Originals By Connie Ione

They grow so fast!

2012-05-13T19:50:00.001-07:00

I have been do busy with my job the kids and the house! My goodness! Thought I'd share my Darcy's ( my first born) prom picture! Hope your all doing good in blog land!

2010-03-01T05:40:00.001-08:00

Almost time to leave! Jimmy and I are leaving for San Diego wednesday to stay with our friends. A little sun sure sounds great right now! I hope everyone has a great rest of the week.

2010-02-25T06:22:00.000-08:00

My dad called me and asked me if I'd like to go to an estate sale.... It was only a few blocks from my house and only a couple more than dads house. He just bought a house within a block of me :) I said of course, so the storie goes..... I have never been to one of these before, only heard of them. Although it was sad to see people going thrue someone's belongings some good came from it I guess. I got this set of antique furniture. The day before it was priced only 800.00 dollars and on the second day it was marked to 400.00 which is when I arrived with my daddy :) He bought it for me! pretty cool Dad I think. He has also collected 4~crocks from my great Aunt and Uncle that belonged to my Great Great Grandmother last week. He's always got an eye out for my fave antiques! I love my dad so!!!! Please dont pay to much attention to the ugly bedroom, Jimmy and I re-did all the kids rooms from the walls to the floors and in this process I moved my room upstairs which is a finnished off attic. I have to get new flooring and paint still :( but I do have cool furniture now to put in it! You will see the the headboard is way to tall to get into the room :( and the dresser mirror is too tall for placement as well. I wanted to cry. I'll figure something out, kinda wishing I had not giving my old large tall ceiling room to my daughter.

2010-02-24T10:05:00.000-08:00

Back to painting with OILS.....They seem to suit me best. The colors blend the way I like. I started this piece today but cannot concentrate on it for I have so many things I should be doing instead. Errands and the joyful cleaning :( Yucky! Hope you all are having a wonderful day, God Bless, Connie

Natural chemical free face cleanser and moisturizing treatments to try....

2010-02-22T05:47:00.000-08:00

Natural chemical free face cleanser and moisturizing treatments to try....

I've just got my new "Herb Companion" and was inspired by these natural recipes to try at home. Like most of you I spend a lot of cash on face care products always trying to find that miricle in a bottle but hate the prices :(

BUT what I really hate MOST of all is the idea of myself and my daughters putting all of those chemicals on our skin knowing how we absorb them all. I found these and wanted to post and give them a try. Let me know if you try them and give me feedback. I will be trying them right along with you. Please becareful not to use anything you are alergic to.

Gentle cleanser~

said to be a good alternative to harsh soaps. This cleanser has soothing properties that make it especially good for sensitive or mature skin.

1~Cup whole milk or soymilk

1/2~ cup whole oats

1~tablespoon honey

~Pour all ingredients on high until smooth and creamy.

~Pour into a clean jar with a tight-fitting lid. Store in refrigerator.

~To use: Place a small amount in the palm of your hand, then gently massage into your skin. Rinse well with warm water and pat your skin dry.

Anti-Aging Cream~

Don't forget an important part of the complexion: your neck. This evening neck cream is rich in skin-conditioning oils. For soft, smooth skin, massage a small amount into your face and neck nightly.

2~tablespoons coconut oil

1~tablespoon olive oil

1~tablespoon grated cocoa butter

1~teaspoon vitamin E oil

~Mix all ingredients in a small pan and heat gently on the stovetop until the mixture warms and just begins to melt.

~Remove from heat and stir until completely melted and mixed. Pour into a clean jar with a lid.

~To Use: Massgae a small amount into your neck and face at night before going to bed.

Restoring Mask

As we age, our skin becomes drier. This moisturizing mask plumps up dry skin with egg yolks, which are an excellent sourse of skin-softening lecithin. If you have extremely dry skin, use weekly.

1~egg yolk

1~teaspoon olive oil

1 to 2~tablespoons mashed avocado

~Mix all ingredients and stir until smooth.

~To Use: Spread on damp skin. Let sit 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water; pat dry.

