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I Love Art, Adore the Handmade and Treasure the Vintage. I am the Fun Mom, the Silly Friend and the Writer who wants to make more room for beauty in the everyday.

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Monday, February 21, 2011

...you better be paying attention!


Yeah, that means you...You had just better be paying attention! Valerie Weberpal is at the top of her game, on the mark, so right on; In short, her work is getting better, and better and I am just about over the top, smitten - nay obsessed with her work more than ever...


Valerie does incredible things with fabric and needle. Her creations are beautifully textured and layered with festive abandon, yet impeccable stitched. OOOHHH AHHHH...







I adore the pillow-like soft dolls she creates from found and recycled, re-purposed and new textiles, all trimmed with a flourish of festive appointments from buttons and bows, to swirls of colorful ribbon or dashes of unexpected texture and color.

Valerie is from Illinois where she lives with her family on a working farm. On her days away from the Harvest Moon studio she has found my dream job – she works in a gourmet candy shop….YUMMY! There, she hand-dips chocolates and makes candies as yummy as her work…but I digress.

I hope you can encounter her work or meet her soon...Catch her work at our upcoming event in Sanford, FL on 3/4 & 3/5 AND catch the artist yourself this coming May at our event on 5/21 & 5/22 in Saratoga Springs, NY...details for the events are on the events page of our site.

I love everything about Valerie and her work...Val, you are a gem! And I am thrilled to work with her...you can read her at her blog...or log onto her page on our site and see what all my fuss is about...


...email me if you want a sneak peek of the latest arrivals that are not yet posted to her page...

xxoo Jen
Earth Angels

3 comments:

pussman and co said...

All those adorable crazy bunnies! Love them all :D

Unknown said...

Her dolls are a feast for the textile junkie eyes! I love her whimsical designs and her magical way of repurposing fabrics and trims. LOVE it all!!

xxoo
Heidi

Michelle Sylvia said...

I just love Valerie and her creations!!! I am lucky enough to have a couple in my home. My little ones have one each for their rooms and everytime I walk in and see them they make me smile and the room just looks brighter!!

If you don't own one of Valerie's creations, treat yourself today. You will be so happy that you did!

Michelle


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