Primitive santa

Today I am showing you how I make those sock heads on "Old Tattered Santa" and "Good Night Santa" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You should use a cotton or cotton blend sock with a tight weave. A ladies sock is best. Cut it in half, or, at the heal as shown. Stuff fairly firmly with fiberfill. I always use "Morning Glory" fiberfill. It stays where you put it and doesn't shift like that other slick brand. It takes a couple of big handfuls for this head. Shape it as you go and then tie…

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I am a primitive folk art doll artist re-creating the past of vintage doll making. I offer handmade seasonal dolls for each season. Santas are my specialty!

Christmas is fast approaching! Every year I like to make a new ornament for my tree and I am just loving how this primitive Santa ornament turned out.He would make a beautiful addition to your tree or a very special Christmas gift.Every year for the past 15 years I have given handmade gifts for Christmas...

I am so sorry it has taken me so long to get this posted for you . SO many distractions these days. Today, I am showing you how I paint my clay and chalkware faces. As you have probably seen my last post on how to actually sculpt the clay faces. This is simple and basic, and quite honestly, I'm a little embarrassed, because, I don't feel that I do that good of a job. But, the end result looks pretty good, and they have been well received over the years. Start by base coating the face with…

13 1/2 inch Santa. Santa's in pictures are all from this pattern. Just showing the different looks from plain faced, stitched face or penciled face depending on the look you want. Very Simple to make..

Here is how I make my clay Santa face that I've been doing for, oh, so many years. When working with clay, I've never been able to get the same exact face twice. The faces that you see on all of my Santas through the years have all been either resin poured or chalkware. But, they all began with an original clay face that we made molds from. This face is for a Santa that is anywhere from 16''- 20'' tall Maybe next time, I can do a video. I'm just not set up for that now. I hope that these…

It is almost impossible to find a homeowner who decorates in the primitive/colonial style who has not heard of or owns at least one Arnett’s Santa. Every year around this time, hundreds of pictures of these handmade Santas begin popping up on Facebook, websites, and blogs. It see

to be adopted in my Etsy shop. Hope you will stop by to visit him :) HE HAS BEEN ADOPTED!! ~ Thank you so much~~~

Finally ! I am working on the Clay Face Santa Pattern that I've been promising you ! While I"m waiting for some arms and legs to dry, I thought I'd pop in and let you know to get ready ! This Santa Pattern is becoming very detailed and is taking me a great deal of time to put together for you. I've been able to clear my head and am doing my best to make this the best pattern yet. I should say it is TWO patterns ! I am including instructions on how to do a standing AND sitting version ! Along…