2010-02-17T10:12:00.000-08:00

Thank goodness, I got some sleep last night :) I just finnished up a new sweetie pie Mohair bear. I added the little dress this time. I like them nakie but thought I'd try a little something new.
The kiddos and I are going to my X~grand mothers in law tonight for dinner. WE hardly see her anymore so we will make the long trip.
I'm planning a blog "give a way" but have to figure out how to do it and what to give.....hmmmmm, should I give a mohair OR a prim item? Any feedback would be great!
Hope everyone is well and have a blessed day! ~Connie

2010-02-16T06:02:00.000-08:00

Ever lay in bed for hours not able to fall asleep thinking of everything but nothing of importance? I sure did! last time I looked at the clock it was 4:56 am and I get up at 6:00 ~ 6:30 to get the kids off to school. Although I did finnish this bear last night. Meet Maddie, she is a little larger than my usual mohair's. I'm listing her on e-bay today. I'm not sure yet how to add links for viewers to just click.... anyone wanting to share a "how to" is MORE than welcome :) Hope evryone is haveing a blessed day! Connie Ione

2010-01-15T11:48:00.000-08:00

I had some down time today, and I started another project. I started thumbing thrue my old subscription of "Somerset Life"

If you get the magizine....do you recall "The Magic of Fairies" By Dawn Edmonson? Such a sweet idea. I thought I'd give it a try.It's always fun to try something new, right?

My fairie is very hard to see due to my camera that needs to be thrown at the wall. Ughhh! My plan is to do more, so I'll share more another time. I have to get to the laundry and the farm animals now. Hope everyone out there in Blogland has a wonderful weekend. I think my bf is taking me out tonight :) no kids this weekend! what a miracle.

2010-01-13T20:17:00.000-08:00

I'm putting the gritty Jane tutorials to use now that the Holidays are behind us. :) (wooh hoo) Here's my version of the Gritty Doll. lol Jane is the best, I was having problems with my classroom and she got right to fixing it.

While I worked on this dollie tonight, just jake and I here so the house is quiet, Jake (my son) thought he'd give one of our cats a bath. We all know how much cat's love water... right? Well, he pulled it off! The poor kitty is lick, lick, licking himself. Here's my son and his best friend Alex: a.k.a. Allie Boo

AND last but not least, I thought I throw in a couple of pics of our trip to Chicago just before Christmas. Jimmy and I took Cassidy (My youngest daughter) there as part of her Christmas present to see the Broadway play...."In The Heights" She had never been to Chicago so she was thrilled with the BIG city, buildings, shopping, Rain Forest Cafe, Fancey Italian Resturants, ( she called it) The elavators in our Hotel, The Show it's self and The Sears Tower. Jimmy and I had to laugh at her a little. She was happy and cute. We take for granted everthing we see that her little eyes had never laid on before. Here she is in the new glass box that hangs over the side of the tower. It was a little bit freekie to say the least. :)

2010-01-12T16:58:00.000-08:00

Boy it's amazing how out of practice I have become. I kinda like this piece but I know I can do much much better. Anywho...here's what I did tonight. I'm really going to push myself to at least my old standard of Prim/Folk Art Dollie making. I hope all is good for all of you Bloggers out there!

~Hugs, Connie

Happy as a child in a candy shop~

2010-01-11T15:45:00.000-08:00

~I will NOT let winter get me down.... least I'm trying not too....

I sold a few of my Mohair bears on Etsy and E~bay so I had some money to play with, gotta love that, right?

So a Etsy shopping I went and have started a few new hobbies that I have been wanting to try.

I love opening the mail box to packages and have the mail man come to the door with goodies or should I say "The Goods"

Here are the wonderful 1860's German Frozen Charlottes~ Simply Love them!

and a creation of one turned into this.....

next is the bird assemblage I couldnt wait to put together.... He's a creepy kind-of-cool.

You cannot see a lot of the detail, sorry!

and the newest Mohair, I made him from my own Original pattern, he is a sweet faced chunky, weighted guy with a sort of goofy look. I'm thinking a face only a mother or creator could love....lol

OH, I wanted to add.....When boredom hit the other day I came across a blog that I fell in love with, This ladie has the sweetest house. If you have not been to her Blog you should check it out. I'm sorry I dont know how to add the links yet but hopefully you can figure it out! :)

Here's the blog.... taylors*farmhouse*attic

Hugs, Connie

2010-01-01T21:46:00.001-08:00

This little family created all this week!

