American Holiday Artists

Hand painted Rabbit Ornaments, Folk Art, victorian Valentines and One World One Heart aHa Artists Participating!

Easter may seem like a long way off in the depths of the snowstorms some of our viewers are enduring. But the Spring holiday is on the minds of some of our AHA artists. Please read throughly to end of post for exciting news!

aHa Linda Quintero's exquisitely dressed handcrafted rabbit ornament is just what the doctor ordered for those seeking to brighten up their wall or something new for the pending egg tree. To bid on this delight: anotherlinda

aHa artist Brandi Mckenna's old man Winter ornament would make a wonderfully witty addition to any holiday collector's tree or wall. This handsculpted grinning moon face atop an icicle ornament bottom can be found here: shesoffherrocker

Offering the Americana Collectors a handpainted figurative Navy duck character is aHa artist Wendy DeWitt, to bid on this charming piece: golders

aHa artist MaryHelen's newest hand sculpted valentine bunny is perfect for the Alice in Wonderland fans and those who collect rabbit characters as well! To bid on this wonderful figurative piece: maryhelen22

We at aHa welcome new artist Alycia Matthews to our juried group. Alycia's charming snow characters are popular and we loved her little glittery snow bunny, to view her ETSY shop: AlyciasArt

aHa artist Nancy Malay's beautiful vintage Victorian inspired Valentine would be perfect for the collector seeking to uplift their valentine collection. To bid: Victorian*Whimsies

Also on our agenda this week, we have some AHA artist members participating in Lisa Swifka's famous annual blog giveaway event. The ONEWORLDONEHEART event started in January and ends February 15th, the day after Valentine's day. Over 1000 artists/artisans are offering free goodies to the lucky chosen-winning commenter post! Visit the following member blogs AND leave a comment to participate-stay tuned on this event to see if our next post offers more:

Suzanne Urban Designs

Susan Vanderhoak

Nancy Malay-Victorian Whimsies

Ev Scott Edenwood Collection

Sheryl Parsons-Mothersdreamartworks

Sally Van Nuys-Folk and Fiber

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OOAK Valentine Art By American Holiday Artists

The Artists at American Holiday Artists wish you and your loved ones, a very happy Valentine Season. Many thanks to our fans and viewers as our blog hits continue to grow in leaps and bounds. American Holiday Artists is the original juried Holiday Group featuring quality heirloom art celebrating all holidays, all seasonal traditions for the discerning collector. We celebrate your favorite holidays!

Welcome to a mid-week peek at the Etsy shops of our AHA members. Grab a cup of something delicious and relax as you take in the delightful goodies we have to share.

Humpty Dumpty's family is the theme of Karen's delightful vignette. Tiny works of hand sculpted art for the child in all of us. To visit: kazoriginals

This darling hand-sculpted chick is the perfect way to say "I love you" this Valentine's Day to your favorite Handmade collector! One of several signature character sculpts aHa artist Carrie Murtha has in her etsy gallery shop. Offer the gift that will show your love all year long, to view: thesnippets

We've been bit by the love bug and it's a nice feeling. Here's one to share with your sweetheart. Painstakingly hand stitched, each of Gwen's creations are one of a kind tiny whimsical works of art: VerukaDollsLand

We love the pink coat on this prim and tall snowman! At 19" as a matter of fact, Candy designed him for the shabby chick collectors, but we can see him as a unique Valentine for the snowman collector as well! Howling Moon Designs

With six more weeks of winter predicted, shopping online is the safe and easiest purchasing experience to find original Valentine gift giving. We welcome you to bookmark this blog for bi-weekly postings.

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Valentine Art, Folk Art Valentines and More by American Holiday Artists

We're rounding the corner towards Valentine's Day, and cupid's muse has inspired many of our American Holiday Artists who's art dolls, paintings, ornaments and other quality holiday work is up for auction or in their ETSY gallery shops. Celebrate your love for all things handmade this valentine season!

aHa Artist Lisa Nelson's Folk Art Valentine Fairy doll is a delight to behold, deftly holding a snow dappled bottlebrush tree, this OOAK creation would be a wonderful addition to the holiday decorator's interior. To bid: bucks.county.designs

We also were delighted to see doll artist Debbie Garlem celebrating our upcoming President's Day. Her exquisite Folk Art George Washington Art Doll is a supreme example of our member's talent. To bid: bittersweet*pastimes

We're happy to see gourd artist Beverly Notaro return with a wonderful rendition of Old Man Winter. This finely sculpted character has the fine "wow" factor that we enjoy. To bid on this artists gourd art: paintingbev1967

