Special Giveaway!

I will be holding a special giveaway

on the A Curious Twirl facebook page! Like the page and find out the details of when I will be having the giveaway game!!

 

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 

 

 

Hope everyone has a blessed holiday tomorrow!

From A Curious Twirl

 

Check out the special I will be having thru the holiday seasonhttp://www.etsy.com/shop/ACuriousTwirl?ref=si_shop



 

 

Also check out my facebook page to see what I'm working on and custom orders I have done
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Speical Delivery!! Just for the holidays!!

 

 

 

 

 

In spirit of the up coming holiday when you purchase 2 or more dolls at my Etsy shop:http://www.etsy.com/shop/ACuriousTwirl?ref=si_shop

 

You will receive a free bundled baby!

If you mention that you read about this special here on blogger during the checkout process I will add an additional free bundled baby (total of 2 babies)!
**You must remember to mention during the checkout process to mention where you read the special in order to get your free extra baby!
Special will last until December 20th

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

 



On a cold day like today all I can think about is the beach....

 

 

 

 

Here is a new requested order I just finished

 

 

Here is a mermaid beach fairy with her baby

 

Another mermaid beach fairy with her baby

 

Crabby beach gnome boy

 

Puffer Fish Beach Gnome Boy

 

Sand Dollar Beach Fairy with Acorn Hat

 

 

 

 

Fairy and gnomes like this can be found at my shop!

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DEEP IN THE FOREST.....

A look at some of my newest creations for the shop!!

This is "Bay"

This handsome freckle face is always a head turner for all the girl gnomes in the colony but Stoney is always too busy going from one adventure to the next to notice! He is always ready to go at a momets notice and never turns down an opportunity for special forest quest outside of the colony. He also is very fond of birds and has memorized over 50 different birds calls and in his free time Stoney loves to collect bird feathers.

 

 

 

This is "Fern"

This adorable girl is known for telling the best stories of her adventures in the forest, she always seems to be right in the middle when big things happen and you can always count on her for knowing the lastest gnome news and gossip! She also has a gift for finding the best and freshest food in the forest.

 

 

These two are "forest foraging gnome", Their job is to venture sometimes very deep into the forest away from the safety of her colony in sure of new food source location, water, or other useable materials that sometimes can be difficult to find.

Most of the foraging gnomes dress like different forest elements to help camoflage themself from any potenial threats like humans or a very hungry animal.

 

 

 

Back view of the two foraging gnomes

 

They are available now for sale at my Etsy shop, click on the below link to be taken directly to the shop.....

 

 

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Curious New Additions!!

I have some of the Newest! Cutest! Curious creations yet added to the shop!

 

 This is Fawn...

 

All dressed for the annual Festival of the Forest!!
Every year under the full moon just as the autumn leaves begin to change gnomes from all over the forest get together for a wonderful festival where they trade their goods in a market place like setting, dance, eat, and visit with one another. The gnomes most enjoy getting to show off their handmade costume creations where they dress like their favorite animals (and sometimes like to act out their animal of choice)!

This little lovely is a bit shy just like her favorite forest friends the deer, she always talks in a soothing whispering voice which makes her most approachable by the more shy woodland creatures. She is most comfortable in groups and will shy away from anything that draws attention to her... She also gets embarrassed easily.

Her job is to help teach animals that are new to the forest how to make or seek suitable shelter homes. She enjoys working with tiny field mice, rabbits and deer the best.

 

She is currently up for sale at my shop!!

 

 

This is Raven...

Raven is full of energy and often is found high up in trees where she can sit and view the large world around her, she is very brave and is often the first to volunteer to go on special gnome missions. But she has a secret that no one knows about... She is a little afraid of the dark!

She is a messager gnome, her job is to venture from colony to colony informing the gnomes near and far of any important news or happenings. Sometimes her job takes her away from home for days at a time.

She is also available in my Etsy shop!!

 

 

This is the back view of the the girls

 

 

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

  

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The Beginning Of Something New.....

I finally got the Etsy shop open for business!



I have been really busy with alot of family activities and haven't been home much lately to get it up and running.  Come and check it out!

I have an animal gnome, Forest gnome, and some Garden gnomes along with a Starfish mermaid and a Scallop Shell mermaid and last but not least a little nutcracker!  Perfect for the upcoming holiday season!

I will continue adding more mermaids including a seahorse mermaid! More forest, animal, and garden gnomes and soon will have my "tricket and treasure" gnomes and weather gnomes! I am currently working on a few fairies that will also be in the shop soon. I plan to start out with some "sugar fairies" as I am calling them.  Which will feature outfits with sugary sweet treats like cotton candy, cupcakes, ice cream and cookies on there tiny outfits!

All my creations are one of a kind.  Their tiny outfits are made from patterns that I designed myself and their outfit features are cut out freehand I do not use any patterns so every bendy doll is unique!  You will never have 2 ever exactly alike!


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Here are a few of my creations currently for sale in the shop....

This is a beautiful little starfish mermaid girl with a pink body complete with shimmering scales (sequins). She stands approx. 3.25 inches from head to fin.

 

 

This is a beautiful little scallop shell mermaid with dark bluish turquoise body complete with shimmering scales (sequins) she is all ready for some under sea adventures! She stands approx. 3.25 inches from head to fin.

 

 

 

She is a "garden gnome", her job is to collect things with color like flower petals and beets from human gardens so that they can be defused for dyes for clothing and other materials. She stands approx. 2.5 inches not including her hat.

