Christmas With The Altered Muse

THE MANTLE GREETING "NOEL".

HERE IS ANOTHER SWEET COLLECTIBLE I RECENTLY ACQUIRED FROM MY AUNT. IT IS A 30 PIECE SET OF A SNOWMAN BAND, THE NORTH POLE AND ITS ELVES, AND SANTA AND MRS. CLAUSE AND ALL OF THE REINDEER. THE PIECES ARE ABOUT 2" TALL AND ARE MADE IN GERMANY. NOW YOUR TALKIN' RARE.

BABY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS (MINE) FROM MY GRANDPARENTS AND I WON'T TELL YOU HOW OLD IT IS!

GOTTA HAVE MY ANTIQUE SANTAS!

FOR YEARS I HAVE COLLECTED OLD BRUSH TREES AND FROSTED HOUSES.

HOPE YOU ENJOYED A PEEK INTO MY CHRISTMAS AND A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

The Altered Muse at Dolly Python in Dallas, Texas

I took a few pictures of the store, Dolly Python, in Dallas, Texas. I am so happy to be a part of such an eclectic mix. Did I mention that John Paul Gaultier made a visit last month? Owner, Gretchen Bell, has a background in fashion and the store has a big reputation for vintage clothing. Dolly Python is not a really large store. There is plenty of room for vintage clothes and then an area for individual shops/booths. Very personal, clean, organized, and pleasant place to shop. Here is there award list.

2011Dallas Observer Best of Dallas “Best Vintage Clothes”
2011 D Magazine’s Reader’s Choice “Best Vintage Clothing Store.”
2010 D Magazine’s Reader’s Choice “Best Vintage Clothing Store.”
2010 Top 5 Best Vintage/Resale WFA-A LIST
2008 Dallas Observer. “Best Vintage Clothing Store.”
2007 Dallas Observer. “Best Source for Pack Rats!”
2006 D Magazine ‘Best Reason to Buy Old Stuff”
2006 Dallas Observer. “Best Treasure Trove.”

Hey...they do not serve cold beer. It is just signage!

Funky Finds Holiday Shopping Experience

Here are a few pictures of my booth at the Funky Finds Holiday Shopping Experience. Lots of destash and promotion of workshops.

Dolly Python

Hello and hope you are having a good weekend. Just spent the day moving into my new shop in the Dolly Python store. It was very tiring, but exciting. Setting up my props, lighting up the cases, displaying, and meeting new people shopping. Yes, I am excited. It is so exciting to be selling in such a fun shop and with such great people. Gretchen Bell is the owner. She is great. My friend Rob was there to give me some display designs. He is very good. He has a shop there also. John Paul Gaultier recently paid Dolly Python a visit while he was in Dallas getting his installation ready at the Museum of Fine Art. It is called from the Sidewalk to the Catwalk. Very high fashion. Loved it!

Just came off of the Funky Finds Holiday Shopping Experience weekend. Had a great time and sold lots of destash. Saw some old friends. Showed my art and more.

Got an email today from Ariel. She saw my name The Altered Muse on the side of my van while we were in line at Chick Filet and decided to look it up while she was in line. Turns out, she is also an artist in the lofts in downtown Ft. Worth. She loves estate sales as do I! What a nice little note from her. Just shows you never know who is paying attention and watching. Hi Ariel!

Have a good weekend.

Imagine having this growing in your backyard! It is called Angel's Trumpet. Every part of it is poisonous. This is the third one it has put on and I count 2 more. It is not perrenial, so I am saving seed pods.

