Happy OWL-O-WEEN!!

What is it about owls?  They are everywhere!  Cute owls, not-so-cute owls, scary owls, realistic owls, stylized owls.  OWLS OWLS OWLS!! 

Well, of course, that makes ME want to make OWLS!  So I have added these two to my Halloween collection for 2013.  What do you think?

 

 

These two adorable owls are all dressed up for trick-or-treating.  The brown owl wears a green tunic trimmed with black crepe paper, pompoms and flocked rick rack.  He has a matching wool felt hat and he carries a little jack-o-lantern bucked filled with treats.  The tawny grey owl is dressed in an orange tunic trimmed with white crepe paper, pompoms and tiny pompom fringe.  Her hat is orange with a white pompom.  She carries a little skull bucket filled with candy corn. 

 

 Both of these owls are listed in my etsy shop, A Piece of Lisa. 

 

I've been working on Christmas/Winter items for the past couple of weeks.  I'll be unveiling some of those pieces soon, so stay tuned!  In the meantime, Happy Haunting!

Lisa



WINNERS!! WINNERS!!

Hi, everyone!  Thank you so much for your patience in waiting for the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT of the winners of the Witches of Giggleswick Blog Hog Giveaway!  After all the tallying  and drawing names and checking and rechecking that all criteria were met, we have FINALLY arrived at the 13 lucky prizewinners!  YAY!!



So, without further ado, the Witches of Giggleswick are pleased to announce these winners of our First Annual Halloween Blog Hop:

JENETTE has won the Spool Ghoul offered by Carly of Boggy Bottom Bayou.

DOGS MOM has won the framed "Moth Girl" by Marguerite Nochese of My Witchy Women.

TEE has won Just Jack, the pumpkin man I created for the Blog Hop.

SANDI has won Piglet by Debb George of Halloween Jinglesbells Boo!

A MAGICAL WHIMSY has won any size web banner from Amy Allen of Amybug's Attic.

CHARLOTTE has won Candy Corn Man by Jody Johnson of Sweet Bear Creek Whims.

LAVENDER DREAMER has won the bear ornament offered by Karen Brady Hammontree of Brady Bears Studio.

MARY  has won the lighted pumpkin bottle by Heather Millott of Witch Hollow Primitives

THE CRANKY CROW has won the primitive pumpkin by Brenda Griffith of The Rusty Thimble.

MS. LILLY PADS has won the Witch Boot Pinkeep by Joyce Tenay of Ragpatch Prims

BRENDA has won the spider bite by LeeAnn Kress of Charmed Confections.

USA GYPSY has won the pumpkin head box by Cindy Conrad of The Pixie's Thimble.

KIMBER has won the Sweet Moon Man by Flora Thompson of Bonehead Studios.

If you see your name listed above CONGRATULATIONS!!  If you don't, I'm so sorry you didn't win, but I am so glad you participated and hope you had fun and found some new artists to follow! 

The winners should go to the blog that offered their prize and claim it there! 

TEE, please email me at apieceoflisa@cox.net with your contact information so I can get this guy sent off to you!

 

THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the Blog Hop, and to all my new followers, WELCOME!  I'm so glad you are here!  There is more fun in store, so please, don't be a stranger!  I love to hear from my readers!!

 

Well, it's past my bedtime and this witch gets cranky when she doesn't get a good night's rest!

Lisa

 

PS--A HUGE thank you and a BIG round of applause should go to Carly and LeeAnn for putting this blog hop together and for doing all the busy-work!  WELL DONE!!



Stay Tuned!!

Today is the BIG DAY!!

 

 

 In just a few short hours we will be announcing the winners of the

Witches of Giggleswick

Blog Hop Giveaway!!!

13 Winners

13 Wicked Witches

13 to “Die For” Prizes

As of this posting, we are verifying and triple checking our tabulations…thank you for your patience..

I will be Lurking for you!

 

 

Thanks for Hopping!

The Witches of Giggleswick Blog Hop wrapped up Saturday night and it was deemed a huge success!  YAY!!  All the witches seem to be very happy with the results.  I KNOW I AM!  Thank you so much for signing on to follow A Piece of Lisa and leaving such nice comments about my work!  I hope you will all continue to check in here to see what is new!  I appreciate you all SO MUCH!! 