We couldn't resist Brandi McKenna's hilarious take valentine art, her handsculpted character ornaments are just what the doctor ordered. To bid: shesoffherrocker

Another patriotic art doll arrived on the scene, Pamela Lynch's beguiling primitive Raggedy Anne art doll would spice up any collector's folk art inspired home. To bid:1morelookback

And lo and behold the adorable valentine bunny by aHa artist Mary Helen-a wonderful design fit for a page in a children's book! To bid: MaryHelen22

And as always, we adore aHa artist Linda Quintero's thoughtfully detailed and charming art dolls. This Valentine pixie has our attention and that of bidders:anotherlinda

Also check our artists ETSY gallery shops for more valentine inspired art. Next post will be on Wednesday, stay tuned or subscribe to this blog for more inspiring work!

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Hand Hooked Rugs, Raggedy Annes, Halloween Black Cats and Papermaché Frogs by American Holiday Aritsts

So many wonderful listings, so little space! If only we could list all the new and exciting pieces listed in our American Holiday Artist member ETSY gallery shops here. But we will have to settle for a few and encourage our followers to stop by ETSY, search "AHA" or "AHATEAM" in the handmade category to view AHA artists holiday-theme selections yourself!

New to our group is Sally Van Nuys, a wonderful fiber artist who creates beautiful hooked rug pieces such as the one seen here. A timeless piece that can be displayed year round. To view more of these exciting designs:FOLKANDFIBER.

AHA artist Lori Rudolf of RETRO RUDOLF"S has started the new year right with her signature Halloween candy containers. Truly vintage in style, all her pieces are the cat's meow, or in this case a Black Cat! to view her gallery shop: retrorudolphs

For all ye avid Raggedy Annie collectors out there, Pamela Lynch of BACK IN THE DAY ORIGINALS has created a darling Annie Oakley Annie! No, I didn't stutter, this sweet little Annie with her western duds, and little pony will steal the show and your heart! To view this artist's work: 1morelookback.

Can we pause to collectively swoon over this sweet frog munchkin? One of many creations at ETSY created by Carrie Murtha of THE SNIPPETS. If you love animals you will be in good company with Carrie. She has a special affection for pets, and it shows in her work! to view this artist's gallery shop: TheSnippets.

Valentine's Day is fast approaching, this year consider something for yourself or significant other that's made from the heart and by hand, and arrives straight from our AHA artist's studio to your own home.

About the images to left of post: ©2010 by artists represented, all rights reserved.

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Needlefelted Rabbits, Altered Valentine Trinket Boxes, Raggedy Ann's and more by American Holiday Artists

Popular folk artist Gloria Lowell not only paints, carves but needlefelts! We found this adorable valentine bunny in teacup up for auction. This little brown wooly character with soft pink valentine sweater is perfect to add to one's Easter and Valentine collection: folkartfromvermont

aHa art doll designer/artist Robin Seeber, has delighted us again with her rendition of Cupid, her unique art dolls are collected worldwide and have found themselves highlighted in many national magazines. To bid on this handpainted, cloth sculpted fellow:outsidetheboxprimitives

We love aHa artist Cathy Darling's wall dolls so much that one of our editors hopes to snap one up! To bid on this lovely handpainted valentine doll: pure_art

And popular dog portraitist Lynn Bernier is expanding her repertoire beyond her detailed handpainted ornaments to offering valentine ornaments featuring this time, the sheltie breed. To bid: lynnebilly

Last but not least, aHa artist Linda Quintero's rendition of Raggedy Ann doll in valentine ornament form was too adorable to pass over. The detail this artist can manage to input into a small doll-ornament is inspiring. To bid: anotherlinda

We'd also like to steer your direction to view Nancy Malay's delightful victorian inspired altered trinket box: victorian*whimsies

Our next updated post will be by Sheryl Parsons, this Wednesday, please bookmark this site to keep up with what aHa artists are creating in their studios.

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Cupids, Owls, Black Cats, and Rabbits from Wonderland Featured by American Holiday Artists

We are running to and fro trying to keep up with our prolific artists at American Holiday Artists this week. Here are a few of our artists on ebay with their newest creations.

New to our line up of fabulous artists Mary Helen deilights us with her charmingly

sweet Valentine Rabbit created using air dry clay. How could anyone resist that smile?! To bid on this piece: maryhelen22

Sheryl Parsons of Mother's dream Artworks has a mission to help Valentino who is really the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, find his true love. With heart in hand he is off to find her, unless the Queen of Hearts calls him back to work. Ssshhhh don't tell her where he is, to bid:mothersdreamartworks

Now off to etsy where our artists are really bitten by the love bug!

