon, too late to get my pictures taken. Her auction will be for 5 days only, ending Wednesday July 28th. I hope you enjoy seeing her, she turned out so cute. The next in the Jack family is a petite witch.


If you can make it, you ought to try to go to the Summer in the Valley Antique and Folk Art show tomorrow in Fishersville, VA. It promises to be a great way to spend a hot Saturday. The link with all the info is in the sidebar to the right, simply click on the Summer in the Valley picture and it will take you to Donna and Linda's site for the show. I wish I was going but I won't be able to this time, hopefully I'll be there for the Winter in the Valley Show.

Wishing you all a good weekend...
~Diane

~change~

I thought it was about time for a blog background change, something a bit more appropriate for the fall dolls I've been making. July is dwindling down, August is almost upon us, so I thought it would be a good time for a new look.

In between canning tomatoes and working on a final crock of pickles I've been sewing on another doll. I'm thinking of naming her Starry Jack. I hope to list her tomorrow night and will post a picture of her here.

Hope you're all staying cool, it's still in the mid 90's to around 100 degrees here and almost no rain, except for a couple of brief showers. Before long, there will be changes in the weather also and we'll shift to the shorter, cooler days of Autumn. For me, this will be a welcome change.

~Diane

~tess and ebbie~

Tonight on Ebay I'll be listing Tess and Ebony (Ebbie for short). Tess is a poor little pretty orange kitty that has always longed to be a sleek black feline, especially at Halloween. So Mama Cat made her girl Tess a black kitty doll with a frightful face hoping Tess will be grateful for what she is and stop wishing to be someone else.

Will it work?
~Diane

~Dotty Jack~

Dotty Jack, a little girl jack-o-lantern, will make her debut on Ebay tonight. Hope you can take a look at her auction. If you ever have any questions or comments and would like to email me, feel free to do so, I love hearing from you.

~Diane

~monday~

I honestly don't know where the time goes! It's been over a week since I posted here. It's been a busy week and a hot week (several triple digit days), not to mention extremely dry. But today has been cloudy and finally we've gotten a bit of rain.

I spent the week working on pickle, going to Charlottesville for a doctor's appointment and some shopping and on Thursday I went with my Aunt and Uncle to an antique mall. While in Charlottesville I shopped at my favorite quilt shop and found some beautiful fabrics for upcoming Fall and Halloween dolls. I also found several pieces for Christmas. I'll be listing a pumpkin doll on Ebay tomorrow night and I used some of the fabric on her. I'll post a picture here tomorrow, due to the clouds I wasn't able to get any pictures today.

At the antique mall I found a perfect 2 gallon crock, no cracks or chips at all. I saw a few other things but the crock was all I bought. In fact I have some pickle in the crock now.

I didn't get much sewing done last week, I hope to start on another doll in the next day or so. The garden is not producing very well because of the extreme heat and dry weather so I don't expect I'll have much more canning to do so that means more time for sewing. I have lots of designs in mind and am looking forward to getting them made.

Check back tomorrow for the debut of "Dottie Jack".
~Diane

~Happy Fourth of July~

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I'm hoping to be back later today with info and a picture about a new listing. Meantime, I hope you each have an enjoyable 4th!

~Diane~