The head witches, Carly of Boggy Bottom Bayou (The Wicked Witch of the East) and LeeAnn of Charmed Confections (The Wicked Witch of the West) will be busy the next couple of days verifying that everyone followed the rules by signing up to follow ALL 13 blogs and leaving comments at each one.  They will then randomly draw out the names of 13 lucky winners who will receive the prizes.  You will need to check back here on WEDNESDAY to find out if you have won!  Good luck to all of you!  I wish I could give each one of you a prize!! 

In the meantime, let's have a look at another one of my Halloween characters.  Since we still have the Witches of Giggleswick on our brains, how about a witch:

KATRINA

 

This is Katrina.  She is a very sweet little witch, and a little bit shy.  She likes to carry her black cat around in a little jack o-lantern bucket. 

 

Katrina is dressed all in black, with a pleated skirt trimmed with lace, a crepe paper collar and a chenille fringe cape.  Her dress is adorned with green Swarovski crystals and an orange glittered velvet ribbon.  Her tall witch's hat is made from paper covered in black velvet and trimmed with a glittered button.  She has orange and green striped stockings under her glittered black boots.

 

 

Katrina has big green eyes and curly strawberry-blond hair.  She wears tiny green crystal earrings.  It's the little details that make her so special!

 

She is available in my etsy shop, A Piece of Lisa.

 

I need to get to work now!  Only two weeks left until show season begins!  EEK!!  I'm starting to feel the panic set in.....

 

Please remember to come back on Wednesday to check out the winners list!

Have a great day!

Lisa

 







Still Hopping!

So as  not to confuse any blog hoppers, I'm reposting the original Blog Hop entry.  If you are already a follower and have already commented, THANK YOU!  If you are already a follower but have not yet commented, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?  If you are new to A Piece of Lisa and the blog hop, WELCOME!  Don't forget to click the blue JOIN THIS SITE button at the right and leave a comment.  You could be one of the 13 lucky winners!

Welcome to the 1^st Annual Giggleswick
Halloween Blog Hop!

Starting Friday, Sept. 13^th – Saturday, Sept. 21^st

All 13 lucky Winners will be announced

on each of the participating blogsites on
 Wednesday, Sept. 25^th!

 Welcome to A Piece of Lisa!  I'm so glad you are here!!
 
I'm Lisa Ammerman, and I am the artist here at A Piece of Lisa. I am so thrilled to be among all these talented witches on the Giggleswick Blog Hop!

 I create whimsical, one-of-a-kind art dolls and figurines for all seasons.  But my favorite holiday to create for is Halloween, because anything goes!!  I can let my imagination run away with me.  Yes, I do the 'traditional' stuff like witches, Frankenstein, and Dracula.  But I also like to create pieces that are a little more off beat and unusual.  Like this funky little jack o-lantern.

 

 

JUST JACK with a Bat is the prize I am offering to one lucky follower of this blog hop!  He is sculpted from polymer clay and wears a wool felt wizard's hat.  A glittered foam bat soars above him on thin black wire.  He is a signed and dated original work of art.
 
Wouldn't you love to win him??  Make sure you follow all the steps below in order to be eligible to win!  Good luck!!

 

To be entered into the drawing you will need to hop to all 13 Witches blogsites and do Steps 1 and 2 below. 

Step 1 - Follow this blog -- Look for the blue Google "Join this Site" link on the right side bar and give it a click.  It's that easy! (I know many of you are already signed up to follow me through Google.  Well done!  I know many more of you are signed up to follow through email.  YAY!!  However, you MUST BE SIGNED UP THROUGH GOOGLE to be eligible for the prize drawing!  It's not a big deal....there will be no extra emails or anything.  Your icon will show up on my list of followers.  That's it.)

… next …

Step 2 - Leave a comment below this post telling me that you are a new follower or that you are already following my blog. 

***Please note...many replies and comments do not show up on blogs right away...some blog's comments are approved first, then posted...please check back at the end of the day for a response.***

PLEASE NOTE:  To be eligible for the drawings, you need to visit all 13 blogsites, follow them through Google, and leave a comment on each site.  If you fail to follow through on your 13 blog visits, your name will not count in the drawing.  You must visit all 13 blogsites and do Steps 1 and 2 on each site.

