Door Greeters

Back before tour frenzy hit the studio, 

I gave you a little hint of what I was working on. 

Remember this?

I finished them on the Saturday of the tour and hung them on the doors separating our 

living space from the studio.

 I am sorry it has taken me so long to show you the results. 

They didn’t get much reaction on the tour to my disappointment but I love how they turned out! One person told me they were “too spooky”. 

 Hmm…I didn’t think they were that spooky.

I found the spider fabric in her skirt, in an Asheville fabric store and loved it on sight. 

From that point on I just made them up as I went along which is how I like to work. 

They were labor intensive with lots of steps along the way, but I am very happy with them. 

You would not have to hang them on a door; it could be a cupboard or a wall.

I don’t have individual names for them, all I could think of was “Door Greeters”. 

Yeah, I know not very creative.

The lady pumpkin greeter is made with my own hand-dyed wool fabric, embroider face, “moth wings” with stitched covered wire for shaping, vintage buttons and belt ring on back for a hanger, black netting slip, and her own little stitched black kitty.

The gentleman pumpkin greeter is also made with my hand-dyed wool fabric, embroidered face, “bat wings” with stitched covered wire for shaping, vintage buttons and belt ring, 

and his own little stitched pumpkin.

Now I am brimming with ideas on others to make! How about a strawberry or tomato head or Uncle Sam/Lady Liberty or Santa/Snowman? 

The list could go on forever. 

 What do you think? Should I make more of them? 

Is this something anybody else would go crazy over like I have?

 Feedback is important to me. 

I get wrapped up into my own world and need to hear what other people think.

Thanks to everyone who made a comment about our losing Monica.

 It helped so much. I appreciate each and every one of you.

 It is going to take time to adjust to not having a dog in the house for the first time. 

We will love again one day when the time is right, and we meet that special little soul that needs a loving fur-ever home.