Tom Bishop Miniature Show

Miniature Crockery

Hello~*grin*

Just a small post to share my finished pottery pieces, as I promised.:)
I am talking enough in the video so no need to explain anything,grin, however I do want to thank you again for ALL your kind comments about Penelope and Hershey!You have no idea how happy it made me feel to read each one of your comments!
I will be back soon as I can ~ lovingly~P.

HERSHEY HAD A CALF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

((( new picture , already milked Hershey and let her spend some time with " Penelope", yep, Gabbi named her already!!))):)

YES YES!!!! Hershey had a baby some time last night!!! I new it!!!It is a GIRL!!!!*double grin*

I woke up around 4 pm... earlier than normal, anxious I guess and made cinnamon buns... my kitchen was still dark, I lit a beeswax candle and started up with some strong coffee.
To be honest with you , I was not thinking that Hershey had the baby yet but I guess my mother instincts were acting up!!!:))

My kiln was firing over night so I walked up to my potter's shop and "heard' a soft moooo...grin....ran home as the children were already up and about , running to the kitchen ,screaming.... okay not really screaming... (((jumping))) giving everyone the good news!!!

you can only understand my excitement if you ever had a cow as a pet. it is hard to explain the connection i have with her.

I have to go now.... I was not expecting so early and made my mind that I will go ahead and milk her colostrum and bottle feed the baby... Gabby who is my milk maid for the goats only , just told me she will be willing to milk Hershey while i am in the show.
kate is my other milk maid,grin, but she is a firefighter and EMT and mostly works night time so I won't know if she can milk Hershey for me.... we shall see... i am not worry ... i am soooososoososo happy!!!grin


okay, i will take pictures and... uhh.... make a video.... if i can only be quite.... "hold me down please!!!!" LOL

I will be back as soon as I can.... yeahhhh!!!!!

look at the baby.... she still wet... so precious!!!

Turkish cat and GR dog

Good evening!!!*grin*

Okay... I am sooo excited!!! My dairy cow is about to have a calf. I will be milking her again and making cheese... yogurt... butter.. oh yes, yes, churn butter!!! Have you ever had homemade butter??? If you have not you don't know what you are missing - heavens!*grin*

It has been a long time since I milked Hershey. About a year and a half ago, I took her to a dairy farm so she could be breed with a dairy bull... but although we thought she was breed, she was not... I had her separated from all the other cows , specially from Fred, our non -dairy-bull and at the end she was not breed.sigh.
well... all the time was wasted.... I then placed her back in the pasture with Fred and she became pregnant. I knew she was pregnant but today I realized that she is about to give birth real soon.
I am a little worry as I am going to my first miniature show next week and kate is not available to milk her .. I am hoping that she will not go in labor until I am back from the show.

I know... this has nothing to do with my post... my head is in the clouds right now, grin, I (((( love))) Hershey and I love to milk her and make all the goodies from it. My children ( and neighbors, grin) appreciate my efforts too!!!*smiles*

I promise you I will post pictures as soon she gives birth... that is nothing more precious than a newborn calf....we will bottle feed it.... Oh yes, I will have to sculpt one too!!!!!grin.

okay... about the sculpts... oh... look at my auctions... I can only think about Hershey right now...lol

One more thing... my kiln is in bisque fire... ohhh I am so busy!!!*grin*
Life is good!!!

Chickens and baby chicks!!

Hello!!
Few years ago, we used to have a chicken that laid blue eggs, yes,, I am not kidding. They were delicious too!!*grin*
My children took turn gathering the eggs and I must tell you when we found out that was always 1 blue egg at least , the children start to want to go see who would find at first... like a treasure.

They would run to me and tell me " momma,, momma, look what I found?"
I will tell you this -That is nothing like making memories with my children! It is priceless!!*grin*

I have a new music box ... I love the classical music that has meanings and this is one of them. The movie is among one f our family favorites and the singer is fantastic. please click on the box and listen to the words....and melody too!!!

Have a positive , blessed day!!*grin*

ps... check out my etsy store... I'm with no time to do a post about it but perhaps later on I will...