On Wednesday, Sept. 25th the winners will be announced.  Please check back, on any of the blogsites, as a list of winners and their prizes will be posted.  As a participant it is your responsibility to check back to see if you have won.  We will try and contact you through Google, but sometimes our emails go into a spam folder.  Best to check back and see if you have won!  Best of luck to you!

Below is the list of blogsites and links for you to follow: 

Carly Smith

boggybottombayou.blogspot.com

 

LeeAnn Kress

charmedconfections.blogspot.com

 

Debb George

halloweenjinglesbellsboo.blogspot.com

 

Flora Thompson

boneheadstudio.blogspot.com

 

Marguerite Noschese

my-witchy-women.blogspot.com

 

Karen Brady Hammontree

bradybearsstudio.blogspot.com

 

Jody Johnson

sweetbearcreekwhims.blogspot.com

 

Brenda Griffith

therustythimble.blogspot.com

 

Heather Millott

witchhollowprimitives.blogspot.com

 

Amy Allen

amybugsattic.blogspot.com

 

Joyce Tenay

ragpatchprims.blogspot.com

 

Cindy Conrad

pywackitprimitives.blogspot.com

 

and me, Lisa Ammerman

(of course, you are already here!)

 

Good Luck and Happy Hauntings to You!

 

Please visit my etsy shop to see all my whimsical creations:
 https://www.etsy.com/shop/APieceofLisa?ref=si_shop

Follow me on Facebook!  Here is the link:
https://www.facebook.com/APieceofLisa 
Be sure to click the "LIKE" button below my banner.

If you are a pinner, follow my Pinterest Boards:
http://www.pinterest.com/apieceoflisa/boards/

If you have a blog, add me to your favorites list and mention this giveaway!  This Giggleswick Witch will be most grateful!

Best Witches to you!  The Witches of Giggleswick 

Green Goblins and a Welcome!

Welcome to all my new followers that have signed on with the blog hop!  I'm so glad to have you here! 

Today I'm going to show you a couple more reasons why I love making Halloween characters the best.  You can make ANYTHING.  I let my imagination run away with me, and I know that anything I come up with is fair game. Has anybody really seen a goblin?  Do we really know what they look like?  Perhaps they look like this:

Goblin Treats

Goblin Candy

 

These two scary green monsters just want to go trick or treating.  They don't understand why everyone runs screaming when they see them!  Luckily, they have been able to scoop up some candy corn that was left behind.  They LOVE candy corn!

 

Both of these frightful fellows are available right now in my etsy shop, A Piece of Lisa.  I've recently listed a whole bunch of new Halloween Spooks.  You might want to go have a look around.

 

And for those of you who haven't yet joined in on the blog hop, you really need to get started!  Please go to this post and get the details on how to enter.  Thirteen wonderful Halloween artists--the Witches of Giggleswick, as we like to call ourselves-- have banded together, offering some really great prizes.  There will be 13 lucky winners!  It can't be you if you don't enter!! 

 

This is the adorable jack o-lantern that I am offering to one lucky follower.  But you have to ENTER to win! 

Have a great day, and enjoy the hop!!
Lisa







It's Time for the Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the 1^st Annual Giggleswick
Halloween Blog Hop!

Starting Friday, Sept. 13^th – Saturday, Sept. 21^st

All 13 lucky Winners will be announced

on each of the participating blogsites on
 Wednesday, Sept. 25^th!

 Welcome to A Piece of Lisa!  I'm so glad you are here!!
 
I'm Lisa Ammerman, and I am the artist here at A Piece of Lisa. I am so thrilled to be among all these talented witches on the Giggleswick Blog Hop!

 I create whimsical, one-of-a-kind art dolls and figurines for all seasons.  But my favorite holiday to create for is Halloween, because anything goes!!  I can let my imagination run away with me.  Yes, I do the 'traditional' stuff like witches, Frankenstein, and Dracula.  But I also like to create pieces that are a little more off beat and unusual.  Like this funky little jack o-lantern.

 

 

JUST JACK with a Bat is the prize I am offering to one lucky follower of this blog hop!  He is sculpted from polymer clay and wears a wool felt wizard's hat.  A glittered foam bat soars above him on thin black wire.  He is a signed and dated original work of art.
 
Wouldn't you love to win him??  Make sure you follow all the steps below in order to be eligible to win!  Good luck!!

