Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Hats off to the Hat Makers...






Happy Tuesday...though late in the day...I believe it is still Tuesday in most parts!! Still hotter than blazes here...don't ask...you don't want to know!!!
Anyway... just finished a new miniature (1:12th scale) witch hat and hat stand today... have not made one (by itself) in a very long time...normally I have the hats perched on top of a witches head...but alas I wanted to try one by itself...like I said, been ages and ages since we last made one... Funny and Scary all at the same time... I find..that when I don't do something for a while , I become all 'thumbs' when attempting to do it again...no matter what it is... It is like retaining my brain to function...and I spend a lot of time backtracking (and talking to myself) saying things like...How did I do that again? What materials did I use? Pattern!!! I had a pattern for this??? DUH DUH DUH!!! If I could slap my brain I would..Snap out of it!!!
So I tip 'my hat' to the Hat Makers out there that can do this task blind folded and with such style and Panache ...
I do love Richard's little hat stand though... Can anyone tell I am REALLY starting to get into my Halloween Phase of the year....OOoOoOoOoo I can hardly wait, can I decorate yet??? Too Early ya think??
OK off to decide if this little ditty goes ETSY or EBAY...some many 'E's'...so little time!!
Later Gators
Jodi

19 comments:

Tallulah Belle said...

Ooohhh splendid Titfer. I just love it.

The top reminds me of the Bird of Paradise I just made :-) And I was all fingers and thumbs with that as it had been awhile since I did one.

I love Richards hat stand and the hat box.

Too early for Halloween....I would say not but with your temps I am not sure I could get out of Luau mode !

Witchkrafting with Kat said...

I love it ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo what great imagination and artist skill!

Bearly Sane said...

Oh Jodi, I love this one...it's a little bit of weird and wonderful!

Cody Goodin said...

Awesome hat and hat stand. I know what you mean about Halloween. One of my favorite holidays. Before I forget it, I came across a new trailer for the Alice in Wonderland Movie Tim Burton is doing. You can find it here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/
Hope it works for you. It is awesome. I can't wait to see it.

julie campbell said...

Love the hat jodi and the stand is fantastic,it has a sort of dark carnival look to it, very cool.
I get that " now how did I DO that" feeling all the time LOL especially with hats and shoes. Then I do it and think "ah so That's what I did, now how could I forget that" until the next time arrives with a baffling little pile of bits and bobs in front of me....... :0)
julie xx

Jacqueline Kirk said...

I love the hat stand! Perfect for a witches best hat!

Debbie said...

Wonderful Witchy Hat Jodi and Richard's Hat stand is brilliant. I totally Love it..x

Christopher A. Klingler said...

LOVELY new piece Jodi!

Have a great week.

Chris :-)

Creager Studios said...

Hi Jayne...

OK I am guessing Titfer is English for Hat? I LOVE that word...
Thanks for the kind words too...

Heat...BLAC!!!

Hugs,
Jodi

Creager Studios said...

Howdy Kat...

Thanks so much...that means a lot coming from you...expert in the Hat Field....

Hugs,
Jodi

Creager Studios said...

Hi Sandi...

OooOo great combo...Weird and Wonderful...I like that...thanks so much..

Hugs

Jodi

Creager Studios said...

Howdy Cody...

Thank You Thank You for sending that video snippit...I am all a twitter about the thought of that movie... seems of late the fantasy movies are the most exciting...I like that!!

Thanks too for your kind words...
Halloween too is my very fav holiday... lets us be kids again and take a short walk on the wild side...I like that too!

Jodi

Creager Studios said...

Hi Julie...

You are so right..does have a sort of Carnival Feeling...I think the box it sits on gives that feeling... a good feeling indeed!

Glad yo see someone else goes through the same 'Yikes, how did I do that' feelings...I don't feel so alone...

Hugs

Jodi

Creager Studios said...

Hi Jackie...

Thanks so much...I do love witches...actually I have always believed that we 'each' have a little witch in us...

Hugs,
Jodi

Creager Studios said...

Hi Debbie...

Thank You Thank You... I told Richard...OK...you carved one bone...now keep going and make me an entire skelly....he just frowns and walks away...what did I Say????

Hugs,
Jodi

Creager Studios said...

Howdy Chris..

Thanks Bunches... I am still 'grumbling' that I lost your graveyard postcard on EBAY...I would not have but it is on my 'other' email address that I don't visit as often as I should... that would have reminded me to bid again...DRAT!!!!!!!

Hugs for a Great Week

Jodi

Tallulah Belle said...

Titfer is an English word for a hat...cool word huh :-)

Comes from Cockney rhyming slang...Tit For Tat = Hat. Then it got shortened to titfer.

Creager Studios said...

I LOVE it Jayne...and I will try to use it somewhere....

LOVE Words!! Specially true English words...I guess slang...even American Slang can be interesting...That's why I loved the Beat Generation...so many COOL slang words....

Thanks for the info...

Hugs,
Jodi

nikkinikkinikki72 said...

Simply beautiful in every way!
Makes mne think about poetry for some reason and classical music.
Why or how i don't have a clue but thats what it makes me see, feel and think.
Nikki x