Good Things Are Coming My Way

Hello and Welcome Fall!! I am very excited to tell you about what's coming up in the near future for The Altered Muse. First of all, I am getting ready for the Funky Finds: A Holiday Shopping Experience. It is November 12 and 13 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center, Poultry Barn, 3409 Burnett-Tandy Dr., Ft. Worth, Texas. Now just because it is called a holiday shopping experience, don't think that it will be limited to the seasonal gift. I am bringing loads of bags of destash items that no longer go with my artistic interests, but someone else is going to be delighted with what I am getting rid of, such as old children's books, old french books and images. game cards and game pieces, charms, beads, assemblage, metals, tin, old photos and the list goes on. I am pricing it to go to another studio that will appreciate it. I will have examples of workshops such as Beginners Soldering, Encaustic Wax Overlay, Reliquary, Felting, Found Objects Jewelry, and a few new things that I have been experimenting with. So all you artists, designers, creators of unique and crazy art, COME ON OUT FOR TWO DAYS OF SHOPPING. SPREAD YOUR WINGS WITH OTHER LIKE BIRDS OF A FEATHER. THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY EVENTS THAT WE CAN ALL GET TOGETHER AND SHARE. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TWO DAY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE. Hope you look for The Altered Muse. I don't think you will be disappointed!!!!


Now for the next big thing coming up.... I will be moving into a small shop space at DOLLY PYTHON, A VERY ECLECTIC store in Dallas. Dolly Python specializes in vintage clothing, found objects, antiques, and the rare and eclectic. Gretchen Bell is the owner/proprietor and has done a fabulous job in making Dolly Python a very popular place to shop. I am so excited that she is giving me a place to "show my stuff". Dolly Python is located in Dallas at 1916 Haskell Ave. zip 75204. I should be moving in about the middle of November. Can't wait!!!

Now for the next big thing.....bedi-bye...nite nite...yawning...lights out!

Can We Talk?

I have been so busy readying for Warrenton/Round Top, doing estate sales, selling, and the list goes on, that I have not posted as often as I would like. BUT, today I would say I have caught up! There are new posts on Boots, Friends, Prom, Warrenton/Round Top Show, Garden, and the Funky Finds Holiday Shopping Experience. I will have lots more pictures and info on Creative Workshops and things in the works with The Altered Muse. Please take a look! Just keep on scrolling down. Leave comments! You could receive a nice surprise!

The Fall has always been my season. I get new goals, ideas, motivation, and plans. In the past Falls, my income has increased. New opportunities come to me. Does anyone else have a season that they can call their "Season"? I would love to hear some comments on this. Is anyone out there?

Is anyone else not able to see their followers on their blog? Mine have not been there for months. Any clues?

It's Fall. Cooler weather. Fall shows. Workshops. New Beginnings. Let's join our hearts and minds on making this season the most productive in every way. Keep families and friends close. Fill needs. Serve one another. Be vigilent. Realize as women, we have strength and power special to us. Determination and nurturing is built in.

Praise God and pray for our troops and world peace and the elimination of hunger all over the world. Amen.

Texas Gals and their Boots

I could have taken 500 more pictures of boots, but I got started too late. There are SO many boots and hats at Warrenton, if you put the ladies wearing them up in Dallas, you would think there had been an explosion at a Ft. Worth Rodeo. During the show, cowgirls and their hats and boots come from all over Texas, Oklahoma, and further points west. Boots and hats are definitely a big issue at Warrenton/Round Top.

Friends and Prom

Well as you will see, I whimped out on my usual pictures of the prom. EVERYTHING WAS JUST CRAZY!!! I did get pictures of my friends. Hope you aren't too disappointed. You can see past proms if you look at the archives.

Rebecca, Jayme, and me in my French Prom black beret. My cowboy hat stayed home that night.

James Stephens and Jayme Daniel of BONEDUST COWGIRL. Friends on the Oklahoma, Texas, and Santa Fe circuit. Jayme designs and James designs and carves very desirable and beautiful adornments from vintage antlers and bone. His unique works are in high demand for wearers of beautiful, bonedust jewelry. If you look closely you can see some art on their necks.

WELCOME TO TEXAS. I love this picture of my friends Rebecca and Ron. She is a well known and well studied textile artist and he is a musician. They reside in Oklahoma also. She has a beautiful studio and workshop and he owns a vintage record store. Just love em!!!