New PFATT Release! PDB Sale!

Come by and check out all the amazing artists on PFATT Marketplace!

Hugs!

Sneaky Peek for PFATT July Release!

Just a quick Sneaky Peek :)! Be sure to check out the July 10th Release of Holly Jolly July on PFATT to see more pics! Also, don't forget the cool doorprizes that are being given away on PFATT this month!

Hope you all are well!

Hugs, Katie

Punkin' Doodle Boo Halloween Trivia Challenge, June 10th

In celebration of Pfreaky PFATT and Halloween in June, I am hosting a Halloween Trivia Challenge. On the evening of June 10th, the opening day of the June PFATT, I will be posting some Halloween related Trivia Questions. Here are the rules for playing:

1. In order to play you MUST first post here at my blog to let me know you are playing. You can begin posting NOW to let me know you want to play.

2. Then, on June 10th, copy and paste the trivia questions I post, with your answers (Duh, Katie), in an email.

3. Send your answers to me at punkindoodleboofolkart@q.com.

4. The first person (according to email date stamping) to answer all the question correctly will be the winner! In the event that no one anwsers all of them correct, I will take the first person who answer the most correct.

5. Oh yeah, very important! If you mention this Trivia game on your blog, you get "1 WILD CARD". That is, let me know you posted it on your blog and you will get exempted from one question of your choice!

That's it! Here is what you will win! Goood luck everyone!

Hear it is....Pfreaky PFATT June Preview!

Be sure to check out the release on June 10th for the full slide show :)!

Hugs,

Katie

Pfreaky PFATT Release and New Giveaway to begin on June 10th

Greetings from high in the Rocky Mountains! The kids and I have escaped the city in search of some very much needed R&R! As I post, I am glancing out the window at the majestic Continental Divide. Gosh, it is breathtaking! I love that all of this is only an hour's drive outside the city :).

Just a quick reminder that Pfreaky PFATT will be released on June 10th sometime between 10 pm and midnight, PST. Be sure to check it out, the PFATT crew is all "abuzz" about their offerings this month! I think it will prove to be a very exciting edition! There is even some cool door prizes being given away. Several artists from the PFATT crew have generously made contributions, so be sure to sign up at the PFATT site. You may be one of the lucky winners!

I will have 2 (hopefully 3, LOL where did the month go!) very cool spooky pieces that I will be releasing preview pics of this Saturday! So be sure to stop by this weekend and check them out! In addition, I will be doing a PUNKIN DOODLE BOO BLOG GIVEAWAY, starting on June 10th. I will be posting some spooky themed trivia questions on the 10th, the first person who sends me an e-mail with the correct answers will win a very cool prize! Stay tuned for more information!

Announcing "Pfreaky Pfatt Pfright" for June and "Holly Jolly July"

Lots of fun Halloween and Christmas goodies on PFATT in June and July! Best of all there will be cool doorprizes and giveaways! Stay tuned or check out PFATT for more information about the upcoming fun! A link to PFatt Marketplace is on the right hand side!

The HA31 EBAY Pooka Challenge May 16th-19th!

Just a teaser :)! I will be posting him this weekend!

Enjoy the warm days of Spring!

Hugs, Katie

Drum Roll PLEASE, AND THE WINNER OF THE "BIG PFATT GIVEAWAY" IS....

LAURA MARRS :!. Congratulations Laura! I will be contacting you shortly, via e-mail, to arrange delivery!

STAY TUNED EVERYONE! For those of you who didn't win this go around, I will be sponsoring another GIVEAWAY CONTEST next month.

PFATT Marketplace is planning two theme months, Halloween in June and Christmas in July. I will be sponsoring a Trivia Challenge for those of you who are on my mailing list! So be sure to add yourself to the mailing list link on the right hand side!

Well off to dig in the dirt with my kids and start getting my herb garden in shape!

Happy Mother's Day,
Katie

Just wanted to share and wish you all a Happy Mother's Day!