 

To be entered into the drawing you will need to hop to all 13 Witches blogsites and do Steps 1 and 2 below. 

Step 1 - Follow this blog -- Look for the blue Google "Join this Site" link on the right side bar and give it a click.  It's that easy! (I know many of you are already signed up to follow me through Google.  Well done!  I know many more of you are signed up to follow through email.  YAY!!  However, you MUST BE SIGNED UP THROUGH GOOGLE to be eligible for the prize drawing!  It's not a big deal....there will be no extra emails or anything.  Your icon will show up on my list of followers.  That's it.)

… next …

Step 2 - Leave a comment below this post telling me that you are a new follower or that you are already following my blog. 

***Please note...many replies and comments do not show up on blogs right away...some blog's comments are approved first, then posted...please check back at the end of the day for a response.***

PLEASE NOTE:  To be eligible for the drawings, you need to visit all 13 blogsites, follow them through Google, and leave a comment on each site.  If you fail to follow through on your 13 blog visits, your name will not count in the drawing.  You must visit all 13 blogsites and do Steps 1 and 2 on each site.

On Wednesday, Sept. 25th the winners will be announced.  Please check back, on any of the blogsites, as a list of winners and their prizes will be posted.  As a participant it is your responsibility to check back to see if you have won.  We will try and contact you through Google, but sometimes our emails go into a spam folder.  Best to check back and see if you have won!  Best of luck to you!

Below is the list of blogsites and links for you to follow: 

Carly Smith

boggybottombayou.blogspot.com

 

LeeAnn Kress

charmedconfections.blogspot.com

 

Debb George

halloweenjinglesbellsboo.blogspot.com

 

Flora Thompson

boneheadstudio.blogspot.com

 

Marguerite Noschese

my-witchy-women.blogspot.com

 

Karen Brady Hammontree

bradybearsstudio.blogspot.com

 

Jody Johnson

sweetbearcreekwhims.blogspot.com

 

Brenda Griffith

therustythimble.blogspot.com

 

Heather Millott

witchhollowprimitives.blogspot.com

 

Amy Allen

amybugsattic.blogspot.com

 

Joyce Tenay

ragpatchprims.blogspot.com

 

Cindy Conrad

pywackitprimitives.blogspot.com

 

and me, Lisa Ammerman

(of course, you are already here!)

 

Good Luck and Happy Hauntings to You!

 

Please visit my etsy shop to see all my whimsical creations:
 https://www.etsy.com/shop/APieceofLisa?ref=si_shop

Follow me on Facebook!  Here is the link:
https://www.facebook.com/APieceofLisa 
Be sure to click the "LIKE" button below my banner.

If you are a pinner, follow my Pinterest Boards:
http://www.pinterest.com/apieceoflisa/boards/

If you have a blog, add me to your favorites list and mention this giveaway!  This Giggleswick Witch will be most grateful!

Best Witches to you!  The Witches of Giggleswick 

 

A Gypsy Witch

I've been so busy creating lots of whimsical Halloween characters for the last two months.  I spent a good chunk of the last several days taking pictures, editing pictures, writing etsy listings and putting things  up in A Piece of Lisa.  You really should go have a look around my shop now!  It's full of lots of new things.....and there are still more to come!

All those jobs listed above are my least favorite part of my work.  All I ever want to do is CREATE things, but without the pictures, how would I ever show them off to all of you?  It's a necessary task, so I get it done.

Today I want to show you one of my newest favorites.  I think she gives Clara a run for her money on being my favorite piece.  I would love to keep her too, but I did list her in my etsy shop just this morning. 

This is Clarice.  She is a gypsy.  Some call her a witch.  I think she's a little of both.  I like to think of her as Clara's daughter.  She inherited her ability to see the future.

 

She is dressed like a gypsy for sure, with her floral print skirt and matching head scarf.  She even has a long fringed shawl and jewelry.

 

 

She has very prominent facial features that are accented with hand-painted details....coppery-gold eye shadow, red lipstick, painted on eyebrows. And no gypsy would dream of going without her jewelry!  I found a crystal ball charm for her necklace and though you have to look closely, she is wearing big hoop earrings with a little copper bead.  A Swarovski crystal adorns her scarf.

 

I used another big marble I found on the Junk Jaunt for her crystal ball.  I like how it reflects different things depending on the angle you look at it. 

