The Queen of Hearts

The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts all on a summer's day;
The Knave of Hearts he stole the tarts and took them clean away.
The King of Hearts called for the tarts and beat the Knave full sore
The Knave of Hearts brought back the tarts and
vowed he'd steal no more.

A nursery rhyme that we would read as youngsters, found in a book on nursery rhymes and tales from "The Bookshelf For Boys and Girls" set of children's books.  I loved those books so much I got a set for my children, and now have a set for my grandchildren. 
The doll you see above has a rather well traveled history. She was originally meant to be a flower head doll that I started last year. Between the big moves, and hauling unfinished projects from Wendover to Tooele, then Oregon and back, she managed to survive, only to become a Queen of Hearts. She was probably meant to be just that, so she had to wait until I could get my muse on and get her done. You can find her on ebay right now at  Mother's Dream Artworks

Queen of Hearts - Work in Progress

Another mad dash in to say hi! I hope you have a wonderful day. Here's a queen of hearts doll that was converted from a flower head doll I wanted to do last year. I think I will get this one done.
Yes, I do have more than one project going on. It's too hard to get the easel set up in the kitchen. When I came home yesterday I tried to make myself available for chatting with my mother-in-law while I sculpted, but she has been reading a book she couldn't put down. I did make some progress on this though. So glad it's warmer today, so I don't have to be in my studio downstairs freezing my fandango off! Have a great day!

Spreading a little love for a collector....

Whew! Finally got a word in, and a photo or two. I don't understand why, but blogger and Firefox aren't compatible anymore, so here I am on Safari. No matter, I had a collector contact me about my giveaway ornament at the PFATT Valentine Giveaway and wanted something similar. She was willing to pay so why would I refuse...lol. I do think though, that you should stop by the giveaway because there are so many wonderful goodies, who knows, you may be a winner!

These 4 came about because of her request, in order to offer choices, and they are available if you are interested. They are reversible, a face on one side and the saying on the other. "Be Mine" and "True Love" are the sayings and these are very reasonable. If interested drop me a line.
Do I seem a bit scrambled here? Well I am, no sleep will do that to a person. My creative muse in writing has flown the coop as I lost it with the sleep I've lost all week. Thank goodness for the weekend!

Queen of Hearts Doll on etsy

Just added her to my new etsy shop and she already has been featured in a treasury! etsy

The Queen of Hearts revisited....

I'm not sure why the Queen of Hearts theme has been my muse this year, but it's been an adventure for sure. The is the last of the ideas I wanted to work out, so now I can move on to other ideas that are fighting for space in the front recesses of my tiny little brain. 

This lovely lady was created using clay, wood, wire, fabric and lots of embellishing trims. She is now up for consideration on ebay. I wonder where she will end up?
So now I'm on to bunnies and western art....

The Queen of Hearts is looking for a new kingdom....

 Oh so bored with where she's at right now, the Queen of Hearts is looking for a new kingdom. It seems her servants are not meeting her expectations, so she must find a place where she can start with a whole new crew, and new life.

She's heard how well other famous figures do when selling on ebay, so she's stuck her toe in the water so to speak to give it a try. I would think she would look for a kingdom up for auction, but no, she would rather someone bid on her and take her home with them. She feels that they will appreciate her more that way. We shall see where she ends up......

Queen of Hearts Doll

 A new Queen of Hearts to start the new year off right. She's looking for a new kingdom to reign in as she has grown bored with her current location.

 She's asked her personal maid to get out her best gown, complete with dotted swiss, embroidered flowers, and layers of sheer tulle under skirt.

 Many of her elements are hand created, with careful attention to detail. We wouldn't want to make the Queen mad you know.

Stop by my ebay listing to learn more about her. Search AHA art.

WIP Queen of Hearts

Creating a doll is not as easy as it would seem if you try and make your own pattern. Art is ever a learning process and that's half of the fun! This Queen of Hearts is a little bit prim, a little bit vintage with a retro twist. Prim in design with a vintage retro skirt of dotted swiss fabric. Do they even make dotted swiss fabric anymore? I found a couple of small pieces of the fabric, not large enough to do anything really big, but it is so cool I couldn't pass it up. Oh, the joy of the hunt when visiting a soroptomists store or other thrift venue.
This queenly lady has a hand painted face. The tall collar isn't attached yet, thus it isn't standing the way I would like, but she is as they say, still a work in progress. What are you working on today?