SO I wanted to wait to share this with you because I just had so much fun doing it... My good friend Anna commissioned a piece for her Mom for Mother's Day. I didn't want to spoil the surprise, so I wanted to wait until her Mom knew about her surprise before I posted it :). Anna's Mom is a school nurse, more specifically, a very patient middle school nurse. Anna came up with a great idea for her Mother's desk at school, hopefully, this will motivate some particularly whiny students to get back to their studies ;). The base says "Get back to class!". Wonderful idea Anna, I had so much fun making her.



Happy Mother's Day to all of you Mommies, Nanas, and Grandmoms!

Happy Mother's Day, of course, to those of you who have made a difference in the life of a child and given of yourselves unselfishly. After all, 'it takes a village'... For those of you who are valuable part of our village; Anna, Jessica, Heidi and Tiffan, Ms. Laura, Mrs. C., Ms. Jeaninne, Ms. Amy and Ms. Patricia, words will never fully express my deep admiration and infinite gratitude... XXOO, Katie

So just what is a Pooka you ask????

A new ornament challenge is coming up for the HA31 group, "Challenge Pooka". Since the only thing I know about Pookas is from an old Jimmy Stewart movie, I found some info on the web...

This one sounds like fun :)!!! Be sure to check out the cool offerings on EBAY May 16th-18th.

No fairy is more feared in Ireland than the pooka. This may be because it is always out and about after nightfall, creating harm and mischief, and because it can assume a variety of terrifying forms.
The guise in which it most often appears, however, is that of a sleek, dark horse with sulphurous yellow eyes and a long wild mane. In this form, it roams large areas of countryside at night, tearing down fences and gates, scattering livestock in terror, trampling crops and generally doing damage around remote farms.

In remote areas of County Down, the pooka becomes a small, deformed goblin who demands a share of the crop at the end of the harvest: for this reason several strands, known as the 'pooka's share', are left behind by the reapers. In parts of County Laois, the pooka becomes a huge, hairy bogeyman who terrifies those abroad at night; in Waterford and Wexford, it appears as an eagle with a massive wingspan; and in Roscommon, as a black goat with curling horns.

The mere sight of it may prevent hens laying their eggs or cows giving milk, and it is the curse of all late night travellers as it is known to swoop them up on to its back and then throw them into muddy ditches or bogholes. The pooka has the power of human speech, and it has been known to stop in front of certain houses and call out the names of those it wants to take upon its midnight dashes. If that person refuses, the pooka will vandalise their property because it is a very vindictive fairy.

New Sculptures for PFATT! Available on May 10th!

Just a quick preview (wait till you see, HEE HEE) :)! Be sure to check out the NEW PFATT RELEASE on the 10th for more photos! Hope everyone is happy and well! Hugs, Katie

AND the AWARD goes to....

I have been a bit behind in my blogging the last few days :)!

SOOOO, I wanted to announce my selections for "The Award of Excellence". My friend Mo of Wings and Paws Primitives gave me this award and I am lucky enough to have the opportunity to pass it on. I must say that the decision was a very tough one. There is so much talent out there and so many wonderful artists that I have gotten to know. These wonderful ladies are very gifted and very deserving of this award :).

Flora~Bone Head Studios

Dani~ Ambitions Design

Dawn~Odd Fae and Autumn Things

Sheila~Pieces of Me

Jamie~ Peach Street Prims

PDB Veggie People now on EBAY :)!

Stop by EBAY and do a search for UHAT to check out all the fun Veggie People offerings now through the 26th! I think I might be a couple of days early (I was excited!), but there should be lots of artists taking part next week. Here is a little taste of what I currently have listed! You can click on the link below ont he left hand side to check out my offerings.

Punkin Doodle Boo's Big "PFATT" Giveaway!

As many of you know, I am new to PFATT Marketplace this month! In celebration, I am doing a big GIVEAWAY for all my returning and new readers! To enter, just post your comments here and, when you do, you will be entered in my drawing on May 10th! Even better, if you mention this giveaway on your own blog or website, you will be entered twice :)!

As a prize, I am giving away "Peter Punkin' Eater" (pictured here)!

Hugs!

