The dolls have set sail this weekend to Warwick NY for the Spring Soiree at Earthangels Toys ! They are all dressed for the seaside with parasols and souvenirs of the sea. Alas , they have gone without me this year! When you see them on Sunday May 18 11-4 at the Country Life Gallery please do make sure they are quite proper and keep their ankles covered!
A playful squirrel cavorting along the branches mid the rosy columns and luscious fruit whispers its tales of travel. Early 1800s fabric bedcover lovingly quilted by hand and saved since then only to be sliced apart. Two pieces of history long warming their ancestors were scattered to the ends of the earth...one piece found in Pennsylvania and treasured and then ... years later, the 2 pieces miraculously found each other again... sisters reunited
Trinkets and Treasures are lovingly packed away and dollies are nestled cosily in their beds in anticipation of surprises to come..
Renovations are underway for a new and improved Dolls House!
Hello!
Just to inform you all of an e-mail address change! Please no longer use the address through my website. Please bookmark the new e-mail at
nicolsayre@comcast.net
I have been having an inordinate number of problems with the website address so if you have e-mailed to nicol@nicolsayre.com in the last month or two or, in fact, EVER, please address your correspondence to the new e-mail address
I apologize if you have been waiting to hear from me ...most likely , I never got it!
If you are on my mailing list you'll still get announcements from nicol@nicolsayre.com but I cannot get responses at that address.
Thanks so much and I apologize wholeheartedly if you have not heard from me! Ahhh... technology!
Goodbye dear homestead! What lovely times we had... 24 years of fun in the country...
riding the mower....
doggies kissing donkeys....
sunsets that lit up the sky to mountains 100 miles away
we loved you so!! ... and we'll remember the bonfires and secret trails and goats and chickens named Hootie and Patootie and the fun and togetherness of family times. Good bye ,good bye dear family home... we'll remember you forever!
** * my parents lovely home is sold but dear mother is now just 7 minutes away***
I am so excited to announce a brand new website! This venture is so near and dear to my heart because it is shared with the artist friends that are my heart and soul. It has been a long time in the making and been swirling around in our heads for nigh on a year or two and is now finally coming to fruition. These are the friends that I can laugh and cry with....they make me strive to be a better artist, a better friend and thus a better person. We are scattered across the states but we talk on the phone for hours and oh my! when we are together the thoughts and ideas fly faster and louder than anyone could keep up with. We share ideas and thoughts and dreams and finish each others sentences and these are the friends who really "get " me. I go to them for support and advice and inspiration and they understand my business, ,my dolls , my quirks and just my "self" . It thrills and also humbles me to be a part of this group of stellar artists as we launch The Best We Can Do.
Come join us as we challenge ourselves to create our best work!
Oh what a time we had!!! Old friends ,new friends, near friends, far-away friends...but all dear friends united in our love of dolls and lovely things close to our hearts. Thank you Sharon and Rodger! American Harvest is a place to call home! 
So much to catch up on!!!
First of all... the heArt of Winter show in Warwick NY...what a wonderful time of art and artists..
it really was a fantastic time of sharing and visiting with some wonderful friends both old and new.
As usual I didn't take many pictures because of too much talking and looking and laughing but you can see all of the splendor at Earthangelstoys. Jen has a boatload of pictures and posts already up and lots of fun commentary on the whole event. Not only was the gallery beautiful but it was good for me to see my pieces in a whole new way and come away with lots of ideas and plans for the future
Painter extraordinaire Jennifer Lanne, dear Jill Weiner who creates whimsical pottery and the divine Kitty B . I adore you girls!
Dara the Di-magnificent...the best roomie ever...we giggled and laughed and I adore her and her fantastic jewelry.
We stayed up late and ate and drank and visited and it does my heart good to find we artists share so many of the ups and downs of the world of creating.
My heart goes out to the wonderful collectors who came from far and wide and supported us all... Lucy and Ethel ...oops, I mean Gina and Donna! and Dawn and my dear Kimberley! and the lunch ladies!
No trip would be complete without my dear Rosanne ...she is a gem!
So much more but you'll have to see it all at Earthangelstoys! Thanks Jen!
...and have you seen the latest Country Living Magazine?? My friend Stacey Bear is featured with her wonderfully quirky paintings and glimpses into her 1830's family home. Yay Stacey!!
I have been burning the candle at both ends since before Christmas in preparation for the HeArt of Winter and since I have been home I have scrambled to get things cleaned up and organized to get ready for the next event ...no rest for the weary ( or is it wicked?/)
Mark your calendars for the spring open house at American Harvest...I'll be there on March 1 with dolls all decked out for sunny springtime days.
The whirlwind is in full swing again and I am happily jumping in and creating to my hearts content.
