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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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Showing posts with label teddy bear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teddy bear. Show all posts

Monday, July 8, 2019

...my TOY STORY...

...I am forever tagging my Instagram posts of toys #workhardplayhard

I suppose the bottom line is, 
I love to play. I love toys...

I don't think there's a room in my house where there isn't a doll or teddy bear.  

...this capture of me from the recent Blythe Con where I presented a showcase of toys and handmade from Earth Angels Studios  
 (photo cred to Linda Holland with xxoo)

I can remember my kids playing with MY toys and me playing with theirs... and while I was always a dolly girl, my one daughter could never stand them -- she always wanted to play with little animal figures or stuffies.
 
One of my sons loved anything with wheels...the other played only with action figures.
 Toys spark the imagination, they remind me of happy childhood memories and they make me feel young at heart...

They say for children play is their work...it's how they learn.  Well, for me, play might still be my work... #ilovemyjob 

These are some new offerings I've just posted to the site...there are indeed so many I will just include a very few here... click this to see them all
(Doremi doll on left and below available at Kamino Collectibles...
other items available at Earth Angels Studios)

Enjoy a peek and hope that you can find some playtime in your day...


 ...you can find the toys and vintage goodies -- may fun for Blythe -- on these pages of my site
and follow me on insta at
@jensearthangels for more

 xo Jen


Friday, February 16, 2018

London event next week...SUPER EXCITED....

...hi all...

I'll be heading to London next week ... 
I am super excited to once again participate in the fab HUGGLET's WINTER BEAR FEST...

along with special guest and featured artist


 


AND
AND AND
!!!

...I'll also be doing several photo shoots for Jo Packham's Where Women Create magazines...STAY TUNED for just a few peeks and intel about these exciting shoots... be sure to follow me on instagram at @jensearthangels


Will I see you in London again??? 
So many friends there that I am super excited to see...
Hope so!! 


 Stay tuned for more peeks!
xo Jen

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Peek at Hugglet's Winter BearFest...Letty in London!!!

It was an amazing teat to be able to share the art and artistry of Earth Angels' artists 
at the Hugglet's Winter Bear Fest... 


Letty Worley was our featured artist and she made the trip with me to showcase her art...
 
 
We got to see some old and very dear friends... xoxoxo to Paula Strethill-Smith...
 
Ingrid Schmid....
 love you Ingrid and I have missed you so!
 


...and glamourous, Basia Zarzycka and her dear mother....
 
 ...and we had some surprise visitors too...
my Darcy Blythe Doll and wee Eliza the Mouse....



We made some new friends too...and we cannot wait to go back next year....

Some peeks of the show, the display and some great teds and soft sculpture toys that are posting to the site...







A huge thanks to all who made our participation possible and to all the wonderful new customers who fell in love with our offerings...much appreciation for your enthusiasm and support!


xxoo Jen
 

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

exciting news...and WELCOME SASHA

I wanted to share some lovely news...
we have a someone new among the ranks of the Earth Angels Featured Artists

WELCOME SASHA POKRASS
 
Each designer toy creation is a sweet surprise laden with detail... 
 
When I asked Sasha to share a little about herself with readers, here's what she said...

 I started to make toys when I was 8 and was rather successful. I always had my own pocket money, I traveled a lot and was featured in TV programs about handmade stuff. 
When a teenager I had other interests and forgot about toy making.
"Relapse" happened to me 9 years ago when I wanted to make a handmade gift for my friend. I made a teddy bear and then I couldn't  stop!!! I worked in the office that time so I had to give up job to make toymaking my main occupation. 
I love to experiment with materials, colors, size, shapes, characters...

I especially love her pieces featuring the "Napoleon Hats"!
...and I am definitely partial to her petite creations...there's a sure charm in them...

Here are some other faves...
Thanks to Sasha for sharing her talent...I am loving all that she has made for us to share on the site...and we are hoping for more SOON!!


I am thrilled and honored to welcome her!

...and stay tuned for more designs from this talented young, Russian artist


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