MADELINE the HALLOWEEN WITCH on EBay

Hi Folks!  Madeline is joining her sister Matilda on EBay tonight a little after 9.  Hope you'll take a peek!  ~ Debbie

MATILDA the WITCH

Matilda is making her way to EBay tonight!  Her sister will be joining her soon.

~Debbie

HAPPY 4th of JULY!

Wishing you and yours a Safe and HAPPY 4th of JULY!

New Updates for June on the pfattmarketplace.com 
Today is June 10 and the site will update at 1:00 eastern time, 10:00 pacific time. Life's about change, so they say and I've changed my so-called studio location 2 times now and have finally figured out what will work best for me at our new house.  Yep, I've been driving the guys crazy asking them to move desks for me!  But now that we're settled in, its nice to feel like I can get back to somewhat of a routine in my doll making.  Hope you'll click on over to see more pictures of Uncle Sam and Liberty Angel. Who knows, maybe I can get back to listing on EBay this month!  ~Debbie

Happy Spring!  Oh and it was a loooong winter here in Northern Virginia!  We've had snow in April and now we're having record breaking heat in the upper 80's!  Did I ever mention that we relocated back to Northern Virginia?  We bought a house near the Bull Run Mountains which happens to be 1/2 the drive for my dear husband to work.  It feels good to be back in this area.  We moved in the middle of February after renting in our old neighborhood for 6 months.

Now that we're in here, I've been trying to get set up to paint and sew.  I'm almost there, but still running up and down the stairs to hunt for supplies as I need them.  I was able to put a little something on pfattmarketplace.com last month and some more detailed projects this month.  Hope you'll check out the site this month and enjoy your April. ~Debbie

And another Santa for Ebay

Finally got this guy done and listed on Ebay.  Hope you'll take a peek! 

I would also like to take this time to wish all of you a very Happy and Safe Thanksgiving! ~ Debbie

This Americana Santa is on Ebay right now.  I have had a very late start making my Santas this year, but every chance I get, I'm sewing & painting!  I'm afraid time is moving faster than I can.  ~Debbie

Christmas is Coming to the PfattMarketplace!

Here are two Santa's that I just finished and you can check them out tomorrow at 1:00 pm (East Coast) at pfattmarketplace.com. 

Have a great Day- Debbie 

BEFORE SANDY---

Thought I'd get in here and post a couple of pictures of Buddy I took on Friday.  We just got Buddy about 5 months ago, and we're working on lots of little things with this former "mill doggie".   He really doesn't want to come in the house when I want him to.  I call him and he just stares at me.  If I walk into the house, he will just sit--wherever he was --just sit!  I don't take my eyes off of him and although I wish he would come in without me going to pick him up--its so funny to see him "just sit" where he was.  He's a funny little guy and gives us our dose of laughter every day. 

We're preparing as much as possible for Sandy and praying that everybody in her path stays safe.  Hope she can tell she's not welcome and goes back to sea.  We're close to Dulles IA, so whatever you see happening there is probably what's happening at our house.  Every body's prayers are appreciated! 

I'm happy to be back on the pfattmarketplace.com (scroll way down near the bottom of the list).  This month I'm offering a Santa and Special Abraham Lincoln and George Washington dolls.  Hope you'll check them out as well as some great offerings from my fellow artists on the Pfatt Marketplace!

Hello and Apologies

It has been a while and I apologize for not updating my blog.  I also apologize for not returning emails to those of you asking where I was.  I haven't had good access to the internet until a week and a half ago.  LOTS of things have happened since July 4-- my last post.  For starters, we were dealing with terrible storms that produced war-like debris around our home in Warrenton, VA.  We lost power a few days far too long when the temps and humidity were way up there.  With God's blessings, we survived and flourished.  We were in the process of getting our house ready for the market when the storms set us back a little.  My dh and I are not getting any younger and things take us a little bit longer to do, I must admit.  But we got it done.  We listed our house and had a great contract on it in 4 days!  The next storm began almost immediately!  We had to be out of our house in a little over 6 weeks and had no clue where we would go.  And ohhhhhhhhhh the packing!!!!!!!!!!!!  God is so good to us.  He got us through this just fine.  We are now renting in our old neighborhood in Northern Va where I can honestly say that it feels like home.  My husband's commute to work has dropped from 1 1/2 hours to 25 minutes.  We are fortunate to have a friend that is a realtor that found us a rental home.  It is a beautiful home, furnished which means most of our stuff is in storage.   This can be a challenge, but we're learning to deal with it.  We have contracted to have a home built a few miles down the road from this neighborhood.  They are scheduled to break ground on it next week.  It will be fun to watch and we pray that there will be no delays in the build.

I'm hoping that one more trip back to the storage unit will get me the rest of what I need to start making some Santa's.

I am so honored to have been chosen again as one of America's finest in Early American Life Magazine Holiday edition.  I was pleasantly surprised to see they put a picture of my 2012 George Washington and Abe Lincoln in the magzaine.

My Email address is still the same.  So please drop me a note when you get a chance - debbiegarlem@gmail.com

~Debbie~
Like Dorothy said, "There's no place like home"!!!

     

Happy 4th of July

May GOD Bless America today and always.  From my home to yours, we wish you a safe and Happy 4th of July.