Mummy Caged a Pug

Greetings from Germany.  It's me  MA-kytah.

Boy oh boy do I have a post for you.

Mummy got to work on something she had been staring at ever since she brought it home from a thrift shop in Birkenfeld.

She said that it was a candle holder.  Mummy doesn't like to light candles in the apartment because of this guy.

See he likes to throw the ball for Shady and I to fetch.  Can you see Shady in the back?  Yep, and mummy is afraid that we might knock down a candle and burn the place down.  So she decided to do something else with the candle holder.

Here we go.........

Yep............Mummy is so fascinated with Santos Cage Dolls (as in her last post) that - well -

MUMMY CAGED A PUG

She designed it to hold her collection of clay pugs and paper mache pugs that she collects from artists on Etsy.

Man oh Man that Mummy.

Now tell me...........do I look anything like the Pug Cage Doll?

Mummy is going to link this with:

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Welcome Home Wednesday @ Vintage on a Dime

THURSDAY

Time Traveled Thursday @ The Brambleberry Cottage

FRIDAY

Be Inspired Friday @ Common Ground

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Pieces from Countries

Ever heard of Santos Cage Dolls?

I first saw one when I was reading this blog

Old Grey Mare Primitives

See the cage doll on the table?

There are sooooo many Santos Cage Dolls on Pinterest.

I was so inspired by these beautiful dolls that I set out to make one myself.

As I was putting the doll together I realized that the pieces I gathered were from around the world.  Different countries we have visited put this doll together.

From Guam

I found this photo holder at the Salvation Army.

It will now serve as the "cage" of the Santos Cage Doll.

I drew out the pattern for the doll..........freehand.

From Germany

 The fabric came from the lining of a basket that I found in a thrift shop in Birkenfeld, Germany.

I love the texture of the fabric

 Paintng on this fabric was awesome.  I used acrylic paint.

I purchased the acrylic paint from the Creative Craft Center in Baumholder, Germany.

FROM HONG KONG

I used pearl beads that I picked up in Hong Kong to serve as buttons on the Santos Cage Doll.

From the Philippines

The tassel edging I bought in the Philippines in 2007 when we shopped there for my parent's 50th wedding anniversary.

From Alaska (U.S.A)

In 2004 I visited my sister in Alaska and we went to garage/rummage sales and I picked up vintage buttons.

I needed two buttons to connect the arms to the body.

From Tacoma Washington (U.S.A.)

I picked up the embroidery thread from a Joann's in Tacoma Washington and this is what I used to attach the arms to the body with the buttons from Alaska.

From Korea

Santos Cage Dolls were once used as altars in homes in little towns that had no churches.  I want to use my Santos Cage Doll to display rosaries my husband picked up in Korea.  The rosaries came in these beautiful round trinket boxes.

So now let's take a look at my

Santos Cage Doll

Made........Compliments of

Pieces from Countries

Thank you so much for visiting.


Linking Pieces from Countries with:
MONDAY
You're Gonna Love It @ Kathe With an E
Mop It Up Monday @ I Should Be Mopping The Floor
Motivate Me Monday@ Keeping It Simple Crafts
Mod Mid Mix Monday @ Mod Vintage Life
Clever Chicks Blog Hop @ The Chicken Chick
Make It Pretty Monday @ The Dedicated House
Pretty Things Party @ Twelve o Eight

TUESDAY
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm
Knick of Time Tuesday @ Knick of Time Interiors
Show Me What Ya Got @ Not Just a Housewife
Take a Look Tuesday @ Sugarbee Crafts
You're Gonna Love It @ Kathe With an E
Transformed Tuesday @ PJH Designs One of a Kind
Knick of Time Tuesday @ Knick of Time Interiors

WEDNESDAY
What's It Wednesday @ Ivy And Elephants
Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style
Wow Me Wednesday @ Gingersnap Crafts
Primp Your Stuff Wednesday @ Primp Junktion
The Creative Spark @ Clean And Scentsible
What We Accomplished Wednesday @ Green Willow Pond


THURSDAY
Treasure Hunt Thursday @ From My Front Porch to Yours
Time Traveled Thursday @ The Brambleberry Cottage
Under $100 Linky Party @ Beyond The Picket Fence
Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson
Inspiration Gallery @ Craftberry Bush
Under $100 Linky Party @ Beyond The Picket Fence 

FRIDAY
Feathered Nest Frieday @ French Country Cottage
Be Insipired Friday @ Common Ground
Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest
Flaunt It Friday @ Chic On a Shoestring Decorating
Hodgepodge Friday @ Its a Hodgepodge Life
Delicately Constructed @ Delicate Construction
Show & Tell Friday @ Romantic Home
Catch As Catch Can @ My Repurposed Life

SATURDAY
Saturday Night Special @ Funky Junk Interiors
Spotlight Saturday @ Classy Clutter
Bouquet of Talent Linky Party @ Life on Lakeshore Drive

SUNDAY
Sunday-Show-Off-Linky-Party@Twigg Studios

70 Loads of Laundry Created Angel Wings

What a title huh?

Well I really did do 70 loads of laundry to get this project done.

Each time a load was washed and dried this lovely Tiffany & Co bag filled up with used dryer sheets.

I saved the sheets because I just knew I could do something with them.

It took quite some time to take 70 dryer sheets and cut em in half.

And then trim the edges and sew and gather one side.  I needed 140 of these gathered dryer sheets in all.

Once I got the dryer sheets ready I moved on to my favorite craft of them all - making rolled flowers out of fleece with a pearl hot glued in the center.

And I made lots of them.

And now on to the pattern.

I used two poster boards.

To cut an angel wing.
And then one by one I glued the gathered dryer sheets to the wings.

WHOOPS!!
Almost forgot the rolled roses.

Once all the material is prepared gluing onto the wings was quick.

My my my
I just love how my Angel Wings turned out.

Linking 
70 Loads of Laundry Created Angel Wings
With

MONDAY
Motivate Me Monday @ Keeping It Simple
Clever Chicks Blog Hop @ The Chicken Chick
Mod Mix Monday @ Mod Vintage Life
I Should Be Mopping The Floor
Share It One More Time @ One More Time
Make It Pretty Monday @ The Dedicated House 

TUESDAY
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm
Take A Look Tuesday @ Sugar Bee Crafts
Knick of Time Tuesday @ Knick Of Time
Pretty Things Link Party @ Twelve O Eight





WEDNESDAY
What's It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants
Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style
Wow Me Wednesday @ Gingersnap Crafts
Primp Your Stuff Wednesday @ Primp Junktion
Creative Spark @ Clean and Scentsible
What We Accomplished Wednesday @ Green Willow Pond

THURSDAY
Time Travel Thursday @ The Brambleberry Cottage
Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have a Daily Cup Of Mrs. Olson
Treasure Hunt Thursday @ From My Front Porch to Yours
Inspiration Gallery @ Craftberry Bush
Under $100 Linky Party @ Beyond The Picket Fence 
FRIDAY
Be Inspired Friday @ Common Ground
Show & Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home
Frugalicious Friday @ Finding Fabulous
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage
My Repurposed Life 
Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest 
SATURDAY
Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors
Serenity Saturday @ Serenity You 
Spotlight Saturday @ Classy Clutter


SUNDAY
Sunday Show Off Party @ Twigg Studios

A Bouquet of Talent @ Life on Lakeshore Drive





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