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- I am a dollmaker. I love antique fabrics and hoard them. I collect old china doll heads without bodies and leather doll bodies without heads and never put them together. I have stacks of old photos of people I don't know. I have two smart and funny kids who complain that I hang plates on the wall instead of pictures. I have a great husband who travels with me and who I used to garden with but now don't because all I do is make dolls. Luckily he still likes me. So all in all somewhat normal ...depending , of course, on who you ask.
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May 01, 2008
April 21, 2008
Pardon My Dust
Trinkets and Treasures are lovingly packed away and dollies are nestled cosily in their beds in anticipation of surprises to come..
Renovations are underway for a new and improved Dolls House!
April 07, 2008
E-mail alert!
Hello!
Just to inform you all of an e-mail address change! Please no longer use the address through my website. Please bookmark the new e-mail at
nicolsayre@comcast.net
I have been having an inordinate number of problems with the website address so if you have e-mailed to nicol@nicolsayre.com in the last month or two or, in fact, EVER, please address your correspondence to the new e-mail address
I apologize if you have been waiting to hear from me ...most likely , I never got it!
If you are on my mailing list you'll still get announcements from nicol@nicolsayre.com but I cannot get responses at that address.
Thanks so much and I apologize wholeheartedly if you have not heard from me! Ahhh... technology!
March 24, 2008
saying good-bye
Goodbye dear homestead! What lovely times we had... 24 years of fun in the country...
riding the mower....
doggies kissing donkeys....
sunsets that lit up the sky to mountains 100 miles away
we loved you so!! ... and we'll remember the bonfires and secret trails and goats and chickens named Hootie and Patootie and the fun and togetherness of family times. Good bye ,good bye dear family home... we'll remember you forever!
** * my parents lovely home is sold but dear mother is now just 7 minutes away***
March 03, 2008
The Best We Can Do
I am so excited to announce a brand new website! This venture is so near and dear to my heart because it is shared with the artist friends that are my heart and soul. It has been a long time in the making and been swirling around in our heads for nigh on a year or two and is now finally coming to fruition. These are the friends that I can laugh and cry with....they make me strive to be a better artist, a better friend and thus a better person. We are scattered across the states but we talk on the phone for hours and oh my! when we are together the thoughts and ideas fly faster and louder than anyone could keep up with. We share ideas and thoughts and dreams and finish each others sentences and these are the friends who really "get " me. I go to them for support and advice and inspiration and they understand my business, ,my dolls , my quirks and just my "self" . It thrills and also humbles me to be a part of this group of stellar artists as we launch The Best We Can Do.
Come join us as we challenge ourselves to create our best work!
March 02, 2008
Thank you, everyone!
Oh what a time we had!!! Old friends ,new friends, near friends, far-away friends...but all dear friends united in our love of dolls and lovely things close to our hearts. Thank you Sharon and Rodger! American Harvest is a place to call home! 
February 14, 2008
February 13, 2008
Catching up...and coming up!
So much to catch up on!!!
First of all... the heArt of Winter show in Warwick NY...what a wonderful time of art and artists..
it really was a fantastic time of sharing and visiting with some wonderful friends both old and new.
As usual I didn't take many pictures because of too much talking and looking and laughing but you can see all of the splendor at Earthangelstoys. Jen has a boatload of pictures and posts already up and lots of fun commentary on the whole event. Not only was the gallery beautiful but it was good for me to see my pieces in a whole new way and come away with lots of ideas and plans for the future
Painter extraordinaire Jennifer Lanne, dear Jill Weiner who creates whimsical pottery and the divine Kitty B . I adore you girls!
Dara the Di-magnificent...the best roomie ever...we giggled and laughed and I adore her and her fantastic jewelry.
We stayed up late and ate and drank and visited and it does my heart good to find we artists share so many of the ups and downs of the world of creating.
My heart goes out to the wonderful collectors who came from far and wide and supported us all... Lucy and Ethel ...oops, I mean Gina and Donna! and Dawn and my dear Kimberley! and the lunch ladies!
No trip would be complete without my dear Rosanne ...she is a gem!
So much more but you'll have to see it all at Earthangelstoys! Thanks Jen!
...and have you seen the latest Country Living Magazine?? My friend Stacey Bear is featured with her wonderfully quirky paintings and glimpses into her 1830's family home. Yay Stacey!!
I have been burning the candle at both ends since before Christmas in preparation for the HeArt of Winter and since I have been home I have scrambled to get things cleaned up and organized to get ready for the next event ...no rest for the weary ( or is it wicked?/)
Mark your calendars for the spring open house at American Harvest...I'll be there on March 1 with dolls all decked out for sunny springtime days.
The whirlwind is in full swing again and I am happily jumping in and creating to my hearts content.
January 25, 2008
Romance is in the air...
Hearts and flowers and loving mementos of romance and everlasting love. The family has all been away for the last 3 days and I have been creating to my hearts content with things I love and strike a chord deep in my always romantic soul. Lovely dolls and heartfelt valentines are on their way to New York right now to touch the hearts of kindred romantics.
January 14, 2008
the heArt of Winter
The light in the studio has been burning day and night to get ready for a not-to-be-missed event!
I am so thrilled to be a part of this event with a stellar group of artists. The event is hosted by the lovely Jen of
Earthangels Toys
and is sure to be the talked about event of the year!
In fact, it already is.... just check out your latest copy of Country Living magazine or Jens blog for
some wonderful advertising! There are teas and lunches and events planned all weekend long as well as folk art from some of the best artists in the country! Mark your calendars and make your travel plans... I would love to see you there!!