He is an "animal gnome", his job is to help any injured woodland animals and also to teach young animals how to live in the forest on their own. He stands approx. 2.5 inches not including his hat.

 

 

She is a "forest gnome", her job is hunting the forest floor for different fungi to harvest for food

 

 

 

 

 

She is a "garden gnome".  Her job is collecting pumpkin and other seeds for the Woodland gnome community before the winters come.

 

 

She is a "garden gnome", her job is sneaking into human gardens and searching the forest and collecting seeds for the Woodland gnome community before the winters comes

 

This is a festive holiday nutcracker doll

He is full of detail and stands approx. 2.5 inches without his hat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you will come check out the shop!!

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Autumn.. Is it the end of the story? Or the beginning of a new chapter?

 

 

There is something just so simple and beautiful about Waldorf styled toys,

 I have always been very intregued by them especially now with my two little girls. 

 

I remember as a child my mother taking me to this tiny old fashioned toy store as a special trip, it was an enchanting place even now as I think back to that time. Such thoughtfully made toys and games lined the walls clear up to the ceiling. 

The old creeking wood floor, low lighting, hand made oak shelving, and the sounds of the antique cash register machine still fresh in my mind like I just woke up from a vivid dream.

 

Childhood seemed so much simpler when I think back to my own. 

Although, as a child I did have some of the newest and greatest toys with the flashing colors and lifelike movements but I always favored the simpler things... Mostly my Breyer horse collection, realistic plush animals, and my delicate porcelain dolls.

I guess I haven't changed much since then, I am never thrilled with the latest and greatest "tech" toys and I usually, like many parents... cringe when one of my daughters receive an loud, obnoxious battery operated toy.

 

I am a "dabbler" as I call it. Just about everything is art in my eyes and I usually wanna try everything at least once..

 I love to take on new artistic projects all the time. 

I come from a family with many "artist". I was always drawing as a child and making clay animation movies that were well beyond my years. When I started high school thanks to wonderful teachers I fell in love with painting and also creative writing. I won a few national awards for my writing before taking interest in an editorial position with our school's newpaper.  But like I said above, I am a "dabbler" and I would easily become bored or distracted.  After highschool I decided to become a licensed makeup artist which I enjoyed for many years.  I fell in love with the ever changing trends and fashions and the creative people that surrounded me.  I was able to travel to a show one weekend and the next be back home helping create a timeless look for a bride. I visited many large cities while in my career I even was asked to be apart of some fashion shows but like everything else after 6 years I was once again bored... During the 6 years I spent being a makeup artist I had gotten married and as the industry was starting to loose it's luster for me I became pregnant with my first daughter.

Now after having my second daughter shortly after the first my true passion is just being with them, so I made the hard decision to be a "stay'-at-home-mom" and have been now for over 4 years.

 

 If cooking is considered an art form than my husband is a TRUE artist when it comes to food! His family is still deep in their rich cultural roots and have a small chain of restuarants in our state which is fairly well know to local people and the nearby university. This however is not an art form I exceed at lol. Although I do not complain about reaping it's benefits! Yet somehow I am still the one stuck making dinner most nights of the week... Does that make any sense at all??

 

 Of course staying home with them has it's pros and cons.....

Pro: I get to be with my girls all the time teaching them and just being with them and never missing out on those special moments with them and having a very close special bond.

Con: I had to trade in my high heels, freshly manicured look, my professionalism, and oh yeah! I got to leave the house everyday!!

But I wouldn't trade it for anything!

 

I still find time to "dabble" but not as often as I want to. It's funny... you would think that being at home would give me much more personal time but it is the complete opposite!!  Now I know where they got the expression "there is not enough hours in the day".

 But when I do find those precious windows of opportunity I do not take them for granted and I do love having my little audience.  Of course most of the time my "audience" wants to help me with whatever project I am working on which sometimes makes things a little more complex.

 

It brings me back to the many fond memories as a young child I have watching my grandmother handmake every detail of her one-of-a-kind creations and then shipping them off to happy individuals or boutiques in much larger cities than our tiny one horse town to places like Chicago. But the artistic gene didn't end their!  My mother is also what I call a "dabbler" when it comes to the arts.  Whether it is poetry, photography, or my personal favorites that she does repurporsing antiques and furniture, she manages to turn them all into true art. I also have a talented aunt who creates beautiful wedding and special even cakes and many others in our family so like I said I come from a family of "artist".

 I started making these adorable Waldrof styled bendy dolls for my girls just as a fun project just for us.  I had my girls help decide on colors and styles and they love them that much more because they got to "help" make them, we even would gather some natural elements to add like acorn hats. Many of my daughter's friend's parents and some of my family members started asking about them and I had a few request to make some for their children or themselves.  I really enjoy making these simple little dolls, so I decided that I would start up my very own Etsy shop so that other child could enjoy the simplicity of imagination! My shop should be up and running very soon!!

 

 

 

 

Tiny little bundles of joy cradled in a crisp autumn leaf. These tiny little cuties are perfect for Waldorf bendy doll gnomes. These will soon be up for purchase at my Etsy Shop!

 

 

 

 

Standing at approx. 2.5 inches tall this little woodland gnome is all ready for the fall weather with her stripped legging and white pumpkin outfit on topped off with her little acorn hat. She will be up for purchase soon in my Etsy shop!

 

 

 

 

This sweet little gnomes loves fall harvest time!  She looks forward to pumpkin season every year when she makes the most tasty pumpkin pies!