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February 23rd, 2010 Kristi Leave a comment Go to comments

 

I’ve spent some free time this past week working on some of my art pieces. I’m going to put these on my etsy page in the next day or two. The first set are of my retablos and then there are three vintage dolls I’m selling.

All my art is made with a combination of thrift store items and vintage jewelry.

Oops, I have no idea why, but the right half of all my photos is cut off!

Frida Pink & Purple

Frida Red & Gold

Frida Silver & Gold

Frida Blue Parrots

Frida Monkeys

Frida Tropical Colors

Aztec Princess -1

Aztec Princess -1 (Back)

Art Deco Darling - 1

Art Deco Darling -1 (Back)

Azteca Warrior

Azteca Warrior (back)

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  1. aaonce
    February 23rd, 2010 at 15:44 | #1
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    Kristi,
    these dolls are beautiful! I love them all! They remind me of the children’s little carved dolls (always with jewels crafted on them) that I see in museums, and I always fall in love with them when I see them. What are the dimensions?

  2. Kristi
    February 23rd, 2010 at 16:09 | #2
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    Aaonce, thanks! They are about 8 inches tall.

  3. Mary
    February 23rd, 2010 at 21:00 | #3
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    Hi, Kristie. What is the url of your Esty shop? Thanks so much!

  4. annecychic
    February 23rd, 2010 at 22:00 | #4
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    K, I didn’t know you had an etsy shop. What’s the link?

  5. Daily Connoisseur
    February 24th, 2010 at 02:36 | #5
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    I didn’t know you did these either- simply beautiful!

  6. Kristi
    February 24th, 2010 at 07:52 | #6
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    I need to add these on to my etsy page … and hope to do it in a day or two …
    http://www.etsy.com/shop/mammaitaliana23
    I actually sold one of the virgin mary’s up there in person and need to remove it from this site …

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