Katie

As I write this, it is the afternoon of New Year's Eve. 2007 is just about at a close! Can you believe it?! A lot went on this year!


As you can see :), I just started blogging! My website is up and running again, http://www.punkindoodleboofolkart.com/! I am doing well on e-bay, and I added some new clients. I just started selling on Etsy in December and I was a featured artist on HalloweenArtists.com in the month of November! To the left is the entry that was chosen :).

2007 was wonderful for me and I am truly excited about 2008! I have three new projects in the works that are all the result of new challenges I have taken on. I have recently joined two new Artists Groups through ebay, PWGL~Prim and Whimsy Girls AND MRSBO~Mrs. Blathersby's Orphange. The later is a group of artisans who have challenged themselves to think outside the proverbial doll makers box! I can't wait for you all to see some of the new things I have been "cookin'up"!

I also have continued my membership to HA31~Halloween Artists... This group is so dear to me! Day, our fearless leader, and respected artist in her own right, launched a new site on October 31st of 2007, http://www.halloweenartists.com/. I am very proud to belong to such talented group. Currently, I am contributing to http://www.halloweenartists.com/ both as a member artist and column writer. Please drop by this very exciting new site!

January Challenges for HA 31 (deadline 2nd week of January)~ "Winter Icons" I am currently working on two pieces for this challenge. A Snow Queen nodder (pictured) and a Jack Frost, jointed, shelf sitting nodder (pictured).

January Challenges for MRSBO (Deadline January 31st)~ "Official MRSBO Raggedy Challenge". I am working on a piece that I am very excited about. This piece draws on some work and sketching I did about 8 years ago (see below). I have started to think a little "retro" in my work by revisting my old portfolios and sketch pads.

Also, as some of you may know, HA31 did a very successful set of ebay auctions during the first week of December around Krampus! For those of you who don't know who Krampus is, he is the Anti Santa :) READ BELOW~copied from allaboutkrampus.com!

Everyone knows that Santa keeps lists of good and bad children. If you are good you get a visit from Santa and he leaves toys. But in turn -of-the-century Europe, if you were bad you got a visit from KRAMPUS! Originating in Germany and the Teutonic countries, KRAMPUS acted as Santa's servant. As time passed KRAMPUS developed a rather malicious disposition and became almost an Anti-Santa. While jolly St. Nick delivered gifts to the good, KRAMPUS gave coal and rocks to the naughty, beat the bad with switches, and if a child was especially naughty, he would shackle them in chains, stuff them in a bucket and throw them into the fiery pits of hell! Beginning in the 1880's KRAMPUS appeared on cards that were sent on the Eve Of St. Nick and was depicted as a black dwarf dressed in a fur vest, Moorish clothes and a devil mask or horns. As time passed his feet were replaced with claws or hooves (sometimes one of each) and his body itself became covered in fur and he wore little or no clothing. Sometimes a common "devil" type tail is also added. Eventually his tongue became obscenely long as did his horns. On some occasions cards were sent not with a picture of KRAMPUS but with a simple picture of his switch or chains and the phrase "Gruss Vom Krampus!" (Greetings From Krampus) or "Brav Sein!" (Be Good). By the time of the 1960's KRAMPUS became more associated with adults and sex (much like a St. Valentine's Day devil) and postcards of that time often portray him leering at, and sometimes carrying away, nubile young women.

Anyway, I had so much fun with this (see pic) I am doing a couple more pieces for St. Valentine's Day and I have a couple ideas for "cupid" in the sketching stage! Stay TUNED!

Well ya'll~ That's all for now! Wishing you and yours a Very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year! Thank you to those who have continually supported my work! Your support is very sincerely and deeply appreciated!

Hugs!

Katie

~Snow Queen~ Alright Mr. De Mille, I am ready...

"Alright Mr. De Mille, I am ready for my closeup." Inspired by Norma Desmond and the luminous movie star of yesteryear, here is a sneaky peek at my HA31 Winter Icon Challenge. Mr. Jack Frost is still a WIP, but stay tuned :)!