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IzannahWalker.com Boo!!! You Are Invited to Trick or Treat with Us on Saturday, October 22nd
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Boo!!! You Are Invited to Trick or Treat with Us on Saturday, October 22nd

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Next Saturday evening, October 22nd, you may hear knocking… followed by small giggles coming from your pc, laptop, tablet or phone.  Don’t be scared!  It will just be all of my little Izzies coming to trick-or-treat. ❤ They would very much like it if you would join us here on http://www.izannahwalker.com for their Haunted Halloween Hour at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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One more event you may want to virtually attend is the Early American Folk Art & Trades Marketplace on facebook.

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Early American Folk Art & Trades Marketplace on facebook October 15 & 16.
October 15 – October 16
Oct 15 at 10 AM to Oct 16 at 4 PM Eastern Time
I will be selling one of my reproduction Izannah Walker dolls at the Marketplace. 🙂 Click this link to visit the Marketplace.
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A Sneak Peek at the Isane I am Making for The Early American Folk Arts & Trades Marketplace on Facebook October 15 & 16

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On Saturday morning I will be participating in an online facebook only event.  Fifty + amazing artists who belong to the Early American Folk Art and Trades group will be offering some of their work  for sale.  I will be selling this sweet 18 inch Isane, who will have bare feet, handmade pink leather shoes, with a matching bead necklace, antique white cotton dress trimmed in broderie anglaise, antique white cotton chemise & pantalettes, plus a broderie anglaise petticoat. If you use facebook, please consider dropping by to see all of the wonderful handmade folk art treasures https://www.facebook.com/events/1213533635380525/?active_tab=discussion

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Fabulous Finds

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I have been finding the most wonderful things recently on my shopping forays to the flea market and various other locales.  My latest trip on Sunday to the Elephant’s Trunk and the Jenny Lind Doll Club’s  annual Doll Show were no exception.  Since I just returned last week from a whirlwind shopping trip to Bella Vista, Arkansas with 11 other women, you would think I would be all shopped out 🙂  Apparently not so!

Strands of pink colored bone beads will make charming doll size necklaces. I also have them in natural bone and indigo blue.

I was very excited to find strands of bone  beads at the flea market.   They are going to make wonderful Izannah necklaces and are available in more colors than the coral beads I have been using.  The bone beads are also just as historically accurate as the coral.  So now you will have your choice of both types of beads.

Antique white fabric and lace spilling out of a mid-19th century hide covered trunk. The wooden trunk, lined with period newspaper, is just the right size to hold an Izannah Walker doll and her wardrobe.

I’ve been frantically stocking up on all of the appropriate antique fabrics I can find.  It’s going to be a long winter with many fewer shopping opportunities.  I’m trying to make sure that I have enough fabric on hand to dress the dolls I will be making from now through early spring.  The only drawback is that it’s making me feel a bit like a squirrel putting away nuts for winter 🙂

Early 19th century German wooden doll, with intricately carved ball joints and turn of the 20th century indigo clothing. The doll stands next to a 19th century domed wooden trunk in original blue paint and a 19th century turned walnut spool holder /pincushion. Lying at her feet is an antique crochet sample booklet, made of brown polished cotton with pinked edges.

My shopping list, when I headed out to the doll show, consisted of one item – hand knitted doll socks.  Upon arrival at the show I very virtuously purchased numerous pairs of lacy knit stockings (they are the one and only item of apparel that I do not hand make for my reproduction Izannahs).  But then I got a bit sidetracked!  I happened upon a fantastic German wooden doll, dressed in indigo prints.

A closer look at my newly acquired antique wooden doll.

Her clothing is old, though not as old as the doll herself.  I’m estimating that her current ensemble dates to 1890-1910.  Her pantalettes and chemise are probably original to the doll, which was made in the first part of the 19th century.  Soon the wooden doll was carefully wrapped in tissue and residing in my shopping bag.  To make sure that she didn’t feel lonely, I added a pair of tiny bisque pincushion dolls, a 1920’s Japanese bisque doll, a vintage spun cotton ornament, two tiny wooden Noah’s Ark dogs, and a pair of vintage evergreens to keep her company.

These tiny bisque pincushion dolls, clad in pink silk, are barely 2 inches tall.
Another fun flea market purchase is this doll size polychrome folk art cupboard. There is a drawer in the bottom, big enough to hold an entire child size tea set.
The girls were quite pleased when I brought home this Izannah size mid-19th century doll chair, with a rush seat. They were getting tired of having to share one chair 🙂 The chair is sitting on top of a c.1750 Rhode Island blanket chest in original red paint, covered with a late 19th century hooked rug.
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Online Show Open at www.paulawalton.com

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***Thank you to everyone who came to the show last year in 2011!!!  I hope you are enjoying your purchases.  I’m not doing an online show in 2012 because we are having a wedding in the family instead. ***

The show is open! Hours – Friday, June 24th at 8 p.m. Eastern Time through        10 p.m. Sunday, June 26th.

The show includes dolls, antique bears and toys, vintage and antique cooking items, small handcrafted treasures plus a few surprises for sale on a first come basis.  So don’t wait!

The show is  posted on my blog, www.paulawalton.com.  You will be able to view the show by visiting paulawalton.com from 8 p.m. Eastern Time on June 24th through 10 p.m. Eastern Time June 26th.   If you see something you would like to buy, you can either email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com or call me at 860-355-5709, please no phone calls before 9 a.m. or after 10p.m. Eastern Time.   I will be accepting checks, money orders and Paypal for payment.  You may also place items on lay away.  If you would like to pay using Paypal, I will invoice you.  If you wish to pay with a credit card, you may do so through Paypal as a guest – you do not have to open a Paypal account.

As always everything, except carousel horses and large pieces of furniture, will include free shipping.  If it is possible for you to come pick your purchases up in person, then I will subtract a bit from your total 🙂

I will be posting additional items throughout the weekend, so check back 🙂

Click on these links to go right to the show:

Dolls

Bears

Sewing & Fabric

Antique Children’s and Doll’s Furniture

Fanciful Hand Wrought Goods

Antique Kitchen and Cooking

Want to see more???  Visit my main website for more of my work.

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You Are Invited…

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Less than two weeks to go until my 1st Online Show.  Join me on Friday June 24th, 2011 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time for the opening night of my web only show and sale.

There will be  dolls, antique bears and toys, vintage and antique cooking items, small handcrafted treasures plus a few surprises for sale on a first come basis.  So don’t be late!

The show will be posted on my blog, www.paulawalton.com.  You will be able to view the show by visiting paulawalton.com from 8 p.m. Eastern Time on June 24th through 10 p.m. Eastern Time June 26th.   If you see something you would like to buy, you can either email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com or call me at 860-355-5709, please no phone calls before 9 a.m. or after 10p.m. Eastern Time.   I will be accepting checks, money orders and Paypal for payment.  You may also place items on lay away.  If you would like to pay using Paypal, I will invoice you.  If you wish to pay with a credit card, you may do so through Paypal as a guest – you do not have to open a Paypal account.

As always everything, except carousel horses and large pieces of furniture, will include free shipping.  If it is possible for you to come pick your purchases up in person, then I will subtract a bit from your total 🙂

Want to make sure that you don’t forget to come to the show???  Sign up for my mailing list and I will send you a reminder