SpiritMama Art and Soul

I must say I am tickled to see my pug puppy ornament on Pinterest's Holiday Giving Guide in the category "Gifts for the Pug Lover". I would never have known but a friend texted me last night with...

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"Tis the season to get some wonderful handmade gifts for friends and family, and in the spirit of gifting I am offering   10% OFF everything in my shop with coupon code "HAPPYSHOP10". C...

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WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY?  My family has been loving that song and this fox ornament is a tribute to our infatuation with the adorable fox. This little fox will be the highlight of any holi...

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It's OrNaMeNt Time!!! I do love making ornaments, and it's that time of year again, so here are a few of my faves:  Teal Octopus  Chihuahua Ornament  Sock Monkey Ho...

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I have completed another "guide" sculpture. This is Ix Chel, or Ixchel.  She is a Mayan goddess, revered as Divine Mother and she is also known as the moon goddess.  Ix Chel started showing up...

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I have had a little fascination with pugs lately.  No particular reason other than they are just so unusual and creepy-cute which is my favorite kind of cute.  If you wa...

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I have a little trouble with consistency.  I would like to promise that I'll post once per week from now on, but that wouldn't last long and then I would have lied to you.  So instead I will pr...

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For the first post showing Bo Peep, her 3-headed sheep, Chuckles the Clown, and the Hockey Puck, see this link: http://spiritmama-art.blogspot.com/2013/02/toy-story-inspired-character-sculptures....

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I have had a group of Toy Story collectors asking me to make 3-D reproductions of various Toy Story characters over the last 18 months.  Making 3-D reproductions of computer animated toys is not...

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Sometimes when ambitious party planning moms create fantastic parties for their little ones they have a regular sized cake for the party guests and they also have a very small "smash cake" for t...

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Guide Sculpture "KAMA" I want to share my latest sculpture.  Her name is "Kama" and she is a Fire Dragon Goddess who comes around to stir things up and get things moving. I first saw her wh...

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There isn't much I'd rather do than make Day of the Dead cake toppers for my clients.  I get emails full of people, pets, dresses, bouquets, hairstyles, and veils, all to be recreated in the ske...

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I do lots of sock monkey wedding cake toppers, as you may know by now if you follow my work.  I also do people...aka "Bride and Groom" cake toppers.  Here are a few of my latest people cake to...

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It has been a very busy summer and early fall, and I have been doing lots of new Sock Monkey Wedding cake toppers.  Here are a few of my favorites from the last several months: ...

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I have an obsession with frogs.  I have loved them since I was a child when I would catch unsuspecting tadpoles and stalk full grown frogs in the wetlands. They taught me to meditate as I woul...

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 Photo ©SpiritMama I had the most beautiful walk last evening. I started out walking on the trail at dusk with 3 Monarch butterflies flying around and above me. I  looked to my left, ...

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Today I got a picture of the VW Van cake topper on the wedding cake, and what a cake it was! Isn't it groovy?

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I just finished this custom made wedding cake topper with a bride and groom on VW Van with a dachshund and guitar. I used their wedding date as the license plate number.   It was so fun a...

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I've been painting and LOVING every minute of it! "Ascension" "Reflection Tree" I'm going to schedule painting into my weekly agenda between cake toppers, I can't wait to do some mor...

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I'm so excited about 2012 and the wonderful things to come!!! This year is sure to bring adventure and loads of creativity. I added so many new styles of cake toppers to my shop in 2011, and ...

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I am the featured artist on the ArtsLIVE website.  ArtsLIVE is a nonprofit partnership of arts venues, organizations and leaders promoting the arts in and beyond Northwest Iowa.  See feature...

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I'm excited to announce my new website at  "SpiritMama.com" ! It is a work in progress, and I will be refining it now that it is live.  My web designer, Anitra Wolf of Blue Lake Websites di...

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THANK YOU to Courtney Jo of "The Everything Soap Blog" for doing a SpiritMama feature today! SEE THE FEATURE HERE!

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October is one of my favorite months!  I love how the leaves change color, the air crispens up, pumpkin patches open and Halloween is on the horizon.  Here is what I've been up to this month:...

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Thank you to all who voted and entered! I used the Random Number Generator to find the winner, and the winner is  SHEN, with vote #2798. Congrats Shen, you can use the $50.00 toward any item...

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