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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

May Day

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Beauty would not exist without a few thorns

Rest in Peace Mr Amaro

April 21, 2008

Pardon My Dust

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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!Home_before_5

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...
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riding the mower....
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doggies kissing donkeys....
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sunsets that lit up the sky to mountains 100 miles away
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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.Bannerfornicol2

   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! American_harvest_spring_2008_062

February 14, 2008

Wilt thou be mine?

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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

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Painter extraordinaire Jennifer Lanne, dear  Jill Weiner who creates whimsical pottery and the divine Kitty B .   I adore you girls!

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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.
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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!
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  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
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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!!