The Wigglebutt Blog

This little lady hails from Melodia. I have a vague mental picture of her finished self. I'm a little concerned about her feet. Not sure if what I want to do will work. We'll just have to see. I might need some help with a name. We'll get more into that when we all have a better idea of what she looks like she wants to be named. Tootles♥

I know it's only March. And around here, this is usually what it looks like in March. I took these photos from the dining room window. It is 20° and I have spent enough time outside today. I honestly love living here, but this always happens to me this time of year. I am DONE with winter. What I wouldn't give to see some nasty brown grass out there. ☺ I just have to keep reminding myself, the more time it is cold outside, the more time I have to concentrate on my "artsy stuff". Gardening and ATV riding are just around the corner ( just a couple of months away). And since summer is fleeting around here, there is not a lot of time to spend indoors. THAT'S RIGHT FOLKS! No time to do housework in the summer either. ☺ If you are worried that this is going to turn into a Weather Blog, let me ease your fears. I have started a couple more "residents" of Melodia. I should have some WIP pics to post in a day or two and I am almost finished with a new necklace / ...

I woke up this morning with, what could be described as, a challenging attitude. Maybe it is the time of year, that dreary between seasons time of year. Maybe it's the lack of sunshine and I have come down with SAD . Maybe it's the fact that I fought with my aged camera for 3 hours last night and only have about a half dozen usable shots for posting on Etsy. (OH SO looking forward to more struggling here shortly. YEA!) Then of course, it didn't help that I had to drive to Anchorage TWICE today for parts. Actually, to be completely accurate, I had to drive to Anchorage once for the wrong part, then a second time for the right part. I really HATE driving in Anchorage. It's very congested and half of the drivers seem to be late for something and the other half seem to think it is perfectly acceptable to make a right hand turn from the left hand lane, on a whim. These trips were in addition to my regular commute which is 45 miles one way in the opposite direction from A...

Meet DonYm. He is from the Land of Melodia. It seems that everyone in Melodia is "Born to Play". DonYm hails from the Woodwind Region. I believe that region is up North or maybe it's down South. There are so many different regions in the Land of Melodia, I get confused. We will soon be meeting a lovely resident from the Stringdom Region. My inspiration for our new friend here was this photograph. I first saw this photo on this blog post . This is one of the blogs I found during the OWOH event this year. It is a wonderful blog and Sue of Barton Originals makes the most gorgeous art dolls, fairies and sculptures I have ever seen! Seriously. You really need to check it out! Ok, done gushing..... Back to the photo ☺ When I first saw it I had a vague idea of a really "dark" creature with the hollow eyes like the masks and other features that appeared to be just forming as it emerged from the underworld. Well, obviously this guy wasn't having any of that! He w...

I am SOOOO excited about this one! Inspiration comes in many unexpected ways. I will show you what inspired this fellow when he is complete. ☺

Needed some blue buttons for a new neckwarmer. Used the extra bits for a some bangles and a few rings. I'm likin the sparklies in these ☺