Now who could resist a cupid that turns on that winning smile? We sure couldn't and thought we should share with you. David of Chicken Lips Studio has done it right with his cupids as usual. To visit the artist's gallery shop:chickenlipsfolkart

Lisa Nelson of Bucks County Designs has an other winning ACEO for all you cat AND owl lovers. This tiny but detailed work of art can be tucked in anywhere, and what a wonderful Valentine for someone special. To view the artist's shop: bucks.county.designs

Look for all our artists on ebay by searching "aHa" in the art category on eBay, or etsy by searching AHA or AHATEAM in the handmade category. Be sure to check back this Sunday for more art updates!

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Smiling Ornaments, Whimsical Snow Ladies, and Folk Art Rabbits on AHA Today

This week's line up of original art by American Holiday Artists offers a variety of holiday theme art. When we popped into ebay we found some delightful work by our talented team! This month we will start with our new format of posting twice a week, posts will be Sunday and Wednesday.

aHa artist Brandi McKenna is offering two of her signature smiling ornaments to brighten one's spirits. Known for her glowing papermaché moon lanterns, these grinning snowflake ornaments would make a wonderful addition for the holiday collector's display. To bid: shesoffherrocker

aHa artist Gloria Lowell's charming handpainted cloth rabbit character is ready for the avid Easter collector! This charming door greeter will only be available for a little longer, to bid: FolkartFromVermont

aHa artist kathy Hunka returns to eBay with a wonderful debut this week, her folk art snowlady character was featured in 365Celebrate Magazine. To bid on this whimsical ballerina-snow character: kathysprims

Check back on Wednesday for more exciting creations by our artists members!

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Wonderfully Whimsical Valentine Creations by American Holiday Artists this Week

American Holiday Artists Members may have a favorite holiday, but it behooves one to find out which one. The key factor concerning aHa that separates our juried group from others represented online is our members create for all holidays and customs. aHa was established to focus not on one but many celebratory moments.

Today, many of our members are thinking creatively of Valentine's day, and the exciting results coming out of their studios.

aHa artist Catherine Darling's ornaments have gained favor with us. Today in auction her handpainted folk inspired little girl with valentines in hand caught our attention. To bid: pure_art

aHa artist Linda Quintero's marvelously detailed handpainted cloth art doll/ornaments are ready to adorn the valentine collector's wall-or future holiday tree. We so love this artist's unique little characters and invite you to view her auctions: anotherlinda

aHa artist Rafael HR has his own homespun valentines up for auction. This artist is known for his attention to detail as well as his wonderful sense of color. To bid: mytinystudio

aHa artist Lisa Nelson has spun some Halloween flavor into her vibrant ACEO sized canvas painting, We love the theme and know you will too. To bid: bucks.county.designs

aHa artist Karen Michael's known for her adept facial expressions has two handpainted egg shaped crying baby from Alice in Wonderland has caught our attention. This wonderful piece can be bid on here: Kazoriginals

And aHa artist Shirley Kelley entertains us again with one of her signature make-do designs. Inspired by an old movie, Shirley's handpainted madame humorously evokes a vampish aura. To bid: skellytonartdesigns

aHa artists are also represented on ETSY. To view their gallery shops type in: AHATEAM or AHA and select the handmade category: AHATEAM

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American Holiday Artists Celebrate Ring in the New Year with New Art for Auction

It will be hard to finally say goodbye to the days off and back to one's everyday existence. But aHa artists are already in their studios and we've found some delightful pieces to share with our viewers today.

aHa artist Lisa Nelson's newest painting caught our eye today. Her winsome black cat sipping a little cocoa with companion snowmen in back would be a wonderful addition to the holiday collector's wall. Lisa also included her inspiration for her cat character, to view her inspiration and bid on her painting: bucks.county.designs

aHa artist Catherine Darling's newest Bless This House ornaments can be personalized! We love this idea and the adorable hand-painted ornaments she has up for auction, to bid: pure_art

Prolific aHa artist Linda Quintero is offering valentine inspired ornaments-and her hand painted Raggedy Ann is uniquely Quintero in Style. To bid on this wonderful ornament: anotherlinda

aHa doll artist extraordinaire, Pamela Lynch's Winter Princess handpainted primitive folk art doll really captured our imagination, right down to her detailed clothing! To bid on this delightful art doll:1morelookback