 

You can find Clarice right here, in my etsy shop.  She certainly is a one of a kind witch!

 

Back to work!  I trust I will see you all here tomorrow, for the beginning of the Giggleswick Blog Hop.  You don't want to miss out!

 

Lisa





Pfatt Marketplace Update!

Today is the day that Pfatt Marketplace updates.  I have three frightful characters listed on my page this  month.  You've seen them all here before in recent posts.  This scary spook is available only at A Piece of Lisa on Pfatt Marketplace.

Spooky Time Spirit

 

The other two spooks are listed in my etsy shop, A Piece of Lisa, as well as on Pfatt Marketplace. 

 

Frank 'n Jack

 

Trick or Troll

 

I hope you will go have a look around.  You will also find the work of four of the artists participating in the Witches of Giggleswick Blog Hop (that begins on Friday!  Don't forget to come back on Friday!!).



 

LeeAnn Kress of Charmed Confections

 

Cindy Conrad of Pywackit Primitives (or as she is known on Pfatt, The Pixie's Thimble)

 

Joyce Tenay of Ragpatch Primitives

 

Jody Johnson of Sweet Bear Creek Whims

 

 

Now I'm off to work.  I will be starting on Christmas this week.

Lisa





Giggleswick Blog Hop....Coming Soon!!

 

The Witches of Giggleswick Blog Hop will be gearing up at the end of the week, so I want you to all be prepared!  There are 13 talented artists offering up 13 wonderful works of art so there will be 13 lucky winners!  Yes!  13!!  It could be you!!

 

You can get a sneak peak at all the prizes we are offering in the photo above.  Some really great stuff, right?  I know you won't want to miss out! 

 

The blog hop begins FRIDAY THE 13TH of SEPTEMBER

and it will continue until September 21st.  Winners will be announced on September 25th.

 

Full rules on how to get entered to win one of these fabulous prizes will be posted late in the day on Thursday, so be sure to pop in first thing on FRIDAY THE 13TH to get all the details!!

 

Here is the list of the participating artists:

 

Carly Smith

boggybottombayou.blogspot.com

 

LeeAnn Kress

charmedconfections.blogspot.com

 

Debb George

halloweenjinglebellsboo.blogspot.com

 

Flora Thompson

boneheadstudio.blogspot.com

 

Marguerite Noschese

my-witchy-women.blogspot.com

 

Karen Brady Hammontree

bradybearsstudio.blogspot.com

 

Jody Johnson

sweetbearcreekwhims.blogspot.com

 

Brenda Griffith

therustythimble.blogspot.com

 

Heather Millott

witchhollowprimitives.blogspot.com

 

Amy Allen

amybugsattic.blogspot.com

 

Joyce Tenay

ragpatchprims.blogspot.com

 

Cindy Conrad

pywackitprimitives.blogspot.com

 

and me, Lisa Ammerman

(of course, you are already here!)

 

 

I hope you will all join in the fun on FRIDAY THE 13TH of SEPTEMBER!!

 

 

Have a great day!

Lisa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The Witches of Giggleswick

Coming up in just another week is the big blog hop I mentioned here.  It's going to be a whole lot of fun, so be prepared.  Carly and LeeAnn have gathered together 13 fabulous Halloween artists to participate.  Each of us will be providing one of our original works of art for the giveaway.  You'll definitely want to get in on all the fun, because you just might win a fabulous prize!

 

 

Here are the artists who will be participating, and links to their blogs. Go check them out for a preview of what is to come!

 

Carly Smith of Boggy Bottom Bayou

 

LeeAnn Kress of Charmed Confections

 

Debb George of Halloween Jinglebells Boo

 

Flora Thompson of Bone Head Studios

 

Margo Noschese of My Witchy Women

 

Karen Brady Hammontree of Brady Bears Studio

 

Jody Johnson of Sweet Bear Creek Whims

 

Brenda Griffith of The Rusty Thimble

 

Heather Millott of Witch Hollow Primitives

 

Amy Allen of Amybug's Attic

 

Joyce Tenay of Rag Patch Primitives

 

Cindy Conrad of Pywackit Primitives

 

and me, Lisa Ammerman of A Piece of Lisa!

 

 

 

Join us next week, SEPTEMBER 13th, for all the details!  It's going to be fun!

 

Have a great weekend!!

Lisa