Sculpted Gourd Frog

This is a great Gourd Frog that I hand sculpted using air dry clay and a real gourd.

Her body is a old wood candle stick, her arms are posable.  Her hands are also sculpted, in one she is holding a sculpted bee and the other has a sculpted flower.  I made a ribbon rose to put on her head and added a piece of vintage jewerly for the center.  I also added a piece of vintage jewerly on the tie at the back of her dress.  Her collar is a piece of wired ribbon that I ruffled, the same ribbon is around her waist and the flower on her head is made out of the same ribbon.  This a a one of a kind original piece of art.  She will be going down to my booth at the Kottage Kupboard, Weber County Fairgrounds this afternoon, this show ends on Saturday, May 7th at 4:00.  The next chance to visit my booth will be in Lamoille, Nv. on June 26th and then Stanley, Id. on July 16th and 17th.

Koi Bread Box and Canisters

 This is an old tin breadbox with a metal shelf on the inside.  I based it in black and the painted some great Koi fish and some lillies on it.  It has been protected with a poly acrylic finish for duribility.

I found this set of canisters at an antique show, sanded them all down, based them in black and then painted the same Koi design on them.  They also have a poly acrylic finish.
Both of these items will be at The Kottage Kupboard show, May 4-7th, Weber County Fairgrounds, Ogden Utah. 
If you would like to puchase either item prior to the show please email me at thecountryhollow@msn.com.  The bread box is $35.00 plus shipping and the canisters are $40.00 plus shipping.

New items for spring

This is a cookie sheet that I painted with a great tree design. There is a hanger on the top and 5 hooks at the bottom to hang anything you feel like.

Here ia a second cookie sheet with a contemporay design painted on it. This sheet comes with 8 magnets with different sayings on each one.

This third cookie sheet is a chaulk board. I have painted some great flowers around the edges.

These last two sheets both have a flower design painted on them and they both have 8 magnets. The above sheets magnets have sayings on them, the bottom sheets magnets are flowers and says Home is where you are loved.

All of these will be at my spring show at Weber County Fairgrounds in May. If you would prefer to buy any of them now they are all $25.00. Just send me an email and we will get you taken care of!

Finally, back to painting!

This weekend I got back to painting for this years shows. My first show of the year is the Kottage Kupboard at Weber County Fairgrounds in Ogden Utah, the date of the show is May 4-7th.

Here are some pictures of a black rooster design that I painted on an old popcorn popper, double coffee pot, two different types of teapots, an oil can, a milk can looking container and a pitcher.

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while! My sister passed away right before Christmas, I painted my bedroom and also redesigned my web site.......so..... I will be back to painting this week. While your waiting for me to post new pictures of the items I am painting for this year take a look at my re-designed web site and let me know what you think! You can find it at: www.thecountryhollow.com

Some large Santa Gourds

Here's a few pictures of some of my larger Santa gourds that I took to my show in Idaho Falls. The only one that I have left is the first picture, he is $80.00, if you would like to purchase him please send me an email at thecountryhollow@msn.com.

I have really enjoyed sculpting these great guys, can't wait to start up again! Got to the the craft room cleaned first!

Etsy Items

Just listed a few items on Etsy (www.etsy.com/listings/640538681) or my shop Country Hollow.