A pair of Boxer Dogs

I made a pair , I do mean a 'pair" because they are boy and girl!!!*grin

Hello !!! How are you all tonight??
these dogs are different from my other short hair dogs because I used a different medium this time for its coat although I still used wool flocking for the white part.
If you want to read more please visit my auction by clicking the upper tab on the right.
I must go.... little Benny and I just got back from our pottery shop and I can not wait to snuggle in bed with a big bowl of popcorn.;)
**smiles**

1:12 scale Pottery making on a wheel ( New Video)

You can call my "Jack of all trades" master of none, hahaha, because is true!*grin*
My eternal love for art in all forms keeps moving and molding me in so many ways.
I want to give you a glimpse of some of little pottery I am working on over the weekends. I will post later on with another video or just pictures of my pottery after I glaze them.Hope you like it! *grin*

Ps. Please click the "pause " line on my paylist onthe left upper corner so you can hear the video.:)

German Shepherd dog

Hi guys.... no ... no snow, sniff ,sniff... just very cold days. Oh well, it is nice to have the fire place burning woods and the wood stove at full heat, can't complain ... but we still want snow some time!!!*grin*
My sweet German Shepherd is listed on my ebay and there is more pictures there....
warm hugs on your way..... smiles, P.

ps. there is something wrong with my blog.... some people told me that my blog on their bloglist are not been accurate. If you like to see my newest posts, make sure you visit at least every three days until this problem is solved. thank you!!!:)02/13

A duck named Benjamin

Hi guys!!!grin!!!
How are you doing this fine evening?
I made a duck! Yes, a darlin' white duck that I named Benjamin after my youngest son.
His is available on my ebay now...

*** We are expecting snow tomorrow.... needless to say that my children are jumping up and down with excitement...grin... well... I am too!
After some snow play, I will grab my camera and take lots of pictures.... I love the sheep in the snow... some sight to see , isn't not?
I can't wait to take pictures of my polar bear... the one I made the tutorial..;)
well.. I better stop making so many plans... the weather man is calling for the snow fall but one never knows if he is right or wrong. I will let you know!!!*smiles*

Child and Wheaten Terrie Dog

Hi there~~*grin*

Another quick post to let you see my newly minis. I have lots of more pictures on my ebay.
The little girl is very pose-able and she comes with an additions hoodie jacket not showing here.Since she can sit , stand, move her limbs, i enjoyed taking pictures of these two together and almost forgot to do individual ones,grin!


If you are interest in seen more , just click on their picture on the right tab.
Have a wonderful and blessed day!!

Papillon Dog and Fat Coon Cat :)

Hello ,hello!!!*grin*

Me and my quick quick posts... can you tell that i was "that' child that the teacher could never have sitting still?grin
okay... here i have some new minis.
i loooove this cat..i think i probably shouldn't say that but after working hard with carding wool it is soooo rewarding when the mini is done and i like it.you know what i mean right?*grin*

Then... I used my knowledge for my ball jointed dolls and decide to make a dog with a ball jointed head! I did just that with one of the pappilon dogs and guess what? i love it too!!!grin

The thing is ... the ball joint allow the read to move so smoothly an stay on the position that I set.
Anyways... back to work... oh no... I am ready to eat a delicious homemade venison chili that my daughter Gabbi just made!
***Smiles**

they are both on my ebay...:)

Valentine mini Children

Hello!!!*grin*

This is my newest children. I want to make something very special in a valentine theme. I was inspired by an illustration done years ago by our beloved, children's illustrator - Tasha Tudor. If you are not familiar with Tasha's book please visit her family site HERE, I promise it is a treat!
I meet Tasha in person years ago even made her a miniature Gorgi dog in which she smiled and thank you me for it, she said to me: " I have nothing like this"!
She is no longer with us , but she is present in our heart ,memories and amazing books.
I make mostly my children in a modern time but Tasha's illustration is from late 1800's so I tried my best to stay with the period , I even make the little desks to match the illustration!*grin*

I have added the original illustration so you can see....the children are listed on my ebay in which you can access the auction by clicking the picture on the right.
thank you so much for stopping by! Have a blessed weekend!Smiles~