2009-12-31T17:46:00.000-08:00

Chewy and Bella Lu on E-bay right now! Hope everyone is enjoying the Holidays.

2009-12-17T07:39:00.000-08:00

2009-12-07T16:56:00.000-08:00

I think I need to lay off on the bears, BuT first I have to add the latest 2 ... :)

What better to do than sew and paint when its a winter wonderland outside.

2009-11-26T14:44:00.001-08:00

HAPPY, HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone!

2009-11-25T19:04:00.000-08:00

Another mini and a larger bear too! This is just a sneek peek of whats to come. I'm truley addicted now :)

2009-11-23T17:43:00.000-08:00

I just h-a-d to share my little bear, I just finnished him. TALK about work "pain staking labor" and "a labor of love" :) why is it that the smaller something is the harder it is?

Here's my little lovely......

sitting in my great grandmothers old bowl....

and in a antique tea cup. I left this one simple with just a little scarf of red but I have big plans for the next one. My fingers are so cramped up so it may be a while though, lol. Hope everyone is having a nice evening, Connie

2009-11-20T08:52:00.000-08:00

~ ~Sisika under a Native Moon ~ ~

My great grandmother was full Cherokee Indian, so I thought I'd try to paint a native women.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Just complete this morning.

HAPPY FRIDAY everyone :) We've made it thrue another week.

2009-11-19T06:52:00.000-08:00

~I shared these on my selling blog but I meant to put them on this blog, I'll try again :( like I explained in THE OTHER blog, I stayed up way to late working on art so I'm a ding bat today with tiredness.

~This is the Hume mansion (Lumber barron) here in my home town. The families have donated some of the original items back to the house, I think that's wonderful BUT I would never part with my family antiques. I have a trove of them that no one is going to take cept my children one day, I would surely cry! NUF' about me, right? lol
~I love the old furniture and quilts. Thought you prim lovers would enjoy these.

2009-11-18T07:17:00.000-08:00

Good Morning, look who played Peek~A~Boo with me this morning. They are so darn cute!

The only problem is when I go outside to visit Coda and Toffee my dogs and kitties get so jelouse. They ALWAYS know where I have been. lol

he looks sweet and innocent but he was barking (yelling) at me when I came in and my cat would hardly look at me. SPOILED come to mind perhaps?

Anyways...I came up with an idea last night. Remeber the cute silicone bulbs? well why not make them into night lights? I did and I will be working on more to sell in the next week. There real cute.

AND last, I met up with one of my friends yesturday and went to basket making class, what a treat! Here's my newest and a basket my girlfriend made me last July but I hadn't see her for so long, but I got it now. Thanks Brenda, LOVE IT!

NOW, I need to get to laundry. Ughhh!

Happy Monday, and new painting...

2009-11-16T08:20:00.000-08:00

WE had a great weekend, Jimmy and I took my daughter Darcy to see Bruce Springsteen in Detroit Michigan last Friday. Darcy had a choice of what she wanted for her sweet sixteen and this concert was what she chose. It cracks me up that she loves BRUCE of all singers not to mention he was big when I was a little girl. For a guy that is older than my own father he sure puts on a great show!
Just finnished is this mixed media painting. I will be adding her to Etsy this week sometime. She has a ton of detail but is hard to see by the photo. I have to work on my photo skills. :( Anyways, hope everyone had a great weekend too!

2009-11-11T20:14:00.000-08:00

THANK YOU to all of our Vets, and to my Grandpa Lyle Hall who served in the U.S. AIR FORCE. He just passed away last August and he is missed. I use to love listening to him talk about the days he served. I only wish I had recorded him now to play to my children. I looked the internet over for a great american flag image to post and then thought why not share photos of my own Vet hero. I love you grandpa! and I will never forget you!

And a side note, I just figured out how to tell if I haver comments from people, by fluke of course. I feel bad that I have not replied to any of you. I'm still learning to ropes. "THANK YOU" for the sweet comments!

2009-11-09T14:15:00.000-08:00

Check out newest painting on Etsy...

2009-11-05T06:00:00.000-08:00

Snowy girl is still in the work's....